基础英语D 综合教程Book4Uni14 Unit 14 The idiocy of Urban Life Teaching Aims: In this unit studentsarerequired to: 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting,skimming,guessing, etc 2.Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student's vocabulary; 3.Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions,role play and interaction activities to help to develop the students'oral communicative abilities: 4.Appreciate and learn some writing skills in the retelling of Text I and practice it along with translation; 5.Get to know some informationabout Jeans; 6.Do some other after-class exercise including listening and reading to improve students'comprehensive skills
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 14 1 Unit 14 The idiocy of Urban Life Teaching Aims: In this unit students are required to: 1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc. 2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary; 3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, role play and interaction activities to help to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities; 4. Appreciate and learn some writing skills in the retelling of Text I and practice it along with translation; 5. Get to know some information about Jeans; 6. Do some other after-class exercise including listening and reading to improve students’ comprehensive skills
基础英语D 综合教程Book4Uni14 Unit 14 The idiocy of Urban Life-1 Time table 100 minutes Stages Contents Objectives Activities Time Morning report News report Get to know the world 5 mins around them Recitation Unit 13 text 1 Consolidate the wordsand Chain work 10 mins practice speaking HW checking Show their ideas and GW 25 understandings Comments On exercises in each unit 10 mins the exam Break Reading 1 Lead-in discussion Prepare the students for the Question 10 mins Pre-stage coming topic and answ Gist of text I Summariz the mainidea While-stage Scanning the text Get to know the jeans Individua 30mins &PB Homework Work on the vocab For better comprehending 5 mins by themselves f the texton linguistic leve) Morning report(5 mins) Recitation of text 1 of Unit 13(10 mins) Text1 following passage aloud.making a pause between sense If by "suburb"is meant an urban margin/that grows more rapidly than its already developed cesof suburbanization began/during the emr nce of the industrial city in the century./Befor erio the cty small highly ompa cluster/in which people moved about on foot and goods were conveyed by horse and cart./But the early factories built in the 1840s were located along waterways/and near railheads at the edges of cities,/and housing was needed for the thousands of people drawn by the prospect of emplovment/In time/the factories were surrounded/by proliferating mill towns of apartments and row houses that abutted the older,/main cities./Asa defense against this ent and to enarge their tax their industrial/example the city of Philadelphia annexed most of Philadelphia County.Similar municipal maneuvers took place in Chicago and in New York/Indeed./most great cities of the United States achieved such 2
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 14 2 Unit 14 The idiocy of Urban Life - 1 Time table - 100 minutes Stages Contents Objectives Activities Time Morning report News report Get to know the world around them 5 mins Recitation Unit 13 text 1 Consolidate the words and practice speaking Chain work 10 mins HW checking Show their ideas and understandings GW 25 Comments on the exam On exercises in each unit 10 mins Break Reading 1 Pre-stage Lead-in discussion Prepare the students for the coming topic Question and answer 10 mins Gist of text 1 Summarize the main idea 5 mins While-stage Scanning the text Get to know the jeans Individual & PB 30mins Homework Work on the vocab by themselves For better comprehending of the text on linguistic level 5 mins Morning report (5 mins) Recitation of text 1 of Unit 13 (10 mins) Text 1 I. Lead-in: Read the following passage aloud, making a pause between sense groups. If by “suburb” is meant an urban margin/ that grows more rapidly than its already developed interior,/ the process of suburbanization began/ during the emergence of the industrial city in the second quarter of the nineteenth century./ Before that period/ the city was a small highly compact cluster/ in which people moved about on foot and goods were conveyed by horse and cart./ But the early factories built in the 1840s were located along waterways/ and near railheads at the edges of cities,/ and housing was needed for the thousands of people drawn by the prospect of employment./ In time,/ the factories were surrounded/ by proliferating mill towns of apartments and row houses that abutted the older,/ main cities./ As a defense against this encroachment and to enlarge their tax bases,/ the cities appropriated their industrial neighbors./ In 1854,/ for example,/ the city of Philadelphia annexed most of Philadelphia County./ Similar municipal maneuvers took place in Chicago and in New York./ Indeed,/ most great cities of the United States achieved such
基础英语D 综合教程Book4Uni14 status/only by incorporating the communities along their borders./ II.Text introduction This is a piece of investigative writing which explores the history of the blue jeans,one of American symbols today.The author provides some important information concerning who the inventor was.when and how the pants came into being.why they have become popular and what they ymbolize
