大学基础英语Unit8-TextA-1

课 题 教 学 目 的要 求 Unit8 Section A There’s a Lot More to Life than a Job (1) 需2 课时 After studying this part, the students are expected to be able to understand the main idea of the text and master the useful words relevant to the text. 教学重点 Understanding the main idea of Text A and mastering the key words of this text. 教学难点 Mastering the important words relevant to the text. 教案编写日期 11年 月 日 教 学 内 容 与 教 学 过 程 I. Revision 1. Check the new words and expressions orally by asking the students to tell the meanings of them of Unit 7. 2. Ask students to translate some useful sentences from Unit7into Chinese II. Lead-in exercises 1. Listen to the following passage twice and answer the related questions according to the text. 2. Background information of the text (1) Macon is a city in the middle part of the state of Georgia,USA. (2) Associate’s degree is a degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, and some bachelor’s degree-granting colleges and universities in Canada and the United States upon completion of a course of study equivalent to the first two years in a four-year college or university. It is the lowest in the hierarchy of academic degrees offered in these countries. Common abbreviations are AA (Associate of Arts), AS (Associate of Science) and AAS (Associate of Applied Science). (3) Education in the United States is usually divided into four levels. In general, these are kindergarten or pre-school, elementary, secondary, and higher education. The first level is early childhood education. Its purpose is to prepare children for school. The second level is elementary education. Education at this level is divided into six or eight grades. And students can attend all kinds of courses. The third level is secondary education. It is for junior or senior high school students. Some students prepare themselves to go to college, while others take vocational or technical courses to prepare for jobs after graducation. There are many institutions of higher education in the US. Students at technical institutes can receive an associate degree after they finish 提示与补充 青 岛 滨 海 学 院 教 师 教 案

a two-year program. Then they can continue their study at a four-year college. (3) Social Security mainly refers to a field of social welfare concerned with social protection, or protection against poverty, old age, disability, unemployment, families with children, etc. (4)Richard Wagner is a famous german composer and writer. (5) Oscar Wilde was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. He is one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Some of his renowned domestic comedies include Lady Windermere’s Fan (12), A Woman of No Importance (13), and An Ideal Husband (15). 3. Structure analysis on the text The essay is an argumentation for the point that there’s a lot more to life than a job. It is of a problem-solution pattern which can be roughly divided into three parts. Part One (Paras.1-8): This part mainly presents the problem. Part Two (Paras 9-18): This part is about how to deal with the problem presented from the first part. Part Three (Para 19): This part concludes the essay by stating that our educators should answer students’ cries for career education and ensure that students have the education that they will wish for later in life. III. The detailed study of the text 1.formal 用法 a,(1)正式的，正规的：As it’s a formal dinner party, we will have to wear formal dress.由于这是一个正式晚宴，我们必须穿正式的礼服。 (2)形式上的，表面上的：There is only a formal resemblance between the two systems; they are in fact radically different.这两种体系只是在表面上有某种相似之处，其实根本不同。 记忆法 formalize v.使形式化；formality n.礼节，形式 2.accordingly 用法 ad.(1)因此，所以，于是：He was tired out, accordingly, we sent him to bed.他累坏了，于是我们就送他到床上休息。 (2)照着，相应地：You told me to lock the door and I acted accordingly.你叫我锁门，我照着做了。 引申 (同)therefore，so，thus 3.enroll 用法 v. (使)成为„„的成员，招生，注册：The school enrolled about 300 pupils last year．这所学校去年招了大约300名学生。He enrolled in the physics course．他报名学习物理课程。He enrolled in the navy three years ago．他3年前加入了海军。 记忆法 enrollment n．登记 青 岛 滨 海 学 院 教 师 教 案

引申 (同)enlist，register，join 4．salary 用法 n．薪水：Has your salary been paid yet?你发薪了吗? 典型考题When he was at college，his father gave him a monthly towards his expenses． A．salary B．allowance C wage D．money 答案为B。译文：上大学时，他父亲按月给他一定的生活费。salary和wage表示付出劳动后的收入，不合题意；money钱，不能与monthly搭配；a monthly allowance(月津贴)是正确答案。 辨析salary, wage 两词均指雇员的“工资”，意义有所不同：salary通常是指职员、脑力劳动者的薪金，数额比较固定，常以年为单位计算，按周、半月或每月支付。wage则通常指技工或一般体力劳动者的工资，常以小时计算，按周或半月支付。 5.specialize ． 用法 v.专门研究，专攻：Many girl students specialize in history．许多女学生专攻历史。 典型考题 All the parts of this washing machine are ，so that it is very convenient to replace them． A．normalized B．modernized C．specialized D．standardized 答案为D。译文：这台洗衣机的所有部件都是标准化的，替换起来很方便。normalized正常化；modernized现代化；specialized专门化；standardized标准化 记忆法specialization n．专业化，专门化，特殊化 6．confine 用法 n.界限，范围(表示介于两者之间的状态)：within the confines of the city在城区范围内；between the confines of night and day在黑夜和白天交替之时 v.，使局限：They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area．他们成功地把大火控制在一个小范围之内。 考点 confine oneself to the facts以事实为限(固定搭配) 典型考题 His constant attempts to——his colleagues’ achievements eventually caused his dismissal． A．withdraw B．diminish C.restrain D.confine 答案为B。译文：由于一直试图压制同事的成绩，最终他被解雇了。withdraw撤回，后退，收回；diminish减少，减小，减低；restrain控制，阻止；confine，局限 记忆法confinement n.，监禁 引申(同)restrain，restrict (反)free 7．occupation 青 岛 滨 海 学 院 教 师 教 案

