全新版大学英语综合教程教案1-unit6

教学内容（包括基本内容、重点、难点）：
Part I Pre-reading Tasks
1.Explain the word “intelligence” in the tilte.
Intelligence: the power of perceiving, learning, understanding and knowing; mental ability.
[2]surround:
e.g. The village was surrounded by desert. So the villagers had to abandon it and move to other areas.
e.g. The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions.
e.g. First/Firstly I’d like to talk about the book, then I’ll talk about its author.
e.g. Ann arrived first at the partly.
e.g. I’ll do it later. I’ve got to finish my homework first.
--Do computers have any intelligence?
--Don’t act like such an idiot – use your intelligence.
Intelligenta.
--I believe most of you are intelligent.
--Even if you are intelligent, you can’t be an excellent student without working hard.
e.g. the repairman explored my car and said he would fix it tomorrow.
2) Travel over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery
e.g. Both adults and children find it exciting to explore space.
3.Conclusion:
We have just mentioned some interesting stories abut animanls. In the text, we’ll find more tales about animal intelligence. When you read the text, please pay attention to the power of examples in demonstrating one’s opinion, especially in an exposition.
e.g. The man will explore theSaharadesert on foot.
[4]obvious:
e.g. It must be obvious to everyone that he’s lying.
e.g. It is obvious that the Chinese women’s soccer team will defeat the American women’s team.
2.T asks Ss questions:
a.Have you heard the song in Part I?
b.Who is Ben? (Hint: What kind of animal is called man’s best friend?)
c.How does Michael Jackson feel about Ben? Why?
[6]reveal: make (sth.) known
e.g. The details of the new policy for medical insurance have been revealed.
e.g. His research in cloning “Dolly” revealed some very important facts.
Be convinced:feel certain that sth. is true
e.g. I was convinced that we were doing the right thing.
--Introduction, examples, conclusion
2) T explains the functions of headings.
--Suggest to the reader the contents of each section;
--Enhance the formal appearance of an essay;
--They are friends, because they find comfort in the company of each other.
d.Do you think animal can really think and feel the way we do? Have you ever seen an animal showing intelligence? e.g. pets in your family or your friends’.
2.Culturalpoints
chimpanzee (非洲小人猿，黑猩猩)
ape (猿,猴) gorilla (大猩猩)
orangutan (猩猩)
gibbon (长臂猿)
3.Grammatical points
1) as if：subjunctive mood is usually applied to clauses introduced by “If, though, if only, as if / as though, subjunctive and etc.” to express unreal condition or concml) to meet, esp. unexpectedly; come upon
e.g. She encountered an old friend on the street.
e.g. Before they had gone very far, they encountered a young man selling oranges.
meet: to come upon by chance or arrangement
e.g. I met my teacher in the street today.
e.g. They decided to meet each other in the morning to solve this problem.
Appreciate the importance of examples in exposition;
Grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;
Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities centered upon the theme of the unit.
e.g. A survey of the Chinese diet has revealed that a growing number of children in cities are overweight.
[7]convince:convince sb. of sth. /convince sb. that)
授课题目（教学章节或主题）：Unit Six
Animal Intelligence
授课类型
Classroom teaching
授课时间
第11、12周第节
教学目标或要求：
Students will be able to:
Understand the main idea and structure of the text;
Part II Text: Writing for myself
1.Structure of the text
1) T Highlights the three subheadings of the text and help the Ss to realize the three-part structure of the text.
e.g. The baby was sitting on the floor surrounded by toys.
[3]explore: 1) examine thoroughly, learn about
e.g. The engineers have already explored the possibility of building a bridge over the river.
4.Words, phrases and sentence structures
[1]controversy:controversy over /on /about
e.g. A new controversy arose regarding the politician’s finances.
e.g. There is a fierce / bitter / heated controversy over the publishing of his book.
e.g. His parents managed to convince him that teaching was the most suitable profession for him.