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研究生英语听说课程教案
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授课题目（教学章、节或主题）： Unit 1 Are You Hooked to It? |
教学目的、要求（分掌握、熟悉、了解三个层次）： 1、Help the students master the new words and expressions used in this unit. 2、Help them get to comprehend the listening materials. 3、Encourage them to express their ideas on the assigned topics. |
教学重点及难点： Understand the English news about shopping addiction and answer the questions. Group or pair work. |
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• Warm-up • Listening for Content • Speaking for Communication • Follow-up |
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作业、讨论题、思考题： Group discussion: What is your favorite style of dress? Discuss the question and give reasons for your answer. |
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Unit 1 Are You Hooked to It?
Warm-up
Listen to three speakers talking about their childhood hobbies. Complete the following chart with the information you hear.
Vocabulary
miniature: a. much smaller than normal 微型的，缩小的
fertilizer: n. natural and synthetic materials spread on soil to increase its capacity to support plant growth 肥料
Skills to practice: listen for specific information
Listen to the short passage for the first time to get to know the general idea of it.
Childhood Hobbies
Do you remember your favourite hobbies when you were a child? What do those mean to you? Luther, Sarah, and William are discussing their childhood hobbies.
Luther: My hobby is stamp collecting. I started at the age of six, and I’ve been collecting stamps ever since. Stamps are tiny but amazing. They’re miniature works of art, covering just about every subject you can think of. Sometimes stamps are worth more as they get older, and I guess that’s one of the reasons they are treasured by many collectors.
Sarah: When I was a little girl, my friends were fond of dolls or cartoons, but I just loved yard work. My house had a big yard, which I regarded as my fantasy world. I helped my grandmother mow the lawn and spread fertilizer. Actually I was a little bit lazy in my school work but never in yard work. Some of my friends said it was an activity that only retired people took up. I didn’t mind. I enjoyed making my yard beautiful and I enjoyed sweating after a whole day’s work. It’s good for my health. Maybe I’ll spend most of my time in the yard after I retire.
William: Transformers! Optimus Prime and Megatron! Those robots from the 1980s that would turn into cars and planes. That’s why I became a mechanical designer. Few people can claim to be as big a fan of Transformers as I am. I have an entire room in my house dedicated to them, over 700 Transformers from every generation, as well as many posters and tons of other collectible items. Transformer collecting is not just a hobby to me---they’re a way of life!
Detailed listening, and explain the passage to the students.
Listen to the passage for a third time and then check the answers.
Discuss the following questions.
1. What do you know about stamp collecting? Did you have a special collection when you were a child?
2. How did your hobby affect your life? Do you still pursue that hobby?
II. Listening for content
1. Listening to a conversation.
A. Listening to a conversation about Internet addiction. After the conversation, some questions will be asked about what was said. Write down a short answer to each question.
Background information about “Pathological Internet Use”
“Pathological Internet Use” refers to Internet or web addiction, which consists of three primary behaviors, known as online impulsiveness, avoidance and online social superiority.
Vocabulary
alcoholism: n. psycho-physiological dependence on alcoholic beverages 酗酒
hook: v. to cause to become addicted 沉迷
pathological: a. relating to or caused by disease 病理的，病态的
fixation: n. a strong attachment to a person or thing 依恋，固着
abuse: v. to use wrongly or improperly
Listen to the interview for the first time to get to know the general idea of it.
Maria: Hello, everyone. This is Maria Wells. Every time the word “addiction” is mentioned, image of drug dependence, alcoholism and smoking come to mind. But today, technology is breeding a new type of addiction which can be just as severe: Internet addiction. Here is our guest, Professor Luther Nicholson, a psychologist from Connecticut University. Good evening, Mr. Nicholson.
Luther: Hi Maria. Addiction is not a word that should be taken lightly. Some argue that we are exaggerating concerns about addiction. People don’ t expect the computer and the Internet to be a problem.
Maria: My colleagues here don’ t see it as a negative thing or something to be afraid of. They assume that web addiction is mostly a young person’s problem.
Luther: No. My patients of web addiction vary widely in age. Our survey shows that millions of children and adults are now hooked, on what we call “ Pathological Use ”.
Maria: Pathological? So it’s really a disease.
Luther: Absolutely. They use the web to the point where it can change moods or create negative consequences in relationships, financial situations or legal matters. Some online gamers play constantly, days in a row. Some spend days online murdering others in search of virtual possessions. Some remain isolated in their actual lives, but only talk to strangers online to enter another life. Most addicts have a kind of fixation. They throw themselves into an imaginary world.
Maria: And they will pay the ultimate price for their obsession.
Luther: Yes. And the price is always high and sad. Actually, we have had cases of suicide by web addicts. Their pastime turns into a costly habit. The Internet is a powerful technology. It creates access to all of the information on the planet. They’re very powerful tools that can be abused.
