新视野大学英语第一册教案unit4

宿迁学院教案
课程名称：New Horizon College English （Book I）教者：
课题：Unit 4 How to Make a Good Impression Text A
Period (1-2)
Teaching Objectives:
1) Students learn some key words and expressions of CET-4.
2) Help students grasp the new words and expressions of section A.
Teaching Focus and difficult points:
1) The main idea of section A.
2) The understanding of section A，including some difficult expressions.
Teaching Aids:
Teaching notes prepared by the teacher
Blackboard,
Tape recorder
Teaching Procedure
Step 1 Ts’ opening remarks
We judge people within the first few seconds of meeting them. We can have a positive effect on other people by means of nonverbal clues, such as eye contact, facial expressions, and body motions. If you want to make a good impression, take the following advice: you are the message (If you use your good qualities, others will want to be with you.); be yourself (Show your good qualities in a natural way and be consistently at your best.); use your eyes (If you lose proper eye contact, you are at the risk of losing the happiness of your life.); and lighten up (To make other people comfortable, you have to appear comfortable yourself.).
Step 2 Explanations of new words
impression n. an effect, a feeling, or an image retained
: to depend on for support and encouragement
e.g. What’s your first impression on your English teacher?
—I am impressed by...
— Her/his... impresses me greatly.
1. conscious adj. aware, realizing sth.
e.g. He was badly hurt, but he remained conscious.
他伤得很重，但仍未失去知觉。

self-conscious adj. : shy or nervous
unconscious adj. : unaware
consciousness n. : state of being conscious
be conscious of 意识到，感觉到
e.g. If you are conscious of something, you notice it or are aware of it.
He was conscious of the faint aroma of aftershave.
他闻到了剃须后所搽润肤水的淡淡香味。

2. range vi. to vary between certain limits
rang from… to…/range between … and…
e.g. Her emotions ranged from joy to despair.
Their prices range from $5 to $15.
他对这件事的感觉经历了从痛苦万分到满怀希望。

His feelings on the matter have ranged from bitterness to hope.
There are 100 students whose ages range from 15to 20
Their costs ranged between $40 to $ 60 a day.
3. encounter vt. meet by chance
e.g. If you take up this assignment, you are likely to encounter many difficulties.
十年前我与约翰的初次见面的情景仍历历在目。

当时我在机场偶遇他。

I still clearly remember my first encounter with John ten years ago. I encountered him at
an airport.
My meeting with my friend in New York was not an expected encounter
I encountered many difficulties when I first started the job.
4 focus on vt. to concentrate on
e.g. He suddenly focused his attention on foreign policy.
The management are focusing on the project.
I tried to focus my mind on my study.
focus n. attention
e.g. His focus was on earning a living.
The new system is the focus of the debate.
One of the greatest strengths of the method is its clear focus on prevention.
5.be absorbed in 全神贯注于，专心于
e.g. She has been absorbed in a horror fiction.
Time passes quickly when you are absorbed in reading a good book.
他陷入了沉思
He was completely absorbed in his own thoughts .
6. impress vt. make sb. feel admiration and respect
e.g. The scenery is strongly impressed on my mind.
I’m very impressed with the scenery.
Phrases: impress sth on/upon one’s mind把…印在脑海里
impress sb with…给某人留下深刻印象
8. address vt. make a speech
e.g. The president addressed the Congress to view the past year and announced plans for
the next.
9. commit v.to do (sth. wrong); to perform; to send
e.g. to commit a mistake 犯错误
to commit a crime 犯罪
to commit forces to the Gulf 往海湾派兵
Phrase: be committed to 致力于，投身于
e.g. The State is firmly committed to promoting high standards of health, safety, and
efficient service.
他一心只想着他的部队，是个真正的海军陆战队员。

He was committed to his troops; he was a Marine’s Marine.
10. at one’s best in one's best state or condition
e.g.This is an example of his work at its best.
He was never at his best early in the morning.
In Beijing, you can enjoy Chinese Kung Fu at its best.
Key: 这代表了他鼎盛时期的作品。

他清晨从来不在最佳状态。

在北京，你可以欣赏到最精萃的中国功夫
Step 5 Assignments
a) Read the new words fluently and memorize them
b) Preview the text
c) Complete vocabulary exercises after section A
Period (3-4)
Teaching Objectives:
1) Grasp the main idea and structure of the text;
2) Grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;
3) Conduct reading, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. Teaching Focus and difficult points:
1) The main idea and structure of Text A.
2) The understanding of text A including some difficult expressions.
3) The follow-up activity: debate on Online Learning.
Teaching Aids:
Teaching notes prepared by the teacher
Blackboard,
Tape recorder
Teaching Procedure
Step 1 Revision: Dictation of words or phrases
1. conscious
2. chain
3. presentation
4. commit
5. absorb
6. impress
7. consistently
8. take…seriously
9. lighten up 10. drive someone crazy
Step 2 While-reading Tasks
a) Skimming and answering questions (Page 79)
b) Structure Analysis
Part 1 (paragraph 1-2) Research shows we make up our minds about people through
unspoken communication within seven seconds of meeting them.
But how can we impress others?
Part 2 (paragraph 3-15) Qualities that we can use to impress others.
c) Background Information:
I Cultural Background
Body language
Although we may not realize it when we talk with others we make ourselves understood not only by words. We send messages to the people around us also by expressions and body movements. we call it “body language”, which is a kind of communication. A smile and handshake show welcome, Waving one’s hand is to say “goodbye”, nodding the head means agreement, while shaking it means disagreement. Putting up a hand means “May I ask a question?”. Kissing means “love”. Waving one’s arms show happiness. These gestures are accepted both by Chinese and Americans as having the same meanings.
Because culture influences communication. Different country has different culture. So the way people in different countries communicate is different too. FOR EXAMPLE, Arab man often
greet by kissing on both cheeks. In Japan men greet by bowing .In the Unite States, people shake hands to show “their greeting”. And the gesture of putting a hand on a person’ neck is different for Chinese and Americans. For Chinese, it is to say “someone will be killed”. For Americans, it shows “I’m full” .And in Thailand, If you want to signal a person to come near, you should move the fingers back and forth with palm down. But in the United States, you ask someone to come by holding the palm up and moving the fingers towards our body. And crossing one’s legs in the United States is a sign of being relaxed. But in Korea , it’s not allowed. In Chinese, people hand everything with both hands to show their respect, but for Muslims, they think the left hand is unclean and do not eat or pass something with it.
Because of special culture influences some counties, some body languages should attract our attention. In Turkey, putting one’s hand in one’s pockets is a sign of disrespect, In some Asian countries, you must not touch the head of another person. And in China, peop le don’t kiss or hug each other, except his/her lover. For an Arab, it is a good manner to stand close to his friend when they are talking, but for English people, they don’t like to be close to one another. And in parts of Asia, you must not sit with your foot pointing at another person.
All above show that it is important to know the meaning of gestures and movements in foreign country, foreigners should follow these customs, should learn their culture. So we can communicate with them in a correct way, not only by words, but also by body language. I think that it is important in our lives to show and learn body language.
d) Language Points & Difficult Sentences
Step 3 Language Points
Part I (1-2 )
Q: How do we show our true feelings during the first 7 seconds?
K: eyes, faces, bodies, attitudes
unspoken communication
1. …, we show our tru e feelings with our eyes, faces and attitudes, causing a chain of
reactions, ranging from comfort to fear.
我们都会用我们的眼神、面部表情、形体动作和态度来表现我们的真实情感，从而使他人产生从舒适到害怕等一连串反应。

