大学英语精读第二册教案1

Type of Lesson : Intensive Reading Book Two Unit Five

Title: The Professor and the Yo-yo

Total Time: Five Hours

Object : Freshman (the second term)

Objectives : 1. Mastering Key Words and Phrases

2. Know something about Einstein's personality and his way of living Pre-teaching : Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks (10 minutes) In-Teaching : 1. Study of the Key Words and Phrases (20 minutes)

2. Languages Points (45 minutes) Post-Teaching : Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks (25 minutes) Exercises : 1. Reading Activity (45 minutes)

(1) Explain Basic Reading Skill (15 minutes)

(2) Ask students to read silently (10 minutes)

(3) Explain Difficult Points (15 minutes)

(4) Do Exercise A, B (15 minutes)

prehension of the Text (5 minutes)

3. Vocabulary (10 minutes)

4. Word Building (15 minutes)

5. Translation (15 minutes)

Unit Four The Professor and The Yo-yo

一. Key Words

1. modest : a.

a) having, showing

E.g. Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force.

b) moderate, not large in size or amount

E.g. They bought a modest house in the northern suburb.

2. display

a) (v.) show

E.g. It is fashion designer's dream to display their dresses in Paris.

b) (n.) displaying, show or exhibition

E.g. Are you interested in anything on display, sir?

3. impress : v.

a) (by / with) affect (sb.) deeply or strongly in mind or feeling

E.g. He was deeply impressed by what he had seen in China.

b) fix (sth.) deeply or firmly on the mind or memory

E.g. His words were strongly impressed on my memory.

4. function

a) (v.) work

E.g. The government functions through various ministries.

b) (n.) special activity or purpose of a person or thing

E.g. As one grows older, there is usually something wrong with body functions.

5. frustrate : vt.

a) cause (sb.) to have feeling of annoyed, upset disappointment

E.g. Staying at home all day frustrated her because she had been a brilliant scientist before her marriage.

b) make (plan, effort etc) useless, defeat

E.g. The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out.

6. bitter : adj.

a) filled with anger or hatred

E.g. You shouldn't have said those bitter remarks about him.

b) having a sharp unpleasant taste, causing sorry

E.g. They have learned a bitter lesson in the accident.

c) <derivative> bitterness (n.)

7. argue

a) (vt.) try to prove sth. by giving reasons, maintain by reasoning

E.g. Columbus argued that the world was round.

b) (vi.) (for or against) give reasons for or against sth., (over / against) discuss

E.g. In the debate, one team argued for political reform, the other team argued against it.

8. pursue : v.

a) follow, go on steadily with (study or other activity)

E.g. He consistently pursued his task no matter how bad the situation was.

b) follow in order to catch or do harm to

E.g. The policeman pursued the thief.

c) <derivative> pursuit (n.)

E.g. We work hard in pursuit happiness.

9. approach

a) (n.) method of doing sth.

E.g. Writers take a more romantic approach to the historic event than historians.

b) (n.) way, path

E.g. All approaches to the park were blocked after the explosion.

c) (n.) coming near to

E.g. The pop star is easy of approach.

d) (v.) come near

E.g. As night approaches, nightingales start to singing.

10. fortune : n.

a) luck, chance

E.g. He decided to try his fortune here.

b) a large sum of money

E.g. He has made a fortune by hard work.

二. Useful Phrases

1. at ease

a) free from mental stress, relaxed and comfortable

E.g. I'm not at ease when so many people are fixing me.

b) <related phrases> set / put sb. at ease; make sb. feel at ease; with ease;

E.g. The teacher has a good way to put his nervous students at ease.

The doctor soon made the worried patient at ease.

He solved the problem with ease.

2. point out : draw attention to, explain

E.g. It was pointed out to us that it was getting very late.

3. off balance

a) not in balance, not bale to keep from turning over or falling

E.g. Don't rock the boat, you will throw it off balance and get it turned over.

b) <related phrases> keep one's balance; lose one's balance;

4. come to terms with

a) reach agreement with

E.g. We have come to terms with them that the meeting will be delayed until next month. b) make oneself accept

E.g. Later she had to come to terms with the difficult situation.

5. so much so that : to such an extent that, so that…

E.g. I was tired, so much so that I thought I would never recover.

6. work out

a) solve, find by calculation

E.g. It didn't take her much time to work out that she would soon have no money left.

b) produce by thinking

E.g. We have worked out a scheme which should save the company several pounds a year.

7. single out : choose from a group for special treatment

E.g. All of us did a very good job but the teacher singled him out for praise.

8. correspond with : exchange letters with

E.g. Will you correspond with me while I am away?

9. mean nothing / every thing to : be of no / great importance or value to

E.g. Material things meant nothing to Einstein, but to some people they mean everything.

