大学英语精读第三版第二册U2教案

TeachingTime:8hours

Students’level:non-Englishmajorsofthesecondsemesterofthe1styear.

TeachingObjectives:

1.GettounderstandJeffersonandlearnhisideasanditsmeaninginthepresentsociety.Understand“Goandsee”,”Youcanlearnfromeveryone”,“Judgeforyourself”,“Dowhatyoubelievehisright”,”Trustthefuture;trusttheyoung”,\"onlyanationofeducatedpeoplecouldremainfree”.TrytounderstandthehistoryoftheDeclarationofIndependence;Jefferson’sdevotionandachievements;thepresidents:WashingtonandLincoln.

2.Aboutthetext,Ssshouldgraspthetextcontent,textstructure,basicvocabulariesandrequiredgrammarpointsofthesection.

Words:action,agreement,appoint,conflict,constantly,create,

custom,educate,error,existence,false,hesitate,influence,latter,obtain,hesitate,talent,threaten.

Phrases&Expressions:getoutofone^sway,leaveto,acton,leave

behind,in-existence,aboveall

Grammar:omittingsentences,...nor,sentencesforemphasis3.Aboutthereading,helpSsreviewthereadingskillsthey’velearnt.4.Aboutthewriting,Ssshouldgettograsptheskillofparagraph

developing—topicsentences.

5.Aboutthelistening,SsfinishtheUnit2directedbytheteacher.TeachingProcedures:I.Pre-readingActivities1.Backgroundintroduction:theDeclarationofIndependence,socialclass,Jefferson&FrenchRevolution2.T’spresentationKeywordsandexpressions:A.Newwordsandoldwords

Oldwordsorexpressionsannouncementfreedomgetdoneinpersonexaminationputinapositionofresponsibilitysmall,narrowboatdocumentsattheplaceofactionlowinpositionNewwordsorexpressionsdeclarationindependenceobtainpersonalinvestigationappointcanoepapersonthespothumblesourcedispleasescarerefusemistakenottrueopinionfeeldoubtfullikebetterthesecondoftwodisagreewithoutquestionhavingthesameopinionunfavorableremarkspointofviewresultfeelangryorbitteratnowtienever-endingsay,commentorigindissatisfythreatenrejecterrorFALSEjudgmentsuspect,doubtpreferthelatterconflictunquestioningagreementcriticismphilosophyeffectresentthepresentchainperpetualremarkverybadscienceorpracticeoffarmingstudyofancienthumanlifeprotectinggoodorbetterthestateofexistinghaveaneffectonartandscienceofbuildingcontinuouslydo,carryoutspecialnaturalabilitymeanschief,main,mostimportantonecompletebookhaveaveryexcitingfeelingclearthesametheyearlyreturnofaspecialdateabandonheritageevilagriculturearchaeologyconservationsuperiorexistenceinfluencearchitectureconstantlyperformtalentdevicecentralvolumethrillself-evidentequalanniversaryleavebehindlegacyB.ChineseandEnglishphrases

Chinese有趣某人的遗训至少宣言现代青年获得知识来源很广亲自做调查被任命为调查州议会大厦研究文件有关这一问题做现场调查向.....学习论出身论所受的教育属于beofinterestlessonsfromsomebodyatleastDeclarationofIndependencemodernyouthobtainknowledgefrommanysourcespersonalinvestigationbeappointedtotofindoutthestatecapitolstudypapersonthesubjectmakeon-the-spotinvestigationslearnfrombybirthbyeducationbelongtoEnglish社会阶层出身卑微发号施令想尽办法烧饭锅自己作判断接受别人的意见不经认真考虑判断真理和谬误一切真实和虚伪的东西做出正确的判断完全信任毫不犹豫相互冲突的思想力量的源泉绝对的一致保持活力批评的对象反驳付诸行动socialclassofhumbleorigingiveanordergooutofone’swaycookingpotjudgeforoneselfacceptotherpeople’sopinionswithoutcarefulthoughtjudgetruthanderroreverythingtrueandfalseformacorrectjudgmentbesafelytrustednothesitateamomentconflictingideassourceofstrengthunquestioningagreementkeepalivetheobjectofcriticismanswerthecriticsacton表达观点站在一面坚决地对某人的行动不满被朿缚于无用的习俗活着的一代基于冋时代的人擅长农作物轮作土壤保持普遍作法优于现有的日常生活中的工作expressone'sphilosophytakeonesidewithdecisionresentone’sactionsbechainedtocustomswhichhavelosttheirusefulnessthelivinggenerationbebasedonmenofone’sagebeanexpertin...croprotationsoilconservationstandardpracticesuperiortoinexistencethetasksofordinarylifeC.StudyonKeyWordsandPhrases1.independence

a)(n.)freedomfromthecontrolofothers

E.g.Americanpeopleimpressontheirchildrenthevalueofindependence.

b)depend(vi.)relyon;

bedecidedby

E.g.Thecitydependsconsiderablyonitstouristtrade.

Oursuccessdependsonweather.c).dependent(a.)

E.g.Promotioninthiscompanyisdependentonconsistenthardwork.d)independent:(a.)needingnohelporsupportfromothersE.g.Hewillneverbeindependentofhismother.2.source:

n.a)placewhereariverstarts

E.g.Let'sfollowtherivertodiscoveritssource.

b)thingorplacefromwhichsth.comesorsth.isobtainedE.g.Nobodytherecouldfindthesourceoftheenginetrouble.3.origin:

n.a)thethingfromwhichanythingcomesorrisesE.g.Thedoctorsarestudyingtheoriginofthedisease.b)birth,ancestry

E.g.HeisanAmericanofChineseOrigin.4.appoint:

vt.a)nameforanofficeorposition

E.g.George'sfatherwasnamed(tobe)/(as)/directorofthefactory.

b)decideon

E.g.Wenamedtherailwaystationastheplaceforthemeeting.c)appointment(n.)

E.g.Ihaveanappointmenttoseethemanagerattwo.5.threat:

n.a).astatementofwhatwillbedonetohurtorpunishsb.

E.g.Theboysstoppedplayingballintheclassroombecauseofthemonitor'sthreattoreportittotheheadmaster.b)asignorsourceofpossibleevilorharmE.g.Thoseblackcloudsareathreatofrain.

c)threaten:(v.)tomakeathreatagainst;beasignorsourceofpossibleevilorharm

E.g.Thebossthreatenedthelazyemployeewithdismissal.6.reject:

vt.a)refusetotake,believe,useorconsider

E.g.Hetriedtojointhearmybutwasrejectedbecauseofhispoorhealth.

b)throwawayasuselessorunsatisfactoryE.g.Rejectallthewastepaper.7.hesitate:

vi.holdbackindoubtorindecision

a)hesitatetodo(bereluctanttodosth.);

hesitateabout/overdoing(feeldoubtfulabout)

E.g.Don'thesitateabout/overtakingthisjob,thismightbeyouronlyopportunity.

Ihesitatetophonehimatthislatehour.

b)hesitation(n.)E.g.Hefeltsomehesitationinjoiningus.8.prefer:

(vt.)likebetter,chooseratherthan

a)preferdoing/ratherthandoingpreferN./todo/doing/that-clauseprefertodoratherthan(to)doE.g.Iprefertoreadratherthansitidle.

WouldyoupreferthatI(should)comeonMondayinsteadofTuesday.9.influence

a)

(n.)

powertoproduceaneffect,aperson,factetc.thathas

thispower

E.g.Earthquakeshaveinfluenceontheweather.b)(v.)haveaninfluenceon

E.g.Theytriednottobeinfluencedbywhathesaid.10.owe:

v.a)willhavetoreturn/pay(money)backto(sb.)

E.g.Iowehim1000dollars.

b)haveorcherish(acertainfeeling)toward(aperson)E.g.IamsureIowehimnothanks.Hewaslessthanhelpful.c)admitthankfully(sb./sth.)asthecauseof(sth.)E.g.Sheoweshersuccesstohardwork.11.humble:a.a)lowinposition

E.g.Napoleon'shumbleorigindidnotstophispoliticalambition.b)havingamodestopinionofoneself

E.g.IwassurprisedtofindEinsteintobesuchahumbleperson.12.gooutofone'sway(todosth):takeparticulartrouble,makeaspecialeffort

E.g.BothChinaandBritainwentoutoftheirwaytoreachtheagreement.13.acton:

takeasaresultof,behaveaccordingto

E.g.Thepoliceareactingininformationreceived.14.leavebehind

a)remainafteroneleaveaplace

E.g.Hisdeathleftbehindalongtrainofproblemsanddifficulties.b)forgettotake

E.g.Hewasalreadyonhiswaytotheair[ortwhenherealizedhehadleft

hissuitcasebehind.15.aboveall:mostimportantofall

E.g.Childrenneedmanythings,butabovealltheyneedattention.D.SynonymDiscrimination1.get

obtain

get:ordinaryword,toreceiveorhavebyanymeansobtain:toreceiveorhavebyspendingtimeorenergyE.g.ThisiswhatIwanttoget.

Knowledgeisobtainedthroughstudy.3.source

origin:

thebeginningofsomethingorastartingpointorplacesource:themetaphoricaltothefountainheadofariverorigin:aremotebeginningintimeorplaceE.g.We'llhavetofindanewsourceofincome.Theoriginofthecustomisunknown.4.appoint

name:

put(sb.)inorchoose(sb.)foraposition

appoint:theselectionismadebysomeoneofficiallychargedwiththisduty

name:lessformal,tellslittleaboutthechooserorthemethodofchoiceinvolved

E.g.ThePresidentappoint4danewcabinetmember.Hewasnamedcaptainoftheteam.5.reject

refuse

decline:

tobewillingtoaccept,receiveortakeintoconsiderationrefuse:strongerthandecline,suggestingfirmnessdecline:torefusepolitely

reject:moreemphaticthanrefuse,implyinganunmistakabledenialE.g.Iwonderwhyherefusedtodiscusstheproblematthemeeting.Sherejectedhismarriageproposal.

IdeclinedherinvitationtothepartybecauseIhadapriorappointment.6.error

mistake

error:sth.donewrong

mistake:wrongopinion,actorideasE.g.Weallmakemistakesinourlife.

Ifindseveralspellingerrorsinmycomposition.

Ⅱ.While-readingActivities1.Warm-upQuestions(1)WhowasThomasJefferson?

(2)Whatlessonswereleftbyhim?Arethoseideasoutofdate?2.IntroductoryRemarks

---ThomasJefferson,thewell-knownstatesman,contributedtohumanprogressbyleavingarichlegacyofthought,whichisstillmeaningfultoday.Let'sstudythetextcarefullyandthinkabouthislessons.3.Sshavethesilentreadingonthetext(10mins)4.Texplainsthetextindetail.Lines1--13

1.QuestionsforDiscussion

(1)Whataretheyfamousfor,Washington,LincolnandJefferson?---WashingtonisWell-knownforhisleadershipintheAmericanIndependenceWar.Lincolniswell-knownforhisroleinabolishingslaveryintheUnitedStates.Jeffersoniswell-knownforhiswrittenoftheDeclarationofIndependence.

(2)Whatdoesthesentence\"Manyofhisideasareespeciallyinterestingtomodernyouth\"mean?---Hisideasarenotoutofdate.Lines14--20

1.QuestionsforDiscussion

(1)Whatarethesourcesofknowledge?

---Reading,information,investigate,observation,experiment,etc.(2)Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofpersonalinvestigation?

---Advantages:togetfirst-handmaterial,nottohavetorelyonfalse

informationorsituationswhichhavechanged,abilitytoaskandansweryourownquestions.

---Disadvantages:limitationintimeandabilitytotravel,laceofmoney,noexpertiseonthesubject.

(3)Didhedotheinvestigationsingle-handed?Howdoyouknow?---Yes.Hewentinasmallboat,calledacanoe.

(4)Whatisthemeaningofthislessoninmodernsociety?---Gettingfirst-handknowledgeisasimportantasever.Lines21--281.LanguagePoints

BybirthandbyeducationJeffersonbelongedtothehighestsocialclass.=Judgingbyhisfamilyandeducationalbackground,Jeffersonwasamemberofthegroupwithtopsocialstatue.

Yet,inadaywhenfewnobleeverspoketothoseof…excepttogiveanorder,Jeffersonwentoutofthehiswaytotalkwith……

a)thoseofhumbleorigin:thosebornintofamiliesoflowrankorstationb)\"Whenfewnoble…giveanorder\"isattributiveclause,modifying\"day\".

c)except:(prep.)

but

E.g.Hehadnochoiceexcept/buttotakethejob.

Hedoesnothingbutsleep.

d)

speaktosb.:sayhellotosb.infewwords

talkto/withsb.:haveaconversationwithsb.

E.g.Heissoproudthatheisneverspeaktohisneighbors.

Henevertalkswithme;atmostspeakstome.2.QuestionsforDiscussion

(1)Whowere\"thoseofhumbleorigin\"?

(2)Whydidn'tnoblepersonsspeaktothoseofhumbleoriginsexcepttogiveanorder?

---Thenoblepersonsthoughttheyweresuperiorandlookeddownuponthepeopleofhumbleorigins,butsometimestheyhadto,becausetheyhadtoorderthosepeopletodothingsforthem.

(3)Whywouldgoingintothepeople'shomeshelpunderstandtheFrenchRevolution?

---Ifonelookedatthemiserablelifetheylived,hewouldunderstandwhythepeopleweredissatisfiedandrebellious.(4)Whatisthemeaningthislessoninmodernsociety?

---Ifyouwanttoknowaboutlife,payattentiontothepeople,whatevertheirbirthandoccupation.Lines29--371.LanguagePoints

Neitherbelievenorrejectanything…becauseanyotherpersonhasrejectedorbelieveit.=

Donotacceptblindlyotherpeople'slikesor

dislikeswithoutacarefulindependentthought.

Wereitlefttometo…Ishouldnothesitateamomenttopreferthelatter.

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Ifitwerelefttometodecide…Ishouldchoosethelatter

promptlyforsure.2.QuestionsforDiscussion

(1)Whyshouldapersonmakehisownjudgement?(2)Whatisagovernmentwithoutnewspaper?

---Asocietyinwhichthegovernmentdictateswhatisrightorwrongwithnoallowanceforpublicreaction.

(3)Whatisnewspaperwithoutagovernment?

---Asocietyinwhichnewspaperprovidepeoplewithinformationandthepeoplemakethejudgementanddecision.(4)What'sthemodernmeaningofthelesson?

---Inamodernsociety,independentthinkingismostimportant.Lines38--441.LanguagePoints

…formanyyearstheobjectofstrongcriticism…a)object:(n.)goal,target

E.g.InthemeetingIbecametheobjectofbeingcriticized.b)

(n.)purpose

E.g.Theirobjectistoinvestigatethematterthoroughly.c)

(v.)beagainst

E.g.Iobjectedthatthestatementwasmisleading.

Iobjectedtotheplan.2.QuestionsforDiscussion

(1)Whatisafreecountryinthiscontext?

---Acountrywherepeoplehavefreedomofspeechandthought.(2)WhydidJeffersonneveranswerhiscritics?

---Heacceptedtheconflict.Herespectedtheirfreedomtothinktheirownthoughts.

(3)Whatis\"philosophy\"here?---Hisoverallviewpointaboutlife.

(4)Whatdoyouunderstandhisphilosophy?

---It'sdifficulttosatisfybothsides,it'snaturalthattherearetwosidestoeveryquestion.

(5)Whatisthemeaningofthislessoninmodernsociety?

---Thinkandactonyourownthoughtsanddon'tbeafraidofcriticism.Lines45--511.LanguagePoints

Howmuchpainhasbeencausedbyevilswhichhaveneverhappened.=

Agreatdealofpainandsufferinghasbeencausedbyworryingabout

badthingswhichnevercametopass.2.QuestionsforDiscussion

(1)Whatarecustomswhichhavelosttheirusefulness?Giveanexample.---Customswhichnolonghavemeaningtoday.Foeexample,women

havetostayathomeandshouldnothavetheirowncareer.Childrenshouldnotinterruptwhileparentsarespeaking.Studentsshouldnotarguewiththeirteachers.

(2)Whycannotasocietymakeaperpetualconstitutionoraperpetuallaw?

---Societychangesandpeople'sideaschange,too.What'sgoodtodayisnotnecessarilygoodtomorrow.

(3)What'sthemodernmeaningofthislesson?---Beoptimistic,keepupwiththetimes.Lines52--691.LanguagePoints

…besuperiortoanyotherinexistence.thatisexisting.

a)besuperiorto:bebetterthan

E.g.Thenewmachineissuperiortotheoldonesinthatitconsumeslessfuel.

AmericaneducationowesagreatdealdebttoThomasJefferson.=Jeffersoniswell-knownforhisgreatcontributiontothedevelopmentofeducationinAmerica.2.QuestionsforDiscussion

(1)Whatare\"thetasksofordinarylife\"?---Routineworkwehavetodoinourdailylife.

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bebetterthananyother

(2)Whyhavesomanypeoplethrilledtohiswords?

---Becausehiswordshavetouchedhispeopleandreflectedwhattheywantedtosay.

(3)Whoarehiscountrymen?---TheAmericans.

(4)Whatisanationofeducatedpeople/---Acountrywhosepeoplearewelleducated.

5.TasksSstocomeoutthemainidea,structureofthetext(10mins)6.Tsummarizesthemainideaandstructureofthetext(5mins)Ⅲ.SummaryQuestionsandConcludingRemarks1.SummaryQuestions

(1)CanyouconcludewhatkindofpersonJeffersonwasandgiveyourreasons?

---Awell-knownstatesman:presidentoftheUnitedNationsAthinker:philosophicalinstructions,ideas

Awriter:TheDeclarationofIndependence,completeworksof50volumes

Aneducator:educationreform,universityfounder,Anarchitect:influentialfigure

Anexpertinagriculture:croprotation,plow,soilconservationAninventor:devicesfordailyuses,etc.

(2)WhichoftheJefferson'slessonsdoyouthinkisthemostinteresting?

Giveyourreasons.2.ConcludingRemarks

---Althoughhelivedmorethan200yearsago,ThomasJeffersonshowedusmanygoodexamplesandhisideasarenotonlyinterestingtomodernyouth,butalsopracticalinthemodernworld.Ⅳ.Post-readingActivities

1.Letthestudentsdotheexercisesinthetextbookwhicharcrelatedtothenewwords.

2.Sshandinthesummaryofthetext.

3.Ssdiscussthequestionsonthetopicrelatedtothetext.

4.LetSsdotheexercisesinthetextbookwhicharemainlyrelatedtothenewwordsandtopic.