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讲授章节 授课时数 Unit8 TEXT A THE MAN IN ASBESTOS (一) 2 periods 教学目的： Grasp the theme of the text Analysis the text (main idea, structure) Learn more about the literary genre called “literary dystopia” 教 学 内 容（讲授提纲） I.lead-in questions: What is asbestos? Asbestos is a kind of material highly resistant to watery, electrical insulation and heat insulation, fire insulation and heat preservation What does the author want to do? What for? What has happened in this world of the future? How did all these changes come about according to the man in asbestos? Discussion: 1) What kind of a future do you think is in store for us? Are you optimistic or pessimistic? 2) The author seems to think that a life without hard work, death and hunger, worries and anxieties, is not only impossible, but also undesirable. Do you agree? 3) Would you enjoy the world of future described in the text? Why/Why not? Give two or three reasons. II. About the author and the story: Author: The Man in Asbestos is an allegory of the future written by Stephen Butler Leacock (1869-1944), the Canadian author, who will long be remembered for his best-selling book Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912) as well as the numerous awards and honours he received during his illustrious lifetime as author, professor, lecturer and humourist. Story: In this futurist story, there are observations of human nature which are as refreshing today as when they were written in 1911. Leacock describes a world where the inhabitants are clad in long-wearing suits of asbestos; where death has been eliminated, although a person can be broken; and where only a vestigial memory of Work remains, anything requiring effort was accomplished centuries ago - in short, a perfect world it is. The original ending of the story: with the hum of the wicked, busy old world all about me, and loud in my ears the voice of the indignant man across the corridor. \earth.\I came. Ask students to retell the story, according to the following key words: sleep, a strange man, death and food, city and nature, word and cars, communication, wake up. Ⅲ. Understanding of the text 1. The main idea and style. Such momentous (big) problems as hunger, war, disease, natural disasters and inequality are what gives life interest, fullness（richness） and purpose; in other words, these are the things that make us human. (The reasoning has been considered as a justification of the status quo and a plea for the end of human progress. On the other hand, the article perhaps does raise a thought-provoking question. Problems arise while human beings are developing thus we have to continue to work hard, to make painstaking efforts, to run risks, and to suffer. Pain, anxiety, failure and sacrifice will still be part of human experience. Indeed, a world without these is not only impossible, but also undesirable. The genre of the story is a genre common in the West during the 20th century, which could be called “literary dystopia” (the opposite of Utopia) The Man in Asbestos paints the future in darkly pessimistic colors. In the “new society” presented by Leacock, there is no hunger, war, or disease; natural disasters and gender inequality have been eliminated, but life is dull, empty and meaningless. Style: The story was originally told by the strange man and retold by Jorkens. The whole story is written in the direct speech, thus the write adopts a colloquial style. 本章节的教学重点、难点： Make sure that students understand ⑴ the theme（purpose behind the text）; ⑵ the important things that the text contains for the readers to think about; 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Read the text at least five times and underline the words and phrases you are not familiar with. The preview exercises on page 191-192. 参考资料： Contemporary College English, Yang Liming

讲授章节 授课时数 Unit8 THE MAN IN ASBESTOS （二） 2 periods 教学目的： To understand the text at lexical, sentential, and textual level To grasp the meaning and spelling of the new words and expressions To make sentences with important phrases and sentence patterns 教 学 内 容（讲授提纲） Structure of the text Text structure analysis Part I (para. 1-6) Main idea: the narrator plunged into a distant future to witness its marvels. Part II (para. 7-78) Main idea: A. he was astonished at a few of the marvels.(paras.7-28) B. He felt thrilled at the conquest of Nature.