Note: V-ing structures are used to express subordinate actions, functioning like subordinate clauses.
…, we show our true feelings with our eyes, faces and attitudes, causing (= we cause ) a chain of reactions, ranging (= the reactions range) from comfort to fear.
Part II (3-15) How to make a good impression on others.
Q: What are the suggestions the author gives?
You are the message
Be yourself.
Use your eyes.
Lighten up.
P4
Q: What good qualities do you use if you want others to be with you and help you?
K: physical appearance, energy, rate of speech, pitch and tone of voice, gestures, expression through the eyes, and the ability to hold the interest of others.
P5. You were committed to what you were talking about and so absorbed in the moment, you lost all self-consciousness.
你对你所谈论的事情非常投入，当时完全沉浸其中，以至于完全没有了羞怯的感觉。

“And” combines equivalent grammatical units.
“And” / “or” often combines equivalent grammatical units.
You were committed to what you were talking about +and(you are) so absorbed in the moment, + (that) you lost all self-consciousness.
They’re the same whether they’re having a conversation, addressing their garden club or being interviewed for a job.
P6 Q: Why do so many how-to books fails to help you make good impression?
impress sb with sth
instruct sb to do
fix one’s eyes on
drive sb crazy
P7 Q: What should you do if you want to be consistently you at your best?
K: never change from one situation to another.
communicate with whole being
the tones of voices and gestures math their words
P8 Q: What does the writer mean by saying “public speaks send mixed messages”?
over
P11 Q: What should we do when we enter a room full of people, according to the writer?
K: move eyes comfortably
Look straight at those in the room and smile.
I disagree. If I did agree, I certainly wouldn’t look at my feet or at the ceiling. I’d
keep my eye on the lion!
我不同意这种说法。

