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大学实用英语
UnitFourTravelandEntertainment
PassageA
AmericanFashionofTraveling
BackgroundKnowledge
1.TheNewContinent:
thetermisusedtorefertotheAmericancontinent.WhenColumbusdiscoveredAmerica,peoplenameditastheNewContinentcomparedwithEuropewhichwascalledtheOldContinent.Sincethen,thetermhasbeenwidelyrecognizedtostandforthecontinentwhereAmericaisinnow.
2.Motel:
acompoundofmobileandhotel.Itisasimpleandeconomicaltospendholidaysoutdoors.Somevehiclescanactasmotelswithpropercorrections.
3.RelatedWebsites:
TeachingDesign
1.TheStructureoftheText
Thepassagecanbedividedintofourparts.
Parts
Paragraphs
MainIdeaofEachPart
PartI
Para.1
Americansheadforvacationspotstospendtheirholiday
PartII
Para.2
Inhistory,Americanisapeopleinfavorofmigration.
PartIII
Para.3-5
HowAmericansspendtheirholidaysintraveling.
PartIV
Para.6
BeingonthemovemakesAmericansdifferentfromanyotherpeopleintheworld.
2.SuggestionstoTeachingActivities
1)Pre-reading:
Jigsaw:
Dividethestudentsintosmallgroupsequallyaccordingtothenumberofthetopicsgivenbelow.Eachofgroupsisrequiredtomakeasurveyandgetreadyforgroupdiscussioninclass.
A.Talkaboutthewaysyouusuallyspendyourholidays.
B.Givetheinformationabouttheplacesofinterestathomeandabroad(suchastheSummerPalace).
C.Discussthereasonwhypeoplegotravelingindetailwithyourpartner.
2)While-reading:
Pyramid
Thisisastrategytohelpstudentswithcomprehensionandmakesurethestudentsunderstandthetext.Dothefollowingasaclassactivitywhilereading.
Pyramid
a.________
b._______________
c.______________________
d.___________________________
e.________________________________
f.___________________________________
g._______________________________________
h.____________________________________________
Havethestudentsfillinthepyramidwiththeinformationaskedforbelow.
Online:
a.Writethenameofthetext
b.Writetwowordspossiblytosummarizethethemeofthetext
c.WritethreewordsdescribingwhyAmericanslikemigration
d.WritefourwordsdescribingthepurposeforwhichAmericanstravelindailylives
e.WritefivewordsstatingwhyAmericanscantravelinvacations.
f.WritesixwordssupportingwhyAmericanspreferdomestictraveling
g.WritesevenwordsdescribingwhatdestinationsAmericanscanchoosetogofortraveling
h.WriteeightwordsdescribingtheimportantfeatureofAmericans
Suggestedanswers:
a.AmericanFashionofTraveling
b.travel,migration
c.desiretomove
d.commutes,business,vacationtraveling
e.low-budgetexcursions,luxuriousresorts,adventures
f.cheap,nolanguageproblem,numerousattractions
g.resorts,historicalsites,nature,seaside,waters,Africa
h.peopleofhugemigrationandonthemove
Themorethestudentsworkwiththisactivity,theeasieritwillbecome.
3)After-reading:
TyingItAllTogether:
A.OralWork:
CheckyourPyramidwithyourpartner.Studentsmaygetsomehelpfromteachersforadegreeofaccuracy.
B.Homework:
UsethePyramidasanoutlineandwriteashortsummaryofthetext.
Suggestedanswers:
SincetheearlyarrivalsofAmericansintheNewContinent,Americanshavebeenknownfortheirmigrationandtravel,mostlyduetotheirdesirestomovetoanewplaceeitherfornewterritoriesorforleisure.Nowadays,Americansmakecommutestowork,goabroadforbusinessortotravelinvacations.Theycandowhatevertheylike---goonlow-budgetexcursions,stayinluxuriousresorts,ormakeadventures.MostAmericansprefertotraveldomesticallybecauseitischeap,withnolanguageproblemandmostimportantly,Americaisacountryfullofnumerousattractions.Thereareavarietyofoptionsforthedestinationstheychoose,includingvacationresorts,historicalsites,nature,seaside,waters,orAfrica.Thus,Americansarethepeopleofhugemigrationandonthemove.
