新视野大学英语(2)

Unit 2

I. Section A: Charlie Chaplin

1. Teaching Objectives: ? To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns ? To be familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writing ? To improve Ss reading skills by studying section B To respond and cooperate with classmates willingly ? To participate actively

To read sentences and texts with proper intonation ? To write smoothly and legibly

2.Time Allotment: Section A (3 periods):

1st---2nd period: Pre-reading activities ( theme-related questions for warming up;)

While-reading activities (cultural notes; useful words and expressions;

difficult sentences)

rd

3period: While-reading activities (text structure; main ideas)

Post-reading activities (comprehension questions; exercises) 4th periods: Practice of the reading skill (reading for the key idea in a sentence);

T checks on Ss‘ home reading by asking questions based on the passage. T explains some difficult sentences

Section B(1period):

3.Teaching Procedures:

3.1 Pre-reading Activities

Step 1 Greetings

Greet the whole class as usual. Step 2. Review

1. Ask students some questions to review the last lesson（show them on the screen）.

2. Check the homework（made a survey about the history of films by surfing the Internet or asking for help from other people）;

Topics

1. The history of films

2. The characteristics of silent films Purposes

1. To develop Ss‘ online learning ability

2. To improve Ss‘ ability to retrieve the relevant information 3. To stimulate Ss‘ psychomotor thinking

4. To arouse Ss‘ interest in learning the unit

Method: Talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach, and audiolingual method.

Step 3. Lead-in and preparation for reading

Show the Ss some pictures and let them talk to each other about the topic on the screen. http://www.mtime.com 1. Who is Charlie Chaplin? a great comic in silent films

2. What is his classic figure in films and can you describe it? classic figure — a small and shabby little tramp tiny moustache huge pants

a tight jacket or tail coats bowler hats

enormous broken boots a walking cane

3. Can you list the most famous films acted in by Charlie Chaplin? 《摩登时代》（Modern Times） 《大独裁者》（The Great Dictator） 《淘金记》（The Gold Rush） 《城市之光》 （City Lights）

《凡尔杜先生》(Monsieur Verdoux)

Purpose: Arouse the students‘ interest of study. Bring in new subject: Charlie Chaplin.

Method: Use the CAI, PPT software and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach, audio-visual method and audiolingual method.

Step 4. Fast reading

Ask the Ss to read the passage as quickly as they can and to answer the questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.

Text structure:

Purpose: Improve the students‘ reading and writing ability and understand the general idea of each paragraph.

Method: Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach,

communicative approach and total physical response method.

Charlie Chaplin?s artistic achievement (Paras.3-6): Charlie Chaplin‘s huge success with his tramp (Para.3) Charlie Chaplin‘s success with sound movies (Para.4) Charlie Chaplin‘s secret of great comedy (Para.5-6)

Charlie Chaplin?s emotional life (Paras.7-8): Charlie Chaplin‘s emotional collision (Para.7) Charlie Chaplin‘s stable and happy life in his later years (Para.8)

Step 5. Preparation for details of the text on the screen

Ss are required to look at the words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class. Words and Phrases: Incidents after Charlie Chaplin?s death . (Para. 9 ) Purpose: Train the Ss‘ ability of understanding and using foreign language.

Method: Talk in groups, Use task-based

language teaching method, communicative approach and total physical response method.

2) revolt (against sth.) : v. refuse to accept sb.‘s authority or obey rules, laws, etc. The people revolted against their oppressors. 人民反抗他们的压迫者。

Public opinion will revolt against any further increase in taxes. 公众舆论反抗税收的任何进一步增长。

2）immensely: ad. to a very great extent; extremely

We were immensely impressed by his story. 他的经历深深地打动了我们。 3) execute: v.

a) do or perform sth., esp. in a planned way

Check that the computer has executed your commands. 检查一下计算机是否执行了你的指令。 b) kill sb. as a legal punishment

A number of the officers arrested were executed almost immediately. 大量被捕的官员几乎马上就被处死了。 7) for good: for ever

He left the city for good. 他永远地离开了那个城市。 8) all that: very

Do you really need all that much sleep? 你真的需要那么多的睡眠吗？ Things aren‘t all that good. 事情并不那么顺利。

9) come down in the world: become poorer or less successful than used to be

She has really come down in the world. 她真的过着穷困潦倒的生活。

3.2 While-reading Activities

Step 6. Intensive reading

Ss are asked to read the passage carefully again and answer some detailed questions on the screen. During the reading, there is an explanation for the following points:

Language Points:

1. He already had the urge to explore and extend a talent he discovered in himself as he went along. (Para. 5) Meaning: He then had a strong desire to further discover and develop his talent as he progressed in his career. have the/an urge to do sth.: have a strong desire to do something She has a strong urge to achieve success. 她有强烈的取得成功的欲望。

go along: advance; move further with something You‘ll find it easier as you go along. 你做下去就会觉得容易些。

2. Lifeless objects especially helped Chaplin make “contact” with himself as an artist. (Para. 6) Meaning: For Chaplin, everyday things were especially useful in his creations.

3. This physical transformaiton, plus the skill with which he executed it again and again, is surely the secret of Chaplin?s great comedy. (Para. 6)

Meaning: The key to Chaplin‘s success in comedy is that he was able to convert one object to another quite effectively and skillfully all the time.

4. It?s a relief to know that life eventually gave Charlie Chaplin the stability and happiness it had earlier denied him. (Para. 8)

Meaning: We are happy to learn that in spite of his early misfortunes he finally found the woman who brought him the stability and happiness in his later life.

relief: n. a feeling of comfort when something frightening, painful, etc. has ended or has not happened

5. The police recovered it with more efficiency than Mack Sennett?s clumsy Keystone Cops would have done. (Para. 9)

Meaning: the police found Chaplin‘s body much more quickly than the silly policemen in Mack Sennett‘s comedies would have.

―Keystone Cops‖ refer to a group of police officers who appeared in Mack Sennett‘s films frome 1914 to the early 1920s. They made a lot of mistakes and did stupid but funny things.

Typical patterns:

Purpose: Further understand the text （Train further reading ability） to find out some difficult sentences and details of the text.

Method: Read the text together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative

approach, grammar-translation approach and total physical response method.

3.3 Post-reading Activities

Step7. Consolidation

Retell the passage according to the topic sentences.

A general introduction to Charlie Chaplin (his family background and the turining point in his career) Charlie Chaplin‘s huge success with his tramp Charlie Chaplin‘s success with sound movies Charlie Chaplin‘s secret of great comedy Charlie Chaplin‘s emotional life Incident after Charlie Chaplin‘s death

Purpose: To know if the students understand the whole text. At the same time, To show the text structure on the

screen, so that they can retell it easily.

Method: Read the text structure together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach,

communicative approach and total physical response method.

Step 8. Discussion

Show a movie clip of Modern Times and ask the Ss some questions: Purpose: To present a real situation

To have a vivid understanding of Charlie Chaplin and his silent films

Method: Use the CAI and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach,

communicative approach, audiolingual method, Audio-visual Method and total physical response method.

Step 9. Assignment

Review the key points of Section A Finish the exercises after class Finish online homework Preview Section B Step 10. Assessment

Write a composition of a general statement supported by details. I want to improve the ability of their writing. At the

same time, train the ability of do-it-yourself and looking up the information by themselves. http://www.wwenglish.com/en/up/4/pearson/3533.htm;

T checks if Ss have done the after-text exercises in their spare time and discuss some common errors that crop up. Writing: Topic: Watching Movies

Outline: 1. 大学生们非常喜欢看电影

2. 他们为什么喜欢看电影

Pre-view Section B

II. Section B The Political Career of a Female Politician

Teaching Procedures:

1. Reading Skills

Recognizing Differences Between Facts and Opinions

In order to recognize differences between facts and opinions, we have to know: a) Facts are statements that tell what really happened or what really is the case. b) Opinions are statements of belief, judgment or feeling. c) It is not always easy to tell opinion from fact.

Purpose: Introduce the reading skill to the Ss and improve their reading abilities.

Method: Use multimedia instruction and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading

approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.

T explains the reading skill (recognizing differences between facts and opinions). Ss practise the skill by doing the exercise on page 45 in pairs.

2. Passage Reading (The Political Career of a Female Politician)

2.1 Lead-in and preparation for reading

Show Ss some pictures about Kenya and let them talk to each other, and then look at the map of Kenya to make clear about where Nairobi and Embu are. http://travel.bowenwang.com.cn/facts-country-kenya.htm

Purpose: Arouse the students‘ interest of study. Bring in new subject: The Political Career of a Female Politician

Method: Use the CAI and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach,

communicative approach, audiolingual method, and total physical response method.

2.2 Comprehension Questions

Read the passage as quickly as they can. and ask the Ss to find the key idea in sentences and answer the questions shown on the screen:

Para.1

1. What was Agatha Muthoni Mbogo like? 2. What did she do six months ago? Para.2

3. What was even more surprising? 4. Why was it so surprising?

Para.3

5. When did Ms. Mbogo begin her political career? 6. What obstacles did she face? Para.4-9

7. What was the background in Kenya for women to participate in politics? Para.10-19

8. How did Ms. Mbogo achieve success in her political career? 9. What were people‘s reponses to this female mayor?

2.3 Difficult Sentences

1. “It was the answer to my prayers because it seemed to be a victory over this idea that ?women can?t lead?.” (Para. 5)

Meaning: ―I had long hoped that women could play a role in political life, and her victory appeared to overcome the idea that ?women can‘t be leaders‘.‖

an/the answet to one‘s prayers: (informal) something that someone wants or needs very much The result was an answer to my prayers. 这结果正是我期望的。

2. But after independence, leaders jealous to protect their power shut them out of politics, a situation repeated across the continent. (Para. 8)

Meaning: But after independence, male leaders, who were afraid of losing power, prevented women from entering political life. This situation was also true in other African countries.

3. Against that background, Agatha Mbogo began her political career. (Para. 10)

Meaning: With men still holding the positions of control in politics, Agatha Mbogo began her political career. 4. She instead joined the town planning committee, a much more visible assignment. (Para.10) Meaning: Instead, she joined the town planning committee, in which people would notice her efforts.

2.4 Key Words and Expressions colleague ridiculous assembly substantial scandal earnest refresh have/gain the upper hand make up in/by contrast deliver the goods 3. Assignment

Do the exercises about vocabulary and phrases in Comprehensive Exercises. Do Speed reading.

T checks on Ss‘ exercises on pages 51—52. T asks Ss to prepare the next unit.

Purpose: To know if students master the vocabulary and phrases in this class. Method: Use task-based method.

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