新视野Book 2-Unit One.docVIP

辽宁对外经贸学院教案 周次 第 周 第 次课 备 注 章节名称 Unit One: Time-Conscious Americans 授课形式 理论课( √ )；实验课( )；实习( ) 教学 时数 2 教学目的及要求 I. Talk about time consciousness of Americans. II. Learn about cultural differences. III. Enlarge vocabulary. 教 学 内 容 提 要 时间分配 I. Leading-in II. Pre-reading activities III. Background information IV. Detailed Study of the Text V. Summary VI. Homework 10’ 10’ 5’ 55’ 5’ 5’ 教 学 重 点 与 难 点 I. Background information. II. Words and expressions: stand / result in / nothing but / run out / much less / given / at hand / whereas / weight III. Grammar: 独立主格结构 讨论 、 练习 、 作业 I. Talking about time. II. Answering the three questions to the text on p.2. III. Memorizing all of the new words. IV. Finishing the exercise of Section A. V. Translation (some useful expressions). 教 学 手 段 Blackboard normal class activities 参 考 资 料 Teacher’s Book dictionaries  Unit One: Time-Conscious Americans Specific Plan for Each Two Periods 1-2 Periods: I. Leading-in. (10 minutes) 1. Are there any proverbs bound up with time in both Chinese and American cultures? 1) Time is money. 时间就是金钱。 2) Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself. 时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。 3) Time flies like an arrow, and time lost never returns. 光阴似箭，一去不返。 4) Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不等人。 5) Time is like the water sucked in sponge: if you squeeze, you can always get some. 时间像海绵里的水，只要去挤总会有的。 2. What does time mean to us? 3. What should we do with time?’s attitude toward time in the US. Answer the following questions according to what you hear. The last question is open-ended and may have different answers. What precious resource do Americans value? What is considered to be a waste of time in US? What do you think of time-conscious Americans? III. Background information. (5 minutes) 1. American’s Time-Consciousness Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that’s why they