大学英语泛读第二册unit 3-ppt.ppt

Extensive Reading 2 Unit Three Teaching Objectives In this unit students are required to: 1. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary; 2. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help develop the students’ oral communicative abilities; 3. Appreciate the two articles in this unit and learn some reading skills; 4. Learn something about recognizing restatement; 5. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills. Teaching Focus 1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Texts; 2. Vocabulary Grammar; 3. Reading Strategy; 4. The skill of recognizing restatement; 5. Fast reading and exercises. Teaching Procedure 1. Warm-up Activity Tell an inspiring story II. Text explanation Text A Text B Text A Background information Vocabulary Language points Text A: Background information the Columbine High school massacre科伦拜校园事件 The Columbine High School massacre (sometimes simply known as the Columbine Incident) occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, an unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, near Denver and Littleton. Two senior students, Eric Harrier and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12 students and 1 teacher. liberalism 自由主义：refers to an attitude, philosophy, or movement that has as its basic concern the development of personal freedom and social progress. Popular culture通俗文化 (commonly known as pop culture) refers to the values that come from advertising, the entertainment industry, the media, and icons of style and are targeted to the ordinary people in society. The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)美国州务卿协会, founded in 1904, is the oldest non-partisan（无党派的） professional organization of public officials in the United States, composed of the Secretaries of State of U.S. states and territories. Currently, all secretaries of state, including Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgi