授课题目： | Unit 5 Text A: The Company Man | ||||
课时安排 | 2学时 | 周 次 | 第11周 | 课 序 | 小飞虹第8次课 |
教学目的及要求： 1. Grasp the main idea and the structure of the text； 2. Master the key language points and main grammatical structure; 3. Conduct a ries of listening, speaking, reading and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. | |||||
教学内容及重点、难点： 教学内容: 1.New words and expressions; 2.Background information: Type A Behaviour Workaholic / Workaholism 3.Structure of the text; 4.Language points and long ntence analysis 教学重点: 1.Key words and expressions; 2.Background information about Workaholism; 3.ironic style 教学难点: 赵桂兰ironic style | |||||
教学方法：启发式 讲授法 总结式 | |||||
教学过程设计 | |||||
Step1:Learn new words and expressions; Step2:Let the students read the whole text; Step3:Introduce background information about Type A Behaviour Workaholic / Workaholism Step4:Analyze structure of the text; Step5:Deal with language points and long ntence analysis Step6:Let the students review what they’ve learned and preview the rest part of the text. | |||||
讨论、作业和思考题： 讨论： 箜篌谣Break the class into small groups and discuss the following questions “Do you want to be a wokaholic in the future, why or why not?” Language focus p132; Comprehensive Exerci p137 2.Preview the left part of the text. | |||||
主要参考资料： 1吴晓真等主编：《大学英语》（全新版）综合教程第一册教师用书，上海外语教学出版社，2002年1月版。 2 东南大学外语系制作：《大学英语》（全新版）综合教程第一册课堂教学版（CD-ROM）, 上海外语教学出版社出版 | |||||
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授课题目： | Unit 5 Text A: The Company Man | ||||
课时安排 | 2学时 | 周 次 | 第12周 | 课 序 | 第9次课 |
教学目的及要求： 1. Grasp the main idea and the structure of the text； 2. Master the key language points and main grammatical structure; 3. Conduct a ries of listening, speaking, reading and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. | |||||
教学内容及重点、难点： 教学内容: 1.Reviw the content of the text learnt last class; 2.Language points and long ntence analysis in part 3 3.Writing skills: how to write a letter of sympathy or condolence 4.Exercis. 教学重点: 1.Key words and expressions; 2.Writing skills: how to write a letter of sympathy or condolence 教学难点: How to understand the theme of the Text A and ironic tone of the author | |||||
教学方法：启发式 讲授法 总结式 | |||||
教学过程设计 | |||||
Step1: Review the content of the text learnt last class; Step2:Deal with language points and long ntence analysis Step3:Summarize the content of the text; Step4:Learn the writing skills of the text Step6:Assign schoolwork. | |||||
讨论、作业和思考题： 作业： Home Reading Task p140; Comprehensive Language Practice p146 Preview text A of Unit 6. | |||||
主要参考资料： 1.吴晓真等主编：《大学英语》（全新版）综合教程第一册教师用书，上海外语教学出版社，2002年1月版。 2.东南大学外语系制作：《大学英语》（全新版）综合教程第一册课堂教学版（CD-ROM）, 上海外语教学出版社出版 | |||||
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Text A The Company Man I Background information 1. Bio sketch of the author: Ellen Goodman was born in Boston in 1941. After graduating from Radcliffe College in 1963 with a degree in modern European history, she worked as a reporter and rearcher for Newsweek. In 1967, she began working at the Boston Globe and has been a full-time columnist and an associate editor since 1974. In 1980, Goodman was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary. Among the books she has published are: Turning Points (1979), Clo to Home (1979), At Large (1981), Keeping in Touch (1985), Making Sen (1989), Value Judgments (1993), Paper Trail (2004). In 2000, she also co-authored with Patricia O’Brien and published I Know Just What You Mean: The Power of Friendship in Women’s Lives. “The Company Man” is taken from Clo to Home, a collection of her column articles. In this essay Ellen Goodman defines the “workaholic” by offering a ca-in-point example. She gives us a truthful account of tho corporate Americans who have lost touch with their families, with their values, and even with themlves. She also reveals her critical attitude towards workaholism. 