新编大学英语教案(第二册)_Unit 2 Communication Problems

Unit TwoCommunication problemsT eaching Objectives1. Let the students have some ideas of the common ways we usually use in our daily life to communicate.2. Make the students find the efficient ways to communicate with each other.3. Let the students come up with the ways to avoid misunderstandings.T eaching allotmentsix academic hoursFocus points1.key words and phrasesassume, conflict, convey, emphasis, ignore, misinterpret, react, verge, feel like, for effect, on the verge of, pull out, take----lightly2.difficult sentences1) When Martians and V enusians first got together, they encountered many of the problems with relationships we have today.2) So when communication problems emerged, they assumed it was just one of those expected misunderstandings and that with a little assistance they would surely understand each other.3) To fully express their feelings, women would tend to exaggerate the facts a little bit for effect and use various superlatives, metaphors, and generalizations.3.grammar focusprefix “mis---”的不同意义Related InformationIt is well-known that learning a second language is never easy, and, generally speaking, the older one is when one attempts a new language, the more difficult it becomes. This is at least partly due to what is known as language interference, meaning that the linguistic patterns of our first language interfere with those of the second because no two languages have exactly the same sounds and grammatical structures. The English language has a very large vocabulary because it has incorporated words from many other languages over the centuries. This is nowhere more apparent than in its color words. For example, there are many words that express the color “purple”, describing its different shades and hues: mauve, violet, lilac, or lavender. An interesting linguistic gender difference among native speakers of English is the likelihood of women using these color terms to differentiate between shades of purple, whereas, men will be satisfied with the one word “purple”. This is true of other color words too.Basing on what mentioned above, when learning a language, we sometimes need to pay attention to which sex uses which words, particularly when we reach an advanced stage where we are adding many new words to our vocabulary and want to use them accurately. We also need to pay attention to some of the multiple meanings that words have, as well as to their connotations.Suggested Class Activities1. Warming-up activity: How to communicate efficientlyPurpose: Inform the students the efficient way to communicate with each otherStep 1Discuss in groups about the common ways we usually use in our daily life to communicate and try to list both their advantages and disadvantages.Step 2 Make a comparison between them and decide which is the most efficient way for us to communicate with others.Step 3Ask some of the students to give their ideas in public and point out the necessary points they should know in daily communication.Suggested words/expressions:admirable/neglect/comprehend/over-crowded/distinguish----from/hold back/in a different light/turn out.2. In-class reading activity: What can we get from communicationPurpose: Inform the students the good points of communicationStep 1.Discuss in groups why we need to communicate with othersStep 2. Try to analyze what communication has brought to usStep 3.Then make sure what we should learn from communicating with othersSuggested words/expressions:foreigner/uncommon/feel like/for effect/on the verge of/pull outFurther development:How to avoid misunderstandings in communicationAfter reading this unit, we may know that in our communications misunderstandings are quite common, so work in groups to come up with the ways to avoid misunderstandings and make it on your exercise book.In-Class ReadingWords and phrases1.assume v.1) believe something is true without definite proofe.g. Y ou assumed his innocence / him to be innocent /that hi is innocent before hearingthe evidence against him.He is not such a fool as you assumed him to be.assuming that---：假定----e.g. Assuming that you are right about this, what shall we do?2) to take up or undertakee.g. Y ou will assume your new responsibilities tomorrow.assumption : n. sth. taken for granted ; sth. supposed but not provede.g. Don’t rely on the information she gave you---it’s pure assumption on her part.on the assumption that----以---为设想根据e.g. Let’s work on the assumption that our proposal will be accepted.Exercise:1) 他并非如你所以为的那样愚蠢。