新起点大学英语第一册Unit_3

Unit 5
Teaching Objectives:
1. Grasp the main idea of the two passages
2. V ocabulary practice: fail, figure, pass, grade, change
3. Word formation: 1) special, specialist, specialize, specialty
2) insecure, secure, security, securely
3) believe, belief, believable, unbelievable
4) confidence, confident, confidently;
5) fulfill, fulfillment
1.Grammar: pronouns
2.Translation and Writing
Time allotment:
8 periods: Text A & Exercises 2 periods
Text B & Exercises 2 periods
Translation & writing 2 periods
Listening 2 periods
Text A
The Best Teacher I Ever Had
1. Pre-reading Tasks
1.1. Pre-reading questions
1)What is your idea of a best teacher? (What do you think are the good qualities of a
best teacher?)
2)Have you ever had a good teacher in your middle school? Can you say something
about him or her?
1.2. Introduction
Qualities of a good teacher:
The teacher can innovate, experiment, be creative, have fun, and most importantly, be funny, caring, and loving.
So who are the most loving teachers? They are the ones who know how to set up a relationship with the students; they are the ones who have classrooms that are organized, structured, and well managed. Thus, they have time to be loving.
2. While --Reading Tasks
2.1. Learn the new words and expressions
1.2. Read the text once and answer the following questions
1) What subject did Mr. Whitson teach?
Science.
2) What did the animal, cattywampus exist according to the text?
Before the Ice Age.
3) What did the teacher think of the author’s paper?
He thought it was poor and gave him a failing grade.
4) What happened to all the students? Why?
They all failed. Because there had never been such animal.
5) What did the writer think of his teacher?
He was very angry with the teacher. He thought he was not a good teacher.
6) What was the students’ attitude towards what the teacher talked about the animal
while he was passing around it?
They were very convinced; they had no suspicion.
7) Why did the teacher do so?
He wanted to develop students’ critical thinking ability.
1.3.Study the text in detail
1) wipe : rub its surface to remove dirt or liquid from it 擦，揩
eg. Nancy wiped the sweat from her face.南希擦去她脸上的汗水。

★wipe out: to destroy it completely 消灭
eg. The epidemic wiped out thousands of animals.
流行病使欧洲数以千计的海豹遭到了灭绝。

2) pass around/ round: to move sth. from one person to another 传递
e.g. A bottle of whisky was passed around.一瓶威士忌被传了一圈。

★pass by/over: to go经过，路过
e.g. A beggar passed by his door and asked for a glass of water.
一个乞丐经过他家门口，向他讨口水喝。

★pass on (to ): to move on 继续下去
e.g. Please read this note and pass it on to others.请把通知看后传给其他人。

★p ass away: to die 去世
e.g. He passed away peacefully this morning.他今天上午安祥地过世了。

3)shock: v. to cause usu. unpleasant or angry surprise to 使震惊；使愤慨；使受打击
e.g. The violence and bad language in the program shocked many of the viewers.
节目中的暴力场面和难听的粗话使许多观众感到震惊。

It shocked me(I was shocked)to see how my neighbors treated their children.
We were shocked at/by her sudden death.
n. (the state or feeling caused by) a sudden, unexpected, and usu. very unpleasant event or situation that severely upsets the mind and feelings 震惊，震骇
eg. It took me a very long time to get over the shock of her death.(C) 她的去世令我震惊不已，我好长时间才恢复过来。

She is still in state of chock. (U.) 他仍处于休克状态。

Her behavior at her husband’s funeral shocked her friends. (V)
她在丈夫葬礼上的表现使她的朋友感到震惊。

have to be：一定是，必定是★have to do不得不做，必需做
eg. You have to be sick. You look pale. 你一定是病了你脸色苍白。

eg. You have to do it by yourself. 你必需独立完成。

4)realize: v. ①become aware of
eg. People don’t realize how serious this recession has actually been.
人们没有认识到这次不景气实际上是多么严重。

②sth becomes true
eg. He was convinced that the dream will be realized. 他坚信梦想能实现。

5)make up: ①to invent a story 捏造，编造
e.g. a) I couldn’t remember a story to tell the children so I made one up.
②to combine together to form a particular system 由…组成
Women make up more than 50% the workers.
③补偿，弥补
Nothing can make up for lost time.
makeup n. cosmetics
e.g. She wears light makeup that looks natural.
6)expect: v. ①believe that sth will happen 预计…会发生，预料
eg. He expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.他预料在随后的几周里会失业。

②believe that sth will be delivered or sb will arrive盼望, 期待, 等待
eg. We were expecting him home. 我们都盼着他回家。

7)figure out :①算出
e.g. I can’t figure out how much money I owe you.
②弄明白
e.g.I can't figure out why he is absent.我弄不明白他为什么缺席。

8) suspicious: adj. (of, about) not trusting 对… 有疑心的，怀疑…有罪的；可疑的
be suspicious of sth. / about sb.
eg. She was suspicious of our intentions(企图).
His strange behavior made the police suspicious.
★doubtful: adj. (of a person) full of doubt; uncertain; unconfident 有疑问的，令人生疑的；犹豫不决的，迟疑的，常与if/whether, that 连用
eg. I’m doubtful whether they’ll agree to this.
9) Not everyone sees the value in this.━not everyone knows how important it is 并不是每一个人都看到了其中的价值。

3. Post Reading Tasks
3.1.Finish the exercises of “Main Idea” and “Detail Understanding”.
3.2. Translate the following expressions
1) 暑假的第一天the first day of summer vacation
开学第一天the first day of class
2）一个叫彼得的孩子a boy called Peter
一种叫猫的动物a creature called the cat
3）编造了所有的材料make up all the stuff
虚构一部电视剧make up a TV play
4) 理解/明白某事figure sth out
理解他所说的话figure out what he said
5）他不可能知道的事实the facts he c ouldn’t have known
他不可能理解的语言the language he couldn’t have understood
6）从这一经历中吸取教训learn sth from this experience
从失败中吸取教训learn sth from failure
7）使大脑处在休眠状态let the mind go to sleep
把鸟儿放飞let the birds go free
8) 这么做很有乐趣have fun doing sth
获取这一信息很困难have difficulty obtaining the information
9) 领悟其中的价值see the value in it
领悟其中的含义see the meaning in it
4. Homework
4.1. Preview Text B
1.2.Finish the exercises in vocabulary Practice.
Passage B Four Words That Changed a Life
1. Review Text A
1.1. Dictate the words and expressions in Text A.
1.2. Find out the original sentences in Text A.
1) He gave us a talk about an animal that died out during the Ice Age.
(He gave us a lecture about an animal that was wiped out during the Ice Age.)
2) When he talked, he passed the skull from one student to another.
(He passed around a skull as he talked.)
3) It must be a mistake!
(There had to be some mistake!)
4) It was obvious that we were very angry.
(Needless to say, we were very angry.)
5) We ought to have understood it.
(We should have figured it out.)
2. Pre-reading Tasks
2.1. Pre-reading Questions
1) Do your teachers often give you encouragement?
2) If yes, what kind of encouragement is it? If no, do you expect them to do so?
3. While Reading Tasks
3.1. Read the text once and answer the following questions based on the text. 1) What is the assignment the teacher the class?
To write their own chapter that would follow the last chapter of the novel.
2) What does the writer remember about the chapter he wrote?
The four words ─this is good writing.
3) Whom did he own his achievement to?
Mrs. Brauch.
3.2. Study the text in detail
1) change: to make or become different 变化，改变，改换
e.g. There has been a change in the programme.节目有变动。

Doctor say there is no change in the patient’s condition.医生说病人的情况没有变化。

Please note my change of address.请注意我改换了地址。

She badly needs a change.她急需改变一下。

I’ve no small change. 我没有零钱。

Let’s go to an Italian restaurant for a change. 我们去意大利餐厅换换口味。

Can I change seats with you? 我可以和你换个座位吗？
I need to change my dollars into francs. 我需要把美金换成法朗。

2)．secure: adj. ①not feeling worry about sth 无忧虑的，去疑虑的
★be secure (about sth.) security n. insecure
eg. feel secure about one’s future 对自己的前途无忧无虑
②not likely to be lost or to fail, certain or to granted 有把握的，确切的，有保证的eg. have a secure job in the company 在公司有稳定的工作
③firmly fixed, not likely to fall牢固的，稳固的
eg. Is that ladder secure? 那个梯子安全吗？
3) had been doing: 过去完成进行时，表示一个动作从过去某时开始，一直延续到另一个过去时刻，到那时刻该动作可能刚刚终止，也可能在继续。

I was tired when you saw me yesterday, because I had been running.
4). grade:n. ①step, stage or degree of rank, quality等级、品级、阶段、程度eg. a person’s salary grade某人的薪金级别
②mark in an examination or for school work（考试或作业的）分数、评分等级eg. Pupils with 90% or more are awarded Grade A. 满九十分的学生评为甲等。

She got an excellent grade in the exams. 她考试成绩优异。

③division of a school based on age of the pupils.年级
eg. My daughter is in the 4th grade.我女儿上四年级。

v. to separate into levels of rank or quality 分等/分级
eg. The potatoes are graded by size.马铃薯按大小分等级。

The term papers have been graded.期末考卷已评完分数了。

5) have no idea: 一点不知道(听也没有听过),不清楚
You have no idea how worried I was. 你想像不出来我有多么担心。

6). convince:v.①make sb feel certain; cause tab to realize使某人确信，使某人明白
▲convince sb (of sth)
eg. How can I convince you of her honesty? 我怎样才能使你相信她很诚实呢？
What she said convinced me that I was mistaken. 他的一番话使我认识到我错了.
I’m convinced that he is telling the truth.
②persuade 说服convince sb. to do
eg. What convinced you to vote for them? 究竟是什么使的你愿意头他们的票？
convinced 坚定不移的; convincingly令人信服地
convincible: that can be convinced 可被说服的;
convincing: able to convince令人信服的
4. Post Reading Tasks
4.1. Translate the following into English:
A.作为一个洛克岛的男孩子as a boy in Rock Island
作为银行的一名出纳as a cashier in a bank
B.回忆起任何特别的事物recall anything special
不记得任何重要的事情cannot recall anything importqant
C.不知道我自己是什么样的人have no idea of who I was
不知道他为何拒绝have no idea (of) why he refused
D.梦想做某事dream of doing something
梦想成为一名歌手dream of being a singer
E.评价一篇故事evaluate a story
评审一所学校evaluate a school
F.正是我所需的just what I needed
正是父母所期待的just what the parents expect
G.被任命为中学校报的编辑be named editor of his high-school newspaper
被任命为这次调查的组长be named leader of the investigation
H.坚信这一切本不会发生be convinced that none of this would have happened
坚信梦想能实现be convinced that the dream will be realized
I.中学校友30周年聚会the 30th high-school reunion
大学同学10周年聚会the 10th college reunion
J.把信心传给了那位女士pass the confidence on to the woman 把这条短信息发给其他学生pass the short message on to the other classmates
4.2. Get the students to do the exercises first, and then check the answers
5. Applied Writing
5.1. How to write Thank-you Notes (感谢便条)
感谢便条是一种用简单的语言和简单的格式对某人表示感谢的一种简单应用性信函。

日期：（可写可不写）
称呼：（写在左上角或日期下方）
内容
结尾敬语
签名
e.g.
May 11, 2005
Dear Mr Green
Please accept our thanks for your cooperation in the project.
Your efforts made our work easier, and we couldn’t have done it
without your help.
Yours,
John Smith
5.2. Phrases and expressions used in writing Thank-you Notes.
A. to be/feel thankful/grateful
B. to give one’s thanks
C. to express one’s gratitude/appreciation
D. to give one’s sincere thanks for
E. to accept one’s thanks for
F. It was very good/ nice of you to…
G. I would like you to know that …
H. I find an ordinary “thank you” entirely inadequate…
5.3. Try to write a Thank-you Note by yourself according to the following
information given in Chinese.
约翰写感谢便条给玛丽，内容：“感谢你送给我的书，我已经在两天里读了两遍了。

这是一本多么有趣的书啊，希望可以和你一起聊聊着本书。

2007年11月6日。

Nov. 6, 2007
Dear Mary,
Thank you so much for the book you sent me. As a matter of fact, I have read it twice in two days. It’s really an interesting book.
Hope we will have time to be together to talk about the book.
John.
6. Homework
6.1. Review both passages of Unit Three
6.2. Finish the reading material of Unit Four (reading Book)
6.3Preview Text A of Unit Four。