新進(jìn)階3綜合Unit2

1、IIINew Progressive College En glish BookUNIT 2 Con spicuous Con sumpti on課程名稱大學(xué)英語（三）使用教材全新版大學(xué)進(jìn)階英語綜合教程（3）授課內(nèi)容Text Who Are the Jon eses and Why Are WeTrying to keep Up with Them?（ 精讀）Reading StopKeep ing Up with theJoneses-Theyre Broke （泛讀）授課學(xué)時(shí)6教學(xué)目的1. Have a thorough un dersta nding of the text con te

2、xtually and lin guistically2. Talk about the con spicuous con sumpti on of luxury goods 3. Con duct group discussi on cen teri ng on the “ fuerdai ” phe nomenon in China 4. Become familiar with expository writ ing教學(xué)重點(diǎn) 與難點(diǎn)1. Analyze the structure and grasp the main idea of Text2. Master the key langu

3、agepoints and grammatical structures in the text3. Learn some techniques in writing 4.Critical thinking教學(xué)方法 與手段1. Audio -visual method and audio -li ngual method. 2. Task -based lan guage teachi ng method 3. Communicative approach 4. Using CAI, PPT 5. Smart teaching （using online tools or materials）

4、教學(xué)過程1. Lead-i n ActivitiesStep 1. Warm-up activitiesStep 2. Discussi on about the topic2. Global Read ingStep 1. Approachi ng the themeStep 2. An alyz ing the text orga ni zati on3. Detailed Readi ngStep 1. Un dersta nding the text in a deeper levelStep 2. Lear ning useful expressi onsStep 3. Lear n

5、ing difficult senten ces structuresStep 4. Lear ning new words4. Comprehe nding Readi ng 1Step 1: Skim ming the textStep 2: Expla ining the difficult senten ces of the textStep 3: Doing sentence tra nslati on5. After readi ngStep 1. View ing and Liste ningStep 2. Speak ingStep 3. Assig nments作業(yè)Assig

6、 nmen ts:1. Read the text in Reading 2 and finish the exercises2. Write an expository writing3. Preview the n ext un it.UNIT 2 Conspicuous Consumption1. Teachi ng Objectives:Stude nts will be able toA. Have a thorough un dersta nding of the text con textually and lin guisticallyB. Talk about the con

7、 spicuous con sumpti on of luxury goodsC. Con duct group discussi on cen teri ng on the “ fuerdai ”phe nomenon in ChinaD. Become familiar with expository writi ng2. Time Allotme nt:stperiod: 1 Lead-in Activities (Warm -up activities; Discussion about the topic)nd Period: 2Global -reading (Text: Appr

8、oaching the theme; analyzing the text organization) rd Period: Detailed reading (Understanding the Text A in a deeper level, analyzing difficult3sentence structures)th Period:Detailed readi ng Activities (Lear ning new words, summariz ing good usage)4th Period:5Comprehending Reading 1 (Skimming the

9、text, explaining the difficult sentencesof the Text, doing sentence tra nslati on)th Period:6After -reading Activities (Viewing and Listening; Speaking; Assignments)3. Teachi ng Procedures:Lead-i n ActivitiesStep 1. Warm-up activitiesAsk Ss to listen to a song and fill in the missing words in the ly

10、rics.Have Ss work in pairs. One student asks the other the questions in Opener, the other answers. Then switch roles.Method:PPT, commu ni cative approach.Step 2: Discussi on about the topicIn troduce the topic of the un it to Ss either in En glish or Chin ese: Sometimes people buy things just for th

11、e purpose of showing that they are richer, or have better taste than others.Expe nsive brand -n ame goods can serve this purpose, and are ofte n wan ted precisely because they are expe nsive. Whether spe nding money in this way is good, bad or simply silly is somethi ng we are going to explore.Metho

12、d:Using task-based lan guage teach ing method, commu ni cative approach. Globalreadi ngStep 1. Approachi ng the themeAsk Ss to take a look at the Culture Notes, or ask them to do some further read ing before class about the idiom “ keep up with the Joneses ” , its origins and its social impact, etc.

13、Guide Ss to explore the text to fide the meaning and origin of the expression “ keep up with the Joneses , how this phenomenon came into being, and what we should do to rid ourselves of the pressure of keep ing up with the Jon eses.Method:PPT; commu ni cative approach.An alyz ing the text orga ni za

14、ti onThe teacher tells students that the text can be divided into three parts which have been given in the TextOrga ni zati on. Then stude nts should summarize the main idea of each part andcompare no tes with each other.PartsParagraphsFunctionsMain IdeasPart OnePara. 12Bringing up the social phenom

15、enon of conspicuous consumptionThe meaning and origin of the expression “ keep up with theJonesesPart TwoParas. 36Explaining how it occurs and whyHow the phenomenon of keeping up with the Joneses came into being andwhy people buy into it.Part ThreeParas. 710Exploring ways of dealing with itWhat we s