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 14 3 status/ only by incorporating the communities along their borders./ II. Text introduction This is a piece of investigative writing which explores the history of the blue jeans, one of American symbols today. The author provides some important information concerning who the inventor was, when and how the pants came into being, why they have become popular and what they symbolize
基础英语D 综合教程Book4Uni14 Unit14 The idiocy of Urban Life-2 Time table 100 minutes Stages Contents Objectives Activities Time Morning report News report Get to the world around 5 mins them Lead-in Students are supposed to GW 15 mins understand the differences concerning jeans Culture background To get students 5 mins motionally involved in the topis Post-reading Structure analysis Understand the 5 mins construction of the text Text 1 GW 20 mins Break Text Comprehension Checking students' individual 25 mins Text 1 understanding of the text pair work Use the newly learnt 10 mins expressions to talk about their own life debate Practice their thinking GW 15 mins Homework Suplemetary reading materials Morning report HW Checking The representatives of each group are supposed to report the different jeans I.Cultural background Highlights This text falls in the generic category of argumentation.The author first presents to us that the ishThen he provides evidences for the idioy of urban life such as the pretense of city dwellers when they try to live outside the city boundaries,insignificant city work.an unreal environment in which live the city dwellers,and the damage done by the office work to the physical conditions of the workers.Finally,the author reiterates his point. II.Structural analysis Structural Analysis of the Text This text can be divided into three parts
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 14 4 Unit14 The idiocy of Urban Life - 2 Time table - 100 minutes Stages Contents Objectives Activities Time Morning report News report Get to the world around them 5 mins Lead-in Students are supposed to understand the differences concerning jeans GW 15 mins Culture background To get students emotionally involved in the topis 5 mins Post-reading Structure analysis Understand the construction of the text 5 mins Text 1 GW 20 mins Break Text 1 Text Comprehension Checking students’ understanding of the text individual & pair work 25 mins Use the newly learnt expressions to talk about their own life 10 mins debate Practice their thinking GW 15 mins Homework Suplemetary reading materials Morning report HW Checking The representatives of each group are supposed to report the different jeans I. Cultural background Highlights This text falls in the generic category of argumentation. The author first presents to us that the aggressively individualistic and atomized urban life today goes against both the purpose of the city and the human nature, and thus is foolish. Then he provides evidences for the idiocy of urban life, such as the pretense of city dwellers when they try to live outside the city boundaries, insignificant city work, an unreal environment in which live the city dwellers, and the damage done by the office work to the physical conditions of the workers. Finally, the author reiterates his point. II. Structural analysis Structural Analysis of the Text This text can be divided into three parts
基础英语D 综合教程Book4Uni14 Part One (Paragraphs 1-2):In this part the author contrasts human beings with rats in terms of their urban lives It starts withadescription ife at night,when rats are active in th city.Then it is contrasted with the urban life of human beings.Finally the writer presents the thesis of his argument:aggressively individualistic and atomized urban life today goes against both the purpose of the city and the human nature,and thus is foolish. Part Two(Paragraphs3):In this part.providesevidences for the idioy of urban life Para.3-4:discussing the pretense of city dwellers when they try tolive outside the city boundaries Para.5-6:putting forward the point that city work is an unreal environment Para.7:proving that the city dwellers live and work in an unreal environment Para.8-9:showing the damage done by the office work to the physical conditions of the workers Part3(Paragraph 10):n this pat the idiocy of uban life and theutima reasons for this phenomenon.On the one hand,city dwellers try to simulate rural life,and on th other hand.they disdain and mock this life III Comprehension questions e.g.His manner was civil,though not particularly friendly. cruises easily through blinking traffic lights:moves easily through traffic lights and turn red and e.g.1)The plane is cruising at an altitude of ,000 feet. 2)We are planning to spend our retirement cruising on luxury liners around the world. The word"insomniac"here is used as a transferred epithet to modify something inanimate. More examples of transferred epithet: Even so.the risk of discovery was beginning to cause Pettit sleepless nights He threw a reassring arm around my shoulder. rat race:fierce competition rubs to some:rubs as called by some people g)Theoer musiciansdisdain the new,rock-infuenced musi 2)Our new neighbors seem to be disdaining to speak to us simulation:imitation of the conditions of (a situation etc.)resemblance e.g.I was quite deceived by her simulation of sorrow
