新视野大学英语第三版第二册第一课教案

新视野大学英语第三版第二册第一课教案

Unit 1 Language in Mission

教学重点：

1.To talk about love between parents and children

2.Reading skill: read in thought groups

3.Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the

text

4.Critical thinking about the father’s teaching method in the text

教学难点：

1.apply the phrases and patterns

2.General concepts about writing a college essay.

教学过程：

Task 1 Lead-in and warming up

活动：Class survey

To what extent are you close to your parents?

•be like friends;

•never keep secret from them;

•ask them for advice;

•give me directions about life …

Survey: How close are you and your parents?

☐I have been missing my parents a lot since I left for college.

☐I often chat with my parents.

☐I like sharing my joys and sorrows with my parents.

☐I always remember my parents’ birthdays.

☐I know about my parents’ hobbies.

☐My parents allow me to make my own decisions.

Task 2 Text study

Language focus

活动：Reading comprehension and discuss these questions in groups

1) What does the son think of the father? (Para. 1) A tedious

oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar.

2) Why was the writer shocked by his student’s answer? (Paras.

2-4) She is unable to describe her excursion to Europe with the right words.

3) Why should students not be blamed for their language

deficiency? (Paras. 6-7) The learning environment is misleading.

4) How should grammar be taught as far as the writer is

concerned? (Paras.8-10) Grammar must be handled delicately, step by step. An effective w ay of teaching could arouse children’s interest in learning English grammar. An example: a grammar lesson with my son

Difficult sentences

1.If I am the only parent who still corrects his child’s English, then

perhaps my son is right. To him, I am a tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar, which my son seems allergic to. (Para. 1)

Meaning: My son is probably right if there is no other parent like me who still corrects his child’s mistakes in English. To my son, I am a boring and strange father, who he has to listen to; I am also the one who pays lots of attention to grammar rules, which he doesn’t seem to like.

2.The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture

were captured in a condensed non-statement. (Para. 4) Meaning: The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were just described in one word rather than a complete statement because of her inability to choose appropriate words to express herself.

3. Perhaps, language should be looked upon as a road map and a valuable possession: often study the road map (check grammar) and tune up the car engine (adjust vocabulary). Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a well-conditioned car. (Para. 11)

Meaning: Maybe, you should regard language as a road map and a