新视野第二册电子教案Unit 3

Unit 3 Section A
Marriage Across the Nations
I. Background Information
1. Mixed marriage:
It is well known that mixed marriage is that spouse are come from different races or religions. This wedding can be seen very dangerous and risk for the centuries ago, because it can be considered evil or immoral. In west countries, people would be buried by church if they dared to defy the law!
But now, with the modern society becomes more and more open and advanced, it is easy to acceptable for most people about mixed marriage. Marriage is just marriage, it is nothing to do with races, religions and countries, every person can marriage as long as they love each other.
Compared with traditional marriage, mixed marriage has two advantage. One is that it can promote the harmonious relationship between two different races or religions, weaken and reduce the possibility of the conflict. The other one is that it will improve human races gene, I believe mixed marriage can make races stronger, more beautiful and more smart generation by generation.
So, let's face the mixed marriage correctly with the comprehensive heart, it is nothing but just only marriage.
2. Racist:
The terms racism and racist is sometimes used by those who feel it is a different concept where negativity or hatred is not prescribed. People who call themselves "racists" tend to be separatists (or white nationalists) and sometimes see a difference between themselves and white supremacists. Many people who study racism, such as Betty A. Dobratz and Stephanie Shanks-Meile, contend that terms such as white separatism and white nationalism are euphemisms that have been adopted by neo-Nazi and racist groups in order to make their views seem less extreme. White separatists reject such claims. For instance, Kevin Alfred Strom has defined white separatism this way: :"A separatist may believe that his race is superior to other races in some or all characteristics, but this is not his essential belief. The separatist is defined by his wish for freedom and independence for his people. He wishes them to have their own society, to be led by their own kind, to have a government which looks out for their interests alone. The separatist does not wish to live in a multiracial society at all, so he naturally has no desire to rule over other races—since such rule necessitates the multiracial society the separatist wants to avoid at all costs.
II. Text Analysis
Main idea of the text:
The text is mainly about the mixed marriage between Gail and Mark, a nd Gail’s parents’ reaction toward their wedding plans.
Devices for developing it:
1. Narration in the first person
The text is a typical example of narration given in the first person. Through his narrative, the writer, a black man, tells the reader his mixed marriage and gives
a vivid description of the attitudes of his girlfriend’s parents toward a mixed
marriage. This can be seen especially in the first part of the text.
2. Argumentation:
The argumentation goes hand in hand with narration. This can be seen clearly in the second part, especially in mother’s opinions.
3. Dialogues:
Mother’s and father’s reactions toward Gail’ marriage are presented in Dialogues in last two parts of the text.
Structure of the whole text:
The text falls into three parts: the mixed marriage of Gail and Mark, the reaction of Gail’s mother toward their wedding plans, and the response of Gail’s father toward their wedding plan.
Part I (Paras. 1-4)
Main idea:The mixed marriage of Gail and Mark. (Two years of living together, plus racial and cultural differences, enhanced the relationship between Gail and Mark so much that they decided to marry even though they did not know what the future would hold for them as a mixed couple.)
Devices for developing it:
1. Narration (叙事法)
Through narration in the first person, the author tells the reader: To avoid the mistake made by many unhappy mixed marriages, we lived together for two years, which enhanced our love for each other so much that we decided to get married. 2. In the first person.(第一人称)
Through his narrative, the writer, a black man, tells the reader his mixed marriage.
For example:
Para. 1: Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding. During our two years together we had experienced the usual ups and downs of a couple learning to know, understand, and respect each other. …
Para. 2: Our racial and cultural differences enhanced our relationship and taught us a great deal about tolerance, compromise, and being open with each other. Gail sometimes … and I was…
Part II (Paras. 5-9)
Main idea: The reaction of Gail’s mother to the mixed marriage. ( She reaffirmed that Mark’s color was not the problem. Her biggest worry was that Gail might be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons as she had).
Devices for developing it:
1. Argumentation
One of the common ways to present arguments is first to reject some ideas and then present some other ideas. Gail’s mother used this method to ask her daughter to make sure that Mark was her right lifelong partner.