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 14 5 Part One (Paragraphs 1-2): In this part, the author contrasts human beings with rats in terms of their urban lives. It starts with a description of a civil urban life at night, when rats are active in the city. Then it is contrasted with the urban life of human beings. Finally the writer presents the thesis of his argument: aggressively individualistic and atomized urban life today goes against both the purpose of the city and the human nature, and thus is foolish. Part Two (Paragraphs 3-9): In this part, the author provides evidences for the idiocy of urban life. Para. 3-4: discussing the pretense of city dwellers when they try to live outside the city boundaries Para. 5-6: putting forward the point that city work is an unreal environment Para. 7: proving that the city dwellers live and work in an unreal environment Para. 8-9: showing the damage done by the office work to the physical conditions of the workers Part 3 (Paragraph 10): In this part, the writer summarizes the idiocy of urban life and the ultimate reasons for this phenomenon. On the one hand, city dwellers try to simulate rural life, and on the other hand, they disdain and mock this life. III Comprehension questions Language Points and Difficult Sentences Comprehension civil: polite and formal e.g. His manner was civil, though not particularly friendly. cruises easily through blinking traffic lights: moves easily through traffic lights and turn red and green alternately cruise: (of a vehicle or its driver) travel (at an efficient speed) e.g.1) The plane is cruising at an altitude of 35,000 feet. 2) We are planning to spend our retirement cruising on luxury liners around the world. during an insomniac night: during a sleepless night The word “insomniac” here is used as a transferred epithet to modify something inanimate. More examples of transferred epithet: Even so, the risk of discovery was beginning to cause Pettit sleepless nights. He threw a reassuring arm around my shoulder. rat race: fierce competition rubs to some: rubs as called by some people disdain: think oneself superior to; reject e.g.1) The older musicians disdain the new, rock-influenced music. 2) Our new neighbors seem to be disdaining to speak to us. simulation: imitation of the conditions of (a situation etc.); resemblance e.g. I was quite deceived by her simulation of sorrow
基础英语D 综合教程Book4Uni14 simulate:imitate:give the appearance of eg Incheap furniture,plastic is often used to simulate wood in the richer ones further out:in the richer suburbs farther away from the city boundary prim new trees:neatly pruned new trees prim:I)neat .gaprim garden 2)very fo e.g.She is much too prim and proper to go into a pub. frenzy:uncontrolled and excited behavior or emotion,which is sometimes violent g1)A gunman killed ten people ina murderous frenzy today in that city. 2)The worked themselves as they waited for the singer to come on stage .to the rush-hour traffic into the city there is now added a rush-hour traffic out to the suburbs in the morning. invered whose normal order is there isnow arush-hour tame ou the subur morning added to the rush-hour traffic into the ity scandal:1)something that causes a public feeling of outrage or indignation e.g.The minister was forced to resign after a scandal involving him and another minister's wife. 2)malicious gossip e.g.Someone must have been spreading scandal reel:move from side to side unsteadily e.g.1)At closing time he reeled out of the pub and across the road. 2)She hit him hard that he theroom the rural life that has been surrendered for the city lights:the rural life that has given way to the city lights slumping along their streets:walking with stooping head and shoulders along their streets scurry:run or move hurriedly,especially with short quick steps e.g.We all scurried for shelter when the storm began. far less the sky:looking at the sky far less than they did their buildings VQuestions for Consideration 1)1)What is this text mainly about? 2)2)Do you agree with the author's thesis? 6
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 14 6 simulate: imitate; give the appearance of e.g. In cheap furniture, plastic is often used to simulate wood. in the richer ones further out: in the richer suburbs farther away from the city boundary prim new trees: neatly pruned new trees prim: 1) neat e.g. a prim garden 2) very formal and correct in behavior and easily shocked by anything rude e.g. She is much too prim and proper to go into a pub. frenzy: uncontrolled and excited behavior or emotion, which is sometimes violent e.g. 1) A gunman killed ten people in a murderous frenzy today in that city. 2) The audience worked themselves up into a frenzy as they waited for the singer to come on stage. .to the rush-hour traffic into the city there is now added a rush-hour traffic out to the suburbs in the morning. This is a partly inverted sentence, whose normal order is: there is now a rush-hour traffic out to the suburbs in the morning added to the rush-hour traffic into the city. scandal: 1) something that causes a public feeling of outrage or indignation e.g. The minister was forced to resign after a scandal involving him and another minister’s wife. 2) malicious gossip e.g. Someone must have been spreading scandal. reel: move from side to side unsteadily e.g.1) At closing time he reeled out of the pub and across the road. 2) She hit him so hard that he reeled across the room. the rural life that has been surrendered for the city lights: the rural life that has given way to the city lights slumping along their streets: walking with stooping head and shoulders along their streets scurry: run or move hurriedly, especially with short quick steps e.g. We all scurried for shelter when the storm began. far less the sky: looking at the sky far less than they did their buildings. ⅤQuestions for Consideration 1) 1) What is this text mainly about? 2) 2) Do you agree with the author’s thesis?
基础英语D 综合教程Book4Uni14 Unit 14 The idiocy of Urban Life-3 Time table-100 minutes Stages Contents Activities Time Morning report News report Get to the world around Individua mins them report Discussion Review the knowledge 15 mins Role play Understand how the story 30 mins Break Word comparison To get students practice theQ&A 15 mins Exercises words and phrases learnt on the topis Gram 15 min Exercises 20 mins Homework reading extensively on the net about the topic Morning report Word comparison Group1:A.restriet B.allow C.control D.restrain Restrict means e.g.The new law restricts the sale ofhand guns. Alow means to let someone door have something.or let something happen. e.g.My parents wouldn't allow me to go to the party Conrol means to have the power to make the decisions about how a country.place,company etc. eg.The Democrats contimed to cono the Senate util last year Restrain means to stop someone from doing something,often by using physical force e.g.He had to be restrained from using violence. Group2:A.previous B.terrible C.sudden D.following having happened or existed before the event,time.or thing that you are talking about now. e.g.I've met him before on two previous occasions. Terrible means extremely severe in a way that causes harm or damage. eg.We'wored that something terrible might have happened oGreg. dn means happen done quickly or when you do notexpect it g.Her death was sudden. Following means the next,coming next in time or order. e.g.He was sick in the evening.but the following day he was better
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 14 7 Unit 14 The idiocy of Urban Life- 3 Time table - 100 minutes Stages Contents Objectives Activities Time Morning report News report Get to the world around them Individual report 5 mins Discussion Review the knowledge 15 mins Role play Understand how the story is constructed 30 mins Break Exercises Word comparison To get students practice the words and phrases learnt on the topis Q & A 15 mins Gram 15 mins Exercises 20 mins Homework reading extensively on the net about the topic Morning report Word comparison Group 1: A. restrict B. allow C. control D. restrain Restrict means to limit or control the size, amount, or range of something. e.g. The new law restricts the sale of hand guns. Allow means to let someone do or have something, or let something happen. e.g. My parents wouldn’t allow me to go to the party. Control means to have the power to make the decisions about how a country, place, company etc. is organized or what it does. e.g. The Democrats continued to control the Senate until last year. Restrain means to stop someone from doing something, often by using physical force. e.g. He had to be restrained from using violence. Group 2: A. previous B. terrible C. sudden D. following Previous means having happened or existed before the event, time, or thing that you are talking about now. e.g. I’ve met him before on two previous occasions. Terrible means extremely severe in a way that causes harm or damage. e.g. We’re worried that something terrible might have happened to Greg. Sudden means happening, coming, or done quickly or when you do not expect it. e.g. Her death was sudden. Following means the next, coming next in time or order. e.g. He was sick in the evening, but the following day he was better
基础英语D 综合教程Book4Unm14 Grammar exercises The past perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past.It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.Like the present perfect the past perfect also has two basic uses:finished use and unfinished use. The past perfect,in its finished us typically refers topast in the past"toa state of affairs denoted by the simple past). The unfinished use is illustrated in: I had known him for quite a long time before you offered to introduce him. He was frustrated because he had worked on his term paper for three days and didn't seem to make much prog The dynamic verbs (work and wait)in the above examples of the nfinished use can be replaced by the perfect progressive to strengthen the sense of future continuation: He was frustrated because he had been working on his term paper for three days and didnt seem to make much progress
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 14 8 Grammar exercises The past perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past. Like the present perfect, the past perfect also has two basic uses: finished use and unfinished use. The past perfect, in its finished use, typically refers to “a past in the past”— to a state of affairs that extended to or to an event that happened before a particular time point in the past (usually denoted by the simple past). The unfinished use is illustrated in: I had known him for quite a long time before you offered to introduce him. He was frustrated because he had worked on his term paper for three days and didn’t seem to make much progress. The dynamic verbs (work and wait) in the above examples of the unfinished use can be replaced by the perfect progressive to strengthen the sense of future continuation: He was frustrated because he had been working on his term paper for three days and didn’t seem to make much progress
