1、 英语精读 （第一册）课程教案主讲人：刘丽艳1长春工程学院教案用纸讲 授 内 容 教法提示Lesson One: Half a DayI. Teaching Aim:Get students to be familiar with the writing style of the article and learn sth. from the authors experiences at school, which will do good to their college life.II. Important Points:(1) Words:beneficial, overlook, ha
2、lt, intricate, cling, revolve, scold, exertion(2) Phrases:give rise to, resort to, on ones own, take over, show off, let up, throw sb. out of, make out of sb./sth., tear oneself /sb. away from, burst into tears, bring about, show off(3) Structures:Its no good/use (in) doing sth.There is no good to b
3、e had in doing sth.There is no question of sth happening/ sb. doing sth.III. Difficult Point:Get students to be familiar with the strategy commonly used in fiction writing - the protagonist returns after being absent for a short time to find that everything has changed beyond recognition. This techn
4、ique is often used to emphasize rapid progress/changes in socirty. IV. Procedure:(1) Finish the pre-class exercises.(2) Dictation of new words.(3) Before the lesson, ask the students about their first day at college:Was it hard for you to leave home for the first time in your life? Who came to schoo
5、l with you? What did he/she say to you on the way?What do you think is the business of university? What do you expect to learn here?Did you find the university just as you had imagined? In what way it was, and in what way it wasnt? (Were you disappointed when you found it wasnt as good as you had Fr
6、ee talk2expected?)(4) Analyze the article.(5) At the end of the lesson, have students discuss what they think the message of the storyis. The following are a few possibilities:Time and tide wait for no man.There is nothing permanent in life but change.Education can never keep up with changes in soci
7、etyLife is short and time is precious.Life is a dream. Do not take anything seriously.(6) Finish the exercises.V. Language Points:The setting of the story is not clear, but this is not important as long as what the author tries to get across is something universal.The text can be conveniently divide
8、d into three parts. In the first part (para. 1-7), we learn about the boys misgivings about school. He found it hard to be away from home and mom, and thought school was a punishment. The second part (para. 8-16) describes how the boy felt about school. He found that life at school was rich and colo
9、rful in many ways, although it also required discipline and hard work. In the last part of the text, the boy walked out of the school to find that the outside world had changed beyond measure and that he had grown into an old man.1. clutching his right hand: This is a present participle used to modi
10、fy the main verb “walked”, showing the manner in which the narrator walked.2. They did not make me happy: I was not happy as I usually was when I had new clothes to wear. Here “they“ refers to the narrators new clothes3. . as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time .becaus
11、e it was the day I started school.I was to be thrown into: a relative clause modifying “the day”. In a relative clause which modifies “the day, the week or the year, etc.”, “that” is often used as the anticipatory, which can also be omitted. eg:It happened on the day (that) I was born. He was born i
12、n the year (that) the Second world War broke out. to be thrown into: the passive form of “to throw into”, meaning “to force (sb.) to go to (prison); to cause (sb. or sth.) to reach a state”. 把某人扔进 Eg: The man was found guilty and thrown into prison. Group discussion, then report to the whole class.3
13、Her sons letter threw her into a temper. The managers announcement threw the meeting into confusion. The writer uses “to be thrown into school” to show that the little boy in the story didnt want to go to school. He was forced by his father to do so. to throw sb. out (of a place): to force sb. to le
14、ave a place 把某人扔出（某地） e.g.Theyll throw me out (of school) if I fail three exams.be to do: The president is to make a speech on Friday afternoon. The wedding is to be held next Sunday. 4. My mother stood at the window watching our progress, and I turned towards her from time to time, hoping she would
15、 help.our progress: our slow and difficult movement towards the school. (My mother was anxious to know how my father would get me to go.)from time to time: sometimes, but not very often. 不时地，常常 Eg.The lecturer referred to his notes from time to time. She visits her parents from time to time. hoping
16、she would help: hoping she would stop my father taking me to school, or talk to my father so that he would change his mind about sending me to school. 5. a street lined with gardens: a street where there are gardens along both sides.lined with: past participle phrase used here to modify “a street”.
17、It can be regarded as a relative clause cut short 由排列成行 eg.a novel written by Charles Dickensa personal computer made in Chinato line with: to provide (a place) with a row of (things or people) 排列成行 eg.The street was lined with people watching the parade. The path to the house is lined with rose tre
18、es.6. Why school?: Why do I have to go to school? / Why are you going to throw me into school? (This is an elliptical question. Such questions are common in conversation.) eg:Dad: Well go to Beijing this weekend.Son: What for? / Why this weekend? / Why Beijing?7. What have I done? I dont think Ive d
19、one anything wrong to be punished like this. (Little children often think that taking them away from Mom is the worst punishment.) This is a rhetorical question-one that expresses strong feeling or opinion and doesnt require an answer. It is used to say something more positively than in a statement.
20、 Eg.Dont you want to be useful like your brothers? (=Im sure you want to be useful like What does the sentence tell us about the boys relations with his parents?-It seems that the boy was closer to his mother. Probably his mother was gentle while his father was strict.4your brother)Who doesnt know?
21、(=Im sure everybody knows)Havent you got anything better to do? (=Youre simply wasting your time.)8. make. (out) of sb./sth.: to make sb./sth, become .把某人（某物）变成另一个人（物） eg.The army made a man of him. Hardships help make a man (out) of a boy.I dont think you can make a football star (out) of Johnny.Te
22、achers make useful men out of students.9. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing mo into the huge, high-walled building: I didnt think it was useful to take me away from home and put me into that building with high walls. (The school buildi
23、ng looked like a prison to the boy.)It is no good/use doing sth. / There is no good to be had in doing sth. It is not useful to do sth. 做没有什么用处 eg.Its no good crying over spilt milk. (proverb)Its no use talking to him.to tear oneself/sb. away from .: to (make sb. ) leave a place or a person unwillin
24、gly because one has to, 勉强使离开，忍痛舍去 e.g.Cant you tear yourself away from the TV for dinner?The young artist couldnt tear himself away from da Vincis Mona Lisa.He couldnt tear himself away from the book.10. we could see the courtyard, vast and full of boys and girls. vast and full of boys and girls: T
25、his adj. phrase modifies “the courtyard”. When used as an attributive modifier, adj. phrases are often placed after the noun they qualify. Eg:I think he is the man suitable for the job. Can you recommend some books easy for freshmen to read?Never have I seen a face so happy, sweet and radiant. full
26、of: having a large number / amount of sth.充满 Eg:The girls are full of admiration for pop stars. Life is full of joys as well as sorrows. The boys pocket is full of candies. 11. cling : (1) to hold tightly; to refuse to let go 紧紧抓住或抱住 e.g. The little girl clung to her mother. 小女孩紧紧抱住她的妈妈。5(2) Become
27、attached to sth.; stick to sth.附着于某物 e.g. The smell of smoke clings to his clothes for a long time. 烟味长久附着在他的衣服上不散。(3) be unwilling to abandon sth.; refuse to give sth. up 坚持；拒绝放弃 e.g. cling to a belief / an opinion / a theory 坚持一种信仰 /意见/理论(4) be emotionally dependent on sb.感情上依靠某人，依恋，依靠 e.g. He is
28、of a clinging sort. 他是那种老要依靠人家的人。12. “Be a man,” he said. “Today you truly begin life.”: “Be brave,” he said. “Your life begins today.” (This means that your carefree days are gone forever. Starting from today, youve got sth. Important to do-to learn and to prepare yourself for your career.)man: a p
29、erson who is strong and brave or has other qualities that people think are characteristic of males, eg:Mrs. Baker found that her daughter was more a man than her son was. 贝克太太发现她的女儿比儿子更具有男子汉的气质。to be man enough ( to do sth. /for sth. ): to be strong or brave enough, e. g.He is not man enough to acce
30、pt his failures gracefully.13. to come into view/sight: to begin to be seen 进入眼帘 e.g.As soon as we turned the corner, the palace came into view/sight.At last their home came into view/sight.14. to lose ones way: to become lost 迷失方向，迷路 Eg:The boys lost their way in the forest. Its easy to lose ones w
31、ay in this big city. 15. some boys began to glance at me in curiosity: some boys began to look at me curiously.in curiosity: “in” is used to show the feelings you have when you do sth. (in 表示做某事时带有的感情) eg.She looked at the man in horror. The young people waved their hands in excitement.16. I did not
32、 know what to say.“Question word + to do” can often be used as the object of certain verbs, e.g.Before so many books I didnt know which to choose.Would you please tell me how to get to the National Library?17. burst into: to suddenly begin to do sth. 突然 Eg:burst into song/laughter/applause/flames 突然
33、唱/ 笑/鼓掌/燃烧起来18. The men began sorting us into ranks: The men began arranging us into groups/classes.6to sort into: to put things in a particular order or separate them into groups. 将事物分类，整理 Eg:The teacher sorted the students into teams.Im going to sort these clothes into those to be kept and those t
