全新版大学英语综合教程第四册教案精品.docx

    全新版大学英语综合教程第四册教案精品    College English Integrated CourseBook Four Unit OneFighting with the force of natureText A The Icy DefenderI. Objectives1. grasp the main idea and structure of the text;2. do a comparison and contrast between Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and Hitler’s invasion of the soviet Union’3. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. II. Teaching ProceduresPre-reading tasks:1. Ask students the following questions on the recording:-- Where and when did the storm occur?-- Why did the crew fear the worst would happen to them?2. Discussion: Man or nature, which is more powerful?1)Students are divided into two groups. One group lists instances where man conquers nature; the othergroup comes up with cases where the forces of nature are too powerful to be resisted.2)Several students from both groups report their respective lists to class.3)Solicits opinions from other students: man or nature, which do you think is more powerful?3. Move on to Text A by saying: Man changes nature in order to live. However, man must also be careful not to disregard the laws of nature. When Napoleon and Hitler finally realized their arrogance, it was already too late.While-reading tasks:1.draw students’ attention to the subtitles in the text, then leads them through Text Organization Exercise 1.In this way students will have a better understanding of the text structure.2.Explain the language points in Parts I and IV, and has students practice them.3.Students sum up the main ideas of Part I and IV respectively.4.Explain the language points in Part II—III, and has students practice them.5.Students form groups to analyze the similarities and differences between the two invasions. Suggest thatthey make a comparison and contrast analysis in the form of a table. When they finish, some students groups report to class.6.Students sum up the main ideas of Part II and Part III.College English Integrated Course 1Post-reading tasks:1.Guides students through some after-text exercises.2.Checks on students’ home reading.3.Students do Part IV: Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks.III. Text AnalysisA Comparison-and-Contrast Analysis of the Two Invasions:IV. Cultural Notes1. Background InformationThroughout the history of mankind, there have been many conquerors. Chengis Khan spent his entire life College English Integrated Course 2conquering neighboring peoples land expanding the Mongolian Empire. Many Roman Emperors did the same for the Roman Empire—so much so that at one time they ruled modern-day Great Britain.Both the Mongolian and Roman Empires had their rise and fall in the distant past. Yet if we want to examine conquerors, there is no need to go back that far.In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia in a war of conquest. More than a century later, Adolf Hitler launched a massive military campaign against the Soviet Union.2. the battle of WaterlooFinal and decisive action of the Napoleonic Wars, that effectively ended French domination of the European continent and brought about drastic changes in the political boundaries and the power balance of Europe.Fought on June 18, 1815, near Waterloo, in what is now Belgium, the battle ranks as a great turning point in modern history.3. Siege of LeningradKnown as the 900-Day Siege, blockade by German forces of the USSR’s second largest city during World War II, from September 1941 to January 1944. Following the onset of Operation Barbarossa—the Nazi plan for conquest of the USSR—the German Army Group North made rapid progress through the Baltic republics toward its principal target, the city of Leningrad. By September 4 Leningrad was surrounded by German troops to the south, while Germany’s Finnish allies took up positions to the north of the city.Leningrad’s only remaining link with the Soviet Interior was across Lake Ladoga. The total destruction of Leningrad was one of Adolf Hitler’s major objectives in his Russian campaign.The German strategy was to lay siege to the city and cut all water and power supplies while subjecting the population to merciless air attacks and artillery bombardment. The population of about 3 million was callously left either to starve or freeze to death. To make matters worse, that winter was extremely harsh. Nevertheless, the population showed astonishing courage and fortitude in the face of such adversity. During the winter a road link, popularly known as the ―Road of Life‖, was established across frozen Lake Ladoga, enabling supplies to be brought in and providing an escape route for more than 500,000 people. The siege was finally lifted by advancing Soviet armies in January 1944, by which time some 1.25 million citizens had perished as a result of the blockade. In 1945 the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet awarded L。