牛津译林版（2019）选择性必修 第四册Unit 4 Never too old to learn Extended reading教学设计

Unit 4 Never too old to learn
Extended reading（教学设计）
I. Learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. master the following core vocabulary: certificate, tight, compose, circus, laptop, sneeze, reference, polish, presentation, bounce;
2. use the core vocabulary in new context;
3. condense the whole text;
3. grasp and apply the skill: Reading for reference.
II. Key competence focus
1. Master and use the core vocabulary in new context.
2. Grasp and apply the new reading skill.
III. Predicted area of difficulty
1. How to read for reference.
2. How to understand some complex sentences in the text.
IV. Teaching procedures
T greets the class.
T: Class begins, boys and girls! Good morning/afternoon!
Step 1 Reading for the theme and structure of the text
1. Warm up and summarize the structure of the text.
T: Go through the journal entry and find out the main idea of the text.
T: Now you have read through the whole text. Let’s work out another title for the entry.
S1: Getting into the society.
T: The title has something to do with the theme, but it doesn’t underline the life in the university.
S2: A bridge into the new world
T: I think it’s a good title, because it has combined “study in college” with the future life.
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T: What does the third paragraph centre on
S: A lesson from completing his first assignment.
T: Now read the journal entry quickly and summarize its structure by filling in the following mind map.
Answers: 1) graduation 2) University life 3) The first day on campus 4) The first assignment 5) Group projects 6) my favorite professor
2. Check your progress.
1) How does the author mainly tell his university life
A. In flashback. B. In argument.
C. In assumption. D. In comparison.
Answer: A
2) What is another best title for the text
A. Graduation ceremony
B. Busy college life
C. On my way to future
D. Classmates and professors
Answer: C
【设计意图：此处是读出文章的主旨和结构，通过师生互动的方式帮助学生快速阅读以获取文章整体信息和把握课文结构。最后是过关测试，旨在考查学生对主旨和结构信息的把握。】
Step 2 Reading for the details
1. Read the text again and answer the following questions.
1) How did the author feel when entering the college
__________________________________________
1) He felt happy, relieved, worried and anxious.
2) What did the author think when he entered the university on the first day
__________________________________________
2) He was worried whether he was able to fit in the college life and was mature enough to be entirely responsible for his own successes and failures.
3) What happened to the author after he delivered his first assignment at college
__________________________________________
3) The next day he got sick, feeling dizzy, coughing and sneezing.
4) What interrupted the author’s reflection into the collage life
__________________________________________
4) His parents’ voices.
2. Check your progress.
1) Which best matches the author’s feeling on entering the college
A. Happy. B. Relieved. C. Worried. D. Mixed.
Answer: D
2) What did we know about the author’s first assignment
A. It was a 300-word essay on geometry.
B. Though he knew how to start it, he put it off.
C. He finished it in time.
D. His assignment won the first prize.
Answer: C
3) Where did the classmates meet to produce the slides
A. In a street café. B. In the school cafeteria.
C. In a lecture hall. D. In a library reading-room.
Answer: B
【设计意图：此处是读出文章的细节信息，是第二次深入课文。通过师生互动，四个问题的解决帮助学生掌握文章的重要细节，再通过三个选择题检测学习效果。】
Step 3 Reading for reference
1. Watch the micro-lesson video Reading for reference. (Optional)
2. Answer questions
T: Read the text again and answer the following questions.
1) Why did the author question where the time had gone
1) He felt time had gone by too quickly and he felt a little sentimental.
2) What does “this” in the sentence “However, this taught me a valuable lesson” refer to
2) The pronoun “this” refers to the failure of his assignment.
3) What does the author think of his college life
3) He thinks highly of his college life. He learnt a lot in college and has confidence for the future.
3. Check your progress
1) What does “This short walk” refer to in Para. 1
A. Walking out of the college into the new world.
B. Walking onto the degree-receiving stage.
C. Walking around the teaching buildings.
D. Walking down to the audience.
Answer: B
2) What does “compose myself” mean in Para. 2
A. Calming myself down.
B. Writing all by myself.
C. Standing still for a while.
D. Warning myself.
Answer: A
3) Which proverb best matches the third paragraph
A. Better early than late.
B. Well begun is half done.
C. Slow help is no help.
D. Sooner or later, the truth comes to light.
Answer. A
4) The described meeting in Para. 4 must be ________.
A. quarrelling B. funny C. competitive D. active
Answer D
5) What can best describe the professor’s college life
A. Intimidating. B. Admirable. C. Helpful. D. Genuine.
Answer: C
【设计意图：此处第三次深入课，是基于课文的推断，通过三个问题促使学生把握推理信息，以此培养学生重构信息和再生信息的能力。再次是看主题微课，掌握推理判断的理论知识，运用这些理论知识于理解课文之中，最后是过关测试，旨在考查学生加工处理信息的能力。】
Step 4 Discussion BP54
T: What do you expect to learn from university life
Sample answer:
I expect that my university life will be very different from my high school life. I will be challenged intellectually in many subjects, some of which will be totally new to me. However, I am looking forward to increasing my knowledge, so I accept any challenges that I face. Besides, I’m sure I’ll meet like-minded students from all over the country and perhaps even some foreign students too. Becoming friends with them would widen my world view. I suppose I would also join a few academic and sport clubs to be social and get some exercise because I think having a social life is very important too.
【设计意图：通过几个问题的讨论帮助学生走出课文，形成自己的观点和看法。此项活动也有助学生灵活运用语言来表达自己的思想。】
Step 5 Condensing the journal entry AP54
T works together with the students to condense the text.
Sample answer 1:
During the four years of university life, I had some memorable experiences. When I first arrived at the university, I felt nervous, but curious about all I could see. I wondered what university life would be like. I remembered my first assignment because it didn’t go very well, but it taught me a good lesson about how to approach my studies in future. The first group project I worked on was enjoyable, and the experience helped me understand the importance of working with others. Visiting my favourite professor’s office for the first time made a lasting impression. I remembered my professor’s appearance and also my feelings about the professor. My graduation ceremony provided a final memorable experience for me and my proud parents.
【设计意图：这是课文的缩写，是课文理解和知识运用的结合点。既能督促学生再次深入课文去把握重要的细节信息，又为导入新课语言知识点学习做好铺垫。】
Step 6 Building core vocabulary
T Direct the students to learn the core vocabulary.
1. certificate
n. official written that may be used evidence of certain facts
certify v. certification n.；certificate n. certificated adj.
I held my certificate against my breast and smiled at the camera.
2. tight
1) fixed, fastened or drawn together firmly; hard to move or undo 2) fitting closely 3) fully stretched
tight adj. tighten v. tightness n. tough adj.；rough；enough adj.；tight adj.；harsh adj.
I could feel my hands sweating slightly and I had to hold on tight to my suitcase.
3. compose
1) v. bring (oneself/sth.) under control; calm 2) v. write (music, opera, etc.) 3) v. form (a whole); constitute
compose v. composition n. composed adj. composedly adv. be composed of
I took a few seconds to compose myself and to take in the scene that was laid out before me.
4. circus
1) travelling company of entertainers, including acrobats, riders, clowns and performing animals 2) open space in a town where several streets meet 3) scene of lively action
cycle n. & v. circle n. circulate v. circus n.
I wondered if the first day of school was always such a circus.
5. laptop
n. a laptop or a laptop computer, a small portable computer
laptop n. ; desktop n.
As the deadline approached, I had to stay up all night working on my laptop to complete it.
6. sneeze
1) n. sudden uncontrollable noisy outburst of air through the nose and mouth 2) v. make a sneeze
sneeze at; not to be sneezed at
The next day I felt dizzy and started coughing and sneezing.
7. reference
1) n. act of referring 2) n. note, telling a reader in what other book, article, may be found 3) n. means of identification 4) n. statement about a person’s character or abilities
refer v. reference n. infer v. inference n. prefer v. preference n.
As soon as I received the next assignment, I headed straight for the library to find the reference books I needed for my research, and then created an outline followed by a draft.
8. polish
1) v. become smooth and shiny by rubbing 2) v. improve (sth.) by correcting, making small changes or adding new material
polish v. polished adj. publish v.；police n.；polite adj.
After careful editing and polishing, the result was a much better essay than the last, and it was ready in my desk drawer days before the deadline.
9. presentation
1) n. presenting or being presented 2) n. thing presented
present n.& v. presentation n. presenter n. represent v. representative n.
Everyone would be assigned a specific task, and my role was usually to produce the presentation.
10. bounce
1) v. spring back when sent against sth. hard 2) v. move up and down in a lively manner 3) v. be sent back by a bank as worthless 4) n. act of bouncing 5) n. ability to bounce
bounce v. & n. bouncing adj.
We would meet in the school cafeteria to bounce ideas off each other, and would laugh and argue and laugh some more as we learnt to work together as a team.
T: Fill in the blanks with proper forms of the (given) words.
1. They invited the mayor in, just to give away a few ________ (certificate) to the kids.
1. certificates
2. Love is like the hands of the sand, the ________ (tight) grasp, the more lost!
2. tighter
3. I ________ (compose) myself, and then walked unhurriedly into the president’s office.
3. composed
4. The show started with ________ circus theme, complete with acrobats, a sword-swallower and a man on stilts.
4. a
5. I won’t lend you my laptop ________ you promise to look after it.
5. unless
6. Put a handkerchief over your mouth when you ________ (sneeze).
6. sneeze
7. She made no ________ (refer) to her illness but only to her future plans.
7. reference
8. It was a very ________ (polish) performance, but it lacked soul.
8. polished
9. Maxine Waters is a Democratic Congresswoman, ________ (represent) South Central Los Angeles.
9. representing
10. He’s had a lot of problems, but he always seems ________ (bounce) back pretty quickly.
10. to bounce
【设计意图：核心词汇使用机率高、往往词义多样且词性复杂。此节学习核心词汇，先给出词汇定义，然后是词性转换，如有易混词、重要短语或部分词汇音标也一并附上。最后给出填空练习，也是针对这些核心词汇设计的。有关词汇构成的方法，可观看选必三第二单元第二课微课“Word formation”。对于核心词汇，还配有课外作业，lesson 7还有对应的过关检测，这些做法都在促进学生应用核心词汇。】
V. Homework
1. Watch the micro lesson: Making inferences. (Optional)
2. Finish off A2P77 in the workbook. (Optional)
Answers:
1. German language course 2. work on it 3. International Business 4. Chemistry 5. electronic parts 6. chemical processes 7. Businessman 8. Researcher
3. Fill in the blanks with proper forms of the (given) words.
1. I believe it to be true, but I am not able to ________ (certificate) to that effect.
1. certify
2. With the price increases, we are all having to ________ (tight) our belts.
2. tighten
3. She reworked a lot of her ________ (compose) to make them more danceable.
3. compositions
4. These hawks are magnificent in flight, soaring and ________ (circle) for long periods.
4. circling
5. For years, smartphones, televisions, tablets, ________ (laptop) and desktops have made up a huge part of the market.
5. laptops
6. With all that dust about, he couldn’t stop ________ (sneeze).
6. sneezing
7. A teacher should be good at drawing ________ (infer) about other cases from one instance.
7. inferences
8. British schools are now required by law ________ (publish) their exam results.
8. to publish
9. We serve traditional French food cooked in a lighter way, keeping the ________ (present) simple.
9. presentation
10. He ________ (bounce) the ideas off colleagues everywhere he went.
10. bounced
【设计意图：本课重点是核心词汇，此项练习针对核心词汇中的“Vocabulary Web”，有助学生课外复习巩固这些词汇。】