大学英语全新版第四册.doc

大学英语全新版第四册Unit One Fighting With the Forces of NatureObjectivesStudents will be able to:1. Develop reading skills—grasp the main idea (The elements of nature must be reckoned with in any military campaign) and structure;2. Develop writing skills—learn to provide evidence when you are writing an essay;3. Learn the language—master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;4. Integrate the four skills—conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.Time AllotmentWe devote 8 teaching periods (plus 2 periods of after-class students’ autonomous learning in the Self-Access Center) to cover Unit 1, which include:TimeWhat Is to Be DoneTasks / Activities2 periods1. Listening and Speaking Course in the SAC;2. Revision Exx. of Unit 1Ss’ autonomous learning with Units of Qinghua textbooks III&IV2 periods1. Ss’ understanding the main ideas in each part of Text A and the text structure;2. Ss’ mastery of the key language points in the text;(In multimedia room, big class)1. Presentation of the courseware of the text;2. Discussion: Man or nature, which is more powerful?2 periods1. Ss presentation: topics of their own interests;2. Ss’ further understanding of Text A;3. Ss’ summary of Text B: Gambling with the forces of nature.(In small class)1. 3 Ss making prepared speeches;2. Presentation of courseware for Ss to understand some difficult sentences in Text A;3. Discussion and summary: The elements of nature must be reckoned with in any military campaign.2 periods1. Developing writing skill;2. Developing reading skill of skimming & scanning for main idea and specific details.(In small class)1. Paragraph development: ways to provide evidence;2. Supplementary exercise for Ss to practice skimming & scanning.2 periods2 after-class-periods of students’ autonomous learning in the Self-Access Center1. Review what has been learned in class with learning resources;2. Make up for what Ss believe as their weak points in the four skills;3. Reinforce Ss listening skills.Text A The Icy DefenderNila B. SmithCultural Background1. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)Emperor of the French, who consolidated and institutionalized (使制度化)many reforms of the French Revolution. One of the greatest military commanders of all time, he conquered the larger part of Europe. During 1802-1815 Napoleon tried to gain control of the whole of Europe. He had great success against all his enemies except Britain, whose navy under Nelson defeated the French navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and whose army fought the Peninsular War against him from 1808 to 1814, making him weaker in his other campaigns. In 1812 Napoleon lost half a million men when he invaded Russia in winter, and in 1814 the British, Russians, Prussians and Austrians entered Paris. They sent Napoleon to rule the island of Elba in the Mediterranean, but he collected an army around him and returned to Paris. He was soon defeated again, at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, and was sent to the island of St. Helena in the south Atlantic, where he died in 1821. 2. Adolf Hitler (1889?-1945) German political and military leader and one of the 20th century’s most powerful dictators. He converted Germany into a fully militarized society and launched World War II in 1939.He hoped to conquer the world, and for a time dominated most of Europe and much of North Africa. He instituted sterilization (消毒杀菌)and euthanasia(安乐死) measures to enforce his idea of racial purity among the German people and slaughtered millions of Jews, Sinti and Roma (Gypsies), Slavic peoples, and many others, all of whom he considered inferior. 3. A brief introduction to WWIIAdolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September,1939 ignited (点燃) World War II. One by one, Europe’s nations fell before Germany’s mechanized armies. Only Britain held firm. While the Allies(同盟国) conferred(协商), treachery (背叛) approached from the East. On December 7th, 1941, Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor. The next day, the United States entered the war. Fighting continued for almost four more years, spreading to North Africa and the Pacific. On D- Day, June 6,1944, Allied troops began the liberation of Europe. Within a year, Germany surrendered. To subdue (使sb屈服) Japan, the US dropped atomic atoms on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan formally surrendered on Sept.2,1945. WWII claimed more than 27 million lives.Classroom ActivitiesDiscussion: Man or nature, which is more powerful?1) Ss are divided into two groups. One group lists instances where man conquers nature; the other group comes up with cases where the forces of nature are too powerful to be resisted.2) Several Ss from both groups report their respective lists to class;3) T solicits opinions from other Ss: man or nature, which do you think more powerful?4)Conclusion: Man changes nature in order to l。