C:
Check:
Askstudentstoreadsomeofthesummariesnexttimeatthebeginningoftheclass
DetailedDiscussionoftheText
1.Andmostofall,wealldeserveabreak.(Para.1)
deserve(vt.):
tobeworthyof;befitfor应该,理应
deservesth./todo/doing:
beworthdoing理应做...
e.g.
You’vebeenworkingallmorning,andyoudeservearest.你已干了整个一个上午,你应该休息一下。
Shedeservedtowin.她是理应获胜的。
Hisdeedsdeservedpraising.他的行为理应受到表扬。
2.WhenAmericantakeabreak,theyoftenheadfortheirfavoritevacationspot.(Para.2)
headfor:
tomovetowards;goto朝…而去,前往
e.g.
Whereareyouheadingfor?
你向哪去?
Youareheadingforanaccidentifyoudriveafterdrinking.你酒后驾车等于是去闯祸。
3.Buttheyweren’tcontenttostaythere.(Para.2)
content(adj.):
satisfied;happy满意的
becontentwith/becontenttodo:
feelsatisfieddoing满足于
e.g.
Maryiscontenttositinfrontofthetelevisionallnight.玛利整夜坐在电视机前就心满意作了。
Hisparentsarecontentwiththemarkshehadinthefinalexamination.他的父母对于他在期末考试中所取得的成绩很满意。
4.Therefore,thewesternpartofthenewcontinentwastargeted,thatis,explorersandtradersjourneyedtotheunknownwesternterritories.(Para.2)
target(n./v.):
anythingfiredat,makesth.theaim目标,把…当成目标
e.g.
Heisthetargetofmanyjokes.许多玩笑都拿他当笑柄。
Thefirstprizeofthecontestwastargetedbyhim.这次比赛的一等奖是他的目标。
5.Asaresultofthiswestwardmigration,AmericanseventuallyoccupiedthewholecontinentfromtheAtlantictothePacific.(Para.2)
migrate(vt.):
tomovefromoneplacetoanother移居
e.g.
Sometribesmigratewiththeircattleinsearchoffreshgrass.有些部落为了寻找鲜草干着牲畜一起迁徙。
Somefishmigratewiththeseason.一些鱼类随着季节定期洄游。
6.Asaresultofthiswestwardmigration,AmericanseventuallyoccupiedthewholecontinentfromtheAtlantictothePacific.(Para.2)
occupy(vt.):
tofill占据
occupyoneselfwithsth.:
makeoneselfbusydoing让自己忙于...
e.g.
Hisbooksoccupyalotofspace。
他的书占据了很多空间。
Heoccupiedhimselfwithcollectingstamps.他从事集邮。
7.Somepeoplemakelong-distancecommutestoworkdaily.(Para.3)
commute(vi./n.):
totravelregularlyalongalongdistancebetweenhomeandwork
e.g.
ShecommutedfromLondontoCambridge。
她往返于伦敦和剑桥之间。
Itisboringtomakecommuteseveryday.每天都要通勤是很无聊的。
8.Campingoutinthegreatoutdoorsappealstoadventuroustypes.(Para.3)
appeal(vi.):
beattractiveorinterestingtosb.吸引
appealtosb. :
beattractivetosb.吸引某人
e.g.
Doestheideaofworkingabroadappealto;you?
你对出国工作感兴趣吗?
Thebeautyofthecityappealstomillionsoftouristseveryyear.这个城市的美丽每年都吸引数以百万计的游客。
9.Majorcitiesoffervisitorsamultitudeofurbandelights.(Para.4)
amultitudeof:
(fml)alargenumberof
e.g.
