大学英语2教案 unit 1

Unit 1 Growing up

Teaching hours: 6-8 hours total

I. Teaching aims and demands:

1.To master the new target words and useful phrases;

2.To comprehend the whole text;

3.To summarize the main points of the text.

II. Background information.

1.The American Educational System

In the United States, education is the responsibility of individual states, not of the federal government, so requirements may vary from one state to another. The following is a generalization:

kindergarten: under 5 years old

junior high / middle school (grades 7~8): 12~13 years old

elementary / primary school (grades 1~6): 6~11 years old

senior / high school (grades 9~12): 14~17 years old

college, institute, academy (学院), university

2.A Brief Introduction to John Lennon

3. Definition of Spaghetti

Spaghetti is the Italian-style thin noodle, cooked by boiling and served with sauce. Unlike some Chinese noodles, it is not served in soup and will never taste pulpy (软乎乎、没有嚼劲的).

III. Warm-up

1.English Song — Beautiful Boy

2.Questions about the Song and the Texts

1). In your opinion, what is the song Beautiful Boy going to tell us?

2). What does Lennon think of growing up? Is it easy or full of adventures?

3). Can you guess what the texts in this unit are going to be about?

IV. Language points

1. take hold: become established

Eg. The idea of one child has taken hold in many Chinese families.

老习惯是很难摆脱的。这就是为什么你要在习惯养成前戒烟。

Old habits die hard. That’s why you should stop smoking before the habit takes hold.

2.turn out: come out or gather as for a meeting, public event, etc.

1)prove to be：

Eg. The plan turned out a failure.

2)shut off

Eg.. Turn out the light before you go to bed.

3)produce; make

Eg. A large group of protesters have turned out.

The school has turned out some great scholars.

3.anticipate: vt. expect (usu. followed by gerund or that-clause)

Eg. The police had anticipated trouble from the soccer fans and were at the ground in large numbers.

They anticipate that deaths from AIDS will have doubled by 2012.

他们预测到2012年死于艾滋病的人数将增加一倍。

4.tedious: adj. boring and lasting for a long time

Eg. Laura found George to be tedious and decided not to see him anymore.

The movie was so tedious that many viewers left before it was over.

5. inspire: vt. fill (sb.) with confidence, eagerness, etc.

Eg. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speeches inspired people to fight for equal treatment of African Americans.

The last leaf on the tree that never fell off inspired the dying patient with the will to live on.

6. rigid: adj. fixed in behavior; based on correct or accepted rules

Eg. 如果他从前对事情不那么严格苛刻的话，他女儿就不会这么年轻就离家出走了。

If he had been a little less rigid about things, his daughter would not have left home at such a young age.

The rigid headmaster would button up his clothes even on the hottest days.

7. severe: adj.1) completely plain

Eg. Hemingway is known for his severe writing style.

海明威以其朴实的写作风格而闻名于世。

2) stern; strict

Eg. Only those who have undergone severe training can be accepted into the air force.

8.sequence: n. connected line of events, ideas, etc.

Eg. A sequence of bad harvests forced some African countries to ask for foreign aid.

连续的歉收（bad harvest）迫使一些非洲国家请求外国援助（foreign aid）。

I have a poor memory for dates and often mix up the sequence of events.

我记日期的能力很差，常把事情的先后次序弄混。

More phrases：

in sequence 紧接着，一个接着一个

in regular sequence 按次序，有条不紊

the sequence of events 事情的先后顺序

9.argument: n.1) a disagreement; a quarrel