现代大学英语精读2 unit8 The Men in Asbestos 教案教学内容.pdfVIP

代大学英语精读2

unit8TheMenin

Asbestos教案

案

20122013学年第1学期

系(中心)外语系

教研室英语专业

课程名称英语精读（三）

主讲教师

吉林大学珠海学院教务处制

讲授章节Unit8TEXTATHEMANINASBESTOS(一)

授课时数2periods

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Graspthethemeofthetext

Analysisthetext(mainidea,structure)

Learnmoreabouttheliterarygenrecalled“literarydystopia”

教学内容（讲授提纲）

I.lead-inquestions:

Whatisasbestos?

Asbestosisakindofmaterialhighlyresistanttowatery,

electricalinsulationandheatinsulation,fireinsulationandheat

preservation

Whatdoestheauthorwanttodo?Whatfor?

Whathashappenedinthisworldofthefuture?

Howdidallthesechangescomeaboutaccordingtothemaninasbestos?

Discussion:

1)Whatkindofafuturedoyouthinkisinstoreforus?Areyouoptimisticor

pessimistic?

2)Theauthorseemstothinkthatalifewithouthardwork,deathandhunger,

worriesandanxieties,isnotonlyimpossible,butalsoundesirable.Doyou

agree?

3)Wouldyouenjoytheworldoffuturedescribedinthetext?Why/Whynot?Give

twoorthreereasons.

II.Abouttheauthorandthestory:

Author:

TheManinAsbestosisanallegoryofthefuturewrittenby

StephenButlerLeacock(1869-1944),theCanadianauthor,whowill

longberememberedforhisbest-sellingbookSunshineSketchesofa

LittleTown(1912)aswellasthenumerousawardsandhonourshe

receivedduringhisillustriouslifetimeasauthor,professor,

lecturerandhumourist.