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wordUnit 4一、授课时间：第9--10周二．授课类型：课文分析10课时；习题讲解2课时三．授课题目：Lions and Tigers and Bears 四．授课时数：12五．教学目的和要求：通过讲授课文使学生了解美国中央公园的有关知识，并以此游记展开对美国社会、文化的讨论，认识到美国文化的优势和不足之处，更好地有利于跨文化交际要求学生主动地预习课文，课前准备练习，学会分析文章体裁和进展段落划分六．教学重点和难点：1〕背景知识的传授：Central Park; Ogden Nash; The Taming of the Shrew; Henry James; the Empire State Building; Daniel Boone2〕文章的体裁分析与段落划分；3〕语言点的理解：Word study: stuff sth. with sth.; muggy; curl up; drop off; outdoorsy; needless to say; observe; beckon; snatch; not to mention; make for sth; nocturnal; tame; conspicuousGrammar Focus: Identify the subject; Learn more about the function and use of except七．教学根本容和纲要Part One Warm – up1.1 Warm-up Questions1. Why do you think the author wrote this essay? To describe the history of Central park? To describe the beauty of the park? To tell the story of how he spent an unforgettable night in the park once? To lament what a terrible place the park had bee with all those purse-snatchers, loons, prostitutes, drug dealers, bullies, garrotters, highway robbers and murderers lurking somewhere? To prove that all those terrible rumors about the park at night are ungrounded? Or a bination of all of these?Part Two Background Information2.1 Author 2.2 Central Park; Ogden Nash; The Taming of the Shrew; Henry James; the Empire State Building; Daniel BoonePart Three Text Appreciation3.1 Text Analysis3.1.1 Theme of the text 3.1.2 Structure of the text3.2 Writing Devices3.2.1 The essay is a good example of rhythmic writing, crisp conciseness, remarkable accuracy and delightful humor.It also presents a good opportunity to learn the terms of onomatopoeia, words denoting different ways of walking and running, and many specific words for minute descriptions. 3.3 Sentence ParaphrasePart Four Language Study4.1 Phrases and Expressions 4.1.1 Word list:4.1.2 Phrases and expressions list: 4.1.3 Word Building4.2 Grammar 4.2.1 Object Part Five Extension5.1 Group discussion5.2 Debating 八、教学方法和措施本单元将运用黑板、粉笔、多媒体网络辅助教学设备等教学手段，主要采用以学生为主体、教师为主导的任务型、合作型等教学模式，具体运用教师讲授法、师生讨论、生生讨论等方法进展教学。

九．作业，讨论题，思考题完成课后练习；多看英语报刊杂志与英语经典小说，扩大阅读量；精听与泛听相结合，逐步提高自己的听力水平；积极参加英语角等有助于提高英语口语的活动；坚持用英语写日记；做一些专四相关练习；十．参考资料：1) 立编,《现代大学英语精读》〔4〕第二版，学生用书外语教学与研究,20122) 立编,《现代大学英语精读》〔4〕第二版，教师用书外语教学与研究,20123) 观仪主编，《新编英语教程》〔第三、四册〕外语教学研究出版, 19994) 黄源深，虞美等主编，《综合英语教程》〔1-4册〕高等教育，1998 5) 《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》，：外语教学研究，20006) Judy Pearsall主编，《新牛津英语词典》外语教育，19987) 丁往道、吴冰等编著，《英语写作手册》外语教学与研究8) 道真，《现代英语用法词典》〔重排本〕外语教学与研究，19949) 道真，温志达, 《英语语法大全》上、下卷外语教学与研究，1998十一、课后小结Unit 4Text A Lions and Tigers and BearsPart One Warm – up1.1 Warm-up Questions1. Do you think this story will interest American readers? What kind of people are likely to find the story appealing? For what reasons?2. Do you like similar stories in our own literature? Why do people usually write or read about places they have visited or would like to visit? Have you read any travel notes that are particularly interesting?3. How is the story organized? Does the author simply narrate his experience that night chronologically? How does he bine the narration of his experience with descriptions of the park’s history? Do you find it clever? How does the narration end? Why do you think the author decides to end the narration with the raccoons? What kind of effect does he aim to create?4. What is the author’s overall attitude towards Central Park?5. Do you agree that travel notes often reveal a lot about the author? What kind of person do you think this author is judging by the text?Part Two Background Information2.1 Ogden Nash an American poet ; well known for his light verse; best-known producer of humorous poetry The Delacorte Theaterestablished in 1962, is an open-air theater located in Manhattan's Central Park and has a seating capacity of 1,800. The Delacorte is owned by the City of New York and operated by The Public Theater. It is an open-air amphitheater, with the Turtle Pond and Belvedere Castle as its backdrop. It primarily serves as the venue for The Public Theater’s annual Shakespeare in the Park summer series2.3 Belvedere-castleBuilt as a Victorian folly in 1869, the castle caps Vista Rock, the park's second-highest natural elevation[1] Constructed of Manhattan schist quarried in the park and dressed with gray granite, it tops the natural-looking woodlands of The Ramble, as seen from the formal Bethesda Terrace. It was designed as an additional feature of the Central Park "Greensward" plan by the architects Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould after they, along with Frederick Law Olmsted, were reappointed to oversee the park's construction in 1865.2.4 Shakespeare GardenA Shakespeare garden is a themed garden that cultivates plants mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare. In English-speaking countries, particularly the United States, these are often public gardens associated with parks, universities, and 。