1、新编大学英语教案第四册Unit6新编大学英语教案（4）Unit 6 Risks Aims of TeachingMaster the words describing some risky activitiesImprove the students abilities of reading comprehension and writing Key PointsIntroducing the methods of locating the key sentence of each paragraph to sum up the whole text Learning to employ th
2、e following key words and phrases into practice. risk or other play the/a part of on the strength of all manner of pose questions to .on vacations feed on definitive rather than what if end up may well be associated with in other words reduceto afford have a feel for in question by contrast not nece
3、ssary versus divideby turn out be opposed to focus on eliminate sensible preferable (to) preoccupation with die fromstrike terror in bring under control come along threat to exposure to show up bearin mind have/with a mind to do . be apt to do . be indifferent to . make sense in this/that light on t
4、he basis of by virtue of claim compareto bareartificial concentrate contrive inflicton in many cases evolve have grounds for as yet dependable emission have a good idea of outside ones control raise doubt(s) about in response to no doubt greetwith . identifyas qualifyas allow for chance reflection c
5、lose to Methods of TeachingUsing multi-media teaching equipmentGroup-DiscussionLiving performanceTime Arrangement:1 Preparation 2-3In-Class Reading: Risks and You4After-Class Reading5ExercisesUnit 6 RisksPart one preparation1) T and Ss list different jobs, and then Ss discuss the corresponding risks
6、 Jobs: nurse, psychiatrist, businessman, policeman, coal miner, lawyer, stockbroker, presidents, secretary, beggar, teacher, fighter pilot, accountant, football player, interpreter, fireman, singer, civil servant, ambassador Categorize them into three types: physical ones, financial ones, emotional
7、ones2) Which activity is riskier? Rock climbing, working on a farm, driving a car, skiing, being a 65-year-old man,flying in an airplane, driving a motorcycle, and skydiving 3) Issue discussion: Do you think CET-4 causes risks in the students? If there is some, what are they? (certificate, degree, e
8、motional influence)In-Class Reading: Risks and You1. Words and expressions1. or other: (usu. used with somebody/something/somewhere, someday, somehow, etc.) expressing uncertainty or vagueness about a person, thing or place. a. The box is somewhere or other in the kitchen.箱子在厨房的某个地方。b. Somehow or ot
9、her, John managed to get a well-paid job in the bank.不管怎么说，约翰设法在银行找到了一份待遇不错的工作。 Cf. or rather: (used when making a statement more accurate or correct) 更确切地说a. We stayed at my friends house, or rather at my friends parents house. 我们住在我的朋友家，更确切地说，住在我朋友的父母家。b. He is my relative-or rather my fathers cou
10、sin. 他是我的亲戚，更确切地说，是我父亲的表兄。 2. risk: (instance of the )possibility of meeting danger or suffering harm, loss, etc. 遇险；风险；受害a. Is any risk of the bomb exploding? 有炸弹爆炸的危险吗？b. Theres no risk of her failing/that shell fail. 她没有失败的危险。Phrases:at risk: threatened by the possibility of loss, failure, etc; i
11、n danger 处在危险之中a. The whole future of the company is at risk. 这家公司的整个前途都处于危险之中。b. My job is at risk. (I may lose my job.) 我的工作处在危险之中。 at the risk of (doing sth.): with the possibility of (doing sth.) 冒的危险；不顾的危险a. At the risk of sounding ungrateful, I must refuse your offer. 恕我不能领情，我必须拒绝你的意见。 at risk
12、 to sb./sth.: with the possibility of losing or injuring sb./sth. 冒着的危险 a. He saved the child at considerable risk to himself/to his own life. 他冒着极大的生命危险救了那个孩子。run the risk (of doing sth.): do sth. that exposes one to a danger, possibility, etc. 做危险的事；冒险a. We cant run the risk (of losing all that mo
13、ney). 我们不能冒失掉那全部钱的危险。b. He runs more risk of being arrested. 他冒着被逮捕的更大危险。 run/take a risk/risks: do sth. that involves the possibility of failure, danger, etc. 冒险（做可能失败、有危险的事）a. You cant get rich without taking risks. 你不冒险就不能发财。b. Thats a risk Im prepared to take. 那是我准备好甘愿去冒的危险。 risky: adj. full of
14、danger; full of potential for failure, loss, etc. 充满危险的；很可能失败或损失的a. a risky undertaking 一项充满风险的事业3. definitive: clear and having final authority; that cannot or need not be changed 明确的；最后的；具有权威性的；不可改变的a. Her book is the definitive work on Milton.她的书是论述米尔顿最具权威性的作品。 b. a definitive answer, solution, v
15、erdict 最后的正式答复,解答,判决 Cf. definite: 1) clear, not doubtful 明确的，无疑的a. I want a definite answer, “yes” or “no”. 我要一个明确的回答：是还是否。 2) (used as a predicate) （作表语）a. He seemed definite about what had happened. 他对发生的情况似乎很肯定。 b. Its now definite that the plane crashed. 现在可以肯定飞机已经坠毁。4. rather than: prep. (foll
16、owed by n./ v./ pron etc.) in preference to sb./sth; instead of 其后的成分表示否定概念，意为“与其不如，宁可而不，不是而是”a. She is a writer rather than a teacher. 她是一名作家，而不是一名教师。b. The old man lay rather than sat in the chair. 那位老人躺在椅子上，而不是坐在椅子上。c. I rather than you, should shoulder the responsibility. 我应该承担这个责任，而不是你。d. Rathe
17、r than risk breaking up his marriage he told his wife everything. 他宁可冒离婚的危险，也把一切告诉了他妻子。 would/had rather(than do sth).: (usu. shortened to d rather) prefer to 宁可，宁愿a. Id rather walk than take a bus. 我宁可走路，也不愿坐公共汽车。b. Shed rather die than lose the children. 她宁愿自己死去，也不愿失去孩子们。 Cf. ratherthan: 意为“宁愿而不，与
18、其说还不如说”，rather 后的成分表示肯定概念，than后的成分表否定概念a. I would rather you settle the problem in private than by law. 我宁愿你把这件事私下了结，而不要去诉诸法律。b. It is rather pleasant than tasteful. 与其说它文雅，不如说它赏心悦目。c. He would rather remain obscure than get fame in such a despicable way. 他宁可默默无闻，也不愿意用这种可耻的手段去沽名钓誉。5. may well: be ve
19、ry likely to 很可能a. She may well refuse to speak to you, because shes in a very bad mood. 她很可能拒绝与你说话，因为她心情很不好。 Cf. may/might as well: advise sb. to take certain actions 不妨a. It is very late, so you may/might as well go to bed. 现在很晚了，因此你不妨上床睡觉吧。b. She said that I might as well apply for the job. 她让我不妨
20、申请一下这份工作。6. have a feel for: have a sensitive appreciation or an easy understanding of sth.对某物有感受力a. She has a good feel for languages. 她很有学语言的天才。7. oppose: express strong disapproval of or disagreement with sth./sb. esp. with the aim of preventing or changing a course of action 强烈反对；不赞成或不同意a. He op
21、posed the proposal to build a new hall. 他反对建造新礼堂的提议。 be opposed to sth./doing sth.: be strongly against sth. 强烈反对的 a. She seems very much opposed to your going abroad. 看来她极力反对你出国。 as opposed to: in contrast to 与相；与成对比a. I am here on business as opposed to a holiday. 我不是在度假，相反，我是在此执行公务。 Cf .object to
22、 sb./sth./doing sth.: say that one is not in favor of sb./sth.; protest 不赞成；反对a. I object to such treatment/to being treated like this. 我反对这样的对待。b. I object to the plan on the grounds that it is too expensive. 我反对这项计划，理由是费用过于庞大。 8. sensible: 1) having or showing good sense; reasonable 判断力强的；明智的；明事理的
23、a. It was sensible of you to lock the door. 你把门锁上很明智。b. She gave me some sensible advice. 她给了我一些很明智的劝告。 2) pred aware of sth.知道；觉察到a. Are you sensible of the dangers of your position? 你感到你的处境危险了吗？ Cf. sensitive: easily offended or emotionally upset 易于被冒犯的或情绪容易波动的a. He is very sensitive about being s
24、mall, so dont mention it.他对自己个子小很敏感，因此不要提及那一点。 b. A writer mustnt be too sensitive to criticism. 作家不应该对于批评太敏感。2. Pre-reading recruitment1) Issue discussion: Have you ever experienced some risky situation? 2) text-relevant questions: a. what kinds of risks do people fear in their daily lives? b. are
25、risks a matter of probability or certain? c. how to evaluate which risks are safer? d. is there any way reducing the rations of risks?3. Ss are 18 minutes to finish reading in class, and then 10 more minutes are given to them to finish the comprehension questions of ex.1 & 2 on p.251-253.4. Text ana
26、lyses 1) General comprehension: checking answers for comprehension questions 2) Grammatical pointsAnd from these treatments come questions (L.6-7) 以介词短语为首的句子要倒装 eg. From the room came the sound of children singing. (屋里传来孩子们的歌声) Only on campus make her calm down. (只有呆在校园里才能使她平静)此外以否定词为首通常也倒装，如hardly,
27、 nor, no sooner thandifficult sentences: “And from these treatments” (L.6-7) “But what ifthus causing an.occurred otherwise?” (L.20-21) “If you areexposures.” (L.57-58)Important structures1. Some people just have to hear about a new disease and they begin checking themselves to see if they may be su
28、ffering from it.(L2)2. And from these threats come questions that we must pose to ourselves. (L6)3. But what if you get hit from the side and end up trapped inside the vehicle, unable to escape because of a damaged seat belt mechanism? (L17)4. The answer is that you are roughly twice as likely to di
29、e in a serious crash in a small car than in a large one. (L30)5. The larger this ratio, that is, the closer it is to 1, the riskier the activity in question. (L50)6. the latter turns out to be four times riskier than the former. (L56)Assignment: exercises for in-class reading, after-class readingAft
30、er-Class ReadingPassage I: Health Risks1. prefer: choose sth. rather than sth. else; like sth. better 较喜欢；更喜欢； 宁愿a. I prefer walking to cycling. 我喜欢步行胜过骑自行车。b. I would prefer tea to coffee. 茶和咖啡，我更喜欢茶。c. She prefers to be alone. 她喜欢独处。d. Their father prefers them to be home early. 他们的父亲愿意他们早回家。e. I
31、prefer walking alone. 我喜欢独自散步。preferable adj. (not used with more) more desirable or suitable ；较合人意的；较好的a. He finds country life preferable to living in the city. 他觉得住在乡下比城里好。b. Anything was preferable to that dreadful noise in the house. 什么也比住房里那讨厌的喧闹声好。2. show up: arrive, often after a delay; appear 到场（经常在延误一段时间后）；露面a. It was ten oclock when he finally showed up. 到十点钟，他才露面。b. We were hoping for a full team today but only five players showed up. 我们原希望今天全队人员到齐，但仅有五名选手到场。Cf. show off:
