1、 Unit 1 The tail of fameBackground information：Course： College English 4 Book: Book of New Horizon College English (2nd Edition)Classes :影像 01，02, 临床 13，14; 麻醉 01，02（ A） ；化工 01，02，制药 01，高材01（B)Class periods :4Teaching objective:By the end of the lesson,students should be able to :1. to learn and tal
2、k about fame;2. to develop a paragraph supported by details;3.to have good command of the grammar in this unit 4.to improve reading skills Teaching contents: 1. new words2. text study in detail and important grammar 3. analyse the structure of the text4. reading skills5. analyse the exercises Key St
3、ructures and Difficulties:1.Words & phrases : chase, pessimistic, bankrupt, spur, worship, lure, drown, blur, idle,imperil, sustain, minute, discount, spotlight, accuse, expel, contaminate, underline, justify, alas, at best, run a/the risk, remain true to, object to, accuse sb. of sth., throw out2.
4、Difficult sentence patterns: 1） other than2) would/need/should/might/must have done3 ) It takes you out of yourself: 4) The same is true of sb./sth.Teaching procedure:Period 1.1.Lead-in (25 minutes)1)The introduction of some famous people mentioned in the text,such as Hemingway, Robert Frost, Steven
5、 Spielberg and so on.2)show some pictures of thes some successful super stars in different field,and good and bad news about their life,in which gain achievement or maybe commit suicide.3)Send radio from the negative aspect : the death of super girl Wangbei, the suicide of Korea stars happened frequ
6、ently 2.Pre-reading Activities (20 minutes)1)Listening to the tape and answer questions2)Compound dictation3)Discussion What is fame?What do people seek fame for?What is your attitude to fame?Period 2.Text Study 1.Learn the new words and expressions (5 )2.Topic-centered analysis of the text (10)3.De
7、tail reading of text with sentence pattern and grammar learning (25)4.Assign the homework (5)Period 3.Text Study1Test study and comprehending (15)2.Main idea & structure (10) 3.Reading skills and relative exercises (10)4.Summary of the text (5)5.Free discussion (5)Period 4.Practice and exercises1. Check whether the students have finished the exercises (5)2. Analyze the exercises (35)3. Assign homework (5)Optical activity: writing.
