新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)教案unit

黃石理工學(xué)院外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)院Unit7TheChaserTeachingPointsBytheendofthisunit,studentsaresupposedto

grasptheauthor’spurposeofwritingandmakeclearthestructureofthewholepassagethroughanintensivereadingofText1Thechaser.

comprehendthetopicsentencesinText1thoroughlyandbeabletoparaphrasethem.

getalistofnewwordsandstructuresandusethemfreelyinconversationandwriting.

I.

Topicsfordiscussion

Doyoubelievelovecanbefostered?Howcanyoulureoneintolovewithyou?

Whatislikelytohappenwhenacouplenolongerloveeachother?

II.

AnintegratedAnalysisofText1KnowledgeandWisdom.

Highlights

Thetextoneisastorytellsayoungmenwhofallinloveone-sidedlyareseldomrichenoughtowinyounglady’sheart.Hewenttoanoldmantobuylovepotionforthegirlhefancies.Theconversationbetweentheyoungmanandtheoldmanindicatesseriousphilosophy.Oneofthemorallessonsthistextcontainsisanythingprecious,loveincluded,ismostlikelytohaveanend.Apersoncaneasilyfallinloveandgetmarried,butwhatawaithimorhercouldbeendlessremorse,andawishthatitmightendassoonaspossible.Sooneshouldbewiseandkeeptheireyesopenwhentheyareinlovethoughloveissaidtobeblind.

StructuralanalysisofthetextandlanguagepointsThepassagecanbedividedintothreeparts.PartOne:(Paragraphs1)thefirstparagraphdescribesatimid,skepticalandhesitantcharacter,AlanAusten.

PartTwo:(Paragraphs2-12)Theoldistryingtosellhismixture.Paragraph2indicatestheyoungmanAlanisverynervousandtimid.Paragraph3fromthegreetingoftheoldman,itindicatestheoldmanisexpectingAlan’sarrival.Thefollowingparagraphsimpliestheexperiencedoldmanhadencounteredmanyyoungmenwhohadbeeninthegripofromanticdesirebefore,butwhoeventuallygottriedofthepossessivelovetheyhadexperienced.HeknewforsurethatAusten’spossessivelovewouldn’tlastlong.Itwouldeventuallyboreandangerhim.Heexpectedthatwhenhisenthusiasticpassionchangedintohatred.Austenwouldcometohimagain,becausehehadalreadyseenthosedisillusionedcustomersreturntobuythe“chaser”sothattheycouldbefreefromthewomenforwhomtheyhadpreviouslyboughtthelovepotion.

PartThree:(Paragraphs13-45)thispartismainlydevelopedthroughthedialoguebetweentheoldmanandAlanAusten.Austengottoknowaboutthelovepotionandintheendboughtit.ForAusten,lovemeansentirelypassionforlover.ThesurprisingendingsuggeststhatthewiseoldmanhadagoodunderstandingofmenlikeAusten:Theywerefilledwithillusionsaboutlovebutonceinthepossessionofthislove,theyweremostlikelytobetormentedtosuchadegreethattheywouldliketobuythelife-cleaner.Thecynicaltoneoftheoldmangiveswhathesaidadoublemeaning.III.

Languagepoints

Peer:tolookverycarefullyorwithdifficulty,especiallyasifnotabletoseeclearlyE.g.Shepeeredovermyshoulderatthecomputerscreenandaskedaboutthefigures.Peep:tolookatsomethingquicklyandsecretly,especiallythroughaholeorothersmallopeningsE.g.Nowandthenshepeepedtoseeifhewasnoticingher.

Makesomebody’sacquaintance:tomeetsomebodyforthefirsttimeE.g.Hemadeheracquaintanceatadance.

Imperceptible:thatcannotbenoticedorfeltbecausesosmall,slightorgradualE.g.animperceptiblechangesintemperatureMartha’shesitationwasalmostimperceptible.

Apprehensively:fullofanxietyaboutthefutureE.g.Theylookedateachotherapprehensively.Studentsarewaitingwithapprehensionfortheirfinalexaminationresults.

Oblige:(1)todosomebodyafavor;tofulfillthewishesofE.g.Sheaskedhimtolendherhiscar,andhewillinglyobliged(her).(2)tomakeitnecessaryforsomebodytodosomethingE.g.Theheavysnowobligedmetoabandonthecarandcontinuedonfoot.

Rapture:greatjoyanddelightE.g.Theystaredwithraptureatthenewoperahouse.

Overwhelm:(1)togivesomebodyaparticularfeelingverystronglyE.g.Thefamilyofthevictimwasoverwhelmedby/withgrief.Theneedtotalktosomeone,anyone,overwhelmedme.(2)

tomakepowerlessbyusingforceE.g.Governmenttroopsoverwhelmedtherebels.Overwhelming:verylargeorverygreatE.g.Theoverwhelmingmajorityofsmallbusinesswentbrokewithinthefirsttwelvemonths.

Fervently:withdeepsincerefeelingsE.g.Itisacauseforwhichwehavecampaignedferventlythesepastfouryears.Weferventlybelieveinthepeacefulreunificationofthemotherland.Fervent:aferventdesiretowin

Bebetteroff:tohavemorethanoneusedtohaveormostotherpeopleE.g.Mr.Cooperwasmuchbetteroffwhenhegotpromoted,andevencouldaffordforeigntravel.Bebetteroffdoing/todosomething:tobewisertodosomethingspecifiedIfyou’vegotheavybagsyouarebetterofftaking/totakeataxi.Bebetteroffwithsomebody/somethingtobehappierormoreateasewithsomebody/somethingE.g.You’dbetteroffwithherasaroommate.Questionsforconsideration1.

Whatisthetextconcernedwith?2.

Whatisthemessageofthetext?

MainideasofText2LoveIsaFallacyThestorydescribesaherotriedallmeanstoinstructagirlonhowtobecomeasmarterpersonandhesuggestedakindofintimaterelationshipbetweenthem.But