基础英语D 综合教程Book4Uni14 Unit 14 The idiocy of Urban Life-4 Time table-100 minutes Stages Contents Obiectives Activities Time Morning report News report Get to the world around Individual 5 mins them report Text2 Lead-in Prepare the students for the 10 mins topic Comprehension Understand the story better 40 mins questions Break Oral translation To practice translating Q&A 30 mins Exercises skills Writing practice 20 mins Homework Review and preview Morning report;Oral translation;Writing practice Oral activities 1.You know how people grumble about poverty as a great evil and it seems to be aceepted that if people have plenty of money,they will be happy and more useful,and get more out of life.Do you agree? The discussion can be based on the following aspects. What did you get from your own poverty? What trouble does the money bring you in your life? 2.A millionaire who sprang from the ranks of the poor once said:"I think a poor boy has a richer,more precious fortune in life than any rich man's son.It is because I know how ealdhappy and pure the omeoffom perpleing care. nited its s men mbers may be in the commoi nterest of suppor ting the famil I sympathize with the rich man's boy who does not know what he has missed."What's your opinion about it? I don't agree with the opinion.Obviously,it is wrong to lay great emphasis on money in our life.Money has always been what many people are thirsty for.To them,money means everything. They do to know what money is for They want it above all things.It's the exclusive causal factor of their happines.From my point of vie money is an important part of happiness. but happiness means far more than that Happiness is a kind of human feeling that money can never buy.Physical health and mental well-being are both essential to life satisfaction.Love is fundamental to a person's life satisfaction,too Self-esteem,I believe is another crucial factor that produces happiness.Therefore,we can never reckon only on money to achieve happiness.Money is a blessing when it is used rightly,it's a curse when abused.SoI don't think you can get everything when you have money.We can get something far more than the happiness from money
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 14 9 Unit 14 The idiocy of Urban Life- 4 Time table - 100 minutes Stages Contents Objectives Activities Time Morning report News report Get to the world around them Individual report 5 mins Text 2 Lead-in Prepare the students for the topic 10 mins Comprehension questions Understand the story better 40 mins Break Exercises Oral translation To practice translating skills Q & A 30 mins Writing practice 20 mins Homework Review and preview Morning report ; Oral translation; Writing practice Oral activities 1. You know how people grumble about poverty as a great evil, and it seems to be accepted that if people have plenty of money, they will be happy and more useful, and get more out of life. Do you agree? The discussion can be based on the following aspects. What did you get from your own poverty? Are you really happy when you have enough money? What trouble does the money bring you in your life? 2. A millionaire who sprang from the ranks of the poor once said: “ I think a poor boy has a richer, more precious fortune in life than any rich man’s son. It is because I know how sweet and happy and pure the home of honest poverty is, how free it is from perplexing care, how loving and united its members may be in the common interest of supporting the family. I sympathize with the rich man’s boy who does not know what he has missed.” What’s your opinion about it? I don’t agree with the opinion. Obviously, it is wrong to lay great emphasis on money in our life. Money has always been what many people are thirsty for. To them, money means everything. They do not seem to know what money is for. They want it above all things. It’s the exclusive causal factor of their happiness. From my point of view, money is an important part of happiness, but happiness means far more than that. Happiness is a kind of human feeling that money can never buy. Physical health and mental well-being are both essential to life satisfaction. Love is fundamental to a person’s life satisfaction, too. Self-esteem, I believe, is another crucial factor that produces happiness. Therefore, we can never reckon only on money to achieve happiness. Money is a blessing when it is used rightly; it’s a curse when abused. So I don’t think you can get everything when you have money. We can get something far more than the happiness from money