新视野大学英语读写教程第二册-(讲稿) 完整版.doc

Unit 1 Time-Conscious American Detailed Reading of Main Reading I. Teaching Objectives and Demands In this period, students will 1. learn about cultural differences; 2. study Passage A and understand the main idea of the text; 3. understand the structure of the text and the devices for developing it; 4. grasp some keys words, phrases and useful sentence patterns. II. Important Points and Difficult points Words and expressions: Budget; acute; replace; elbow; leisure; assess; probe; significance; competent; account for; due to; pour into Sentence patterns: Americans believe no one stands still; We are slaves to nothing but the clock; much less do they take them out for dinner, or around on the golf course III. Time Allotment (2 periods) Lead-in Review the main idea of the main reading, and ask students to answer some questions.(20 minutes) Q1: How time is treated in China? What is the difference with that in the USA? Q2: What is culture shock? Q3. How do Americans view time? Activity 1 Analyzing the passage from the words level, sentence level and discourse level. (50 minutes ) Activity 2 Teacher encourages students to express their after-reading feelings of this passage in speech or in writing. (20 minutes) IV. Teaching Methods Analysis and explanation. Group talk and interaction V. Teaching Procedures(2 periods) Lead-in Review the main idea of the main reading, and ask students to answer some questions. Q1: How time is treated in China? What is the difference with that in the USA? In China, people tend to spare some time to be stay together with their families or enjoy a peaceful time or relax themselves. But in USA, Time is treated as if it were something almost real. People budget it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; they also charge for it. They do this because time is a precious resource. Everyone is in a rush—often under pressure City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking