高职高专实用英语教程教案Unit_4

Unit 4 Congratulations

Lecturer: Liu Jun

Teaching Objectives:

Students (Ss) will be able to:

●Have a deeper understanding about the whole sides of Internet and the future develop

ment of Internet.

●Mastering the key language points and grammatical structures in the text.

●Congratulating and responding to congratulations.

●Translating skill：Amplification

●Writing and replying to: a congratulation letter/ a thank-you note/ a gift card Teaching Focus:

●Vocabulary: occasion, admit, promote, alienate, revolution, prosperous, overnight, economy,

prejudice, symbol, desire, coordinate, at best, think of…as, access , isolate, be responsible for,

a sense of, etc.

●The development of internet

●Applied writing: Congratulation Card

Time Allotment:

Teaching Methods:

●Explanation

●Group discussion

●Questions and answers

●Multi-media

●Performance

Teaching Procedure:

1st Period

1. Pre-class Work:

Ask students

●How do you celebrate when you are admitted to college?

●Do you know some phrases to give Congratulations?

What a wonderful performance!

I’d like to congratulate you on your success.

Well done.

I feel happy for you.

I must congratulate you.

Please accept my hearty congratulations.

Congratulations on + sth. / doing sth.

Congratulate (v.) sb. on + sth. / doing sth.

→I’d like to congratulate you on your success /promotion /victory / progress.

●Do you know how to reply to congratulations?

I’m lucky.

Thank you very much.

It’s very nice of you to say so.

Please accept my deep gratitude for your support.

Thanks for your kind words.

3.Speaking

Dividing the students into groups of four or five

Task 1

Ask the students to work in groups and practice sample dialogues

1 Offer your congratulations to your friend on his (her) success in a writing contest.

2 Imagine your partner has been promoted to a higher position. Offer your congratulations to

him.

3. Imagine your friend Sally moved to a new house. Offer your congratulations to her.

Ask the students to work in groups to

1) Understand the short dialogues on Page 75-76 of the Textbook

2) To act out

Task 2

Ask each group to choose one of the situations to create further the dialogues

Use the information given below to create a role-play.

The Hunters have just had a new son. The husband, Mr. Hunter, feels very happy about it. Their friends come to congratulate them.

Act out in front of the class

4Focus on Listening

1) Word tips:

●Occasion: a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened

e.g.: At the wedding he sang a song specially written for the occasion.

on occasion: sometimes, but not often 偶尔

on the occasion of…在……之际

●Admit: to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly

e.g.: She admitted (that) she had made a mistake.

升，推广

e.g.: Our Medias should further promote understanding of China and the world and

communicate.

e.g.: We launch a big advertising campaign to promote our new product.

2) Listening tasks:

Short conversations and finish Part B and C on pages 78-79

2nd Period

1. Lead-in story:

T asks Ss the following questions on the movie Y ou’ve Got Mail?

What is the relationship between Kathleen and Joe in real life?

(Antagonists at feud with each other)

Is that the case on the Internet?

(No. They have grown to love each other.)

You’ve Got Mail

Staring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan

Release Date: December, 1998

Story: Set in New York City, Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan), for many years, has run her late mother’s quaint children’s bookstore called” The Shop Around the Corner”. She has a writer boyfriend, but has been recently sending honest and intimate e-mails over AOL to a man that she first met in an Over 30 chat room, but they have decided to keep their identities anonymous. What Kathleen doesn’t know is that her secret e-mail buddy is a actually Joe Fox (Tom Hanks), who has his own hyper and giddy girlfriend, and is about to open a more high-profile book store on the same street, threatening Kathleen’s business.

The gimmick for the film is that these two people have grown to love each other over the Internet, even though they are feuding in real life.

2. Intensive Reading (Text A) Pre-reading:

After the lead-in story and questions, the teacher asks the students to look at the theme of Text A and try to answer the questions as follow:

1) Suggest synonyms for “virtual world” and “virtual life” (cyberspace, cyberia, ether world, virtual reality, Internet world, net world, etc.)

2) Do you often get on the Internet in you spare time?

3) What do you usually do when you are online?

4) What are some good things about the Internet？And what are the bad things?

Let students watch a video of FIVE minutes about The History of Internet

3. Background information:

Silicon Valley

4. Assignment

1. Review the text.

2. Imaginative writing: The teacher gives the students the following paragraph:

For the past two weeks, other participants of the Net Survival Contest and I have been shut up in bare hotel rooms. Our only link to the real world has been a computer that is hooked up to the Internet. We have relied on it, not only for food, bed sheets and other daily necessities, but also to set up an e-business of our own.

