Unit 1 Growing Up一、授课时间：2010年秋季学期二、授课班级：2010级三、计划课时：4课时(单班)四、授课内容：全新版大学英语综合教程1 第一单元五、课程类型：综合教程读写课六、教学目的：1.理解课文的主题，掌握其写作特点；2.掌握课文中出现的语言点和语法现象；3.通过与课文主题相关的一系列的听、说、读、写活动，提高学生的英语综合能力。

七、教学重点：1.课文的理解和语言点的掌握和应用。

2.掌握听力技巧，围绕主题展开听力和口语活动。

八、教学方法：最大限度利用网络教学资源，展开以学生参与为主的课堂教学活动，并通过督促检查等手段使学生课下继续学习。

Unit 1 Growing UpⅠ课时分配及教学过程1st Class Hour1. Warm-up2. Get familiarized with new words & expressions3. Text organization2nd Class Hour1.Detailed Reading3. Analyze the text and answer the content questions on page 7 & 8.Assignment: go over the language points and read throughthe text; read Text B and do its exercises onpage 24-26.3rd Class Hour1. Detailed reading2. Quiz on new words & expressions3. Spot dictation4th Class Hour1. Check up the exercise and summarize the text2. Check on Text BAssignment:remember language points; finish exercises andstudy text B; do oral practice; preview Unit 2.ⅡCultural Notes1. Pulizer Prize: A US award for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature & musical composition. e.g.: Hemingway, Faukner2.Grade schools in the U.S.:It is necessary to have some knowledge of grade schools in the U.S. because Ss have to realize that "the third year in high school" (Para. 1) equals "the eleventh grade" (Para. 9). U.S. students generally go through elementary schools (kindergarten to 5th or 6th grade), middle schools (grades 6-8) or junior high schools (grades 7-9), and high schools (grades 9-12 or 10-12).3. What American teachers wear in school:Nowadays, people in the U.S. love to dress casually. Even among those companies with a rigid dress code some now allow employees not to wear suits on Fridays. U.S. teachers wear fairly formal clothes to school, but not necessarily suits and ties. Bow ties are considered even more old-fashioned than ties.4. Spaghetti and the proper way of eating it:Spaghetti is the Italian-style thinnoodle, cooked by boiling and served with sauce. Usually you would put a fork into a plate of spaghetti, turn the fork several times so that spaghetti will wind around the fork, then place the fork into your mouth. It's impolite to suck.ⅢLanguage PointsText AWhen we are writing we are often told to keep our readers in mind, to shape what we say to fit their tastes and interests. But there is one reader in particular who should not be forgotten. Can you guess who? Russell Baker surprised himself and everyone else when he discovered the answer.Writing for MyselfThe idea of becoming a writer had come to me off and on1since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasn’t until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold2.3Until then I’d been bored by everything associated with4 English courses.5I found English grammar dull and difficult. I hated the assignments to turn out6long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony for teachers to read and for me to write.7When our class was assigned to8Mr. Fleagle for third-year English I anticipated9another cheerless year in that most tedious10of subjects.11Mr. 1off and on: from time to time, now and again, irregularly⏹It has been raining on and off for a week. That's why the clothes feel damp.⏹As her patient slept soundly during the night, Nurse Betty was able to doze offand on in a bedside chair2take hold: become established⏹The idea of one child only has taken hold in many Chinese families.⏹Old habits die hard. That's why you should stop smoking before the habit takeshold.3The idea of becoming a writer had come to me off and on since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasn’t until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold.: Ever since I was a child in Belleville, I had thought of becoming a writer from time to time, but I didn't make up my mind until I was in the eleventh grade.4associated with: join or connect together; connect or bring in the mind⏹We associate Egypt with pyramids.⏹I can't associate this gentle young woman with the radical political essays shehas written.⏹Jim wished to forget everything associated with his former life.5Until then I’d been bored by everything associated with English courses.: Up to then I had lost interest in things related to English courses.6turn out: produce⏹New computers are soon outdated since newer models are turned outconstantly.⏹American film studios turn out hundreds of films every year7I hated the assignments to turn out long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony for teachers to read and for me to write.: I found it painful to write long, boring essays as required by teachers; neither did teachers enjoy what I wrote.8assign: to give someone a particular job or make them responsible for a particular person or thing⏹I've been assigned the task of looking after the new students.