全新版大学英语第二册第5单元教案

Teaching plan of Unit 5, Book 2
Unit 5 Overcoming Obstacles
Text A True Height
Teaching Objectives:
Students will be able to:
1.understand the maid idea ( dreaming and hard work helped Michael Stone on his way to
success ) and structure of the text ( narration with flashback);
2.appreciate certain narrative skills (using details to bring out character; a surprise ending; use of
puns);
3.grasp the key language points in Text A and learn how to use them in context;
4.understand the cultural background related to the content;
5.express themselves more freely on the theme of overcoming obstacles after doing a series of
theme-related reading, listening, speaking, and writing activities;
6.write a personal description with the focus on characteristic features
Time Allotment: 5-6 periods
Teaching Method: Interactive, communicative
Teaching Procedures:
I.Warming up
1.Watch a part of video about a disabled person, Nick Vujicic
2.More stories about overcoming obstacles
Read the stories about some figures in history to see how they overcame their obstacles, and guess who they are. ( See PPT Warm-up Exercises )
3. Discuss the following questions in groups
A. what have you learned from these disabled people whom you’ve just learned from the video and the stories;
B. what are the obstacles that you have been faced with in your life.
C. the ways in which you overcame such difficulties
4. After discussion, T may give Ss some suggestions on Overcoming Obstacles
1)Get started.
Often, once you begin, you'll find the task is easier than you expect.
2)Break your task into smaller tasks.
Take one big task and break it into smaller tasks. For instance, do part of your assignment each time rather than the entire one.
3) Work with the time you have.
Don't wait until you have time to do the entire thing. Instead, even if you only have five minutes, get started.
4) Set small deadlines.
After meeting each deadline, give yourself a reward. For example, play video games when you finish an hour of studying.
5)Set anti-deadlines.
If you don't finish your homework by 8:00, you can't watch your favorite TV program.
6)Eliminate distractions.
Turn off the TV. Don't answer the phone.
7) Ask for help.
Sometimes, the reason you don't start is because you don't know what to do. If that's the case, ask for help.
8) Begin now.
What one thing can you do right now that will move you closer to your goal.
* Background Information
Olympics
Organized and governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Games are the most important international sports event in the world held every four years.
1. Olympic symbol: five interlocking red, blue, yellow, black, and green circles on a white
field—represents the continents of the world joined in friendship
2. Olympic motto: swifter, Higher, Stronger.
3. Olympic Offices: Lausanne, Switzerland.
4. Main events in Olympic history:
--776 B.C.~392 A.D. Ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia.
--1896~now Modern Games began.
--1912 Women are allowed to compete in the Games.
--1924 Winter sports has been added to the Games.
--2008 Beijing hosted the 29th Olympic Games.
II. Global Reading
Questions about the text
1. What does the text title “True Height” mean?
It has more than one meaning. It may refer to:
1) the new bar heights that Michael cleared one after another;
2) the tremendous obstacles Michael had overcome in attaining his goal.
2. As the text consists of the main story and a flashback, can you figure out the flashback?
The flashback is from Para. 3~5
* Part Division of the Text
Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas
1 Paras.1-
2 Michael faced the most challenging competition in his
pole-vaulting career.
2 Paras.3-5 Michael’s childhood was marked with dreams and tough
training.
3 Paras.6-12 Michael topped his personal best, won the championship and set
a new world record.
4 Paras.13 What was most unusual about Michael’s victory was that he was
blind.
* Scanning practice:
Scan the whole text to find out all the words and phrases that are related to sports or stadium. And think about their Chinese equivalents. (For more details, see ppt.)
III. Detailed Reading
Further Understanding
For Part 1
Description : Use your own words to draw a picture of the stadium on that day, including the weather, Michael’s appearance and inner feeling, the audience’s response, etc.
For Part 2
Questions and Answers
1.From the description of Michael’ parents, what can you learn about his parents?
(Michael’s mother is romantic and passionate, while his father is a hard-core realist.)
2．What personality traits are attributed to Michael’s success?
(He is diligent, perseverant, optimistic, ambitious, etc.)
For Part 3
Compare Michael’s reaction before and after he cleared the bar at different height of the pole ( See PPT : Global Reading Chart Completion )
For Part 4
Discussion
1.Why does the author keep the secret about Michael’s blindness until the last sentence?
2.Who would you admire better, a Michael Stone with a sound body or a blind Michael Stone?
*Key words:
. sweat, fantasy, numerous, passion, coincide, alternate, vain, startle, in one’s mind’s eye
* Writing Skills
As the text consists of the main story and a flashback, the narration has to switch from the ongoing competition to earlier events and then return to the ongoing competition. How does the author manage to make these parts in the text flow smoothly?
1.One way is to repeat a key word in the last sentence of a paragraph in the first sentence of the
next paragraph, e.g.
It also has the element of flying, and the thought of flying as high as a two-story building is a mere fantasy to anyone watching such an event.
As long as Michael could remember he had always dreamed of flying.
2.Another way is to pick up a key idea from a previous paragraph and repeat it in the sentence
introducing the next paragraph, e.g.
All of Michael’s vaults today seemed to be the reward for his hard work.
IV. After Reading
* Dictation
Dictate the following proverbs to students and translate them into Chinese
1. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. 有志者事竟成。

2. Rome wasn’t built in a day. 伟业非一日之功/罗马非朝夕建成。

3. God helps those who help themselves. 皇天不负有心人/自助者天助。

4. You shall reap what you sow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆/一分耕耘，一分收获。

5. Constant dripping wears away the stone. 锲而不舍，金石可镂。

* Review the useful expressions in the text (See PPT Useful Expressions )
* Homework:
Writing practice
Write one of your experiences when you were confronted with a certain obstacle. You should tell us how you overcame it and what have you learned from that experience. (80 to 100 words)
Supplementary information:
ABOUT NICK VUJICIC:Born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia, without any medical explanation or warning, Nicholas Vujicic (pronounced V oy-a-chich) came into the world with neither arms or legs. He has inspired many people in the world through his speeches.
Imagine being born without arms. No arms to wrap around someone, no hands to experience touch, or to hold another hand with. Or what about being born without legs? Having no ability to dance, walk, run, or even stand on two feet. Now put both of those scenarios together: no arms and no legs. What would you do? How would that effect your everyday life?
How to Write a Personal Description
1.Some useful expression in the description of an individual
A. Hair: dark (grey, greying, blond, brown, carrot-red, red) hair
curly (wavy, straight) hair
thick (thin) hair
long (short, shoulder-length) hair
have a large bald patch
wear one’s hair braided (辫成麻花状的) in long pigtails
tie one’s hair back in a pony tail
wear one’s hair in a tight bun (发髻)
hair hangs loose
B. Build: skinny
be of average build
well-built
plump (肥胖的), heavy, obese (肥胖的)
dwarfish (比较矮小的)
be of average height
have hunched shoulders (驼背)
straight back
C. Appearance: a high (narrow) forehead
bushy eyebrows
round (narrow, small, beady) eyes
double-fold eyelid
a flat (pointed) nose
thick (thin) lips
rosy cheeks
square jaw
a fair (dark) complexion
wear heavy (light) make-up
freckles (a mole, a scar) on the face
grow a beard (a moustache, sideburns)
D. Character:
Ambitious, cheerful, clever, flexible, generous, hardworking, insensitive, lazy, mean, punctual sensitive, shy, unreliable
Useful Expressions
1. 田径比赛track and field competition
2. 俯瞰 a bird’s eye view
3. 深呼吸take a deep breath
4. 像雄鹰一样翱翔soar like an eagle
5. 如出一辙; 不谋而合coincide with
6. 每隔一天every other day/on alternate days
7. 农场杂活farm chores
8. 有一次on one occasion
9. 站着on one’s feet
10. 没有意识到unaware of
11. 仰面躺着lie on one’s back
12. 对…惭愧be ashamed of
13. 感到… fill one’s mind with…
14. 摆脱紧张情绪shake the tension
15. 在内心的最深处from the deepest depths of one’s soul
16. 在这种时候at a time like this
17. 舒展；伸展stretch out
18. 缓缓移动in slow motion
19. 使…回到现实中bring sb. back to earth
20. 想象see in one’s mind’s eye
Words and Expressions
1.(L. 1) sweat:
1.v. produce sweat
*The white shirts were sweated through.
*He was sweating after working so hard.
2. n. liquid which comes out from the body through the skin to cool it
(=I was covered in sweat after running to catch the bus.)
2.(L. 8) grace: n.
1) quality of being smooth and elegant, esp. in movement or structure
*We admired the grace with which the fashion models walked across the room.
*She danced with a grace that surprised us.
2) kindness; willingness to do what is right
*She had the grace to say that he was right.
*他勉强地承认他错了。