Ss will complete the next paragraph beginning with: Now it is time for me to walk out into the light of day again... They will give their imagination in a few paragraphs.

3rd– 4th Periods

1.Warming-up Activities:

Ask some students to share their oral passage with the whole class.

2. Intensive Reading: Read and answer the questions

1. How did Britain benefit from the Industrial Revolution?

2. Were the newly rich accepted and respected by British society?

3. Which country finished the Industrial Revolution?

4. It is well-known that Silicon Valley is a good example in the world. Do you think it has become a leading part of America?

5. Why can a Chinese company install the latest computer technology much more cheaply than an American company?

6. Why can’t America finish the Internet Revolution?

7. Do you believe China may finish the Internet Revolution?

2. While-reading (Text A)

1) Text Organization

After scanning the whole text, students are required to find the top sentences of each paragraph. And try to divide the text into 3 parts and summarize the main idea of each part.

Part 1 (Para 1): The historical influence of the Industrial Revolution on Britain and America. Part 2 (Para 2-4): The present influence of the Internet Revolution on three main countries: America, China, and India.

Part 3 (Para 5): The possible future result of the development of the Internet in China.

2) finish tasks on page 82-83, and check the answers.

3). Language points

Explain the difficult words and sentences, including language and grammatical points.

Focus:

Revolution: change, a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war. 革命，变革

e.g.: The French Revolution changed France from a monarchy to a republic.

●Decade: a period of ten years. 十年

e.g.: In the last decade telecommunication technology has come a long way.

●Prosperous: adj. successful, usually by earning a lot of money。兴旺，繁荣的

●Overnight: adv. suddenly and unexpectedly 一下子，一夜之间，短时间内

e.g. The book was an overnight success。

●Economy: economy n.经济，经济情况；省俭，节约措施

比较economical, economist, economize, economy,

●Prejudice: an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed

without enough thought or knowledge 偏见

e.g.: The greatest friends of truth are time, the greatest enemy is prejudice, and her constant

companion is humility. 真理最好的朋友是时间，最大的敌人是偏见，永恒的伙伴

是谦虚——英．科尔顿

●Symbol: n. 象征，标志；符号，代号(symbolize)

e.g. The flag is a symbol of the state, representing the supreme honor. 国旗是一个国家的象征，代表着至高无上的荣誉。

●Corporation n. 公司，法人

●Adapt to: to change something to suit different conditions or uses适应（新情况）

e.g. We everyone knows that we only can adapt to this world.

●Executive: relating to making decisions and managing businesses, or suitable for people

with important jobs in business。行政的，执行的

CEO：chief executive officer

●Downfall: the usually sudden destruction of a person, organization or government and

their loss of power, money or health 衰落，垮台

e.g.：In the end, it was the continual drinking that was his downfall.

●Install：安装，设置；安顿，安置

●Whereas: conj. compared with the fact that; but 然而，但是

e.g. He must be about sixty, whereas his wife looks about thirty.

●At best: even when considered in the most positive way 充其量，最多

e.g.

all the best!

at its best

best of all

try one’s best

have had the best of : I think we’ve already had the best of the ho t weather this summer.

to the best of your ability

●Think of…as 把……看作

e.g. I think of him as someone who will always help me.

●Start with：以……开始，从……着手，从……开始

e.g. My speech started with the situation analysis.

2) Explain some difficult sentences, encourage students paraphrase some sentences.

4. Post-reading Exercises

Reading comprehension exercises (see textbook P84-85)

5Assignment

Review the phrases and expressions

Try to retell the Reading Text A

5th– 6th Periods

1.Lead-in

Ask several students to retell the Reading Text A.

2.Extensive Reading Text B

1)Pre-reading：discussion

Students are required to discuss the topics in a group of four or five, and share the result of the discussion with the whole class.

The internet Will (or Will not) Isolate us from the Real World?

Internet: A Blessing or Curse?

2) While-reading: Scanning

1. Scanning and find answers to these questions as quickly as possible:

1. What is the author’s long cherished position about the strong points of the Internet?

2. How did the author start his argumentation?

3. When and how did the fragmentation of society begin?

4. Why does the author discuss the question whether the Internet is a real place?

5. According to the author, what underlies the trend of overusing the Internet in our society?

6. Does the author believe it is within human capacity to reap the benefit of the Internet

without being penalized?

