新视野大学英语第三版B4U5教案

精选文档PAGEPAGE2—新视野高校英语读写教程第四册教案B4U5Unit5Whyculturecounts*TeachingObjectives：StudentswilllearntouseEnglishto1.TotalkaboutastereotypeofChineselanguageandculture2.Tofurtherunderstandthetext3.Toapplythephrasesandsentencepatterns4.Tomastertheparagraph(essay)writingskill*TimeAllotment:eachunit8classes1st---2ndclasses:PartIWarmingupLead-in:Backgroundintroductionandtheme-relatedquestionsforwarmingupUnderstandingofthetext:DetailedunderstandingfocusonReadingStrategyincludingTopicSentence,KeyWords,LogicWords,ReadingCluesetc.inordertohelpstudentshaveabetterunderstandingaboutthepassagebyaskingsomequestionsaboutit.3rd--4thclasses:PartIITextStudyReadinginDepth:StructureAnalysis,Summary,DifficultsentencesanalysisLanguageFocus:MorepracticeinLanguagePoints(languagepointsexplanation,SentencePatterns,UsefulExpressions)5th—6thclasses:PartIIIReflectionCriticalthinking:Morespeakingpracticeindiscussionrelatedtostereotypesofaforeigncountryandhowtodealwithculturaldifferences.WritingPractice:Essaywriting•Afrustratingexperience•Anunforgettableexperience•Adifficultdecision7th—8thclasses:PartIVAssignment7.Post-readingactivities:reviewwordsandexpressions,role-play,exercises,etc8.SectionB:FocusonfastreadingandPracticeinreadingskillUNIT5SectionASpeakingChineseinAmericaPartIWarmingup1.Lead-in:1)AnswerQuestionsQ1.SomeWesternersthinkthatChinesepeopletendtoavoidsaying“no”directly.WhatarethecommonwaysinwhichtheChineseexpressdisagreement,rejectionorrefusalindailycommunication?Tips:Chinesepeoplegenerallyuseexpressionslike“possiblyno”or“I’mafraiditwon’twork”tosay“no”toothers.Thismakesthemlessdirectingivingrejections.Q2.AreallChineseso“discreetandmodest”thattherearen’tevenwordsfor“no”?Tips:No.Whenpeoplewithgreaterauthorityorpowersay“no”tothoseinalowerstatus(e.g.parentstochildren),theycanbeverydirectandstraightforward,e.g.“absolutelyno”.2)ListenandtalkListentoaradioprogramoncomplimentsinAmericanEnglish.Completetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.Q1.WhatarethecommonstructuresAmericansusetocomplimenteachother?(a)Whata…!(e.g.“Whatanicehat!”)(b)___________________________________(Giveonestructureandoneexample)Tips:Ilikeyour…(e.g.“Ilikeyourhat.”)Iloveyour…(e.g.“Iloveyourshoes.”)Q2.ArethereanydifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanculturesinhowpeoplecomplimenteachotherandhowtheyrespondtoacompliment?Tips:Yes,thetraditionalwayistosaysomethingtoshowthatweortheobjectweownisnotthatgood.Forexample,wemaysay“哪里”(meaning“itisnothing”).Butinmoderndays,manypeoplehaveadoptedtheEnglishwayofrespondingtoacompliment.Theysay“thankyou”veryoftentoo.3)CompounddictationChinaiscastingsuchahuge__________ontheUnitedStatesthatmanyAmericansare______________tolearntheChineselanguage_____________retaintheircompetitiveedge.