福州大学：《现代大学英语精读》课程授课教案（二年级下）Unit 7 A Sunrise on the Veld

Unit Seven: A Sunrise on the Veld Teaching objectives: To make students be aware of the boy's arrogance:he is on the brink of adulthood and feels powerful To help students understand what kind of realities the boy has come to understand To make students understand the change of the character's outlook To analyze the writer's techniques for developing the general idea 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. 1st session 1.Pre-reading questions: Test students on the background reading material. Give students the brief summary of the opening of the story. Ask students to explain the meaning of"veld". Ask students what kink of writing Text I is-narration or description. 2.Study of Text I: Ask students to explain what kind of person the character is. Ask students to explain what kind of understanding the character reaches after he finds a wounded buck being eaten by ants. nts attention to hange of the character's outlook 3.Assignment ◆Review Text I. ·Preview Text II. ◆Read Text III. 2nd 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. 2.Study of Text II: Test students on the understanding of the text. Focus on language points of Text 1B. 3.Assignment ◆Review Text II. Workbook:p.112-Guided writing.p.118 Translation A. 3rd session some time to ask questions on the text 2 Workhook: p.112-Guided writing.p.118 Translation A. 3.Assignment Review Unit 7. Workbook:pp.120-126:Exercises Vand VI

1 Unit Seven: A Sunrise on the Veld Teaching objectives:  To make students be aware of the boy’s arrogance: he is on the brink of adulthood and feels powerful.  To help students understand what kind of realities the boy has come to understand  To make students understand the change of the character’s outlook  To analyze the writer’s techniques for developing the general idea  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. Pre-reading questions: Test students on the background reading material. Give students the brief summary of the opening of the story. Ask students to explain the meaning of “veld”. Ask students what kink of writing Text I is─narration or description. 2. Study of Text I: Ask students to explain what kind of person the character is. Ask students to explain what kind of understanding the character reaches after he finds a wounded buck being eaten by ants. Arouse the students’attention to the change of the character’s outlook. Analyze the writing techniques for developing the general idea. 3.Assignment  Review Text I.  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. 2. Study of Text II: Test students on the understanding of the text. Focus on language points of Text 1B. 3.Assignment  Review Text II.  Workbook: p.112-Guided writing, p.118 Translation A. 3 rd session 1. Continuation of the study of Text II: Allow students some time to ask questions on the text. 2. Workbook: p.112-Guided writing, p.118 Translation A. 3.Assignment  Review Unit 7.  Workbook: pp.120-126: Exercises V and VI

tudents on this unit. Focus on Exercises V and VI Written work:Workbook:p.119 Translation B. 3.Assignment ◆Review Unit 7 Preview Unit 8,including background readings 2

2 4 th session 1.Allow students some time to ask questions on this unit. 2.Workbook: pp.120-126: Exercises V and VI. Focus on Exercises V and VI Written work: Workbook: p.119 Translation B. 3.Assignment  Review Unit 7.  Preview Unit 8, including background readings