用法 n．(1)职业，工作，行业：He is a merchant by occupation．他是个商人。 (2)占领，占据：Much of the territory is still under occupation．还有大片领土被占领。 (3)日常事务，消遣：He was bored for lack of occupation．他因无所事事而感到厌烦。 典型考题When he applied for a in the office of the local newspaper he was told to see the manager A. occupation B．profession C．career D．position 答案为D。译文：当他申请地方报纸的一个职位时被告知去见经理。position位置，职位，多指职务高或社会地位高的工作；occupation 职业；profession尤指受过良好教育或专门职业培训的人所从事的工作；career职业，经历，指某人一生所从事的工作，着重强调其性质。另外，从句义要求来看，profession和occupation皆不宜与apply for搭配，只有position最合适。 辨析 occupation，profession 两个词都含有“职业”的意思，但有区别：occupation强调被雇佣，而profession则强调受了某种教育或培训后所从事的职业。 记忆法 occupational a．职业上的，职业的 引申 (同)employment，job 8．render 用法 v.(1)使(某人，某物)处于某种状况：Your action has rendered our contract invalid、你们的这种做法导致双方的合同失效。 (2)给予，提供：She needed him to hear her out and rendered ad vice．她需要他把话听完并提出意见。 (3)翻译：Please render this passage from English into Chinese．请把这段文字译为汉语。 考点 render an account 付账 render up说，祈祷 9．institution 用法 n．(1)公共机构，协会：A church，school，university，hospital，or prison is an institution．教堂、学校、大学、 医院或监狱皆属公共机构。 (2)制度，习俗：Giving presents at Christmas is an institution．圣诞节送礼物是一种习俗。 (3)建立，设立，制定：the institution of a savings bank储蓄银行的建立；the institution of laws法律的制定 记忆法 institutional a．具有公共机构特征的，单调而重复的，慈善机构的 10．preferable 用法 a．更可取的，更称心的：He finds country life preferable to living 青 岛 滨 海 学 院 教 师 教 案

in the city.他感到在乡村生活比在城市生活好些。 考点 be preferable比 更好，比 更合适。注意：在It is preferable that„句型中，that从句的谓语动词要用动词原形或should+ 动词原形。 11.accumulate 用法 vt．积累，积蓄：He accumulated a large fortune．他积累了一大笔财富。 典型考题 True poetry meaning every time it is read．． A．calculate B．stimulate C．accurate D．accumulate 答案为D。译文：真正的好诗每读一遍都会有新的涵义。accumulate积累；calculate计算；stimulate刺激；accurate 准确的 引申 (同)collect，store (反)waste，dissipate 12.puzzle 用法 v.(使)迷惑，(使)为难：The woman's illness puzzled the doctor；he couldn't find the cause．这个妇女的病使医生感到困惑，因为他找不出病因。 n．难题，智力测验，谜：He gave me a book of puzzles．他给了我 一本谜语书。 考点 puzzle out想出，解㈩ puzzle over冥思苦想 辨析 puzzle，confuse puzzle指复杂的事件或网难的问题使人不知所措。confuse指心中纷乱的思想使人的头脑变得混乱。 13．distinguish 用法 v.(1)辨别，识别：I can distinguish those two objects．我能辨别这两种物体。 (2)使„„具有特色，作为„„的特征：Elephants are distinguished by their long noses长鼻子是大象的特征。 考点 distinguish from从„„中辨别出 distinguish oneself出名，扬名 记忆法 distinguished a．著名的 IV. Ask students to read the text again and try to understand the main idea of the text. V. Conclusion The teacher will ask some students to tell what they have learnt today and make a summary in the end. VI. Homework 1. Read the text fluently after class. 2. Do Ex. III --Vocabulary. 3. Memorize the useful new words of the text.