大学英语精读第二册第二单元教案

Book2

Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson

Teaching Hours: 4 hours

Students’ Level: Freshmen of non-English majors in the 2nd semester.

Teaching Objectives:

1.Get to understand Jefferson and learn his ideas and its meaning in the society of present. Understand “Go and see”, “You can learn from everyone”, “Judge for yourself”, “Do what you believe his right”, “Trust the future; trust the young”, “only a nation of educated people could remain free”. Try to understand the history of the Declaration of Independence; Jefferson’s devoting and achievements; the presidents: Washington and Lincoln

2.About the text, Ss should grasp the text content, text structure, basic vocabularies and required grammar points of the section.

Key Teaching Points:

Key Words: action, agreement, appoint, conflict, constantly, create, custom, educate, error, existence, false, hesitate, influence, latter, obtain, hesitate, talent, threaten.etc. Phrases & Expressions: get out of one’s way, leave to, act on, leave behind, in existence, above all,etc.

Grammar: omitting sentences, …nor, emphasize sentences

Teaching Procedures:

Part I Warm-up Questions

Ask students some questions as a lead-in to the text.

1）Do you admire any great political figures or statesmen both at home and abroad? Who are they? And why?

Zhou Enlai was one of the major leaders of the Chinese Communist movement. He was the first premier of the People's Republic of China, a post he held until his death in 1976. He was educated in Japan and Europe and achieved high rank in the Communist movement at an early age. He was well known as a skilled international

negotiator.

The Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen had a tremendous impact on the development of modern China. Sun was the catalyst in the overthrow of Manchu rule.

As prime minister of Britain during World War II, Churchill roused the British to stand against Nazi Germany. The sight of Churchill, with his cigar and two fingers raised in a "V for victory" salute, inspired Britons to rise to what he called "their finest hour."

Napoleon Bonaparte was the greatest military genius of the 19th century. He conquered most of Western Europe and Egypt for France, while instituting reforms in these new territories aimed at guaranteeing civil liberties and improving the quality of life. He crowned himself emperor of France in 1804 and introduced reforms intended to unify the revolution-fractured nation. Many of Napoleon's reforms are still in effect today.

2). Of the American presidents, how many do you know? Can you recognize the people in the following pictures and say something about them?

George Washington (1732-1799): Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, statesman and first President of the United States, born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on February 22, 1732.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865): the 16th President of the United States, born on February 12, 1809 in a backwoods cabin three miles south of Hodgenville, Kentucky, preserved the Union during the Civil War and brought about the emancipation of the slaves.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945): the 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II.

Bill Clinton (1946-): the 42nd President of the United States (1993-1996) and the first president born after World War II, elected to a second term in 1996

Part II Pre-reading Activity

I. Proverbs & Sayings

Lead the students to learn the proverbs and sayings related to the topic.