福州大学：《现代大学英语精读》课程授课教案（二年级上）Unit 4 A Man from Stratford_William Shakespeare

Unit Four:A Man from Stratford William Shakespeare I.Teaching objectives To help studentst anticipate with interest the life of William Shakespeare and his plays and comedies in different periods. To acquaint the students with basic knowledge of Stratford the hometown of William Shake acquaint the students understand how the writer uses the technique of flashback to describe the life of William Shakespeare. To help students master the use of double negation. To supply students with opportunities to practice their basic language skills. Time Allocation and Teaching Procedure: About 4sessions(8 class hours)are needed for this unit. Is session 1.Pre-reading questions: ◆ Test students on the background reading materials and see if they have a general idea about the life of William Shakespeare and his career. Ask how Shakespeare is related students to think of some of Shakespeare's plays and comedies in different periods 2.Study of Text I: Ask students to point out the specific words that are used in the text to achieve the ‘emotional’tone. Ask students to sum up the main idea of the text. Analyzing the structure of the text.:involving the students in summing up the techniques of flashback and the cyclic return. 3.Assignment ◆Review Text1 ◆Preview Text Il 1.cess ation of the Focus on language poi ints of the t o the text. on Text I to help students better understand the life of William Ask students to pick out the vivid description of the use of double negation in the text. 2.Assignment Comprehension Ansver the follwins qustion Workbook p.52-Guided writing,p.57-58 Translation A. session Continu ation of the study of Text I: udents some tin me to a stu ents to sum up the ma ne te dents to comment on the techniques of flashback and the cyclic return used in 1

1 Unit Four: A Man from Stratford _William Shakespeare Ⅰ.Teaching objectives:  To help students t anticipate with interest the life of William Shakespeare and his plays and comedies in different periods.  To acquaint the students with basic knowledge of Stratford_ the hometown of William Shakespeare.  To acquaint the students understand how the writer uses the technique of flashback to describe the life of William Shakespeare.  To help students master the use of double negation.  To supply students with opportunities to practice their basic language skills. Time Allocation and Teaching Procedure: About 4sessions (8 class hours) are needed for this unit. 1 st session 1. Pre-reading questions:  Test students on the background reading materials and see if they have a general idea about the life of William Shakespeare and his career.  Ask students to explain how Shakespeare is related to Stratford.  Ask students to think of some of Shakespeare’s plays and comedies in different periods. 2. Study of Text I: Ask students to point out the specific words that are used in the text to achieve the ‘emotional ’tone. Ask students to sum up the main idea of the text. Analyzing the structure of the text.: involving the students in summing up the techniques of flashback and the cyclic return. 3.Assignment  Review Text 1.  Preview Text II.  Read Text III. 2 nd session 1. Continuation of the study of Text I: Allow students some time to ask questions on the text. Focus on language points of the text I. Ask questions on Text I to help students better understand the life of William Shakespeare and his literary career. Ask students to pick out the vivid description of the use of double negation in the text. 2.Assignment  Review Text 1.  Workbook: p:48_49Comprehension: Answer the following questions  Workbook p.52-Guided writing, p.57-58 Translation A. 3 rd session 1. Continuation of the study of Text I: Allow students some time to ask questions on the text. Ask students to sum up the main idea of the text. Ask students to comment on the techniques of flashback and the cyclic return used in the text

2.Study of TextⅡ Call students'attention to some of the best-known plays Shakespeare wrote in the early part of the seventeenth century. To make students understand why we say Shakespeare was a great literary genius. 3.Assignment Workbook:p:59 63 Exercises V and VI. Workbook:p:50 Comprehension on Text II. 4th session 1.Allow students some time to ask questions on this unit 2.Workbook:p:59 63 Exercises V and VI. Focus on p63 Exercises VI B Help students master the use of appositional clause. 3.Study of Text III Call students'attention to the duplicates of some programmes,posters and playbills of Shakespeare's plays. 4.Assignment Written work:Workbook:p.58 Translation B. Preview Unit 6,including background readings. 2

2 2. Study of Text II Call students’ attention to some of the best –known plays Shakespeare wrote in the early part of the seventeenth century. To make students understand why we say Shakespeare was a great literary genius . 3.Assignment  Workbook: p: 59_63 Exercises V and VI.  Workbook: p: 50 Comprehension on Text II . 4 th session 1.Allow students some time to ask questions on this unit 2 .Workbook: : p: 59_63 Exercises V and VI. Focus on p63 Exercises VI B _Help students master the use of appositional clause. 3.Study of Text III Call students’ attention to the duplicates of some programmes, posters and playbills of Shakespeare’s plays. 4.Assignment  Written work: Workbook: p.58 Translation B.  Preview Unit 6, including background readings