(paras.29-55) C. He began to doubt whether the conquest was a blessing. (paras.56-66) D. He finally became angry at all the marvels and rejected the world of marvels. (paras.67-78) Part III (paras.79-81) Main idea: The author woke up and returned back to the reality. Detailed study of the text: difficult words, phrases, and sentences Words study 1) To begin with: first of all Compare all these prepositions or prepositional phrases that may be used to Express a reason: Because of; due to; for the sake of ; owing to; out of From; with(his face was blue with cold) For(She cried for joy) 2) From jealousy: out of jealousy. Compare all these prepositions or prepositional phrases that may be used to express a reason: Because of—due to; for the sake of; owing to; out of; from; with (His face was blue with cold.); for (She cried for joy.) 3)It seemed unfair that other writers should be able at will to drop into a sleep of four or five hundred years, and to plunge headfirst into a distant future and be a witness of its marvels.(para.2) Questions: where did you get the clue to the author’s identity? Where did you first notice that it was science fiction? It seemed unfair that other writers should be able to drop into a sleep of four or five hundred years at whatever time, and to go right into a distant future without hesitation and see the wonderful changes that would have taken place during this long time. The world of artificial intelligence in my mind is house can move at will. 所以我心目中的人工智能世界就是房子可以随意迁移。 At will At-Will Relationship随意终止的主雇关系 At-Will Power随意威能 at-will partership任意合伙 Those attributes are not static, so you can add and delete them at will. 这些属性不是静态的，因此可以随意添加和删除它们。 Plunge into The fireman plunged into burning building and saved the boy. 4) senses (paras.6 sense of ?的感觉 in a sense 在某种意义上 make sense 有意义；讲得通；言之有理 sense of responsibility 责任感，责任心 common sense 常识 I try to make each song make sense for itself. 我努力创作每首歌都有它自己的意义。 In this sense, personality is the very soul of art. 由这种意义上说来，人格就是艺术的灵魂。 I think that he meant a sense of awe, a sense that there are things larger than us, that we do not have all the answers at this moment. 我认为他指的是一种敬畏感，是一种意识——世界上存在著比我们人类更博大的事物，而我们现在远未达到无所不知的境界。 5) dimly I could feel ?.the long passage of the centruries. passage n. A: the act of going from one place to another the passage of time B: a way by which one passes; a hall or corridor The two buildings are linked by a long passage. C: legal enactment The opposition party tried to prevent the passage of the new tax law. D: a single clause or portion of a book This is a beautiful passage from “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens. 6) faint adj. A: feeble; adequate His strength grew faint. B: not loud or clear The sounds grew fainter. I haven’t the faintest idea of what you mean. 7)keep track of: to remain in touch with 跟踪了解?的情况；与?保持联系 keep track of time记住时间 keep track of与?保持联系 keep track of progress了解 to keep track of追踪 Keep track of your notes跟踪你的笔记 keep track of my attendance留意我是否旷课 Keep track of your Utilities追踪你水电费 Her mother used to keep track of every penny she spend. 她母亲从前把自己所花的每一分钱都记下来。 You can keep track of the tornado around the current situation. 你可随时追踪记录当下各地的龙卷风现况。 8) “Stop,” I said, my brain reeling. “Tell me one thing at a time.” My brain reeling—my head seemed to be moving round and round in a whirling motion. I felt dizzy, bewildered, completely puzzled. One thing at a time—one by one 9) spring v.(paras.21) A: to leap; bound spring to one’s feet; spring out of bed B: to arise; appear A breeze has sprung up. The water springs from the ground. 10)render :n. a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls v. 1. cause to become The shot rendered her immobile 2. provide or furnish with 3. give an interpretation or rendition of The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully 4. give or supply The estate renders some revenue for the family The sages of ancient times taught us to render good for evil. 古代圣贤教导我们要以德报怨。 The conquered had to render tribute to the conqueror. 被征服者只得向征服者称臣纳贡。 本章节的教学重点、难点： Deal with some difficult points of the text 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Exercises 参考资料： Contemporary College English, Yang Liming

讲授章节 Unit8 The man in asbestos (三) 授课时数 教学目的： 2 periods 1.Grasp language points and grammar in the text; 2. Be clear of development of the text and its writing style; 3.Know the use of useful expressions and sentence structure; 4.Comprehend the meaning and use of the expressions in the text; 教 学 内 容（讲授提纲） Continue to have detailed study of words and expressions. 11)gasp : n. a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open she gave a gasp and fainted v.breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted last gasp 最终喘息；奄奄一息 gasp for breath 呼吸十分困难， 上气不接下气 After running such a long way, the messenger was gasping for breath. 传令兵在跑了这么长一段路后，直喘粗气。 A gasp broke from her. 她突然发出一声喘息。 The wagging wasp grasps the crisp clasp for a gasp.( A Twister) 摇摆的黄蜂抓住脆钩喘息。 12) Momentous (things): important, significant, decisive, earthshaking, epoch-making, far-reaching 13) acquaintance: n. 1. personal knowledge or information about someone or something 2. a relationship less intimate than friendship 3. a person with whom you are acquainted acquaintance with 相识 acquaintance with someone 对某人的相识，熟 nodding acquaintance 相识不深的人；不完整或肤浅的知识 make the acquaintance of vt. 和?相识，结识 14) In place of ? the same look of infinite age upon them: in place of—instead of roaring thoroughfare—very lively or thriving main street moss-grown desolation—a wasteland covered with moss no wires—no electric wires to and fro—back and forth 15) Destined to move forward: Based on Darwinian theories of evolution, through struggle for survival and natural selection, people believe that humanity is sure/ certain/ bound/ destined to move forward, since the inevitable law is the survival of the fittest, progress is not only desirable, it is inevitable. be destined to: be always destined to succeed一定会取得成功 be destined to V注定 be destined to sth预定 Although it seems that he may not be destined for the great things in life his mother wishes he“ll achieve, McDull never gives up.” 注定 尽管看起来在人生中他不可能取得像他妈妈所希望的那种成就，但麦兜从不放弃努力 16) the very existence of the outer world was hushed(to make silent or quiet) —the world around us had become silent and still. 17) The era of the conquest: It refers to man’s conquest of nature. UP until very recently, people still believed that by relying on science and technology, we would be able to make nature serve our needs. We would conquer nature as its master. We would no longer be at the mercy of natural forces. 18) I must go at it systematically. I must do/ work at/ deal with it in an orderly way. Systematically Analyse系统地分析 systematically distorted系统地扭曲 19) It died out of itself die out—cease existing completely of itself—by itself 20) You were all caught in the cogs of your own machine. You could not escape the consequences of your industrialization. You could become the slave of your own machines. catch up in沉湎于 catch on in平乓民亦件瓦件 catch up in the moment一时兴起 本章节的教学重点、难点： Deal with some difficult points of the text 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Retell the story 参考资料： Contemporary College English, Yang Liming

讲授章节 授课时数 Unit8 The man in Asbestos (四) 2 periods 教学目的： Enable students ⑴To understand the text at lexical, sentential, and textual level; ⑵To discuss relevant topics like the purpose of science, the driving force of scientific development and terrorism; ⑶To use the key words and phrases freely and finish the exercises independently; 教 学 内 容（讲授提纲） Continue language studies of the text. 21) beat it out_(paras.46) The dry grass caught fire, but we beat it out before it could spread. 枯草起火了，但我们在火势尚未蔓延开来时就将火扑灭。 节奏强的爵士乐 Jazz 22) Agriculture went overboard. Agriculture dies out. to go overboard—to fall over the side of the boat into the water. Go at life every day with passion and enthusiasm. 带着激情和热忱，度过生命的每一天。 Don't go overboard, though, or she might think you're insincere. 但别过了头，否则她会认为你没有诚意的。 Makeup can help to remove years off your face, but don't go overboard with it. Too much makeup may age your skin. 化妆会让你看起来更年轻，但是不要太频繁。过多的化妆品可能会使你的皮肤加速老化。 23) The revolt of women and the fall of Fashion: referring to women’s liberation movement. Revolt: n. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another v. 1. make revolution The people revolted when bread prices tripled again 2. fill with distaste 3. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of 24)launch; [l?:nt?, lɑ:nt?] n. 1. a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck 2. the act of propelling with force v. 1. set up or found They launched at least 2 spaceships into outer space each year. 他们每年至少将2艘宇宙飞船发射到太空。 Hence, when Mr Greenberg decided to launch into a whole new business in 1986 no one raised an eyebrow. 因此，当格林伯格决定开设一个全新的业务，没有人提出质疑。 25)?and how much of the texture of life itself had been bound up in the keen effort of it. The texture of life: “Texture” originally refers to the arrangement of the threads in a textile fabric. Here is means the distinctive or identifying character. “The texture of life” means the kind of life or the quality of life. Be bound up: A wound can be bound up, and an insult forgiven, but he who betrays secrets does hopeless damage. 有了伤痕，还可以包扎，辱骂之后，还可以言归于好；但是，若泄漏了朋友的秘密，不幸的心灵就没有希望了。 In the midst of a uncertain situation, we should not be so bound up in our own arguments and disagreements. 在这样一个不确定的形势之下，我们不应该如此专注于内部的争论和分歧。 26) hunt down: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) The police dog finally hunted down the escaped prisoner. 警犬最终还是追捕到了那名越狱的逃犯。 I'm sure he will be hunted down in less than a week. 我敢保证他一定会在一个星期内被捉拿归案。 Make no mistake: The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. 不会出错。美国将找到并且严惩那些对这种懦夫行径负责的人。 27) cessation [se'sei??n] n. a stopping a cessation of the thunder smoking cessation戒烟 cessation payment停业后的支出 cessation speed中止速度 28) reflected upon: reflect on upon思考 reflect upon oneself自我反省；自我检查 When I see others do wrong, I must immediately reflect upon myself. 见到别人做恶，自己要即时反省。 It needs us to reflect upon and ponder what this means in practice. 我们需要好好思考这在实际中意味着什么。 Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man many , not on you past misfortunes, of which all men have some. 珍惜眼前的幸福，每个人都拥有许多：别要追忆过去不幸，人人多少都有一些。——查尔斯·狄更斯 本章节的教学重点、难点： rules about the impersonal it and comparison 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Written work: write an essay on either of the topics. 1. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of the world the narrator finds in his dream. 2. All things considered, would you like to live in such a world? Give your reasons. 参考资料： Contemporary College English, Yang Liming

