新视野大学英语第一册教案Unit 2

宿迁学院教案

课程名称：New Horizon College English (Book I) 教者： 课 题：Unit 2：Deep Concern

Teaching objectives

Students will be able to:

1. grasp the main idea (the essence of writing is to explore the generation gap); 2. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;

3. conduct a serious of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.

Teaching focus and difficult points

1) The main idea of section A.

2) The understanding of section A, including some difficult expressions.

Teaching aids

Teaching notes prepared by the teacher, Blackboard and chalks, multi-media, etc.

Teaching procedure

Periods 1-2

Warm-up exercises

1. What are some of the things you think the children and the parents might have different ideas about?

---- Children and their parents might have different ideas about many things, like dressing, food, music, etc.

2. How can the older and the younger generation have real communication with and understand each other?

---- The older and the younger generation should not be blind to what is important in each other’s world. They should never ignore each other, but admit the differences, and try to establish a real communication and understanding between them.

Cultural Notes 1. Tattoo

Tattoos, permanent ink markings placed just under the skin, have been common among societies for quite a long time. Though often used to identify people as

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criminals, tattoos have also been used as an expression of beauty, independence, identity and religion. Nowadays they appeal mostly to young people who wish to assert their independence from their parents, and who want to make themselves look special. Many people wear tattoos without concern about meaning, and tattoos of Chinese characters are increasingly popular. 2. Piercing

Piercings, holes driven through part of one's body for the purpose of wearing jewelry, are an ancient form of expression that has special meaning in both Western and Eastern societies. Like tattooing, getting a body part pierced can be a means for a young person to state their individuality. It is not socially unacceptable for girls to get their ears pierced, but it can be offensive to some people to see men have their ears pierced. Though it still causes criticism, it is becoming more common to see a person with piercings in their eyebrows, nose, tongue, navel, and other parts of the body. It is important to note that some piercings can be dangerous. 3. Generation gap

A generation gap is a vast difference between a younger generation and their elders. The term first came into prominence in Western countries during the 1960s and described the cultural differences between the baby boomers (those born shortly after World War II) and their parents. There were major differences in such matters as musical tastes, fashion, drug use, and politics. This situation may have been accelerated by the unprecedented size of the young baby boomer generation, which gave them a greater sense of power and influence than had been seen previously, and the younger generation was willing to rebel against social norms to a previously unseen degree.

Several examples of generational differences were prominent during the period. Rock music and soul music (黑人灵魂音乐), popular among the youth, were mostly detested by their elders. Long hair on young males was frequently seen as a shocking act of rebellion against social norms by their parents. A common catchphrase of the era among young people was don't trust anyone over 30.

Preview of the text: Three characters

The daughter: Sandy Finch; The father: Steve Finch; The mother: Jane Finch.

Global Reading

1. Order of the text

The author presents what Sandy did on a weekday morning through time order (sequenced order). To describe something according to the order of time is especially

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common with narrative writing. From the reading passage we can find that the presentation of details clearly follows the progress of time, as is apparent from the following words or sentences:

The beginning sentence of the story tells us about the time: The radio clicked on. This is a very strong reminder of the time. From the passage we find that it was 6:15 A.M., time for getting up. After a couple of events, we find that after her shower, the conversation went on and something more happened. Then suddenly I’m late. I’ve got to go, still a strong indication of the time passing. And after Sandy had left for school, the father and mother have their conversation. At last, Jane Finch drove to work.

Necessary Words, Phrases and Expressions Input:

concern:

① n. as concerns 关于 as far as... be concerned/so far as... be concerned 关于；至于；就...而言

E.g. What is their concern? 他们担心的到底是什么呢？

② vt. be concerned about 关心 be concerned over sth./ be concerned at sth. 为某事忧虑 be concerned with 牵涉到， 与...有关， 参与

E.g. The firm's weak financial posture is starting to concern its stockholders.这个公司的财政危机已开

始困扰股东

That doesn't concern me. 那与我无关。 click:

① vi. E.g. It was weird to see his cursor click, click, click its way across my screen. 看着他的鼠标指

针在我的屏幕上滴答、滴答、滴答地点击，这真是一种不可思议的感觉。

② n. E.g. move or strike with a click随着滴答声而发生变化 blast:

① v. E.g. The referees blasted their whistles. 裁判高声吹哨。

They need to blast a tunnel through the mountains.他们需要在山中炸开一条隧道。

blast forth blast off (sounds) come out suddenly声音突然响起： To take off, as a rocket.发射，如火箭的发射： E.g. The spaceship blasted off. 宇宙飞船发射上天了。 ② n. E.g. an icy blast of wind 一阵冰冷的风

The driver gave a blast on his horn. 汽车司机按了一下喇叭。

The blast from the bomb blew out all the windows in the area. 炸弹爆炸的冲击波震破了这个地区的所有窗户。

burst: burst forth 突然爆发出; 喷出 突然出现 大声喊叫, 突然说出 忽然跳出

burst in/ burst into闯入; 突然出现; 突然...起来; 突然发作 E.g. The sun burst through. 太阳突然出来了。 stuff: 区别stuff与staff: stuff: matter; material 东西；材料

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staff: The personnel who carry out a specific enterprise全体雇员 E.g. the teaching staff 全体教员

grab：E.g. grabbed the letter from me从我手里抢走了信 toast：

① n. E.g. I burned the toast. 我把土司烤焦了。 Let's make a toast! 我们来干杯！ ② vt. E.g. Toast!干杯！

bug：E.g. Don't bug me please. 请不要打扰我。

pierce: E.g. The cold pierced him to the bone.他感到寒冷刺骨。

bolt: E.g. The horse bolted at the sound of the shot.听到射击声，马脱缰逃跑了。 upset:

① adj. E.g. upset parents心烦意乱的父母

② vt. E.g. The bad news upset me.那则坏消息使我心烦意乱。

appeal：appeal to 向...呼吁[请求] 投合...的心意; 引起...的兴趣 诉诸(武力)

appeal to sb. for 为...向某人呼吁[请求] have appeal 有吸引力, 引人入胜

E.g. Bright colours appeal to small children. 小孩喜欢鲜艳的颜色。

I appeal to your sense of justice.我呼吁你们拿出正义感 rid:

① adj. He is rid of fever. 他的烧退了。

② vt. He was finally able to rid himself of all financial worries.他终于能使自己摆脱所有的财政忧

虑。

influence: come under the influence of 开始受...影响

exert an influence on 对...施加影响 through the influence of 靠...的力量

① n. My parents considered my friend to be a bad influence on me.我父母认为我朋友对我有不良影

响。

② vt. I don't want to influence you. You must decide for yourself. 我不想影响你。你必须自行决定。 along with: E.g. She came along with us. 她是同我们一起来的。 turn off: switch off; stop

turn on: switch on; cause to operate

turn up: increase (a flame, a sound, etc.) usually by moving a switch；appear turn down: reduce (a flame, a sound, etc.) usually by moving a switch burst into: E.g. She burst into tears. 她突然号啕大哭。

over and over: E.g. The barrel rolled over and over. 桶子地滚动着。 reach for: E.g. Reach for your pencil, sir. 先生们拿起笔来。

as well as: E.g. The editors as well as the proofreaders are working overtime.编辑和校对者都在加班

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