西安建筑科技大学：《大学英语》课程教学资源（现代大学英语，教案，第一册）现代大学英语B1-U11 The Midnight Visitor

Unit 11 The midnight visitor 教学目的:以课文内容为纲,关键语汇为点带领学生了解文化背景知识,认识 课文逻辑顺序和结构安排; 通过讨论精彩段落写作的要素和手段,帮助学生掌握描写该种情形 的技巧,并能够进行相似主题的短文欣赏和写作 教学重点:识别关键语汇(形容词、名词和短语)以分析文章的逻辑结构及其 效果 教学内容:以形象的方式结合课文内容发展顺序,带领学生理解课文 启发学生寻找关键语汇,总结全文整体的逻辑结构和各个部分的行 文安排以及由此达到的效果 教学方法:结合实际吸收多种教学法(讲授、问答、讨论、模仿、练习) 的优点。 Unit 11 The midnight visitor By robert arthur Warming-up Discussion 1. In contrast to 007, what is the image of the secret agent called ausable in The Midnight Visitor 2. Being a secret agent so far away from the commonly accepted image, what is it that makes Ausable so uncommon Text Analysis I. Text Glimpse 1. What was Fowler's first impression of Ausable 2. How did Fowler get his first thrilling experience of the day? 3. How did Ausable deal with the situation? 4. How did Ausable finally outwit Max? General Analysis Questions: How many parts can this text be divided into? Structure of the text Part 1(para. 1-5)about: Who ausable is why Fowler wants to see him Part 2(para. 6-16)about: The unexpected visit of Ausable's adver Part 3(para. 17-26)about: How Ausable outwits Max and makes him jump on the Balcony III Detailed analysis 1. Making character sketches: physical appearance; how the person acts, talk thinks and deals with person 2. Activities: 1)Retelling the text in your own words

1 Unit 11 The Midnight Visitor 教学目的 ：以课文内容为纲，关键语汇为点带领学生了解文化背景知识，认识 课文逻辑顺序和结构安排； 通过讨论精彩段落写作的要素和手段，帮助学生掌握描写该种情形 的技巧，并能够进行相似主题的短文欣赏和写作。 教学重点： 识别关键语汇（形容词、名词和短语）以分析文章的逻辑结构及其 效果； 教学内容： 以形象的方式结合课文内容发展顺序，带领学生理解课文； 启发学生寻找关键语汇，总结全文整体的逻辑结构和各个部分的行 文安排以及由此达到的效果。 教学方法： 结合实际吸收多种教学法（讲授、问答、讨论、模仿、练习） 的优点。 Unit 11 The Midnight Visitor By Robert Arthur Warming-up Discussion 1. In contrast to 007, what is the image of the secret agent called Ausable in The Midnight Visitor? Try to describe him, please. 2. Being a secret agent so far away from the commonly accepted image, what is it that makes Ausable so uncommon? Text Analysis I. Text Glimpse Questions: 1.What was Fowler’s first impression of Ausable? 2. How did Fowler get his first thrilling experience of the day? 3. How did Ausable deal with the situation? 4. How did Ausable finally outwit Max? II. General Analysis Questions: How many parts can this text be divided into? Structure of the text Part 1 (para. 1- 5 ) about: Who Ausable is & why Fowler wants to see him Part 2 (para. 6-16 ) about: The unexpected visit of Ausable’s adversary Max Part 3 (para. 17-26) about: How Ausable outwits Max and makes him jump on the “balcony” III. Detailed Analysis 1. Making character sketches: physical appearance; how the person acts, talks, thinks and deals with person. 2. Activities: 1) Retelling the text in your own words

2) Find words and phrases that can sum up our impressions of ausable nguage understanding 1. figure: 1). symbol for a number He has an annual income of six figures 2)diagram The blackboard is covered with geometrical figures like squares and triangles 3). human form: I saw a figure approaching in the darkness ow on a d iet to keep her fi 4).person, esp person of influence a great historical figure 5)figure.. out: calculate; think about until one understands Can you figure out the total number? cant figure him out She is too sensible to take/run a risk when driving We'll take/run the risk of being late He was determined to get there even at the risk of his life v risk+ n risk+-ing To save that traveler, they had to risk getting caught in the storm 3. start n [c] sudden movement of surprise, fear etc He sat up with a start The news gave him a start startle vt. give a shock or surprise to She was startled to see that man so pale What startling news it was that the build ing caught fil This book deals with questions concerning China's diplomatic policies synonyms regarding with reference to comman ). order The officer commanded his men to fire The officer commanded that his men(should) fire 2) control; hold back command oneself /one's temper He said in a command ing tone He is now in a command ing position 6. blink: vt vi. shut and open the eyes quickly blink one's eyes blink away one's tears blink the fact that..(fig )refuse to consider, ignore There is no deny ing the fact 7. gaze stare glance glimpse gaze(at):尤指以赞赏、愉快、好奇或饶有兴趣的神态长时间地盯着看,常常达 到出神的地步 stare(at)尤指吃惊、恐惧、愤怒或无礼地瞪大眼睛目不转睛地看 glance:“看一眼”“扫视”,强调匆忙快速的动作过程;

