《新视野》大学英语预备级第1册U2教案

S implistic Lesson Plan for Unit 2 ( Preband Book1)

Accompanied by Handouts

AIMS: a) To have the class learn to use key words and expressions

b) To have them learn to use some grammar and sentence structures

c) To let them have an idea of celebrity interviews

LANGUAGE POINTS: (See handouts )

NEW STRUCTURES: 1) I find it very +adj./adv.

2) That used to suggest + n.

3) Because they feel as if …

4) … partly as a result of…

PROCEDURE:

Warm-up: pre-reading activities by viewing pictures related to the text and answering some questions after discussion

Stage 1, presentation and explanation of the new words & expressions, sentence

structures and spotlight on grammar

Stage 2, discussion on the passage concerning “differences in English language of

men and women”

Stage 3, assignment: translation exercises

Handouts

I.Warm-up activities

1)Pictures

2) Words to learn:

Cross-dressing runs significantly counter to social norms and, therefore, can be seen as a type of transgender behavior. It does not, however, necessarily indicate transgender identity;

The Japanese word "newhalf" is used to describe a man who has made the mental and/or physical transition to being a woman.

3). Discussion:

a. After viewing the pictures, what do you think is the main difference between men and women, in their appearance or personality?

b) Do you think men should always dress like men, and women should dress like women?

c) Should there be any difference between men and women at work and at home?

d) “Women hold up half the sky” was an old saying popular in the 1960s. What’s your opinion about it?

II. Words and Phrases

1.suggest: v.①say sth. indirectly 暗示

e.g.Her silence suggested anger. 她的沉默暗示愤怒。

Are you suggesting that I am not telling the truth?

你的意思是我没有讲实话？

②put forward an idea for consideration 建议；提出（想法等）

e.g. I'd like to suggest another plan for our business.

我想为我们的生意提出另外一个计划。

Can you suggest how we should do it? 你能建议我们该怎么做吗？

2.prefer: v. choose one rather than another; like one better than another 更喜欢

prefer to do sth. / prefer A to B

e.g. She prefers coffee to tea. 与茶相比，她更喜欢咖啡。

I prefer walking to driving a car.我愿意步行，不愿意开车。

3.remove: v. get rid of 移去，去除

e.g. His words removed the doubts (疑虑) in her mind. 他的话打消了她的疑虑。

When oil is added to the food, it is difficult to remove it.

一旦把油掺杂到食品里，就很难再把它除去。

4.suppose: v.①think or accept as true or possible认为；猜想

e.g.I don't suppose that he will agree to our suggestion.

我认为他不会同意我们的建议。

②have as a condition 假设

e.g. The company's decision supposes growing sales.

公司的决定假设了销售是不断增长的。

5.sound: v. ①to show a particular emotion or quality in one’s voice 听起来

sound + adj.

e.g. What he described sounds reasonable. 他的描述听起来合情合理。

②to produce a sound, or to make something produce a sound （使）发声

e.g. The bell sounded when the mail arrived. 邮件来时，铃声响了。

6. mean… by: show in writing or speech, etc. by the use of 用……表示……的意思

e.g. What Marx meant by a particular society was a group of people making a living

together. 马克思所说的社会就是人们有组织地在一起生活。

What do you mean by opening my letters without permission?

没得到允许就拆开我的信，你用意何在？

7. end in: have as a result at the end 结果为, 以……结束

e.g.Their marriage ends in divorce. 他们的婚姻以离婚告终。

His plan ended in failure. 他的计划以失败告终。

8.agree with: have the same opinion as (sb.) 同意……的观点

e.g.We all agree with him about the need for a new teaching building.

他提出需要建一座新教学楼，我们都表示同意。

III. Sentence Analysis

1. I find it very interesting. (Line 3)

Note: 词组very interesting 是宾语补足语，用来补足说明宾语it，类似的表达方