新视野英语教程2unit7sectiona

Unit 7
Section A Cyber-stepmother
Teaching Aims: In this section, students will be able to:
1、get the main idea of Section A
2、master the new words, phrases and expressions
3、improve their Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
4、master the usage of “coming + past participle” and “a wave of”Teaching Contents:
1、Vocabulary and phrases
cyber-, attach, tent, combine, correspond, basis, core…
attach to, at least, right away, combine …with, correspond with…
2、Sentence Structure
coming + past participle a wave of
Teaching approaches: Task-based Approach;
Communicative Language Teaching;
Activity Teaching Approach;
Question-answer Teaching Approach.
Teaching aids: blackboard, multimedia, tape
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Greetings and revision
Step 2 Lead in and exploring
The topic of this unit is “Going on line”. Computers have made modern life much easier.
More than just a simple office tool, the computer offers fast communication through the internet. However, e-mail and chat lines often bring miscommunication, and even danger if not used properly.
The internet has become a popular medium of obtaining various kinds of information and connecting people all over the world. It is a good way for friends and families to communicate with each other even if they are far apart. No doubt most of us enjoy the benefits of this advanced technology. But in the meanwhile, we are coming to realize some of the risks. Let’s have a discussion and see how we are being affected by using the internet.
Questions:
1) What’s your main purpose of going online?
2) What are the possible risks of going on line?
3) How do you communicate with your parents and thus keep a good relationship with
them?
Step 3 New word and phrases
1. To ask several students to read the new words and phrases
2. To read the new words together after the teacher
Step 4 Skimming
1 Ask students to read the text as quickly as they can and tried to get the main idea of this
passage.
2 Ask students to read the text again , then finish the exercises on P124
Step 5 Language Points
1. Cyber-stepmother 母女网络情
Meaning: a step mother who communicates with her stepchildren online.
cyber adj. 计算机的，网络的
cyber- pref. 前缀 e.g. cyberculture电子计算机影响下的文化cybercrime 网路犯罪
2. “Stepparent”is a term we attach to men and women who marry into families where children
already exist.
stepparent n. 继父母
step- 用以构成复合词因父亲，母亲再婚而有亲属关系stepmother, stepsister, stepfather step v. 走，迈步，踏stepping stepped e.g. Be careful. Don’t step in the mud泥浆.
n. 1) 举步，迈步2) 步骤3) 台阶
step by step 按部就班，逐步in/out of step (with sb/sth) 与某人/某物步伐一致/不一致
take steps to do sth 采取一连串行动/措施已达到目的
attach to把…和…联系起来
attach v. 1) to fasten or join sth to sth 系上，附上，连接attach sth (to sth)
e.g. A note was attached to the document with a paper-clip(回形针).
2) attach oneself/sb to sb/sth 加入，使加入，使隶属于
e.g. Tom will be attached to the finance department for the next six months.
attachment n. 1) 附件2) 依恋，眷恋，深爱
attached adj. 依恋，留恋，酷爱，心爱attach to sb
exist v. 存在，生存existing adj. 已有，现存existence n. 存在
3. Over the years, we all learned to become more comfortable with each other, and to adjust to our new family arrangement.
Meaning: In the past few yeas, we all learned how to get along with each other in a pleasant way, and change ourselves a bit to fit the new family structure.
be/become/feel comfortable with 与…..相处愉快
adjust to 适应
arrange v. 1) to put sth in order or in a particular pattern 排列，整理
Arrange the chairs in a circle. 将椅子围成一圈。

