2022年全新版大学英语综合教程第二册教案Unit4book2.pdf

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1、Unit 4 The Virtual World I. Teaching ObjectivesStudents will be able to:1. understand the main idea(despite the many negative effects of virtual life, the author prefers it to real life) and structure of the text (contrast between virtual life and real life);2. learn some rules of interpreting new v

2、ocabulary and usage related to computers and the Internet in English;3. grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.II. Key Points: The structure, the writing skill, a

3、nd the main idea of the text will be the focus. Only a few words and sentences, which will be the obstacles for students understanding of the text, will be explained in class.III. Difficult Points:Some sentences whose meanings are difficult to understand and whose structures are hard to analyze:1. L

4、ine 26-28（Para. 6）: I find myself shyer, more cautious. Or, conversely, when suddenly confronted with real life humans, I get overexcited, speak too much, interrupt.2. Line 45-47: When I am in this state, I fight my boyfriend as well, misinterpreting his intentions because of the lack of emotional c

5、ues given by our typed dialogue.IV. Teaching Materials: Power point and materialsV. Teaching Methods: Lecturing, practicing and discussing.VI. Teaching Timing: 8 sessions of classVII. Teaching Process:1st -2nd periods: Pre-reading; Teacher s Introductory Remarks and Students Discussion related to th

6、e topic. 精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 1 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - 3rd -4th periods: While-Reading (Understanding the title of text A; Analyzing the organization of the text; Explaining Difficult sentences and language points in the text; Summing up the main

7、 idea of the text)5th-6th periods: Dealing with the exercises after Text A. Check on Ss home reading (Text B); Post-Reading Task: Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks7th-8th periods : Listening and speaking tasks.A. Pre-reading tasks1.Tasks Ss the following questions on the poem Surfing the Interne

8、t : (5 minutes)What was the hero doing when his boss came in (surfing the Internet)How did he act in front of his boss (He pretended to be surprised at the computer which had crashed “ unexpectedly” .)2.Ss look at the theme of this unit (the Virtual World) and the title of Text A (A Virtual Life), t

9、hen try to: find antonyms of “ virtual world” and “ virtual life” ;(real world, real life) suggest synonyms for “ virtual world ” ;(cyberspace, cyberia, etherworld, virtual reality, Internet world, net world, etc.)say what people can do on the Internet.(communicating with people, shopping, reading,

10、entertainment, education, working, hacking, publishing, etc.)3.Imaginative writing (28 minutes)1) T dictates to Ss the following paragraph:For the past two weeks, other participants of the Net Survival Contest(网络生存竞赛) and I have been shut up in bare hotel rooms. Our only link to the real world has b

11、een a computer that is hooked up to the Internet (联网电脑 ). We have relied on it, not only for food, bed sheets and other daily necessities, but also to set up an e-business ( 电子商务 ) of our own.2) Now Ss will complete the paragraph beginning with: “ Now it is time for me to walk out into the light of

12、day again” They will give their imagination full play. They will write no more than 100 words.3) Ss form groups of four to five, and read aloud to each other their own writings.4) T asks some groups to recommend the best piece in their group to the class.4.T may lead in to Text A by saying: Some of

13、us like to live a life in contact with real things and real people, but others favor a virtual existence. Which life is better I m sure you have different opinions. Now let s read Text A to find out what Maia Szalavitz has to say about these two life styles. (2 minutes)B. While-reading tasks1.Text o

14、rganization (15 minutes)1)T draws Ss attention to Text Organization Exercise 1, and lets them read its instruction 精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 2 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - as well as what has already been done for them in this exercise.2)Ss try to complete

15、the exercise by simply reading the sentence of each paragraph in Text A.3)Ss compare answers with each other; if necessary, T may help.2.T explains the key language points and gives Ss practice (Language study). (45 minutes)3.T guides Ss through Structure Exercise 2. (10 minutes)4.Ss re-read Paras 4

16、-10, work in pairs to find out consequences of “ my” virtual life. Can they use the “ find oneself + adj./past participle/present participle” structure when summing up the consequences (10 minutes)5.Some pairs report to the class their findings, using the “ find ” structure. (5 minutes)C. Post-readi

17、ng tasks1.Computer-related vocabulary items (20 minutes)1)Ss scan Text A to find out vocabulary items to computer and the Internet. (They are: virtual life, the net, telecommuter, email, Internet mailing lists, computer-assisted, data, link, cyber-interaction, on line, system cash, click on the mode

18、m, connection, password)2)T tells Ss that new terms related to computer and the Internet are constantly added to the English vocabulary, so much so that many of them are not included in any English dictionary. However, if we apply certain rules, their meanings are easy to deduce.3)T gives Ss more ex

