第三版《大学英语》1教案Unit2.docx

Unit 2: Sailing Round the WorldI • General IntroductionText : Unit 2 Text A Sailing Round the WorldTeaching Aims【教学目的】：To enable the students (Ss) to —1.Appreciate the spirit shown by the old sick but never-give・up man.2.Grasp the key words, phrases and structures.3.Master the skills of writing in this unit: narrating by time sequence.Teaching Focus【教学重点】：1.Key expressions 一give up，be determined to do, voyage, all by oneself, cover,set offYout, by far, turn over, fortunately, nearby, very, accomplishage (i)3.Structure — 16-metre boat/nineteenth century ships, before/after/when/whiIe doing,in spite of, what clauseDifficulties【教学难点】：1.in spite of, what clause2.The organization of an naiTative piece of writingTeaching Methods【教学方法】：Questions, explanation, analysis, sentence-making, oral practice and exercises.Teaching Aids【教学手段】:Multimedia teaching facilitiesII • Teaching Procedures (of Text A)STEPS METHODS OBJECTIVES TIMEIntroduction Explanation To inform the Ss of the teachi ng procedures.2 minWarming-up Questions and groupdiscussionsTo lead into the topic of text A. 20 minStudy of the Text Questions forcomprehension, analysis,explanationsTo grasp the main idea, and makeclear the author's idea・25 minText Organization Questions andExplanationsAnalyze the writing skill in thistext.10 minLanguage Study & Difficulties Explanation Explanation, sentence-makingTo discover Ss‘ difficulties, studykey language points.50 minUseful Expressions Translation To consolidate the usefulexpressions.10 minGrammar Focus Group work To practice the usage “wirT and thestructure "16-metreboat/nineteenth century ships,before/after/when/while doing, inspile of, what clause".15 minGroup Discussion Discussion andpresentationTo develop the students^ speakingskill.20 minCheck Exercise Explanation To explain difficult points. 15 minTranslation Group work anddiscussionTo develop the translating skill. 10 minAssignment Written work Ask students to do Exercise III, IVand learn Text B by themselvesafter class.3 minTotal180 minIII. Detailed Teaching ActivitiesSTEP 1 — Introductory RemarksA British adventurer, Francis Chichester traveled round the world alone in a small boat called the "Gipsy Moth IV" in spite of the fact that he had lung cance匚This text tells us briefly what happened to him on his voyage・ To begin with, let9s draw a map of Chiceester9s course.STEP 2 — Warming-up1.DiscussionTeacher: Before we study the text, let me ask you some questions.1)Do you like traveling? Do you like traveling alone?2)What do you think is the most important for a person who suffer from lung?2.Questions about the TextBased on the title, guess what the text is about.Question: Who sailed round the world, and how?rmation Related to the Text1)Sir Francis ChichesterBorn in Devon, Britain, in 1901, Sir Francis Chichester later became a British adventurer. As a young man, he went to New Zealand, where he worked as a miner, salesman and land agent.After returning to England in 1929, he made a solo flight to Australia in a biplane. Two years later, in 1931, he piloted the first east-west flight over the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia. He then planned to fly around the world, but the plane was severely damaged in an accident in Japan.After World War II he founded a business in London. Taking up ocean sailing in 1953, he won the first solo transatlantic race in 1960 by sailing the “Gipsy Moth IV” from Plymouth to New York City in 40 days.2)Knights and KnighthoodKnights were the highest class of fighting men in Europe during the Middle Ages. There were other classes of fighting men, such as the lowly foot soldiers. But the knights, who fought on horseback, were the aristocrats of the battlefield. The great heroes of the time, both in story and in fact, were knights.By the year 1,500 the time of the knight as fighting man was ove匚But knighthood did not die out altogether. Today in Great Britain, knighthood is an honorary award given to outstanding people in recognition of some remarkable work they have done. A man with the rank of knight is called "Sir" (prefixed to his whole name or given name, but not to his surname alone), and his wife “Lady"・ A woman with the same rank is called "Dame"・When a person is being honored, the King or Queen usually takes his or her sword or borrows one from some one present at the cerem ony. The person about to be knighted kneels on one knee and bows his head respectfully in front of the King or Queen. The King or Queen touches with the sword first the left shoulder of the person bowing before him or her then the right shoulder and finally the top of the bowed head・ While doing this the King or Queen says, "We dubthee Sir ____ 13)Sir Francis Drake (1540 - 1596)English naval explorer, once the vice-admiral of the British Navy・ After several slave-tradingexpeditions to West Africa and the Spanish Main (1566 - 1573), he sailed round the globe in the Golden Hind (1577 一1580). He managed to tie down the Spanish Armada by raiding Cadiz (1587), and helped defeat the Spanish attempt to invade England (1588)・ To historians, he is controversial figure• The British regard him as a national hero while many in other countries think of him as a pirate.STEP 3 — Comprehension of the Text1・ Multiple Choice1)Who was Chichester? (Key: D)A) A single-handed man.B) A British man.C) An Australian man・D) A British adventurer.2) Before Chichester began his sailing, he was •(Key: B)A) a businessmanB) a pilotC) a teacherD) a doctor3) How old was he when he decided to start his voyage round the world? (Key: B)A)58.B)65.C)66.D)55.4)What do you know about his boat? (Key: C)A)Its name was Gipsy.B)It was 60 meters long・C)Its name was Gipsy Moth.D)It was 16 meters wide.2.Answer the following questions based on the text:1)What happened to Francis Chichester in 1931?2)How old was he when he started his voyage round the world?3)What was the name of his boat? What was the length of the boat?4)What route did Chichester follow in sailing around the world?5)How many miles did he cover on the first half of his voyage?6)What did his friends in Sydney try to dissuade him from doing?7)In what way was the second half of his voyage the more dangerous part?8)What happened to Chichester on the night of January 30?9)How did Chichester feel after sailing round Cape Hom?10)How was he received when he arrived back in England?11)What title is added to his name when a man becomes a knight?12)How many miles did the second half of the voyage cover?STEP 4 — Text Organization1.What type is the text?A.narrationB.expositionC.descriptionD.argumentationKey (A)2. Analyze the structure of the textpart paragraphs Main idea11-2 Chichester's decision to sail round the world single-handed・23-8 Chichester's accomplishment of his great voyage・39The significance of his great voyage 一giving man new pride.1.set out: i. begin a journeyii. begin a course of actionAt sixty-five Francis Chichester set out to sail single-handed round the world・2.single-handed: udj. & adv.单独的(地)The job cannot be done single-handed・She accomplished the task by her single-handed efforts.Para. 21.give up: stop doing or having (something)一位老者在公共汽车上把座位让给一位抱着孩子的妇女。