《高级英语》课程授课教案（第六册）Unit 2 A Class Act Florence Cartlidge

Unit 2 A Class Act Florence Cartlidge I.Teaching Aims: 1.To get the students know the style of an exposition. 2.To have the students understand the satirical words and sentences used in the essay. 3.To get students grasp the key words and sentences structures. II.Teaching Importance and Difficulties: 1.Understand the author's main purpose of writing the essay. 2.Know the writing strategies of the text. 3.Grasp the key language points in the text. III.Teaching periods:6 periods IV.Teaching steps: 1.Warm-up Questions: 1)Share you high school experience with the class 2)Tell the story of a teacher who impressed you with his or her kindness 2.Information related to the text: The whole text can be divided into 5 parts,with a subtopic for each. The first part is about the author's family and their life during the war;the second part describes the author's experience of humiliation in the school;the third part gives an account of how her excitement about a free photographic portrait sitting triggers her anticipation of the oncoming torment in the school;the fourth part describes what actually happened later,which was a turning point in the author's life-instead of being humiliated,she was warmly praised and encouraged by a sympathetic teacher;the last part describes the immediate impact of a "warm sentence"by the teacher and its everlasting influence on the author. 3.Detailed Study of the Text: Analysis Part I (Para.1-3): These three paragraphs give a brief description of the hard conditions during WWIl,and how the author's parents manage to support the family and what they do for their children. Language points 1.time were tough,money was short,anxiety was rife and the pawnshop was familiar destination for many familiar,including mine. Life was hard.Everyone was short of money.They were caught up in endless worries.Many families often went to the pawnshop to pawn the things they had for a little money and the family was no exception. 2.Yet I could not have asked for more enterprising and optimistic parents. However:I had the most adaptable and optimistic parents in the world 3.While Mom had scrimped and saved to obtain most of the gear,I still didn't have the prescribed blue blazer and hat band. Though Mom had tried to spend as little money as possible in order to buy some the clothes required by the school,she still couldn't afford the blue blazer and hat band. 4.meticulous adj.Extremely careful and precise;Extremely or excessively concerned with details. meticulous,careful,painstaking,scrupulous,fastidious,punctilious These adjectives mean showing or marked by attentiveness to all aspects or details. 5.knife-edge n Asharp cutting edge.A sharp,narrow edge or border: Saying lines that teeter on the knife-edge between literature and lunacy

Unit 2 A Class Act Florence Cartlidge I. Teaching Aims: 1. To get the students know the style of an exposition. 2. To have the students understand the satirical words and sentences used in the essay. 3. To get students grasp the key words and sentences structures. II. Teaching Importance and Difficulties: 1. Understand the author’s main purpose of writing the essay. 2. Know the writing strategies of the text. 3. Grasp the key language points in the text. III. Teaching periods: 6 periods IV. Teaching steps: 1. Warm-up Questions: 1) Share you high school experience with the class 2) Tell the story of a teacher who impressed you with his or her kindness 2. Information related to the text: The whole text can be divided into 5 parts, with a subtopic for each. The first part is about the author’s family and their life during the war; the second part describes the author’s experience of humiliation in the school; the third part gives an account of how her excitement about a free photographic portrait sitting triggers her anticipation of the oncoming torment in the school; the fourth part describes what actually happened later, which was a turning point in the author’s life—instead of being humiliated, she was warmly praised and encouraged by a sympathetic teacher; the last part describes the immediate impact of a “warm sentence” by the teacher and its everlasting influence on the author. 3. Detailed Study of the Text: Analysis Part I (Para. 1-3): These three paragraphs give a brief description of the hard conditions during WWII, and how the author’s parents manage to support the family and what they do for their children. Language points 1. . time were tough, money was short , anxiety was rife and the pawnshop was familiar destination for many familiar, including mine. Life was hard. Everyone was short of money. They were caught up in endless worries. Many families often went to the pawnshop to pawn the things they had for a little money, and the family was no exception. 2. Yet I could not have asked for more enterprising and optimistic parents. However, I had the most adaptable and optimistic parents in the world 3. While Mom had scrimped and saved to obtain most of the gear, I still didn’t have the prescribed blue blazer and hat band. Though Mom had tried to spend as little money as possible in order to buy some the clothes required by the school, she still couldn’t afford the blue blazer and hat band. 4. meticulous adj. Extremely careful and precise; Extremely or excessively concerned with details. meticulous， careful， painstaking， scrupulous， fastidious， punctilious These adjectives mean showing or marked by attentiveness to all aspects or details. 5. knife-edge n A sharp cutting edge. A sharp, narrow edge or border: Saying lines that teeter on the knife-edge between literature and lunacy

A wedge of metal used as a low-friction fulcrum for a balancing beam or lever. on a knife-edge The plan's success was balanced on a knife-edge. Part II (Para.4-Para.7) The author's trouble in the school and how the author feels about this punishment is partly described in these two paragraphs. Language Points 1.Despite my attempts at explaining why I couldn't comply. Even though I tried my best to explain why I was unable to meet the school's clothing requirements. 2.in place:In the appropriate or usual position or order: With everything in place,she started the slide show. In the same spot;without moving forwards or backwards While marching in place,the band played a popular tune. 3.My punishment also extended to being barred from the gym team to not taking part in the weekly ballroom dancing classes,which I adored. My punishment did not end there.I was not allowed to join the gym team or to attend the weekly ballroom dancing classes,which I loved very much. The incident led to him being barred from playing for England. The government has acted to bar this kind of tobacco. A lack of formal education is no bar to becoming rich. She has one son and she adores him. I absolutely adore chocolate. 4.However,in my 12 year-old mind I had no choice but to see the punishment through. However I was only a 12-year-old girl.I thought I had no alternative but to go through the punishment. He was a prisoner of war for five years,but his courage saw him through. We'll see you through until you finish your college education. I saw the project through and then resigned. Part III (Para.8-Para.11) The free photographic portrait sitting stirred mixed feelings in the author.On the one hand, she was beside herself with excitement;on the other hand,she was aware of the upcoming torment she faced because of her dress.Paragraph 10-11 describe what happens when the author goes to school in her green dress Language Points 1.I was beside myself with excitement;my imagination fuelled by glamorous shots of the popular Hollywood temptresses.-I was extremely excited when I imagined my self in attractive pictures like those ofpopular actresses in Hollywood. He was beside himself with excitement when his father fuelled resentment within the company. The chairman's speech fuelled speculation that he is about to resign. 2.She had no hint of the torment I faced.-She had no idea at all what kind of suffering I had to endure in school. The family said they had endured years of torment at the hands of the neighbors. He spent the night in torment,trying to decide what was the best thing to do

A wedge of metal used as a low-friction fulcrum for a balancing beam or lever. on a knife-edge The plan's success was balanced on a knife-edge. Part II (Para. 4-Para.7) The author’s trouble in the school and how the author feels about this punishment is partly described in these two paragraphs. Language Points 1. Despite my attempts at explaining why I couldn’t comply . Even though I tried my best to explain why I was unable to meet the school’s clothing requirements. 2. in place: In the appropriate or usual position or order: With everything in place, she started the slide show. In the same spot; without moving forwards or backwards While marching in place, the band played a popular tune. 3. My punishment also extended to being barred from the gym team to not taking part in the weekly ballroom dancing classes, which I adored. My punishment did not end there. I was not allowed to join the gym team or to attend the weekly ballroom dancing classes, which I loved very much. The incident led to him being barred from playing for England. The government has acted to bar this kind of tobacco. A lack of formal education is no bar to becoming rich. She has one son and she adores him. I absolutely adore chocolate. 4. However, in my 12 year-old mind I had no choice but to see the punishment through. However, I was only a 12-year-old girl. I thought I had no alternative but to go through the punishment. He was a prisoner of war for five years, but his courage saw him through. We’ll see you through until you finish your college education. I saw the project through and then resigned. Part III (Para. 8-Para.11) The free photographic portrait sitting stirred mixed feelings in the author. On the one hand, she was beside herself with excitement; on the other hand, she was aware of the upcoming torment she faced because of her dress. Paragraph 10-11 describe what happens when the author goes to school in her green dress. Language Points 1. I was beside myself with excitement; my imagination fuelled by glamorous shots of the popular Hollywood temptresses. – I was extremely excited when I imagined my self in attractive pictures like those of popular actresses in Hollywood. He was beside himself with excitement when his father fuelled resentment within the company. The chairman’s speech fuelled speculation that he is about to resign. 2. She had no hint of the torment I faced. – She had no idea at all what kind of suffering I had to endure in school. The family said they had endured years of torment at the hands of the neighbors. He spent the night in torment, trying to decide what was the best thing to do

The camera focused on a group of women whose faces were tormented with grief. 3.Heavy-hearted,I dragged myself to school.-I walked slowly and umvillingly to school with a very sad feeling. She had to drag her child away from the toy shop. I really had to drag myself out of bed this morning. All that stress at work had begun to drag him down. He's always dragging violence into the conversation. You never tell me how you feel-I always have to drag it out of you. 4.I wondered for umpteenth time why the unfeeling teacher couldn't look past my clothes for once.-.I wondered,like what had happened many.many times before,why the unsympathetic teacher couldn't overlook my clothes for once. Part IV (Para.12-Para.15) As usual the author came to the class depressed after assembly.She was thinking of recovering and regaining her composure by losing herself in a novel at the back of the class room when she was ordered to sit in the front row,which she thought was an omen for another humiliationl.To the author's surprise,Miss McVee did not do anything to humiliate her.Instead she uttered "the most welcome sentence"the author had ever heard in the school. Language Points 1.I consoled myself that I could at least lose myself in Charles Dickens'A Tale of Two Cities for a while at the back of the class to recover and regain my composure.-I cheered myself up by thinking that I could at least escape form the everyday reality into the fantasy world of A Tale of Two Cities recreated by Charles Dickens for a while at the back of the class to calm myself down and to get back my self-control. He tried to console her,but she kept saying it was all her own fault. I tried to console her with a box of chocolates. I was consoling Liz on having broken up with her boyfriend You may feel nervous but don't lose your composure in front of her. She looked remarkably composed throughout the funeral. 2.I had always tried my hardest not to show how miserable I was at being singled out time after time.-I had always tried my best to hide my miserable feeling when I was picked out by the teachers as a target ofcriticism and humiliation again and again. Jamie was thrilled when the teacher singled out his poem and asked him to read it out She singled him our as being a good person for the job. 3.And then she came out with the most welcome sentence I had ever heard at that mean-spirited place.-And then suddenly she uttered the most agreeable sentence I had ever heard at that dishonorable school. You do come out with some good ideas sometimes! I asked one innocent question and he came out with all this abuse! 4.I am only sorry that I shall have the pleasure of looking at you for just one lesson and not the entire day.-I only regret that I can enjoy looking at you for just one lesson and not the whole day. The graceful skaters are a pleasure to watch. Our host pleasured us with his company. The hiker paused,pleasuring in the sounds of the forest. Part IV (Para.16-Para.17) In the last two paragraphs,the author concludes her writing with the instant impact of Miss Mc Vee's compassion and its lasting influence

