新世纪大学英语综合教程n2unit8.doc

NewCenturyCollegeEnglish(BookII)Unit8:AdversityTextA:DidYouHaveaToughChildhood?I. TeachingObjectives:1.Tomakeclearthewriter'spurposetowritethetextandtheideasabouthowadversitymightcontributetoachievementandsuccess.2. Tograspthekeywordsandphrases.3. Tomastertheskillsofwritingandreadinginthisunit.1) Toreadbetweenthelines.2) Tounderstandidiomaticexpressions.II. TeachingContent1. Lead-inActivities2. TextOrganization3. SkillLearninginWritingandReading4. LanguagePoints(keywords,phrasesanddifficultsentences)5. GrammarFocus(theagreementofthesubjectandtheverb)6. GuidedPractice(exercises,oralpracticeandgroupwork)III. TeachingProcess1. Warm-upQuestions1) Haveyoueverexperiencedanyintensedifficulties,hardshipsormajorobstaclesinyourlife?2) Howdoyouusuallydealwithadversity?3) Doyouthinkadversitycanmakeyougrowbetterandstronger?2. Abriefappreciationofthefollowingquotesaboutadversity1)Smoothseasdonotmakeskillfulsailors---Africanproverb2)Whenitisdarkenough,youcanseethestars.---RalphWaldoEmerson3) Adversityisthefirstpathtotruth.---LordByron4) Ifwehadnowinter,thespringwouldnotbesopleasant;ifwedidnotsometimestasteofadversity,prosperitywouldnotbesowelcome.---AnneBradstreet3. TextOrganizationPartI(Paras.1)Difficultiesandobstaclesinone'schildhoodmaynotnecessarilymeanproblemsorfailuresoverone'sentirelifetime.PartII(Paras.2-11)Theauthorcitessomeexamplesofsuccessfulpeoplewhoovercamevariousdifficultiesandobstaclesandfullydevelopedtheirpotential..PartIII(Para.12)Theauthorcallsonreaderstoadoptapositiveattitudetowardhardshipandtakeactiontodeveloptheirtruepotential.4. LanguagePoints1. (Para.1)claim:v.statethatsth.istrue,eventhoughithasnotbeenprovedThecompanyclaimsthattheirproduct“makesyouthinwithoutdieting”.(=Afterthebattlebothsidesclaimedvictory.)2. (序言)hardship:n.sth.thatmakesyourlifedifficultorunpleasant,especiallyalackofmoney,ortheconditionofhavingadifficultlifeManystudentsaresufferingseverefinancialhardship.磨难接踵而来。

Hardshipscameoneafteranother.)CF:hardship&difficulty这两个名词都表示“困难”之意hardship强调指生活上令人难以承受的艰难困苦，如疾病、贫穷等例如:difficulty指需大量思考和技巧或努力才能克服的任何困难例如：Collocations:bearhardshipsendurehardshipsexperience/gothroughhardshipsfearhardshipssufferhardships3. (Para.1)disadvantage：1. v.makesb.lesslikelytobesuccessfulortoputtheminaworsesituationthanothersTheselectivesystemdoesnotseemtodisadvantagethoseatthebottomoftheclass.2. n.sth.thatcausesproblems,orthatmakessomeoneorsth.lesslikelytobesuccessfuloreffectiveThemaindisadvantageofthematerialisthatitfadesinstrongsunlight.Collocations：atadisadvantageput…atadisadvantage4. (Para.1)drivessb.tosth.：stronglyinfluencesb.todosth.Thenoisesinmyheadhavenearlydrivenmetosuicide.5. (Para.1)achievement：n.sth.importantthatyousucceedindoingbyyourowneffortsThetestmeasuresthechildren'sachievementsinreading,spellingandmaths.Collocations：belittlesb'sachievement贬低某人的成绩academicachievement学术成就6. (Para.2)identify：v.1)recognizeandcorrectlynamesb.orsth.Sheidentifiedthemanasherattacker.(=Eventhesmallestbabycanidentifyitsmotherbyhervoice.)2)recognizesth.ordiscoverexactlywhatitis,whatitsnatureororiginis,etc.Theyidentifiedanumberofproblemareas.7. (Para.3)abuse：1.n.cruelorviolenttreatmentofsb.Childabuseisapunishableoffense.2. v.deliberatelyusesth.forthewrongpurposeorforyourownadvantageManyofthekidsareabusingdrugs.Collocation:abuseone'sauthority/power滥用职权8. (Para.3)handicap:n.1)ifsb.hasahandicap,apartoftheirbodyortheirmindhasbeenpermanentlyinjuredordamaged.Babiesofalcoholicmotherscanbebornwithaseveredegreeofhandicap.耳聋可以说是严重的残疾。

Deafnesscanbeaserioushandicap.)2)asituationthatmakesitdifficultforsb.todowhattheywantIfoundnothavingacarquiteahandicapinthecountry.9. (Para.4)mature:1.v.becomefullygrownordevelopedHumanstakelongertomaturethanmostotheranimals.Shematuredhernovelbyconstantrevision.2. adj.fullygrownanddevelopedThehumanbrainisn'tfullymatureuntilaboutage25.CF:mature,adult&grown-up这些形容词均有“成年的，成熟的”之意mature用于人时，指达到了生命的黄金时期，比较成熟了，但所暗示的青少年和成年之间的界限不明显例如:adult一般指生理上的童年期已结束，到达成人的阶段grown-up多用于口语，含义与adult基本相同，但更强调脱离儿童阶段，已长大成人10. (Para.4)haul/pulloneselfupbyone's(own)bootstraps:improveoneselforone'ssituationbyone'sownefforts,withouthelpfromanyoneelseIrespectanyonewhohauls/pullshimselfupbyhisownbootstraps.11. (Para.4)consciousness:n.theconditionofbeingawakeandabletounderstandwhatishappeningaroundyouConsciousnessdidnotreturntotheinjuredmanfortwohours.(=Davidlostconsciousnessateighto'clockanddiedafewhourslater.)Collocations:loseconsciousness丧失知觉regain/recoverconsciousness恢复知觉12. (Para.5)nursesb./sth.through(sth.):takespecialcareofsb.orsth.,esp.duringadifficultsituationHeboughtthehotelin1927andmanagedtonurseitthroughthedepression.(=Tomnursedhisbrotherthroughtheexamination.)13. (Para.5)thedepth(s)of:whenabadfeelingorsituationisatitsworstlevelinthedepthofwinterinthedepthsofdespair14. (Para.5)depressionn.1)alongperiodduringwhichtherei。