New Horizon College English
Book IV 新视野大学英语教案
第四册
Unit 1, Book Four
I. Section A: The Tail of Fame
1. Teaching Objectives:
To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns To be familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writing To improve Ss’ reading skills by studying section B
To respond and cooperate with classmates willingly To participate actively
To read sentences and texts with proper intonation To write smoothly and legibly
Allotment:
Section A (3 periods):
1---2 period: Pre-reading activities ( theme-related questions for warming up;)
While-reading activities (cultural notes; useful words and
expressions;
difficult sentences)
3period: While-reading activities (text structure; main ideas)
Post-reading activities (comprehension questions; exercises)
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Section B(1period):
4 periods: Practice of the reading skill (reading for the key idea in a sentence);
T checks on Ss’ home reading by asking questions based on the passage. T explains some difficult sentences
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Procedures:
Pre-reading Activities
Step 1 Greetings Greet the whole class Step 2. Warming up
Teacher initiates students to talk about their special experiences during the newly-past vacation
Purposes: Help students quickly adapt to the langguage-learning mode and facilitate students with English language atmosphere after a long vacation.
Method: Talk in groups; communicative approach. Step 3. Lead-in and preparation for reading
Show the Ss some pictures of famous people (the pictures might be the portaits of the famous people appearing in this Unit) and let Ss discuss with each other about the questions on the screen.
1. For your understanding, how to define the word “fame” ?
Fame refers to the state of being popular with a lot of people as a result of one’s achievement.
2. What do people seek fame for?
High social satus; abundance of material and spiritual fulfillment … 3. What negative effects might fame bring about? Loss of privacy; deprivation of freedom …
4. Do you want to live a life of celebrity? Enumerate some reasons to support your idea.
Purpose: Arouse the students’ interest of study and lead Ss to Text A: The Tail of Fame.
Method: Use the CAI, PPT software and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach, audio-visual method and audiolingual
method.
Step 4. Fast reading