新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)3讀寫教程教案unit5 Graceful Hands

Unit 5 Teaching Plan

Time Allotment

Section A Graceful Hands

Objectives：
Students will be able to:
1. grasp the main idea and the structure of the text ;
2. understand the devices developing the paraphrases;
3. master the key words and phrases and sentence patterns in the text;
4. conduct a serious of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.

Pre-reading Activities:
1. Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows:
What is life usually compared to?
What is life usually understood to be?
2. Have you ever touched the problem of the relationship between life and death?
Summary: There are almost as many ways to view life as there are human lives. This statement may seem exaggerated, but life is at least invested with the meanings as follows:
1) Life is a becoming, a flowing on without pity. Our parents live on through us, and we will live on through our children.
2) Life is a long but enjoyable journey as long as you are ready to overcome obstacles in your way.
3) Life is an accumulation of treasures – a truth you find out, a skill you pride yourself on, an experience you get insight from, a friendship you make firm and long, …
By living, we do not mean merely enjoying the pleasures each day offers or laboring for wealth. Rather, we mean living each day as if it is the only one you have.

Global reading
1. Text structure analysis
This is a narration in time sequence. There are some obvious markers of time such as “When I am finished”, “Some ... time passes” and “two days later”. So we can divide it into 6 parts according to stages before the old lady’s death and what “I” did for her and learned about her.

Part 1 (Paras. 1-4): a narration about the patient and the wardroom to impress the readers that the patient was dying.
Part 2 (5): The patient is seriously ill, too weak for anything.
Part 3 (Paras. 6-7): Driven by my thoughts, I exchange with the patient, who is able to utter only broken sentences. Though, I begin to see what a kind and considerate grandmother she is.
Part 4 (Para. 8): The patient dies. And the author seems to have a better understanding of the patient. Mrs. Clark spares her family from seeing her die and the author feels it a privilege to be there with the patient.
Part 5 (Para. 9): It is only two days after Mrs. Clark’s death that the author comes to learn more about her from the newspaper.
Part 6 (Para. 10): Mrs. Clark is really graceful.

2. Devices for developing the text:
1) description:
Para. 2 the light (flashing its red light as if in warning), the smell (of decay)
Para. 3 the conditions of Mrs. Clark: the head, the skin, the right arm, the left arm, the sunken chest
Para. 4 the fingers, pulse, the words of patient
Para. 5 details to show the patient’s weakness
Paras. 6,7,8 & 10 the author’s inner world

2) Double Clues (雙線索法)
There are two clues running through the whole passage, one being explicit and another implicit.
The explicit clue is the time sequence, along which the author organized her experience with the dying patient.
?The implicit clue is the author’s emotional experience, which unnoticeably leads the reader into her emotional world.
Implicit clue --- Emotional experience
Implicit clue — Following this clue unconsciously, the reader seems to experience the same shock and change in emotion as the author did. As a result, Mrs. Clark, a dying patient with terrible appearance, changes from someone we as well as the author understand first to someone we admire and praise in the end. In fact, the change in the author’s emotion undergoes three steps.

Step 1: Mrs. Clark is a total stranger.
?I’ve never seen Mrs. Clark before. (L. 1)
?I return to the bed to observe the patient with an unemotional, medical eye. (L. 7)
?Then, the objective narration and description in Paras. 3, 4 and 5.
?I reach for the long, thin fingers that are lying on the chest. (L. 14)
Step 2: I know something about her and begin to understand or admire her.
?I … again notice the long, thin fingers. Graceful. (L. 35)
?…but I have understood what she has done. (L. 40)
?…I feel my own pulse quicken and hear my breathing as it begins to match hers, … (L. 42)
?…we become aware that … (L. 44)
?… I nod my head slowly, smiling. (L. 45)
?… I receive my thank you … (L. 46)
Step 3: I am deeply touched by her.
?I begin to cry quietly. There is a swell of emotion within me for this stranger… (L. 50)
?… it was a privilege she has allowed me, and I would do it again, gladly. (L. 53)
?…and instead shared it with me. (L. 55)
?… and I am glad I was there for her. (L. 56)
?Yes, they were long and graceful fingers. (L. 60)