2. Type A Behaviour (A型行为): a technical term ud by health psychologists for describing a particular kind of behaviour pattern or personality trait. According to rearchers, people exhibiting Type A behaviour tend to be impatient and highly time-conscious, and thus they walk, eat and perform most activities rapidly. They are unhappy about the smallest of delays. They feel incure about their social status and are extremely competitive and aggressive. Type A individuals are often high-achieving workaholics, who are often involved with veral tasks at the same time and drive themlves with deadlines. Type A behaviour was first described as a potential risk factor in coronary (心脏的) dia in the 1950’s by cardiologists (心脏病学家) Meyer Friedman and R. H. Ronman. After a nine-year study of over 3,000 healthy men, aged between 35 and 59, Friedman and Ronman estimated that Type A behaviour doubles the risk of coronary dia in otherwi healthy individuals. This rearch had helped stimulate the development of the field of health psychology in which psychologists look at how a person’s mental state affects his or her physical health. However, in recent years, Type A theory has come to be considered out of date by many rearchers in contemporary health and personality psychology. 3. Workaholic / Workaholism: Colloquially, the word “workaholic” refers to a person who is addicted to work. It does not always imply that the person actually enjoys the work, but rather simply feels compelled to do it. There is no generally accepted medical definition of such a condition, although some forms of stress, obssive-compulsive disorder (OCD: “强迫性神经症”，或称“强迫症”) can be work-related. The term “workaholic” usually has a negative connotation though sometimes it is ud by people wishing to express their devotion to one’s career in a positive n. The word “workaholic”, which by itlf is a play on “alcoholic”, was coined by Richard I. Evans, a psychologist, in the 1960’s. It is now widely distributed throughout the world. In respon to a question regarding the concern for oil workers who were often overworked, Evans replied: “such individuals can almost be likened to alcoholics and might be described as ‘workaholics’.” Evans’ coinage also led to the widespread u of the -holism suffix for popular compulsions. The origin of the phra is also attributed to psychologist Wayne Oates becau of his 1971 book Confessions of a Workaholic. Workaholism in Japan is considered as a rious social problem leading to early death, often on the job, a phenomenon called karōshi. II Discussion What do you think is the life of a typical workaholic like? How important do you think work is to a person? III Structure of the text How many parts does the text consist of ? What is the general idea of each part? Three parts. Part 1 (paras1-6) Introductory part. this part reports the sudden death of Phil and his devotion to work. Part 2 (paras7-13) Phil’s role in family, his relationship with his wife and his children is described. Part 3 (paras14-16) The funeral. The writer restates the cau of Phil’s death, and the president’s tendency in his choice of a successor to Phil. IV Global understanding of the text Answer the following questions bad on the information contained in the text. 1.What do you know about Phil and his family? Answer for reference Phil was one of the six vice-presidents of a large corporation and one of the three promising candidates who might succeed to the position of the president. He was a perfect Type A, a workaholic, working six days a week; he literally worked himlf to death at the age of fifty-one at 3: on a Sunday. Though he was married and had one daughter and two sons, he had completely neglected his family. His wife had been missing him long before he died, and his children regarded him not as father but as a stranger. He even lost touch with his values and with himlf. He always ate egg salad sandwiches at his desk and never relaxed. Even the monthly golf game offered him a good opportunity to talk or do business. As a result, he was overweight by 20 or 25 pounds and he did not realize that he was a heart-attack natural. 