16、hould do to free ourselves from the pressure of keeping up with the Joneses.Method:skim ming and sca nning, commu ni cative approachDetailed Read ingProcedure1) Stude nts are asked to read the passage carefully aga in and for each paragraph (sometimes two-three paragraphs), invite students to answer

17、 questions related difficult sentences andun dersta nding of each paragraph.2) Help Ss find out the good usage in the text and un derl ined them.3) Lear n new words in details.Purpose : Further understand the text and train scanning ability to learn difficult sentence structures as well as new words

18、 and expressi ons.Method:Read ing the text together; Using task -based lan guage teachi ng method, read ingapproach, communicative approach, grammar -translation approach.Step 1. Questi ons related difficult senten ces and un dersta nding of each paragraph.Q. Where does the phrase “ Keeping up with

19、the Joneses ” come from?A: It comes from a cartoon strip of the same title launched by Pop Momand in 1913.&4Q: Why were we not aware of what the Joneses were doing prior to the late 1880s?A: Prior to the late 1880s, mass media was not bor n. We were only concerned about making our own liv ing.Q: Wha

20、t was the ready soluti on provided by magaz ines in order for us to catch up with the Joneses?A: The ready solution was to buy products that were advertised.Q: Where do true happiness and joy come from, if they are not anything money can buy?A: True happiness and joy come from within.Q: What are we

21、supposed to do to stop keeping up with the Joneses?A: Instead of buying into the message that were not good enough, we should have positive self-regard. We should realize we dont have to buy things to impress others.Language FocusDifficult sentences:1) Id love to say that need vanished when the last

22、 episode of that comic strip ran, but alas, itseems to have only gotten worse. (Para. 2)I would like to say that need disappeared when the comic strip came to an end, but it seems that things have turned from bad to worse instead. 我多么想說，隨著最后一集連環(huán)漫畫的結(jié)束，這一心態(tài)也不復(fù)存在了?？墒牵?，情況似乎變得 更糟。2) Prior to the late 18

23、80s, most of us were so busy trying to make a living that we didnt carewhat the Joneses were doing, nor did we know, for that matter. (Para.4)Before the late 1880s, most of us were busy trying to make a living. We didnt care what the Joneses were doing, and we didnt know either.年代末以前， 我們多數(shù)人都在忙于生計(jì)， 既

24、不關(guān)心、 也不知道鄰居們?cè)谧鲂┦裁础?世紀(jì) 80193) And much of that assessment was, and still is, based on a perceived lack of things weretold we should want or have. (Para. 4)And much of that evaluation was, and still is, based on a feeling that we are short of things we ought to have because of the messages from the ma

25、ss media. 從過去直至現(xiàn)今，很大程度上這種認(rèn)識(shí)源自一種缺失感，即感覺上與別人相比，缺少了一些該要或該有的 東西。4) Because ultimately, you decide if youre going to buy into this idea that youre notgoodenough. (Para. 7)Because in the end, you determine whether youre going to accept the notion that youre not good enough.因?yàn)樽罱K是否接受你還不夠好這一想法，由你自己說了算。 5) So

26、 its time to take some pressure off yourself and stop trying to keep up with the Joneses or anyone else for that matter. (Para. 8)So its time to rid yourself of the pressure/free yourself from the pressure and stop trying to keep up with the Joneses. Nor should you try to keep up with anyone else.所以

27、，現(xiàn)在你該卸去你身上的壓力了， 不要再跟鄰居攀比， 也不要跟其他任何人攀比。 6) If you cant put a cap on it, youre chasing the wind.(Para. 9)If you cant put a limit on what you desire, you are undertaking a meaningless task that will lead you nowhere.如果你不能設(shè)定一個(gè)上限，你便是在追風(fēng)。 7) Think of the moments you look back on as your fondest memories.

28、Would you trade thosefor a pile of cash? (Para. 9)Think of the moments you look back on as your warmest memories. Would you exchange them for a pile of cash?想一想回顧起來是最美好的記憶。你愿意拿它們?nèi)Q一堆錢嗎？ Usage Inverted Word Order( 倒裝語序 )Inverted word order is often used in the following cases:1) when a sentence begin

29、s with a negative word, such as “ not ”, “ never”, “ hardly ”, “ seldom”, etc.2) when a sentence begins with an “ only ” expression, such as “only before ”, “only after ”, “only when ” , “only if ” ect.3) when an adverbial of place such as “up the hill ”, “down the valley ”, etc. is put at the begin

30、ning of a sentence.Difficult words and phrases1) strive for: make great efforts to achieve or obtain (sth.) 努力，力求. We strive for perfection but sometimes have to accept something less than perfect. 我們力求完美，但有時(shí)不得不接受不那么完美的事。2) be content with:be satisfied with (sth.), not wishi ng for more 對(duì)滿意；對(duì)感到滿足. B

