新编大学英语 2 Unit 12 教案 Unit 12 Time Teaching Aims: In this unit students are required to : 1) get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading paages in this unit and to know more about English culture; 2) do some preparation activities such as discuion, group work, etc.to practice their spoken skill and communicative skills; 3) grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary; 4)read the in-cla reading paage in a limited time and grasp some expreions and grammatical points in the in-cla reading paage to improve their reading comprehension; 5) do some post-reading exercises and some after-cla reading to practice what they have got to know in cla to improve their English comprehensive skills.; 6) translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expreions learned in the reading paages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities. I.Preparation 1．Proverb about time •Time is money.•Time is life.•Time and tide wait for no man.•To idle away one’s time amounts to killing oneself.•Everything can be bought except time.•Money lost, little lost; time lost, everything lost.Idioms •arrange one’s time kill time •have a good time •afford the time •make up time 1 •run out of time •save time •spare time •take one’s time •waste time •value time •make up lost time •at a time •ahead of time •behind time •for the time being •from time to time •in no time •against time(争分夺秒，尽快地） 2.Discu the following questions 1.Are you often late for an appointment or for cla? If so, for what reasons? •(No.I am always on time for appointments.I think it shows respect for other people.It’s rude to be late.If I am going to be late, I will try to let other person know.) •(Yes.But I am only a few minutes late.The reason may be that I don’t like to wait for someone else.Sometimes I’m late for cla.That’s because I find getting up early in the morning really difficult.) 2.Have you any suggestions for people who are always late? •(For people who are always late.I think first they should realize that it is impolite to keep others waiting.You are wasting other people’s time and you are giving them a bad impreion.You should always pretend that the appointment is five or ten minutes earlier than it actually is.You can find someone such as a roommate to remind you of 2 the appointment or cla so that you won’t forget the time.If you find it difficult to get up in the morning, you should have an alarm clock.You might also get into the habit of getting up early to do morning exercises. II.Paage-Reading Activities 1.Finishing reading the paage within 16 minutes, and point out the main idea of the paage.2.Filling the blanks in the reading comprehension exercises.3．Language Points 1) to interact with sb/sth: to act on each other; to have an effect on each other or sth else •相互影响/作用/沟通 •a scientist studying the complex way in which people interact with each other at parties(探讨人们在聚会中相互交往的困难方式的社会学家） •All things are interrelated(相互关联的) and interacted with each other.•Help parents interact with their babies •（帮助父母与幼儿一起活动和沟通） 2) to insist on: to declare firmly(when opposed)坚持说，强调 •I insisted to everyone that he was wrong.•I insisted on my correctne.•to insist on: to order (sth.to happen)坚持要求，肯定要 •I insisted on him going.•He insisted on her staying in London.•Then she insisted on John keeping silence.•to insist that…(should) do/be… •I insisted that he go with us.3) synchonize with(cause to) happen at the same time, speeds etc.使…同步 •The sound on a film must synchronize with the action.影片中的声音必需与动作协作一样。
3 •The voyages of discovery synchronized with the emergence of capitalist economy.发觉新大陆的航海与资本主义经济的出现同时发生 4) in unison with sb/sth; in the same pitch •acting together in close agreement齐奏，齐唱，一样，协调 •The banks have acted in unison with the building societies in lowering interest rates.银行降低利率来协作房屋建筑协会的行动 •The feet of marching soldiers move in unison.•When people sing in unison they sing the same tune at the same time---ie.They don’t sing in pairs.5) to bring back Ø return or cause to return •All the library books must be brought back before June 20.•Bring us back our books.[same as return] Ø obtain and return with 带回来 •When you go to the post office, will you please bring me some stamps back? •You bring something back from somewhere.Ø cause to return to the mind使回想起 •Something brings back memories if it reminds you of past times.•The place brought back memories of happier times.Ø cause to return (to health, existence etc)使复原 •to bring back to life/health使复生/复原健康 •And anyway he was dead, I couldn’t bring him back to life. If you say that a dead person cannot be brought back you mean they cannot be made to live again.6) to differ from…(in): to be unlike • Things or people differ if they are unlike each other.• The twins loo。