1) Present original idea : To start with (Para. 7)
2) Reject the idea: But …(Para. 7)
3) Present others’ opinion : Yes, my friends talk. .. (Para. 7)
4) Reject the opinion:But they live in a different world. So, color is not the problem. (Para. 7)
5) Present some other idea: My biggest worry is …(Para. 7)
2. Examples
The mother presents her opinion and gives an example to support it. For example,
1)Present some other idea (Para. 7)
2）Give example of her own broken marriage (para 7)
3. Dialogues
The writer narrated Gail’s mother response to their marriage through the dialogues between Gail and her mother in paragraph 5 to 9
Part III (Paras. 10-21)
Main idea :The response of Gail’s father to the marriage. He quoted statistics and gave examples to persuade his daughter to change her mind. but Gail thought they would rather marry now and worry later.
Devices for developing it: Dialogues.
III. Language Points
A. New words and expressions
1. ups and downs
2. to confront the weaknesses and strengths
3. to enhance the relationship
4. to be open with sb.
5. to have no illusion about
6. to hold sth. for sb.
7. mutual
8. to overook 9. to take the time to do sth. 10. in the expectation that 11. to go through
12, to have a negative effect on 13. be supportive of 14. to harbor reservations about
15. to see sb. at his worst 16. to feel sth. deeply about sb. 17. to suspect
18. to approach sth. with a(n) ... attitude 19. to resolve all the doubt
20. to be never too…to...
Explanations and examples:
1. ups and downs (L. 2) 盛衰；浮沉
Full of ups and downs as life is, my consistent reaction to it is to delete yesterday’s trouble, input today’s confidence, and set tomorrow’s goal.
He has seen the ups and downs in the history of the relation between the two countries.
2. to confront the weaknesses and strengths (L. 3) 面对弱点和长处
活学活用
It’s important to for us to confront our own weaknesses and strengths bravely.
3. to enhance our relationship (L. 5) 增强了我们的关系
Far from preventing their everyday contacts, the cultural differences enhanced their feeling of love for each other.
4. to be open with each other (L. 6) 开诚布公
Faced with the differences of opinions, we should be open with each other rather than feel doubtful about one another.
5. to have no illusions about (L. 9) 对······不抱幻想
Confronted with strong resistance from all sides, she still harbored sweet illusions about this marriage, which confirms the saying “Love makes one too blind to be wise”.
6. to hold … for sb. (L. 9) 对于某人意味着······
Everyone expects a bright future, but what the future life will hold for him depends much on what he does today.
7. mutual: a. ( of feeling or an action) felt or done by each to the other/ shared by
two or more people.相互的/ 共同的(para3 )
Their working together was based on mutual respect, trust and understanding.
Lynn and Phil met through a mutual friend.
8．Overlook: vt. fail to notice or realize how important sth is, miss/ pretend not to notice; forgive / have or give a view of a place from above.(para 4)
You have overlooked several of the mistakes in this work.
We’ll overlook your bad behavior this time, but don’t do it again,
Her bedroom has large windows overlooking a lake.
9. to take the time to do sth. (L. 13) 花时间去做······
To our great delight, an increasing number of parents are ready to take more time to improve their children’s mental health.
10. in the expectation that … (L. 14) 指望······
Many students graduate from college in the expectation that they can soon land jobs after their own hearts; but in most cases things go contrary to their wishes. 11. to go through (L. 17) ( experience ) 经历，经受
In the long process of human history, the Chinese people have not only gone through setbacks and sufferings, but also created civilization and glory.
12. to have an effect on (L. 18) ( to have an influence on) 对······有影响
A growing body of evidence shows that what parents say and do has a subtle
effect on their children.
13. to be supportive of (L. 22) ( to support) 支持，赞成
People from all walks of life are very supportive of the government’s decisions aimed at combining economic development with environmental protection. 14. to harbor reservations about … (L. 28) 对······持保留意见
According to the usual practice of voting, the minority is subject to the majority but entitled to harbor reservations about a certain bill.