Maria: I get it. How can one know if one is addicted, Professor Nicholson? Luther: Take a break from your computer. Are you restless and frustrated? Do you wonder how many emails you’ve received? Take note of your behavior; if you are feeling uncomfortable or uneasy, it may be time to monitor your Internet usage.
Maria: I guess most of us are addicted to a certain extent. Thank you, Mr. Nicolson.
Luther: Thank you.
Ask the students do the exercises in part A.
Question1: What is mainly talked about in this conversation?
Internet addiction has become a serious problem that affects most people’s lives.
Question2: Can you describe a picture of a typical Internet addict?
A typical web addict often imagines himself in a virtual world and his daily life is often in disorder.
Listen to the interview for a third time, and pay attention to the details related to the general idea of the conversation.
Listen to the interview for the last time, and answer the questions.
B. Listen to the conversation again and choose the best answer from the four choices given to each question you hear.
Key: ABBD
Listening to a passage
Vocabulary
endangered species: species that soon may no longer exist濒于灭绝的物种
community service: unpaid work that someone docs to help other people, sometimes as punishment for a crime 感化工作
traffic v. to buy and sell illegal goods （非法地）交易
profitable a. producing a profit or a useful result有赢利的
the web of life: The web of life is all the living things on our planet. The web shows how every species on Earth relies on one another.生命之网；命运
Listen to the short passage for the first time to get to know the general idea of it.
Do We Have to Be Excellent at Our Hobbies?
The other morning, I overheard a nine-year-old boy complain, “We don’t want that nerd in our soccer team. We are so ashamed that he doesn’t know a goal-kick from a head-shot.” As it happens, the “nerd” was my son. I’m sorry, Son, I guess I blew it. My son didn’t receive serious instruction as other boys did. In my day, when we played baseball, it didn’t matter if any of us played terribly; we weren’t out to slaughter the other team. To us, sports were just a way of having a good time.
I enjoy singing badly and drawing badly. I’m not ashamed of my incompetence in these areas. I do one or two other things well, but I’d always like to try something new which I don’t have to be good at. Unfortunately, doing things badly has gone out of style. In today’s competitive world we have to be experts even in hobbies.
If you pull on your gym shoes and jog around the block once in a while, you’ll be laughed at by the so-called “serious runners”---the ones who run 20 miles or more a week in their 60-dollar jogging suits and fancy shoes. As far as the are concerned, if you don’t have the latest shoes, you are embarrassing yourself. And going dancing no longer means putting on a pretty dress and doing a few turns on Saturday night. Nowadays, dancing means squeezing into tights, sweating through five hours of ballet and four hours of jazz classes, and then dance like a beautiful swan to make others obsessed. It seems that we pay too much attention to self-improvement, even with hobbies. I don’t think hobbies bring as much fun as they used to.
Let’s draw for drawing’s sake. Let’s sing for singing’s sake. We are talking about recreation and the activities we enjoy. We take up those because they are for our pleasure.
Listen to the passage carefully and do the exercises in part A.
Explain the passage to the students and then check the answers while listening to the passage for a third time.
Key: BDAA
B: Listen to the passage again and discuss the questions in Part B.
5 minutes or so are given to the students to organize their ideas and prepare to present their opinions with what they have learned from the listening material.
Listening to English News
Listen to the news about shopping addiction and fill in the blanks with what you hear.
Vocabulary
compulsive shopper: a person obsessed with shopping
outrageous: a. shockingly excessive 毫无节制的
spree: n. a brief indulgence of impulses
aisle: n. a long narrow passage
binge buy: to make purchases in uncontrolled ways
Teaching Tips:
This is intended for students to improve listening skills with authentic materials. The skill practiced is for selective information.
Listen to the English news for the first time to get the general idea of it.
Have students form pairs to compare their answers and discuss differences if any.
Outrageous shopping bills are a familiar nightmare for many compulsive shoppers．And contrary to the popular opinion，men suffer that nightmare nearly as often as women．A new survey finds that both genders are almost equally likely to suffer compulsive buying disorder, a condition marked by uncontrollable, unnecessary and unaffordable shopping sprees.
Researchers used to estimate that between 2 and 16 percent of the US population suffered compulsive buying disorder, and that 90 percent of sufferers were female. But a 2004 telephone survey of more than 2,500 American adults found that 6 percent of women and about 5.5 percent of men are compulsive shoppers; that's more than 1 in 20 adults.
The sexes do not shop at the same aisles though. Experts say that women are more likely to binge buy things like clothes or gilts for other people, while men tend to buy expensive electronics. This survey is the first to find such a high number of compulsive shoppers in the general population. Study authors hope that this finding can convince doctors of how many people are hurt by the disorder, so they can make finding a cure a priority.
I’m Bill Blakemore in New York.
Detailed listening, and explain some words and sentence structures to the students.
Listen to the news for a third timeand then check the answers.
Listen to the news again and discuss the questions in part B.
III. Speaking for Communication
Talking it up
Listen and make a comparison.
Listen to the short dialogue first, and underline expressions often used on business occasions.
