1、新世纪英语专业综合教程（Unit 9, Book 1）教案 Unit 9 HollywoodTeaching objectives:Students will be able to:Language knowledge (认知目标)1. Grasp the main idea and general structure of Text A;2. Master the key language points and learn how to use them in context.Language skills (技能目标)1. Appreciate the expository writing
2、 skills demostrated in Text A (selection of details, coherence, etc.);2. Express themselves more freely on the theme of Hollywood after doing a series of theme-related listening, reading, and speaking activitiesCulture awareness (文化目标)Understand the historical and cultural background of HollywoodAff
3、ects (情感目标)1. Be encouraged to appreciate the splendid and glamourous impact of Hollywood;2. Take a serious consideration of the development of the movie industry in China.Strategies （策略目标）1. Memorize the meaning and use of key expressions through learning the lexical collocations and guessing the m
4、eaning in the context2. Communicate and express themselves freely and smoothly in the relevant topic with the text by means of the communicative strategies.Teaching important and difficult points:1. Important points:1) Key words & Expressions 2) Sentence Interpretation 3) Summarization of the main i
5、deas in each paragraphs2. Difficult points:Firstly, how to make clear the main idea and the structure of the whole essay is one difficult point in my teaching. Secondly, how to paraphrase the key and difficult sentences is another one. Lastly, it can not be missed how to guide the Ss understand the
6、meaning of the wole text comprehensively.Teaching Time Allotment:Pre-reading activities& Global reading (2课时）Detailed reading (4课时)Consolidation activities(4课时)Teaching Methods：Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.Teachi
7、ng procedures:Period 1&2Time required: 90 minutesTeaching objectivesAfter learning these two periods, students should be able to1. get familiarized with the theme or topic of the unit;2. grasp the main idea and general structure of the text.Teaching focusCultural information on the text, the audiovi
8、sual supplements of the text and the main idea and structure of the textTeaching difficultiesNaturally lead in to the topic of the textThe structure and main idea of the textTeaching Procedures:Step 1 Pre-reading activities (45 mins)1. Warming-up: reading aloud2. Provision of the cultural informatio
9、n on the text3. Audiovisual supplements and answer the topic-related questionsStep 2 Global readingskimming & scanning (45 mins)1. Teacher asks students to go through the text again within 5 minutes, then try to answer two questions, to guide the Ss to summarize the main idea of the text;2. Teacher
10、initially put forward a structure-related question served as the hint of the general structure of the whole text and asks students to go through the whole text within 5 minutes, then divide it into several parts and summarize the main idea of each part with the help of the hints given above.Period 3
11、-6Time required: 180 minutesTeaching objectivesAfter learning these two periods, students should be able to1. Master the meaning and usage of new vocabularies and useful expressions in the text;2. Comprehend the meaning of each sentence in the text;3. Grasp the main idea of each paragraph in the tex
12、t.Teaching focus and difficultiesThe new words and expressions in the text The sentences difficult to be understoodThe main ideas of each paragraphTeaching proceduresStep 1 Review (3 mins)Teacher reviews what have been learned last time by asking students the main idea and structure of the textStep
13、2 Detailed reading language study (177 mins) 1.Hollywood suggests glamour, a place where the young star-struck teenagers could, with a bit of luck, fulfill their dreams. Explanation:Hollywood, district of Los Angeles, California, was famous as a center of the motion picture industry in the United St
14、ates. It is also a major center of the U.S. television industry. Translation:好莱坞意味着魅力，是那些憧憬靠小运气就能成为大明星的少男少女们美梦成真的地方。2.glamour: n.1) the exciting and charming quality of sth. unusual or special, with a magical power of attractione.g. Foreign travel has never lost its glamour for me.e.g. She is always