“InterestinlearningChineseamongAmericanyouthandtheirparentshasgrowndramaticallyinthepastfiveyears.”saidVivienStewart,vicepresidentattheAsiaSociety,aUSgrouptryingto__________________betweenAmericansandthepeoplesofAsiaandthePacific.China’sdramaticrisetonearsuperpower________anditstellingeffectspolitically,economically,and___________aredrivingtheinteresttolearnthelanguage,expertssay.From_________________tohighschools,studiesbytheAsiaSocietyshow,thereisa“rapidrise”in__________amongpupilstostudytheChineselanguage.TheChineserichculturaltraditionsandblossomingeconomymeanthatisnow______________allofourstudentstobebetterpreparedtoengagethemand_______opportunitiestogether,”saidMichaelLevine,AsiaSociety’sexecutivedirectorofeducation.Keys:shadow,scrambling,inabidto,bridgethegap,status,culturally,kindergartens,interest,essentialfor,seize.2.CulturalBackground:ChineseAmericansDiscusswithyourpartnerthefollowingquestions:1)WhatdoesChineseAmericansreferto?Tips:Theterm“ChineseAmericans”referstoAmericansofChinesedescent.ItalsoincludesthosewithpartialChineseancestry.2)WhatstereotypesofChineseAmericansaredepictedinthemedia?Tips:·ChineseAmericansare“foreign”and“unassimilated”.·Chinesearealienpredators.·ChineseAmericansarerestrictedtoclichédoccupations.·ChineseAmericansarepolite.·ChineseAmericansasawholeareamodelminority.3)WhatarethepopularcolumnsinthehistoryoftheNewYorkTimesMagazine?Tips:Someofthepopularcolumnsinthehistoryofthemagazineare“OnLanguage”,“TheEthicist”,“Consumed”,and“TheFunnyPages”.PartIITextStudy1.GlobalReading:TipsforReading:AGoodReadershould1)Trytobecomeanactivereader.2)Learntoaskmorequestions.(what,why,how)3)Dotheefficientreading.(keypoints,topicsentence,keywords,locatingwords,necessaryandsufficient)4)Developahabitofmarkingduringreading.1.1AnswerQuestions1)Whydidtheauthor’smotherdescribeherSau-saubyusingtheexpression“nominalcourtesy”atthedinner?(Para.1)Tips:Shejustpretendedtobepolite.(ateupthedishintheend;althoughshedidn’twantitatfirst.)2)Whentheauthor’smotherofferedthelastscallopfromthegarlicseafooddish,Sau-sau’sresponse:(Para.2)Tips:3)Whatdidtheauthor’smothersuggestastherightwayfortheChinesetorespondatthedinnertableinAmerica?(Para.8)Tips:Theysaydirectlywhethertheywanttohaveanythingornot.Theywouldratherthanrefuseforthesakeofpolitenesseveniftheyinfactwanttoeatit.4)HowdidthearticleinTheNewYorkTimesMagazinedescribeChineselanguageandculture?(Para.10)Tips:ItsaidthatChineselanguageandculturewereveryindirectandpolite.5)Whydidtheauthor’sparentsscoldherwhensheansweredthemwithaquestion?(Paras.13-17)Tips:Theythoughtthatshewasnotrespectfulifshequestionedthem.6)InParagraph21,theauthormentionshowanoutsideobservermightviewChinesepeoplebyjustlisteningtohermotherspeak.Whydoesshediscussthis?Tips:Tosupportheropinionthattounderstandthedifferencebetweenlanguagesandbehaviorjustthroughliteraltranslationmayleadtowronggeneralizations.7)Whatdidtheauthorworry?(Para.22)Tips:SeeChinesepeoplefromalimitedperspective;LeadtoactualintoleranceandfewChineseintopmanagementpositions;Thepoweroflanguage.8)HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutthedescriptionofChinesepeopleasbeing“modestandpolite”?(Para.24)Tips:Shefeelsthatitisannoyingbecausesuchadescriptiondoesnotexpressnewideas,honestemotionsorconsideredthought.9)Accordingtothetext,howdoChinesepeoplesay“yes”or“no”whenansweringquestions?