1、教 案New Horizon College English新视野大学英语读写教程读写教程（四）教研室：大学英语教研室 教师姓名：课程名称大学英语（4） 授课专业和班级授课内容Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism 授课学时6教学目的The teaching objective of this unit is to help students:1.To grasp the main idea and structure of the text;2. To understand the structure of “rebut and organ
2、ize counter-arguments”;3. To write an argumentative essay;4. To master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text.5. To conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the text.教学重点1. Text structure analysis2. Language points:Key wo
3、rds and expressions: environmentalism, constituent, segregate, consolidate, differentiate, definitive, deplete, reversible, chord, regime, call upon/on, be incompatible with, either-or, as as the next person/man, choose sth. over sth. else, frame/ state of mind.3. Writing skills: how to rebut and or
4、ganize counter-arguments教学方法1. Communicative approach; 2. Task-based teaching method;3. Audio-lingual method. 教学过程1. Pre-reading Activities2. Text Structure Analysis3. Detailed Study of the Text4. Grammar and exercises5. Writing and reading skills practice 作业Homework: 1. Write a paragraph with the s
5、tructure of “rebut and organize counter-arguments”.2. Recite the appointed paragraph.辅助手段Multimedia software, CD-ROM辅导答疑教学内容I. Pre-reading ActivitiesStep 1: To ask students some questions concerning environment like: What are the pollutions to environment? How to prevent pollution? What to do to mak
6、e the protection sustainable?Step 2: Discuss in groups.Step 3: Introduce background information. Text Structure Analysis Ask the Ss to read the passage as quickly as they can and to get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.Purpose: Improve the students reading and
7、writing ability and understand the general idea of each paragraph.Method: Read the text individually and discuss in groups.Part I (paras. 1): Introduction to environmental protection.Part II (paras. 2-10): Body: rules on environmental protection.Part III (paras. 11-13): Conclusion: nature should be
8、subordinate to human beings. . Detailed Studies of the TextNew words and expressions1. constituentn. a) sb. who votes in a particular area.When the vote was announced, all the constituents broke into cheers. 当投票结果宣布时，所有的选民都欢呼起来。b) one of the substances or things that combine to form sth. Caffeine is
9、 the active constituent of drinks such as tea and coffee.咖啡因是茶和咖啡这类饮品的活性成分。2. segregatevt. a) separate one part or thing from anotherWomens dresses are segregated from the misses in many departments. 在很多百货商店，成熟女装和少女装是分开的。b) separate one group of people from others, esp. because they ate of a differe
10、nt race, sex or religion The students are segregated according to their proficiency in English.学生按英语水平的不同进行了划分。3. consolidatev. a) combine things in order to make them more effective or easier to deal with.They consolidated four provinces to form three new ones. 他们把四个省合成了三个。b) strengthen the positio
11、n of power or success that you have, so that it becomes more effective or continues for longer. May the friendship ties between our two countries be further developed and consoldated! 愿我们两国的友谊能够进一步发展和巩固。4. differentiate v.recognize or express the difference between things or people She has learned t
12、o differentiate the two kinds of roses. 她已经学会区分这两种玫瑰。5. differentiate between identify differences between two or more things or people No longer is he able to differentiate between fantasy and reality.他不能区分虚幻和现实。6. costless a. not costing anything The internet provides us a costless way of sharing.
13、 互联网为我们提供了免费共享信息的方法。7. deplete vtreduce the amount of sth. or the number of thingsIf we continue to deplete the earths natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment. 如果我们继续减少地球上的自然资源，我们将对环境造成严重破坏。8. reversible a. able to return or be changed to a previous stateHe obesity-related
14、 cognitive effects might be partly reversible.肥胖对认知产生的影响或许是部分可逆的。9. allege vt. say that sth. is true or that sb. has done sth. wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved. The accused is alleged to have robbed a bank. 据称，被告抢劫了一家银行。10. take on develop a particular character or appearance Th
15、e relations between the two countries may take on a new look.两国之间的关系也许将呈现出新面貌。11. run/go against the grain be completely different from what you feel is right, natural, or normal for you His music generally runs against the grain of what is modern.他的音乐总体上和现代音乐格格不入。12. either-or a. presenting an unav
16、oidable need to choose between two alternatives You dont have to choose an either-or situation. You can choose to go through vocational training and opt for college later on.你不是一定要二选一。你可以选择完成职业培训，然后再选择读大学。13. in part to some degree, but not completely The project, funded in part by UNESCO, will span
17、 a period of 12 months.由联合国教科文组织部分出资赞助的这一项目期限是12个月。14. as as the next person/man as as any other person or man I might look as honest as the next person, but I sometimes tell dirty lies.我看上去和其他人一样诚实，但我有时候会恶意撒谎。15. as a . cost at a cost of a particular amountRice was purchased at a low cost last year
18、. 去年大米的收购价很低。16. be bound up/togetherbe connected by qualities that are shared He felt that his fate and nations fate were bound up inseparably.他感到自己的命运和国家的命运紧密相连，不可分割。Language Points: 1. The American Midwest feeds people at all corners of the atlas. (Para. 4)Meaning: The crops that are produced in
19、the American Midwest support the lives of people in all places of the world.2. A sane environmentalism, the only kind of environmentalism that will strike a chord with the general public, begins by openly declaring that nature is here to serve human beings. (Para. 5)Meaning: A rational environmental
20、ism, the only kind of environmentalism that will win the support of the massive public begins by openly stating that nature should serve the needs of human beings.3. This kind of environmentalism likes to consider itself spiritual. It is nothing more than sentimental. (Para. 6)Meaning: This kind of
21、environmentalism tends to think itself noble and sacred. But it is nothing but excessively emotional.4. In establishing the sovereignty of man. such a principle helps us through the dense forest of environmental arguments. (Para. 7) Meaning: In building up the governing power of human be9ings, such
22、a theory helps us deal wisely with the different kinds of disputes about environmental issues.5. I like the caribou as much as the next person. (Para. 9)Meaning: I like the caribou as much as other people do. Meaning beyond words: I have not any intention of hurting the caribou. Like everyone else,
23、also like the creature very much.IV. Grammar and exercises1. Do the exercises of the unit.2. Introduce some word formation knowledge.3. Grasp the use of the suffixes “-ous” and “ly”.V. Writing and reading skills practice1. An argumentative essay2. rebut and organize counter-arguments教学小结As the topic
24、 is about sustainable environmentalism, nearly all students actively participate in the class discussion. Through the passage learning, students learn something about environmental protection, sustainable environmentalism, sane environmentalism. Also, they master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text.辅导答疑4
