三亚航空旅游职业学院教案编号Unit 7 Fads and Trends●Teaching MaterialForward English for Practical Purposes, Book 2, Unit 7●Teaching Aims:In this unit, students are supposed to1.master the words and expressions often used to talk about Fads and trends2.learn how to express complimenting and encouraging;3.understand the listening information about fashion.4.understand the main idea of Text A, and master the useful sentence structuresand words and expressions;5.master phonetic skill: rhythm and intonation;6.do some grammar practice– subjunctive mood7.know about some writing strategies and learn how to write an argumentative essay.●Teaching Emphasis1.to master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;2.to know how to write an argumentative essay.●Teaching Difficulties1.to understand the main idea of Text A, master the key language points andgrammatical structures in the text.2.to use the expressions learnt to talk about fashion freely.3.to express one’s complimenting and encouraging..●Teaching ApproachesCommunicative approach and Computer-Assisted Instruction●Teaching Aidsa projectora multi-media computer system●Teaching Procedures and contents (8 periods)Part A Lead inTask 1Study the pictures and discuss the questions in small groups.1.Do you think the dress in the first picture will be popular amongordinary people?2.What do you think of the blue jeans the girl is wearing in the secondpicture?3. 3. Do you like T-shirts with words?Task 2 Listen to the short dialogues and fill in the blanks.Task 4 Listen to the recording, and complete the passage.Task 5Discuss the following questions with your partner about your understanding of fashion.1. Do you think the dress in the first picture will be popular among ordinarypeople?2.What do you think of the blue jeans the girl is wearing in the second picture? Text AWhat Is Fashion?Language and Cultural Points in the Textbombardv. to attack (a place) with bombs; to attack sb. withquestions, etc.e.g. Enemy positions were bombarded before our armyattacked.炮轰敌军阵地之后, 我军开始进攻。
The mayor was bombarded with questions.人们向市长连珠炮似地提出了许多问题。
revealv. to make (facts, etc.) known; to cause or allow (sth.)to be seene.g. I can’t reveal who told me.我不能透露是谁告诉我的。
The open door revealed an untidy kitchen.透过敞开的房门可以看见凌乱的厨房。
react toto behave differently or change as a result of sth.; toresponde.g. How did she react to the news?她对这个消息反应如何?People can react badly to certain food additives.有的人对某些食物添加剂会产生严重反应。
wordlessa. not expressed in wordse.g. She showed her wordless sympathy by sending flowersto her friend.她通过送花给她的朋友默默地表达了自己的同情。
Watching the beautiful sunrise, the boy felt a kind ofwordless joy.看着美丽的日出，男孩感受到一种莫名的快乐。
be/get involved into cause sb./sth. to take part in (an activity or asituation)e.g. He was involved in a heated argument.他参与了一场激烈的争论。
Don’t get me involved in solving your problems!你解决你的问题，不要把我拉进来!consciouslyad. (of actions, feelings, etc.) realized by oneself; being awakee.g. Fashion magazines give people ideas about thelatest fashion consciously.时装杂志有意识地引导人们对最新时装的看法。
He revealed the news to his colleague consciously.他故意把这个消息透露给了他的同事。
subconsciouslyad. of or concerning the thoughts, instincts, fears, etc.in the mind, of which one is not fully aware butwhich influence one’s actionse.g. Subconsciously, I was reacting against my unhappychildhood.我在下意识地对我不幸的童年进行反抗。
The mother was trying to protect her childrensubconsciously.母亲下意识地想要保护她的孩子。
artistica. of art and artistse.g. She comes from a very artistic family.她出身于很有艺术修养的家庭。
He was clear of the artistic value of his plays.他很清楚自己剧作的艺术价值。
triumphv. be successful or victoriouse.g. Common sense triumphed in the end.理智终于战胜了一切。
The team may triumph at last and win the worldchampionship.这支球队有可能最终获胜并赢得世界冠军。
suit ... to ...to make sth. appropriate for sth./sb.; to adapt sth.to sth./sb.e.g. The director changed the play to suit it to theaudience.导演修改了话剧以迎合观众的口味。
He is better suited to a job with older pupils.他较适合教小学高年级学生。
baggya. hanging looselye.g. He prefers baggy trousers to tight ones.他更喜欢宽松的裤子，不喜欢紧身的。
The hip-hop dancers performed on the stage in theirbaggy clothes.街舞表演者身着宽松的衣服在舞台上表演。
Part BText B The Difference Between Trends and Fads( home reading)Part C Phonetics and WritingPhonetics : Rhythm and Intonation1. 节奏是指话语里重读音节和非重读音节的排列模式。
而英语口语中的节奏基本体现在各个重读音节（用O表示）之间的时距大体相等。
英语是一种以重音计时的语言，各个重音与它后面跟随的若干轻读音节（用o表示）构成一个节奏群。
有时一个节奏群是以一个空拍（用^表示）开始的，空拍在英语中也叫做“silent stress”，每个节奏群之间用“/”来相隔。