就算我同意，我也肯定不会看着自己的脚或是天花板。

我会注
视那头狮子！
Subjunctive mood is used to emphasize the importance of eye contact.
P 12-15
staff meeting
scold
throw back one’s head
roar with laughter
take…seriously
focus on
Language Point 1
Research shows we make up our minds about people through unspoken communication within seven seconds of meeting them. (Para. 1)
Meaning: "Research shows within the first seven seconds when we meet someone, we form our opinion about him or her through nonverbal communication."
Language Point 2
Consciously or unconsciously, we show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes, causing a chain of reactions, ranging from comfort to fear. (Para. 1)
Meaning: "Whether we are aware of, or unaware of it, we use our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes to express our feelings. This causes a sequence of various reactions from comfort to fear."
Language Point 3
Focus on the first seven seconds. What did you think and feel? How did you "read" the other person? (Para. 2)
Meaning: Pay special attention to the first seven seconds. What did you feel and think? How did you understand the information about the other person?
Language Point 4
You are the message. (Para. 3)
Meaning: "Your eyes, face, body, and attitudes — the whole you send the information about you to others."
Language Point 5
I've helped them make persuasive presentations, (Para. 3)
make a presentation: give a speech on sth.
make an appealing presentation of the matter
make a complete presentation of the present status of human knowledge of the science
Language Point 6
The secret has always been you are the message. (Para. 3)
Meaning: The best way has always been you yourself give off the information about you to others. When we say that a way of behaving is the secret (of achieving something,) we mean it is the best way or the only way to achieve it.
Language Point 7
You were committed to what you were talking about and so absorbed in the moment you lost all self-consciousness. (Para. 5)
Meaning: You were giving all your attention to what you were saying and you were so interested in it that you lost all your worries and embarrassments about what you looked like, how you behaved and what others thought of you.
Language Point 8
You were committed to what you were talking about...(Para. 5)
be committed to: spend one's time, attention or energy on sth.
He is very committed to the cause of language teaching.
If you want to become an actor, you really have to commit yourself to it.
Language Point 9
Many how-to books advise you to stride into a room and impress others with your qualities. (Para.
6)
Meaning: "Many books that offer advice on how to make a good impression tell you to walk into a room with quick, long steps and make others feel admiration and respect for your good qualities." How-to books are books offering advice.
Language Point 10
... and tell you to fix your eyes on the other persons. (Para. 6)
fix one's eyes on: keep one's eyes on
All the people fixed their eyes on me, which made me feel very embarrassed.
Language Point 11
If you follow all this advice, you'll drive everyone crazy －including yourself. (Para. 6) Meaning: If you act in the way the how-to books tell you, you'll make everyone upset or annoyed, and make yourself upset and annoyed too.
If you say someone or something drives or makes you or sb. crazy, you mean they make you or sb. severely annoyed or upset.
The endless music is driving me crazy.
Language Point 12
The trick is to be consistently you, at your best. (Para. 7)
Meaning: The skilled way is that you always have your same behavior, attitude and good qualities all the time and perform as well as you are able to.
Language Point 13
The most effective people never change from one situation to another. They're the same whether they're having a conversation, addressing their garden club or being interviewed for a job. They communicate with their whole being; the tones of their voices and their gestures match their words. (Para. 7)
Meaning: The most effective people remain consistent in all situations. They act in the same way whether they're talking with others, or they're giving a speech to others in their garden club, or they're being interviewed for a job. They communicate not only with their speech but also with their eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes; the tones of their voices and their gestures are consistent with their words.
Language Point 14
...addressing their garden club...(Para. 7)
address: vt. direct one's speech to
The President addressed the Congress to review the past year and announced plans for the next. The Education secretary had to address a crowd of teachers who were negative about the new changes in education.
Language Point 15
Public speakers, however, often send mixed messages. (Para. 8)
Meaning: Public speakers, however, often send confused messages that is, what they say does not agree with what they do.
Language Point 16
My favorite is the kind who say... (Para. 8)
Meaning: The public speakers I like best to use as an example of their sending mixed messages are the speakers who say...
Language Point 17
The audience always believe what they see over what they hear. (Para. 9)
Meaning: The audience always think what they see with their own eyes is more important than what they hear, that is, seeing is believing.
Language Point 18
He's not being honest. (Para. 9)
Meaning: "He is, for the present time, not saying something honest. He is lying."
"Be" is not usually used as the main verb in progressive tenses. However, you can use it in progressive tenses to describe someone's behavior at a particular time as in the sentence. Here some more examples:
You're being very silly. (= You're doing silly things.)
I was being very careful. (= I was doing something carefully.)
He is being nice to me.
Language Point 19
Some people start to say something while looking right at you, but three words into the sentence, they break eye contact and look out the window. (Para. 10)
Meaning: Some people look at you only when they begin to say something, but very soon they begin to look somewhere else.
Language Point 20
Smiling is important. It shows you are relaxed. (Para. 11)
Meaning: "Smiling is important. It shows you feel calm or not worried."
relaxed: a. become less worried or tense
You'll feel relaxed after you take a hot bath. 洗个热水澡后你会感到浑身轻松。

Language Point 21
I disagree. If I did agree, I certainly wouldn't look at my feet or at the ceiling. I'd keep my eye on the lion! (Para. 11)
Meaning: I don't agree that entering a room full of people is like going into a lion's cage. Suppose I agreed with such a thought, I would not look at my feet or at the ceiling but look carefully at the lion to make sure it would not kill me because the lion was most dangerous.
Notice the emphatic use of "did" in "If I did agree...". Here are some more examples of the use of "did" for added stress.
He did tell me about it.
In the present tense, "do" or "does" is used:
I do feel sorry for him. 。