(=He agreed that he was wrong with bad grace.)
3.(L. 10) mere: adj. nothing more than
(=She lost the election by a mere 20 votes.)
光说无济于事。

(=Mere words won’t help.)
4.(L. 10) fantasy: n. (creation of ) imagination
*The story is a fantasy.
*He lives in a world of fantasy.
CF: fantasy, fancy & imagination
fantasy 通常指无限制的，不受意志支配的，完全脱离现实的空想。

例如：
*An amusement park full of figures from fairy tales may be called Fantasy Land. 一个游乐园，如果充满了神话故事中的人物塑雕，则堪称虚幻境界。

fancy 强调凭空想象客观世界不存在之事物，这种凭空想象并非完全脱离现实，只是离现实较远。

例如：
*Her mind went where fancy took it. 他总是不着边际地胡思乱想。

imagination 是个常用词，最少有贬义，它所表示的想象或想象力可以指对过去的事物的重新构想；也可以指对不存在或不能存在之事物的构想。

例如：
*Does she have the imagination to figure out what happened? 她真的富有想象力，能够推想出发生的事情吗？
*These plans reveal a complete failure of imagination. 这些计划显得毫无想象力。

5.(L.13) numerous: adj. very many
*He has a numerous acquaintance among politicians.
*During the Depression, numerous people wandered from town to town looking for work.
6.(L. 15) passion: n. strong feeling, esp. of love
(=The poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved.)
他特别喜欢吃冰淇淋。

(=He has a passion for ice cream.)
7.(L. 15) detail: n. small, particular fact or item
*Everything in her story is correct down to the smallest detail.
不要遗漏一点细节。

(=Don’t omit a single detail.)
Collocation:
go/enter into details 详细说明
in detail 详细地
8.(L. 16) recur: vi.
1) come or happen again
*If the pain recurs, take this medicine.
你知道循环小数吗？
(=Do you know the recurring decimals?)
2) (of ideas, events etc.)come back
*My first meeting with her often recurs to my memory.
*Thoughts of home and family recurred to the lonely traveler.
3) go back (to sth.) in words or thought
*Let us recur to what you said yesterday.
*Do you mind if I may recur to your idea
9.(L. 21) coincide: v.
1) (of ideas, opinions, etc.) to be in agreement
*His tastes and habits coincide with those of his wife.
*The judges did not coincide in opinion.
2) happen at the same time of during the same period of time
*They could not go to the theatre together because his free time never coincided with hers.
(=The art exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of his death.)
10.(L. 24) core: n.
1) most important or central part of anything
*The core of the problem is their objection to educational reform.
让我们直入事务的本质。

(=Let’s get to the core of the matter.)
2) hard central part containing the seeds of certain fruits, such as the apple
*An apple core is the part of an apple left after the flesh has been eaten.
Collocation:
to the core: 彻底地; 完全地
*She is French to the core. 她是个地道的法国人。

11.(L. 28) alternate:
1.adj. 1) every other or second
*He works on alternate days.
*The show was sponsored by different clients on alternate weeks.
2) (or two things) happening by turns
这是晴雨交替的一周。

(=This is a week of alternate rain and sunshine.)
*She wears a shirt with alternate stripes of blue and white.
2.v. (cause to ) follow by turns
*We alternated periods of work and rest.
汤姆时而发怒，时而害怕。

(=Tom alternated between anger and fright.)
Collocation:
alternate between 时而…时而…
*They alternate between supporting us and opposing us.
alternate in 轮流
*We alternate in doing the household chores.
alternate with （使）与…交替
*Sunny weather alternates with rain.
12.(L. 32) relax: v.
1) make or become less tense, worried or nervous
*Sit down and relax!
音乐可以帮助你放松一下。

(=The music will help to relax you.)
2) make or become less stiff or tight
(=His muscles relaxed.)
3) make (effort or control) less severe
*You must not relax your control for a moment.
13.(L. 37) vain: adj.
1) too pleased with one’s own abilities or looks
*She’s vain of her beauty.
他极其自负。

