大学英语课程教案

Teaching steps:

1.revision: The teacher begins the assignment mainly to review the functional and

notional language the students acquired in the previous unit. The teacher asks some students to answer the questions in Exercise 9 of the Listening and Speaking section and invites those who didn’t practice the dialogue during the previous periods to do role plays in class. Then, the teacher turns to the Reading and Writing section. (These activities should be completed within 20 minutes.)

2.new words studying

1)The Ss read aloud all the new words after the T

2)Explain the words

3.present Text A:After a brief explanation of the instructions, organizes group

discussion among the students about “What is wealth?”and “What would a dying man leave to his children?”

4.Presentation: Ss read Text and the T has the students answer the text related questions

let the students answer the text related questions, helps them identify the main idea of each paragraph and analyzes some difficult sentences and language points while discussing the whole text with the students.

1. treasure /[ςερτ5/: n. (stone of) gold, silver, jewels, etc. 金银财宝；财富

2.When they came in answer to his request, the old man, raising himself on his

pillows, pointed through the window towards his orchard.

两个儿子应他的要求来了，老人坐直身子靠在枕头上，指向窗外的果园。

动词raise的现在分词raising修饰句中谓语动词pointed，表示伴随该动作发生的状态。

3. For years it has given the best of fruit —golden oranges, red apples, and cherries

bigger and brighter than rubies!

多年来，它一直出产最好的水果——黄澄澄的橘子，红艳艳的苹果，还有比红宝石还要大还要晶莹鲜亮的樱桃！

状语for years 前置，起强调作用。破折号后面的部分是fruit的同位语。

4. send for: send sb. to fetch 派人去请，派人去叫，派人去拿

The child is running a high fever. We must send for a doctor at once.

孩子在发高烧。我们必须马上去请医生来。

5. as he wished to speak to them.

as 引导原因状语从句时，从句放在主句前后皆可。

As it was getting late, I decided to stop at a hotel.

因为天色渐晚，我决定停下来住旅馆。

You can go first as you’re the oldest.

您先请，因为您年纪最大。

6. in answer to: as an answer to 作为对∙∙∙的回答（或响应)

I’m writing in answer to your letter of October 6th.

我现在写信答复您10月6日的来信。

7.request /τσεωκ5Iρ/: n. an act of asking for sth. , esp. politely 要求; 请求

8. … raising himself on his pillows…:

……坐直身子靠在枕头上……

现在分词短语修饰句中谓语动词pointed，表示伴随该动作发生的状态。

9. golden /ν[δλϑ[γ5/: a.like gold in color or value金的，金制的；金色的；

像黄金一样贵重的

10. to be sure: having no doubt; of course; one must admit that 毫无疑问; 当然；必须承认

To be sure this job will require a lot of hard work.

做这项工作肯定要非常努力。

To be sure it’s a long walk to the shops, but you’re young and strong

去那些商店是要走很远的路，可你年富力强。

11. nod /νZδ/: v. move (one’s head) up and down as a greeting or to show

agreement, etc.点(头)(表示同意,打招呼等)

She could not speak but just nodded her head.

她说不出话，只是点了点头。

She nodded (her head) without saying anything.

她点了点头，什么话也没说。

12. time and time again: many times; repeatedly 多次；一再，反复地

I’ve told you time and time again —make sure you look before you

cross the road.

我已经再三告诉过你们, 过马路前一定要先向左右看一看。

13. all one’s life: for the whole of one’s life 一辈子，毕生

14. polish /π5ZΦIλ/: vt. cause the surface of (sth.) to be smooth and shiny by

rubbing 擦光；擦亮

polish my shoes 擦我的鞋

15. … as white as those of any fine lady’s.

……像闲雅女士的手指一样白皙。

在as…as 结构中，第一个as 是副词，而第二个as 可以是连词或介词。

He tries as hard as I do to save money.

他像我一样拼命省钱。

petals as pale as pearls

淡雅如珍珠的花瓣

16. hide /δIαη/: (hid /δIη /, hidden /νδIη5/) vt. put or keep out of sight，

把∙∙∙藏起来隐藏

17. possess /5[πzσε/: vt. have (sth.) as one’s belonging; own 占有，拥有

She gave everything she possessed to the poor.

她把她拥有的一切都给了穷人。

He possesses several Picassos.

他拥有好几幅毕加索的画。

18. dig up: remove (sth.) from the ground by digging 掘起; 挖掘出

The police have been digging up his back garden.

警察把他家的后花园挖了个底朝天。

19. … without any delay, they set to work to dig for the treasure that had been promised them.

……他们毫不迟延，立即开始工作，挖掘、寻找已经答应给他们的财宝。

set to work (开始工作)中的work 是名词，不是动词；set to 后一般不可以直接跟动词，只可以跟动名词。

promise后应跟双宾语，即promise sb. sth.。在tha t引导的这句定语从句里，sb.