新视野大学英语第二册（第三版）教案
ponders, wonders, theorizes, criticizes and imagines. 智力寻求的是理解、运用、整合和调节，而才学是审视、思考、探究、形成理论、批判和想象。
2 )adjust作及物动词用时，还有“调节；使…适合；校准”之意，而adapt不表示此意。 例如： adjust a radio (dial) 调准收音机的选台指针 adjust color on a TV 调整电视的色彩 adjust one’s tie in a mirror 照镜子整理领带 adjust a telescope to one’s eyes 调节望远镜使之适合眼睛观看 adjust a clock 调准时钟 3) adapt作及物动词时，还有“（改装）使适合；改编”之意，其同义词是modify，不是adjust。例如： These teaching materials can be adapted for older children. 这些教材修订一下可以给大一点的孩子用。 He adapted his old car engine to the boat. 他把他的旧汽车上的引擎用到那只船上。
12. beneficial常与to连用，引出对谁有利、有帮助、有用。
例如： Cycling is highly beneficial to health and the environment. 骑自行车对身体和环境都大有裨益。
Collocation note: In Paragraph 7, we have come across competent communication and here we have precise communication and beneficial communication. In Paragraph 2 of Text B careful readers will not miss adequate communication skills. For more collocation pairs, please refer to the notes on collocation for this unit.
Useful expressions Practical Phrases
1. be/feel obliged to do sth. (因形势、法律、义务等等关系而)非做不可，迫使 2. fresh from 刚从??来的；刚有??经历的 3. distinguish between 区分；辨别
4. get/feel/be lost 迷惘；困惑；不知所措 5. look upon sb/sth. As 把某人/物看作 6. be equipped with sth. 以??为装备；配备
III. Functional Patterns and Functions & Usages
1.if sb/sth. do/is sth. , then perhaps … 用于表述“在特定条件下可能发生的事情”。 2. sb fail to do sth…., while sb should do sth…. 用于表述“实际情况与预期的反差”。 3. While sth./sb is/does …, sb/sth. else is/dos …用于表述“人与人之间或事与事之间的反差”。
Step Three Language application 45 minutes 1. Writing devices: Simile
Simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things and the comparison is indicated by the word as or like. Examples:
Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a well-conditioned car.
A poem: My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose 我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰
----Robert Burns 罗伯特?彭斯 Practice a. 生活像一具大秋千(swing)，总在开心和忧愁间摇摆(dangle)。
新视野大学英语第二册（第三版）教案
Life is like a big swing, dangling between the depths of happiness and sadness. b. 生活没有目标犹如航行没有指南针(compass)。 Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
c. 婚姻就像一座城堡(beleaguered fortress)，外面的人想进去，里面的人想出来。 Marriage is like a beleaguered fortress: those who are without want to get in, and those within want to get out.
2. How to write a college essay:
An essay normally has three main parts: Introduction, body and conclusion. Introduction: The introduction part is usually one short paragraph that introduces the topic to be discussed and the thesis statement. A thesis statement can be an opinion, an attitude or a stand about the topic.
Body: The body is the main part of an essay. It may contain several short paragraphs that use the development methods of examples, narrative, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, classification, argumentation, etc.
Conclusion: The conclusion wraps up the discussion of a certain topic. It can briefly summarize the main points discussed and can also restate the thesis statement by using different words and structures. At the end of the conclusion, the writer’s final thoughts on the topic may be added such as a predication, a suggestion, or a warning.
Writing practice
Directions: Write an essay of no less than 150 words on one of the following topics. One topic has an outline you can follow. Topic: Grammar, a headache to me
Introduction: Thesis statement: English Grammar is a big headache to me. Body: Example: The difference between used to and be used to Conclusion: I’m allergic to learning English grammar. More topics:
? Learning English through imitation / repetition ? Learning English with / without grammar
IV. Structure Analysis:
Main idea of section A: this text is a narrative that talks about the author’s personal experience in giving an effective English lesson to his son. He claims that students can learn better if they are properly taught.
