《大学英语精读第二册教案》
大学英语精读第二册教案
Type of Lesson:Intensive Reading Book Two Unit One
Title:Is There Life on Earth
Total Time: Five Hours
Object : Freshman (the second term)
Objectives :1. Mastering Key Words and Phrases
2. Understand the polluted situation on earth and enjoy the humorous satire
writing skill
Pre-teaching : Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks (20 minutes)
In-Teaching :1. Study of the Key Words and Phrases (20 minutes)
2. Languages Points (45 minutes)
Post-Teaching : Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks (15 minutes)
Exercises : 1. Reading Activity (45 minutes)
(1) Explain Basic Reading Skill (15
minutes)
(2) Ask students to read silently (10
minutes)
(3) Explain Difficult Points (15
minutes)
(4) Do Exercise A, B, C (15
minutes)
https://www.sodocs.net/doc/7510279683.html,prehension of the Text (5
minutes)
3.V ocabulary (15
minutes)
4. WordBuilding (10
minutes)
5. Structure (5
minutes)
6. Translation (10
minutes)
Unit One Is There Life on Earth
一.Key Words
1.signal
a). (n.) a message given by means of light, gesture etc.
E.g. A read lamp is often as a danger signal.
b). (v.) give a signal (to)
E.g. The man on the bike in front signaled that he was turning right.
2. direct : vt.
a). (against, at, to, towards) turn or aim in a particular direction
E.g. We directed our steps towards their factory.
b). direct (sb) the way to a place
E.g. Can you direct me to the nearest post office?
3. feasibility
a). (n.) possibility of being carried out or done
E.g. The scientist doubted the feasibility of the experiment.
b).
E.g. This is a feasible plan that I hope you will adopt.
4. conclusion : n.
a). decision reached by reasoning, judgement
E.g. Our conclusion was drawn from facts.
b). end
E.g. I'd like to bring the mater to early conclusion.
c).
E.g. We conclude the meeting with a song.
5. compose :v.
a). make up, form
E.g. Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
b). create as a literacy or art work, write
E.g. He has recently composed letters to his middle school friends.
6. survive : v.
a). remain alive
E.g. Few of the villagers survived the earthquake.
b). live longer than
E.g. He survived his wife.
c).
E.g. We can say we are all struggling for survival.
7. original
a). (a.) first or earliest; newly created
E.g. I haven't got an original edition yet.
b).
E.g. I liked it originally, but I don't know.
c).
E.g. Have you read Dickens in the original?
8. indicate
a). (vt.) show, be a sign of
E.g. The circle here indicates the sun.
b).
E.g. There are indications that the price will rise.
9. emit : (vt.) give / send out, produce (light, heat, gas, a sound, a smell etc)
E.g. He emitted a cry of horror.
10. crash
a). (v.) fall or strike violently and noisily
E.g. The teacher crashed her book down on the desk to show how angry she was. b). (n.) violent fall
E.g. The dishes fell with a crash.
11. smash : v
a). break violently into pieces
E.g. The unexpected news smashed all his hopes.
b). strike with great force, hit very hard, crash
E.g. He smashed me on the nose.
12. project : v
a). stick out from surface
E.g. Nails that project from the wall may tear your clothes.
b). cause to appear on a surface or a screen
E.g. The light projected his shadow onto the wall.
c).
13. proceed : vi.
a). (with) continue, go on, move on after stopping
E.g. Don't let me stop you. Proceed with your work.
b). begin
E.g. They proceeded to a lot of questions.
二. Useful Phrases
1. be named after / for : be given the name of
E.g. The American city of Washington is named after the first president George Washington.
2. as to
a). (used in front of a sentence) with regard to, as for
E.g. I enjoy this dictionary, but as to buying, I haven't enough money at present. b). (after questions, arguments, information, doubts, wonder, etc) about
E.g. I have no opinion as to the result.
3. base A on B : use B as a basis for A, develop A from B
E.g. The test is based on A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens.
4. as / so far as … be concerned
a). as far as (sth) is concerned : talking about
E.g. As fare as your handwriting is concerned, I am not satisfied.
b). as far as I am concerned : according to me
E.g. This is rubbish as far as I am concerned.
5. give off : give / send out, emit, produce (light, heat, smell, etc)
E.g. Boiling water gives off steam.
6. set back : delay the progress of (sb / sth)
E.g. His illness set him back a bit at school.
三. Synonym Discrimination
1. possible / possibility feasible / feasibility
possible / possibility : that can be done, that can be exist or happen
feasible / feasibility : possibility of being carried out or done
E.g. There is the possibility of meeting him in the streets today.
This is a feasible plan that I hope you will adopt.
2.express indicate
express : clearly state feelings and ideas with words, behavior, etc.
indicate : to point to or make known with symbols
E.g. He expressed his thanks at the meeting.
A sign-post indicated the right road for us to follow.
四. Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks
1. Warm-up Questions
(1)What do you think of the environment you live in.
(2) Have you noticed the pollution in our lives? Can you give some examples?
2. Introductory Remarks
---Look at the title of the text. Is the answer yes or no? This is a piece of science fiction, and a satire, and it may provoke us into serious thinking.
五. Language Points and Questions
(一) Lines 1--7
1. Language points
…as well as photographs ever since.
a). ever since : from some time ago till now
b). "Since" can be used as prep., conj. or adv.. But when used as adv. and put at the end of a sentence, it must be used with "ever"
E.g. He has been in bed (ever) since last Friday.
They came here in 1982 and I have known them ever since.
…into an area known as Manhattan…
a). "Known as Manhattan" is p.p, modifies "area", meaning called Manhattan.
b).
be known for + reason
be known to + person who know
E.g. William Sydney, known as O. Henry, was born in North Carolina.
The hotel is known for its excellent floors.
He is known to all the students in the school.
2. Questions
(1) Is there life on the plant of Venus? Why / why not?
---According to modern science, it is not likely any life exists on Venus because the temperature and atmosphere there are not suitable for the survival of life.
(2) What is Manhattan?
---It is in the middle of New York City. And it is one of the commercial, financial, and cultural centers of the world. It has many famous landmarks and tourist attractions, such as Broadway, Chinatown, the EmpireStateBuilding, Greenwich Village, Times Square, The UN Headquarters, Wall streets, etc.
(3) What is a satellite?
---The author uses an incorrect word here. A satellite is a body which travels through space around another body, like our moon. The author should use spaceship.
(4) What does 20,000 light years indicate?
---It means a long long time ago.
(二) Lines 8--13
1. Language points
…the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landin g on Earth.
a). man : (vt) supply with persons
E.g. What sort of people does NASA have to man this spaceship?
b)."Flying saucer"is quite different from "UFO", which means unidentified flying object.
2. Questions
(1) What are "excellent weather conditions"?
---Fine, clear, cloudless, etc.
(2) What is a manned flying saucer?
---A spaceship that carries people from one place to another. It is shaped like the dish that goes under a coffee cup.
(三) Lines 14 -- 23
1. Language points
…the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.
a).be filled with / be full of
E.g. This bag is filled with / full of water.
b).Nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive. ----- It would be impossible for anybody to breathe this air and survive.
E.g. You can't eat the cake and have it too.
You can't sell the cow and milk it.
…which means a much heavier flying saucer than we originally planned.---…which means the flying saucer shall have to be much heavier than we originally planned.
2. Questions
(1) Why is the surface in the area of Manhattan made up of solid concrete?
---The surface is covered with roads and building.
(2) Why is the atmosphere filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases?
---Vehicles give off a lot of waste gas. Factories give off deadly gases, too.
(3) What are the two pieces of evidences given to support the conclusion that there is no life on Earth? Why?
---Concrete covered surface and polluted air.
