book 3 unit 2 教案

授课题目：Unit 2—Section A Swimming Through Fear 授课时间：第_____周

授课类型：理论课

授课时数：____课时

教学目的：

After finishing this unit, students will be able to: 1. To talk about how to beat fear 2. To further understand the text 3. To apply the phrases and patterns 4. To master the essay writing skill

教学重点和难点：

1. To talk about how to beat fear 2. To understand the text fully 3. To apply the phrases and patterns 4. To master the narrative essay writing skill

教学方法和手段：

Various kinds of teaching methods are used:

1. Teaching in class. Explain the profound theoretical knowledge in class; 2. Case study. Provide case study during teaching, and make the students to discuss about the case;

3. Bilingual and full English teaching;

4. Learner-centered approach; situational & communicative method; 5. Project-based approach

教学内容和过程：

Section A Swimming Through Fear Pre-reading Activities

Step 1. Greetings

Greet the whole class warmly.

Step 2. Lead-in and preparation for reading Quotes:

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.

— Louis E. Boone

Let them talk to each other about the following questions: 1. Look at the following pictures, what are these people afraid of?

2. Did you have a fear of something before? If so, how did you overcome it? Listen to a story about Jack’s fear and decide whether the following statements are T (true) or F (false).

1. When Jack gets into bed, he thinks there’s somebody hiding under the bed. 2. As Jack lies under the bed, there must be somebody sleeping on top of it.

3. The doctor asks Jack to see him three times a week for two years to cure his fears. 4. The doctor charges Jack $200 a visit.

5. Jack is willing to pay the amount the doctor charges. Cultural background Questions Previewing

1. Have you ever heard about Mediterranean Sea? What do you know about it? ? an intercontinental sea;

? stretches from the Atlantic Ocean;

? surrounded by the Mediterranean region;

? enclosed by land: on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia; ? pleasant climate, beautiful coastline, rich history and diverse culture. 2. Do you know what is “rip current”? How to escape from rip current? Rip Current:

a narrow, powerful current of water running perpendicular to the beach, out into the ocean How to escape from rip current:

? swim sideways, parallel to the beach; ? get you out of the narrow outward current;

? wait until the current carries you past the sandbar.

Step 3. Fast reading

Ask the Students to read the passage as quickly as they can and then answer the

questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.

Text structure: ( structured writing ) The passage can be divided into 3 parts.

Part I — (Paras. 1- 3)

On a tour of France, I saw the Mediterranean Sea, but the rip currents scared me. And it reminded me that I developed a fear of water due to the experience of last summer and since then, the fear wouldn’t recede.

Part II — Paras. 4-17

When I saw a boy drowning amid the waves, I was in a mental and emotional struggle whether I should save him because I was extremely terrified of water. After my fierce struggle, I made the single big decision: to threw myself into the water. I finally reached the boy and had him under control; but when I swam back toward shore, the rip current was forcibly dragging us out to sea. I tried to remember how to escape from a rip current, and with that, I slowly made my way to safety, thus conquering my inner fear of water as well.

Part III — (Paras. 18-19)

I was relaxed and happy in a moment of triumph and salvation.

Structure of the text

Introduction: Exposition of the plot

Flashback: I developed a fear On a tour of France, I saw the of water due to the experience Mediterranean Sea, but the rip of last summer and since then, currents scared me. (Paras. the fear was deeply 1-2) rooted in me. (Para. 3)

Development Rising action of the plot. (Paras. 4-10) Climax or turning point of the plot. (Paras. 11-12) Falling action of the plot. (Paras. 13-14) Resolution of the plot. (Paras. 15-17) Conclusion I was relaxed and happy in a moment of triumph and salvation. Exposition Development Conclusion

Purpose: Improve the students’ reading and writing ability and understand the general idea of each paragraph.

Method: Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.

Step 4: While-reading Activities

Students are required to look at the Words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class. Words and Phrases:

Purpose: Train the Students’ ability of understanding and using foreign language.

Method: Talk in groups, Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach and total physical response method.

Practical phrases

1. deem sth. important 认为??重要 别人认为重要的，并不能作为你确定目标的根据。只有你自己才知道，什么东西对你最重要。 Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is important to you.

2. pop up 突然出现；冒出来

这几年中国的亿万富豪频繁出现在《福布斯》杂志排行榜上。

For years, Chinese billionaires began to pop up most frequently in Forbes magazine. 3. be paralyzed with 使丧失思考能力，使呆若木鸡

大多数人都害怕公共演说。一想到要独自站在一大群听众面前讲话就会吓得不知所措。 Most people fear public speaking. They are always paralyzed with the thought of standing alone in front of and speaking to a large audience. 4. plow through sth. 艰难费力的通过

为了收集论文资料，我只好啃了几十本经济学的旧书。

In order to gather material for my thesis, I had to plow through dozens of old books on economics. 5. throw oneself into / at / on / down 突然猛力地冲进/扑向/跳到/扑倒等 小男孩一见到自己的母亲，马上扑进了她的怀抱。 Seeing his mother, the boy threw himself into her arms.

6. make one’s way 行进（尤指艰难地，或需要很长时间时） 他没有努力上进的决心。