15. to see sb. at his worst (L. 39) 看到某人最糟糕的一面
In social contact, everyone desires others to see him at his best rather than at his worst. But the point is in how to refine and control himself.
16. to feel sth. deeply about sb. (L. 40) 在某人身上深深感受到······
When you find what you feel deeply about your lover is just what you have been longing for, it is the ripe time to propose to her / him.
17. to approach sth. with a(n) … at titude. (L. 43) ( to begin to consider or deal
with) 以······态度对待／处理某事
We should approach criticism with such an honest attitude that we correct mistakes if we have made any and guard against them if we have not.
18. suspect: vt. believe ( esp. sth. bad) to true or likely
Doubt: vt. believe that sth is probably not true or possible
I suspect they are very disappointed. 我猜想他们会很失望。

We suspect they’ll be a little late. 我们揣测他们会晚来一会儿。

I doubt that he’ll come。

我怀疑他是不会来了。

I doubt what he said. 我不太相信他说的话。

19. to resolve all doubt ( to find a solution) (L. 63) 消除疑虑
For others to resolve doubt about your abilities, the bottom line consists not in what you say but in what you do.
20. to be never too … to … (L. 65) 永远不会太······以致不能······
If you admit life is full of beauty, be never too busy to enjoy the wonder of life. Sentence patterns:
1. Typical patterns for showing the changes of one’s mind
2. Typical patterns for expressing one’s disapproval of doing sth.
3. Ty pical patterns for expressing one’s reservations about sth.
1. Typical patterns for showing the changes of one’s mind
原句: To start with I must admit that at first I harbored reservations about a mixed marriage, …. But when I met Mark, I found him a charming and intelligent young guy. (L. 28)
句型提炼: To start with, sb. admits ( feels / believes) that at first ( at the beg inning) … But when (as) …, he / she found (realized) that…
应用:
1) To start with I must admit that at the beginning her looks left little impression
on me. But as we made more contacts with each other, I found her sweet, virtuous, and good at reading my mind.
2) To start with he admits that at first he took the matter for granted, assuming it
was not worth much of his efforts. But when he set about doing it, he came to a sudden awareness that nothing is so easy if one wants to do it better.
2. Typi cal patterns for showing one’s disapproval of doing sth.
原句: If we had to resolve all doubt before we acted, very little would ever get done. (L. 63)
句型提炼: If sb. has to do sth. before sb. does what he wants to do, little (nothing) would …
1) Admittedly, being cautious really matters. But if we have to look ahead and
behind before we take actions, nothing could be achieved.
2) If we have to get everyone’s approval of a plan before we put it into effect,
many opportunities would be wasted, thus leaving little to be done.
3. Typical patterns for e xpressing one’s reservations about sth.
原句: You may be right. But I still think that waiting won’t hurt. (L.41)
句型提炼: Sb. (Sth.) else may be right (correct / reasonable / true). But sb. still thinks (believes / considers / feels / takes the view) that …
应用:
1) Developing local economy is correct. But I still believe developing the economy at the expense of the environment is no different from killing the goose to
get its golden egg.
2) His definition of success may be right. But I still think a successful person is
one who persists in pursuing his dream. It’s the process, not the result, that counts.
IV. Writing Skills
Guided paragraph writing:
1.A paragraph of denial of some opinions followed by some other opinions:
One of the common ways to present opinions or arguments is first to reject or correct some opinions or arguments and then on the basis of that, we have the opinions or arguments that are intended to be conveyed.
2.Examples:
Outline of the paragraph:
A.S ome people’s idea: online learning, easy.
B.Online learning not as easy as these people think.
C.My idea: only a convenient way of education, not an easy way
D.F acts to support “my idea”.
Reference model:
Some people think that online learning would make learning easier for everyone as we can learn at any time and at any place. But when I started online learning I found it not as easy as others think. I would say that online learning is just a convenient way to receive education --- not an easier way. In fact, many students say it requires much more time and effort. Requirements for online courses are not less than those of any program.