3) Structure analysis and Rhetorical features:

The argumentation can be divided into 3 parts.

Part 1 (Para 1-2): introduction

Part 2 (Para 3-7): body of argumentation. Evidence and reasons

Part 3 (Para 8): Conclusion

The author of this text seems to believe that the Internet has both advantages and disadvantages. This self-contradiction is partly illustrated by the use of antonyms such as globalization and alienation. Some other pairs of antonyms (including words and expressions) are used for the same purpose.

4) Explain some key words and language points in Text B.

Focus:

●Alienate: cause (someone) to feel very distant from or not welcome to someone else

e.g. She was alienated from her brother by her foolish behavior.

e.g. All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its traditional readers.

●At the expense of: at the sacrifice of 以……为代价

e.g. According to this study, women have made notable gains at the expense of men.

e.g. The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.

●Exchange v. to give something to someone and receive something from them交换，互

换；调换，兑换

e.g. Where can I exchange my dollars for pounds?

●Restriction n. an official limit on something 限制，约束

e.g.: The government placed restrictions on the sale of alcohol.政府管制酒的销售

●Access: n. the method or possibility of getting near to a place or person, or the right to

use or look at something 进入，接近；通道，入口

e.g. The only access to the village is by boat.

●Be responsible for: a. to have control and authority over something or someone and

the duty of taking care of it or them作为原由的；需负责任的，承担责任的

e.g. Paul is directly responsible for the efficient running of the office.

●Available: a. able to be bought, used, or reached 可利用的，在手边的；有效的，通用的

e.g.: The ticket is available on the day of issue only.

e.g.: There's no money available for an office party this year.

●Acquire: v. to get something 获得，开始具有；捕获

e.g.: We want to acquire not only knowledge on text books, but also those beyond.

●Perception: n. the quality of being aware of things through the physical senses,

especially sight; someone's ability to notice and understand things that are not obvious to other people 感知力，洞察力

e.g.: She has extraordinary powers of perception for one so young.

●Perceive: v. to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something理

解，认识到；察觉，感知

e.g.: The students perceived that his behavior had changed.

●Potential: n. possible when the necessary conditions exist潜能，蕴藏量；潜在性，可能

性

e.g.: Many potential customers are waiting for a fall in prices before buying.

e.g.: Education develops potential abilities.

● A sense of: 意识，领悟

e.g.: Make sure you have a sense of humor

●Lead to: cause happen t通向，作为通路；导致

e.g.: Heart failure led to her father's death

3Assignment

Review the phrases and expressions

Inductive writing by completing a piece of essay entitled (alternative):

The Internet Will Isolate Us from One Another

The Internet Will Not Isolate Us from One Another

Internet: a Blessing for Us

Internet: a Curse to Us

7th –8th Periods

1.Post-reading of Text B

Do the exercises and check the answers.

2. Translation Skills: (Amplification)

Amplification can be classified as:

(1) Words supplied for syntactic construction. (结构性增补)

(2) Words supplied for semantic completion. (语义性增补)

为了使译文忠实地表达原文的意思与风格，并使译文合乎表达习惯，必须增加一些在修辞上，语法结构上，语义上或语气上必不可少的词语。

例：You got a prejudice all right---against a race that is black. That's why I called you with racist that night. But when you deal with a black person, I don't feel any bad vices.

你这个人的确有偏见。你（结构性增补）对整个(语义性增补）黑人种族抱有偏见（结构性）。那天晚上，我说你是个白人种族主义者，道理就在这里。但当你跟一个具体的（语义性）黑人打交道时，我倒不（修辞性）觉得你有什么恶意。

例：其实地上本没有路，走的人多了，也便成了路。

For actually, the earth had no roads to begin with, but when many men pass one way, a road is made.

3Writing: (Congratulation card)

1) Explanation of Congratulation card

Gift cards/ notes and congratulation cards are very useful for expressing thanks, affections and good wishes on some social occasions.

Introduce the form; addresser and addressee; signature of congratulation card.

Notice:Ask students pay attention to the patterns that are properly used in giving and accepting

congratulations either orally or in writing and summarize them.

①The salutation ②The body

③The complimentary close ④The signature

2. Related information.

When we write a card, no matter congratulation card or thank-you card or apology letter, we should do it in the following way:

①employ a sincere tone；②be specific what is appreciated ③short

2) Consolidate students’ knowledge of writing congratulation cards/letters by doing the exercises

4Summary of the whole unit.

5Assignment

Review the phrases and expressions of the unit and ready for dictation.

Journal