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《大学英语二》课程教案（CollegeEnglishII）制定单位：外国语学院大外部制定人：大学英语二课程组审核人：杜佳编写时间：2014年7月读写部分：Unit1Time-ConsciousAmericans1.ObjectivesStudentswillbeableto:1.graspthemainideaofthetext(Americansvaluetimeandsaveitcarefully.)2.masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;3.conductaseriousofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.2.Warm-upexercises1.WhydoAmericanslikevisitingfast-foodrestaurants?2.Doyoulikefast-food?Ifyoudo,what’sthereasonforthisliking?3.Areyoutime-conscious?Stateyourideaontime.4.Lifeisfast-pacedtoday.Besideseatingfast-food,peoplealsousedifferentkindsoftime-savingdevices,suchas:fax,e-mailandmobilephone.Whatdoyouthinkofthesetime-savingdevices?CulturalDifferencesStudentsandteachersneedtobeawarethattheethnocentricattitudesofwritersarepreciselythewayculturalconflictisencouraged.Whyisunderstandingaculturealwaystheothers’responsibility?Itisnotpossiblethateachculturecouldbemadeawareofdifferentconventions?Bothsidesmustworkatrisingaboveculturaldifferencesandbewillingtocompromise…and,inbothcases,mostlikelyneithersidehasaccesstotheculturalconventionsoftheothersoblamingisnottheanswer.Educatingis.3.GlobalReadingOutlineoftheText:TimeisveryprecioustoAmericans.ManyforeignershavetheimpressionthateveryoneintheU.S.islikelytobeinarushandunderpressure.Theyarealwaysinahurrywhentheywalk,eatordosomeshopping.Theydon’tlikesmiles,shortconversationsandsmallexchangeswithstrangers,sincetheyconsiderthesetobeawasteoftime.Leisurelybusinesschats,whicharequitecommoninsomeothercountries,don’texisthere,becauseAmericansstarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.Consequently,manylabor-savingdevicesareproducedinordertosavemoretime.Teleconferenceisagoodwaytosettleproblemswithoutfacetofaceconversation.Itistakenasignofskillfulnesstosolveaproblemquickly.StructureoftheText:4.DetailedReadingLanguagestudyA.NewwordsandExpressions:1.fallbehind:1)becomebitbybitfurtherbehind2)(with)failtofinishatthepropertimeEg.1)fallbehindinscience在科学方面落后fallbehindone’scompetitors落后于竞争对手2)fallbehindwiththerent拖欠房租Thestudenthasbeenworkinghardforfearthatheshouldfallbehind.这个学生一直很努力,惟恐落后。I’mfallingbehindwithmywork;Imusttrytocatchup.我工作拖下来了,我得想办法赶上。3.abruptadj.1)(ofbehavior)rough2)suddenandunexpectedeg.anabruptattitude无礼的态度anabruptchangeofpolicy突然改变政策anabruptdropinoilprices油价突降当我询问她的新工作时,她对我态度非常粗鲁。WhenIaskedherabouthernewjob,shewasquiteabruptwithme.会谈突然结束。Themeetingcametoanabruptend.4.muchless(alsostillless)andevenlesslikelyEg.她连水也不肯喝一口,更别说留下吃饭了。Shewouldn’ttakeadrink,still/muchlessstayfordinner.5.given(that)prep.takingintoaccountNoticethat“given”isfollowedbyanounphrase,while“giventhat”isfollowedbyafiniteclause.Eg.看她对孩子们的兴趣，教书应是适合她的职业。Givenherinterestinchildren,teachingshouldbetherightcareerforher.6.whereasconj.but,incontrast:whileEg.他们国家石油丰富,而我们国家则一点也没有。Theircountryhasplentyofoil,whereas/whileourshasnone.7.inone’seyes:intheopinionorjudgmentofsomeoneEg.在大家的心目中，专家总是对的。Theexpertisalwaysrightintheeyesofeverybody.8.Compare:worth,worthy,worthwhileworthItisworth(doing)sth.worthySth.isworthyof+n./beingdone/tobedone(beworthyof:merit,deserve)worthwhileItisworthwhiledoing/todosth.Eg.这件事值得考虑。Thematterisworthconsideration/considering.Thematterisworthyofconsideration/being/tobeconsidered.Itisworthwhileconsidering/toconsiderthematter.B.TypicalPatterns:1.asif+从句:asif引导的方式状语从句，一般用虚拟语气Eg.Timeistreatedasifitweresomethingalmostreal.2.be+increasinglyEg..人们越来越意识到健康的重要性。Peopleareincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofbeinghealthy.3.······被认为是······Itisconsidered+adj.+todosth.Sb./Sth.istakenas…Eg.Itisconsideredimpolitetoworktooquickly.Itistakenasasignofskillfulnessorbeingcompetenttosolveaproblem.SummaryoftheText:Americansareparticularlyconcernedabouttime.Theyclearlyrealizethatlifeisshortandconsidertimeapreciousresource.VisitorsmayfindthatAmericansarealwaysinarushandundergreatpressureindailylife.Theydon’tusuallyexchangesmilesorbriefconversationsbecausetheyresentwastingtime.Americansgenerallyassessandinquireaboutothersprofessionallyratherthansocially,sotheystarttalkingbusinessdirectlywithoutopeningexchanges.Inordertosavetime,Americansusequiteafewlabor-savingdevicesliketelephones,faxes,oremails.Electroniccommunicationisbecomingmoreandmorepopular,whilemostpersonalvisiting,whichthoughpleasant,takeslonger,issavedforafter-workhoursorforsocialweekendgatherings.IntheUS,unlikeinsomeothercountries,quicklysolvingaproblemorfulfillingajobsuccessfullyisasignofskillfulnessorbeingcompetent.AfterReading1.DiscussionWorkinsmallgroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1)WhyistimesoimportantfortheAmericans?2)HowdoAmericanstreattime?3)WhatdoesspeedmeantotheAmericans?4)WhatistheAmericanpaceoflifelike?2.StructuredWriting:1)Majorwritingtechniqueofthetext：AParagraphofGeneralStatementSupportedbySpecificDetailsandReasonsTakeacloserlookatsomeoftheparagraphsofthearticle:thewriterpresentshisstatementsfirstandgoesontosupporthisstatementswithspecificdetails.Thenthewriterwillbrieflytellusthereason.NowreadParagraph3ofthereadingpassageagainandhavealookatthechartbelow.Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelyto