福州大学：《现代大学英语精读》课程授课教案（一年级下）Book II Unit 3 Farewell to Rude Manners

Unit 3: Farewell to Rude Manners Teaching objectives To learn how to use the passive voice. To acquaint the students To mak American social manners To be able to sum up the main idea of Dialogue 1,Reading I II; To be able to retell Dialogue I&Reading I: To be able to make a complaint in shopping To supply students with opportunities to practice their basic language skills Time Allo About sessions(class hours)ar nceded for this unit. on Language structures Do substitution practice about the passive voice involving the modal auxiliary,the verb phrase,or formed by the it's said.pattern by making full use of given cues. 3.Dial gue I GeeampQuctioas ng rude behaviors.socialistic ethics and me-first mentality Ask students some content-related questions to check how well they understand the specific details in the dialogue 2.What words do A and B use to describe the bus ride? 3.What usually happens when the bus is late according to the dialogue?Is it very crowded? 4.What kind of behavior is considered as uncivil?Can you list some other examples? 5.How should young people behave?What's your opinion? While-reading Language points in the dialogue. rough be t turns out to bus turned intoa chargingmob.lost ther bala or th d and weak. publiccod of onduct how respect for Post-reading Assignments: Review structure and dialogue Retell dialogue I. Getting the spelling of new words right Write a passage using at least 5 expressions from the text 1.Continuation of the study of Dialogue: question Why does the author's use the title"nightmare" 1

1 Unit 3: Farewell to Rude Manners Teaching objectives:  To learn how to use the passive voice;  To acquaint the students with the rude manners in China;  To make a comparison between Chinese and American social manners;  To be able to sum up the main idea of Dialogue I, Reading I & II;  To be able to retell Dialogue I & Reading I;  To be able to make a complaint in shopping.  To supply students with opportunities to practice their basic language skills. Time Allocation and Teaching Procedure: About 4 sessions (8 class hours) are needed for this unit. 1 st session 1. Duty report Ask 3 students to do duty reports 2. Language structures Do substitution practice about the passive voice involving the modal auxiliary, the verb phrase, or formed by the it’s said . pattern by making full use of given cues. 3. Dialogue I Pre-reading questions: Give examples concerning rude behaviors, socialistic ethics and me-first mentality. Ask students some content-related questions to check how well they understand the specific details in the dialogue. 1. What does “it” refer to in the sentence “it turns out to be a terrible experience.” 2. What words do A and B use to describe the bus ride? 3. What usually happens when the bus is late according to the dialogue? Is it very crowded? 4. What kind of behavior is considered as uncivil? Can you list some other examples? 5. How should young people behave? What’s your opinion? While-reading : Language points in the dialogue. rough behavior, it turns out to be, if the worst comes to the worst, an overcrowded bus, a near-riot, I’m not exaggerating, rush hour, fight your way in, with your own eyes, bus terminal, turned into a charging mob, elbowed their way, lost their balance, pressed their way onto, as a rule, come across, the seats reserved for the old and weak, ignore her presence, offer her his seat, preoccupied with, me-first mentality, public code of conduct, show respect for Post-reading Assignments: Review Structure and Dialogue. Retell dialogue I. Getting the spelling of new words right. Write a passage using at least 5 expressions from the text. 2 nd session 1. Continuation of the study of Dialogue: Focus on Word Study. 2. Study of Reading I Pre-reading question Why does the author’s use the title “nightmare”?

While-reading Ask students to explain the organization of the text and the main idea Ask students some content-related questions to check how well they understand the specific details in the reading Where was the birthday gift bought? 2. What was the problem with the jumper? 3.Why did the author go to London with her friends? 4.What happened when the author left the store? 5 What was the author accused of? 6 How did prove that she asn What would have happened to theauthor if it had not been a ase? 8.What was it that the author was most unhappy about this store? 9.Can you find the sentence that expresses the author's feelings towards her nightmare from the text? 10.Analyze the first and last sentences Language points show around,exchange for,rush into,in my size,dash out of,be accused of, a side entrance,prove innocence,begging forgiveness,a clear-cut case 3.Study of ReadingⅡ What will people want for their homes in the future? What does computing power mean? What new use will home computers have in the future? 4.Post-reading Assignments Review Reading i&il Retell Reading I. Getting the spelling of new wordsrig Write a passage using at least 5 expressions from the text Prepare the post-reading topics for discussion and writing 2.Continuation of the study Reading I: 4.Pon Wo Discthe op thpreviouso in pairsorthen the repretivso ing Student book:p.3-Guided writing:Work book:pp.27-30 40h session kbook:Student book:p.33-Guided writing.Work book:pp.27-30 2.Quiz 3.Assignments: Complete the supplementary written exercise Do supplementary reading Preview the next unit