Amultitudeofthoughtsfillhismind.众多的想法充溢他的脑海。
Amultitudeofoptionsareavailablefortheproblem.这个问题有众多选择。
10.ManyAmericanvacationsareasuniqueasthepeoplewhotakethem.(Para.5)
as…as:
usedincomparison用于比较,像…一样
e.g.
Thechildrenareassmartasweimagine.这些孩子和我们想象的一样聪明。
Thecityisasprosperousasitusedtobe.这个城市像以往一样繁荣。
11.Historyenthusiastsseekfamoushistoricalsitesandmuseums.(Para.5)
seek(vt.):
tomakeasearchof寻找
seektodo:
tryone’sbesttodo努力做...
e.g.
Hesoughtouthisfriendinthecrowd.他在人群中寻找他的朋友。
Theysoughttopunishhimforhiscrimebutheescaped.他们试图治他的罪,但是他逃脱了。
12.Thesetripsallowthemtoobserveplantsandanimalsup-closewithoutdisturbingthesensitivebalanceofnature.(Para.5)
allow(vt.):
letsb.dosth.允许
allowsb.todosth.:
begiventhepermissiontodo允许...做...
e.g.
Thefactallowsnootherexplanation.这个事实不容做其它解释。
Myparentsdon’tallowmetosmoke.我的父母不允许我吸烟。
13.Thesetripsallowthemtoobserveplantsandanimalsup-closewithoutdisturbingthesensitivebalanceofnature.(Para.5)
sensitive(adj.):
quicktoshoworfeeltheeffectofsomething敏感的
besensitivetosth/doing对...敏感
e.g.
Sheisfamousasasensitiveactress.她以表演细腻著称。
Heissensitivetoanycriticismfromothers.他对任何批评意见都很敏感。
PassageB
CampingforFun
BackgroundKnowledge
Camping:
Inrecentyears,campinghasbeenincreasinglypopularwithpeopleofallages
withitsuniquefeatures.Itprovidesanopportunitytogetclosetonaturefarawayfromthecrowdeddowntownandnoiseorpollutionincities.Anotherattractionofcampingisthatyoucanalmostdoeverythingbyyourself,whichkeepspacewiththetrendofDIYintheseyears.Theseyears,campingevenbecomesanindustrywithhugeprofit.
DetailedDiscussionoftheText
1.Beforegoingcampingyouwillneedtopurchasecampingequipment,andoneofthebestplacestogetthegearyouneedisatcampingworld.(Para.1)
equip(vt.):
tofurnish装备
equipsb.with/for:
armsb.with用...武装,装备...
e.g.
Theycan’taffordtoequiptheirarmyproperly.他们无力充分装备我们的军队。
Weshouldequipourmindwithknowledge.我们应该用知识武装我们的头脑。
2.Makingacampingtripdoesn’tevencostanarmandaleg,inotherwords,withbasicswhichcanbefoundathome,youcouldgotodaywithoutspecialpreparations,whichis,otherwise,anecessarypartofmostoutdooractivities.(Para.2)
Otherwise(adv.):
ifnot反而,否则。
e.g.
Doitnow.Otherwise,itwillbetoolate.现在就做,否则就太晚了。
Hurryup,otherwiseyouwillmissthetrain.抓紧时间,否则你就会错过火车。
3.First,sometypeofshelterissurelyrequiredtoprotectyoufromrainandwind.(Para.2)
Protect(vt.):
tokeepsafe保护
protect…from:
makefreefromharmsfrom保护……免受伤害
e.g.
Measuresshouldbetakentoprotecttheenvironment.应该采取措施保护环境。
Sunglassescanprotecteyesfromstrongsunlight.太阳镜可以保护眼睛不受清官照射。
4.Thisisbecauseifyoudolikethis,anyrainwatermayflowinonthegrou
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