他永远地离开了那个城市。
5） all that: very
Do you really need all that much sleep? 你真的需要那么多的睡眠吗？ Things aren’t all that good. 事情并不那么顺利。
6） come down in the world: become poorer or less successful than used to be She has really come down in the world. 她真的过着穷困潦倒的生活。
3.2 While-reading Activities Step 6. Intensive reading
Ss are asked to read the passage carefully again and answer some detailed questions on the screen. During the reading, there is an explanation for the following points:
Language Points:
1. He already had the urge to explore and extend a talent he discovered in himself as he went along. (Para. 5)
Meaning: He then had a strong desire to further discover and develop his talent as he progressed in his career.
have the/an urge to do sth.: have a strong desire to do something She has a strong urge to achieve success. 她有强烈的取得成功的欲望。
go along: advance; move further with something You’ll find it easier as you go along. 你做下去就会觉得容易些。
2. Lifeless objects especially helped Chaplin make “contact” with himself as an artist. (Para. 6)
Meaning: For Chaplin, everyday things were especially useful in his creations.
3. This physical transformaiton, plus the skill with which he executed it again and again, is surely the secret of Chaplin’s great comedy. (Para. 6)
Meaning: The key to Chaplin’s success in comedy is that he was able to convert one object to another quite effectively and skillfully all the time.
4. It’s a relief to know that life eventually gave Charlie Chaplin the stability and happiness it had earlier denied him. (Para. 8)
Meaning: We are happy to learn that in spite of his early misfortunes he finally found the woman who brought him the stability and happiness in his later life.
relief: n. a feeling of comfort when something frightening, painful, etc. has ended or has not happened
5. The police recovered it with more efficiency than Mack Sennett’s clumsy Keystone Cops would have done. (Para. 9)
Meaning: the police found Chaplin’s body much more quickly than the silly policemen in Mack Sennett’s comedies would have.
“Keystone Cops” refer to a group of police officers who appeared in Mack Sennett’s films frome 1914 to the early 1920s. They made a lot of mistakes and did stupid but funny things.
Typical patterns:
Purpose: Further understand the text （Train further reading ability） to find out some difficult sentences and details of the text.
Method: Read the text together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading
approach, communicative approach, grammar-translation approach and total physical response method.
3.3 Post-reading Activities
Step7. Consolidation
Retell the passage according to the topic sentences. 11
A general introduction to Charlie Chaplin (his family background and the turining point in his career) Charlie Chaplin’s huge success with his tramp Charlie Chaplin’s success with sound movies Charlie Chaplin’s secret of great comedy Charlie Chaplin’s emotional life Incident after Charlie Chaplin’s death Purpose: To know if the students understand the whole text. At the same time, To show the text structure on the screen, so that they can retell it easily. Method: Read the text structure together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method. Step 8. Discussion Show a movie clip of Modern Times and ask the Ss some questions: Purpose: To present a real situation To have a vivid understanding of Charlie Chaplin and his silent films Method: Use the CAI and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, audiolingual method, Audio-visual Method and total physical response method. Step 9. Assignment Review the key points of Section A Finish the exercises after class Finish online homework Preview Section B Step 10. Assessment Write a composition of a general statement supported by details. I want to improve the ability of their writing. At the same time, train the ability of do-it-yourself and train .the students to look up the imformation by themselves http://www.wwenglish.com/en/up/4/pearson/3533.htm; T checks if Ss have done the after-text exercises in their spare time and discuss some common errors that crop up. Writing: Topic: Watching Movies Outline: 1. 大学生们非常喜欢看电影 2. 他们为什么喜欢看电影 Pre-view Section B II. Section B The Political Career of a Female Politician Teaching Procedures: 1. Reading Skills Recognizing Differences Between Facts and Opinions In order to recognize differences between facts and opinions, we have to know: a) Facts are statements that tell what really happened or what really is the case. b) Opinions are statements of belief, judgment or feeling. c) It is not always easy to tell opinion from fact. Purpose: Introduce the reading skill to the Ss and improve their reading abilities. Method: Use multimedia instruction and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method. 12
T explains the reading skill (recognizing differences between facts and opinions). Ss practise the skill by doing the exercise on page 45 in pairs. 2. Passage Reading (The Political Career of a Female Politician) 2.1 Lead-in and preparation for reading Show Ss some pictures about Kenya and let them talk to each other, and then look at the map of Kenya to make clear about where Nairobi and Embu are. http://travel.bowenwang.com.cn/facts-country-kenya.htm Purpose: Arouse the students’ interest of study. Bring in new subject: The Political Career of a Female Politician Method: Use the CAI and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, audiolingual method, and total physical response method. 2.2 Comprehension Questions Read the passage as quickly as they can. and ask the Ss to find the key idea in sentences and answer the questions shown on the screen: Para.1 1. What was Agatha Muthoni Mbogo like? 2. What did she do six months ago? Para.2 3. What was even more surprising? 4. Why was it so surprising? Para.3 5. When did Ms. Mbogo begin her political career? 6. What obstacles did she face? Para.4-9 7. What was the background in Kenya for women to participate in politics? Para.10-19 8. How did Ms. Mbogo achieve success in her political career? 9. What were people’s reponses to this female mayor? I. Section c Unit Two Privacy(listening) Getting Ready 1. Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions, and then share your answers with the whole c 1.What do you think is privacy? Can you give a definition of privacy? .2. Has your privacy ever been invaded? Or have you ever invaded others’ privacy? Part A Listening `1.Listen to the following dialogues, and then choose the best answer for each question． 2.Listen to the passage Do It Yourself and fill in each blank with only one word 3.Listen to the conversation DIY Bar and choose the best answer for each question. 4.Listen to the passage Furniture DIY and mark the statements T (true) or F (false). Part B Viewing, Listening and Speaking watch the video clip. Please get familiar with the words given below and then choose the best answer for each question. Part C Speaking Workshop 13
Part D Quiz Part E Fun Time listen to a song Candle In The Wind by Elton John. Listen carefully and then try to sing along with the video clip 推荐阅读书目： 1.《用英语说全球社会热点》，Michelle Woo著, 陈茜 编，北京：中国宇航出版社，2010 2. 潘晓燕，2006，《大学英语新四级题型攻略》 上海交大出版社 3.大学英语新要求词汇手册 外语教学与研究出版社 4. 历年四级真题 http://ts.hjenglish.com/page/113288/
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授课时间 授课方式 √讲授 □上机 □实验/训 √其它 （请打√） 授课题目（章节或单位课时）： Unit 4 The Telecommunications Revolution 教学目的与要求（分了解、熟悉、掌握三个层次）： To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns To be familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writing To improve Ss reading skills by studying section B To respond and cooperate with classmates willingly To participate actively To read sentences and texts with proper intonation To write smoothly and legibly 教学重点与难点： 重点：1. Details of the text (Difficult sentences)； 难点：2 difficult words related with Telecommunications Revolution 教 学 内 容 备 注 安排 第6—8.5 周 课时 16 15