上外精读第二册讲稿.doc

教 学 内 容 备 注 Unit One Peroid One I. Teaching Objectives and Requirements 1. Teaching Objectives: The teaching of the text aims to enable the students ① to master the new target words and useful phrases ② to acquaint themselves with the main idea of the essay. ③ to acquaint themselves with the writing style of the essay. 2. Requirements: ① Study and the key language points of the text ② Have a discussion on the issue of environment protection. ③ Do the exercises in the textbook. II. Introduction 1. Lead-in and Introductory Remarks 2．Key or Difficult Language Points ① Manage to do sth. ② Be named after ③ As to ④ For one thing ⑤ As far as … be concerned ⑥ Hover over ⑦ Be unfit to do/for sth. ⑧ Stick up ⑨ Give off ⑩ Set back 3. Outline of the Essay This is a humorous and satirical essay, and yet the author is most serious in his intention. Art Buchard tells us that Venusians are researching the human being and trying to explore the possibility of life on Earth. Venusian scientists have come to the conclusion, based on their satellite findings, that there is no life on Earth. The author’s aim is to bring our attention to the fact that man has polluted his environment to such a degree that he might destroy himself in the end, unless he takes effective measures to protect the environment. 4. Procedure and Approach Ⅲ Practice: use some words and phrases to make up sentences Ⅳ Homework: (Ⅰ) Students should be able to learn all the new words and phrases by heart (Ⅱ) Students should prepare for the new text Period Two . Detailed Study of the Story 1. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth: For the first time, Venusian scientists succeeded in landing a satellite on the planet Earth. ① for the first time /from the (very) first: from the (very) beginning, at once /It be the first time that