(四) Lines 24 -- 32
1. Language points
…but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.
a). "It could be a lot of trouble" is subjunctive mood. The whole sentence is "if we sent a Venus Being there now".
b). further : additional
farther : at a greater distance / depth
E.g. If you go two moles farther down the road, you can see the McDonald's there. He cannot go any further in his research as he lacks all the necessary materials. …which will add even greater weight to the saucer.
a). even + comparative adj.
E.g. It was very hot last summer, but it is even hotter this summer.
b). add … to …
E.g. Could you add some sugar to my tea. please?
2. Questions
(1) What might this dark black cloud be?
---Coal dust or smoke or polluted air, in a words, smog.
(2) What is the Consolidated Edison Belt?
---Consolidated Edison is the company that makes and supplies electricity for much of eastern New YorkState. They burn a lot of coal, which makes air polluted.
(3) What does "seems to be a river" mean?
---A river should be clean and clear. but what they have seen is not the case.
(4) What kind of water is unfit to drink?
---Water containing deadly elements.
(五) Lines 33 --- 37
1. Questions
(1) What are those "tiny black spots" on the photographs?
---Vehicles.
(2) Why are they called "metal particles"?
---They are small and made of metal.
(3) What are the certain paths?
---Roads.
(4) Why do they emit gases?
---Because they burn oil for energy.
(5) What's the meaning of " they keep crashing into each other"?
---It refers to traffic accidents and jams.
(六) Lines 38 -- 41
1. Questions
(1) What are the " stalagmite projections"?
---Buildings sticking up like stalagmites.
(2) Why do they give off light at night?
---Electric lighting is used to illuminate the inside and to beautify the outside of the buildings.
(3) Why do they seem to be scraping the skies?
---They are so tall, as if they are reaching for the skies.
(七) Lines 42 -- 49
1. Questions
(1) Why is the monetary unit on Venus called a "zilch"?
---"Zilch" means "zero" and here it implies that the Venusian money is worthless. (2) Can you paraphrase the sentence " if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then we can live anywhere"?
---The atmosphere on Earth is the worst in the universe.
六. Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks
1. Summary Questions
(1) What led the Venusian scientists to believe that there is no life on Earth?
---The surface, the atmosphere, the water, the space all seem unfit for survival. (2) What , according to Prof. Zog, will add weight to the saucer?
---Oxygen 7 water.
(3) Is all of the Earth as bad as the Venusians think?
--- Of course not. Satirists exaggerate the problems they discuss to draw our attention to them and make us laugh at them.
(4) What are some of the environmental problems in today's world?
---Air pollution; water pollution; forests disappearing; farmland shrinking; noise; greenhouse effect.
(5) What is causing the environmental problems?
---Vehicles giving off harmful gases; factories emitting gases; machines and vehicles making a lot of noise; uncontrolled cutting down of trees; massive use of fertilizer and herbicide; buildings, factories and other facilities occupying farmlands; people dumping garbage everywhere.
(6) What should we do to protect our environment?
---Spare natural resources; prevent waste water from being released from factories; recycle; make less noise; plant more trees; make laws to protect our environment; use clean energy resources; invent new clean materials.
2. Concluding Remarks
---The setting for the story is the planet Venus. Though with its very high temperature and lack of oxygen, it is unlikely to have any living things, the author tells us the story from the point of view of the Venusians with the purpose of criticizing, through satire, the serious pollution on Earth. From the test, we learn how serious the pollution on Earth is. It's high time we took actions to protect our environment.
Type of Lesson: Intensive Reading Book Two Unit Two
Title:The Dinner Party
Total Time: Five Hours
Object : Freshman (the second term)
Objectives :1. Mastering Key Words and Phrases
2. Learn the reactions of the hostess and the naturalist
to the crises and know sometimes women are braver to
the face of danger.
Pre-teaching : Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks (20 minutes)
In-Teaching : 1. Study of the Key Words and Phrases (20 minutes)
2. Languages Points (45 minutes)
Post-Teaching : Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks (25 minutes)
Exercises : 1. Reading Activity (45 minutes)
(1) Explain Basic Reading Skill (5
minutes)
(2) Ask students to read silently (10
minutes)
(3) Explain Difficult Points (15
minutes)
(4) Do Exercise A, B, C (15
minutes)
2. Comprehension of the Text (5
minutes)
3.V ocabulary (15
minutes)
4. WordBuilding (10
minutes)
5. Structure (5
minutes)
6. Translation (10
minutes)
Unit Two The Dinner Party
一. Key Words
1. heated : a.
a). lively, spirited
E.g. It was a very heated argument and people were shouting at each other.
b).
skilled work , skilful argument ; skilled worker , skilful lawyer ;
2. bare
a). (a.) not covered, with no plants growing on it
E.g. He is so shy that he dare not look at her bare shoulders.
b). (a.) no more than, mere
E.g. His income can only buy the bare necessities of life.
c). (v.) reveal
E.g. The lady screamed as the snake bared its teeth.
3. spirited : a. full of spirit, lively, showing energy
E.g. spirited discussion = heated discussion ; spirited quarrel = violent quarrel
spirited attack = violent attack ; spirited resistance = strong resistance
4. outgrow : vt.
a). give up one's habit, interest etc as one grows older or more mature
E.g. He has outgrown the habit of sucking his fingers.
b).grow too larger for
E.g. The girl's dress was bought by her mother last year. She has now outgrown it. c). grow taller or faster than
E.g. He outgrows his brother.
5. ounce : n.
a). unit of weight , 1/16 of a pound
b). a bit, a small amount
E.g. If you had an ounce of sense, you wouldn't do that.
6. count : v.
a). say the number in order
E.g. Can you count the apples in the box?
b). be important or valuable
E.g. It is not how much you read but what you read that counts.
7. argument : n.
a). ( about , as to) discussion by persons who disagree
E.g. They spent hours in argument as to / about where to go.
b). reason for or against
E.g. The students were active in speech, bringing forward arguments for or against television.
8. contract
a). (v.) (cause to) become smaller, shorter or tighter
E.g. The pupils of his eyes contracted in the bright light.
b).
E.g. Cold causes the contraction of the iron bar.
c). (n.) a legal written agreement between two people, groups, states etc.
E.g. I am under contract to teach here for five years.
d). (vi.) promise legally in writing
E.g. They contracted to build a new bridge.
9. motion
a). (v.) give a signal by moving the hand or head
E.g. He motioned me to sit down while talking into the people.
b). (n.) signal by hand or head
E.g. He made a motion with his hand to make me sit down.
c). (n.) moving
E.g. The clock is still in motion after twenty years.
d). (n.) proposal to be discussed and voted on at a meeting
E.g. The motion put forward by Mr. Howard was carried rejected.
10. image : n.
a). likeness or copy of sb. , sth.
E.g. Your child is the very image of you.
b). mental picture or idea
E.g. The politician tries to improve his image by kissing babies.
11. host : n.
a). person who entertains the guest
E.g. I know this man, he is host of the TV program " Local News".
b). great number
E.g. You will be faced with a host of problems.
12. faint : a.
a). weak , not clear
E.g. A faint heart never succeeds.
b). about to lose consciousness
E.g. He is faint with hunger and cold.
二. Useful Phrases
1. track down : find or discover by hunting or searching
E.g. It was 48 hours after the police tracked down evidence.
2. spring up
a). arise, develop, grow suddenly or quickly
E.g. In the past ten years, skyscrapers have sprung up like mushroom in DL.
b). move quickly upwards
E.g. The boy sprang up out of the chair as soon as he heard the doorbell ring.
3. feel like : feel that one would like to have or do
E.g. Do you fell like going out for a walk?
4. make for : move toward
E.g. After the concert, the crowd made for the nearest door.
