Unit8InMyDay學(xué)習(xí)資料匯總

1、*Unit 8 In my Day一、授課時(shí)間：第14周3次課，15周2次課二.授課類型： 理論課8學(xué)時(shí)、實(shí)踐課2學(xué)時(shí)三.授課題目：In my Day四.授課時(shí)數(shù)：10五.教學(xué)目的和要求：To know about the aging prolems; to realize the generation gap and try our best to bridge the gap; to care more for our parents;六.教學(xué)重點(diǎn)和難點(diǎn)：1)背景知識(shí)的傳授：Russel Baker, Great Depression2)文章的體裁分析3)語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)的理解：Word and p

2、hrases: tumble down, argue sb back to reality, amount to; be guilty of Grammar Focus: absolute construction 4)寫作技巧分析七.教學(xué)基本內(nèi)容和綱要Part One Warm - up1 .questions:When do people attain old age?(2)What changes would occur to the elderly?(3)Why do the aged like to talk about their past lives?(4)What are yo

3、ur thoughts on age and aging?Typically, the beginnings of change in the five senses are as follows:Hearing the mid 40Vision 甘e mid 50 sTouchthe mid 50Taste the late 50 Smies the mid 70 s2 .Generation gap refers to the difference in ideas, feelings and interests between older and younger people, whic

4、h often causes misunderstanding. In the U.S.A, Never trust anyone over thirty had even been a very common belief among young people.How to bridge it ? mutual understanding and love3 . The Image of the Mother4 Years of Age My Mommy can do anything!8 Years of Age My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot12 Year

5、s of AgeMy Mot her doesn t really know quite everything.14 Years of Age Naturally, Mother doesn t know that, either.16 Years of Age Mother? She s hopelesslyfoisihioned.18 Years of AgeThat old woman? She s way out of date!25 Years of AgeWell, she might know a little bit about it.35 Years of Age Befor

6、e we decide, let s get Mom s opinion.45 Years of AgeWonder what Mom would have thought about it?65 Years of AgeWish I could talk it over with Mom!4. Tell us a story about your parents that touches your heart and is rooted deeply in your memory.Part Two Background Information1. Author: Russell BakerB

7、orn in Virginia in 1925In charge of The Observer column for the New York Times from 1962 to 1998.Won his first Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for distinguished commentary as a columnistReceived his second Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for his autobiography Growing upRegarded as one of Americas leading wordsmiths a

8、nd humorists2. Russell Baker s main worksGrowing upRussell Baker s book of American HumorFear and Loathi ng in George W. Bushs WashingtonPoor Russell Almanac(The text is extracted from the first chapter of Growing Up.)3. Russell Baker s memorowing upThis book traces his youth in the mountains of rur

9、al Virginia. When Baker was only five, his father died. His mother, strong-willed and matriarchal, never looked back. These were depression years, and Mrs. Baker moved her family to Baltimore. Bakers mother was determined her children would succeed, and her unfailing faith in the talents of her youn

10、g son was not misplaced. He did everything from delivering papers to hustling subscriptions for the Saturday Evening Post . As is often the case, early hardships make the man.4. Popularity of the book - reviews from the book reviewers and readers? This is a wondrous book, funny, sad, and strong as f

11、unny and touching as Mark Twains.-Mary Lee Settle of the Los Angeles Times Book Review? This is an iconic and magical piece of literature, a story of courage and love, of the bonds of family in spite of tension and disagreement.One reader? Growing Up is carefully crafted by this experienced writer.

12、The many characters come to vivid life with all their virtues and foibles(小缺點(diǎn)),and Bakers narrative flows smoothly from beginning to end.One reader5. Quotations of the authorThe worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.In an age when the fashion is to be

13、in love with yourself, confessing to be in love with somebody else is an admission of unfaithfulness to ones beloved.An educated person is one who has learned that information almost always turns out to be at best incomplete and very often false, misleading, fictitious, mendacious just dead wrong.6.

14、 The Great Depression(The Great Depression is what we refer to the global economic recession between 1929 to1933 ,which ,especially in the US, is usually identified with the stock market crash of 1929.during that time ,some towns in the U. S. , Canada and Germany even introduced their own scrip duri

15、ng the Great Depression. and the societies are full of sorrows.)-*One of the most critical economic periods in the United States history was the Great Depression. A majority of the U.S. citizens did not know much about the Depression. The only information that they knew was what they read from textb

16、ooks. Many citizens never really had to face the hardship like others were forced to face. Growing Up by Russell Baker is an autobiography on the problems he and his family endured during this era.Causes of the Great Depression:Speculation in the 1920s caused many people to buy stocks with loaned mo

17、ney. The stock market boom was very unsteady, because it was based on borrowed money and false optimism.Politicians believed that business was the key business of America. Thus, the government took no action against unwise investing.Stock Market crash on October 24, 1929 (black Thursday)Misery and p

18、ersonal sufferings were widespread.Living conditions changed when multiple families crowded into small houses or apartments.Unemployment rate was very high.Thousands went hungry.Children suffered long term effects from a poor diet and inadequate medical care.Women continued to doing women s work suc

19、h as nursing, and even if they were able to get an industry job which seldom hired women, they usually were paid less than men.Part Three Text Appreciation1. Theme of the storyIt is the responsibility of both parents and children to bridge the generation gap. On the one hand, young people should hav

20、e more interest and respect of what their parents stand for. On the other hand, old people should show understanding to young people s great interest in the future.2. Structure of the textPart 1 (1-45) about: Understanding of a mother from a son s point of viewPart 2 (.46-53 ) about: Understanding o