The camera focused on a group of women whose faces were tormented with grief. 3. Heavy-hearted, I dragged myself to school. - I walked slowly and unwillingly to school with a very sad feeling. She had to drag her child away from the toy shop. I really had to drag myself out of bed this morning. All that stress at work had begun to drag him down. He’s always dragging violence into the conversation. You never tell me how you feel - I always have to drag it out of you. 4. I wondered for umpteenth time why the unfeeling teacher couldn’t look past my clothes for once. - . I wondered, like what had happened many, many times before, why the unsympathetic teacher couldn't overlook my clothes for once. Part IV (Para. 12-Para.15) As usual the author came to the class depressed after assembly. She was thinking of recovering and regaining her composure by losing herself in a novel at the back of the class room when she was ordered to sit in the front row, which she thought was an omen for another humiliationl. To the author’s surprise, Miss McVee did not do anything to humiliate her. Instead she uttered “the most welcome sentence” the author had ever heard in the school. Language Points 1. I consoled myself that I could at least lose myself in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities for a while at the back of the class to recover and regain my composure. - I cheered myself up by thinking that I could at least escape form the everyday reality into the fantasy world of A Tale of Two Cities recreated by Charles Dickens for a while at the back of the class to calm myself down and to get back my self-control. He tried to console her, but she kept saying it was all her own fault. I tried to console her with a box of chocolates. I was consoling Liz on having broken up with her boyfriend. You may feel nervous but don’t lose your composure in front of her. She looked remarkably composed throughout the funeral. 2. . I had always tried my hardest not to show how miserable I was at being singled out time after time. - I had always tried my best to hide my miserable feeling when I was picked out by the teachers as a target of criticism and humiliation again and again. Jamie was thrilled when the teacher singled out his poem and asked him to read it out. She singled him our as being a good person for the job. 3. And then she came out with the most welcome sentence I had ever heard at that mean- spirited place. - And then suddenly she uttered the most agreeable sentence I had ever heard at that dishonorable school. You do come out with some good ideas sometimes! I asked one innocent question and he came out with all this abuse! 4. I am only sorry that I shall have the pleasure of looking at you for just one lesson and not the entire day. - I only regret that I can enjoy looking at you for just one lesson and not the whole day. The graceful skaters are a pleasure to watch. Our host pleasured us with his company. The hiker paused, pleasuring in the sounds of the forest. Part IV (Para. 16-Para.17) In the last two paragraphs, the author concludes her writing with the instant impact of Miss Mc Vee’s compassion and its lasting influence

Language Points 1."my shoulders rose back to their full height"(Paragraph 16)-I straightened my shoulders so that I sat upright.Notice this is the sign of the author regaining her confidence. 2."I floated through the rest of the day buoyed by the warmth."(Paragraph 16)-I spent the rest of the day in high spirits feeling happier and more confident because of the warming sentence. 3.The block of ice that was my young heart thawed instantly.-My young heart was filled with warmth immediately. The sun came out and thawed the ice. The report shows that relations between the two enemies may be thawing. There are signs of a thaw in relations between the two countries. 4.English Literature was her forte.-She was good at English Literature. His forte is after-dinner speeches. I'm afraid singing isn't one of my fortes. V.Assignments: 1)Finish all the exercises of the text. 2)Write a biography of someone you admire or write your own autobiography

Language Points 1. "my shoulders rose back to their full height" (Paragraph 16) - I straightened my shoulders so that I sat upright. Notice this is the sign of the author regaining her confidence. 2. "I floated through the rest of the day buoyed by the warmth . "(Paragraph 16) - I spent the rest of the day in high spirits feeling happier and more confident because of the warming sentence . 3. The block of ice that was my young heart thawed instantly. - My young heart was filled with warmth immediately. The sun came out and thawed the ice. The report shows that relations between the two enemies may be thawing. There are signs of a thaw in relations between the two countries. 4. . English Literature was her forte . - She was good at English Literature. His forte is after-dinner speeches. I'm afraid singing isn't one of my fortes. V. Assignments: 1) Finish all the exercises of the text. 2) Write a biography of someone you admire or write your own autobiography