(=He’s as vain as a peacock.)
2) without result; useless
*After a number of vain attempts to climb the mountain, we were forced to return to camp.
*It is vain to resist.
NB: vain的常用词组是in vain，意为“徒劳地，白白地”
CF: vain, empty, hollow & bare
这几个词都是形容词，都有“空的”、“空着的”之意。

vain 意思是“空洞的”、“空洞的”。

empty 主要表示某空间没有人或物，无任何内容。

hollow 表示物体内部是空的，如数、气球等。

bare 主要指某物的表面上是空的，无装饰的。

(Directions:) Fill in the blank with the above words and change the form where necessary.
1.The cinema was half ______.
2.We’ve made a ______ attempt to make him change his mind.
3.Don’t sleep on ______ boards.
4.The poor girl went on for another ten miles on an ______ stomach.
5.The walls look solid, but in fact they’re ____
14.(L. 44) emotion: n.
1) any of the strong of feelings of the human spirit
*Love, hatred, fear and grief are emotions
*Jack is a man of great emotion, easily given to tears.
2) strength of feeling; excited state of the feelings
*He described the accident in a voice shaking with emotion.
*He thought of his dead child with deep emotion.
CF: emotion, feeling and sensitivity
这些词都是名词，都有“感情”之意。

emotion 表示人的精神、身体全部反映的一种状态，表现为人的任何强烈的感情。

例如：*The speaker appealed to our emotions rather than to our minds. 演讲者激发了我们的情
感而不是启发我们的思考。

feeling 是常用词，意思是“感觉”、“感触”、“心情”，部分体现为精神，部分体现为身体，但并不是具有情感反应特征的基本的感觉、反射或心境。

除非有上下文的提示，一般
不表明反应的性质、程度。

例如：
*Her feeling was that right would win. 她感觉公理会取得胜利。

*He had lost all of feeling in the left leg. 他的左腿完全失去了知觉。

sensitivity 意思是“感受性”、“敏感性”。

例如：
*The dentist gave me an injection which reduced the sensitivity of the nerve. 牙医给我注射一针以减轻神经的敏感性。

（插入图片dentist）
15.(L. 48) be ashamed of: feeling foolish or uncomfortable because of (sth.)
*You should be ashamed of your behavior!
他由于问了这样简单的问题而感到难为情。

(=He was ashamed of asking such a simple question.)
16.(L. 53) startle: vt. Give a sudden shock or surprise to
*You startled me! I didn’t hear you come in.
*She was startled to see him looking so ill.
CF: startle, frighten & terrify
这组动词都是动词，都有“恐吓”的意思。

startle指短时间内叫人震惊的恐惧，可能造成突然的不由自主的身体不能动弹。

例如：*The clap of thunder startled us. 雷鸣般的掌声惊呆了我。

frighten是最普通的词，没有特殊的意义，仅表示“吓唬”或“使…害怕”。

例如：
*Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly hid in the small store-room
under the stairs. 理查夫人不想吓唬这可怜的人，所以她很快地藏到楼梯下的小贮藏
室里。

terrify 含义是“使恐怖”，受到这种惊怕的人是不能自制的
*Bruce engaged low gear and drove at a terrifying speed. 布鲁斯接通了低速挡，开车速度快得令人害怕。

17.(L. 56) intensity: n. state of being intense
*The mayor didn’t realize the intensity of people’s feelings on the housing issue.
*The poem shows great intensity of feeling.
18.(L. 56) anxiety: n.
1) feeling of worry of fear
*They felt strong anxiety for her safety.
*After hearing their advice he had no more anxieties.
2) strong wish to do something; eagerness
*The teacher praised him for his anxiety for knowledge.
*He always shows his anxiety to please his employers.
Collocation:
anxiety about 对…的焦虑
anxiety for 为…的担忧
CF: anxiety, worry & concern
这些词都是名词，都有“担忧”、“担心”之意。

anxiety 主要指对不幸或失败的痛苦的恐惧和不确定。

例如：
*At the most, he will experience feelings of anxiety, shame, insecurity, and helplessness? 他至多能体验到忧虑、耻辱、不安和无助感。

worry指扰乱人精神安宁的持续不断的疑虑或害怕。

例如：
*I think rich people have about as many worries as poor ones. 我认为富人和穷人的烦恼一样多。

concern强调介入了思想不安的因素；它将严肃的思想和情绪结合起来。

例如：*Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors? 对人类自身及其命运的关注，必将成为所有技术事业的主要关注内容。