5. ring out : sound loudly and clearly
E.g. A voice rang out from the back of the crowd.
6. light up
a). begin to give out light
E.g. The streetlights that night didn't light up until 7>
b). make or become full of light
E.g. The powerful searchlight lit up the building.
c). make or become happy
E.g. His face lit up with a smile.
三. Synonym Discrimination
1. bare empty vacant
bare : without covering or clothing
empty : with nothing in it
vacant : not occupied by anyone
E.g. bare floor = floor with no carpets, rugs ; a bare tree = a tree with no leaves empty hands = hands with nothing in them ; empty bag = a bag with nothing in it
a vacant room = nobody lives in it ; a vacant position = no one holds the position yet
2. join join in take part in
join : became a member of
join in : take part in as a member of the group
take part in : take a share or duty in
E.g. Will you join us tonight?
May I join in your conversation?
The whole class took part in the celebration.
四. Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks
1. Warm-up Questions
(1) Whom do you think are braver, men or women?
(2) Do you believe that women can face a crisis with perfect self-control/ Why or why not?
(3) Have you ever seen a cobra? How would you react to a cobra if it were found in your room?
2. Introductory Remarks
Who are braver, men or women? Different people have different opinions. Here in the text, this question is fielded in a rather unexpected way. Let's see what happened and what message the story conveys.
五. Language Points and Questions
(一) Lines 1--9
1. Questions for Discussion
(1) According to the author, is the story true or not?
---She was not sure, though she thought it might not have been.
(2) Where and when did the story take place?
---It took place in India when India was a British colony.
(3) What's the difference between "official" and " officers"?
---An official is a person who holds a public office in government. An officer usually refers to a person in a position of command in the armed forces.
(4) What do you know from the description of the inside of the dining room?
---In the dining room everything can be seen clearly.
(二) Lines 10 -- 15
1. Language Points
women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era. = women have grown so mature that they do not lose self-control upon small provocation as seeing a mouse.
a) Jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse : they would jump on a chair at the sight of a mouse.
E.g. --- a not-so-easy-to-operate machine : a machine that is not so easy to operate --- stick-in-the-mud people : people who have stuck in the mud
…while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. = … though a man may also feel like screaming as a woman does, he
has a little bit more self-control than a woman and that makes the difference.
a) ounce of : a small amount of
E.g. An ounce of practice is worth a pound of theory.
b) more of : much of + n. : great degree, great in quantity
E.g. It is not much of a garden.
2. Questions for Discussion
(1) Do you think it is the case that women always jump on a chair at the sight of a mouse?
(2) Do you agree that "a woman's reaction in any crisis is to scream"? Why or why not?
(3) Can you paraphrase the last sentence of the paragraph?
(三) Lines 16-- 20
1. Language Points
… her muscles contracting slightly. = her muscles tightened almost unnoticeably.
2. Questions for Discussion
(1) What does "the native boy" refer to?
--- An India male attendant.
(2) What does it mean when a person's eyes widen?
---Being shocked, surprised, frightened, etc.
(四) Lines 21 -- 28
1. Language Points
Of the guests, none except the American notices this.
a). of the guests : among the guests
E.g. Of the students in this class, three are most excellent in writing.
b) none except : none but, only
E.g. None except him dares to walk in such a dark place.
T he American comes to with a start . = The American suddenly realizes what is happening and this startles him.
…to serve the next course…
a) serve : to place ( food, etc ) on a table in a meal
E.g. Be sure to serve the coffee hot.
2. Questions for Discussion
(1) What does "the American comes to with a start" mean?
(2) Why does he come to with a start?
--- He thinks that all the guests are within the striking distance of the cobra.
(3) How does he know that?
--- Because he is a naturalist.
(五) Lines 29 -- 34
1. Language Points
… the commotion would frighten the cobra into striking…
a) frighten sb. into doing sth : cause sb. to do sth. by frightening him
E.g. They tried every possible means to frighten the old man into signing the paper.