Also in the sentence, please note the use of the "if clause" to talk about unreal situations. For example,
If he started it now, he would not finish it in time.
If you had asked, I would have told you.
Language Point 22
...scolded each worker and enjoyed making them fear him. (Para. 12)
Enjoy can't be used without an object. When we talk about having fun, having a nice time in general, we can either say enjoy doing something or enjoy oneself.
I don't enjoy traveling very much.
Well, have a good holiday. Enjoy yourself, and don't do anything that you wouldn't do.
Language Point 23
Then the chairman threw back his head and roared with laughter. (Para. 13)
Meaning: Then the chairman suddenly moved his head back and laughed in a very loud, deep way.
Language Point 24
Humor broke the stress of a very uncomfortable scene. (Para. 13)
Meaning: Humor ended the stress of a very uncomfortable situation.
Language Point 25
You can always see people who take themselves too seriously. (Para. 14)
Meaning: You can always find people who believe they themselves are important, should be given attention and are humorless.
Language Point 26
Usually they are either brooding or talking a great deal about themselves. (Para. 14)
Meaning: Very often, they are either thinking or worrying a lot or they are talking a lot about themselves.
Language Point 27
Take a good hard look at yourself. (Para. 15)
Meaning: Use enough time and energy to think about yourself thoroughly.
Language Point 28
You already have within you the power to make a good impression, because nobody can be you as well as you can. (Para. 15)
Meaning: You now have the ability that exists in yourself to produce a good effect on other people, because nobody can use your good qualities as well as you can.
Step 4 Post-reading Tasks
Translate the Paragraph into Chinese on page 9
Step 5 Assignments
a) Complete exercises related to Text A
b) Preview section B
Period (5-6)
Teaching Objectives:
1) Conduct reading, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.
2) Help students grasp the new words and expressions of section B.
Teaching Focus and difficult points:
The follow-up activities: exercises and debate on “Online Learning”
Teaching Aids:
Teaching notes prepared by the teacher
Blackboard
Teaching Procedure
Step 1 Post-reading Tasks
a) Revision
Retell Text A
The author recommends some ways to make a good impression on others. First use your body languages to catch attention from other people. Second, keep to yourself in any situation. Third, look at others when you talk with them. No matter who and how many persons you are talking with, remember to look at them while you are saying…
b) Writing and reading skills
*Writing skills:
In reading passage A, the writer presents the reader his ideas about “how to make a good impression” with a general statement that is supported by a list of examples.
This is one of the most common ways to support an idea or an opinion, very effectively, especially for a short paragraph.
The key points for this kind of structures are:
1.You have to list examples, just by naming them. It is not necessary to go into details about the examples, as the list of examples is quite enough to support the point.
2.All the examples in the list must be supporting the point you are making.
Look at the example we selected from Para. 2. “think about some of your most unforgettable meetings: an introduction to your future spouse, a job interview, an encounter with a stranger.”
Here the writer only mentions three kinds of meetings: an introduction to your future spouse, a job interview, an encounter with a stranger. The writer does not go into details about each of the examples mentioned, as each is considered to be enough to serve the purpose for the development of the passage at that stage.
*Reading skills:
Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs
A paragraph is a group of sentences about the same idea, subjects or topic. As you read a paragraph, you look for the key idea that each sentence presents. Adding up these key ideas, you see that each sentence helps build the main idea of the paragraph, the basic subject to which all the sentences connect. In order to understand the information you are reading, you must know what the main idea of the paragraph is.
Often one sentence in the paragraph tells the reader exactly what the rest of the paragraph deals with and, therefore, gives the main idea. This main idea sentence may appear in one of
several places, such as in the beginning, in the middle or at the end of the paragraph. Here are some examples taken from Reading Passage A.
c) The rest exercises related to Text A.
d) Test
V ocabulary and structure
1. My father seemed to be in no to look at my school report.
A）mood B）emotion C）attitude D）feeling
2. When she was criticized, she claimed that it was outside her
of responsibility.
A) field B) limit C) extent D) range
3. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial .
A) mark B) feature C) trace D) appearance
4. I’m very sorry to have you with so many questions on such an occasion.
A) offended B) impressed C) bothered D) interfered
5. It is our policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.
