Unit 4 读写教案.doc

Unit Four Section A Five Famous Symbols of American Culture Section B Engelbreit’s the Name, Cute is My Game I. Objectives 1. Reading: appreciating figurative language 2. Writing: a short composition with details organized in time sequence 3. Translating: developing translation skills II. Important Difficult Points Word Power: Words and Expressions liberty enlighten alliance affection assemble exaggerate version universally interpretation solemn inspire grave alongside stretch tragedy settlement frontier reputation inspect contract recruit beard go ahead for sale refashion into name sb./sth. after sb. come/rise to fame no doubt go against evlove from Word Building: changing adjectives ended with –ant or –ent into their corresponding nouns studying the prefix co- Grammar: 1) absolute structure 2) the structure of “conjunction ＋ prepositional phrase” III. Teaching Methods Explaining, classroom discussion, listening and skill-practicing IV. Teaching Materials Blackboard, multi-media facilities, audio-visual equipment, CAI teaching plans Section A: Five Famous Symbols of American Culture Step 1 A Brief Introduction to the Text What makes someone or something typically American? This is a very hard question to answer because the United States is made up of people from all around the world. But, if you ask people what qualities define the American people, they will probably say that the two dominating characteristics of Americans are inventiveness and independence, and they may have a story to share about the symbols that exemplify those values. Step 2 Background Information 1. The Statue of Liberty The idea of creating the Statue of Liberty began in France at a dinner party hosted by Edouard Rene Lefebvre Laboulaye, a scholar. Laboulaye and Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, a sculptor, began to discuss the idea of presenting the United States with a monument to memorialize independence a