1、1 / 7Teaching PlanUnit 5 (College English Intensive Reading Book 4)Teaching Objective1. Master the important vocabulary and structure2. Understand the audio materials of this unit3. Be able to talk about the doctors dilemma of the white lieTeaching ContentSection A: To Lie or Not to LieThe Doctors D
2、ilemma1. Important Points: Understand the white lie Key words to expose corruption or to promote the public interest. ” (Para 1)1) What is the grammatical function of the sentence after the colon? greater needs: the need 这里冒号后面的句子是前面 great needs 的同位语。2) Translate the sentence into Chinese.医疗行业与法律、政府
3、及其他行业一样，往往对诚实与否的问题看得不那么重要。相比之下要紧的倒是另外一些事情。譬如，应设法避免可怕的消息造成的打击，或是考虑恪守保守秘密的诺言, 或是需要揭露腐败或促进公众利益。2. As one physician wrote: “Ours is a profession which traditionally has been guided by a precept that transcends the virtue of uttering the truth for truths sake, and that is as far as possible do no harm. ”
4、 (Para. 4)1) Paraphrase this long sentence. “We doctors have long been guided by a principle that is above the morality of telling the truth as an end in itself and that principle is that we must try our best not to do our patients any harm.”3. “They may prescribe innumerable placebos, sound more en
5、couraging than the facts warrant, and distort grave news, especially to the incurably ill and the dying.” (Para. 5)1) Paraphrase the sentence.4 / 7They may say some words that are more encouraging than the patients real state deserves and give a false or misleading account of the seriousness of thei
6、r condition. This happens especially to the incurably ill and the dying patients.4. “But the illusory nature of the benefits such deception is meant to produce is now coming to be documented.” (Para.6)1) Paraphrase the sentence.But the evidence is being provided which shows that the benefits such de
7、ception is expected to produce are false by nature.2) Translate the sentence into Chinese.然而，现在有人提出证据，证明这种欺骗并不能给病人带来真正的好处。5. “We are becoming increasingly aware of all that can befall patients in the course of their illness when information is denied or distorted.” (Para. 7)1) Analyze the structure
8、of this sentence.“We are becoming more aware of / that ” is a very common and often-used structure in the argumentative essay writing. Eg.We are becoming more aware of the dangers of excessive smoking.6. “Nurses may bitterly resent having to take part, day after day, in deceiving patients, but feel
9、powerless to take a stand.” (Para.10)1) Why is it difficult for nurses to take a stand?Because nurses are not powerful enough to fight against doctors, so they feel unable to make objections.7. “Neither in medicine, nor in law, government, or the social sciences can there be comfort in the old sayin
10、g, “What you dont know cant hurt you.” (Para.11)1) Why does the author use the inverted order here? This inverted order is used here to achieve a formal and dignified tone.V. Language Points 1. dilemma: n. a difficult choice to be made between two opportunities -Do you often find yourself in a dilem
11、ma? That is to say, you have trouble deciding what 5 / 7to do.-Your proposal really put me in a dilemma.2. conceal: v. hide; keep from being seen or known-Truth cannot be concealed forever.-He tried his best to conceal his disappointment from his friends.3. expose: vt. disclose; leave uncovered or u
12、nprotected- It is extremely dangerous to expose children to the violence on TV.-Corruption in government was exposed through the agency of the press.4. corruption: n. dishonesty; immoral behavior -How to fight corruption is one of the much-discussed topics these days.-The sex and violence on TV will
13、 lead to corruption among young people.5. promote: vt.1) help to develop and be successful-The organization works to promote friendship between nations.-The company is now promoting their new products on TV.2) raise in rank, or importance-For his excellent performance, he was promoted to captain.-Th
14、e football team was promoted to the first division.6. gravity: n. seriousness-The doctor told the wife about the gravity of her husbands health. -I dont think you have realized the gravity of the situation. 7. confront: vt. meet face to face; oppose-We must confront the failure with optimism.-Confro
15、nted by an angry crowd, the police retreated.Pattern: confront sb. (sth.) with sth.; be confronted with sb. (sth.)8. at times: sometimes; once in a while -At times, I do want to change my job.-We have noodles rather than rice for lunch at times.9. in ones eyes: from ones point of view; as one sees i
16、t 6 / 7-In the fathers eyes, his son was a genius for he could recite more than 100 poems at the age of 4.-In parents eyes, no matter how old their children are, they are still children to them.10. distort: v. give a false or misleading account of-News is frequently distorted when widely spread.-His
17、 voice was distorted from the severe pain.11. contrary to: completely opposite to; different from -What you have done is contrary to the regulations.-Contrary to our thought, he got the first place in the speech contest.12. tolerate: vt. allow or endure without protest -You sometimes have to tolerat
18、e something you dislike in real life.-The ability to tolerate some intolerable things should be regarded as one of the virtues.13. advocate: 1. n. a person who speaks up for an idea, a way of life, etc. -He is a passionate advocate of the open-to-the-outside policy.2. v. support a plan, an idea, etc
19、.-I strongly advocate doing morning exercises.14. render: v. make; cause to be -His sharp words rendered me speechless.-He was rendered unconscious by a hard blow.15. keep in the dark: keep uninformed-The management should not keep workers in the dark about the unfavorable situation.-They kept every
20、thing in the dark until the result came out.16. bring to a close: end-The teacher brought class to a close and wished us good luck in the examinations.-A farewell speech given by the chairman brought the party to a close.17. in the long run: in the end; in the final analysis or outcome-It pays in th
21、e long run to invest enormously in education.-Doctors lying to patients in the long run injures the entire medical profession.18. suspicion: n. doubt 7 / 7-The suspicion of deceit from patients undercuts the work of many doctors who are honest with their patients.-His strange behavior aroused our su
22、spicion.VI. Summary Ask several students to summarize the content of the text.VII. In-Class ExercisesVocabulary: Exercise III, IV, VIIWord Building: Exercise V, VIIIStructure: Exercise VI, IXVIII. Homework1. Finish the rest exercises of Section A2. Writing Practice: you are required to write a composition on the topic Examination Cheating. You should write at least 150 words and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:1)目前，考试作弊在校园里很盛行。2)考试作弊的原因有许多。3)依我看，要防止考试作弊3. Preview Section B.