⏹Madison was assigned to investigate a balloon accident9anticipate: to expect that something will happen and be ready for it⏹The schedule isn't final, but we don't anticipate many changes.⏹We don't anticipate any problems.⏹This year, we anticipate that our expenses will be 15% greater.⏹It is anticipated that the research will have many different practicalapplications.⏹I didn't anticipate having to do the cooking myself!10tedious: boring and lasting for a long timeFleagle had a reputation12among students for dullness and inability to inspire13. He was said to be very formal, rigid14and hopelessly out of date15. To me he looked to be sixty or seventy and excessively prim16. He wore primly severe17eyeglasses, his wavy hair was primly cut and primly combed. He wore prim suits with neckties set primly against the collar buttons of his white shirts. He had a primly pointed jaw, a primly straight nose, and a prim manner of speaking that was so correct, so gentlemanly, that he seemed a comic antique.I prepared for an unfruitful year with Mr. Fleagle and for a long time was not disappointed.18Late in the year we tackled the informal essay.19Mr. Fleagle⏹The movie was so tedious that many viewers left before it was over.⏹Laura found George to be tedious and decided not to see him any more.11When our class was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for third-year English I anticipated another cheerless year in that most tedious of subjects.: When it was decided that Mr. Fleagle would teach us English during my third year in high school, I expected the English course to be as boring as before.12reputation: (an) opinion (about sb, or sth.) held by others (the opinion that people have about someone or something because of what has happened in the past)⏹In her last job she acquired a reputation as a troublemaker.⏹I am surprised that a company with your good reputation would produce suchpoor quality goods13inspire: fill (sb.) with confidence, eagerness, etc (to encourage someone by making them feel confident and eager to do something)⏹We need someone who can encourage the team.⏹Inspired by the sunny weather, I decided to explore the woods.⏹The last leaf on the tree that never fell off inspired the dying patient with thewill to live on.14rigid: (often disapproving) fixed in behavior; based on correct or accepted rules (someone who behaves in a rigid way is very unwilling to change their ideas or behaviour)⏹rigid adherence to old-fashioned ideas⏹The key to success is flexibility. If you're too rigid, you could be in trouble.15out of date: old-fashioned⏹New words are constantly added to our vocabulary while some old words goout of date.⏹Although her clothes were out of date, the old woman appeared clean anddignified.16prim: very formal and careful in the way you speak and behave, and easily shocked by anything rude⏹She looked prim and nervous in her best hat and coat.⏹ a very prim and proper young lady17severe: completely plain⏹The widow wore a severe black dress to her husband's funeral.⏹Earnest Hemingway is known for his severe writing style.18I prepared for an unfruitful year with Mr. Fleagle and for a long time was not disappointed.:I expected that things wouldn't improve with Mr. Fleagle as our English teacher, and for a long time I was right in my expectations. (Note thatdistributed20a homework sheet offering us a choice of topics. None was quite so simple-minded as “What I Did on My Summer Vacation,”but most seemed to be almost as dull. I took the list home and did nothing until the night before the essay was due21. Lying on the sofa, I finally faced up to22the unwelcome task, took the list out of my notebook, and scanned23it. The topic on which my eye stopped was “The Art of Eating Spaghetti.”This title produced an extraordinary sequence24of mental image25s.26 Vivid27memories came flooding back of a night in Belleville when all of us were here is a touch of irony.)19Late in the year we tackled the informal essay.:Late in the year we learned how to write informal essays and practiced writing them.20distribute: to share things among a group of people, especially in a planned way (give out)⏹Clothes and blankets have been distributed among the refugees.⏹Copies of the report were distributed shortly after the meeting.⏹ a man distributing leaflets to passers-bys21due: [not before noun] expected to happen or arrive at a particular time⏹The team are due to fly to Italy next month.⏹His new book is due to be published next year.⏹She's pregnant and the baby's due in April.⏹The final results of the experiment are due on December 9.⏹I'm due at his office at 4.30.22face up to: be brave enough to accept or deal with (a problem or difficulty)⏹Yeltsin faced up to the fact that he was no longer fit for the Russian presidencyand resigned on New Year's Eve.⏹Now that your daughter is born, you'll have to face up to the responsibilities ofbeing a father.23scan: look through quickly⏹The banker scanned the financial section of a dozen newspapers over breakfast.⏹Scan the table of contents and tell me how many chapters are on childdevelopment.24sequence: a series of related events, actions etc that happen or are done in a particular order⏹He's had a sequence of business failures.⏹the sequence of events leading up to the war⏹ A sequence of bad harvests forced some African countries to ask for foreignaid.25image: a picture formed in the mind⏹Many pop stars try to improve their public image by participating in charityevents.⏹Through months of letter writing John formed an image of his pen pal.26This title produced an extraordinary sequence of mental images.: At the sight of the title I saw an unusual series of pictures in my mind's eye.27vivid: able to produce sharp clear pictures in the mind; lifelike // vivid memories, dreams, descriptions etc are so clear that they seem real⏹I've got vivid memories of that summer.⏹He had a vivid picture of her in his mind.⏹The birds were painted in such a vivid way that a cat jumped up to catch them.seated around the supper table --- Uncle Allen, my mother, Uncle Charlie, Doris, and Aunt Pat served spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was still a little known foreign dish in those days. Neither Doris nor I had ever eaten spaghetti, and none of the adults had enough experience to be good at it. All the good humor of Uncle Allen‟s house reawoke28in my mind as I recalled29the laughing arguments we had that night about the socially respectable30method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth.Suddenly I wanted to write about that, about the warmth and good feeling of it, but I wanted to put it down31simply for my own joy, not for Mr. Fleagle. It was a moment I wanted to recapture and hold for myself. I wanted to relive the pleasure of that evening. To write it as I wanted, however, would violate32all the rules of formal composition I‟d learned in school, and Mr. Fleagle would surely give it a failing grade. Never mind. I would write something else for Mr. Fleagle after I had written this thing for myself.When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no time left to compose33a proper, respectable essay for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to turn in34my tale of the Belleville supper. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the graded papers, and he returned everyone‟s but mine. I was preparing myself for a command to report to Mr. Fleagle immediately after school for discipline35when I saw him lift my paper from his desk and knock for the 28reawake:“came back to his mind”29recall: bring back to the mind; remember (usu. followed by noun/gerund, orthat-clause)⏹I recognize the face but can't recall her name.⏹I don't recall ever meeting her.⏹She recalled that she had to see the doctor again that afternoon.30socially respectable: good enough to be accepted in the society31put it down: write it down32violate: act against // to disobey or do something against an official agreement, law, principle etc⏹Speeding in downtown areas violates traffic regulations.⏹34 protesters were arrested for violating criminal law.⏹ A country isn't respected if it violates an international agreement.33compose: write or create ( music, poetry, etc.)⏹The president's speech is really brilliant. Do you think it was composed byhimself or by someone else?⏹John Lennon composed the song Beautiful Boy for his son.34turn in: hand in (work that one has done, etc.)⏹For your final grade, each of you must turn in a 7-page paper.⏹It is said that if a policeman is ordered to turn in his gun, it is meant as apunishment.35I was preparing myself for a command to report to Mr. Fleagle immediately after school for discipline...: I expected that Mr. Fleagle would order me to see him soon after school for the purpose of punishing me ...command:n. order⏹The commander gave the command that all prisoners of war should be welltreated.class‟s attention.“Now, boys,” he said. “I want to read you an essay. This is titled36, …The Art of Eating Spaghetti.