2) to make plans and preparations so that sth can happen in the future 筹备，安排
e.g. She arranged to meet Tom after work. 她约好了下班后去见汤姆。

arrangement n.
4. We enjoyed holidays together, ate family meals, worked on homework, played baseball and rent ed videos.
work on 1) 致力于，从事
The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of reaching outer space.
2) 对…产生影响，对…起作用
e.g. The doctor told him that this kind of medicine may work on him.
rent v. 租，借rental n. 租赁，租金
5. However, I continued to feel like I was on the outside looking in, coming uninvited to a foreign kingdom.
Meaning: I still felt I was like an unwelcome stranger to a strange place and I couldn’t get in, but could only look into it from the outside.
feel like 感觉像是；想要 e.g. Do you feel like a cup of coffee?
It feels like real leather.
on the outside 在外面，外部地
6. … we set up an e-mail and chat-line service right away.
set up 建立，创立
chat-line 聊天热线
chat n. 闲谈，聊天v. chatting chatted
right away 立刻，马上e.g. You must start right away, or you will be late.
7. This technology, combined with the telephone, enable d us to correspond with them on a
daily basis by sending frequent notes and messages, and even chatting together when we were all online.
combine v. 使结合，使联合combine A and B/A with B
e.g. We shall combine the three departments.
n. 联合收割机
combined adj. 结合的
enable v. to make sb/sth able to do sth 是某人/某机构可以做某事
enable sb/sth to do sth
correspond v. 1) 相等于，相当于correspond (to sth) 通常与to 连用
e.g. The wing of a bird corresponds to the arm of a man.鸟的翅膀相当于人的胳臂。

2) 与…一致，符合correspond (with sth)
e.g. His actions do not correspond with his words.
3) 通信correspond (with sb)
e.g. They corresponded for a year before they get married. correspondence n. 通信，信件；密切的联系/关系
correspondent n. 通讯员，记者
on a daily basis 每天basis 基础，根据
8. If my name appeared along with his, it would brighten my day and make me feel like I was part of their core family unit.
be part of 成为…的一部分
core n. 1) 果核an apple core 苹果心
2) 核心the core vocabulary of a language 一种语言的基本词汇
to the core 完全，彻底e.g. The news shook him to the core.这消息把他吓坏了。

9. … and I catch up on my e-mail, an “instant message” appeared on the screen.
catch up on 赶做，弥补；得到…的消息e.g. He'll catch up on lost time by working harder.
他将更加努力地工作以弥补失掉的时间。

catch up with 赶上，追上
catch on 1) 开始明白，了解到2) 变得流行
10. As we had done in the past, we sent several messages back and forth, exchanging any
current news.
back and forth 来回；前后
forth adv. 向前方and so forth 等等
11. That night, she didn’t ask and I didn’t identify myself either. After hearing about the latest
fashions at the mall, details about a dance at her school, and a history project that was in the works, I commented that it was late and I should get to sleep.
identify v. 1) identify sb/sth (as sb/sth) 认出
e.g. He identified his baggage among hundreds of others.
2) identify sth with sth 把…等同于…
e.g. Never identify wealth with happiness. 千万不要把财富和幸福等同起来。

identification n. 辨认，认同
mall = shopping mall 大商场，购物中心
in the works 在进行中，正在完成中
12. As I read this message, a wave of sadness ran through me as I realized …
a wave of 一波，一阵
13. Feeling guilty for not identify myself, yet not wanting to embarrass her, …
guilty adj. 1) 有罪e.g. We believe him to be guilty.
2) 内疚e.g. Grandma is very guilty, I know. 奶奶是很内疚的，我知道的。

guilt n. 内疚，犯罪→innocence 清白，无罪innocent adj.
14. … I thought I had grown accustomed to, Then, just as my fingers reached for the keys to
return the screen black.
grow/be/become accustomed to 习惯于
reach for 伸手去拿
e.g. Feeling thirsty he reached for the glass on the table but knocks it down.
15. With tear-filled eyes, I turned the machine off.
n.+v.+-ed. tear-filled man-made 人造的sun-burnt 晒黑的
n.+v.+-ing time-saving 省时的pains-taking 艰难的
n.+n.+-ed brick-walled 砖墙的lion-hearted 勇敢的
a.+n.+-ed sad-eyed 眼含忧伤的cold-blooded 冷酷无情的
a.+v.+-ing good-looking 相貌好看的far-reaching 深远的
Step 6 Homework
1. To finish the exercises related to Section A
2. To memorize the new words, phrases in Section A.
3. To preview Section B and C.。