1、攀登英语网提供：http:/ 大学英语免费资源下载新视野第二册Unit One Teaching Objectives1. Learn the Main Idea of the Text Culture Shock 2. Develop Reading SkillsReading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs.3. Learn the LanguageMaster the Key Language Points and Grammatical Structures in the Text.4. Integrate the Four SkillsConduct
2、 a Series of Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing Activities Related to the Theme of the Unit.Time AllotmentUnit OnePeriod One (Big Class) Period Two (Small Class)Section ATime Conscious Americans1. Leading-in Activities2. Text Understanding3. Words Study4. Students Autonomous Online Learning of
3、 Relevant Material1. Review Exercises2. Oral Practice: Home Visit3. Listening PracticePeriod Three (Big Class) Period Four (Small Class)Section BCulture Shock1. Reading Skill: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs2. Text Understanding3. Words Study4. Summary Listening 5. Students Autonomous Onlin
4、e Learning of Relevant Material1. Words Study2. Oral Practice: Culture ShockAfter-Class Periods Students Autonomous Learning in the Self-Access CenterPeriod One Section A Time Conscious AmericansWarm-up Activities1. What idioms do Chinese people have about time? Time works wonders. Time tries truth.
5、Time is the best healer.Time and tide wait for no man.All time is no time when it is past.2. What are the major differences between Chinese and western culture?_ is based on individualism. _ adventurous and exploration based. _ based on masses (collectivism)._ focuses on balance and mean._ pays homa
6、ge to heaven and earthAttempting to resolve people and natures relationship_ culture is based on science._ attempts to fuse the human and heaven as one.To resolve peoples relationship,_ culture uses law. _ uses ethics and tolerance.To resolve human and spiritualism relationship,_ culture uses god an
7、d religion . _ emphasizes internal cultivation .As to ways of expanding,_ culture expands and develop outwards. _ expands internally rather than outwards.Conclusion: 1. Western culture is based on individualism rather than on mass (collectivism). For instance, in the US, you always talk about indivi
8、dual rights, instead of placing the whole society above your own self. This is clearly different in China where a country, society or families are placed above your own self.2. Western culture is adventurous and exploration based. Westerners like to discover new things, invention and expand outwards
9、. For instance, bungee jumping is considered adventurous and common in western culture, but you will probably find no-one doing such a thing in China.3. Western culture is based on science, which attempts to resolve people and natures relationship.4. West uses law to resolve people and peoples relat
10、ionship. You can never find law well-established in China. For 2000 years, China is a land thats based on human relationship rather than law. 5. West uses god and religion to resolve human and spiritualism relationship. In case of problems with your own self, you just pray to god.6. A culture that e
11、xpands and develop outwards.Chinese Culture 1. A culture based on masses (collectivism). People placed country and family above their own self.2. A culture that is based on humanism and people.3. To resolve the relationship between man and nature, the Chinese attempts to fuse the human and heaven as
12、 one (天人和一).4. To resolve people and peoples relationship, Chinese uses ethics and tolerance (中恕之道).5. To resolve human and spiritualism, Chinese emphasizes internal cultivation (修身养性).6. A focus on balance and mean. By mean, it means middle way. You dont go into extremism. Peace is always honored.7
13、. Pay homage to heaven and earth, as well as bearing a remembrance to the homeland. (敬仰天地 ,思乡怀土) This was accorded to the fact that Chinese had been a farming civilization and therefore will be more prone to remember their land.8. A culture that expands internally rather than outwards.9. Some of the
14、 disadvantage of old Chinese culture:Debase women and chauvinisticAn over-emphasis on past history instead of present (lacks pragmatism)Text Structure 1. Question (Para.1) What are the two things Americans try to save?Time and labor2. The ways Americans save time include: (Para. 2-7)Way 1 They treat
15、 time seriously.Way 2 They do everything in a hurry.Way 3 They start talking business quickly.Way 4 They use modern devices to communicate with each other efficiently.3. Conclusion: different ideas (Para.8)To successfully solve a problem and to fulfill a job with speed is taken by Americans as a sig
16、n of skillfulness and being competent.The foreigners consider it proper to take time doing something.Translation slave to money2. However, people are meeting increasingly on television screens, conducting teleconferences to settle problems not only in this country but alsoby satelliteinternationally
17、. (L40) 译文: 然而现在人们越来越多的是在电视屏幕上见面，开电信会议不仅能解决本国的问题，而且还能通过卫星解决国与国之间的问题。Word Using1. fall behind sb./sth.(L1) become bit by bit further behinde.g. If youre not moving ahead, youre falling behind.Translation 他在英语方面一直落后于同组同学。Key: Hes been falling behind his group members in English. fall behind with sth.