Additional paragraph writing practice:
1. A Deeper Insight into Something (对图表中所揭示的现象、规律、变化等进行
深层次的说明).
2. 写作模式（知识性说明–分类说明）
1) When it comes to …problems, more of our concern should be focused on the
sharp / remarkable increase / decline / changes of …, as confirmed in the graph / table where … made up only … percent of all the … in …(year) but in … (year) the ratio rose up to …. 2) For the sake of …, we can divide it into several steps / categories. 3) The first step /category consists of … 4) The second step / category covers … 5) The success / failure in this is often attributed to …, but, more often than not, … 6) The third step / category involves … 7) … in combination with …
contribute(s) much / little to what sth. will hold for sb.. 8) The fourth step / category includes …(划线部分可替换）
3. Reference model.
A Deeper Look into Broken Marriages
1) When it comes to social problems, more of our concern should be focused on
the sharp increase of broken marriages, as confirmed in the graph where they made up only 5 percent of all the marriages in 1980 but in 2000 this ratio rose up to 23. 2) For the sake of tackling the problem in an effective way, we can divide.
3) The first category consists of marriages usually arranged in accordance with
parents’ own will but bui lt on a little curiosity as well as little knowledge about
each other. 4) The second category covers marriages associated with the involvement of a third party during the couples’ romantic or marital life. 5) The failure in such a marriage is often attributed to the third party, but, more often than not, there is a crack between the couple’s emotions long before the third party gets involved in it. 6) The third category involves marriages across the nations. 7) Racial and cultural differences in combination with each other’s hidden intentions contribute much to what such a marriage will hold for both sides. 8) The fourth category includes marriages effected for such wrong reasons as puppy love, one-sided affection, or sympathy for one in trouble.
Section B
Rich Meeting His Future Mother-in-Law
Reading Skills (p.74)
Reading Skills: Recognizing Differences Between Facts & Opinions
The particular reading skill introduced for this unit is recognizing differences between facts and opinions. The ability to recognize differences between fact and opinion is important because it can help us to achieve a deeper level of understanding in our reading.
1. What are facts?
Look at the following example taken from Reading Passage A:
Her mother, Deborah, all along had been supportive of our relationship, and even joked about when we were going to get married so she could have grandchildren”. (Para. 5, Reading Passage A, Unit 3)
This sentence tells us about a past state of affairs, certainly it is a fact.
2. What are opinions?
Some words can serve as clues to statements of some kinds of opinion. For example, probably, perhaps, usually, often, sometimes, on occasion are used to limit a statement of fact and to indicate the possibility of other opinions. Other words, such as I believe, I think, in my opinion, I feel, I suggest, say clearly that an opinion will follow. Look at the following examples:
1)Any mother would be proud to have him for a son-in-law. (Para. 7, Reading
Passage A, Unit 3)
2) When we met I saw him as my beloved, intelligent, charming, and caring.
(Para. 7, Reading Passage A, Unit 3)
3) I’m sure that time will only confirm what we feel deeply about each other.
(Para. 8, Reading Passage A, Unit 3)
4) Maybe our children will have some problems, bu t whose children don’t? (Para.
18, Reading Passage A, Unit 3)
3. How to recognize differences between facts & opinions
But one thing they’ll always have: our love and devotion. (Para. 19, Reading Passage A, Unit 3)
On the surface it is a statement of fact, but actually it is only a promise,
something yet to be realized in the future.
4. Practice of reading Skills (p. 74)
Background Information
1.Chaozhou dialect
Chaozhou dialect in southeast area is not necessary dialect in the city of Chaozhou. Some of us came from Puning, Jieyang, Shantou,etc.
2. Shanghai dialect
The Shanghai dialect is very different in pronunciation from Mandarin and Cantonese. There are several sounds that are not found in any other Chinese dialects. The bulk of the vocabulary is the same, but there are lots of variations and unique words and phrases. Like any dialect rooted in one place, it has more color and richness than an official compromise language such as Mandarin.
II. Language Points
New words and Expressions:
1. come up with
2. brilliant:
3. win over.
