1、 1 Unit 4 Fish in a Different Pond I. Teaching Objectives 1. Get to know the culture shock, the causes of culture shock and the solutions to it. 2. Grasp the key words, phrases and sentence structure. 3. Master the skills of writing and reading in this unit. 1) Learning to construct a paragraph usin
2、g description; 2) Learning to construct a paragraph using comparison and contrast 2) Learning to recognize the main points by scanning. II. Teaching Content 1. Lead-in activities 2. Text Organization 3. Language points (key words, phrases and difficult sentences) 4. Grammar Focus (subjunctive mood w
3、ith if only clause, and even if .It is still) 6. Guided Practice (exercises, oral practice and group work) III. Teaching Process 1. Warm-up Activity 1). Video watching and video-based task Task 1: Blank Filling Task 2: Discussion A) Whats American or English education like in your mind? B) What prob
4、lems will you face if you are studying abroad? Why? 2). Questions about Text A) What are the differences between the girl and her roommate? B) What did the American students think of the girl? C) What difficulty did the girl have to face besides language? Give an example? 2. Text Organization Part I
5、. (Para.1-7) I heard some gossip about a freshman girl from China. Part II. (Para.8- 20) I met the girl and gradually got familiar with her. Part III. (Para.21-23) The girl brought me into thoughts. Part IV. (para.24) I believe the girl can adapt to the new surroundings. 3. Skill learning in writing
6、 and reading 1) Skill learning in writing A) To make people vivid, the author uses description. B) Compare and contrast To make features clear, the author uses compare and contrast. 2) Skill learning in reading Skimming is a reading technique to be used when you want to find main idea quickly. In sk
7、imming you have to grasp the general idea and you read a passage only to find the major points or arguments with the help of the logical generalization. How to scan? 2 a. Read through the titles and sub-titles. b. Finding the topic sentences in each paragraph. The key sentence may be in the beginnin
8、g, ending or middle of a specific paragraph. c. Summarizing the main idea. 4. Language Points 1) rebel n. sb. who opposes or fights against people in authority Examples: She was a rebel at school. The woman was a rebel against feudal ethics. 2) nip v. to hurt or damage part of ones body or a plant w
9、ith cold weather or wind Examples: The day was cold, with a nipping wind down the northward running streets. He felt nipping ache while opening an eye 3) be armed with to be provided with all the information, skills, or equipment you need to do sth. Examples: She thought that if she armed herself wi
10、th all the knowledge she could gather, she could handle anything Armed only with a BBC microphone, I travelled across South Africa meeting writers. 4) fluffy a. very light and soft to touch Examples: The white, fluffy snow that started out as a novelty in December has become crunchy and dirty A smar
11、tly dressed woman passed through, walking a fluffy dog. 5) be equipped for v. to eat and drink a lot to celebrate sth. Examples: Women will thus be better equipped for the new jobs of the 21st century, in which brains count a lot more than brawn. Those students are not equipped for the challenges of
12、 college. 6) scorn n. the feeling that sb./sth. is stupid or does not deserve respect Examples: Researchers greeted the proposal with scorn Franklin shared the familys scorn for his wifes new friends. v. to show that you think that sth. is stupid, unreasonable, or not worth accepting Examples: Sever
13、al leading officers have quite openly scorned the peace talks. People scorn me as a single parent. 7) mutterv. to speak in a low voice, especially because you are annoyed about sth., or you do not want people to hear you Examples: He heard muttering from the front of the crowd “God knows whats happe
14、ning in that madmans mind,” she muttered. 8) curse n. 1. swear word or words that you say because you are very angry Examples: The old man ripped out with a curse 3 He shot her an angry look and a curse. 9). turn outto happen in a particular way, or to have a particular result, especially one that y
15、ou did not expect Examples: To my surprise, it turned out that I was wrong As it turned out, he passed the exam quite easily 10) And, of course, there were already stories about this new student. Paraphrase:And, of course, rumours about this new freshman girl were already spread across the campus. 1
16、1) She was a little dull, slightly unpleasant, and just kind of, well, foreign. Paraphrase:She was not responsive, a little bit disagreeable and just different. kind of to some small degree Examples: She wasnt beautiful. But she was kind of cute. It kind of gives us an idea of whats happening 12) I
17、wanted to meet this new girl, this puzzle that suddenly fell into our hands. Paraphrase:I wanted to see this new girl who was a mystery and suddenly came into our life. 13) Just when I was about to die of heat exhaustion and book burns, the Assistant Dean called me over. Paraphrase: Just when I was
18、going to get heat exhaustion and was out of breath under the weight of books in my backpack, the Assistant Dean asked me to get there. 14) But sometimes proper English doesnt go a long way in this century when the tongue is wagging in short-hand script. Paraphrase:In modern times, abbreviations and
19、acronyms are popular in conversational English. Therefore, proper English cant help much in understanding 15) go a long way to help a lot to sth. Examples: The new standards adopted will go a long way towards protecting human health. The administration believes that these measures will go a long way
20、 to ensure the stability of the financial system 16) Even if the community is strong and sympathetic, it is still not the same as home. Paraphrase: Although the Chinese peoples community can provide considerate and all-around help, it still cant make us feel the same as we do at home. 5. Grammar Foc
21、us If only I had Even if it is still 6. Guided Practice 1) Language focus C and reading in depth. 2) Skimming and do the relative exercises. 7. Summary Ask several students to list the kinds of stress in modern life and methods in dealing with it. 8. After-class Assignments. 1) IV. Translation 2) Read Text B