18、fail to produce sth. at the proper timee.g. fall behind with the rentTranslation 我工作拖下来了，我得想办法赶上。Key: Im falling behind with my work; I must try to catch up.2. to be slaves to (L. 5)受支配意志坚强的人主宰自己的人生，而意志薄弱者甘愿受命运摆布。A man of strong will feels in control of his own life while a man of weak will feels hi
19、mself to be a slave to his fate.3. result in (L2) cause, have as a result, lead toe.g. The accident resulted in the death of two people. Translation 做事不先考虑总是会失败的。Key: Acting before thinking always results in failing.result from be caused by, because of Nothing has resulted from his efforts. 他的努力终成泡影
20、。4. account for (L6) give a satisfactory explanation for e.g. The man couldnt account for the fact that the money was found in his house.Translation 珍妮不得不向父亲说明每一个便士是怎么花的。Key: Jenny had to account to her father for every penny she spent.account for be a proportion of sth.e.g. North Sea oil accounts f
21、or a high proportion of our trade earning.Translation 女生占我们班一半人数。Key: Girls account for half of the class.phrases: on account of 由于; on no account 绝不；take account of = take into account 考虑到5. count (L9) vi. If sth. counts, its important or valuable; vt. Calculatee.g. We want every minute to count.Tr
22、anslation 考试前，每一秒钟都很重要。Key: Every minute counts before the exam.phrases: count in 把 算入；count on/upon = rely on 指望；count out 逐一数出；count up 总计6. convention (L24) n. customary practice 习俗，惯例e.g. Convention now allows women to smoke in public.Translation 男子在正式场合穿西装是一种惯例。Key: Its the convention for men t
23、o wear suits on formal occasions.7. much less (L28) still less, let alone and even less likely 更不用说e.g. Theyre always short of water to drink, much less to bathe in.Translation 这位老人几乎不能行走，更不用说跑了。Key: The old man can hardly walk, much less run.8. given + noun (L35) = (given that clause) prep. taking
24、into account e.g. Given her interest in children, teaching should be the right career for her.Translation 考虑到他们缺乏经验,他们算做得不错了。Key: Given their inexperience, theyve done a good job.Cf. Given that theyre inexperienced, theyve done a good job.9. be worthy of (L50) deserving 值得e.g. It seems as if the tas
25、k were not worthy of proper respect.Translation 他值得我们表扬。Key: He is worthy of our praise.What is worthy of your working hard?worth, worthy 句型差别be worth + n. = be worthy of +n.be worth doing = be worthy of being donecf. sth. is worthy of being done./ to be done.AssignmentLearn Section A with the help
26、of the website.Finish the exercises to Section APeriod TwoTypical patterns for emphasizing sth.:1. 原句: Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such a relaxed surroundings over extended small talk; much less do they take them out for dinner (L. 27)一般来说，美国人是不会在如此轻松的环境里通过长时间的闲聊来评估他们的客人，更不用说
27、带他们出去吃饭.Sb. does not do sth.; much less does sb. do sth. else.某人不会做/没有做某事， 更不用说做其他的事。a. 这个孩子常常对别人的关心置若罔闻，更不用说批评和意见了。The child often turns a deaf ear to the peoples care; much less do they criticize and advise.b. 这里的人们从来都没有把这个英俊的小伙子与任何错误的行迹联系在一起，更不会相信他就是凶手。People in this area never associate the hand
28、some young man with any wrong deed; much less do they believe he is the very murderer.2. 原句: To us the impersonality of electronic communication has little or no relation to the significance of the matter at hand. In some countries no major business is conducted without eye contact, requiring face-t
29、o-face conversation. (L. 37)就我们而言，电子交流的缺乏人情味与我们手头上事情的重要性之间很少有或完全没有关系。在有些国家里，没有当面接触就做不成大生意, 需要面对面的交谈。 To sb., sth. has little / no relation to sth. else; whereas / while, to sb. else, nothing can be done without sth. else.就某人而言，某事与另一事很少完全没有关系； 然而对于另一人，没有另一事什么事都做不成。a. 对于美国人而言，缺乏面对面的接触和生意的成败无关; 但对中国人而言
30、，没有经常性的边吃边面谈什么生意都做不成。To the American people, lack of personal contact has no relation to the success or failure in their business; whereas, to the Chinese people, no business can be conducted without frequent face-to-face chats over meals.b. 在清官看来，工作没个人油水与其尽职尽责没多大关系；而在贪官看来，没有丰厚的个人利益回报任何工作都做不成。To the
31、 honest official, no personal returns from his work have little relation to his total commitment to his duty; while, to the corrupt official, no piece of work can be done without fat gains in personal interests.Oral PracticeDiscussion: On your way home, it occurred to you that your American friend M
32、ary had invited you to visit her when you were free. Then you dropped in on her house. But when you knocked at the door Mary felt surprised. Why?In China, its OK to visit friends without calling ahead of time. While in the U.S., its impolite to do so.What is the polite way in the U.S.? Calling ahead
33、 of time.Before you go, its always best to 1. give them a phone2. send them a letter. 3. send them an e-mail.When you go to a party, youd be fashionably late When you go to somebodys house for dinner, youd be punctual, i.e. not to be late, not to be early, just right on time.Listen to the recording