(Para.28)Tips:SayingsomethingspecifictowhatisaskedbecausethereisnoonewordinChinesefor“yes”or“no”.Referringdirectlytothepropositionbeingassertedordenied.1.2StructureAnalysis:1.3SummaryOnce,atadinner,mymotherwhisperedtomeconfidentially:“Sau-saupretendstoohardtobeapolite__________!Whybotherwithsuchnominal___________?Intheend,shealwaystakeseverything.”Mymothernolongerpatientwitholdtaboosandcourtesies.IreadanarticleinTheNewYorkTimesMagazine,wheretheauthormentionedthattheinterwoven_______________ofChineselanguageandculturerendersitsspeechindirectandpolite.Chinesepeopleareso“_________andmodest”,thattherearen’tevenwordsfor“yes”and“no”.IfIconsidermyupbringingcarefully,IfindtherewasnothingdiscreetabouttheChineselanguageIgrewupwith,no____________forthesakeofpoliteness.HavinglistenedtobothChineseandEnglish,I’m______________comparisonsbetweenthetwolanguages,asInoticethereciprocalchallengestheyeachpresent.Evenmoredangerousisthetemptationtoviewthe_____betweendifferentlanguagesandbehaviorintranslation.Thereisnoonewordfor“yes”or“no”,butnot_________________tobediscreet.____________,IwouldsaytheChineseequivalentofanswering“yes”or“no”isspecifictowhatisasked.Keys:recipient,courtesy,configuration,discreet,censorship,suspiciousof,gulf,outofnecessity,Ifanything.2.LanguageFocus:2.1PracticalPhrases1).beattachedto:与……有联系举例:不要担忧，由于这仅是意外，同学不应当受到指责。译文：Don’tworrybecauseitwasanaccidentandnoblameisattachedtostudents.2).ontheside:作为副业；作为兼职举例:她的丈夫是个医生，业余时间做些雕塑。译文:Herhusbandisadoctorwhomakessculpturesontheside.3).get/cometothepoint:切入主题举例:我们时间不多，所以我就直入主题吧。译文:Wedon’thavemuchtime,soI’llcomestraighttothepoint.4).hedge…inwith/by…：以……限制某人（的自由、机会等）；包围；围住举例:很明显，政客们通常受到本身利益的制约。译文:Itisclearthatpoliticiansareoftenhedgedinwiththeirowninterests.5).berepresentativeof:有代表性的；代表……的举例:这些短篇小说代表了20世纪具有主导性的文学主题。译文:Theseshortstoriesarerepresentativeofthedominantliterarythemesofthe20thcentury.6).ifanything:假如有什么不同；甚至正相反；甚至还不如说举例:小明看上去对输掉竞赛并不是太绝望。相反，他好像由于竞赛都已结束而感到如释重负。译文:XiaoMingdidn’tseemtoodisappointedatlosing.Ifanything,heseemedrelievedthatitwasallover.2.2FunctionalPatterns1).原文：Whybotherwithsuchnominalcourtesy?译文：何必费劲讲究形式上的客套呢？功能：用于含蓄地表达观点。句型：why+v./n./prep.phrase举例：你可以在电脑上看电视节目，何必费劲买个电视机呢？译文：YoucanwatchTVprogramsonthecomputer,sowhyatelevision?2).原文：IfIconsidermyupbringingcarefully,IfindtherewasnothingdiscreetabouttheChineselanguageIgrewupwith.译文：认真想想自己的成长过程，我发觉，我从小到大所接触到的中文并不是什么特殊谨慎的语言。功能：用于表达“通过个人经受而形成的对某人/事的正确生疏”。句型：IfIconsidermyupbringingcarefully,Ifindtherewasnothingdiscreet/difficultaboutsth./sb.Igrewupwith….举例：认真想想自己的成长过程，我发觉，我从小到大所接触到的英文并不是什么特殊难的语言。译文：IfIconsidermyupbringingcarefully,IfindtherewasnothingdifficultabouttheEnglishlanguageIgrewupwith.3).原文：Atthisjunction,IdoagreeinpartwithTheNewYorkTimesMagazinearticle.译文：在这一点上，我的确在某种程度上同意《纽约时报杂志》的那篇文章。句型：Atthisjunction,Idoagreeinpartwithsth.功能：用于表达“部分认同”。举例：在这一点上，我的确在某种程度上同意女孩要富养的理念。