2 While-reading Ask students to explain the organization of the text and the main idea. Ask students some content-related questions to check how well they understand the specific details in the reading. 1. Where was the birthday gift bought? 2. What was the problem with the jumper? 3. Why did the author go to London with her friends? 4. What happened when the author left the store? 5. What was the author accused of ? 6. How did the author prove that she was innocent? 7. What would have happened to the author if it had not been a clear-cut case? 8. What was it that the author was most unhappy about this store? 9. Can you find the sentence that expresses the author’s feelings towards her nightmare from the text? 10. Analyze the first and last sentences. Language points show around, exchange for, rush into, in my size, dash out of, be accused of, a side entrance, prove innocence, begging forgiveness, a clear-cut case 3. Study of Reading II What will people want for their homes in the future? What does computing power mean? What new use will home computers have in the future? 4. Post-reading Assignments Review Reading I & II. Retell Reading I. Getting the spelling of new words right. Write a passage using at least 5 expressions from the text. Prepare the post-reading topics for discussion and writing 3 rd session 1. Duty report Ask 3 students to do duty reports 2. Continuation of the study Reading I : Focus on Word Study 4. Post-reading topic discussion Discuss the topics assigned in the previous session in pairs or groups, then the representatives do a presentation 4. Post-reading assignments Student book: p.33-Guided writing; Work book: pp. 27-30 4 th session 1.Workbook: Student book: p.33-Guided writing; Work book: pp. 27-30 2. Quiz 3.Assignments: Complete the supplementary written exercise Do supplementary reading. Preview the next unit

Appendixes I.Word study of Dialogue I Reading I 1.turn out to happen to be,or be found to be,in the end The party turned out a success. To our surprise,the stranger turned out to be (we discovered that he was)an old friend of my mother's. His statement turned out to be false.=It turned out that his statement was false. 2.as a rule usually As a rule I get home by seven o'clock. As a general rule,I only read detective novels. 3.it's (high)time that+subjunctive mood It's(high)time that we began to work. It's(high)time that children went to school. 4.pass down to give or leave to people who are younger or live later The skill has been passed down from father to son. His is a family trade,passed down from generation to generation. 5.leave v.to cause to be or remain in a particular state or position Leave the washing-up until tomorrow. Will you leave the door open when you go out? She left me waiting in the rain. 6.show around to be a guide to sb.on a first visit to a place Before you start to work,I'll show you around the building so that you can meet everyone. Let me know when you're coming to Cambridge and I'll show you around. A guide showed us round the exhibition. 7.exchange v.to give and receive in return The two teams exchange presents before the game. The battery I bought is the wrong size-I wonder if the shop will exchange it? I exchanged seats with Bill. Where can I exchange my dollars for pounds? 8.accuse of to charge sb.with doing wrong or breaking the law He was accused of murder. The report accused the government of shirking its responsibilities. the accused n. II.Topics for discussion or writing 1.When you were a child,what manners did your parents teach you? 2.Have you noticed any changes in manners in China?Give examples to explain your answer. 3.If the same thing as in"A Shopper's Nightmare"happens in China,what will be the result? 4.What are your shopping habits?Which aspects of a product do you usually take into consideration when you are making a buying decision? 5.Write an effective complaint letter

3 Appendixes I. Word study of Dialogue I & Reading I 1. turn out to happen to be, or be found to be, in the end The party turned out a success. To our surprise, the stranger turned out to be (= we discovered that he was) an old friend of my mother’s. His statement turned out to be false. = It turned out that his statement was false. 2. as a rule usually As a rule I get home by seven o’clock. As a general rule, I only read detective novels. 3. it’s (high) time that + subjunctive mood It’s (high) time that we began to work. It’s (high) time that children went to school. 4. pass down to give or leave to people who are younger or live later The skill has been passed down from father to son. His is a family trade, passed down from generation to generation. 5. leave v. to cause to be or remain in a particular state or position Leave the washing-up until tomorrow. Will you leave the door open when you go out? She left me waiting in the rain. 6. show around to be a guide to sb. on a first visit to a place Before you start to work, I’ll show you around the building so that you can meet everyone. Let me know when you're coming to Cambridge and I'll show you around. A guide showed us round the exhibition. 7. exchange v. to give and receive in return The two teams exchange presents before the game. The battery I bought is the wrong size - I wonder if the shop will exchange it? I exchanged seats with Bill. Where can I exchange my dollars for pounds? 8. accuse of to charge sb. with doing wrong or breaking the law He was accused of murder. The report accused the government of shirking its responsibilities. the accused n. II. Topics for discussion or writing 1. When you were a child, what manners did your parents teach you? 2. Have you noticed any changes in manners in China? Give examples to explain your answer. 3. If the same thing as in “A Shopper’s Nightmare” happens in China, what will be the result? 4. What are your shopping habits? Which aspects of a product do you usually take into consideration when you are making a buying decision? 5. Write an effective complaint letter