1、大學英語精讀第三冊教案三單元UnitWhyIeachUnit 3 Why I Teach 1. Warm-up questionsuWould you like to be a teacher? Why or why not?u2) What are the advantages of being a teacher, what are the disadvantages?u3) Do you think teaching is easy? Why?u4) What qualities does a good teacher need?u5) Which teacher do you like

2、 best, why?Words and expressionspalm tree 棕櫚樹Do the rewards of teaching outweigh the trying moments?outweigh:outweigh: v.v. be more important or valuable than sth. else 比重（在重量上）；比重要；比有價值The benefits of this treatment far outweigh any fession: n. 職業；同行業的全體人員I dont know what profession would

3、suit me.He left the teaching profession to set up his own business.Teaching as a profession is very underpaid.Hes a doctor byby profession.convince:convince: v v. . make someone feel certain that sth. is true; persuade sb. to do sth.The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have

4、 his own way.I hope this will convince you toto change your mind.The lawyer tried to convince the jury陪審團 of his clients當事人 innocence.Chinesecompel vtlOnly by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.nMy girlfriend compelled me to meet her mother. Chinesereflection: n.1.映像映像, 倒影倒影 2.反映反映 3

5、.深思深思; 考慮考慮; In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water.The fact that soldiers are on the streets is a reflection of how terrified the government is.On reflection, I decided I had been wrong.build on: base on; use as a base for further developmentAll resear

6、ch builds on work by previous reseachers.Her conclusion is built on a careful analysis of current international affairs.Chinesestimulate: vt. 刺激刺激; 激勵激勵; 鼓勵鼓勵 The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy.Good teachers should ask questions that stimulate students to think.Besid

7、es reading materials, the use of films and multimedia can stimulate students interest in a subject.distributedistribute: v.分發，散布，配銷He distributeddistributed sweets to all the children in the class.At the moment he has to take the job of distributing leaflets傳單 to promote products for a cosmetic comp

8、any.Chineseleave out 遺漏遺漏, 省略省略, 刪去刪去; 未顧及未顧及, 忽略忽略 Ive made a list of names I hope I havent left anyone out.She left out an important detail in her account. switch: 轉變，轉換；開關She started studying English at college, but switched toto Accounting in her second year.Would you please switch the TV off?a

9、light switchCan you flip the switch?analysis: n. 分析The artical provides a detailed analysis of the root causes of the accident.analysis 的復數形式是的復數形式是analyses, 動詞形式為動詞形式為analyse或或analyze與其有相似變化的詞還有：與其有相似變化的詞還有：basisbasescrisis-crisesChinesematter: 事情；問題；重要，要緊事情；問題；重要，要緊whats the matter with your car?C

10、ould I talk to you about a personal matter?Three of our players were ill, and to make matters worse, our main scorer had broken his ankle.I know Charles doesnt think this project is important, but it matters to me.Text Analysis Global analysisStructureDiagram1. Question2 Not easy5-11 Some Rs12-17 Ma

11、jor Rs18-20 Love4 Question3 Not expert21 My growthnot becausebut becuaseQuestionAnswerWhy I Teachthe opportunity to share with his students the happiness of their success6. _the opportunity to teach his students to play their roles in the real world5. _the freedom to be his own boss (the freedom to

12、do things in his own way)3. _the variety (Teaching is a profession built on change.)2. _Directions: Go over the text quickly and find out the reasons why the author teaches.the pace of the academic calendar1. _ the opportunity to keep on learning4. _Scanning Reasons to Teachthe power to help his stu

13、dents grow and changethe love teaching offers, the love of learning, of books and ideas and the love a teacher feels for that rare student who walks into a teachers life and begins to breathethe feeling of remaining young while teaching10. _8. _ the joy of seeing his students grow and change in fron

14、t of his eyes7. _9.Find out the concluding sentence in this part that summarizes the reasons why the author teaches.Directions: Sentence DetectingSo teaching gives me pace, and variety, and challenge, and the opportunity to keep on learning. 1) The two most important reasons why the author teaches a

15、re: 2) The names of his students that offer the reasons why the author teaches. The author helps his students to mould their characters.His students grow and change in front of him.A. _B. _VickyGeorgeJeanneJacquiListing1) _2) _3) _4) _Part onePara. onePara. one1. What is the goal most Americans are

16、taught to aim for in their life?2. Deos the author want the same as most Americans do?3. Why was the authors friend puzzled?4. What does the expression “step up” mean? “Step up” means “promotion”, which can bring him money and power. 所有美國人受的教育是長大成人后應該追求所有美國人受的教育是長大成人后應該追求金錢和權力，而我卻偏偏不要明明是朝這個目金錢和權力，而我

17、卻偏偏不要明明是朝這個目標標“邁進邁進”的工作，他為之大惑不解。的工作，他為之大惑不解。PresidentVice-presidentThe dean of a collegeThe chairman of a departmentSupport staffPara. twopara. 2para. 21. Which profession is most difficult for the author? teacher, mechanic, carpenter or writer? 2. How do you know?I dont teach because teaching is ea

18、sy for I dont teach because teaching is easy for me.me.在形式上允許兩種語義的解釋：在形式上允許兩種語義的解釋：1）I dont teach because teaching is easy for me. (Teaching is easy for me, so I dont teach.)2) I dont teach because teaching is easy for me. ( I teach, but it isnt because teaching is easy for me.)not becausenot becaus

19、e 結構結構notnot一般修飾一般修飾because,because,但也可修飾但也可修飾notnot后面后面的內容。視上下文而定。的內容。視上下文而定。 For examplesFor examples：I dont take fast food because I I dont take fast food because I like it; I have got to save time.like it; I have got to save time. Bob was not here because he lost his Bob was not here because he

20、lost his way.way.Teaching is the most difficultParaphrase I have tried many other ways to make a living. I have worked as a mechanic, a carpenter, a writer, and now I am working as a teacher. Of all these professions, teaching is the most difficult for me.What does the author mean by calling teachin

21、g a red-eye, sweaty-palm, and sinking-stomach profession?1. Teaching is a profession that makes my eyes red for lack of sleep.2. Teaching is a profession that my palms are sweaty because of nervousness.3. Teaching is a profession that my stomach sinks because I often feels so disappointed with my le

22、ctures. What does “stomach” mean here?Here, “stomach” means “spirit, heart”. A persons stomach sinks when he is upset, disappointed.convinced convinced convinced 引導的是過去分詞短語，作伴隨狀引導的是過去分詞短語，作伴隨狀語語。More Examples:The student left the classroom, disappointed at the teachers decision.The mother couldnt ea

23、t or sleep, worried about her sons safety. More practice on P 57.Para. threePara. three1. Does the author think he is knowledgeable? 2. How does he feel when he sees his students take notes in his class? Why?Part (para. 411)1. In this part, how many reasons were given to us about why the author teac

24、hes?2. Find out the concluding sentence in this part that summarizes the reasons. Question + Reasons+ ConclusionParallelismI teach because . I teach because I teachI teach because I like the freedom to make my own mistakes, to learn my own lessons, to stimulate myself and my students.Para. 51. What

25、does the author think of the school calendar? The author likes the academic calendar.2. What does he do in the summer vacation? Reflection, research, writingPara. 6What does the author mean when he says “ teaching is a profession built on change”?Even if I use the same textbook I have used before, I

26、 always teach in a different way as I may have new ideas about the subject.Each year I have new students who are different from the ones I have taught before and therefore I have to change my way of teaching according to meet their needs.Para. 7What does the author mean he says “As As a teacher, Im

27、my own bossa teacher, Im my own boss”?Para. 8lWhat does “bad questions” refer to? It refers to careless questions or simple questions that every student can answer easily without difficulty.2. Translate this sentence into Chinese. 我們這個世界有無窮無盡的正確答案來我們這個世界有無窮無盡的正確答案來對付拙劣的問題。對付拙劣的問題。Para.9 & 10 1.

28、What does the author mean by saying “out of the ivory tower and into the out of the ivory tower and into the real worldreal world”?2. Why did the author and his students do in the ivory tower ivory tower and what did they do in the real world? the real world?Ivory towerIvory Tower是根據圣經圣經舊約雅歌舊約雅歌（the

29、 Old Testament, song of songs）里，睿智富有的以色列睿智富有的以色列王所羅門（王所羅門（Solomon）曾詩歌）曾詩歌1005首，其中首，其中雅雅歌歌都是愛情之歌。在第五首歌中，新郎是都是愛情之歌。在第五首歌中，新郎是這樣贊美新娘的，“Your neck is like an ivory tower.”Institutions like universities and colleges are often referred to as “ivory towers” where professors and their students engage in purs

30、uits that are disconnected from the practical concerns of everyday life .Summary for the first period1. Transferred negative: notnot.because.because2. Parallelism: I teach becauseI teach because3. 連詞省略：I have attempted to earn I have attempted to earn my living: mechanic, carpenter, my living: mecha

