新视野大学英语第二册Unit3教案

Unit 3 :

Section A Marriage Across the Nations

I. Objectives

1.Skills:

1) reading: reading for the main idea and the ways to develop the main idea, recognizing differences between facts and opinions

2) writing: narration interspersed with comment, Parallel structure

3) listening: understanding the passages about marriage, listening for the main idea and the important details, learning to take notes while listening

4) speaking: talking about marriage life

2.Vocabulary development:

1)words:character,tolerance,mutual,overlook,expectation,resistance,counsel,subsequently, harbored,confirm, suspected , proceeded, realistic, idealistic,

2) expressions: ups and downs, were so involved with, work out, for a time ,

met with, all along, congratulations upon, has nothing to do with, on the surface, learned of, go through, have an effect on

3.Grammar:

1)I sometimes wonder why…

2) upon/on + doing/noun

3)to find sb./sth. ＋ doing/ adjectived) make it clear that…

4) If 引导的虚拟语气

II. Teaching arrangement

1.Total class time for this unit: 6 periods

2. Suggested arrangement:

1) section A 4 periods

2) section B 2 periods

III. Pre-reading Activities: Listen, Look & Say

1.Questions and answers:

Listen to the tape. Then answer the following questions with your own experiences.

1)For what two reasons did Gail and Mark live together?

2) How did Gail’s father and mother react to the news about the wedding plans?

3) In what ways are Gail’s and her father’s views different?

2.Discussion Questions:

1)Do you think love will arise between beauty and beast in reality? Why and why not?

2)What do you think are the conditions for love?

3)It is said that love is a businss between two persons and marriage is between two families. Do you agree? Why and why not?

IV. Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing It

Structure Analysis

Central topic:

Gail and Mark decided to marry despite their racial and cultural differences after being together for two years and getting to know each other better, but the plan met with opposition from the girl’s parents. Major writing techniques:

1. Narration interspersed with comment

Narration: Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding. During our two years together we had experienced the usual ups and downs of a couple learning to know, understand, and respect each other. But through it all we had confronted the weaknesses and strengths of each other’s characters.(Para.1)

Comment: Our racial and cultural differences enhanced our relationship and taught us a great deal about tolerance, compromise, and being open with each other. (Para.2)

2. Parallel structure

After the correction of the two points of view from other people and herself, the mother presents her own worry: her biggest worry is that Gail may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons as her mother had. Then the mother goes on to give an example of her personal experience to support her viewpoint: the mother tells how she came to understand the mistake about her marriage after 35 years.The mother presents her opinion: My biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father.

An example to support her points of view: When we met I saw him as my beloved, intelligent, charming, and caring. It was all so new, all so exciting, and we both thought, on the surface at least, that ours was an ideal marriage with every indication that it would last forever. I realized only later that I didn’t know my beloved, your father, very well when we married.

Analysis of each part:

Part I (Paras.1-4)

Main idea: Gail and Mark decided to marry after being together for two years to get to know each other better and learn to take a realistic view on a mixedmarriage.

Part II (Paras.5-9)

Main idea: Their planned marriage met with Gail’s mother’s resistance, who reminded her to be very certain that Mark was the right life-long partner, though she did not oppose their plan because of his color.

Part III (Paras.10-21)

Main idea: Gail’s father’s reaction to their planned marriage.

V. Words and phrases

1. imagine vt.:1) plan to have, think about having…to form （a picture or idea） in the mind imagine + wh- clause/ + that clause/ + v-ing

2. ups and downs:a mix of good experiences and bad experiences

eg. Life is full of ups and downs. 人生充满了欢乐与痛苦。

3. character n.:1) [C] mental or moral qualities that make a person, group, nation,etc., different from others

2)[C] all those qualities that make a thing, a place, an event, etc.,what it is and different from others

4. tolerance n.:1)[U] willingness or ability to accept sth容忍，宽容2)[U] the ability to bear sth. unpleasant, or to continue existing in spite of bad conditions 忍耐力

5. be ( get ) involved with: 专心于某事

Cf. be ( get ) involved in 参与,卷入

6. subtle a. : 1) Not easy to tell or describe; fine; slight 难于觉察或描述的；巧妙的

2) secret; tricky 诡秘的；狡诈的

7. mutual a.: 1) (of feeling or an action) felt or done by each to the othershared

by two or more people mutual respect, trust and understanding. 互相尊重、信任和理解

8. overlook v.:1) fail to see or notice sth.; miss

2) pretend not to notice; forgive

3) have or give a view of (a place) from above

9. expectation n.:1) [U] firm belief that sth. will happen; 2) [pl.] confident feelings(about sth.)in expectation of: 预料到.......,beyond one’s expectation 超出了（某人）的预料,against / contrary to (all) expectation (s)与.......预期的相反, expectation of life …… 此处隐藏：9997字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……