Unit 6 Study
Content
Section I Listening and Conversation (2 periods)
Section II Reading Comprehension (2 periods)
Section III Writing and Translating (2 periods)
Aims
The students should be able to:
talk about something about their study,course,diploma and graduation
understand the two passages and the related information
write and translate English college diplomas and degrees
Important and difficult points
expressions and patterns for talking about study
passage 2 and the information related
words,phrases and sentences from passage 2
grammar,Passive Voice of Verbs
special sentences and a passage for Tourism
Procedure and methods
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work:
2,Warming up for the new class:
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Offering the situations
3,Acting out and comments
Part III,Further Practice
1,Practicing and Furthering
2,Completing
3,Responding
Part IV,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
2,Judge after you listen
3,Make after you learn
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
5,Assignment
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
2,Warming up for the new class
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
2,Retelling the story
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
2,Rewriting
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Translating
2,Assignment
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
1,Checking the assignment
2,Warming up for new class
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Presenting new materials
3,Giving the rules for a business card
4,Reading and simulating
Part III,Further Practice
Presenting new material
Simulating
Writing
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Checking
2,Grammatical rules concerning the Basic Sentence Structure
3,Applying
4,Self-assessment and Guidance
5,Assignment
Unit 6 Study
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work,
【Instructions】 ask students to 1),collect some diploma or degree
2),find out the expressions for getting diploma or degree as many as possible
2,Warming up for the new class,
【Instructions】 1),students present their collections
2),teacher’s comment and put the collections into a data bank for students’ reference (on the blackboard)
3),presentation of new materials
Sample 1
Sample 2
【Instructions】 while showing the,diploma or degree students are to read and understand the English,sometimes with the help of the teacher
4),Practice Dialogue 1 Get Your diploma or Degree
【Instructions】 read and act out so that the students will be familiar with the patterns that are appropriate for getting diploma or degree,teacher and the students work together and remember do not spend too much time on it
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Offering the situations
Offer several situations for students to act out by referring to the data bank on the blackboard
【Instructions】 each group should choose one of the situations and work together to form a dialogue and then act out
Situations,1),Place, in a dorm.
Characters,Tom,Henry and his parents
Task,parents come to see their son,Henry,they give their congratulations to both Tom and Henry.
2),Place,in a classroom
Characters,Mary,Prof,Smith
Task,Mary is talking about further study after graduation.
3),Place,at home
Characters,Annie and her parents
Task,Annie is graduating for the technical school tomorrow,They are talking about job opportunities for college graduates.
3,Acting out and comments
【Instructions】 after the act of each group,the teacher will ask the fellow students to make comments on the performance and the appropriateness of their English; and then it is the teacher’s task to summarize this part
Part III,Further Practice
1,Practicing and Furthering
【Instructions】 practice the dialogues on Page 88 of the Textbook in groups,and try to further them
2,Listening and completing
【Instructions】 listen to a dialogue and complete it by filling in the blanks on Page 91 of the Textbook (Exercise 3),also work in groups
3,Responding
【Instructions】 practice Exercise 2 on Page 89 of the Textbook orally, Teacher offers the situation in Chinese,and ask the students to give the English equivalent,the whole class work together
(The script for the dialogue,)
Bob,Do you know how to get to Paul’s house from here?
Maria,I just got a letter form my little brother.
You,他现在情况怎么样了?
Maria,Not bad,He seems to be very cheerful.
You,他是学什么专业的?
Maria,Computer science.
You,这门学科挺难的,不过好像找工作很容易。
Maria,Yes,He has been working very bad.
You,他的学习一定很好,是吧?
Maria,Yes,he’s got an A in all the subjects.
You,我猜想他快要毕业了吧。
Maria,Yes,this is his last term at college,He has already begun to apply for a job.
You,有了专科文凭,又学会了热门专业,找工作一定不成问题。
【Instructions】 after each activity,the teacher will check the answers and comment promptly
Part IV,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
【Instructions】 in this part a diagram will be given to each of the students,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to match the blanks with the right places
2,Judge after you listen
【Instructions】,in this part the multiple choices to each of the questions will be given on the blackboard,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to make a choice from A,B,C or D.
3,Make after you learn
【Instructions】 in this part the students are asked to make a short dialogue themselves by using what they have learned
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
【Instructions】 in this part the teacher will mainly check the answers to 1 and 2,give brief explanations when students are in difficulty and ask students to score their own paper ; as for 3,the teacher will collect the paper and correct them after class.
5,Assignment
Workbook P 77---5 & 6
Read fluently the passage on Page 94 of your Textbook New Practical English and try to understand it as possible as you can by using a dictionary,
Recite Practical Sentences for Tourism and the Passage in Unit 6
【Instructions】,in this part the homework is made up of two parts,A is to reinforce what they have learned; B and C is to get ready for the next Section
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
ask several students to recite the practical sentences for tourism in Unit 6 and the others repeat
ask students to answer teacher’s questions according to the Passage for tourism in unit 6
2,Warming up for the new class
ask students to work in groups of four or five to talk about one of their study experiences,and don’t forget to use the sentences and structures they’ve reviewed
teacher makes comments
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
teacher raises some questions and ask students to say true or false according to the passage on Page 94 of the Textbook New Practical English to see how much they’ve understood.
teacher raises some questions and ask students to answer in details according to the passage on Page 94 of the Textbook New Practical English,at the same time explaining some language points.
Possible difficult words,phrases and sentences
Words:
convenient a,suited to one’s needs方便的,舒适的
Teacher’s,It is convenient to go shopping since it is only a five-minute walk away from the supermarket.
Student’s,
excuse n,the reason,whether true or untrue,given when asking to be forgiven for wrong behavior理由,借口
Teacher’s,Do you have any excuse for being so late again?
Student’s,
challenging a,causing competitive interest,action,or thought,esp,because new unusual,or difficult有挑战性的
Teacher’s,Life as a housewife does not seem very challenging to the highly educated girl.
Student’s,
compare v,examine or judge against another in order to show the points of likeness or difference 比较
Teacher’s,Why are you always comparing me with her,we are simply different.
Student’s,
average n,the amount found by adding together several quantities,and then dividing by the number of quantities; a level or standard regarded as usual or ordinary平均数;平常,普通水平
a,found by making a average; of the usual or ordinary kind 平均的,普通的
Teacher’s,The average of 3,8 and 10 is 7.
What’s the average snowfall for December in Beijing?
Student’s,
Impression n,the image a person or thing gives to someone’s mind,esp,as regards its strength or quality 印象
Teacher’s, He left an extremely nice impression on his boss.
Student’s,
catch n,hidden problem or difficulty in a plan or course of action问题,蹊跷,诈
Teacher’s, That house is for sale very cheaply; there must be a catch in it somewhere.
Student’s,
classical a traditional in form,style,or content古典的,传统的
Teacher’s,Classical style of Chinese writing is very popular among students.
Student’s,
spare v,keep from using,spending,etc,爱惜,舍不得,节省
save 省掉,免除
Teacher’s,Nothing was spared to make sure the guest enjoyed themselves.
E-mail her and spare yourself an international call.
Student’s:
consult v,go to (a person,book,etc.) for information,advice,an opinion,请教,参考,查阅(书籍),咨询
Teacher’s,Have you consulted your doctor about your illness/?
Student’s,
Sentences,
(Para,1) I throw in the,off and on” partly because that explains my still-existing weakness with this language,
我抛出“断断续续”这个词,一半儿是因为它说明我学习这种语言依然有困难。
Partly because introduces an adverbial clause of cause,where partly indicates this is not the only reason,That is a pronoun,referring to off and on.
(Para,1) I’m sorry that I have no idea what are saying,it’s just that I’ve been studying off and on,you see.
对不起,我不知道你在说什么,因为你知道,我中介断断续续地在学。
What you are saying here is the post-modifier of the noun idea,and it’s that here is close in meaning to,it’s just because”,You see,is a comment clause and usually separated by commas from the main body of the sentence.
(Para,2) But it was nothing compared to what I had to face when I arrived in Taiwan for the first time.
但是与我第一次到台湾所要面对的情况相比,这简直算不了什么。
Here it refers to the Chinese the author learned in the States,and compared to is a compound preposition taking a clause of what I had to face as its object.
(Para,2) The teachers made us all memorize an average of 20 or 30 new characters every week,a pace so quick that soon I began to forget Chinese characters faster than I could remember them.
老师让我们所有的人平均每周记住20到30个生字,这种速度太快了,很快我就开始忘的比记的快。
A pace so quick is an elliptical structure where this is is omitted before a pace and pace refers to memorizing an average of 20 or 30 new characters every week,and,so … that” structure tells readers the result of such a fast pace.
(Para,2) Otherwise,I would have given up on this tortured language a long time ago.