译文：Atthisjunction,Idoagreeinpartwiththeideathatdaughtersshouldberaisedinrichnessandhappiness.3.LanguageApplication:EssayWriting:WriteanarrativewithdirectdialogAnarrativeessaytellsastory.Importantelementsthatmakeupastoryincludeasetting(thelocation),atheme(thebasicidea),amood(thefeelingoratmosphere),characters(people),andaplot(thesequenceofevents).Onewaytopresenttheseelementsistousedialog.Agoodnarrativeessayoftenemploysvividdialog,throughwhichitcanbringcharacterstolifeandeffectivelyarousereaders’emotionalresponses.Whenwritingdirectdialog,weshouldfollowthestandardconventionsofpunctuationandformatting.Thebasicprinciplesareasfollows:1.Usequotationmarkstoindicatetheexactwordsspokenbycharacters.2.Beginanewparagraphwheneverthespeakerchanges.3.Makesurereadersalwaysknowwhoisspeaking.Dialogtags(e.g.“Hesaid”)aresometimesusedtoidentifythespeaker.4.Usecorrectpunctuationmarksandcapitalization.Example:“Cleanupyourroom,”Mothersaid,“oryou’renotgoingtothemovie!”Jimshouted,“That’snotfair!It’sBen’sroomtoo!”“Benwillbehomelatertotakecareofhishalf.Now,areyougoingtogetstarted?”Motherscolded.“Iguessso,”mutteredJim.“Whydoesn’tBeneverhavetodoanythingaroundhere?”“Hedoesplenty,”Mothersaid.Jimsaid,“Ineverseehimdomuchofanythingbutstudy.”“Well,”answeredMother,“you’reneveraroundverymuch.”写作练习Directions:Writeanarrativeessayofnolessthan200wordsononeofthefollowingtopics.Youressayshouldincludeoneormoredirectdialogs.Onetopichasanoutlinethatyoucanfollow.PartIIIReflection1.CriticalThinking:1.1Questions1)Doyouknowofanystereotypeofaforeigncountry,itspeople,oritslanguage?Haveyouevermetanyonewhoeitherfitsorcontradictsthisimage,andinwhatway?Tips:•Yes.Frenchpeopleareromantic,andtheFrenchlanguageisbeautiful;Italiansarefashionable,andItalyhasthebestcuisineintheworld.IhavewatchedmanymoviesinwhichFrenchpeopleareindeedromantic,althoughIhavenevermetanyFrenchinperson.AcommonsceneinthemoviesisthataFrenchmangivesflowerstohisgirlfriendorwife,ortwopersonsmeetbychanceandfallinlovequickly.•No.Ithinkpeopleindifferentcountriesorculturesoftheworldhavemoresimilaritiesthandifferences.Forinstance,weallconsidersuchvaluesashonesty,diligenceandpatriotismimportantqualitiesofbeingagoodmanoragoodcitizen.Hence,Ithinktherearenoessentialdifferencesbetweenpeoplesorcultures,andIdon’thaveanystereotypeofanyforeigncountry,itspeople,oritslanguage.2)Ifyouaregoingtoliveinaforeigncountryforanumberofyears,whatwouldyouprefertodo:toadaptyourbehaviorandmannerstothecultureofthatcountry,ortosticktothenormsofyourownculture?Tips:•Iwilltrytoadaptmyhabitstolocalnorms.Forexample,Iwillfollowtheirrulesofdining,bodylanguageandgiftgiving.•IwouldprefertomaintainChinesetraditions.Modernpeoplevalueculturaldiversity,so,IthinkpeopleoftheforeigncountryIliveinwillrespectmychoice.2.2Watch&discussWatchavideoclipanddiscussthefollowingquestion:Whatwouldyousuggestasgoodwaysforpeopletoavoidmisunderstandingsofforeigncultures?Tips:•Lookforinformationaboutthosecultures;•Visitforeigncountries,whichwillenableustoexperiencetheirculturesinpersonandunderstandthembetter;•Makefriendswithforeignerswhoaretravelingorarelivinginourcountry;Communicatingwiththemindailylifewillhelpusknowtheircustoms.2.Review:PartIVAssignment1.Words&Phrases:Reviewallthewordsandpracticetranslationandmakeatleast2sentenceswithusefulexpressions.2.WritingPractice:Morepracticeinparagraphwriting•Afrustratingexperience•Anunforgettableexperience•Adifficultdecision