3. Present tense in the text
To bring the scene to the eyes of the reader, leaving deep impressions.


Detailed reading: Expressions & Patterns
Expressions:
1. to reach for the light (L. 6) 伸手去拉燈
2. to observe the patient with an unemotional, medical eye (L. 7)
3. to hang loosely around exaggerated bones (L. 10) 松松地裹在嶙峋的骨骼上
那些行賄、受賄的人實(shí)際上是在給自己的脖子纏上緊緊的繩索。
Those who offer and take bribes are actually hanging a tight rope around their necks.
4. to rise and fall with the uneven breaths (L. 12)隨著不均勻的呼吸一起一伏
生活中的機(jī)遇并非隨著命運(yùn)出現(xiàn)而出現(xiàn)，而是隨著一個(gè)人的自信心與適應(yīng)能力一起起落。
Opportunity in life does not arise with fate, but rises and falls with one’s self-confidence and adaptability.
5. to feel for the faint pulse (L. 15) 感覺(jué)那微弱的脈搏
6. to bend close to her (L. 16)
7. to ease her thirst/ anxiety/ stress. (L. 20)
8. to make no attempt to swallow (L. 21) 沒(méi)有用力去吞咽
不要一遇到挫折就打退堂鼓，至少你應(yīng)該再試一次。
Don’t beat a retreat immediately after any setback, at least you should make another attempt to hit it.
9. to go about providing for her needs (L. 26) 開(kāi)始做她所需要的
10. to run my hand up over her knees (L. 32) 把手移到膝蓋以上的部位
11. to spend her last ounce of strength (L. 40) 耗盡了最后的那點(diǎn)力氣
一分腦力勝似十分財(cái)力，而一分實(shí)踐勝似十分理論。
An ounce of brain is worth a pound of wealth while an ounce of practice is worthy of a pound of theory.
12. to spare her family an episode (L. 54) 為她的家人省去了一幕人生插曲
在浪漫的戀愛(ài)關(guān)系中開(kāi)誠(chéng)布公將省去你很多麻煩。
Being open and honest in romantic relations will spare you a lot of troubles.
13. perhaps they were not equipped to handle (L. 47) 他們或許無(wú)力面對(duì)

Patterns:
1.Typical patterns for making a judgment of sb. or sth. (對(duì)······的判斷)
1)Sb. has never done sth. before, but he / she knows / judges / infers / deduces from …that sth. or sb. … 某人從未做過(guò)某事，但他／她從······中得知／推斷某事／某人……(L. 1~2)
a. 我從未處理過(guò)離婚的案件，但從雙方的申訴中判斷他們的夫妻緣分已盡。
I have never handled any case of divorce before, but I judge from the appeals made by both sides that their relationship has come to an end.

2)As though sb. senses / reads my mind, he / she answers my thoughts and tells (that) …(L. 38) 某人似乎讀懂了我心思，他／她回答我， ·····
他似乎讀懂了我對(duì)他的愛(ài)情的疑慮，坦率地回答我說(shuō)，他已和很多女孩相處過(guò)但唯獨(dú)和我的接觸使他的生活變化最大。
As though he sensed my doubt about his love for me, he answered my thoughts and frankly told me that he had made contacts with many girls but none of them had brought greater changes to his life than the contact with me.

2. Typical patterns for coming to the realization of sth.
1) Their / Our eyes meet and somehow, ( together,) they / I become aware / conscious or realize that …相互的目光發(fā)生碰撞，不知怎么的，他們／我意識(shí)到······(L. 19)
他們的目光相遇了，不知怎么的， 他們都意識(shí)到這可能是他們的訣別。
Their eyes met and somehow, together, they came to realize that this might be the time for them to part with each other forever.
2) Slowly / Gradually, in the course of doing sth., sb. becomes aware / conscious or realizes that …, that in fact, … 某人在做某事的過(guò)程中漸漸地意識(shí)到······, 實(shí)際上, ······(L. 52)
在與人交往的過(guò)程中，漸漸地，我意識(shí)到寬宏大度可以為你營(yíng)造一個(gè)愉快的生活氛圍，意識(shí)到它事實(shí)上可以使你終生受益。
Slowly, in the course of associating with others, I have come to realize that large-mindedness can create you a pleasant climate of living, that in fact it can be of benefit to your whole life.

