大学英语读写文本教案第四册unit-1

1Unit1FightingwiththeforcesofnatureObjectivesStudentswillbeableto:1.graspthemainideaandstructureofthetext;1.doacomparisonandcontrastbetweenNapoleon’sinvasionofRussiaandHitler’sinvasionoftheSovietUnion;2.masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;3.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.Pre-readingTasks1.Song2.NapoleonNelson:HoratioNelson:Britishadmiraladmiral.海军上将,舰队司令whodefeatedtheFrenchfleetintheBattleoftheNile(1798),thusendingNapoleon'sattempttoconquerEgypt,anddestroyedFrenchandSpanishnavalforcesatTrafalgar(1805),wherehewasmortallywounded.怀康待，霍拉肖1758-1805英国海军上将，在尼罗河战役(1798年)中打败法国舰队，这样就结束了拿破仑征服埃及的企图。1805年在特拉尔加摧毁了法国和西班牙的海军力量并身负重伤Trafalgar:AcapeonthesouthwestcoastofSpainnorthwestoftheStraitofGibraltar.特拉法尔加角位于西班牙西南海岸的海角，在直布罗陀海峡西北。Peninsular[thePeninsula]【史】(1808-1814年西葡“半岛战争”中指)伊比里亚/古西班牙(Iberia)半岛Elba:AnislandofItalyintheTyrrhenianSeabetweenCorsicaandthemainland.NapoleonBonapartespenthisfirstperiodofexilehere(May1814-February1815).厄尔巴岛意大利的一个岛屿，位于第勒尼安海，在意大利半岛和科西嘉岛之间，拿破仑·波拿巴的第一次放逐地（1814年5月-1815年2月）Waterloo:AtownofcentralBelgiumnearBrussels.NapoleonmethisfinaldefeatintheBattleofWaterloo(June18,1815)滑铁卢比利时中部靠近布鲁塞尔的城镇。拿破仑在滑铁卢上役中(1815年6月18日)遭到了决定性失败Videoclips1)ridge:bombardment:炮击；轰击--anoiseofheavybombardment猛烈的炮击声hurl:猛投/冲,/撞cavalry:Troopstrainedtofightonhorseback骑兵被训练在马背上战斗的部队intersperse:Todistributeamongotherthingsatintervals散置，点缀:--intersperseamong使散布于...,使...散置于--interspersewith用...点缀着repulse:Todriveback;repel击退；驱逐，赶走oncue:在预定的时间(exactlyontherightmoment,asifdirectedtotakeactionatthemoment)backoutofhisagreementtoblockadeEnglandplantodictatethetermsofanewdealdiginsmashintowithdrawamputationdesertedarsonistcunningschemedwindle2bloated:.浮肿的,发胀的,傲慢的plummet:straggler:落伍士兵,蔓生的枝叶,游荡者,流浪者,落后者Napoleonwillgohome,thearchitectofoneoftheworstdisastersinMan’shistory.crumble:v.弄碎,粉碎,崩溃alliedforcesHisfateissealed.seal:toestablishordetermineirrevocably:注定，确定不可取消地建立或决定：Ourfatewassealed.我们的命运是上天注定的3.WorldWarII2)Abriefintroductiontothewar:WinstonChurchill:iftheBritishempireanditscommonwealthlastsforathousandyears,menwillstillsayTHISwastheirfinesthour!FranklinD.Roosevelt:Yesterday,December7,1941,adatewhichwillliveininfamy,theUnitedStatesofAmericawassuddenlyanddeliberatelyattackedbynavalandairforcesoftheEmpireofJapan.Hostilitiesexist.Thereisnoblinkingatthefactthatourpeople,ourterritory,andourinterests,areingravedanger.3)AbriefintroductiontoHitler:Anti-Semitism:反犹太主义Key-stoneofhispropaganda:Institute(创立,开始)sterilization(消毒,绝育)andeuthanasia(安乐死)measures:Sinti:andRoma/Gypsy:TheSintiandRomaaretwolargetribesornationsoftheGypsypeople.TheSintilivedpredominantlyinGermanyandwesternEurope.TheRomawerecenteredinAustriaandeasternEurope.Slavic:n.斯拉夫语adj.斯拉夫人[语]的(AbranchoftheIndo-EuropeanlanguagefamilythatincludesBulgarian,Belorussian,Czech,Macedonian,Polish,Russian,Serbo-Croatian,Slovak,Slovene,Ukrainian,andWendish.斯拉夫语印欧语系的一支，包括保加利亚语、白俄罗斯语、捷克语、马其顿语、波兰语、俄语、塞尔维亚-克罗地亚语、斯洛伐克语、斯洛文尼亚语、乌克兰语和文德语)4)Barbarossa::.巴巴罗萨(神圣罗马帝国皇帝,1155-1190)directive:Anorderorinstruction,especiallyoneissuedbyacentralauthority指示，命令intelligentsia:n.知识分子(集合称),知识阶层,知识界5)FieldMarshal(陆军元帅)vonPalace6)repel:vt.击退,抵制,使厌恶,使不愉快rival:v.竞争,对抗,相匹敌n.竞争者,对手Global-readingTasks1.TasksSsthefollowingquestionsontherecording:Whereandwhendidthestormoccur?Whydidthecrewfeartheworstwouldhappentothem?2.Discussion:Manornature,whichismorepowerful?1)Ssaredividedintotwogroups.Onegrouplistsinstanceswheremanconquersnature;theothergroupcomesupwithcaseswheretheforcesofnaturearetoopowerfultoberesisted.2)SeveralSsfrombothgroupsreporttheirrespectiveliststoclass;3)TsolicitsopinionsfromotherSs:manornature,whichdoyouthinkmorepowerful?3.TmaymoveontoTextAbysaying:Manchangesnatureinordertoliveinabettercondition.However,manmustalsobecarefulnottodisregardthelawsofnature.WhenNapoleonandHitlerfinallyrealizedtheirarrogance,itwastoolate.4.TrueorFalsequestions:1)“TheIcyDefender”referstotheRussianriver.(F)[ItreferstothebleakRussianwinter.]2)NapoleonandhistroopsgainedthequickvictoryinRussiaastheyhadexpected.(F)3[ToNapoleon’ssurprise,theRussiansrefusedtostandandfight.Theyretreatedeastward,burningtheircropsandhomesastheywent.]3)Napoleondidn’tcapturethecapitalofRussia.(F)[NapoleoncapturedthecapitalofRussia:Moscow]4)HitlerbegananinvasionoftheSovietUnionthatwasthelargestmilitarylandcampaigninhistory.(T)5）Germantroopsadoptedscorch-earthpolicywhentheyenteredRussia.(F)[StalininstructedtheRussianpeopletoburnanddestroyfarmsandfactories.]6)HitlerfailedtocaptureMoscowbecauseofthestrongresistancefromtheRussianpeople.(F)[HitlerfailedtocaptureMoscowbecauseoftheseverewinterinRussia.]5.QuestionsandAnswers:1)WhathappenedtoNapoleon’sarmywhenitwasretreatingfromMoscow?---TheRussianslaunchedhit-and-runattacksontheFrenchfromfieldsandforests.Ontheotherhand,thetemperaturedroppedtominus4degreesCelsiusandNapoleon’sarmydidn’thaveenoughclothes,foodandshelter.2)Whydidn’ttheRussianpeopledefendtheirhomelandinthefaceofNapoleon’soffensive?---Theywouldliketotakeadvantageoftheirnaturesituation