‟”And he started to read. My words! He was reading my words out loud to the entire class. What‟s more37, the entire class was listening. Listening attentively. Then somebody laughed, then the entire class was laughing, and not in contempt38and ridicule39, but with open-hearted enjoyment. Even Mr. Fleagle stopped two or three times to hold back40a small prim smile.I did my best to avoid41showing pleasure, but what I was feeling was pure delight at this demonstration42that my words had the power to make people laugh. In v. give an order to⏹The captain commanded his men to leave the ship immediately.⏹The king commanded that the victory day become a national holiday. (As withthe verbs "suggest, demand", subjunctive mood is used in a that-clause aftercommand.)36title: to give a title to…; entitle⏹The last song is titled/entitled “Into the Woods”.37what's more: in addition, more importantly⏹How can you love this man? He watches TV all day long, and what's more, heseems not to have brushed his teeth for months!⏹Ms. Stewart manages a successful business and gives a weekly TV cookingshow. What's more, she has already published three books on gardening.38contempt: a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect⏹The contempt he felt for his fellow students was obvious.⏹She looked at him with undisguised contempt.⏹How could she have loved a man who so clearly held her in contempt?39ridicule: unkind laughter or remarks that are intended to make someone or something seem stupid⏹the ridicule of his peers⏹He had become an object of ridicule among the other teachers.⏹If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy.40hold back: prevent the expression of (feelings, tears, etc.)⏹People could hardly hold back their anger when they found that millions ofdollars of public funds had been used to build luxurious houses for cityofficials.⏹Johnny cried bitterly in the classroom, not even attempting to hold back thetears.⏹Anger flooded through her. She couldn't hold it back.41avoid: keep or get away from (usu. followed by noun/gerund)⏹The little boy who had broken a neighbor's window ran away to avoidpunishment / being punished.⏹He stayed away from the cafe so that he could avoid running into his formergirl friend.42demonstration: conclusive evidence; proof⏹The high level of calls is a clear demonstration of the need for this service.⏹Our polluted air is a clear demonstration of the need for tougher environmentalthe eleventh grade, at the eleventh hour as it were43, I had discovered a calling.44 It was the happiest moment of my entire school career45. When Mr. Fleagle finished he put the final seal on my happiness46by saying, “Now that, boys, is an essay, don‟t you see. It‟s --- don‟t you see --- it‟s of the very essence of the essay, don‟t you see. Congratulations47, Mr. Baker.”Supplements:ⅠNew words & expressions1. assign (vt)—assignment (n)2. tedious (synonyms): boring, monotonous, dull, lifeless, unattractive,bland, tasteless3. turn out (synonyms): produce, put down, write down, compose4. formal (synonyms): rigid, lifeless, cheerless, tedious, prim, dull,5. hold, take hold, hold back,hold on 不挂断,继续hold up 支撑,阻挡laws.43as it were: so to speak, as one might say, as if such were so44In the eleventh grade, at the eleventh hour as it were, I had discovered a calling.: In my eleventh grade, and one might say at the last possible moment, I had found something I wished to take up as a career.the eleventh hour: the last moment before sth. important happensat the eleventh hour: just before it is too late, at the last moment⏹The president's visit was called off at the eleventh hour.45career: a job or profession for which one is trained and which one intends to follow for the whole of one's life⏹My farmer parents have never expected me to make novel writing my career. ⏹In her long career as a journalist, Barbara Walters has interviewed famouspeople from all over the world.46he put the final seal on my happiness: he made my happiness complete (by adding his praise)47congratulation: expression of joy for sb.'s success, luck, etc. (usu. in plural form, followed by on)⏹They offered their congratulations on the artist's winning the Life AchievementAward.⏹I heard that you have become CEO of a high-tech company. Congratulations!hold down food prices 不让食品价格上涨hold water 成立,站得住脚ⅡDifficult sentences1.The idea of becoming a writer had come to me off and on since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasn‟t until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold. (L1, Para. 1)从孩提时代, 我还住在贝尔维尔的时, 我的脑子里就断断续续地转着当作家的念头, 但直到我高中三年级, 这一想法才有了实现的可能.2.None was quite so simple-minded as “What I did on My Summer Vacation,” But most seemed to be almost as dull. (L3, Para. 3)像”暑假二三事”那样傻呼呼的题目倒是一个也没有, 但绝大多数一样乏味。