3.Typical patterns for revealing one’s feelings
1)In the face / case (In a state / a climate of …) of …, sb. feels …(從句) and …
在······情況下，某人 感覺(jué)······, ······(L. 42~43)
在等待那次重要的面試時(shí)，我感覺(jué)自己的脈搏加快，記憶一片空白。
In waiting for that important interview, I felt my own pulse quicken and my memory become a complete blank.
2)There is a swell / fit / an outburst / outbreak of … within sb. for sb. who … / sth. that ...
對(duì)這個(gè)……人 / 事，某人心中涌起了一種（股）······(L. 50~51)
對(duì)這位世上第一個(gè)橫渡英吉利海峽的殘疾中國(guó)人，我心中涌起一股敬佩之情。
There is a swell of esteem within me for this disabled Chinese who is the first in the world to swim across the English Channel.

Post-reading
1. Essay summary (P. 134)
2. Questions and answers:
1) Why was the word “graceful” used to describe the grandmother?
Reference words:
deserve, considerate, grief-stricken moment, beloved, part with sb., reveal, act, kindness, in place
Key: The grandmother well deserves the word “graceful”. What is graceful in her is not only her hands, but her fine and considerate character as well. At the time of her passing, she sent her families away in order that they would not suffer the grief-stricken moment by watching their beloved part with them forever. This act is enough to reveal the grandmother’s kindness and love for her family members in her life time. Therefore, the word “graceful” is in place to describe the grandmother’s heart and mind.
2) What does the physician find out and what does she learn?
Reference words: physician, spare, grief, pass away
Key: By staying with the patient in her last moment, the physician finds out that the patient’s heart and mind are as truly graceful as her hands. The patient has sent her family away to spare them the grief and pain of seeing her pass away. In these special last moments between these two human beings the doctor learns what being graceful really is.
3) If you were given this decision to assist in your family member’s death, what are the challenges you might face?
Reference Words: truly speaking, to be faced with, the law of nature, be put in the situation, psychological , suffer the most profound guilt of helplessness, physical, to make contacts with, conquer
Key: Truly speaking, nobody wants to be faced with this situation, even though we all know that death is the law of nature.
If I were put in the situation to assist in my family member’s death, the challenges I might face lie in two aspects. One is psychological. I can’t imagine how I can watch the person I love most leave me forever, while I can do nothing about it. I will suffer the most profound guilt of my helplessness. Another one is physical, for I might be afraid of making contacts with him/her.
This is just what occurs to my mind. Maybe, in reality, I’ll conquer these challenges.


3. Writing (理由陳述類)
My Way of Seeing Life
1. 人們從不同的角度看待人生
2. 我所推崇的看法是······(說(shuō)明理由)
1) Life may be many things to many people. 2) Some may see it as building up as much material wealth as possible while others may view it as enjoying to the fullest the pleasures each day offers. (人們的看法舉例)
3) As far as I am concerned, however, I would prefer to value it as my sole chance to enrich myself with knowledge first, then to serve the society with all my heart, and finally to leave the world without any regrets. (我的看法)

4) My outlook on life is bound up with three major factors. 5) Primarily, life is so wondrous that I am eager to explore it. (理由I) 6) Set your heart on a mystery and you can find something new; attach more of your mind to a challenge and you can get a sense of success, all of which, however, depends on how much knowledge you have equipped yourself with first. (進(jìn)一步闡述) 7) Secondly, life is also short to any individual like me. (理由II) 8) The flower you have just kissed for the first time is now fading away while the love from others you have come to cherish more is already on the wane. (進(jìn)一步闡述) 9) And most of all, both wondrousness and shortness of life push me to seize every golden minute and every golden chance. (理由III) 10) Once I idle away the time I am supposed to grasp to study or work for the people, there will be no more hope of making up for it.(進(jìn)一步闡述)

11) I have much option in this matter, but I have never found any other way of seeing life more reasonable and acceptable than mine. 12) Thus, I will leave no stone unturned during the course of my college studies in order to pave the way for my meaningful and colorful life.

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Unit 5 Section B
Decisions of the Heart

Objectives:
1. to learn how to understand idiomatic expressions;
2. to learn some words or phrases

Reading Skills: Understanding Idiomatic Expressions
To understand idiomatic expressions in a reading passage, one must be good at:

1) searching for context clues,
2) looking at examples if there are any,
3) finding explanations if there are any,
4) locating opposite or similar expressions.


Example 1
They are ice cold, and I quickly move to the wrist and feel for the faint pulse.
(Para. 4, Reading Passage A, Unit 5)

feel for: try to find sth. by touch
Example 2
She is too weak for conversation, so without asking, I go about providing for her needs.
(Para. 5, Reading Passage A, Unit 5)
go about (doing sth.): start to work at sth.
Example 3
When I am finished, I pull a chair up beside the bed to face her and, taking her free hand between mine, again notice the long, thin fingers. (Para. 6, Reading Passage A, Unit 5)
pull a chair up: move a chair forward

Do exercise XV to practice this reading skill.

Language Points:
1. come along: arrive; appear 到達(dá)，出現(xiàn)
歸納記憶: come構(gòu)成的短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞
come about 產(chǎn)生，發(fā)生 come across 偶然碰到 come along 進(jìn)展，進(jìn)步
come apart 分離，裂開(kāi) come at 攻擊，沖向 come by 經(jīng)過(guò)；獲得
come down to 可歸結(jié)為 come down with 染上病
come off 成功
come out 出現(xiàn)，顯露；發(fā)表 come over 順便來(lái)訪 come around 蘇醒
come through 安然度過(guò) come to 蘇醒；總數(shù)為 come up 發(fā)生,出現(xiàn)
come up to 比得上，等于 come up with 想出,提出
2. withdraw: vt. pull or take (sb./sth.) back or away 收回，撤消，撤退
withdraw one’s criticism 撤回批評(píng)
withdraw a curtain 拉開(kāi)窗簾
withdraw the troops from the border area 從邊境地區(qū)撤軍
withdraw money from a bank account 從銀行帳戶中提款
3. chances are (that …): it is likely that … 可能
他可能已經(jīng)聽(tīng)到了這個(gè)消息。
Chances are (that) he’s already heard the news.
4. confront sb. with sth.: face sb. with sth. 使面對(duì)（問(wèn)題、 挑戰(zhàn)等）
這位作家面對(duì)一大堆工作。
The writer was confronted with a pile of work.
5. come down to: be able to be concluded as(sth.); be a question of (sth.)
整個(gè)事情歸結(jié)起來(lái)就是工會(huì)與管理層之間的權(quán)力之爭(zhēng)。
The whole matter comes down to a power struggle between the trade union and the management.
6. bar: vt.
1) prevent from doing or using sth. 阻止，不許
2) obstruct so as to prevent progress 阻礙，阻塞
假如由我負(fù)責(zé)的話，我就不允許游客進(jìn)入野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)。
If I were in charge, I would bar tourists from getting into the wildlife reserve.
前面的道路被一隊(duì)警察嚴(yán)嚴(yán)實(shí)實(shí)地把守住。
The road ahead was barred by a solid line of policemen.

Test Yourself-----Dictation
1. Thousands of people traveled to America to escape hardship in the years that immediately preceded the First World War.
2. He secured two admission tickets, but when he arrived at the stadium, he found they were only for the basketball game two weeks later.
3. In the complete silence, I feel my own pulse beat faster and hear my breathing as it begins to correspond to her irregular breath.
4. Her response was to deny me everything and to tell my father to stop my allowance.
5. There might be some return of pain and numbness after 24 hours, but repeating the dose would relieve the problem.?