否则我早就会放弃学习这门折磨人的语言了。
Otherwise is an adverb showing contrast,Would have given up is the subjunctive mood in present perfect tense because it describes an imaginary event in the past.
(Para,3) When I returned home and went back to college,I continued and began to make headway once more,much quicker than under the eye of my old Taiwanese taskmasters.
回国之后,我又重返学校继续学习,并且再一次开始取得进步,比我在台湾那些老监工们的督促之下取得的进步快多了。
Much quicker than under the eye of … is a long post modifier of the noun headway,and than introduces a comparative clause in which I did was omitted,than I did under the eye of my old Taiwanese taskmasters.
(Para 3) Chinese characters are not written with an alphabet,making it very hard for a lot of Westerners to remember.
汉字不用字母,这使许多西方人感到它非常难记。
In the passive voice structure of are not written,with is used instead of by as the alphabet is the tool of writing,not the logical writer,Making … is the present participle clause,indicating the result that the main clause cause.
(Para,4) Another catch is the existence of many proverbs and phrases in modern Chinese that
have been carried over from classical Chinese writing.
另外的一个难点是现代汉语中有许多从古汉语中遗留下来的谚语和词组。
Have been carried over is the present perfect form of the phrasal verb carry over in its passive
voice,indicating that the process of passing down is from the ancient Chinese to the modern
Chinese up to this date.
(Para,5) However,I’ve never had much difficulty,and many Chinese who have spoken with
me always say that my pronunciation is just like that of a native.
然而,这方面我从未有很多困难。跟我交谈过的中国人总是说我的发音很地道。
Who introduces a relative clause modifying many Chinese,and the second that is a pronoun,referring to the pronunciation.
(Para.5) I know they are simply being polite.
我知道他们只是在说客气话而已。
Note the verb be is used in present continuous,emphasizing the action is in process.
2,Retelling the story
ask students to read the passage again
ask them to retell the story in the first person
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
Do exercise 6 on Page 97 of the Textbook
Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences
2,Rewriting
Do excises 8 on Page 99 of the textbook
Rewrite the first two paragraphs in the third person in one short paragraph,You can begin the paragraph like this:,The writer has been studying Chinese on and off for ten years.”
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
Translating
Ask the students to remember the words,phrases and sentence structures in the passage they have learned and translate the following sentences into Chinese orally and the teacher comments.
He has been studying computer science on the off for five years.
He is not satisfied with what he has done,He needs something a bit more challenging.
It was nothing compared to the difficulties he had met before.
Traffic IC cards are used for the first time this year.
She spares no effort in helping those disabled children.
I have already been down this difficult road fro years and intend to carry on.
Assignment
A,Workbook Page79 from 1 to 3
B,Collect as diplomas and degrees often used in public places as many as possible
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
Checking the assignment
Check the answers to comprehension exercises on the workbook orally and comment
Warming up for new class
Ask the students to present their collection of diplomas and degrees
Put their collections into the data bank on the blackboard
Make sure all the students understand the meanings of them
Part II,Putting in use
Dividing the students into groups of four or five
Presenting new diplomas and degrees
Teacher presents different diplomas and degrees issued by the schools to each group
Giving the rules for diplomas and degrees
The teacher should remind the students what they have to pay attention to when they read or make diplomas and degrees
Understanding
Ask the students to work in groups and read the given diplomas and degrees
get the Chinese version of them and then explain to the whole class
Matching
Ask the students to work in groups and each group will be given the same diplomas and degrees.
Find the right equivalents to the diplomas and degrees given in Chinese or English
Translating
Both the teacher and the students work together to translate the diplomas and degrees
on Page 102 of the Textbook with the help of a dictionary
Part III,Further Practice
Creating new diplomas and degrees
Ask each of the students to make diplomas and degrees and tell the classmates the meaning of it
Writing
Ask the students to work together to write a short passage of about 100 words to tell a story or about an event related to the picture given,Some useful words and phrases have been provided to help,
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
Grammatical rules concerning the use of Passive Voice of Verbs
Applying
1) choosing the correct answers to fill in the blanks,paying attention to the use of Passive Voice of Verbs
2) correcting the errors in the following sentences
3) translating the following sentences into English,paying attention to the use of Passive Voice of Verbs
3,Self-assessment and Guidance
1) and 2) are printed on the paper,After the teacher checks the answers,the students can score their own paper; as for 3) the teacher can collect the paper and correct after class if time is not permitted.
4,Assignment
Workbook P86 from 3 to 5
Get some information about Sports and Hobbies
Make a announcement or poster for sports game of your own