21、f children from a father s point of viewPart 3 (54-55 ) about: Meeting of the two views3. Text Analysis(1) What was the character of the mother when she was young?(Scan the text and list out the related information.)straight- forwardI tell people exactly what s on my mind,strong-willedShe was a form

22、idable woman, determined to speak her mind, determined to have her way,energeticShe had hurled herself at life with an energy that made her seem always on the run.never defeated by lifelife was combat, and victory was not tothe lazy, the timed, the drugstore cowboy,(2) Question: What values do you t

23、hink were reflected in the mother s way of life when she wasyoung?The mother was always on the run and working hard because she believed that hard working is the necessary part of one s life. Life was a struggle, a fight, a battle for survival, for salvation, and for the glory of God. Only by hard w

24、orking can one be successful in the end. Those who were lazy, timid, loitering and afraid to tell others the true feelings were losers of the life.(3) How did the author react to his mother s senility from a son s point of view? at the beginning等 I could not accept the inevitable.My impulse was to a

25、rgue her back to reality.later弗 I soon stopped trying to argue her back to what I considered thereal world.(I) tried to travel along with her on those fantastic journeys into the past.(4) Question: What made the author change his reaction to his mother s senility?At the beginning, he tried to argue

26、his mother back to reality from his point of view because he believed that his mother being a normal person would be better for her and her family. But later when he began to look at it from his mother s point of viewhe understood his mother was much happier when she could travel back to her childho

27、od when she was loved and needed. So he would like to travel along with her into her past and understood his mother more. How did the author understand the relationship w ith his children from a father s point of view? 士 I had developed the habit of lecturing them on the harshness ofin the pastlife

28、in my day.曲 I tried to break the habit, but must have failed.now= Between us there was a dispute about time.(6) Question: What does the author mean by“a dispute about time ” ? (53)It is one of the reasons why there is generation gap between parents and children. The parents always like to talk about

29、 their past to the children because that was once theirf anfuture they distruggled for. But for the children, they are indifferent to the parents future be cause it is past for them. They are now dreaming for their future. This is the dispute of time.Further questions on appreciationW What happened

30、to the author s mother at the age of 80? What became of her after herlafall?-1- What exactly is the problem with his mother?W What kind of a woman was the author s mother when she was young?4Was she happy when she was young? Is she happy now? Whatare her main complaints?4Does the author feel that he

31、 has been a good son?WWhat do you think he is trying to say when he hopes that he canstep into his mother stmachine?How does the author understand the generation gap? What shis advice to the younger generation?4. Writing DevicesParallelism and RepetitionShe ran after chickens, raShwhen she made the

32、beds, ran when she set the table.ran-. (sheRepetition: ran ranranran Parallelism : She ran when she - ran when she Repetition is a major rhetorical strategy for producing emphasis, clarity, amplification, or emotional effect.Parallelism: more examples-*1. Words and phrases2. clauses3. Lists after a

33、colonRepetition: more examples? Would you please please please please please please please stop talking. (Ernest Hemingway, Hills Like Whites Elephants )? It s like a windfall, like a godsend, like an unexpected piece of luck.Part Four Language Study1. bendv. a. to lean forwards and downwardsb. to b

34、ecome curvedc. to apply the mind closely Expressions:bend sb. s earnd your mind/thoughts to sth./bend before/be bent on2. bore n. a. sb. who talks too much about things that are not very interestingb. a boring or annoying activity or situationv. a. to make sb. feel impatientb. to make a deep hole in

35、 sth. hard3. burdenv. to create a problem or serious responsibility for sb.4. dismiss v.a. to force sb. to leave their jobb.to refuse to accept that sth. might be true or importantc. to officially tell people they can leave a placed. to put out of court without further hearing5. fierce a.a. involvin

36、g very strong feelings such as determination, anger or hateb. (of weather) strong and severec. very difficult or unpleasant6. flagv. a. to become tired or weak, or begin to lack enthusiasmb. to mark sth. so that you will be able to find it again flagging: a. becoming weaker, more tired, or less enth

37、usiastic 7. formidablea. very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with8. hoverv. a. to remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the airb. to remain or linger in or near a placec. to be in a state that may change at any time9. presidev.

38、to be in charge of an official meeting or other event10. radianta. a. sb. who is radiant looks extremely happyb. very bright11. stirv. a. to move food around in a dish using a spoon or other objectsb. to make sb. feel upset, or enthusiasticc. to move or be moved slightly by wind.12. transparenta. a.

39、 clear or thin enough for you to see things throughb. easily seen through or detected; obviousc. not trying to keep anything secret13. vein n.a. one of the tubes in your body that carry blood to your heartb. a layer of a metal or other substance inside the earthc. a particular mood, style or substan

40、ced. a supply or amount of a particular thing14. wearn. a. damage or changes that affect sth. when it has been used a lotb. fatigue, exhaustionc. clothes that are suitable for a particular activity or group of people3.1. . blood and bone your own flesh and blood16. mend one s waysto improve one s be

41、havior after you have been behaving badly for a long time mend fences: to try to become friends again with sb. you have argued with 17. on one s mindto keep thinking about and worrying about sth.18. on the runa. while you are busy or hurryingb. trying to hide or escape from sb., especially the polic

42、ec. in a weak position in an argument or competition19. pep talka talk during which sb. encourages you to do sth. better or to work harder pep up: to make sb. or sth. more active and lively 20. silver lininga hopeful or comforting prospect in themidst of difficulty21. way outa. far from other places or buildingn. a way of dealing with a problemWord