31、nic, carpenter, writer.writer.4. Metonymy(4. Metonymy(轉喻轉喻): My students read ): My students read Emerson, Thoreau, and HuxleyEmerson, Thoreau, and Huxley. .5. Metaphor: 5. Metaphor: ivory towerivory towerPart (Paras. 12-17) Please find out some special persons the author has taught. What are the mo

32、st reasons the author gives for choosing teaching as his profession.ListinglThe two most important reasons why the author teaches are:2) The names of his students that offer the reasons why the author teaches. Vicky, George, Jeanne, JacquiA. _B. _His students grow and change in front of him.The auth

33、or helps his students to mould their characters.Language pointsAbout Vickyan occasional nudge occasional: now and then, not regular nudge: suggestions or encouragementI was there when she .Paraphrase: What was really rewarding was to be there whenAbout George who started as an engineering student, t

34、hen switched to EnglishParaphrase who began as an engineering student and then changed his subject to EnglishBecause he decided he liked people better than things. A student of English studies mainly literature, which reflects mans life and thought, while an engineering student focuses on the making

35、 of things.Engineering Chemical Engineers Electrical EngineersEnvironmental engineeringMechanical engineeringAbout Jeannecivil rights lawyercivil rights lawyerIn the U.S. A variety of state and federal civil rights laws have been passed to protect persons against discrimination by individuals and or

36、ganizations, as well as by the government. If a U.S. citizen is denied these rights in any way, he has the right to take the matter to court, and those lawyers who devote all their time to “civil rights” cases are called civil rights lawyers.About Jacquia cleaning woman who knows more by intuition t

37、han most of us learn by analysis.Paraphrase:a cleaning woman whose intuition enables her to make more correct judgments than most of us can do with all that we have learned by analysis. Being a teacher is being present at the creation, when the clay begins to breathe. According to the Bible, man was

38、 created by God out of clay. When God breathed the breath of life into the clay, it became alive and the creation of man was completed. Here the author compares the job of a teacher to the work of God.What can we infer from it? We can infer from this sentence that the author implies that the teacher

39、 helps the student to become a real man or woman. As a teacher, the author says that he also has money and power. Can you explain in detail?Para. 18What is the point of being rich? = What is the use of being rich? point: use; purposePara. 19 I have the power to nudge, to fan sparks, to suggest books

40、, to point out a pathway. to nudge: to give my students a gentle push in the right directionto fan sparks: to arouse their interest and curiosity, to give them spark of good ideasto suggest books: to recommend good booksto point out a pathway: to point out the way to greater achievementsWhat does te

41、aching offer besides money and power?what does “rare student” refer to?Why does the author say “love is the wrong word”?In Para.20, what does “rare student” refer to? “Rare student” refers to that exceptionally good student who becomes part of a teachers life and begins to grow and change in front o

42、f him.Why does the author say “love is the wrong word”? Perhaps the word “love ” is not sufficient to describe what teaching offers.In Para. 21, how do you understand the only sentence in it?When I see that my students are beginning to grow and change in front of me, I from time to time find myself

43、growing and changing with them too, as if new life were being breathed into my body.1. 行政職務行政職務 2. 創辦公司創辦公司3. 熬夜熬夜 4. 校歷校歷5. 憑直覺憑直覺6. 省去省去7. 期末期末8. 提供機會提供機會an administration positionset up a corporationstay upthe academic calendarby intuitionleave outthe end of a semesteroffer an opportunityUseful E

44、xpressions 9. 學術刊物學術刊物10. 記筆記記筆記learned journalstake notes11. 吸取教訓吸取教訓 12. 指點迷津指點迷津13. 激發才智激發才智14. 被迫做被迫做 15. 努力做，努力做， 苦干苦干 16. 謀生謀生17. 寄出，送出寄出，送出 18. 確信確信learn ones lessonspoint out a pathwayfan sparksbe compelled to do labour atearn ones living send offbe sure19. 寫書寫書 20. 喘息，屏息喘息，屏息work on a bookc

45、atch ones breathI dont teach because teaching is easy.: Sentence StructureWhen I leave the classroom, I was convincedthat I was even more boring than usual.I teach not because teaching is easy.I leave the classroom convinced that I was even more boring than usual.I find myself catching my breath wit

46、h them.Find + oneself + ppMany American students apply for governmental loans to pay for their education / tuition.Besides reading materials, the use of films and multimedia can stimulate students interest in a subject.The attorney / lawyer tried to convince the jury of his clients innocence.Asking