2. Questions for Discussion
(1) How do ordinary people react to a cobra nearby?
--- Scream, jump back, run away as quickly as possible, etc.
(2) Can you find a word which refers to such reactions in the text?
---Commotion
(3) How does the American react to the crisis?
---He tries to keep himself and all the others from the commotion which would frighten the cobra into striking.
(4) What do you think of his strategy to deal with the situation?
--- It's interesting and clever.
(六) Lines 35 -- 44
1. Language Points
Screams ring out as he jumps to slam the veranda doors safely shut.
a) slam the veranda doors safely shut : slam the veranda doors and shut them safely
b)
2. Questions for Discussion
(1) Why does the American shut the veranda doors?
(2) Why does the host think that the American has shown an example of perfect self-control?
--- He has dealt with the crisis in a perfectly self-control way.
(3) Does the American accept the compliment?
(4) What does the hostess' answer tell us?
---It proves that the woman has perfect self-control too.
(5) What does her "faint smile" show us?
---She takes what she has done as a very natural thing, and there is nothing worthy of praise.
六. Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks
1. Summary Questions
(1) Does the ending of the story surprise you? Why or why not?
---Yes. Most of the text describe the American's self-control.
(2) What conclusion can you draw from the text?
--- Women may have perfect self-control in any crisis as well as men.
(3) Based on the text, Who is braver, men or women?
---Both
2. Concluding Remarks
--- Men and women constitute the world. They act in different roles and play different, distinct parts in various fields.The world dies without both.
Type of Lesson: Intensive Reading Book Two Unit Three
Title:Lessons From Jefferson
Total Time: Five Hours
Object : Freshman (the second term)
Objectives :1. Mastering Key Words and Phrases
2.Learn Jefferson's lessons and understand their meaning
in reality
Pre-teaching : Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks (10 minutes)
In-Teaching : 1. Study of the Key Words and Phrases (20 minutes)
2. Languages Points (45 minutes)
Post-Teaching : Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks (25 minutes)
Exercises : 1. Reading Activity (45 minutes)
(1) Explain Basic Reading Skill (15
minutes)
(2) Ask students to read silently (10
minutes)
(3) Explain Difficult Points (15
minutes)
(4) Do Exercise A, B, C (15
minutes)
2. Comprehension of the Text (5 minutes)
3. V ocabulary (15
minutes)
4. WordBuilding (10 minutes)
5. Translation (15
minutes)
Unit Three Lessons From Jefferson
一. Key Words
1. independence
a) (n.) freedom from the control of others
E.g. American people impress on their children the value of independence.
b) depend (vi.) rely on ; be decided by
E.g. The city depends considerably on its tourist trade.
Our success depends on weather.
c). dependent ( a.)
E.g. Promotion in this company is dependent on consistent hard work.
d) independent : (a.) needing no help or support from others
E.g. He will never be independent of his mother.
2. source : n.
a) place where a river starts
E.g. Let's follow the river to discover its source.
b) thing or place from which sth. comes or sth. is obtained
E.g. Nobody there could find the source of the engine trouble.
3. origin : n.
a) the thing from which anything comes or rises
E.g. The doctors are studying the origin of the disease.
b) birth, ancestry
E.g. He is an American of Chinese Origin.
4. appoint : vt.
a) name for an office or position
E.g. George's father was named ( to be ) / ( as ) / director of the factory.
b) decide on
E.g. We named the railway station as the place for the meeting.
c)
E.g. I have an appointment to see the manager at two.
5. threat : n.
a). a statement of what will be done to hurt or punish sb.
E.g. The boys stopped playing ball in the classroom because of the monitor's threat to report it to
the headmaster.
b) a sign or source of possible evil or harm
E.g. Those black clouds are a threat of rain.
c)
E.g. The boss threatened the lazy employee with dismissal.
6. reject : vt.
a) refuse to take, believe, use or consider
E.g. He tried to join the army but was rejected because of his poor health.
b) throw away as useless or unsatisfactory
E.g. Reject all the waste paper.
7. hesitate : vi. hold back in doubt or indecision
a)
hesitate about / over doing ( feel doubtful about)
E.g. Don't hesitate about / over taking this job, this might be your only opportunity.
I hesitate to phone him at this late hour.
b)
E.g. He felt some hesitation in joining us.
8. prefer : (vt.) like better, choose rather than
a)
prefer N. / to do / doing / that-clause
prefer to do rather than (to) do
E.g. I prefer to read rather than sit idle.
Would you prefer that I (should) come on Monday instead of Tuesday.
9. influence
a) (n.) power to produce an effect, a person, fact etc. that has this power
E.g. Earthquakes have influence on the weather.
b) (v.) have an influence on
E.g. They tried not to be influenced by what he said.
10 owe : v.
a) will have to return / pay (money) back to (sb.)
E.g. I owe him 1000 dollars.
b) have or cherish (a certain feeling) toward ( a person)
E.g. I am sure I owe him no thanks. He was less than helpful.
c) admit thankfully ( sb. / sth.) as the cause of (sth.)
E.g. She owes her success to hard work.
11. humble : a.
a) low in position
E.g. Napoleon's humble origin did not stop his political ambition.
b) having a modest opinion of oneself
E.g. I was surprised to find Einstein to be such a humble person.
二. Useful Phrases
1. go out of one's way (to do sth) : take particular trouble, make a special effort
E.g. Both China and Britain went out of their way to reach the agreement.
2. act on : take as a result of, behave according to
E.g. The police are acting in information received.
3. leave behind
a) remain after one leave a place
E.g. His death left behind a long train of problems and difficulties.
b) forget to take
E.g. He was already on his way to the air[ort when he realized he had left his suitcase behind.
4. above all : most important of all
E.g. Children need many things, but above all they need attention.
三. Synonym Discrimination
1. get obtain
get : ordinary word, to receive or have by any means
obtain : to receive or have by spending time or energy
E.g. This is what I want to get.
Knowledge is obtained through study.
2. source origin : the beginning of something or a starting point or place
source : the metaphorical to the fountainhead of a river
origin : a remote beginning in time or place
E.g. We'll have to find a new source of income.
The origin of the custom is unknown.
3. appoint name : put (sb.) in or choose (sb.) for a position
appoint : the selection is made by someone officially charged with this duty
name : less formal, tells little about the chooser or the method of choice involved E.g. The President appoint4d a new cabinet member.
He was named captain of the team.
4. reject refuse decline : to be willing to accept, receive or take into consideration refuse : stronger than decline, suggesting firmness
decline : to refuse politely
reject : more emphatic than refuse, implying an unmistakable denial
E.g. I wonder why he refused to discuss the problem at the meeting.
She rejected his marriage proposal.
I declined her invitation to the party because I had a prior appointment.
5. error mistake
error : sth. done wrong
mistake : wrong opinion, act or ideas
E.g. We all make mistakes in our life.
I find several spelling errors in my composition.
四. Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks
1. Warm-up Questions
(1) Who was Thomas Jefferson?
(2) What lessons were left by him? Are those ideas out of date?
2. Introductory Remarks
---Thomas Jefferson, the well-known statesman, contributed to human progress by leaving a rich legacy of thought , which is still meaningful today. Let's study the text carefully and think about his lessons.
五. Language Points and Questionsfor Discussion
(一) Lines 1--13
1. Questions for Discussion
(1) What are they famous for, Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson?
---Washington is Well-known for his leadership in the American Independence War. Lincoln is well-known for his role in abolishing slavery in the United States. Jefferson is well-known for his written of the Declaration of Independence.
(2) What does the sentence "Many of his ideas are especially interesting to modern youth" mean?
---His ideas are not out of date.
(二) Lines 14--20
1. Questions for Discussion