Unit4
一、授课时间:第8、9周
二.授课类型:理论课9课时;实践课3课时 三.授课题目:DiogenesandAlexander 四.授课时数:12
五.教学目的和要求:
通过讲授课文使大学生了解有关犬儒哲学的有关知识,学会用英语解释句子以达到学以致用的目的。要求学生主动地预习课文,课前准备练习,学会分析文章体裁和进行段落划分。 六.教学重点和难点:
1)背景知识的传授:DiogenesandCynicism(doggishness); 2)文章的体裁分析及段落划分;
3)语言点的理解:
Wordstudy:account;possess;form;roll;elaborate
GrammarFocus:Thefunctionofadverbialmodifierindifferentsentences;Patterns:the
first/second,ect./thenext/last+to-infinitive;thefirst,ect.+who/thatclause 七.教学基本内容和纲要 PartOneWarm–up
1.1Warm-upQuestions
1.2Definethefollowingwordsandphrases PartTwoBackgroundInformation
2.1DifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenDiogenesandAlexander PartThreeTextAppreciation 3.1TextAnalysis 3.1.1Themeofthetext 3.1.2Structureofthetext 3.2WritingDevices 3.2.1Contrast
3.2.2Developingparagraphsbyexamples 3.2.3Otherwaysofdevelopingparagraphs? 3.3SentenceParaphrase PartFourLanguageStudy 4.1PhrasesandExpressions 4.1.1Wordlist:
4.1.2Phrasesandexpressionslist: 4.1.3WordBuilding 4.2Grammar 4.2.1Object
PartFiveExtension 5.1Groupdiscussion 八、教学方法和措施
本单元将运用黑板、粉笔、多媒体网络辅助教学设备等教学手段,主要采用以学生为主体、教师为主导的任务型、合作型等教学模式,具体运用教师讲授法、师生讨论、生生讨论等方法进行教学。
九.作业,讨论题,思考题
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完成课后练习;
多看英语报刊杂志及英语经典小说,扩大阅读量; 精听与泛听相结合,逐步提高自己的听力水平; 积极参加英语角等有助于提高英语口语的活动; 坚持用英语写日记; 做一些专四相关练习;
十.参考资料:
1) 杨立民主编,《现代大学英语精读》(3)第二版,学生用书。北京:外语教学与研究出
版社,2019。
2) 杨立民主编,《现代大学英语精读》(3)第二版,教师用书。北京:外语教学与研究出
版社,2019。 3) 李观仪主编,《新编英语教程》(第三、四册)。上海:上海外语教学研究出版,1999。 4) 黄源深,虞苏美等主编,《综合英语教程》(1-4册)。北京:高等教育出版社,1998。 5) 《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》,北京:外语教学研究出版社,2000。 6) JudyPearsall主编,《新牛津英语词典》。上海:上海外语教育出版社,1998。 7) 丁往道、吴冰等编著,《英语写作手册》。北京:外语教学与研究出版社。 8) 张道真,《现代英语用法词典》(重排本)。北京:外语教学与研究出版社,1994。 9) 张道真,温志达,《英语语法大全》上、下卷。北京:外语教学与研究出版社,1998。 十一、课后小结
Unit4DiogenesandAlexander
PartOneWarm–up
1.1Warm-upQuestions
1.WhatdoestheauthortellusaboutDiogenes?Whowashe?Whatwashisphilosophy?Whatdidhethinkwastheproblemwithpeople?Howdidheintendtohelpthem?Whatwerethekeyvalueshepromoted?How,inhisopinion,couldwefindtruehappiness?
2.WhatdoestheauthortellusaboutAlexander?WhatdidthiskinghaveincommonwithDiogenes,thebeggar?WhywasAlexanderconsideredamanofdestiny?
3.Howwouldyoucontrastthetwocharacters?WhydidAlexanderdecidetovisitDiogenes?WhatdidDiogenesreallymeanwhenhesaidthatAlexanderwasblockingthesunlight?
1.2Definethefollowingwordsandphrases
1.amischievouspebble 2.elaborate 3.bydesign 4.restrained 5.chivalrous
PartTwoBackgroundInformation
2.1DifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenDiogenesandAlexander
1.WhowasDiogenes? Abeggar
Aphilosopher Amissionary
2.Doctrine:Cynicism
thedoctrinethatscornedworldlyneedsandpleasuresandheldthatvirtuewasthekeytotheonlygo
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3.Cynicisminmodernsense:
thebeliefofacynic,whomaintainsthatpeopleareallmotivatedbyselfishness,thatnoonewillhelpothersforgoodandsincerereasons
4.Whatarethemajortenets(principles)ofCynicism?Doyoufindanyexpressionsoftheseprinciplesinthetext? self-sufficiency shamelessness outspokenness
perfectionofvirtue
5.Alexander
MacedonianKing:sonofPhilip TheThinker:studentofAristotle TheConqueror:Greece,Asia,Egypt
Whydoyouthinkhewantedtobringsomanyregionsunderhisrule? theGreatEmpire
PartThreeTextAppreciation
3.1TextAnalysis
3.1.1CharacterAnalysis
Diogenes:thebeggar(paras.1-3) Diogenes:afreeman Shelter cask,astoragejarmadeofearthenware Otherpeople:half-men ahouse(big,withmanyrooms) beds,chairs,etc.(elaborate) clothes(expensive) Furniture none Dress Food blanket(half-naked) bitsoffoodbeggedfromothers,drinkingfromhiselaborate hollowedhands horses,servants,bankaccounts(anxious) →alifeasslavesoftheirpossessions→artificial,anxious,lossofvirtue Possessions none Natureofthealifebychoice,outofprinciplelife natural,healthy, independent Therearecontrastswithinthebroadcontrast. HowdidDiogenescontrastwithordinaryhomelesspeople? Diogenes:thephilosopher(para.4) “ASocratesgonemad”:
repositioningofconventionbelownatureandreason Threekeyprinciples:
livinginaccordwithnature totaldisregardofconvention
independence(freedom)beingtheonlytrue,lastinggood Diogenes:themissionary(para.5)
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