新世纪大学英语第一册教案.doc

Learning a Language Text A A Language Teacher’s Personal Opinion (6 periods) Proverb: 1. He alone is poor who does not possess knowledge. 没有知识，才是贫穷。 2. Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much are the three pillars of learning. 见识多、遭难重钻研深是学识的三大要素。 3. The more we study, the more we discover our ignorance. 学得越多，就越发觉自己无知。 4. Activity is the only road to knowledge. — George Bernard Shaw, British dramatist 行动是通往知识的唯一道路。 ——英国剧作家 G. 肖伯纳 5. Grammar must be learned through language, and not language through grammar. — Johann G. Herdor, German philosopher 必须从语言中学习语法，而不是从语法中学习语言。 ——德国哲学家 J. G. 赫尔德 6. Hold what you really know and tell what you do not know this will lead to knowledge. — Confucius, ancient Chinese educator and philosopher 知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。 ——中国古代教育家、哲学家孔子 7. Education is that which remains when one has forgotten everything he learned in school. — Albert Einstein, American scientist 教育是在学校所学知识遗忘后剩下的东西。 ——美国科学家A. 爱因斯坦 I. Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. grasp the main idea and the structure of the text; 2. appreciate the cultural background of the text; 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. Time Allotment 1 1 st period: Pre-reading (warm-up questions; listen and respond; background information) 2. 2nd period: Pre-reading (background information; optional classroom activities) 3. 3rd period: While-reading (content questions and extended questions; language points and grammar structure,) 4. 4th period: While-reading (content questions and extended questions; language points and grammar structure,) 5. 5rd period: After-reading (useful expressions; Synonyms; Exercises in the text;) 6. 6th period: After-reading (enhance language awareness; fast-reading exercises; Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks;) III. Teaching Steps: A. Pre-reading tasks (2 periods) Step 1 Warm-up activities: 1. Do you think