31、rexit shows that many British are no longer content with the EU as it is. 脫歐公投表明不少英國人對(duì)歐盟現(xiàn)狀頗為不滿。Id be content with a modest income. 有所收入我就滿足了。3) keep up with:move or progress at the same rate (as sb./sth.) 跟上. Wages are failing to keep up with inflation.工資趕不上通貨膨脹啊。 4) derive from:have (sth.) as a sta

32、rting-point, source or origin; come from 源自；源于. Thousands of English words derive from Latin. 有幾千個(gè)英文單詞來自拉丁文。Our ideas of various colors and materials derive from experience. 我們有關(guān)不同色彩、不同材料的想法來自經(jīng)驗(yàn)。5) poke fun at:make fun of 嘲弄，開玩笑. Many late night comedy shows poke fun at politicians.不少深夜脫口秀節(jié)目都拿政客開涮。6

33、) vanish:vi. pass out of sight, especially quickly; disappear消失；突然不見. We ran out after the thief, but he had vanished without a trace. 我們緊追著小偷，可他突然就沒了影蹤。7) episode:n. one of a series of scenes or stories constituting a literary work 片段，插曲. What do you think of the final episode of the TV series that

34、 was aired last night? 你覺得昨晚播放的那個(gè)連續(xù)劇的最后一集怎么樣？It was an episode in his life that hed like to forget. 那是他寧可忘卻的人生插曲。8) core: n . the central and most important part of sth. 核心. A desire for justice is at the core of his arguments.對(duì)正義的渴望是他的核心論點(diǎn)。9) come into being: 形成；產(chǎn)生. A booking contract between a hot

35、el and a guest may come into being in several different ways. 酒店與客人的訂房協(xié)議有幾種不同的達(dá)成方式。We do not know exactly when the universe came into being. 我們并不確定宇宙是什么時(shí)候形成的。10) open up: cause (sth.) to open 展開，打開. The sales manager wants to open up new markets in the Far East. 銷售經(jīng)理想在遠(yuǎn)東開辟新的市場(chǎng)。11) for that matter: a

36、s far as that is concerned 就此而言，在這一問題上. Do not talk like that to your mother, or to anyone else for that matter. 別這么跟你媽說話，跟誰也別這么說話。12) uncertain: a. not completely certain; not known or definite 不確定的；不確知的. Shes uncertain whether to go to New Zealand or not. 她拿不定主意要不要去新西蘭。Torn apart by war, the count

37、ry now faces a very uncertain future. 因戰(zhàn)爭而分裂的這個(gè)國家前景不定。13) perceive: vt. become aware of (sth. or sb.) 感知到，意識(shí)到. New technology is perceived by some people to be a threat to employment. 有人把新技術(shù)視為就業(yè)的威脅。14) out of date: no longer fashionable 過時(shí)的；不再流行的. That radio looks so out of date. 這臺(tái)收音機(jī)真是老古董了。15) vic

38、ious: a. acting or done with evil intentions 惡意的. The police said that this was one of the most vicious attacks theyd ever seen on a helpless victim.警察表示，這是他們所見過的對(duì)無助受害者最惡毒的攻擊。16) guilt: n. a feeling of having done sth. wrong or failed in an obligation 內(nèi)疚，不安. He suffered deep feelings of guilt about/

39、at/for/over exposing his children to danger. 他令孩子們陷入危險(xiǎn)，因而深感內(nèi)疚。Her husbands death left her with an overwhelming sense of guilt. 丈夫之死令她深感內(nèi)疚，難以解脫。17) most of all: to a greater degree than anyone or anything else 尤其是. What I want most of all is to spend more time with my little daughter. 我最希望多陪陪年幼的女兒。18

40、) put it best/well/cleverly.:express (a thought or comment) in a good/clever way極好地 / 很好地 / 巧妙地表述. The professor put it best when he said, “ How you look tells the world how you feel.”教授說得好：你的外表反映了你的內(nèi)心感受。19) attribute sth. to sb./sth.:regard sth. as being caused by 把歸因于；把歸咎于. He liked to attribute h

41、is success to a “l(fā)ucky break ”. 他喜歡把自己的成功歸因于機(jī)遇。Her teachers attributed her learning difficulties to emotional problems.她的老師把她的學(xué)習(xí)困難癥歸咎于情感問題。20) ultimately: ad. in the end; finally 最后；最終. Technological advances could ultimately lead to even more job losses. 技術(shù)的發(fā)展最終將導(dǎo)致更多的失業(yè)。The way you arrange plants i

42、n your garden is ultimately a matter of personal preference. 花園里種些什么終究只是個(gè)人喜好。4. Comprehending Reading 1Teacher calls students attention to the title of the text, asks them to make a guess as to what this article is about.List some items and ask Ss to divide them into necessities and luxuries, accord

43、ing to their understanding. The list may include items such as satellite TV , high -speed internet access, sport utility vehicles, cosmetic surgery, professional quality home gym equipment, hourly paid domestic cleaning and cooking services, second homes, trips abroad, etc. Ask Ss to briefly explain the reasons for their division.Ask Ss to list some factors that drive conspicuou