Unit-4-The-Man-in-the-Water

1上课时间上课节次课型课题Unit4TheManintheWater教学目的1.Tobuildthestudents’vocabularypowerbylearningthenewwordsanddoingthevocabularyexercises.2.ToleadtheSstocomprehendandappreciatethecontentofthetext.3.TocultivateSs’abilityofusingtheirownwordstosummarizethemainideaofthetext.4.TousethetextasthematerialstodeveloptheSs’speakingability.5.TohelpSsgraspthethemeofthetextandthelanguageandstyleusedinit.6.Basedontheaircrash,andtheimportantwordsandexpressionsinthetext,getstudentstoknowhistoricalfactaswellastechniquesinwritinganarration.教学方法Heuristic,Interactive,task-basedteachingandlearning,groupdiscussion重点、难点1.Themeofthepassage2.Theusageofthenewwordsandexpression3.Writingdevices4.Discussionabouthumannature,heroismandheroicdeeds教学内容TeachingproceduresStep1.WarmingupStep2.BackgroundinformationStep3.LearnthenewwordsStep4.Fastingreadingofthetext.(1)Themainideaofthetext(2)PassagestructureStep5.DetailedstudyofthetextStep6.Summarizethepassage.Step7.Grammarpointsinthisunit.Step8.DealwiththeexercisesinthisunitStep9.Assignment2教学内容Step1.Warmingup:SingaSongandGroupDiscussion1.SingaSong:HerobyMariahCareyLyrics:There'saheroIfyoulookinsideyourheartYoudon'thavetobeafraidOfwhatyouareThere'sananswerIfyoureachintoyoursoulAndthesorrowthatyouknowWillmeitawayAndthenaherocomesalongWiththestrengthtocarryonAndyoucastyourfearsasideAndyouknowyoucansurviveSowhenyoufeellikehopeisgoneLookinsideyouandbestrongAndyou'llfinallyseethetruthThataheroliesinyouIt'salongroadWhenyoufacetheworldaloneNoonereachesoutahandForyoutoholdYoucanfindloveIfyousearchwithinyourselfAndtheemptinessyoufeltwilldisappearAndthenaherocomesalongWiththestrengthtocarryonAndyoucastyourfearsasideSowhenyoufeellikehopeisgoneLookinsideyouandbestrongAndyou'llfinallyseethetruthThataheroliesinyou……2.GroupDiscussion:DoYouKnow?Q1.Whatmakesahero?Openanswers.Q2.Canyounamesomeheroes?Whatdoyouthinkthatmakesthemheroes?Openanswers.Q3.Haveyouevertriedtofindaheroinyourself?Openanswers.Q4.Doyouthinkeveryordinarypersoncanbeaheroifhewantsto?3Step2.BackgroundInformationTheAuthor:RogerRosenblattRogerRosenblattisajournalist,author,playwrightandprofessor.AsanessayistforTimemagazine,hehaswontwoGeorgePolkAwards,andawardsfromtheOverseasPressClubandtheAmericanBarAssociation.RogerRosenblatt,anAmericanplaywrightandessayist,istheauthorofsixbooks.ThisessayonanairplanecrashinWashington,D.C.,originallyappearedinTimeonJanuary25,1982.ThemeoftheTextAskstudentstoreadthetextandthenexpresstheirideasaboutheroismHeroism:Heroismofcoursehasbeenadmired.Butthisman’sheroismwasunusual.Peopleusuallyexpectrevolutionariestodiemartyrs;truebelieverstobewillingtodiefortheirfaith;peoplereadytolaydowntheirlivesinperformingtheirduty;evenpeopletoshowcourageintheirattempttowinpower,influence,moneyortosavetheirlovedones.Butthemaninthewaterdidnotfitanyofthesedescriptions.Themaninthewaterdidnothavetogivehisringstoothers;hedidnotevenknowthesepeople.Hewasextraordinarypreciselybecausehewasordinary.Heshowedwhateveryoneofuscoulddo.Thedisplayofhisheroismwasasongtothebeautifulhumancharacter.Thisistrueheroism.BackgroundThisisshortessayaboutanaircrashthattookplaceinthecapitaloftheUSintheyear1982.AplanetookofffromtheWashingtonNationalAirportanddidnotclearthebridgeoverthePotomacRiverbecauseofthethickiceonthewings.Ithitthebridgeandfellrightintotheriver,bringingallthepassengerstoinstantdeathexceptsixfromthetailsectionwhofoundthemselvesgaspingandstrugglingintheicywater.Onlyfivepeoplesurvived,andtheywereabletosurvivebecauseoffourheroes.Theauthorwrotethisessayinpraiseoftheseheroes,threeofwhomhadriskedtheirlivestorescuethesurvivorsandwereabletolivetotellthestory,butthemanthatreallyheldthewholenation’sattentionwasthefourthmanwhohadkeptpushinghislifelineandfloatationringstoothersuntilhewentunder.ThefactthatthisherohappenedtobeanAmericanshouldremindusthatheroismisnotanationaltrait.Nonationhasamonopolyofthishumanspirit.Overtheyears,however,therehasalwaysbeenprejudiceagainstdifferentracesandethnicgroups.WhensomepeopletalkabouttheAmericancharacterforexample,theysometimesgotoextremes.Butblindhatredisjustaswrongasblindworship.TheUShastheirshareofhumantrashofcourse,buttheyalsohavenumerousdecent,honest,bravepeopleliketheoneinthewater,whohavemadetheircountryagreatcountryandtheirpeopleagreatpeople.Anditisthissideoftheirnationalcharacterthatweshouldlearnfrom.Step3.Learnthenewwords.PS:Inthisstep,wejustlearnthepronunciationofthenewwordsanditsmeaning,asfortheusagesofthesenewwords,we’lllearnthemindetailsduringthepassagestudy.Pointoutthekeywordsinthisunit,suchas:acknowledge,admirable,aesthetic,anonymity,balding,blast,casualty,chaotic,chunk,4collision,congressional,dip,distinction,flotation,grope,gull,harsh,immovable,lifeline,likewise,remark,represent,skid,standoff,stunning,unidentified,universal,ect.Step4.Fastingreadingofthetext.(1)ThemainideaofthetextPS:Itisstudents’homeworktopreviewthepassagebeforetheclass,inordertochecktheirjob,justencouragestudenttotellthemainideaofitintheirownwords.Referenceanswer:ThisessaytellsustheaircrashthattookplaceoverPotomacinWashington,D.C.in1982,Thereweref