Script and key:
Wilson: Mr. Brown, I’m awfully sorry, but I won’t be able to come on Friday afternoon.
Brown: What’s the matter? Nothing wrong, I hope.
Wilson: I’ve just checked my schedule and realized I already have an appointment that afternoon. I’m really sorry for all the trouble I’ve put you to.
Brown: It doesn’t matter. It’s all right with me. In that case, let’s have the meeting at three o’clock next Monday. Would that be convenient for you?
Wilson: Well, I’m afraid I can’t make it at three o’clock. Four o’clock would suit me better. Do you think you can make it ?
Brown: Yes. That’s fine. I’ll look forward to seeing you next Monday afternoon, four o’clock.
Wilson: Okay, my team will be pleased to meet you too. I’m sure everything will go smoothly, and we can discuss details of our cooperation on this project.
Brown: I hope so. See you then.
Group or pair work
The class should be divided into 5 or 6 groups to do pair work. The students are to practice what they have learned in Parts A and B, and they are expected to talk freely with their own established knowledge about the topic. In the end, one student is to present the results of their discussion in a set time.
Talking it through
Free discussion about the topic by making use of the information learned in Listening for Content. Students are encouraged to describe their general inclinations in choosing clothes and their special choices for particular occasions. The teacher can specify some settings by asking:
--What would you wear for a job interview?
--What clothes would you rarely wear when taking part in outdoor sports?
Read the given information and then discuss hobbies and personalities with your group members
IV. Follow-up
1. Listening to short conversations
Listen and get the answer from the given 4 choices. (Key: BCDBD)
1. W: Do you have a hobby, Kevin?
M: Yes. Sure. I have more than one hobby.
W: And do you agree that some hobbies are good while some are bad?
M: Well, in my opinion, yes. Good hobbies are those that give you the opportunity to develop new skills. Bad hobbies, on the other hand, may result in bad habits.
Q: What does Kevin say about hobbies?
A) He has only one hobby and no bad hobbies.
B) He thinks he can learn skills from good hobbies.
C) He has both bad hobbies and good ones.
D) He thinks one can tam bad hobbies into good ones.
2. W: Wow, Stephen, your collection of coins is really amazing. You must be proud of it.
M: Yes. They are ray babies. Collecting these has taught me a lot. It teaches me to be systematic and careful, because I need to sort the coins according to their value and dates.
W: And that's why you're a good accountant.
Q: What can you learn about Stephen?
A) Stephen is good at taking account of everything.
B) Stephen's babies are interested in collecting coins.
C) Stephen learns to be systematic from his hobby.
D) Stephen collects coins because they are valuable.
3. W: Did you go fishing today?
M: Yes. By the lake, all by myself.
W: But Roy, every tame you go out fishing, you come back with an empty bag. Why not give it up or try something else, like basketball?
M: No. Carol, you don't understand. Fishing makes me happy, because I love sitting alone and doing nothing at all.
Q: What can be learned from the conversation?
A) Roy often empties his bag when he returns home.
B) Roy is trying to persuade Carol to go fishing with him.
C) Roy is only interested in catching fish.
D) Roy’s real interest in fishing is sitting alone and doing nothing.
4. W: Harry, have you heard about a 44-year-old farmer from the village whose hobby is to make machines?
M: Yes, Tina. I know he is the inventor and the "father" of the robots in his village. His high-tech products really bring lots of benefits to his family and neighbours.
W: The most impressive thing is, while making robots, he has suffered two major disasters. One explosion nearly destroyed his two fingers, and a fire burnt all his belongings.
M: And the idea of giving up never occurs to him. Actually, that's the part that touches me most.
Q: What impresses Harry and Tina most?
A) The farmer makes robots without much knowledge about high-tech.
B) The farmer has held on to his hobby even though he met with great difficulties.
C) The farmer's hobby has brought great changes to his village.
D) The farmer started his hobby at the age of 44.
5. M: Marilyn, have you thought about this question? Among all the evil addictions, which is the worst?
W: Addiction is addiction, no matter what it is. Drugs, alcohol, smoking, or gambling. And don't forget the Internet. Any addiction comes with pain and sadness. So my answer to your question is, all of them.
M: I can't agree. You see, drug addicts don't get much sympathy. Drugs destroy health, family, feelings, and friendships. It makes you live like trash. That's the worst.
W: Daniel, any addiction may lead to that.
Q: What's Marilyn's attitude towards various addictions?
A) She thinks drug addiction is the most dangerous.
B) She thinks Internet addiction is the most harmful.
C) She thinks addictions that make you trash are the worst.
D) She thinks every addiction is as bad as the other.
2. Listening to a longer conversation
Listen to the conversation for the first time to get the general idea.
Script: omitted
Listening to a passage
Detailed listening, and explain some words and sentence structures to the students.
Listen to the passage for a third time and let the students do the True or False exercises.
Listen again and check the answers. (F T T F, FT F T)