47、questions often generates the spark of creativity.: Translation Practice I have sent off my resume to several corporations, but havent yet received a reply. Her conclusion is built/based on a careful analysis of current international affairs. We came to the meeting full of expectations, yet we left

48、very disappointed. At the moment he has to take the job of distributing leaflets to promote products for a cosmetic company.: Translation Practice5678Find the Topic Sentence: Guided Writing見外教社見外教社PPTPPTWhy I chose to attend college A paragraph is made up of a group of sentences about the same topic

49、. The main idea of the paragraph is usually given in the first sentence or last sentence of the paragraph. This sentence is called the topic sentence. I .because.I .not because.I find.Exercise page. 53/54Writing assignment Why I chose to attend college Your decision to go to collegeMain reasons for

50、choosing to go college a. Burning thirst for more knowledgeknowledge and keen interestkeen interest in learning b. OpportunitiesOpportunities a college education may provide for all-round development c. A necessary stepnecessary step to a good good careercareer. Global analysisStructureDiagram1. Que

51、stion2 Not easy5-11 Some Rs12-17 Major Rs18-20 Love4 Question3 Not expert21 My growthnot becausebut becuaseQuestionAnswerWhy I TeachGrammarGrammar Full InversionFull Inversion Partial InversionPartial InversionInversionInversion 1.表示方式或方位的副詞或介詞短語表示方式或方位的副詞或介詞短語here, there, out, in, up, down, away, o

52、n, now, then, in the room, on the wall等置于句等置于句首。首。2.表語提前的句子表語提前的句子形容詞形容詞分詞分詞介詞短語介詞短語such 置于句首置于句首（注：主語須為名詞）（注：主語須為名詞）4. 4. 現在輪到我了。現在輪到我了。4. 4. Now Now comes my es my turn.Examples of Full Inversion:1. 1. InIn came a policeman. came a policeman. 2. 2. OutOut rushed the girl. rushed the girl.3. 3. The

53、reThere lived a poor man. lived a poor man.5. 5. Under the tree Under the tree lay several dogslay several dogs yesterday afternoon.yesterday afternoon.1. In 1. In he he came. came. 2. Out 2. Out she she rushed. rushed.2 2. . 那個女孩沖了出去。那個女孩沖了出去。1. only修飾副詞、介詞短語或狀語從句，修飾副詞、介詞短語或狀語從句，且放在句首時。且放在句首時。2. 否定

54、副詞：否定副詞：never, seldom, hardly, little, rarely, not, nowhere, by no means, at no time 等放于句首時。等放于句首時。（注：（注：only 修飾其他結構時，不倒裝）修飾其他結構時，不倒裝）3. 六個重要的固定句型：六個重要的固定句型： so/neither/norbe/have/助動詞助動詞/情態動情態動 詞詞 +主語，表主語，表“也（不）也（不）”時時（注：（注：so表表“是的，確實是的，確實”時，不倒裝。時，不倒裝。) 省略省略if的虛擬條件句的虛擬條件句 (were, had, should) 去去if倒裝倒

55、裝 as /though引導的讓步狀語從句引導的讓步狀語從句 3. 六個重要的固定句型：六個重要的固定句型： not until “直到直到才才” 放在句首放在句首 時時（注：前不倒后倒）（注：前不倒后倒） neither nor （注：前后都倒）（注：前后都倒） hardly when no sooner than not only but also ; soadj./adv. that（注：前倒后不倒）（注：前倒后不倒）1.There be 句型句型2.疑問句，感嘆句疑問句，感嘆句3.直接引語放于句首時直接引語放于句首時4.表祝福的倒裝表祝福的倒裝5.often, in no time,

56、many a time 等位于句首時等位于句首時4. 4. 街道的兩邊都是鮮花和樹。街道的兩邊都是鮮花和樹。3. 3. 大廳的前排坐著一個大廳的前排坐著一個2020多歲的漂亮多歲的漂亮 女孩。女孩。1. 1. 格林先生出席了會議。格林先生出席了會議。1. 1. Present at the meeting was Mr.Green.Present at the meeting was Mr.Green.Examples of Full Inversion:4. 4. On both sides of the street are flowers and trees.On both sides

57、of the street are flowers and trees.2. 2. Hanging on the wall is my raincoat. Hanging on the wall is my raincoat.5. 5. SuchSuch was his wish. was his wish.3. Seated in the front of the hall is a pretty girl in her 3. Seated in the front of the hall is a pretty girl in her twenties.twenties.5. 5. Only was he worthy of the honor Only was he worthy of the honor given.given.4. Only was his brother right.4. Only was his