2.What can you infer from the author’s telling us that Phil “worked like the ‘Important People’”? Answer for reference That the company had not extended the four-day week upwards into the executive ranks shows that they considered themlves too important a group to be allowed to ea up. That is why Phil, in competition with the other “Important People” in the company, voluntarily worked “six days a week, five of them until eight or nine at night”. 3.What can you infer from Paragraph 11? What point does the author want to stress in this paragraph? Answer for reference. From Para. 11, we can infer that the workaholic Phil never paid enough attention to the growth and education of his youngest son, who failed to go in for a college education and did no more than odd jobs to get enough money for marijuana and food. It was only over the las t two years that Phil began to worry about his youngest son. In Para. 11, the author emphasizes the fact that Phil had completely lost touch with his family. 4.List all the details that Goodman lects to show that Phil is a typical workaholic? Answer for reference Students are encouraged to list as many details as they can possibly find with the help of the hints given below With regard to how Phil worked, one may find some details in Paras. 4 and 5 In terms of his attitude to his wife, one may refer to Paras. 7 and 8 As to how he treated his three children, the author lects quite a number of details in Paras. 9-12. In terms of how he treated himlf, students may refer to Paras. 4 and 14 for details. V Detailed Study Detailed Study: Part 1 ▆ Read the following ntences carefully and discuss in pairs their implications, paying special attention to the italicid parts. 1. What can you learn from the first paragraph? He worked himlf to death ,finally and precily, at 3: Sunday morning. What are the functions of the two adverbs “finally and precily” in this ntence? The first ntence provides information concerning “who”, “what”, ‘how’ and “when”. “finally” suggests the tragic ending of Phil. “precily “ highlights the exact time of his death, thus stressing his devotion to work. Language points in this part executive n. countabe. a manager in an organization or company who helps make important decisions e.g. chief executive the executive: the part of a government that makes sure decisions and laws work well. | |
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Detailed Study: Part 2 Questions for consideration 1.Can you describe the relationship between Phil and his wife and children? His wife lost him for years to his work. His wife once tried to stop him from overworking but failed. He had totally neglected his children. 2.Why did Phil’s wife try to conceal her bitterness in front of the president at the funeral? She was concerned about her financial situation after her husband died. Phil provided well for his widow. 3.A company friend said, “I know how much you will miss him.” And she answered, “I already have.” (Para. 7) Being a workaholic, Phil spent little time at home before he died. His wife had misd him long before he died. 4.The boy once said, “My father and I only board here.” (Para. 12) Since Phil “worked six days a week, five of them until eight or nine at night”, he totally neglected his family. To Phil, “home” was nothing but a hou that provided accommodation and meals. He and his son were just like strangers who happened to lodge in the same place. There was little communication between father and son. Language points in this part 1. survive v. remain alive after sb.; continue to live or exist in spite of nearly being killed or destroyed by sth. The urge to survive drove them on. 求生的欲望驱使他们继续努力。 You need to be tough to survive in the jungle. 要在丛林中活下来就要有坚忍不拔的意志。 If the industry doesn't modernize it will not survive. 该制造业若不现代化就不能继续存在。 2. survivor n. All the ships in the vicinity of the crash joined in the arch for survivors. 撞船事故发生地区的所有船只都参加了搜寻幸存者的工作。 The sole survivor of the crash was a little boy. 这次撞车事故的唯一幸存者是一个小男孩。 He is the only survivor of the plane crash. 他是那次飞机失事唯一的幸存者。 3. compete vi. try to win or gain sth. By defeating others who are trying to do the same Companies must be able to compete in the market-place. 公司一定要在商品交易中有竞争力。 