10. revert to : go back to

E.g. My thought reverted to my childhood days.

11.take apart : separate sth. into parts

E.g. The professor spent the whole afternoon taking apart his old car.

三. Warm-up Questions and Introductory remarks

1. Warm-up Questions

(1) What is a professor? And what kind of image do you associate with a professor?

(2) What is a Yo-yo? Have you ever had one?

(3) What do you suppose the author wants to tell us by using the title " The Professor and the Yo-yo"?

2. Introductory Remarks

---As a scientist, the name of Einstein is a household word. The modern world owes a great deal to his ideas and theories. But as a man, how much do you know about him, e.g. his personality and way of life? Would you like to know more about him? Read on.

四. Language Points and Questions

(一) Lines 1--9

1. Language Points

…I display my few tricks and pointed out to him that the incorrectly looped string had thrown the toy off balance. = …I showed of my skills of handling the Yo-yo and explained to him that the toy had turned over instead of rolling up the string because it had not been looped in a proper way.

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) What do you think are some of the way to make a shy young visitor feel at ease?

---Being friendly and hospitable, offering sth. to play with, choosing a topic he or she is

interested in, telling a joke, offering him or her chance to show off, etc.

(2) From this example do you know what kind of person Einstein was?

---He was kind, considerate, interested in children.

(3) How do you understand Einstein's nodding?

---He was not upset about the fact that the young man pointed out his wrong way of playing, He was modest and easy to get along with.

(4) Do you think that daily matter show a person's character?

(二) Lines 10--16

1. Language Points

the personality that was Einstein = the personality which was the most striking characteristic of Einstein.

a) <additional example> the military genius that was Napoleon

He was the only person O knew who had come to terms with himself and the world around him. = Of all the persons I knew he was the only one who was at peace with himself and the outside world because he accepted the world as it was and knew his limits as a human being.

He knew there were answers beyond his intellectual reach. = He knew that the universe had more mysteries than he ever hope to solve, great as his intellectual capabilities were.

He was content to go as far as he could. = He was satisfied with what he could achieve and would desire nothing beyond his reach.

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) Do you know how personality is formed?

---It depends on many factors, e.g. genetic background, education, living surroundings, influential persons, etc.

(2) What does " he had come to terms with the would around him" mean?

---He accepted the world as it was and didn't fight against things he couldn't change.

(3) What does "be content to go as far as one could " mean?

---Work hard and go as far as one can, be satisfied with what one could achieve. This is a philosophy of life.

(三) Lines 17--21

1. Language Points

He was beyond any pretension. = He was completely sincere and honest without the slightest intention to show off.

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) Do you know why he was free from these emotions?

---He had come to terms with himself and the world around him. He was interested only in his work, and not in these worldly distractions.

(2) How do you know that he was a great person who disliked showing off. He used inexpensive stationary to write to people of high rank, without feeling ashamed.

(四) Lines 22--34

1. Language Points

Material things meant nothing to him. = Material things were of no important to him.

The razor and water do the job. = The razor and water will do.

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) Do material things mean nothing to you? What's your point of view?

---Material things include necessities of life. In this sense, they mean much to most human beings. They also depend on people's concept of value as we discussed earlier.

(2) What does it mean when a person shrugs?

---It may mean "I don't care", "It doesn't matter". "I don't believe", "I can't do it", "I won't do it" and so on.

(3) Why did he revert to using plain water to shave after finishing the shaving cream?

---He accepted the tube of cream as a gift and used it, but wouldn't go out and buy one for himself.

(五) Lines 35--52

1. Language Points

He didn't have the slightest interest in the practical application…

a) not…the slightest : not…any; no

E.g. He didn't feel the slightest pain when the needle went into hie wrist.

that's not it. = That's not right. / That's not what is expected.

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) What does "his quick expression of disapproval" tell us here?

---He wanted to know things by reasoning. He believed and was interested only in theory and he refused to take short cuts.

(2) What do you think of the example?

---He was sort of stubborn, impractical, odd, unique and true to his ideas.

(六) Lines 53--61

1. Language Points

His name was a household world. = His name was well-known to everyone.

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) His theories were capable of exciting relatively few scientists. Why do you think his name was a household word?

---The significance of a theory lies in its real value. Although average people didn't understand his theories, they owed many useful things to his contributions, such as TV. His ideas were put to practical uses. Above all, his ideas created a revolution in science that excited even people who were not scientists.

(2) How do you understand what he said about his achievement? Why was he bewildered about people's admiration?

---He was very modest. He regarded himself as an ordinary man. He thought he had done no more than many other men.

五. Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks

( 一). Summary Questions

1. What do you think of Einstein? Can you tell why he is so respected?

---He was one of the greatest scientists in history. He created a revolution in science.

2. Can you sum up his personality and life style?

---(1) Einstein was a modest man.

a) When the boy pointed out his mistake in playing with the toy Yo-yo, he nodded.

b) When he received great attention, he thought he was fortunate rather than deserving.

---(2) He was a man without personal ambition.

a) He had come to terms with himself and the world around him.

b) He wanted only to understand the universe within his intellectual reach.

c) He was content to go as far as he could .

d) He was never seen to show personal ambition.

e) He cared little for fame.

---(3) He believed in simplicity.

a) He used inexpensive stationary to correspond with the world most important people.

b) He used only a safety razor and water to shave.

---(4) He was purely and exclusively a theorist.

a) He wouldn't walk down a street to se a reactor create atomic energy.

b) He didn't have the slightest interest in observing how his theory made TV possible.

c) He would rather give up than use a practical approach to discover the operating principle of the toy bird.

(二) Concluding Remarks

---As a scientist, Einstein was so great, so extraordinary and distinguished but as a man, he was modest, simple and ordinary. After studying the text, we can learn a lot from him both as a scientist and as a man..

Type of Lesson: Intensive Reading Book Two Unit Six

Title: The Making of a Surgeon

Total Time: Five Hours

Object : Freshman (the second term)

Objectives : 1. Mastering Key Words and Phrases

2. Know self-confidence, critical decision, attitudes toward mistakes,

doctor's growing and professional ethic.

Pre-teaching : Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks (10 minutes) In-Teaching : 1. Study of the Key Words and Phrases (25 minutes)

2. Languages Points (45 minutes) Post-Teaching : Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks (10 minutes) Exercises : 1. Reading Activity (45 minutes)

(1) Explain Basic Reading Skill (5 minutes)

(2) Ask students to read silently (15 minutes)

(3) Explain Difficult Points (15 minutes)

(4) Do Exercise A, B (10 minutes)

2. Comprehension of the Text ( 15 minutes)

3. Vocabulary (15 minutes)

4. Word Building (10 minutes)

5. Structure (15 minutes)

6. Translation (10 minutes)

Unit Six The Making of a Surgeon

一. Key Word

1. making : n.

a) the process of a person or thing that makes

E.g. The making of the English language is an interesting subject.

b) the means or cause of success or great improvement or advancement

E.g. Hard work will be the making of you.

2. surgeon : n.

a) doctor

E.g. Many lives have been saved by this famous surgeon.

b) surgery : (n.) operation

E.g. Cancer usually requires surgery.

c) surgical : (adj)

E.g. A surgeon always wears a surgical mask in the operation room.

3. conclude : vt.

a) arrive at a belief or opinion by reasoning

E.g. The commander concluded, from the evidence, that the enemy fled north.

b) come or bring to an end

E.g. The Olympic Games is scheduled to conclude on August 23.

c) arrange; bring about

E.g. The two countries concluded a peace treaty.

4. critical : a.

a) important at a time of danger and difficulty

E.g. Heroes emerge at critical moment in history.

b) fault-finding

E.g. He has written several critical articles on the film.

5. particular : a.

a) single and different from others; of a certain sort

E.g. He wasn't watching us at all at that particular moment.

b) Worthy of notice; special; unusual

E.g. The particular nature of his job keeps James Bond on guard all the time.

c) detailed; exact

E.g. Give me a full and particular description of what happened.

d) (about) showing (too) much care or interest; hard to please

E.g. Women are usually particular as to what they wear.

6. case : n.

a) instance of disease or injury

E.g. Emergency cases must be treated first.

b) actual state of affairs, instance of the occurrence of sth.

E.g. Suffering can have beneficial results and certainly I know that was true in my case.

c) question to be decided in a law court

E.g. The case is still under police investigation.

7. constant : adj. & n.

a) (a.) happening all the time

E.g. The rent is low because of the constant noise from the mill.

b) (a.) remaining the same

E.g. I wonder if love is constant.

c) (a.) faithful

E.g. He alone remains constant to the quick-tempered musician.

8. resolve : v. & n.

a) (v.) solve, put an end to

E.g. Acting as an advisor, he resolved the doubts among us.

b) (v.) decide firmly, determine

E.g. He resolved that nothing would hold him back.

c) (n.) sth. that has been decided, decision

E.g. On New Year's Day, he made a resolve to go jogging twice a week.

9. sound : adj.

a) correct, based on good judgement

E.g. You can depend on her for a sound judgement.

b) healthy, in good condition

E.g. Her heart is as sound as a drum.

10. handle : v. & n.

a) (v.) manage, deal with

E.g. An officer must know how to handle men.

b) (v.) touch, take up

E.g. The stamp collector washes his hand before handling stamps.

c) (v.) operate, direct, train

E.g. After two months' training, the worker now handles the machine with ease.

d) (n.) part of a tool, cup, door, drawer, etc. by which it may be held in the hand

E.g. Hold the handlebar of a bike tightly, you won't fall down.

11. anticipate : vt

a) see and do what is necessary

E.g. A good teacher should anticipate what the students need.

b) expect

E.g. I anticipate his arrival with much pleasure.

12. bother : v. & n.

a) (vt.) annoy, trouble

E.g. I am sorry for bothering you with so many questions.

b) (vi.) worry

E.g. I don't see any reason for bothering with such a petty matter.

c) (n.) worry, trouble

E.g. What a lot of bother about nothing!

二. Useful Phrases

1. draw to a close / an end : come to an end; conclude

E.g. The summer vacation in drawing to a close.

2. live with : accept ( sth unpleasant )

E.g. You must live with the fact that you are no longer as healthy as you are.

3. dwell on / upon : think about , speak or write a lot about

E.g. It doesn't do to dwell too much on one's shortcomings.

4. be bound to : be certain to

E.g. Look at the cloudless sky ! It is bound to clear up.

5. butterflies on one's stomach : a feeling of fear or anxious

E.g. When her turn for the oral test came, she suddenly had butterflies in her stomach.

6. in advance : before or ahead of time

E.g. There's always a great demand for tickets, you'd better book your seats well in advance.

7. sit on : do nothing about, neglect

E.g. It's unfortunate that our director simply sat on our suggestion and did nothing about it.

三. Synonym Discrimination

1. treat cure

treat : To accept as a patient, to diagnose illness and to help relieve it

cure : to bring back to health, stressing the positive result of medical treatment

E.g. The bone fracture in the truck driver's left leg was being carefully treated.

Doctors and scientists may discover at any moment now how to cure cancer.

2. encounter meet

encounter : more formal word; strongly to imply a casual or unexpected meeting.

meet : common word. to see people

E.g. He encountered many difficulties an his journey around the world.

He promised to meet her at the airport.

四. Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks

1. Warm-up Questions

(1) What qualities do you think are essential to a surgeon?

(2) What kind of doctor do you like most?

(3) Do you want to work as a surgeon? Why or why not?

2. Introductory Remarks

---It goes without saying that everyone wants to become successful. But usually there is a long way to go before one can gain success. This is especially true of a surgeon. What's the key to the making of a surgeon and at what point in time does a doctor finally become a surgeon? In this test the author, a famous surgeon, tells us the answer from his own experience.

五. Language Points and Questions for Discussion

(一) Lines 1-- 7

1. Language Points

There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just as well as or better than any other surgeon…

(1) <structure> "I cannot … any other surgeon" is attributive clause, modifying "surgical patient".

(2) The double negative sentence has a strong meaning.

E.g. There is nothing that he cannot do.

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) Do you think self-confidence is essential to a surgeon?

---Self-confidence is considered a symbol of competence, which can reassure patients and help a surgeon make resolute decisions and take resolute actions to help his patients.

(2) Why is the double negative sentence "There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently" used?

---To emphasize the affirmation and show confidence.

(二) Lines 8--16

1. Language Points

It was the only way I could find the peace of mind I needed to relax.

(1) <structure> "It was the only way" is the main sentence.. "I could… to relax" is attributive clause, modifying "way". And in this attributive clause , "I needed to relax" is attributive clause, modifying " the peace of mind.

2. Questions for Discussion

(1)What people would make a telephone call at night to the hospital?

---Those who are seriously injured in an accident, seriously ill for some sudden reasons.

(2) How do you understand a " critical decision"?

---A critical decision is a life-and-death decision because it can save a patience's life or result in a patience' death.

(3) What can you conclude about the resident from this paragraph?

---He worried about the decisions he made and he had a strong sense of responsibility.

(三) Lines 17--24

1. Language Points

…but I had learned to accept this a constant problem for a surgeon, one that… live with it.

(1) accept…as : I accepted him as my dear brother.

(2) "One " refers to "a problem". "It" refers to "situation".

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) How do you understand "I could live with it"?

---He could face the decisions he made, right or not, with peace of mind.

(2) Why did he have a nice feeling?

---He had gained enough knowledge and experience and he had self-confidence.

(四) Lines 25--32

1. Language Points

I'd sweated through my share of stab wounds of belly, of punctured lungs, or compound fractures. = I'd been nervous and filled with anxiety while painstakingly treating the serious injuries that come to every young doctors, such serous injuries as stab wounds in the belly, punctured lungs and compound fracture.

(1) sweat : work long and hard

E.g. The team sweated through the game and managed to keep their trophy.

(2) share : a part

E.g. That is your fair share.

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) Why did he mention these three cases?

--- They were all serious injuries and complicated cases in which it was impossible to anticipate all the problems in advance.

(2) When and why didn't he "sweat" through the operations any more?

---When his five-year residency was drawing to a close. He was no longer nervous because he had gained the knowledge, the skill, the experience and confidence.

(五) Lines 33--41

1. Language Points

when I was out in practice = when I completed my residency period and began to work on my own as a surgeon.

…chances were that no other surgeon could have, either… = …it was most likely that other surgeon could have avoided the same mistakes.

(1) chances are / were that : it is / was likely that

E.g. Chances are that he has already heard the news.

2 Questions for Discussion

(1) What kind of mistakes could a surgeon make?

---He could make a wrong judgement, operate on a wrong person or wrong parts, etc.

(2) What was his attitude toward hid mistakes before the residency?

---He couldn't tolerate or forgive them; he couldn't bear to think he was solely responsible for them.

(3) Are you afraid of making mistakes?

---Mistakes are part of human's life, no one could avoid them. And failure is the mother of success. We could learn lessons from our mistakes.

(六) Lines 42--47

1. Language Points

He needs it to encourage him in trying moment.

(1) trying : distressing. difficult

E.g. We had a trying day.

(2) try : cause to be tired, exhausted, out of patience, etc.

E.g. Time tries everything.

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) Why does the author use "sounds" and "guess" when he speaks of "conceit"?

---Conceit means excessive pride in oneself or in one's abilities. It is not usually a good characteristic or behavior. But to some extent, a surgeon needs it.

(2) What is it that a surgeon needs, conceit or self-confidence?

---Both. Self-confidence means adequate confidence in oneself and one's abilities. It's based on competence, experience and the like. Conceit , the feeling that one is better that others, is what a surgeon needs to help give self-confidence.

六.Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks

1. Summary Questions

(1) What's the making of a surgeon?

---It's a long and tough way. Not until he finishes the medical education and the hospital residency. Not until he builds up necessary confidence in himself.

(2) What had the author gone through before he became a surgeon?

---Emergency situations he encountered at night; the critical decisions he had had to make; the sleepless nights because of worries about his treatment; the experience of sweating through operations; the fear of making mistakes and the transition from doubts and uncertainties to self-confidence.

2. Concluding Remarks

---Self-confidence is the key to the making of a surgeon. But self-confidence is based on necessary knowledge, skills, experience and expertise. In addition , the sense of responsibility is another quality foe s qualified doctor. All these work ethics are required for professionals in various other fields as well.

Type of Lesson: Intensive Reading Book Two Unit Seven

Title: There's Only Luck

Total Time: Five Hours

Object : Freshman (the second term)

Objectives : 1. Mastering Key Words and Phrases

2. Learn people's reactions to street victims in America and find out

why security is an illusion

Pre-teaching : Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks ( 5 minutes) In-Teaching : 1. Study of the Key Words and Phrases (20 minutes)

2. Languages Points (55 minutes) Post-Teaching : Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks (10 minutes) Exercises : 1. Reading Activity (45 minutes)

(1) Explain Basic Reading Skill ( 15 minutes)

(2) Ask students to read silently (15 minutes)

(3) Explain Difficult Points (15 minutes)

(4) Do Exercise A, B (10 minutes)

prehension of the Text ( 15 minutes)

3.Vocabulary (15 minutes)

4. Word Building (10 minutes)

5. Structure ( 5 minutes)

6. Translation (10 minutes)

Unit Seven There's Only Luck

一.Key Words

1. vague : adj.

a) not clearly expressed; indistinct

E.g. He gave me a vague explanation.

b) <derivative> vaguely : adv. unclearly, slightly

E.g. At that time I was too young. I only vaguely understand what they talking about.

2. annoy : vt.

a) make rather angry

E.g. She was annoyed with her husband because he forgot her birthday.

b) disturb, trouble

E.g. We were constantly annoyed by the noise outside.

c) <usage> be annoyed at one's behavior (often V-ing)

with sb.

when-clause

to-inf

3. release : vt.

a) set free , let go

E.g. Sometimes death releases a patient from suffering.

b) loosen

E.g. The train gathering speed, he had to release her hand and say good-bye.

c) allow (news etc.) to be known publicly

E.g. Details of the scheme have not yet been released to the public.

4. split : vt. & n.

a) (cause to) divide into parts

E.g. She split with him after a bitter quarrel.

b) (cause to) break

E.g. My father is out splitting logs.

c) (n.) splitting; tear made by splitting

E.g. He had no wife to sew up the split in the trousers for him, so he asked the landlady for help.

5. plea : n.

a) serious request

E.g. His plea for mercy fell on deaf ear.

b) (law) official statement in court that one or guilty or not guilty

E.g. In the court the prisoner made a plea that he was not guilty.

6. specific : adj.

a) detailed and precise

E.g. What are your specific aims in visiting our university?

b) relating to one particular thing ; nor general

E.g. The word can only be used in specific situation.

7. sentence : n. & v.

a) (n.) punishment given by a law court

E.g. The two terrorists received life sentences for having bombed a bank.

b) (v.) (of a judge or court) punish

E.g. The criminals were sentenced to three years' imprisonment.

8. stiff : adj.

a) severe; cruel

E.g. Cheaters on the exam received a stiff warning from the university.

b) difficult to bend; firm

E.g. The principal always keeps a stiff upper lip while at school.

c) (of manners, behavior) unfriendly

E.g. The old lady was quite stiff with her new neighbors.

d) hard to do; difficult

E.g. They were stiff all over from the stiff climbing.

9. detail : n. & v.

a) (n.) small, particular fact

E.g. The scientist went over every detail of his paper before publishing it.

b) (v.) describe fully

E.g. She detailed in her letter every piece of furniture in her new apartment.

10. identify : vt.

a) recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing

E.g. The police asked the woman if she could identify the man who had robbed her.

b) <derivative> identification : (n.)

E.g. The case needs fingerprint identification.

11. response : n.

a) action done in answer

E.g. The medical student observed closely the response of ailing white rats to specific drugs. b) answer

E.g. My letter of complaint brought no response.

c) <derivative> respond : (vi.) to act or behave in an answering manner; show sensitiveness to

E.g. The illness quickly responded to treatment.

12. secure : adj.

a) safe; free from worry; doubt etc.

E.g. I think I have a secure position as a teacher.

b) <derivative> security : n.

E.g. A good fire is a security against wild beasts.

二. Useful Phrases

1. pull out : leave; move away

E.g. The drive of the car pulled out from behind the truck.

2. bring back :

a) restore; cause to return

E.g. The fresh air in the mountain would bring back her strength.

b) cause (sth.) to be remembered

E.g. The music brings back happy memories.

3. clean up :

a) clean thoroughly ; remove and leave the place clean

E.g. Let me clean up the broken glass before someone walks on it.

b) remove wrong or dishonest activity from sth.; finish destroying or defeating (an enemy) E.g. The government promises to clean up the town by getting rid of all the criminals.

4. turn out : gather out of doors, esp in large numbers

E.g. Tens of thousands of people turned out for the rally.

5. in force :

a) (of people) in large numbers

E.g. Trouble was expected at the football match, so the police had to be there in force.

b) (of a rule, order, law, etc.) in effect or operation

E.g. When are they going to put the law in force?

6. much ado about (nothing) : a lot of noise or talk about sth.

E.g. Why are you making so much ado about it?

7. come to : become a matter about; concern

E.g. He is not good at sports, but when it comes to arithmetic he is the best in the class.

8. agree on : have the same opinion on

E.g. I agree with you on this point.

9. trail off / away : (voice, etc.) lose strength gradually until it stops completely

E.g. When he saw who had entered the room, his voice trailed off in fear.

10. end up : reach a final situation; come to an end

E.g. If you don't work hard, you'll end up nowhere.

三. Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks

1. Warm-up Questions

(1) What do you think threaten people's security nowadays?

---Crime, traffic accidents, natural disasters, incurable diseases, etc.

(2) What factors do you think might have caused the street crimes in America?

---The legal possession of guns by individuals, the suspension of capital punishment, i.e. death penalty, wide gap between the rich and the poor, etc.

2. Introductory Remarks

---Everybody wants to be safe. What may threaten people's security? Street crime ranks high in the Western countries. In this text, the author, an American novelist and artist, tells about a street crime she encountered and describes the reactions of her neighbors and the policemen to it. Let's see what happened to the author and why she felt "there is only luck".

四. Language Points and Questions for Discussion

(一) Lines 1--5

1. Language Points

My mind went numb when I… = I lost all my senses or the power to think when I…

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) What happened to the author?

---She was held up or being robbed by gunmen.

(2) Where did it take place? How do you know ?

---In front of her house. It is very common for Americans to have a garage beside their house.

(3) Why did she think "This can't be happening to me"?

---She was just in front of hr house and it was then early in the evening, not deep at night. At such a place and time, being robbed was a very uncommon and unbelievable thing.

(4) Why did her mind go numb?

---She was very frightened and shocked.

(二) Lines 6--16

1. Language Points

I remember being vaguely annoyed when… = I remember that I was slightly angry for no definite reason when…

I didn't crouch behind it but screamed instead,… = Instead of crouching behind it, I screamed.

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) What were they forced to do?

---To get out of the car and walk to the house.

(2) Why was Jeremy being slow?

---He was trying to prevent the gunmen from forcing them into the house. He had thrown the keys into the shrubbery.

(3) Why did she scream?

---She was frightened and shouted for help.

(三)Lines 17--26

1. Language Points

There was something absurdly melodramatic about screaming, "help, help!" = it seamed

somewhat ridiculous and excessively dramatic in a stupid way to scream "help, help".

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) Why does screaming for help sound absurdly melodramatic at 8 o'clock on a Tuesday evening in December?

---Because December is the Christmas season, Tuesday is a weekday, and 8 o'clock is early in the evening. All this makes people think so.

(2) What doe "the houses were cold" imply?

---It implies that people behind the doors or inside the houses didn't care about others and that they were cold-hearted and refused to lend a hand at a critical moment. But this is what the author thinks. Maybe the people inside the house were making a call to the police or to the neighbors discussing what to do before they opened the doors.

(3) What do you think helped her escape?

---Nothing but good luck. The gunmen were scared away by her screaming.

(4) What do you think that the neighbors came out with baseball bats?

---They seemed ready to fight back the robbers in a group.

(5) Why did one neighbors say the noodles were getting cold?

---They wanted to leave the scene with a decent excuse to avoid being involved in the case.

(四) Lines27--42

1. Language Points

What would guns have been to Jeremy and me? = Even if Jeremy and I had guns with us, they would not have done any good to us.

a) what good is…? / What's the good of…? : What is the use of…?

E.g. What good is money to a person when he is dying?

the police turned out in force = the police arrived o the scene in large numbers.

…we were hopeless when it came to identification. = …we were unable to provide any useful information when asked about how old the criminals might be, whet they looked like, etc.

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) Why was she happy to see them go?

---She knew the neighbors were helpless, and she was disgusted at their empty talk.

(2) How did the policemen react to the event and why?

---They were ill-tempered, because no one was hurt and nothing was taken. Also the two victims could not identify the criminals.

(3) What does identification refer to?

---It refers to such things as how old the attackers were, what they looked like, how they were dressed, how tall they were and the like.

(4) Do you think it normal that they couldn't describe the attackers? Why or why not?

---Yes. Because they were too frightened to pay attention to the attackers and it was dark.

(五) Lines 43--53

1. Questions for Discussion

(1) What does the author mean by "the cops were matter-of-fact about the whole thing"?

---They showed no personal emotions but dealt with the matter as something that happened routinely on duty.

(2) Which cop's words is right? Why or why not?

(3) Are you surprised to hear that the cop concludes "there is no right or wrong in the situation. There is only luck." ?

(六) Lines 54--63

1. Language Points

no intelligent response to a gun = there is no clever reaction to a gun

Security is an illusion; there is no safety in licks or in guns. = No one is in fact secure; even if you have licks and guns, you are not safe from danger.

2. Questions for Discussion

(1) What does "luck" mean in the context?

---Something that comes by chance and people cannot do anything about it.

(2) How did the author feel when thinking of security?

---Hopeless and pessimistic. Nobody is really secure and safe anywhere.

五. Summary Questions and concluding Remarks

1. Summary Questions

(1) What does the author want to tell us?

---Security is an illusion. One can only rely on his luck.

(2) Do you think the author has good reasons to think so? What are they?

---a) She was attacked just in front of her own house.

b) It was then early in the evening.

c) She was helpless at the moment; her neighbors were reluctant to help.

d) The policemen couldn't offer any useful ways to cope with street crime.

e) She made her escape by luck.

f) She knew there was no way to prepare for the next time.

2. Concluding Remarks

---The point of the true story is not only to tell what happened to the victims, but also to expose how the neighbors and the police reacted to the crime. It's thought-provoking, isn't it?

Type of Lesson: Intensive Reading Book Two Unit Eight

Title: Honesty : Is It Going Out of Style?

Total Time: Five Hours

Object : Freshman (the second term)

Objectives : 1. Mastering Key Words and Phrases

2. To discuss the reason why school cheating is on the rise and find out a solution to it; Also understand honesty is an important part of

American character and a part of modern life.

Pre-teaching : Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks ( 15 minutes) In-Teaching : 1. Study of the Key Words and Phrases (20 minutes)

2. Languages Points (55 minutes) Post-Teaching : Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks (10 minutes) Exercises : 1. Reading Activity (45 minutes)

(1) Explain Basic Reading Skill ( 15 minutes)

(2) Ask students to read silently (15 minutes)

(3) Explain Difficult Points (15 minutes)

(4) Do Exercise A, B (10 minutes)

prehension of the Text ( 5 minutes)

3.Vocabulary (15 minutes)

4. Word Building (10 minutes)

5. Structure ( 5 minutes)

6. Translation (10 minutes)

Unit Eight Honesty : Is It Going Out of Style？

一. Keys Words

1. style : n.

a) fashion

E.g. Clothes made of Nylon are out of style now.

b) a manner or way of doing sth. eg writing, speaking, building etc.

E.g. I don't like the style of his hair.

2. behave : v.

a) act in a particular manner

E.g. The parents praised the son for behaving well in the party.

b) <set phrase> behave oneself : show good manner

E.g. Sit still and behave yourself.

c) <derivative> behavior : (n.) way of behaving

E.g. His behavior improved under the school's strict discipline.

3. corresponding :adj.

a) matching

E.g. The peace talk was held between corresponding officials in the two government.

b) the same

E.g. The police found corresponding footprints outside the house where the murder took place.

4. charge : n. & v.

a) (n.) accusation

E.g. The former football star was arrested on a charge of manslaughter.

b) (n.) price asked for goods or services

E.g. Services charges are not included in hotel rates.

c) (n.) amount of electricity contained in a substance.

E.g. In physics. "+ " means a positive charge, while "- " means a negative charge.

d) (v.) accuse

E.g. His former secretary charged him of cheating the government on income taxes.

e) (v.) ask as a price

E.g. The railway company charges half price for students during summer and winter hoilidays.. f) (v.) put an amount of electricity into

E.g. Batteries for mobile phones need charging every eight hours.

g) <derivative> overcharge : charge too much

rechargeable : can be charged again

E.g. I called the policeman because the driver overcharged me.

Don't throw the battery away, it is a rechargeable one.

5. advance : adj. & n.

a) (adj.) done or given before sth

E.g. Do you accept advanced payment?

b) (n.) in advance

E.g. Everything has been fixed in advance.

c) advanced : (adj.)

E.g. In modern society we should learn advanced technology.

6. launch : vt. & n.

a) start, establish

E.g. The government launched an attack against corruption.

b) send up

E.g. It is expensive to launch an astronaut into outer space.

c) put (a ship) into water for the first time

E.g. The First Lady was invited to launch the new ship.

d) (n.) setting in motion

E.g. The world was shocked at the failed launch of spaceship "Challenger:.

7. reveal : v.

a) show, display

E.g. He was the only person on earth before whom I would reveal myself.

b) make known, disclose

E.g. This letter revealed him to be / as an honest man.

8. overnight : adv.

a) for or during the night

E.g. The bag contains things I will need when staying overnight at a hotel.

b) suddenly

E.g. Public opinion tends to change overnight.

9. link : v. & n.

a) (v.) join, connect

E.g. Scholarships are linked to academic performance.

b) (n.) person or thing that connects two others

E.g. Researchers have established the link between smoking and cancer.

10. anyway : adv.

a) in any case

E.g. It's no use crying over spilt milk, anyway.

b) by any possible means

E.g. There must be something wrong with my computer, I couldn't get hooked up to the Internet anyway.

11. tempt : v.

a) persuade (sb.) to do sth. wrong or foolish

E.g. The serpent tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.

b) attract

E.g. I feel tempted to eat more than is good for my health.

12. encourage : vt.

a) give hope or courage to (sb.)

E.g. The cheers of their school mates encouraged the players to try to win the game for the school.

b) promote the development

E.g. Don't encourage her laziness by doing things for her.

二. Useful Phrases

1. be hard on

a) (on sb.) treat sb. severely

E.g. The parents are too hard on their boy.

b) (on sth.) wear sth. out quickly or easily

E.g. The rough roads are hard on my new shoes.

2. on the rise : rising, increasing

E.g. The price of food is on the rise.

3. a case in point : a very good example

E.g. An American can rise from the humblest beginnings to become President. Abraham Lincoln is

a case in point.

4. in the case of : so far as… is concerned

E.g. Poverty depressed most people; in the case of my father it was otherwise.

5. come to bad ends / a bad end : have a bad result

E.g. If you don't give up crime , you'll come to bad ends.

6. lie in : be found in, exist in

E.g. Happiness lies in contentment.

7. on the other hand : from the opposed point of view

E.g. Food was abundant , on the other hand , water was running short..

8. at one's best : in peak condition

E.g. In writing about a person, he is at his best.

三. Synonym

1. action act behavior

action : the doing / accomplishment of something

act : sth. that is done

behavior : way of behaving, treatment shown towards others

E.g. Action speaks louder than words.

To kick a cat is a cruel act.

Tom won a prize for his good behavior at school.

四. Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks

1. Warm-up Questions

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