Unit 1讲稿大学英语第一册

大学英语（一）讲稿2013 年至 2014 学年度第一学期系别：外国语学院公共外语系教研室：基础英语教研室教师：汪玲课程：大学英语（一）班级： 13级生计本1,2班教学总学时： 56(理论44＋听力12)实验总学时： 12学时Unit One Growing Up8 periods Teaching Objectives:Ss will be able to:1. Appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text (selection of details, repetition, coherence);2. Grasp the main idea (the essence of writing is to write what one enjoys writing) and structure of the text (narration in chronological sequence);3. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text.Emphasizes and Difficulties:1. Key words and phrases. (Ref. II-2- B)2. The comprehension of some difficult sentences; (Ref. II-2-C);3. The proper way to describe a person;Teaching Periods: 8 periodsTeaching ContentsI. Lead-in (25 minutes)1. Two choices out of the three:1）Have you ever seen the American soa p opera “Growing Pains”? Do you like it? Why? Growing Up Pains:the famous American TV series. It described the things happened in one family with several children. Tell us the things we suffered and enjoyed during our growing up.“Legally Blonde”2) Discussion: what is the proper way to describe a person?(Teacher divides the whole class into several groups, and each group chooses a person as its topic for describing, and then presents their description to the whole class.)3) Words and expressions of describing a person.(T puts some words and expressions on the blackboard.)II. Text Study (200 minutes)1. Global understanding1）Organization of the text:The story develops basically in chronological sequence. The teacher may have Ss scan Text A and find out all the time words, phrases and clauses (since my childhood in Belleville, until my third year in high school, late in the year, until the night before the essay was due, when I finished, next morning, two days passed, when I saw him lift my paper from his desk, when Mr. Fleagle finished, etc.).2）Think and answer.Ss form pairs to answer the questions on Page 8.a)Dividing the text into parts: Ask Ss to do Text Organization exercise p.9.1) (The text is made up of nine paragraphs. Each paragraph could be given a heading. Now write down the headings of the paragraphs of the text. Some have been done for the Ss.)⑵Baker’s impression of his new English teacher.(3) A topic that attracts Baker’s attention.(4) Vivid memories the topic brought back.(5)Baker’s sudden desire to write about that topic.(6)Anticipating punishment.(7) Mr. Fleagle’s announcement .(8) Classmate’s response to the essay.(9)What Baker discoveredb) Going through the text to figure out the textual structure with the clues in textc) Choosing a heading for each part to grasp the main idea of each part.2. In-depth reading:1) Cultural background grade school systemIn the United States, education is the responsibility of individual states, not of the federal government, so requirements may vary from one state to another. The following is a generalization:- kindergarten: under 5 years old- elementary / primary school (grades 1~6): 6~11 years old- junior high / middle school (grades 7~8): 12~13 years old- senior / high school (grades 9~12): 14~17 years oldcollege, institute, academy (学院), universityb. Questions1. Who was John Lennon?2. Which country was he from?3. What was his profession?4. Do you know any songs by him?5. Can you tell us anything about Lennon?c. Spaghetti and the proper way of eating itDefinitionSpaghetti is the Italian-style thin noodle, cooked by boiling and served with sauce. Unlike some Chinese noodles, it is not served in soup and will never taste pulpy (软乎乎、没有嚼劲的).Listen and PracticeRead the words given below and then listen to the passage. After listening to the passage, one student is required to come up and show the right way of eating spaghetti before the class.The Right Way of Eating Spaghetti 1. Hold the fork in your hand as if to poke the spaghetti. 2. Scoop up a small amount of spaghetti on your fork and raise it about 30cm above your plate. 3. Make sure the spaghetti on your fork is completely disconnected from the remainder on your plate.4. Put the prongs of the fork at an edge of the plate that is free of food.5. Quickly point the prongs of the fork straight down toward the plate and place the points onthe plate.6. Twirl the fork to gather the spaghetti around the prongs.7. With a quick scooping movement, gather up the roll around the prongs and place it in yourmouth.8. Gently gather up any stray spaghetti ends that don’t make it all the way into your mouth.3. Key words and phrasesanticipate: vt . expect (usu. followed by gerund or that-clause )以高兴或恐惧的心情期待所希望或预料的事发生，强调事先有所准备；eg. We anticipate that we shall hear from you again.N.B. 该动词所接的宾语可以是动名词，不可用不定式代替。