福州大学：《现代大学英语精读》课程授课教案（三年级下）Lesson 6 Death of a Pig

Lesson Six Death of a Pig 1 and teaching poedure:( sare needed for the lesson) ns for the purp er's comments on the preser lary 4 i The 2nd two clas erpretation n of the meaning of the difficult sentences. and rhetorical dev The 3rd two classes continuation of the text The 4th two classes:1.asking students to sum uo the main idear of the text 2.explaining the useful words and expressions in the text.doing the exercises in the textbook 3. supplemental exercises-a translation b.proof-reading IL.Objectives A.content ● To understand the theme of the text-death is painfully one-directional To acquaint students with the language points and help them master these points B.style and strategies To analyze how the structure contributes to the clarity of the piece To analyze the author's choice of words in development of his description To appreciate rhetorical devices the author employs in the writing L Additonal information about White E.B.White(b.1899)was close friends with Thurber.He and THURBER WROTE is sex necessary?TOGETHEFR.White"s own books of humor-Another Ho Hom(1932),Alice Thorugh the Cellophane(1933),Every Day Is Sunday(1934),ete.-are rrarely as funny as Thurber'sBut his Charlotte's Web(1952).a book for children is very famous Charlotte isa smart little spider.She saves her friend,the pig.frombeing killedby the farmer.She writes a message to the far5mer I her web like:"This isa wonderful pig." II.Useful words and expressions prop,to upset,spell,to scale,earnest,dispatch,wake,vital,slapstick,to root,desultory, ruse.lusty vicarious,arthritis,stethoscope,to groom,to account for,shaken to the core,to catch up on,a slim greeting,to fasten its hooks in my mind,to pick out the path for sb,to take a rectal reading

Lesson Six Death of a Pig I. Time allocation and teaching procedure: ( about 8 classes are needed for the lesson) The 1st two classes: 1. student's Presentations ( for the purpose of checking up their preview of the text) 2 teacher's comments on the presentations and brief ,additonal account of the text.3.vocabulary.4.introducing the contents of the text briefly. The 2nd two classes: teacher's interpretation of the meaning of the difficult sentences, language points, and rhetorical devices. The 3rd two classes: continuation of the text The 4th two classes: 1.asking students to sum uo the main idear of the text 2. explaining the useful words and expressions in the text; doing the exercises in the textbook 3. supplemental exercises-a. translation b. proof-reading II. Objectives A. content ⚫ To understand the theme of the text-death is painfully one-directional ⚫ To acquaint students with the language points and help them master these points B. style and strategies ⚫ To analyze how the structure contributes to the clarity of the piece ⚫ To analyze the author's choice of words in development of his description ⚫ To appreciate rhetorical devices the author employs in the writing I. Additonal information about White E.B.White (b.1899) was close friends with Thurber. He and THURBER WROTE is sex necessary? TOGETHEFR. White’’s own books of humor-Another Ho Hom(1932),Alice Thorugh the Cellophane(1933),Every Day Is Sunday(1934),etc.-are rrarely as funny as Thurber’s.But his Charlotte’s Web(1952), a book for children is very famous. Charlotte is a smart little spider.She saves her friend,the pig, frombeing killedby the farmer.She writes a message to the far5mer I her web like:”This is a wonderful pig.” II. Useful words and expressions prop, to upset, spell, to scale, earnest, dispatch ,wake,vital,slapstick , to root, desultory, ruse,lusty vicarious, arthritis ,stethoscope, to groom, to account for, shaken to the core,to catch up on, a slim greeting , to fasten its hooks in my mind, to pick out the path for sb, to take a rectal reading