34、and fill in the blanks.Compound DictationDirections: You will hear a passage. It will be read twice. Listen carefully and supply the missing words.Students and teachers need to be aware that the ethnocentric attitudes of writers are precisely the way cultural conflict is encouraged. Why is understan
35、ding a culture always the others responsibility? Is it not possible that each culture could be made aware of different conventions? Both sides must work at rising above cultural differences and be willing to compromise and, in both cases, most likely neither side has access to the cultural conventio
36、ns of the other so blaming is not the answer. Educating is.Homework AssignmentPreview Section B and finish the exercise on Reading Skills at page 16Period Three Section B Culture ShockReading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in ParagraphsThe particular reading skill introduced for this unit is rea
37、ding for the main idea in a paragraph. This skill is one of the most useful reading skills students can develop. Finding the main idea is necessary for the understanding of a piece of writing.The main idea of a paragraph is usually stated by one of the sentences in the paragraph. The main idea sente
38、nce is commonly known as “a topic sentence” or “a topic statement”. It may appear in one of several places in the paragraph. Most frequently the first sentence of a paragraph states the main idea, as is clear from the following example taken from Reading Passage A:The U. S. is definitely a telephone
39、 country. Almost everyone uses the telephone to conduct business, to chat with friends, to make or break social appointments, to say “Thank you,” to shop and to obtain all kinds of information. Telephones save the feet and endless amounts of time. This is due partly to the fact that telephone servic
40、e is superb here, whereas the postal service is less efficient. (Para. 7, Reading Passage A, Unit 1)Main idea: The U. S. is definitely a telephone country.However, the main idea sentence may also appear in other places: in the middle or at the end of a paragraph. Look at two more examples taken from
41、 Reading Passage A:1. “We are slaves to nothing but the clock,” it has been said. Time is treated as if it were something almost real. We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious resource. Many people have a rather acute sense o
42、f the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands have run out of a persons hourglass, they cannot be replaced. We want every minute to count. (Para. 2, Reading Passage A, Unit 1)Main Idea: It (= Time) is a precious resource.In this paragraph the main idea appears in the middle of the paragraph.2. Am
43、ericans believe no one stands still. If you are not moving ahead, you are falling behind. This attitude results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring. Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being labor. (Para. 1, Reading Passage
44、 A, Unit 1)Main Idea: Time is one of the two elements that Americans save carefully, the other being labor.In this paragraph the main idea appears at the end of this paragraph.Please notice that sometimes there is no sentence in the paragraph which directly states the main idea. That doesnt mean tha
45、t there isnt a main idea in the paragraph, only the main idea is implied. In these cases you have to write a sentence to sum up the main idea of the paragraph. Text StructureYoure so lucky to get an opportunity to study abroad. Its the first time you come to the country. Definitely, you may experien
46、ce Culture Shock.Honeymoon Stage1. Find some adjectives to describe your feeling.Tips: happy, good, curious, excellent, excited, marvelous, wonderful, comfortable,Hostility Stage1. Can you describe the emotions in this stage?Tips: become tired of , makes sb. feel Everything is , I feel Awful, lonely
47、, indifferent, homesick, distressed, hostile, isolated, unfriendly, rejected, cold, regression2. What will you do?I may devise some defense mechanisms to cope with the effects of culture shock, such as: Regression: act like a child, forget everything, sometimes become careless and irresponsibleRepre
48、ssion: pretend that everything is acceptable and that nothing bothers you Isolation: dont want to communicate with any people, would rather be at home aloneRejection: think that youre coping fine alone, you dont need anybodys help3. Are these mechanisms helpful?Theyre not helpful; on the contrary, t
49、hey can really hurt you, because they prevent you from making necessary adjustments to the new culture. Recovery Stage You start feeling more positive and adjust yourself to the new norms, values, beliefs andtraditions.Adjustment You have reached a point where you actually feel good . The things that initially made you feel uncomfortable, or strange are now things that you understand. Now you feel comforta