Part I (Paras. 1-5) This part introduces the background of the story. It presents the thesis statement: Students unfairly bear the bulk of the criticism for these knowledge deficits because there is a sense that they should know better.
Part II (Paras.6-13) This part contains two major sections to support the author’s point of view. The first section claims that students should not be blamed for their language deficiency due to two major reasons:1) they are misled by the language environment;2) they are not learning the language adequately and efficiently in school. The second section elaborates the author’s personal opinion about the importance of grammar and vocabulary, by way of metaphors.
Para. II (Para. 14-17) Toward the end, the author narrates another incident where
新视野大学英语第二册（第三版）教案
his son unconsciously uttered a grammatically perfect sentence with a subjunctive mood and he’s proud of his son.
Step 3 Language points Detailed study of the text
1. If I am the only parent who still corrects his child’s English, then perhaps my son is right. To him, I am a tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar, which my son seems allergic to. (Para. 1)
Meaning: My son is probably right if there is no other parent like me who still corrects his child’s mistake in English. To my son, I am a boring and strange father, who he has to listen to I am also the one who pays lots of attention to grammar rules, which he doesn’t seem to like.
2. She nodded three or four times searched the heavens for the right words, and then exclaimed, it was like, whoa!\
Meaning : she nodded her head three or four times, tried to find the right words in her mind and then shouted with excitement it was like whoa!
Meaning beyond words: Since the student was not quite sure how to exactly describe her travel experience, the tone of the author is somewhat sarcastic. The author intended to send out the message that the student was incompetent regarding the selection of her English vocabulary.
search somewhere for sth.: try to find sth. in some place 在某地方搜寻某物
The robber reached out and searched the back pocket of my trousers for anything valuable. 那个盗贼伸手搜我裤子后面的口袋以寻找值钱的东西。
Note The heavens means the sky: here search the heavens for the right words\the student
tried hard to find suitable words to describe what she saw and experienced when traveling in Europe.
3.The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were captured in condensed non-statement. (para.4)
Meaning: The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were just described in one word rather than a complete statement because of her inability to choose appropriate words to express herself 。
4. My student ―whoa‖ was exceeded only by my head-shaking distress. (para. 4) Meaning: My head-shaking distress at her inability to express properly was even greater than her slang term whoa, one word, which did not make any statement to describe the civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture.
Meaning beyond words: The word exceed states explicitly that the authors worry about his student's language inability was much more intense than her excitement. 5. Surely students should be able to distinguish between their/there/they're on the distinctive difference between complimentary and complementary (para. 5)
Meaning: Of course, students should be able to recognize and understand the differences between their/ there/they're on the obvious difference between complimentary and complementary distinguish: recognize the differences between things 区别；辨别
新视野大学英语第二册（第三版）教案
A formal education with emphasis on history literature and culture helps a person learn how to distinguish right from wrong着重于历史、文学和文化的正规教育能帮助一个人学习如何明辨是非。
distinguish between: recognize and understand the difference between two or more things or people区分；辨别
The ability to read in a critical way involves the ability to distinguish between facts and the writer’s opinions or interpretations.批判性阅读能力包括区分什么是事实，什么事作者自己的看法或解释能力。
★distinctive: a. easy to recognize because of being different from other people or things of the same type与众不同的；特殊的；特别的
The distinctive design of a product provides a powerful competitive advantage over other products. 一个独特的产品设计具有比其他产品更强有力的竞争优势。 6. For example signs in grocery stores point them to the stationary, even though the actual stationery - pads, albums and notebooks - are not items nailed down. (para. 6) Meaning: For example , signs of merchandise in grocery stores lead students to the ―stationary‖ department selling stationery like pads =, albums and notebooks. However, these displayed stationery items are movable but not nailed down.