19.(L. 57) tension: n.
1) worry or nervousness
*I am suffering from nervous tension.
你能适应大城市的紧张生活吗？
(=Can you adapt yourself to the tensions of life in a big city?)
2) degree of tightness of a wire, rope, etc.
*If you increase the tension of that violin string it will break.
20.(L. 63) tense: adj.
1) feeling worried or nervous; making people worried or nervous
*The two countries began to discuss their tense relations.
(=There is a tense moment before we heard the news.)
2) stretched tight; stiff
*With his body so tense, it seemed as though he were listening for something.
*Is the rope tense?
21.(L. 65) along with: together with
*He went on the journey along with his two friends.
她把钞票连同找回的零钱和发票一起重又放进抽屉。

(=She placed the bank notes, along with the change and receipts, back in the drawer.) Collocation:
all along 始终, 一直
come along进展; 跟着来
get along 进展; 与…和睦相处
go along 进展; 前进; 同行
22.(L. 66) stretch out: spread out; straighten to full length
*He stretched himself out in front of the fire.
*The sea stretched out as far as I could see.
23.(L. 80) bring (sb.) back to earth: cause (sb.) to stop daydreaming; cause (sb.) to return to reality
*Emily’s voice brought him back to earth.
*You had better bring yourself back to earth for an hour and cook us some dinner. Collocation:
come back/down to earth （从幻想中）回到现实
on earth 人世间；究竟
24.(L. 81) in one’s mind’s eye: in one’s imagination
*In my mind’s eye I saw the cliffs rising sheer.
她在想象中酝酿自己的下一步作品。

(=She was writing her next piece in her mind’s eye.)
25.(L. 87) congratulate: vt. Speak to (a person) with praise and admiration for a happy event or
something successfully done
*We congratulate her on having passed the exams.
(=Let me congratulate you on the birth of your daughter.)
26.(L. 91) media: n. means of mass communication, e.g. TV, radio, newspaper
*The media controls/control the news.
*Much of what children learn comes directly from the mass media.
Sentence Translation
1.The pole vault is truly the highlight of any track and field competition. It combines the grace of
a gymnast with the strength of a body builder.
(=撑竿跳高确实是所有田径比赛中最精彩的项目。

它融合了体操运动员的优雅与健美运动员的力量。

)
2. Her excitement and passion for details made Michael's dreams full of color and beauty.
(=她对细节的激情和酷爱使得迈克尔的梦境色彩缤纷、绚丽无比。

)
3.He found his pole, stood and stepped on the runway that led to the most challenging event of his
17-year-old life.
(=他找着了撑竿，站起身，踏上那引向其17年生命中最具挑战性的一跃的跑道。

)
4. Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he pictured his mother.
(=这时，不知不觉地，在内心最深处，出现了他母亲的身影。

)
5. 迈克尔一下子被围住了，人们拥抱他，祝贺他所取得的一生中最辉煌的成就。

(=Michael was immediately surrounded by people hugging and congratulating him on the greatest accomplishment of his life.)
6. 我认为在这整个世界里，就我一个人被选中去受苦受难。

(=I believed that in this whole world I alone had been chosen to suffer. )
7. 刹那间，时间凝固了，我感到万分的羞愧和震惊。

我从来没有这么难受过。

(=In the next few frozen seconds, the shame and horror of that moment penetrated, and I was sick with an intensity I had never felt before. )
8. 我意识到我的自艾自怜、自私，以及对他人需求的冷漠，已到了无可复加的地步。

(=I realized that I was filled to overflowing with self-pity, selfishness, and indifference to the needs of others. )
Quotations
1. If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.
— Joshuas Reynolds American female essayist
如果你很有天赋，勤勉会使其更加完善；如果你能力一般，勤勉会补足其缺陷。

——美国女散文家约书亚·雷诺兹
2. It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant tree.
— G. Eliot British novelist
天上不会掉下玫瑰来，如果想要更多的玫瑰，必须自己种植。

——英国小说家乔治·艾略特
3. Genius only means hard-working all one’s life.
— Mendeleyev Russian chemist 天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。

——俄国化学家门捷列耶夫
4. Few things are impossible in themselves; and it is often for want of will, rather than of means, that man fails to succeed.
— La Rocheforcauld French writer
事情很少有根本做不成的；其之所以做不成，与其说是条件不够，不如说是决心不够。

——法国作家罗切福考尔德。