新视野第一册unit 1 learning a foreign language.doc

黄河科技学院外 语 学院教案 1Unit One Learning a Foreign LanguageI Lead-in Pre-reading Activities(listening; questions)Introductory remarks: The author presents readers with his own language learning experiences at different stages, at which the author met different teachers and consequently formed different attitudes towards English learning.II Structure AnalysisThe passage is made up of 8 paragraphs, and, according to the pattern “general-specific-general” the author mainly employs in his writing, it can be roughly divided into three parts. Part One: The author states his topic of the whole passage in 1st paragraph through the paraphrase of the two key words.(difficult; rewarding)Part Two: The author develops the 1st part by employing the devices of time and space and comparison & contrast.Part Three: The author makes a conclusion of his special experience by employing the device of induction.(归纳法) （deduction 演绎法 para,5-7） The Topic of Each Part1 General experiences of learning a foreign language difficult yet rewarding。

2 Experiences in junior middle school3 Experiences in senior middle school4 Experiences at college5-7 Experiences about online learning8 Benefits of learning a foreign language(Para.1) Introduction: General experiences of learning a foreign languageDevice for developing the paragraph: comparison and contrast (the most difficult vs the most rewarding); explanation (difficult: frustrating; rewarding: well worth the effort )(Para.2) In junior middle school:The teacher: kind and patient, positive, often praising the students The author: at the top of my class, eagerly answering all the questions, never worrying much about making mistakes(Para.3) In senior middle school:The teacher: punishing quickly, pointing a long stick at us and shaking it up and down, shouting “No! No! No!” The author: losing my eagerness, losing my joy, losing my desire(Para.4) At college:The teacher: patient and kind, no pointed sticksThe classes: very large, many students spoke much better than I didThe author: feeling intimidated, afraid to speak, staying at the same level(Paras.5—7) The on-line learning:The on-line learning requires: much time, commitment, disciplineThe author (at the beginning): making many mistakes, crying out of frustration, feeling like giving up The author (finally): reaping the benefits of all the hard work 黄河科技学院外 语 学院教案 2(Para.8) Conclusion: The benefits of learning a foreign language:Teaching me the value of hard work; Giving me insights into another culture; Enabling me to communicate with more people The Writing Model of Passage A:General Statement + Specific Details + ConclusionWhat is the General Statement?: Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life.What are the specific details?: English Learning Experiences: Difficult: a. in senior middle school (Para. 3) b. at college (Para. 4)Rewarding: a. in junior middle school (Para. 2)b. with the online course Para. 5—7 What is the conclusion?: Learning a foreign language has been a most trying experience for me, but one that I wouldn’t trade for anything.The way to develop paragraphs: cause and effectThe cause and effect technique can make clear the reasons why something happens by showing the relation between cause and effect.III Detailed Study of the Text1. reward: v. to give sth. in return for good and valuable doingsPhrases: reward sb. with sth; reward sb. for sth.Reward: n. sth. received in return for work or servicesTranslation 他因表现勇敢而获得了一枚奖章。

Key He received a medal as a reward for his bravery.rewarding adj. worth doing, satisfying 指的是精神上的愉悦以及对以后带来的好处，即使物质上没有得到多少，但是由于做某事很重要或有用而感到满足Comparison: award: vt to officially give sb sth such as a prize or money to reward them for sth they have doneaward sb sth （for……）2. frustrated vs frustrating （Take “interested & interesting” for example）3. intimidate sb by doing sth intimidate sb into (not) doing sth4. access: n . way of entering, right of using and reaching The only access to that building was guarded by the soldiers. Collocation: have/gain/get/obtain access to sth 得接近；得进入；得使用5. reap the benefit of sth : to get sth. as a rewardAs long as you get regular exercise, you can reap the benefits of being fit.Don’t let others reap the benefits of your research.Collocation: reap the benefit/reward/profit/fruit of sth 黄河科技学院外 语 学院教案 3Basic Sentence Patterns① Subject + Link Verb + Predicative (主+系+表) ② Subject + Intransitive Verb (主+谓)③ Subject + Transitive Verb + Object (主+谓+ 宾)④ Subject + Transitive Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object (主+谓+间宾+直宾) ⑤ Subject + Transitive Verb + Object + Complement (主+谓+宾+补)Judge the following sentence patterns1. I had a kind and patient teacher who often praised all of the students. Subject + Transitive Verb + Object (主+谓+ 宾)2. Once in a while I cried with frustration, and sometimes I felt like giv。