Meaning beyond words: Taking the wrong spelled signs in grocery stores as an example, the author argues that it is not students’ fault. The verb phrase nail down is cleverly used to describe the funny situation: movable ―stationery‖ items are under the sign of unmovable stationary distinct spelling mistake between the two words. Here you are surrounded by great resource: interesting students from all over the country, a learned and caring faculty, a comprehensive library, great sports facilities, and student organizations covering every possible interest from the arts to science, to community service and so on. (para4)
7. Therefore, it doesn’t make any sense to criticize our students (para. 6)
Meaning: So, there's no good reason to criticize our students. Which is unfair to them. 8. Moreover, the younger teachers themselves evidently have little knowledge of these vital structures of language because they also went without exposure to them. (para. 7)
Meaning: In addition, the young teachers obviously know little about these important structures of language since they also didn’t have the chance to deal with them in their prior learning experiences.
moreover: ad. (fml.) in addition-used to introduce information that adds to or supports what has previously been said 而且；再者；此外
Moreover, they become more concerned about their health as they grow older. 此外，随着年龄的增长，他们更加关注自己的健康。
9. The chance came when one day I was driving with my son. As we set out on our trip, he noticed a bird in jerky flight and said, ―It's flying so unsteady.‖ (para . 8 ) Meaning: The opportunity to teach him English came when we were both on a car heading for our trip. On seeing a bird flying unsteadily, he commented that the bird was flying unsteady. jerk: n. [C] a sudden quick movement 猛的一动；猝然一动 The old bus started with a jerk, so the passengers shook a sudden. 那辆旧的公共汽车猛地一动，车上的乘客都突然摇晃了一下。
新视野大学英语第二册（第三版）教案
jerky: a. moving roughly with many starts and stops （在进行中）不平稳的，颠簸的
After the bus came to a jerky halt, the passengers got the hurriedly. 公共汽车颠簸着停下来以后，乘客们都匆忙下车了。
10. Curious about my correction he asked me what an adverb was. Slowly, I said, ―it's a word that tells you something about a verb.‖ It led to his asking me what a verb was. I explained, ―Verbs are action words; for example, Dad drives the truck. Drive is the verb because it's the thing dad is doing.‖ (para. 9)
Meaning: fascinated by my correction, he wondered what an adverb was. After he got the answer, he went on with the question of a verb. To explain vividly to him, I used the example of driving: an action I was doing. Meaning beyond words: The boy was very alert to something new or interesting. His learning experience illustrates that learning grammar is not necessarily boring.
11. Then, out of his own curiosity, he asked me if other words had names for their use and functions. (para. 10)
Meaning: After that, because of his curiosity, he asked me if other words also had specific names for their use and the roles they play. out of curiosity: because of curiosity 出于好奇
She decided to follow him out of curiosity.出于好奇，她决定跟踪他。
12. Perhaps, language should be looked upon as a road map and a valuable possession: often study the road map (check grammar) and tune up the car engine (adjust vocabulary). Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a well-conditioned car (para. 11)
Meaning: Maybe, you should regard language as a road map and a very precious property you have. You should often look at the road map (review grammar) and make small changes to your car engine (improve vocabulary).
Meaning beyond words: The road map and the car are used metaphorically to mean that grammar and vocabulary are powerful devices that will enable you to freely explore in the language world.
13. Equipped with grammar and a good vocabulary, you have flexibility and excellent control. (para. 12)
Meaning beyond words: Just as traveling with a road map and a good car, with the help of grammar knowledge and a large vocabulary, you will feel more comfortable and confident when using the English language.
be equipped with sth: be provided with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work 以…为装备；配备…
All dormitory rooms are equipped with high speed internet access.宿舍所有的房间都配备了高速互联网。
Step 4 Question discussing
1. What are the most important factors that encourage students to learn English?
2. Do you think English grammar helps you a lot in learning English? Why or why not? 3. In what ways can teacher improve the technique of teaching grammar? 4. How can students more effectively enlarge their vocabulary?
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