19、amples of computer-related vocabulary items (see Text Analysis)2.T guides Ss through some after-text exercises. (25 minutes)3.T checks on Ss home reading (Text B). (3 minutes)4.Ss do Part IV: Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks. (1 period)5.T asks Ss to prepare the next unit: (2 minutes)1)do the p

20、re-reading task2)preview Text A.VIII. Assignments:Assignments for 1st and 2nd periods: Vocabulary Exercises I, II, III in Text AListen to the recording of the textAssignments for 3rd and 4th periods: Review what have been learned in classComprehensive Exercises, I, II in Text ARead the text fluently

21、 and imitate the pronunciation and intonation of the recordingAssignments for 5th and 6th periods: Review what have been learned in classLanguage Practice in Text BPreparations for paragraph recitation and dictation of new words and expressions in Unit 4Assignments for 7th and 8th periods: Review wh

22、at have been learned in class精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 3 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - Home listening: Task 1, 2 and 3Previewing text A in Unit 5Finishing Test Yourself (Unit 1-4)精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 4 页，共 13 页

23、 - - - - - - - - - - IX. Teaching Reflection: Try to listen to the feedback of the students during and after the course, analyze the weaknesses in teaching and improve the methods as much as possible.The feedback from the students: The methods taken to improve the teaching and learning:精品资料 - - - 欢迎

24、下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 5 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - X. Appendix: Teaching Contents:A. Text AnalysisThe most dynamic combining forms/prefixes for new computer-and-Internet-related vocabulary in /English are cyber-, virtual, net- (net-), Web- (web-), and E- (e-).New

25、English vocabulary items derived from them usually appear in the following forms:bining forms/prefixes+ noun: this is the most common type, . virtual life（虚拟生活）, virtual world （ 虚 拟 世 界 ）virtual reality （ 虚 拟 现 实 ） ,cyber-interaction （ 网 络 互动） ,cyberculture （网络文化）, cybernut（网虫） ,cyberpet（电子宠物） ,cybe

26、rspace（网络空间） , netwriter （放送电子邮件的人）, nethead（网虫） , Webmaster（网站维护者）, Web page （网页） , Website（网站） , WebTV （网络电视机） ,E-book （电子书籍） ,E-shopper（网上购物者） , e-card （电子贺卡） ,e-journal（电子杂志） ,e-business （电子商务） , e-cash（电子货币） , e-commerce （电子商务） bining forms/prefixes + verb: . cybersurf （网络漫游） , netsurf （网络漫游） ,

27、 websurf, （网络漫游）， email （发送电子邮件）3.words like cyber, net, etc. + suffix: . cyberian(网络用户 )， cyberphobia （电脑恐惧症）cybernaut ( 网络用户 )，netter （网民）Webify（使万维网化）cyberize（使联网）4.clipped word: cyberdoc （网络医生） ， Netcast（网络播放） , Netiquette （网规） , Netizen（网民），Netpreneur （网络企业家）Webcam（网络摄象机） ， Webcasting（网络播放） Web

28、liography（网络书目） , Webnomics （网络经济）， Webzine 网络杂志）， e- tailing（电子零售） , e-zine（电子杂志）.B. Cultural NotesInternet: an international computer network for the exchange of information. It was originally used mainly in the academic and military worlds but has since become available to the large and increasin

29、g number of people with personal computers. Other services, . the World Wide Web, are available through it.The Internet is changing our lives and a parallel universe is rapidly emerging online. Today there is scarcely an aspect of our life that isn t being upended by the torrent of information avail

30、able on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its saving companies billions of dollars in producing goods and serving the needs of their customers. Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began produ

31、cing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year. The Internet and e-commerce are viewed as a global megatrend along the lines of the printing press, the telephone, the computer and the electricity.You would be hard pressed to name something that isn t available on the Internet. Consider:

32、 books, health care, movie tickets, baby clothes, stocks, real estate, toys and airline tickets. American kids today are so computer savvy that it virtually ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable future. Most kids use computers to play games a

33、nd have email chats with friends.精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 6 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - Whats clear is that, whatever we like it or not, the Internet is an ever-growing part of our lives and there is no turning back.2.NBC (the National Broadcasting Compan

34、y): the first of the original three US national broadcasting companies. It was established in 1926 by Radio Corporation of America as two groups of radio stations. The first NBC television channel opened in 1940. The company is now owned by General Electric. Its main offices are at Rockefeller Cente

35、r in New York.3.PBS ( the Public Broadcasting Services): (in the US) a television system that broadcasts programs to an association of local stations which use no television advertisements and do not make a profit. It was established by the Public Broadcasting Act and is supported by money from the

36、US Government, large companies and the public. PBS is known for the high quality of its programs.4.ABC ( the American Broadcasting Company): one of the original three major television networks in American. It began in 1943 as the Blue Networks of six radio stations. ABC is now owned by the Walt Disn

37、ey Company.C. Language Study: 1) created and existing only in a computer 虚拟的can visit a virtual store and put what I want in my basket at the click of a mouse button.Some people spend too much time escaping from reality into the virtual world conjuring up on their computer screens.2) being or acting

38、 as what is described, but not accepted as such in name or officially 差不多的，实质上的He claimed to be a virtual prisoner in his own home.The world s governments have done virtually nothing to combat the threat of nuclear accidents. virtual world 虚 拟 世 界virtual community虚 拟 社 区virtual pet虚 拟 宠 物virtual rea

39、lity 虚拟现实: 1) make clear the meaning of (either in words or by artistic performance) 解释，说明Poetry helps to interpret life.The professor tried to interpret the difficult passage in the book.2) consider to be the meaning of 认为是 的意思She interprets the dream as an unconscious desire to be young again.We i

40、nterpreted his silence as a refusal.They are worried that the students might interpret the new regulation as a restriction of their rights.3) translate what is said in one language into another 作口译No one in the tour group spoke Spanish so we had to ask the guide to interpret.He worked as a interpret

41、er at the UN s World Summit on Sustainable Development. 他在联合国可持续发展大会上担任口译。Note: translate 笔译translator 笔译者Interpret 口译interpreter 口译者: a particular quality or intonation of the voiceFrom the tone of her voice I could tell she was very angry.精品资料 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - -

42、 - - - -第 7 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - The doctors tone was very serious.: vi.(cause to) become longer, wider, etc. without breaking Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, stretching themselves.My working day stretches from seven in the morning to eight at nigh

43、t.stretch one s arms/legs/oneself/one s muscles舒展手臂 /腿脚 /身体 /肌肉n. the ability to increase the length or width at full stretch 尽力而为at a stretch 连续不断地5. submit ： give (sth) to sb. so that it may be formally considered (followed by to)提交，呈递You should submit your report to the committee.Peter submitted

44、his plans for the new town square to the local government.2) to yield(oneself); agree to obey 服从，顺从Should a wife submit herself to her husbandChildren at school must submit to the orders of the headmaster.vi. surrender, give in; abstain from resistance 投降，屈服The rebels swore never to submit. 起义者发誓绝不投

45、降。: revise or correctJack is busy editing Shakespeare s plays for use of in schools. John didn t finish editing the annual report until the end of last year.editor n. 编辑: n. electronic mailv. send an email to Young people like to keep in touch with their friends via the email.I will email you as soo

46、n as I get the news.前缀 e-表示 : 电子的。类似的词有 : E-shopper 网上购物者 ; E-book 电子图书 ; e-card 电子贺卡;e-business 电子商务8. communicate : contact sb. in any way, esp. by speaking to them, writing to them or calling them (followed by with )Some young people depend heavily on e-mail to communicate with each other.They ha

47、ve been divorced for years and never communicated with each other.9. relationship n. 1) family or personal connection 2) connectionWhat relationship between language and thoughtThe scientist had a good relationship with his American colleagues.-ship 这个后缀可以表示“ 情况、状态、性质、关系” ，如： friendship, fellowship,

48、 partnership也可以表示 “ 身份、职位、资格、权限” 等，如： citizenship（公民权，身份）kingship（王位，王权），还可以表示“ 技术，技艺，技能” ，类似的词有：workmanship （手艺，工艺）horsemanship （骑术）。10. at times : sometimes, occasionally 有时候I do feel a little nervous at times.At times Tom mother lets him hold his little sister.与 time 有关的词组有 :at the same time 精品资料

49、 - - - 欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - 欢迎下载 名师归纳 - - - - - - - - - -第 8 页，共 13 页 - - - - - - - - - - at all times总是，始终，经常in time on time at one time过去有一段时间at other times在其他时候；又有时many a times 很多时候in/out of time 合（不合）节拍in: absorb sth. into the body by breaking or swallowingThe earth takes in heat and light

50、 from the sun.Fish take in oxygen through their gills.take in 另外还有别的含义，如：了解，领会；包含，包括；接收（房客，客人等），上 在家中居住，受留；接活在家做；欺骗，哄骗；订阅。辨别下面句中的含义：1） They listened to my lecture, but I wandered how much they took in .2） We need more time to take in the situation.3） The old lady takes in lodgers when she can get th