Companies must be able to compete in the marketplace. 公司一定要在市场中有竞争力。 ～ against/with sb/in sth/for sth 竞争、对抗、比赛 4.beloved a. much loved The man endeavored to plea his beloved wife. 那人尽量使他深爱的妻子快乐。 He is beloved by all. 他是众人所爱戴的。 5.manufacture vt./ n.(大量)制造，制造业[ pl.]产品 The company manufactures cars. 这家公司制造汽车。 In design and quality of manufacture they were outclasd by the Italians. 在产品设计和质量上，意大利人大大超过了他们。 Ammonia, coal tar and coke are all by-products obtained in the manufacture of coal gas. 氨气、煤焦油、焦煤都是煤气生产过程中的副产品。 The manufacture of the small components is expensive. 制造这些小部件是非常昂贵的。 6. embarrass vt. Cau sb to feel lf-conscious or awkward使为难, 使窘迫, 使尴尬 You didn't embarrass me in the slightest.你一点也没让我为难。 She dragged up that incident just to embarrass me. 她又扯起那件事故意想使我难堪。 He was embarrasd by many debts. 他被很多债务弄得焦灼不安。 embarrassing embarrasd grab at sth. eagerly or desperately 抓住，获得 The boy made a grab at the frog, but it jumped away. 那男孩伸手向青蛙抓去，可是它跳开了。 A drowning man will grab at a straw. 快淹死的人连一根稻草也要抓的。 He grabbed at the boy, but can not save him from falling. 他想抓住那男孩儿，然而那孩子还是跌倒了。 7.stay up 熬夜 Afterwards she relented and let the children stay up late to watch TV. 後来她宽容了些，让孩子们晚睡看电视。 I am going to stay up late to finish my paper. 为了完成报告我打算熬夜不睡。 Especially on weekends, many people like to stay up late and get up late. 尤其在周末,许多人喜欢晚睡晚起。 8. replace vt. take the place of We've replaced the old adding machine with a computer. 我们用电脑取代了老式的加法计算器。 He replaced the book in the shelf. 他把书放回到书架上。 Electric lights have replaced candles. 灯已经取代了蜡烛。 9. bitter a. feeling or showing anger, hurt,or rentment Fal friends are wor than bitter enemies. [谚]明枪易躲，暗箭难防。 a bitter struggle;bitter foes.痛苦地挣扎;死敌 They learned a bitter lesson. 他们接受了惨痛的教训。 10. straighten out ttle or resolve Sometimes only a good advice will straighten out a naughty child. 有时只需一次得当的劝说就会改变一个顽皮的孩子。 He got it all screwed up, it will take a week to straighten out the mess. 他把事情全搞坏了，要花一星期时间才能把这一团糟的局面整理出头绪来。 Let's try to straighten out this confusion. 咱们努力收拾这个混乱的局面吧。 11. finance n.财政，金融[ pl.]资金 vt.提供(筹措十一英语怎么读)资金 The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the minister in charge of finance in Britain. 英国财政大臣是负责财政的大臣。 He is an well-known expert in finance. 他是知名的金融专家。 The politician was appointed as the Minister of Finance. 这位政治家被任命为财政部长。 Our project is adequately financed. 我们的工程资金充足。 We are financing for the housing project. 我们在为住宅计划筹措资金。 Detailed Study of Part 3 What effects does the last ntence achieve? And how? 1. You could have picked him out in a minute from a lineup. (Para. 14) Answer for reference: Bad on the u of police lineups from which a victim identifies a criminal, this is ud metaphorically to emphasize how easy it is to classify Phil. 保护眼睛2. By 5: the afternoon of the funeral, the company president had begun, discreetly of cour, with care and taste, to make inquiries about his replacement. One of three men. He asked around: “Who’s been working the hardest?” (Para. 16) Answer for reference This last paragraph of the essay reveals the author’s bitter indictment of the American corporate world. The company president began choosing his next victim as soon as Phil’s funeral was over. And the only qualification for Phil’s successor was: “Who’s been working the hardest?” It was really a nightmare scenario. Language points inquiry n. request for information打听，询问 We made an application to the court for an inquiry.我们曾请求法院调查。 In respon to your inquiry ... 兹答覆您的询问 ... Make your inquiries at the office. 请去办公室询问。 VI Text analysis 搞笑片In colloquial style, Goodman depicts ironically the life of a workaholic and his family. What devices are adopted to make her writing more effective? Repetition Parallelism Variation of length of ntences Find some examples from the text for each. VII Revision of the text Language points in the text What do you learn from this text? Would you like to be a workaholic in the future for money, status or anything el? VIII Homework: Home Reading Task p140; Comprehensive Language Practice p146 Preview text A of Unit 6. | |
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