师范学院《综合英语》教案 Unit 1-2.docVIP

教学课题Unit 1 My father’s shadow施教时间2011.3.30/31教学目标思想：1. Understanding of the relationship between father and daughter 知识：2. Important words and expressions 能力：3. Reading and critical thinking教学难、重点i. Important words and expressions ii. exercises 教学准备ppt教学过程v.Comprehension Question 1. What does the author mean by stating at the end of Paragraph 1 “… though we were very much alike, we’d grown very far apart? The answer to this question lies in Paragraph 2 and 3. The author differs drastically from her father in their preferences and choices, but they are similar in that they are both “bullheaded”. It is this bullheadedness that intensifies their disagreement and sets them apart. 2. How did the father express his disapproval of her daughter? And how did his daughter react? Refer to Paragraph4. The father expressed his disapproval of his daughter with silence– never speaking to his daughter over the phone; the daughter responded in the same way to show her uncompromising character. 3.What do you think is the author true state of mind on her long flight to Hawaii? Refer to Paragraphs 5 and 6. The author has a mixed feeling about the upcoming meeting with her father. This feeling is indicated by her recall of the paternal love she enjoyed when she was a child, and her uncertainty about her father’s reaction--- “If he disapproved of Timmy, as he had of me…” 4. What did the author realize when she saw her father playing with her baby on the first night of her return? Refer to Paragraphs 11and 12. When she saw the scene, the author realized that her father had accepted her son. It is his way of mending his relationship with his daughter– reaching for her over the “bridge” of his grandson 5. In a few sentences describe how the father is portrayed in the text. The father’s image is portrayed from two perspectives. One is his sternness– he put too many demands on his daughter and required absolute obedience from her, as many other Chinese fathe