15、 attracted by the glamour of a job in the pop music business.2) strong personal attraction, esp. sexually exciting beauty, which excites admiratione.g. Sophia added a touch of glamour by wearing a beautiful dress.索菲亚换了一件漂亮的裙子，更增添了一份魅力。3. immortal: adj. that will never die; that will live forever; th
16、at will continue or be remembered for a long time e.g. The soul is immortal.e.g. Shakespeare wrote many immortal playsDerivations:immortality: n.immortalize: v.Antonym:mortale.g. All human beings are mortal.4. Most of them had only their good looks to recommend them and had no acting experience or a
17、bility whatsoever. Explanation:The phrase “most of” cannot be used before a noun that has no determiner (article, possessive or demonstrative word). You can say “most of the people”, or “most of these people”, but not “most of people”. Ive eaten most of the salad. Ive read most of your books. Transl
18、ation:大多数人仅靠姣好的外貌作为资本，没有任何表演经验或才能。5. recommend: v.1) praise as being good for a purpose; provide information about sb. or sth.e.g. What would you recommend for removing ink stains?e.g. She was strongly recommended for the post.2) advise or suggest as a correct or suitable course of actione.g. I woul
19、dnt recommend you to go there alone.e.g. I recommend that you resign.Derivation:recommendation: n.recommendable: adj.6. As for the stars themselves, they were held on a tight rein by the studio chiefs who could make or break all but the stars with really big appeal. Paraphrase:The stars were firmly
20、controlled by the studio chiefs who could make or break nearly all the stars except super-stars.Translation:至于明星本人，他们被制片厂的老板们牢牢地控制着，除了那些名气很大的明星外，这些老板可以造就或毁掉任何人。7. at all costs: at any cost; whatever the cost; no matter what the coste.g. We must at all costs prevent them from finding out about the pl
21、an.e.g. We must avoid war at all costs.Phrases:at the cost of: involving the loss or sacrifice of sth.to ones cost: from ones own unpleasant experience1)As I learned to my cost when I was ill in New York, you should always take out medical insurance before you go abroad.2) We must win the game at al
22、l costs.3) She saved him from drowning but only at the cost of her own life.8. Stars were often typecast and if he or she appealed to the public as a lover, then he or she always played the part of a lover. Translation:明星们经常被指定扮演同一类型的角色，如果他们成为大众情人，他们将永远都扮演情人的角色。9. distinguished: adj. having excellen
23、t quality or great fame and respecte.g. The actor gave a distinguished performance on the stage last night.e.g. He has become a distinguished man for his scientific achievements.Derivations:distinguish: v. distinguishable: adj.Antonym:undistinguished10.interfere: v. enter in or take part in a matter
24、 which does not concern one, and in which one is not wantede.g. It is unwise to interfere between husband and wife.e.g. Dont interfere in matters that do not concern you!Derivations:interference: n.interfering: adj.Collocations:interfere in sth.interfere between sb. and sb.11. associate: v. connect
25、in thought, memory, or imaginatione.g. I associate summer with holidays.e.g. The scientist decided he didnt want to be associated with the project, and left.这个科学家决定不与这个计划有任何瓜葛，因而离开了。Derivation:association: n.Collocation:associate with12. cease: v. stop (esp. an activity or state)e.g. The officer ord
26、ered his men to cease fire.e.g. Hostilities between the two sides ceased at midnight.Derivations:cease: n.ceaseless: adj. not stopping; without ende.g. Environmental legislation in the United States has always started out relatively weak and been strengthened over time, through ceaseless pressure.Co
27、llocation:without cease: without stopping; continuously13. persuade: v.1) make sb. willing to do sth. by reasoning, arguing, repeatedly askinge.g. You try and persuade her to come out with us.e.g. How can we persuade him into joining us?e.g. He persuaded his daughter to change her mind.2) cause to b
28、elieve or feel certain; convincee.g. I am not fully persuaded by the evidence.e.g. We are persuaded of the justice of her case.Derivations:persuasion: n.persuasive: adj.Collocations:persuade sb. into/out of sth.persuade sb. of sth.Period 7-10Time required: 180 minutes1. Text Comprehension2. Vocabulary3. Grammar4. Translation5. DictationTeaching aids: tapes, blackboard, chalk, PPTOptional activities: Text II and After-reading tasksReflection: (to be written immediately after the lesson).
