新编研究生英语系列教材Unit 1

新编研究生英语系列教材

基础综合英语

主讲：陈海忠

2012-2013 第一学期

Lesson Plan

Preliminary Activities

I. Introduction

Brief introduction to each other to get familiar with each other, to enliven the classroom atmosphere and to learn something about the students' English.

II.

Teaching plan

Brief introduction to the students about the course and the learning objective.

Unit One Education

Lesson A Listening and Speaking

Objectives:

This part aims to train students' ability to get some idea about how to get the main idea and identify the supporting examples

Procedure:

Activities will mostly focus on scripts listening and exercises will be provided as practice for the skill required.

Step 1 Listening practice

Step 2 Exercise

Step 3 Speaking practice

Step 4 Difference between spoken English and written English

Lesson B Reading and Writing

Objectives:

To improving students' general comprehension and some specific skills in reading a text or passage

To be able to understand the text structure of the passage

To enable the student to make correct/idiomatic use of certain vocabulary

To familiarize with students with certain writing skills and formats with different styles.

To provide the students with relevant exercises to strengthen their language skills

Text A In Praise of the F Word

General understanding of the text

Main idea

In this passage the author first puts forth the wide-spread problem that many high school students graduate with meaningless diplomas. Realizing the educational deficiency that many students are just passed along without really mastered the skills required, the author suggests that it is necessary that teachers play a trump card of failure to motivate students to work hard. She also cites an example of her own son to illustrate the positive effect of "F", if necessary, hence in praise of the F word as the title suggests. Of course a wise teacher should be able to make the wise choice between success and failure.

Text structure

Part One: Para. 1 Introduction: Many high school students fail their diplomas.

Part Two: Paras 2--4 As I teach I learn more about the real situation in our educational system.

Para.2 Many students have, in fact, been cheated by the educational system.

Para.3 Those students have one thing in common: unpleasant experience.

Para.4 The importance of attracting students' attention in class.

Part Three: Paras 5--10 Positive effects of use of "F" by the teacher.

Para. 5 Transitional paragraph to introduce the effective use of "F".

Para. 6 My son as a specific example who benefited from the "F" method.

Para. 7 Many students later are resentful at their having been passed along.

Para. 8 The bad effect of just passing the students who haven't mastered the work. Para. 9 My students have healthy fear of failure , which make them work harder. Para. 10 Conclusion of part two: fear of failure can motivate students to work hard. Part Four Paras 11--12 Conclusion: As flunking has its merits, a wise teacher should be able to make the wise use of it.

Para. 11 Flunking has its merits in urging students to work hard and master the skills. Para. 12 A wise teacher should make the wise choice between success and failure in evaluating her/his students..

Language points

1. semiliterate: a. semi-educated; having only an elementary level of

reading and writing ability 半文盲的semi-: half or partly

e.g. semi-skilled workers; semi-urban; semi-retirement; semi-professional; semi-conductor

2. dropout: n. a person who leaves school before finishing a course

（尤指中学的）退学学生e.g. Many schools in the region have appallingly high dropout rates.

这个地区的许多学校有着惊人的高辍学率。

Because of poor economy and feudalist mind, the dropout of girls in this area has been high.

由于经济贫困以及封建思想的影响，这个地区女孩的失学率很高。

3.do-gooder: n. sb. who does things that they think will help other people, although the other people might not find their actions helpful

e.g. He is a naive do-gooder.

他是一个幼稚的理想主义者

4.impediment: n. obstacles, barriers 妨碍，阻止，阻碍，阻挡

e.g. He has an impediment in speech. 他讲话口吃。

Some small impediment slowed his conversation.

轻微的口吃使他讲话很慢。

5.trump card: anything decisive held in reserve for use at a critical time王牌

e.g. The candidate still has one more trump card to play.

候选人手里还有一张王牌。

Her influence with the mayor has been her trump card in the contest.

她跟市长的交情是她这次比赛的秘密武器。

6. charmer: n. a person who has good qualities that make you like them

讨人喜欢的人，有魅力的人，有迷惑力的人，

尤指迷人的女人

You are a regular little charmer, are not you? 你真是个小迷人精，对不对？

You are a charmer. 你真有吸引力。

7. get by: to be able to deal with a situation with difficulty, usually

by having just enough of sth. you need, such as money

过得去

e.g. I can get by in Dutch. 我的荷兰语还凑合。

He used to get by on a small salary. 他过去靠微薄的薪水勉强度日。

8.settle down: to become quiet and calm

e.g. The kids were hard to settle down since they were so worked up over this morning’s football game.

孩子们看了今天早晨的足球比赛后就十分兴奋，很难安静下来了。

When things here settle down a bit, I’ll be writing about it in my journal.

等这边的事情平息一点，我会把它记载在日记里。

9.flunk: v. to fail an exam or course of study不及格

e.g. If you don’t get on the ball and start studying harder, you’re going to flunk.

如果你不积极进取，更加努力学习，你就会考不及格的。

https://www.360docs.net/doc/2c15329757.html,posure: n. calmness and control平静

He accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity.

他平静地接受了他们的问题，而她当时也显得很镇静。

At the critical juncture, he still kept his composure.

在危急的时刻，他还保持着平静的神态。

11.parade: n. a series of people or things that appear one after the other

e.g. The streets were full of cheering crowds as the parade went past.

当游行队伍经过的时候，街道上满是欢呼雀跃的人群。

I was impressed with the crowds that were out watching and also the way the parade was marshaled.

我对出门观望的群众和游行引导的方式留有深刻的印象。

12. at stake: to be won or lost; risked受到威胁、面临危险

e.g. f the security of my country is at stake. I will give my life to protect it.

如果国家的安全受到威胁，我会不惜付出生命来保护它。

He acted immorally when his own interests were at stake.

当他自己的利益受到威胁的时候，他的行动就不合道德了。

13.sail: v. to move quickly and effortlessly投入

e.g. The ambitious manager will sail into the new project with vigor.

这个雄心勃勃的经理会全力以赴，把精力投入到这个新项目中去。

14.testimony: n. spoken or written statement that sth. is true作证

e.g. The victim is willing and able to provide veridical testimony.

受害者愿意并且能够真实地作证。

Don’t be surprised when somebody takes issue with your testimony.

有人对你的证词提出异议时，不要大惊小怪。

15.conspiracy: n. act of joint planning of a crime阴谋

e.g The police burst upon the conspiracy before anyone else knew.

这名警察在所有人之前发现了这个阴谋。

The three defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to possess drugs.

三名被告被发现犯了合谋持有毒品罪。

16. doom: v. to make sb. or sth. certain to do or experience sth. unpleasant 注定

e.g. This decision will doom me to lose my position.

这项决定将宣告我失去我的职位。

Everyone is doomed to die/death.每个人都是注定要死的。

Are whales doomed to extinction?

17.follow through: to continue a stroke, motion, plan, or reasoning through to the end 将动作、计划等进行到底

e.g. You have to follow through on the plan.

你必须坚持按照计划进行。

A football passer should follow through after he throws the ball.

橄榄球的传球员在传完球后应该继续随着手势完成动作。