Can-bad-luck-be-explained

新标准大学英语IIIUnit7Canbadluckbeexplained?Coursetitle:CollegeEnglishStudents:sophomorestudentsinouruniversityCoursebook:anintegratedcourseofnewstandardcollegeEnglish《新标准大学英语》综合教程3Demo:LearningtoexplainbadluckwithscienceTeachingprocedures:warm-uptextorganizationglobalreadingfollow-upcriticalthinkingCourseIntroductionBecauseIamnotasluckyasheis!YouknowwhyLueLuegetsmorepraisesfromtheteacher?Warming-up:Whatbadluck!Question:Doyouhaveanyexplanationformyson’sbadluck?•祸不单行？(Misfortunesnevercomealone.)•屋漏偏逢连夜雨，船迟又遇打头风.--冯梦龙《醒世恒言》Itneverrainsbutpours.•Activity1(Think-Pair-Share):Thinkofsomeunluckyeventsinyourlife.Dotheycomealoneordotheycomeinthrees?(Timeallocation:4minutes)Warming-up:Whatbadluck!CANbeexplainedTextorganizationIntroductionSpecificbadluck1:MapreadingmisfortuneSpecificbadluck2:ThelightsarealwaysredwhenI’minahurryReasonsGeneral-to-particularpatternGeneralizationParticularsituationReasonspsychologicalmathematicalAcloseconnectionbetweenpeople’sperceptionofbadluckandinterestingcoincidence.Textorganization•Guidingquestionsforthepassage1.Whatisbad?2.Whatmightbetherationalexplanationforbadluck?3.Whydo“badthingsalwayshappeninthrees”?4.Whydoweoftenencounter“mapreadingmisfortunes”?5.Whydowethink“thelightsarealwaysredwhenI’minahurry”?•Activity2:badluck&explanation(Groupwork)(Timeallocation:5minutes)•Expertsvs.Laymen(Timeallocation:10minutes)GlobalreadingQ1:Whatisbad?(Paras4-6)Badness:Badnessismuchbetterrepresentedasbeingona________ratherthansth.whichisthereornotthere.BadnessMarginallybadExtremelybadOnthespectrum:thetrainarriving5minuteslate________:innohurrybad:foranimportantmeetingspectrumNeutralGlobalreadingQ2:Whatmightbetherationalexplanation(Paras7-10)the_______and____________ofthefirsteventtolookfortheexampleswhichconfirmand______thosewhichdon’tprobabilityand_________burstpipeBeingredundantdurationmemorabilityignoreIndependencedurationmemorabilityignoreindependenceGlobalreading•Badthingsalwayshappeninthrees.•Mapreadingmisfortunes•ThelightsarealwaysredwhenI’minahurry.BadluckExplanationB.Thechanceofpickinga_______whichisclosetothe_______ofthemapisalothigherthanyoumightexpect.Thechanceisatleast___%.Besides,youforgetaboutthenumberoftimestheroaddoesn’tland________andrememberthetimesitdoes.A.Whenoneissacked,onewillsuffer__________,whichwillmaketheperson__________toillness,andmakehimless________and_________.C.Redlightscomeupjustasoftenwhenthedriverisnotinahurry.Thedriverhasmoretimetothinkaboutaredlight.Besides,theredlightforcesachangeofbehavior,amomentof________andstress,andthena__________offreedomoraminuteorso.28destinationawkwardlydepressionvulnerablealertresponsiveexertiondeprivationedgeFindingexpressionsaboutbadluckBadluckExpressionsdegreePara5:Para6:Conse-quencesPara7:Para8:Para9:Para10:Psychologi-calwordsPara7:Para8:Para9:marginallybad,extremelybad,onaspectrumneutralaliveandkickingsubsequentmisfortunesaspartofaseries,activelylookingoutfornextdisaster,thetimescalehasbeenextendedtendencysuffersomedepression,lowerthebody’sdefences,vulnerabletoillness,lessalert&responsiveconstantremindersstickinthefrontofyourmind,quicklyleaptotemptingfateActivity3(pairwork):Offeryourpartnerapossiblescientificexplanationtohisunluckyevent.Following-up:ExplainbadluckShouldwealwayslookforascientificexplanationtowhatgoeswronginsteadofattributingittobadluck?Criticalthinkingusefulexcuse,notourfault,humanself-deceit,attribute…to…,complicated,sober,interesting,superstitious,boring,tedious,fascinating,misfortunes,myth,etc.Wordsforreference: