新编大学基础英语综合教程4教案

Lesson 1 Dedication

Learning Objectives:

1. Describing people and identifying common factors.

2. Defining words and discussing the connotations.

3. Reading a text about a man with an obsession.

4. Discussing body transformations.

Speaking

1. Work in pairs. Look at the photos and discuss these questions.

1) What does each picture show?

2) How would you describe the people in the pictures?

3) What do you think they might have in common?

4) Do you think you are like any of these people? If so, in what way?

Vocabulary : Talking about people

1. Look at these definitions. Can you guess the words? In what way are the words different? Do they have positive or negative connotations?

3. Look at the following words, which are all synonyms of determined. Do the words have positive or negative connotations? Divide them into two groups,

using a dictionary to help you.

4. Work in small groups and compare your one of the words to describe someone you

know.

My 11-year-old daughter is really obstinate — nothing I say can persuade her to

read a book, she just watches rubbish on TV all the time.

5. Read the short profiles below and decide which word in Exercise 3 best describes

the person. More than one word may be appropriate.

1) A politician who always gives her full support to her party leader, even when

she does not agree with all the party’s policies unwavering

2) An employee who works day and night to get a promotion, even though it will probably

be given to someone else. dogged/determined/persistent

3) A woman who has recovered from cancer three times strong-willed/resolute

4) A man who has failed his driving test ten times and is to take his test again

next month.

determined/persistent

5) A child who refuses to wear blue trousers today. stubborn/wilful

6) A president defending his club, which refuses membership to women. obstinate

7) A girl who devotes all her free time to tennis practice and has no social life

as a result. single-minded

8) A single-parent father working, studying and bringing up two children. resolute/determined

Speaking & Reading: Lexical preparation

(1) go by sth.: to be guided by sth.; to form an opinion from sth.

. That’s a good rule to go by.

2) lose count (of sth.): to forget the total of sth. before you have finished

counting it

. She had lost count of the number of times she’d told him to be

careful.

Speaking & Reading

1. Work in pairs. Make a list of the different ways that people typically choose

to change their bodies.

2. You are going to read an article about a man called Stalking Cat. What changes

do you think he has made to his body?

3. Read the article and check your ideas.