A) continual B) consistent C) continuous D) considerate
6. They tossed your thoughts back and forth for over an hour, but still could not make ______ of them.
A) impression B) comprehension C) meaning D) sense
7. As you have seen, the value of a nation’s currency is a _______ of its economy.
A) reaction B) reflection C) response D) revelation
8. The local government leaders are making every effort to the problem of poverty.
A) abolish B) tackle C) remove D) encounter
9. If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something
in the way of .
A) persuasion B) remedy C) encouragement D) compromise
10. The changing image of the family on television provides into changing
attitudes toward the family in society.
A) insights B) presentations C) revelations D) specifications
11. When trapped in drifting sands, do not struggle, or you will be in deeper.
A) absorbed B) pushed C) heaved D) sucked
12. A series of border incidents would lead the two countries to war.
A) inevitably B) consistently C) uniformly D) persistently
13. When business is , there is usually an obvious in unemployment.
A) degraded B) depressed C) reduced D) lessened
14. In this poor country, survival is still the leading industry; all else in .
A) luxury B) accommodation C) entertainment D) refreshment
15. Since the matter was extremely , we dealt with it immediately.
A) tough B) tense C) urgent D) instant
16. I don’t to take a taxi but I had to as I was late.
A) mean B) assume C) hope D) suppose
17. The author of the report is well with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.
A) informed B) acquainted C) enlightened D) acknowledged
18. He is about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.
A) outstanding B) optimistic C) optional D) obvious
19. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into when judging my examination.
A) regard B) counting C) account D) observation
20. My brother’s plans are very , he wants to master English, he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.
A) arbitrary B) aggressive C) ambitious D) abundant
1 - 5. ADBCB 6-10 DBBCA 11-15DABAC 16-20.ABBCC
Step 2 Background information of Text B explanations of some important expressions
*Background information
Words, feelings and senses are only three of the ways we communicate with each other. In this unit, we explore how, whether we want them to or not, our gestures and our movements 'talk' to others. The three readings in this unit offer many suggestions about how to master good communication signs in an English culture. However, we must remember, it is the desire of the heart that matters most in effective communication, not the separate signs. We can master all the movements of communication and still not be effective. The caring Marine and the crippled father we met in Unit 3 are excellent examples of how all these suggested movements and gestures must work together to be effective. In effective communication, all aspects unite as one whole unit in order to win trust and respect from others.
＊Explanations of some important expressions:
1. snap a.done quickly and suddenly, often without careful thought
a snap decision
snap judgment
2. seemingly ad. in a way it appears; as if
a seemingly endless list of complaints
3. instant a. immediate; happening suddenly or at once
instant change
The film was an instant success.
4. assume vt. accept or believe that something is true even though you have no evidence
Most people assume actions speak louder than words.
5. acquaitant vt. make someone or oneself familiar with or aware of
Please acquaint me with the facts of the case.
Are you acquainted with each other?
6. behavior n. the way one acts or behaves
Her behavior has been very strange lately.
7. estimate vt. figure out; judge
He estimated that the journey would take two hours.
8. overestimate v.think something is bigger or more important, etc. than it really is We overestimated how much food we would need - there was a lot left over.
9. obvious a.easily seen or understood; clear
His joy was obvious to everyone.
It was obvious that he was wrong.
10. partial a. not complete
The meeting was only a partial success.
ad. partly; not completely
The story was partially true.
11. account
v. (for) explain or give a reason for
His illness accounted for his not being here yesterday.
n. 1. a report or description of something that has happened
She gave the police a full account of the accident.
2. the plan by which a bank looks after your money for you
to open /close an account
12. aggressive a.
ing or showing force or stress in order to succeed
an aggressive policeman
2.ready or likely to fight or argue
Some people get aggressive after drinking spirits.
13. passive a. not active; not showing any feelings or action
Television encourages people to be passive.
14. resent v. feel angry about something because it is unfair
She bitterly resented being treated differently from the men.
15. resentful a. feeling annoyed
He felt very resentful at being unfairly treated.
16. project vt.
1. show or present (oneself or one's qualities) in a certain way
He tried to project himself as kind and thoughtful.。