34、o be thrown away.19. We were formed into an intricate pattern in the great courtyard .: We were made to stand in different places to form regular lines or shape in the big courtyard.to form into: to make (people) into (a group) 排列成，把编排成 eg:The teacher formed the children into three lines.The student
35、s formed themselves into four groups. 20. . from each floor we were overlooked by a long balcony roofed in wood: . on one side of the courtyard was building with a long wood-roofed balcony on each floor where we could be seen. (From the balcony on each floor of the building people could see the patt
36、ern into which we formed.)to overlook: to provide a view of, esp. form above. Eg:Our hotel room overlooked the noisy habour.The tower overlooked a beautiful lake.21. Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis: Well, perhaps my doubt, worry and fear about what school would be like were all g
37、roundless (without good reasons). / Well, it seemed that I was wrong to think that school was a dreadful place.22. From the first moments I made many friends and fell in love with many girls: When I found school was a nice place to be in, I began to behave like a man- making friends and falling in l
38、ove. (This is a humorous remark to suggest that the boys attitude towards school changed a great deal.)*从这里起讲的已不是开学半天内的事情了。23. I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences: I had never thought life at school would be so colorful and interesting.a variety of: a number of di
39、fferent things. 多种多样 Eg:The blouses are available in a variety of colors.The university offers a variety of extracurricular activities.24. woke up to go on with friendship and love, playing and learning: . after the nap, we continued our business at school-making friends, falling in love, playing an
40、d learning.to go on with sth: to continue an activity, especially after a pause or break 继续做某事 eg: Lets go on with it after the lunch break.She started writing in the morning and went on with it in the evening.25. Our path, however, was not totally sweet and unclouded: School life wasnt just fun 7an
41、d pleasure. (There were serious tasks and unpleasant things.)26. t was not all a matter of playing and fooling around: What we did at school wasnt just playing and wasting time doing nothing useful.a matter of sth, / of doing sth.: a situation that involves sth. or depends on sth.是的问题 e.g.Learning i
42、s a matter of seeing much, suffering much and studying much.Wisdom is a matter of knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.Some people like pop music while others prefer serious music. Its a matter of taste.to fool around: to spend the time doing nothing useful 闲荡，混日子，无所事事 eg:The
43、y spent the whole afternoon fooling around on the beach. Stop fooling around, we have a lot of work to do.27. . rivalries could bring about pain and hatred, or give rise to fighting competition could lead to pain, hatred, or fighting. (Here rivalry refers to competition among peers in the same class
44、 or grade)to bring about sth.: to make sth. happen, 引起，导致，致使 eg.Science has brought about many changes in our lives.The war brought about great human sufferings.What brought about his illness?to give rise to: (formal)to cause sth. to happen or exist 引起或导致某事物 e.g.Poor living conditions give rise to m
45、any diseases.Social practice alone gives rise to human knowledge.28. And while the lady would sometimes smile, she would often yell and scold: Though the lady sometimes smiled at us, she often shouted at us and scolded us.“Would” here is used to show that a past action occurs pretty often. 过去某一阶段经常发
46、生的动作。“While“ here is a conjunction of concession. E.g.While I did well in class, I was poor at sports.While I understand what you say, I cant agree with you.29. Even more frequently she would resort to physical punishment: She used physical punishment more than she scolded us.to resort to sth.: (1)
47、to make use of sth.; to turn to sth. (esp. sth. bad) as a solution, 凭借，求助，依赖；诉诸 e.g.Try not to resort to violence.8They had to resort to threats when they failed to persuade them to leave.(2) frequently visit, 常去，成群地去 e.g.Visitors resort to that city in summer.A place to which sb. is known to resort
48、30. In addition, the time for changing ones mind was over and gone and there was no question of ever returning to the paradise of home: Besides, it was impossible for us to quit school and return to the good old days when we stayed home playing and fooling around all day. Our childhood was gone, nev
49、er to come back.over and gone: endedthere is no question (of sth. happening /ones doing sth. ): there is no possibility, 是不可能的 eg.There is no question of their dismissing you at the moment.There is no question of our leaving on such a rainy day.31. Nothing lay ahead of us but exertion, struggle, and perseverance: We would have to do our best and keep working very hard until we finished school. This was what I imagined our school day
