21世纪大学英语第一册unit4 教案.doc

21st Century College English (Book I) Unit 4 1.教学目的和要求 Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Understand that dedication and a sense of duty can bring dignity to even the humblest work. 2. Grasp the key words, phrases and sentence structure. 3. Master the skills of writing and reading in this unit. 1) Learning to describe a persons physical appearance. 2) Learning to the thematic ideas from the common facts and stories. 2.教学的主要内容 Important words and language points in the text sickly possess accumulate pump endure stagger collapse premonition mourn mumble recover inform resume undertake lean on/against be ashamed of be blessed with At (the ) most God forbid! What good…/ What is the good of … crossed herself Writing technique ①Vivid portrayal of character: The author vividly portrayed the character of old washwoman from the following aspects Item Paragraphs Description Age 1 More than 70 Appearance 1 Small, thin and wrinkled Relative 5 A son Personality 2 3 4,13 5 10 Reliable Hard-working Independent Tolerant Strong will Appearance: small, old, wrinkled, thin, white fingernail, linen sheet face, bent, sunken mouth and pale lipsAction: The old woman sat on a kitchen chair trembling and shaking(line 37); stagger out with the big bundle; under the bundle tottered the old woman; mumbled（叽叽咕咕） something; The old woman muttered（咕哝；低声说）(line 57)Language: “I could not rest easy in my bed because of the wash,”; “The wash would not let me die”; “…my strength is leaving me…I do not want to be a burden on any one!”② Contrast: In order to enforce artistic appeal, the author adopted the technique of contrast.A) The old washwoman …possessed a strength..—Most Jewish women of her age were sickly and weak…B.)My mother had never been so pleased with any washwoman. --- Yet she was a real find.C.) A small woman, old and wrinkled, narrow shoulder, white fingers, sunken mouth, pale lips—a good deal of laundry, stagge