现代大学英语第一册教案unit3

上课时间 课 题 教学目的 教学方法 重点、难点 上课节次 课 型 Lesson 3 Message of the Land Learn to appreciate traditional culture and values of life Lecture and discussion (interactive and heuristic) 1.Words and expressions 2. Grammar 3. Theme , structure & writing devices 教 学 内 容 I. Warming-up questions: 1. What does “land” mean to you? What are the differences among “land”, “soil” and “earth”? 2. What does the word “motherland” or “homeland” associate your mind with? 3. Do you think land carries secret messages? What are they? II. Background information 1. Pira Sudham --- He is considered Thailand's leading English language writer, who was nominated for the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature. His literary works are concerned with social-economic-political changes occurring in Thailand. Widely read and highly acclaimed, his books have given an expedient voice to the poor and the voiceless. 2. Bangkok --- population 8,538,610 (1990), is the capital and largest city of Thailand. The city is located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand. Bangkok is one of the fastest-growing, most economically dynamic and socially progressive cities in Southeast Asia. Local people like to think that it is emerging as a regional centre to rival Singapore and Hong Kong (SAR), China, but it suffers from major infrastructure and social problems as a result of its rapid growth. It is also one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. 3. Thai Buddhism: Buddhism is Thailand's main religion. 94% of Thai people are Buddhist. The others are Muslim, Catholic or Chinese. Buddhism was born 2,546 years ago (the official year in Thailand is the year 2003 and the traditional year is the year 2546). . His teachings say that people suffer because they are attached to material things, to women or men by heart links. These links cause suffer, jealousy so pain. People are never satisfied, i.e. they want more money, more power. The aim of Buddhism is to get rid of these pains and of these links. There are several kinds of Buddhism. Thai Buddhism is called Theravada Buddhism. III. Words and expressions: Words: 1. infancy n. early childhood eg: In the past, many children died in infancy. He came to England in his infancy. 2. bully v. 1) to threaten to hurt someone or frighten them, especially someone smaller or 板书或课件版面设计 时间分配 时间分配 教 学 内 容 weaker eg: The child was bullied almost out of its life. 2) to put pressure on someone in order to make them do what you want eg: Don't let them bully you into working on Saturdays. 3. pierce v. 1) to make a small hole with a sharp point eg: She had her ears pierced in order to be able to wear earrings. 2) (of cold, pain, sound) to force a way into eg: Her shrieks pierced the silence. Her memories sometimes pierced her heart. 4. bleed v. to lose blood, esp. because of an injury eg: Tragically, she bled to death. A deep cut on her wrist was bleeding profusely/heavily. 5. replace v. 1) to take the place of eg: Lectures have replaced the old tutorial system. 2) to get a new one for sth. broken or stolen eg: I'll replace the vase I broke as soon as possible. 3) to put back in its place eg: He replaced the book on the shelf. 6. strike v. if lightning strikes something, it hits and damages it Examples: The temple burned down after it was struck by lightning last year. Lightning struck the barn and set it on fire. Lightning never strikes twice. (= Something bad or unpleasant is not likely to happen to the same person or in the same place twice.) 7. condemn v. to disapprove sth. or sb., esp. because you think it is morally wrong Examples: Local authorities have been condemned for failing to tackle the problem of homelessness. The law has been condemned as an attack on personal liberty. n. condemnation 8. scarcity n. a situation in which there is not enough of something Examples: The scarcity of medical supplies was becoming critical. The world is entering a period of protein scarcity, the report says. 9. ripen v. to become ripe or to make something ripe Examples: Strawberries do not ripen after picking. Fruits ripened on the vine are tasty but soft and difficult to transport. They contain more moisture than other ripened cheeses. 板书或课件版面设计 时间分配 教 学 内 容 10. shimmer v./n. to shine with a soft light that looks as if it shakes slightly Examples: The lake shimmered in the moonlight. She likes the shimmer of glasses in the candlelight. Expressions: 1. now and then: now and again; occasionally Examples: Now and then we heard shots in the woods. He loses his temper now and then, but not often. I hear from him every now and then. 2. mind one’s own…: to take care of one’s… Examples: Will you mind my bag while I buy my ticket? I was minding my own work when he rushed in. My father was just driving along, minding his own business, when suddenly a brick came through the window. 3. in spite of: without being affected or prevented by something Examples: But in spite of the hardships, real efforts and progress are being made. We went out in spite of the rain. Kelly loved her husband in spite of the fact that he drank too much. 4. spring up: to appear, develop, grow, etc. quickly or suddenly Examples: New houses were springing up all over the town. Dozens of websites have sprung up to provide information for travelers. New dot-com companies are springing up all the time. 5. tend to: to be inclined to; have a direction Examples: People tend to need less sleep as they get older. Young children tend to get sick more often than adults. Recent studies show that girls tend to be better at languages than boys. 6. give sb. a (good/…) beating: to hit sb. as a punishment Examples: His father took him to the barn and gave him a good beating. Our soldiers gave the enemy a thorough beating. 7. as for: with reference to (sometimes suggesting indifference or contempt) Examples: As for you, I never want to see you here again. As for the burglar, he escaped through the window. As for my past, I’m not telling you anything 板书或课件版面设计 时间分配 教 学 内 容 8. occur to: if an idea or thought occurs to you, it suddenly comes into your mind Examples: I suppose it didn't occur to you to phone the police. It never seems to occur to my children to contact me. It had never occurred to him that he might be falling in love with her. 9. a bag of bones: a very thin person or animal Examples: The cat was just a bag of bones. Lack of enough food reduced refugees to bags of bones. 10. at peace with: in a situation in which there is no war or fighting; in harmony with Examples: The two countries are at peace with each other. The country is at peace with its neighbors for the first time in years. If you do this, you will not be at peace with me in the future. 11. tie… down: to restrict sb./sth. to certain conditions Examples: Children do tie you down, don’t they? She didn't want to be tied down by a full- time job. A plan of union ties the negotiations down to real facts and real pieces of church life. IV. Sentence paraphrase: 1. My husband moved into our houses as is the way with us in Esarn. (1) --- (When we got married) my husband came to live in our house. It was the tradition here in Esarn that the bridegroom should come to live with the bride’s family. (“As” introduces a defining relative clause and functions as its subject, representing what is stated in the main clause.) More examples: As is known to all, Taiwan belongs to China. (as —subject of the clause) As is often the case, girls learn a language more quickly than boys. (as—subject of the clause) 2. The rest, two boys and two girls, went away as soon as we could afford to buy jeans for them. (1)--- Our other children—two boys and two girls—left as soon as we had the money to buy them jeans. (“two boys and two girls”--- appositive of “the rest”) 3. It’s easier for my husband. He has ears which don’t hear, a mouth which doesn’t speak, and eyes that don’t see. (2) --- News about my children’s problems doesn’t make my husband as sad as me. He doesn’t bother about what is happening around us and to our children. He never says anything about them. 板书或课件版面设计 板书或课件 时间分配 教 学 内 容 版面设计 4. Our piece of land is small, and it is no longer fertile, bleeding year after year and, like us, getting old and exhausted.--- Our land is getting poorer with each passing year, like us who are getting old, weak and tired.( present participle phrases functioning as a cause) More examples: They sent us their statement, hoping to get our support. They went on with their struggle, thinking theirs was a just cause. 5. … but in a bad year, it’s not only the ploughs that break but our hearts too. (3)--- … but when there is a drought, the land is so hard that the ploughs break. And we become very, very sad. (emphatic structure) More examples: It was the policeman that/who caught a pickpocket on No. 933 bus yesterday. (The subject is emphasized.) It was a pickpocket that the policeman caught on No. 933 bus yesterday. (The object is emphasized.) It was on No.933 bus that the policeman caught a pickpocket yesterday. (The adverbial of place is emphasized.) It was yesterday that the policeman caught a pickpocket on No. 933 bus. (The adverbial of time is emphasized.) 6. If that kind of thing had happened when I was young, the whole village would have condemned such an ungrateful son, and his father would surely have given him a good beating. (6) --- In my day if a boy had screamed at his mother, the whole village would have scolded him for his lack of gratitude, and his father would certainly have punished him. (subjunctive mood) 7. My eyes do see—they see more than they should. My ears do hear—they hear more than is good for me. (8) --- I’m not what my wife says I am. I do see and hear—I see and hear too much evil, too many ugly and terrible things, things that I wish I did not have to see and hear. And this is not good for me. (“more than is good” is the same as “more than what is good”.) More examples: He drank more than (what) was good for him. Kate meant more than (what) was said. Some of the stories were really more than (what) could be believed. V. Text analysis: A. The Loss of Traditional Values and the Way of Life The wife’s complaints： 1.Changes in family：1) All four children went away. 2) Children wear jeans instead.

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