教案

科目：Unit Eight ：Slavery Gave Me Nothing to Lose

教学目的：This passage looks into racial problems from a different perspective. Generally the black like to attack the discrimination against them, but the author from her personal experience comes to a different conclusion in a positive way.

教学重点：Study the language points and the western racial culture.

教学方法： communicative teaching, free discussion and interaction.

教学过程：

1， Warm-up activities (15 minutes)

2. Understanding the text (30 minutes)

(Ask the students some questions related to the text.)

3. Detailed studies of the text (50 minutes)

4. Grammar and exercises (25 minutes)

作业1. Question：how to bring facts to life？

2. Translation and after-class reading..

辅助手段：Multimedia software

教学内容：

1. Warm-up activities

Introductory Remarks:

Step 1: Show some pictures and watch a video, discuss in groups.

Step 2: group discussion:

1). What have you heard about the black in the States.

2). Have you ever experienced discrimination on a personal level?

3). What are some things people can do to eliminate discrimination and prejudice?

4). Is there something we can do to protect human rights?

2. Understanding the text

1. Analyze the structure of the passage.

2. Discuss the three main parts: childhood experience, consciousness of her skin color, reflection of being a black.

3. Explore the social issues of the US; how to achieve success out of unfavorable situation

3 Detailed studies of the text

词组知识概要：

1. to be sth. else again

2. to peer at

3. to get pleasure out of sth.

4. 5.

6. to give sb. generously of sth.

8. to suffer a huge change

9. at one’s elbow

10. 11.

12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17. in company with

18. to be bent under the weight of

部分内容详述：

1. up to/till/until (L. 1)

until 直到…

Up to now, Mr scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.

到目前为止,斯科特先生从一个汽车修理部向另一个汽车修理部发送了大量索取备件的信件和其他紧急函件。

Everyone works, from the lift boy up to the President.

从电梯工人到总经理人人都工作。

occupied with, especially devising or scheming 忙于

What are you up to?

你在忙什么?

2. exclusive (L. 2)

Excluding or tending to exclude排他的

The hotel charges $20 a day, exclusive of meals.

饭店每天收费二十美元,不包括用餐。

This is an exclusive white residential area.

这是一个纯粹的白人居住区。

The reporter had an exclusive interview with the Nobel prize winner.

那位记者独家采访了那位诺贝尔奖得主。

clud, clus: close

conclusive

exclusion

exclusionary

exclusive

inclusive

recluse

reclusive

seclusion

include

exclude

occlude

preclude

3. in passing (L. 11)

by the way; casually; as a matter of second importance顺便提起

He mentioned in passing that he had been there once.

他顺便提到他曾经到过那里一次。

4. break off (L. 17)

1. to stop suddenly, as in speaking 说话时突然打住 2. to discontinue (a relationship) 断绝（关系）

We had to break off our discussion, because it was getting late.

时间晚了，我们被迫中断讨论。

In my view, you should break off with Jim.

依我看，你因该终端和他的交往。

常用词组：

break down失败;故障

break in训练, 闯入, 打断

break into 破门而入, 侵占

break up 打碎, 破碎, 分裂, 结束

break out 突发, 爆发, 叫嚷

break through 突围, 突破

5. give of (L. 23)

give money, time, etc. esp. in a way that seems generous; to devote or contribute:

(慷慨)给予; 奉献，贡献,

We’re very grateful to all the people who have given of their time.

我们对所有付出时间的人深表敬意。

She really gave of her time to help. They give of themselves to improve the quality of education. 她确实抽出时间来帮忙。为了提高教育质量，他们奉献了自己。

give off: to send forth; emit 发出，释放出

The food gave off a bad smell.

食物已经发臭了。

6. tendency (L. 28)

a predisposition to think, act, behave, or proceed in a particular way 脾性：思想、行为、举止的一种倾向

His tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated his roommates.

他老是说话尖刻,使同寝室的人和他疏远了。

He has a tendency towards pessimism.

他有悲观的倾向。

tend v. . 倾向;易于[(+to/towards)][+to-v]

He tends towards selfishness.

