E英语教程讲义
A Brief Introduction of the Cour
Unit two
Teaching aims and requirements：
Teaching aims:
1. To hear short conversations and try to figure out where the conversations take place；
2. To express how to asking for information & asking for more information；
3. To improve reading skills.
Teaching requirements:
1. Students are hoped to grasp the main idea and the structure of the text;
2. Students are suppod to conduct a ries of reading, listening, speaking related to the theme of the unit;
3. Students are hoped to learn grammar, writing and culture related to this unit.
Key points and difficult points:
1. Master the key words and phras and ntence patterns in the text;
2. Master the difficult grammar and practice grammar using in writing.
Planned learning time：6 credit hours
Teaching Allotment
1. Listening and speaking
(1) Listening (50mins)
A. Skills: listening to the conversations and try to figure out where the conversations take place；
B. Functions: how to asking for information & asking for more information
C. Conversation one
D. Conversation two
E. Practice: conversation one and two and exercis
(2) Speaking (50mins)
A. Conclude the phras about asking for information & asking for more information
B. Role - play
C.Activities: role-play veral situations according to guided conversation
D. Discussion after listening
E. Passage listening
F. Discussion
2. Passage A study(4 ctions):(130mins)
A. Pre-reading B. Comprehension,
C. Vocabulary and structure D. Translation
3. Passage A exerci: (30mins)
4. Grammar and writing and culture express (3 ctions): (40mins)
Teaching content:
Detailed study of text A
Dog talk: Every dog has its day
Lead-in (20 mins)
Video watching & extended reading
Pre-reading questions
1. Discuss with your partner what characteristics the animals in the pictures below generally reprent. .
2. Translate the following ntences into Chine.
1) He is as blind as a bat without his glass.
2) The soldier is lion-hearted.
3) She is always as proud as a peacock.
4) To be successful, a person has to work like a dog.
Organization of the text
Part I (para. 1)
Introduction: Americans have many expressions using the word“dog.”
Part II (para. 2-7)
The author’s exemplification:
Some “dog” expressions and their profound cultural connotations.
Part III (para.8)
Conclusion: Dog expressions abound in all cultures reflecting all aspects of our humanity…
Text reading
1. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside, and give them good food and medical care. (Line 4, Para. 1)
他们带狗去散步，让它们在户外玩耍，给它们上乘的食物和医疗。
三个动词take，let，give 在句中作谓语，构成平行结构。
take sb. / a dog for walks: 带某人去散步/ 去遛狗
他会带海伦娜去公园散步。
He’d take Helena for walks in park.
2. This means that when many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs, they are quick to forget their basic humanity. (Line 7, Para. 2)
这句话的意思是，许多人在为同样的东西——比如好的工作——竞争时，他们很快就忘了自己的本性。
compete for sth.: 为某物而竞争
在圣诞季节，商店不得不为争夺顾客而竞争。
The stores have to compete for customers in the Christmas ason.
And if we fall ill or become mirable, we might become “sick as a dog.”.(Line 10, Para. 2)
如果生病了或状况很糟糕，我们可能会“sick as a dog（
得很严重）”。
fall ill 和become mirable 一样，是“系动词+ 表语”构成系表结构，在从句中作谓语。常见的系动词有be，become，fall，feel，em，sound，turn 等。
