高级英语1教学内容.doc

高级英语1 教学内容： I. Unit 1: The Fourth of July (8 学时) 重点： This is a piece of narrative writing in which the first-person narration is employed. The whole text may be divided into four main parts. The first paragraph, which is the beginning part, provides the background of the story, introducing the main characters, the place and time of the major event narrated in the story. The second part, which consists of Paragraphs 2 ---6, tells us all the necessary preparations, especially the different kinds of food the writers mother had prepared for their Washington trip. Also, this part briefly relates two examples of racial discrimination and segregation. The third part, which comprises Paragraphs 7---17, is the most important section of the narrative text. This part concentrates on the major event of the text -- the injustice with which the writer and her family members had been treated. Included in this part are also some of the writers visits and her psychological activities. 难点： 社会身份对人的思维方式和行为方式的作用和影响。 比喻的修辞手段在刻画人物中的重要性。 语言要点：suppose fabled ensconce dainty bruise avow overnight measly Mass squint dilate agony vulnerable travesty decree flair corded crisp outrage anticipate 作业： 翻译和填空练习 课文的书面小结（350 words）。 II. Unit 2 The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl (8学时) 重点： In this poignant remembrance, the author recalls the unforgettable, sorrowful experiences of her childhood when she was forced to learn Chinese, which did not interest her. The text may be divided into four parts. The first paragraph, the first part, provides the background of the narrative text. The second part, paragraphs 2 -7, dynamically and vividly describes their forced walks to the Chinese school, the stern principal, the classroom, the polite formality with which lessons started, etc. Paragraphs 8 -11, making up the third part, specifically and graphically depict the language gap within the extended family: between the writer and her grandmother and between her brother and mother.