他有自私自利的倾向。

She tends to get angry when others disagree with her.

别人不同意她的看法时,她很容易生气。

7. at one’s elbow (L. 35)

nearby, close by在(某人)手边

She stayed up all night writing the paper with a pot of coffee at her elbow.

她熬了一整夜写论文,身边放着一壶咖啡。

up to the/one's elbows 非常忙;深深卷入

She was up to her elbows in preparing dinner when the doorbell rang.

门铃响时她正在为准备晚饭忙得不可开交。

8. pay for (L. 40)

偿还, 赔偿

He'll have to pay for what he has done.

他将为自己所做的一切付出代价。

I think it is right to pay good for evil.

Do you know how much he paid for the spectacles?

Those urban planners who are blind to this point will pay a heavy price, which they cannot afford it.

那些城市的规划者们如果忽视这一点，将会付出他们无法承受的代价。

9. in the main (L. 50)

in general; on the whole大体上；基本上

The letters, in the main, were from his father.

这些信大部分是他父亲写来的。

In the main, the money raised goes to children’s charities.

多数情况下，募集的资金送到了儿童慈善机构。

10. in company with (L. 51)

together with 一起

In the army, he found comradeship, excitement and adventure in company with men of similar taste.

在军队里，他和志趣相投的人一同感受了友情、刺激和冒险。

She came in company with a group of girls.

她同一群女孩子一起来。

固定表达：

for company 陪伴

in company 在(客)人面前

keep company with 与...在一起

part company (with) 分离

Two's company, three's none. 两人结伴,三人不欢。

11. alter (L. 58)

become different; make sb. or sth. different变更，更改

The design of the electric circuits of the digit-controlled lathe must be altered to meet the new requirement.

这台数控机床的电路设计必须改动,以适应新的要求。

The city has altered almost out of recognition since I left there five years ago.

自从五年前我离开以后,那座城市已变得几乎认不出了。

12. more or less (L. 59)

to some extent or degree; somewhat或多或少,有点儿

We hope our explanation will prove more or less helpful.

希望我们的说明或多或少有些帮助。

He more or less thought it was his duty to tell me.

他或多或少认为告诉我是他的责任。

3, Sentence Structure Analysis:.

1). Not only did I enjoy the show, but I didn’t mind the actors knowing that I liked it. (L. 10) 我喜欢在那儿看人们来来往往，也不在乎让那些人知道我喜欢看。

not only...but also...

not merely/not only...but (also)...

她不但朗诵了一首长诗,而且唱了一曲动听的歌。

环境学家指出：持续增加的污染不仅会导致像全球变暖这样严重的问题，而且还将威胁到人类在这个星球的生存。

Environmental experts point out that increasing pollution not only causes serious problems such as global warming but also could threaten to end human life on our planet.

通过做一份和专业相关的工作，学生不仅能够提高他们的专业能力，而且能获得从课本上得不到的经验。

By taking a major-related part-job, students can not only improve their academic studies, but gain much experience, experience they will never be able to get from the textbooks.

2). It seemed that I had suffered a huge change. (L. 32)

我似乎已发生了巨大的变化。

It seems/appears/ looks, chances, happens (to sb.) that...

It seems that the world is getting smaller and smaller.

似乎世界越变越小。

It appears to me that you are all mistaken.

依我看,你们似乎都错了。

3). Pour out the contents, and there is discovered a pile of small things both valuable and worthless. (L. 52)

倒出袋中物，可以发现一堆有用或无用的小杂物。

动词,and+主语+动词

本句型为上述句型的一种，表示"如果...,那么就...",相当于"if+主语+动词,and+主语+动

词"。

如果宽恕别人,你就会被宽恕。

Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.

如果看事情的光明面,你就可以活得很快乐。

Look on the bright side of things, and you will live happily.

4，课后练习

1. Grammar and exercise

2. General-specific pattern writing.

教学小结：

Based on the author personal experience, we can easily come to conclusion that everyone can make a world of himself. To make a successful life, one has to get over the painful history and looks into the future. As a teacher, I try to Stimulate the students to look on the bright sides of the social, and encourage them to cultivate a self-driving force.