4. arrange.
5. eve.
6. slice
7. ingredient
8. from head to toe.
9. anticipate.
10. hold one’s breath.11. spot. 12. compel. 13. behalf.
14. clue. 15. proceed to do sth
Explanations and examples:
e up with: find or produce (an answer, a solution, etc.)
1). I hope you can come up with a better plan than that.
2) He came up with good ideas for the product promotion.
2. brilliant: a. 1. full of light, shining or bright in color 2. highly skilled, unusually
good, very clever
1). The rooms were all painted brilliant white.
2) “Did you like the film?” “I thought it was brilliant.”
3. win over: gain (sb.’s) support or favor 争得(别人的) 支持或恩惠
1). He disagrees, but we can win him over to our point of view.
2). They’ve won over a lot of villagers since she’s been leader of the party. 4.. arrange: v. 1. plan the details of (a future event); organize 准备，筹备，组织，
安排 2. put sth. in order; make organized, or attractive 排列，整理，布置
1). She arranged the flowers in a vase.
2). I’ve arranged that one of my classmates will meet you at the airport.
5. eve: n. the period or day before an important event 前夜, 前夕
1). Are you doing anything exciting on New Yea r’s Eve?
2). Clay was nervous on the eve of the examination.
6. slice: n. a flat, often thin, piece of food that has been cut from a large piece 片
v. cut sth. into thin wide flat pieces 把······切成薄片
. 1) For breakfast, she had only a slice of bread and butter
2) She sliced the onion and put it in the beef stew.
7. ingredient: n. 1. any of the foods that are combined to make a particular dish (混合物的) 组成部分;(烹调的) 原料: 2. any of the qualities of which sth. is made
1). What are the ingredients of the cake?
2). Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
3) Trust is a vital ingredient in a successful marriage.
4) Friendship is an essential ingredient in the making of a healthful, rewarding life.
8. from head to toe.
1). They surveyed the boy from top to toe.
2). The policeman observed me from head to toe as though I were a thief.
9. anticipate: v. 1. see (what is going to happen or what needs to be done) and then act 事前处理，预先准备: 2. expect (sth.) 预料，预期，期待
1) His wife anticipates all his needs each time he comes back from a business trip.
2) Anticipating that it would soon be dark, all of them took flashlights.
3) It is impossible to anticipate when it will happen.
4) Do you anticipate meeting any trouble?
10. hold one’s breath: stop breathing for a short time 屏息
1) The whole hall held its breath waiting for the announcement of the winner
of the first prize.
2) All Europe held its breath to see who would win the election.
11. spot: n. 1. small raised area or marks on the skin 粉刺，丘疹 2. a small mark 小
点，斑点，污点 3. a particular place or point 地点，处所
spot: v. 1. mark with spots 玷污 2. see or notice someone or something, usually because you are looking hard 认出，发现
1) The boy’s white shirt was marked up with spots of ink.
2) Teenagers suffer a lot from spots.
3) The mud spotted his trousers.
4) My English teacher spotted several spelling mistakes in my composition. 12. compel: v. make sb. do sth.; force 强迫，迫使
字根pel, 意思为drive(驾驶)
dispel v. 卸除expel v. 驱除expellant n. 驱除剂impel v. 推进impellent n. 推进力propel v. 推进propeller n. 螺旋桨repel v.击退repellent n. 驱虫剂
1)W e cannot compel you to do it, but we think you should.
2)H e was compelled by illness to give up his studies.
13. behalf: n. interest; side 利益，方面
1)K en is not present, so I shall accept the prize on his behalf.
2)T he legal guardian must act on behalf of the child.
14. clue: n. a fact or idea as a guide or aid in a task or problem 线索，提示
1)T he police have no clue to his identity.
2)P olice are still looking for clues in their search for the missing girl.
15. proceed to do sth: do something after you have done something else
1)S he accepted my invitation and then pro ceeded to say that people shouldn’t own
cars because they damage the environment.
The old man took a drink from his cup and proceeded to tell us about his war experiences.。