全新版大学英语第二册Unit4B2U4.docVIP

Unit 4 The Virtual World 授课时间：秋季学期 授课班级：非英语专业本科生 授课内容：新编大学英语 综合教程2 第4单元 课程类型：阅读课 教学目的：1理解课文的主题，掌握其写作结构 2 掌握课文中出现的语言点和语法现象 3 通过与课文主题相关的一系列的听、说、读、写活动，提高学生的英语综合能力。 八、 教学重点：课文的理解和语言点的掌握和应用。 九、 教学方法：最大限度利用网络教学资源，展开以学生参与为主的课堂教学活动，并通过督促检查等手段使学生课下继续学习。 主要参考书目： 季佩英，吴晓真，2001，《全新版大学英语综合教程2－教师用书》上海：上海外语教育出版社 柯彦玢，张砚秋，2002，《全新版大学英语阅读教程2－教师用书》 上海：上海外语教育出版社 朱万忠，2002，《大学英语阅读进阶2》 重庆：重庆大学出版社 Unit 4 The Virtual World Objectives: 1) Understand the main idea and structure of the text. 2) Learn some rules of interpreting new vocabulary and usage related to computers and the Internet in English. 3) Grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text. 4) Conduct a series of reading, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. Time Allocation and Course Arrangement: Pre-reading Tasks: (50 minutes) 1. Warming-up exercise: Deliver handout about the introduction of Internet and ask concerned questions for Ss to discuss first and then answer them. (15’)???　 2. Do the pre-reading task on pp.100. (10’) 3. Listen to the recording twice and then discuss the following questions with your partner. (15’) ? 1) Is the hero a student or an employee? 2) What was he doing when the boss came in? 3) How did he act in front of his boss? 4. ?Ask Ss to?find antonyms of “virtual world” and “virtual life” in the text. (10’) While-reading Tasks: (40 minutes) 1.?Ss are asked to skim the text and then do the Text Organization Exercise on page 107. (15’) 2.?Detailed Reading: Ss discuss the following questions and report to the class (30’) 1) Question for Paragraph 1 What does the author feel after too long on the Net? 2)?Questions for Paragraph 2-3 What did the author do three years ago and what is she doing now? How does the author manage her daily life? 3)?Questions for Paragraph 4-10 What are the symptoms shared by people who live a virtual life? How does the author behave when she is suddenly confronted with real live humans?