2 2) Find words and phrases that can sum up our impressions of Ausable. Language understanding 1. figure: 1). symbol for a number He has an annual income of six figures. 2). diagram The blackboard is covered with geometrical figures like squares and triangles. 3). human form: I saw a figure approaching in the darkness. She is now on a diet to keep her figure. 4). person , esp. person of influence a great historical figure 5) figure… out: calculate; think about until one understands Can you figure out the total number? I can’t figure him out. 2. risk: She is too sensible to take/run a risk when driving. We’ll take /run the risk of being late. He was determined to get there even at the risk of his life. v. risk+ n. risk+-ing To save that traveler, they had to risk getting caught in the storm. 3. start n.[c] sudden movement of surprise, fear etc. He sat up with a start. The news gave him a start. startle vt. give a shock or surprise to She was startled to see that man so pale. What startling news it was that the building caught fire! 4. concerning: prep. This book deals with questions concerning China’s diplomatic policies. synonyms regarding with reference to with respect to 5. command: 1). order The officer commanded his men to fire. The officer commanded that his men (should) fire. 2). control; hold back command oneself / one’s temper commanding adj. He said in a commanding tone. He is now in a commanding position. 6. blink: vt & vi. shut and open the eyes quickly blink one’s eyes blink away one’s tears blink the fact that… (fig) refuse to consider; ignore There is no denying the fact… 7. gaze stare glance glimpse gaze (at): 尤指以赞赏、愉快、好奇或饶有兴趣的神态长时间地盯着看，常常达 到出神的地步； stare (at): 尤指吃惊、恐惧、愤怒或无礼地瞪大眼睛目不转睛地看； glance: “看一眼” “扫视”，强调匆忙快速的动作过程；

glimpse:“瞥见”,强调动作的偶然性和所见到事物的不充分、不全面 We stood there, gazing at the beautiful scenery They stared at her clothes in amazement He stared at her straight in the eye She glanced at her watch He glanced through the report He caught a glimpse of the Town Hall clock as he drove past to glance at to stare at to gaze at 1. Miss zhou the memo and said my appointment with the president was at 4: 00 p.m 2. He just her. He simply could not recall where he had met her 3.I the envelope and immediately recognized my mothers hand writing 4. My father would sometimes sit at his desk the photo of my grand parents with tears in his eyes 5. Why are yo me like this? What have i done wrong? 6. We call it the Moon Festival because on the night of that day, people will go outside and the moon Word formation 1)compound nouns n+ n doorbell seaside ntV heartbeat headache tn shorthand ng gerui n eping-Dag breakthrough dropout n+prep +n. Sister-in-law mothe er-In-law v+pron tadv. forget-me-not touch-me-not 2)compound adjectives n.+-ed thunder-struck sun-tanned n.t-ing peace-loving fault-finding meat-eating English-speaking adj.+-ed open-minded hot-tempered quick-witted cool-headed adv +-ing hardworking everlasting well-behaved new-buil 3)compound adjectives formed from phrases They kept a round-the-clock watch on the house The police made an on-the-spot inspection Jack is of the look-before-you leap sort He told the whole story in a matter-of-fact tone I'll cherish those never-to-be-forgotten days ou will see a paper. come to me in the next-last-step of its journey into official hand Group discussion

3 glimpse:“瞥见”，强调动作的偶然性和所见到事物的不充分、不全面。 examples: We stood there, gazing at the beautiful scenery. They stared at her clothes in amazement. He stared at her straight in the eye. She glanced at her watch. He glanced through the report. He caught a glimpse of the Town Hall clock as he drove past. to glance at to stare at to gaze at 1. Miss Zhou __________ the memo and said my appointment with the president was at 4:00 p.m. 2. He just __________ her. He simply could not recall where he had met her. 3. I __________ the envelope and immediately recognized my mother’s handwriting. 4. My father would sometimes sit at his desk, __________ the photo of my grandparents with tears in his eyes. 5. Why are you __________ me like this? What have I done wrong? 6. We call it the Moon Festival because on the night of that day, people will go outside and __________ the moon. Word Formation 1) compound nouns n.+ n. doorbell seaside n.+v. heartbeat headache adj. + n. greenhouse shorthand n.+ gerund daydreaming sun-bathing gerund + n. frying-pan sleeping-bag v. +adv. breakthrough dropout adv.+ v. income outbreak n.+prep.+n. sister-in-law mother-in-law v.+pron.+adv. forget-me-not touch-me-not 2)compound adjectives n..+ -ed thunder-struck sun-tanned n.+ -ing peace-loving fault-finding meat-eating English-speaking n.+ adj. seasick taxfree knee-deep nation-wide adj.+ -ed open-minded hot-tempered quick-witted cool-headed adv.+-ing hardworking everlasting well-behaved new-buil 3)compound adjectives formed from phrases : They kept a round-the-clock watch on the house. The police made an on-the-spot inspection Jack is of the look-before-you-leap sort. He told the whole story in a matter-of-fact tone. I’ll cherish those never-to-be-forgotten days. you will see a paper…come to me in the next-last-step of its journey into official hands. Group discussion

Try to turn the passage into a little play and act it out Assignment More work on the text (See exercises from P273 to P278) Paraphrase the following sentences 1.(para. 1)It was a small room on the sixth floor, and hardly a setting fora romantic figure 2... it was not the kind of place suitable for a romantic person like a secret agent 3.(para. 5) Before long you will see a paper, . come to me in the next-to-last step of its journey into official hands 4.... Soon you will see a document/a report come to me and then I'll place it in the hands of the proper authorities. By that time I will have fulfilled my task Grammar Exercises 1. In Australia, the Asians make their influence in business large and small B feel C felt 2. His remarks left me about his real purpose A. wondered B. wonder C to wonder D wondering 3. You will see this product wherever you go A to be advertised B advertised C. advertise D advertising 4. The manager promised to keep me of how business was going on a to be informed B on informing C D informing 5. To the north of the village a small island A. lain B. lie C. was there D. there lays 6 at full speed A. Away the car went B. Away did the car go C Away was the car going D. Away went the car 7. You him so closely; you should have kept your distance A. shouldn't follow B. mustnt follow C. couldn't have been following D shouldnt have been following 8.When we reached the pier, the ferry had not arrived, so we A needn t have hurried B needed not worry C. didnt need to hurry D. need not to have worried 9. The millions of calculations involved had they been done by hand all practical value by the time they were finished A had lost B would lose C. would have lost D. should have lost 10. I wish I longer this morning, but I had to get up and come to class A could have slept B slept C. might have slept ave s Written work Imagine yourself to be the writer and retell what happened after you and ausable entered his room in no more than 100 words

4 Try to turn the passage into a little play and act it out. Assignment More Work on the Text (See exercises from P273 to P278) Paraphrase the following sentences: 1. (para. 1) It was a small room on the sixth floor, and hardly a setting for a romantic figure. 2. …it was not the kind of place suitable for a romantic person like a secret agent. 3.(para. 5) Before long you will see a paper, … come to me in the next-to-last step of its journey into official hands. 4. …Soon you will see a document/a report come to me and then I’ll place it in the hands of the proper authorities. By that time I will have fulfilled my task. Grammar Exercises 1. In Australia, the Asians make their influence ___ in business large and small. A. feeling B. feel C. felt D. to be felt 2. His remarks left me ___ about his real purpose. A. wondered B. wonder C. to wonder D. wondering 3. You will see this product ___ wherever you go. A. to be advertised B. advertised C. advertise D. advertising 4. The manager promised to keep me ___ of how business was going on. A. to be informed B. on informing C. informed D. informing 5. To the north of the village ____ a small island. A. lain B. lies C. was there D. there lays 6. ____ at full speed. A. Away the car went B. Away did the car go C. Away was the car going D. Away went the car 7. You ___ him so closely; you should have kept your distance. A. shouldn’t follow B. mustn’t follow C. couldn’t have been following D. shouldn’t have been following 8.When we reached the pier, the ferry had not arrived, so we ___. A. needn’t have hurried B. needed not worry C. didn’t need to hurry D. need not to have worried 9. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, ___ all practical value by the time they were finished. A. had lost B. would lose C. would have lost D. should have lost 10. I wish I ___ longer this morning, but I had to get up and come to class. A. could have slept B. slept C. might have slept D. have slept Written Work Imagine yourself to be the writer and retell what happened after you and Ausable entered his room in no more than 100 words