全新版大学英语合教程第三册教案.doc

College English Integrated Course Book Three Unit One Changes in the Way We Live Text A　 Changes in the Way We Live Objectives Students will be able to: grasp the main idea (tolerance for solitude and energy made it possible for the writers family to enjoy their pleasant but sometimes harsh country life); appreciate the various techniques employed by the writer (comparison and contrast, topic sentences followed by detail sentences, use of transitional devices, etc.); master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. Time Allotment 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period Pre-reading tasks Cultural notes Text organization Language study Language study Text analysis Post-reading tasks Pre-reading Tasks T asks Ss the following questions on the song Out in the Country: — What is the song about? (taking a break from city life, escaping from the crowd) — How is the song related to the theme of this unit? (The singer needs a break because the pace of life has quickened, the environment has been changed, and the old life style is gone.) 1) Ss divide into three large groups, under each group smaller sub-groups may form. Each large group is assigned one of the following discussion topics: Why do so many migrant workers (民工) move from the country to the city? — Why do city people buy apartments or houses in the suburbs, even in the countryside? 2) After the discussion, speakers of some sub-groups report to class. 3) T may sum up like this: People change their places of living because they look for things that their previous life is unable to provide. However, once life has been changed, they miss the good old days. Ss do Cloze B in after-text exercises to learn about Americans ideal of a country life. Then T leads in to the study of Text A. Text Organization and Analysis Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas Part One Paras 1-3 The writer views h