新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第三册教案

Unit One—Section ANever, Never give upTeaching Procedures:Pre-reading ActivitiesStep 1. GreetingsGreet the whole class warmly.Step 2. Lead-in and preparation for readingQuotes:Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration. Accordingly, a “genius” is often merely atalented person who has done all of his or her homework.—Thomas Edison (American inventor)Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time.—Sandra Day O’Connor (American jurist)Let them talk to each other about the following questions:1. What is success?2. What do you think are the secrets of success?Cultural backgroundPublic schools in the UK & US1. What do you know about public schools in the UK?Eton, Harrow, Winchester, etc.;Independent of the state system;Educate secondary-level students for a fee;Evolved from an institution of the late European Middle Ages or Renaissance;Curriculum placed heavy emphasis on the Greek and Roman classics.2. What do you know about public schools in the US?Elementary or secondary schools mandated for all children by the government;Paid, in part or in whole, by public funding from taxation;Institutions of post-secondary education overseen by government.Step 3. Fast readingAsk the Students to read the passage as quickly as they can and then answer thequestions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clearabout the text structure.Text structure: ( structured writing ) The passage can be divided into 3 parts.Part I — Paras. 1 – 2By using Winston Churchill’s story and his speech at Harrow as an introduction to the topic, thetext makes clear its statement: the secret of success is“Never give up”.Part II — Paras. 3 – 7Through the examples of worl...