讲授章节 Unit8 The man in Asbestos (五) 授课时数 2 periods 教学目的： Enable students ⑴To understand the text at lexical, sentential, and textual level; ⑵To discuss relevant topics like the purpose of science, the driving force of scientific development and terrorism; ⑶To use the key words and phrases freely and finish the exercises independently; 教 学 内 容（讲授提纲） Continue to learn the rest of the text with detailed explanation of grammar and word study; 29) What on earth would we want them for ? What On Earth For到底为什么 for what on earth究竟是为了什么 what on earth to do茫然不知所措 Sure, we are for Islamic self-esteem, but what on earth was Obama up to here? Whether in Westminster or Cannes they are waiting and watching and wondering what on earth could happen next. 30) engraft (paras.72) engraft [in'ɡrɑ:ft, -ɡr?ft] v. 1. cause to grow together parts from different plants 2. fix or set securely or deeply engraft into嫁接 to engraft灌输 And all in war with time for love of me, As he takes from you, I engraft you now. 为了与你相爱，我将向时间宣战，它使你枯萎，我令你移花接木换新装。 31) devote (paras.73) 1. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause 2. dedicate 3. set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use this land was devoted to mining ? ? How many hours a month do you and/or your team devote to the project? may be laughing, but my extreme example underscores a problem: what do I devote myself to? 能否透露你们和（或）你们的团队每月在项目上投入多少小时？ 你可能在笑。 但我的极端例子却指出了一个问题：我们要把自己奉献给什么？ 32) strike (paras.75) n. 1. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled 2. an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn 3. (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders this pitcher throws more strikes than balls 4. a gentle blow 5. a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame 6. a conspicuous success v. 1. hit against; come into sudden contact with 2. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon the opponent refused to strike 3. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon 4. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target We must strike the enemy's oil fields 5. indicate (a certain time) by striking 6. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely 7. stop work in order to press demands 8. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly 9. attain 10. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically The pianist strikes a middle C strike `z' on the keyboard 本章节的教学重点、难点： rules about the impersonal it and comparison 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Written work: write an essay on either of the topics. 3. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of the world the narrator finds in his dream. 4. All things considered, would you like to live in such a world? Give your reasons. 参考资料： Contemporary College English, Yang Liming

讲授章节 授课时数 Unit8 The man in Asbestos (六) 2 periods 教学目的： Enable students ⑴To understand the text at lexical, sentential, and textual level; ⑵To discuss relevant topics like the purpose of science, the driving force of scientific development and terrorism; ⑶To use the key words and phrases freely and finish the exercises independently; 教 学 内 容（讲授提纲） Grammar Explain the rules about the impersonal it and comparison 1．it做人称代词，可在句中指代人、想象中的人或不明性别的婴儿。如： 1）-Who is knocking at the window? 谁在敲窗？ -It’s me.是我。（人） 可在句中指代无生物，植物，动物。如： This is a new pen. I bought it last week. 这是一支新钢笔，我上星期买的。（无生物） The cat is too lazy to move and we must give it a push.这只猫懒得不爱动，我们必须推它一下（动物）。 还可用来代指一个动作或一件事情。如： I had a talk with Mr. Zhang about my English. It was very useful.我和张老师谈了我的英语情况，这是非常有用的。（事情） Mr. Zhang warned the children time and time again not to play basketball in the street, but they didn’t take it seriously.张老师一再警告孩子们不要在街上玩篮球，但他们不把这当回事。（事情） 做非人称代词 1．it做非人称代词，可在句中做主语，表示时间、天气、季节、距离、环境、情况。 It is time to get up.到了起床的时间了。 （时间） It’s four months since I came here. 我来这里已经四个月了（时间） It’s rather cloudy . It looks like rain. 天上乌云密集，像要下雨 （天气） It was winter then and it was ten degree below zero.那时是冬天，气温是零下10度。 （季节） It is only half an hour’s walk to the school只有半小时的路程就可以到达学校了。（距离） It’s very quiet . 很安静。（环境） It’s all over now. 现在一切都过去了（情况） 非人称代词it可在句中做主语，用于谓语为seem、look、appear、happen、turn等，且后面又跟有一个that从句的句子中。（注意：这时的it 、that没什么实际意义，只起结构上的构成作用，而且从句的引导词that 也不可省略）如： It seems that he is always correct. 好像他总是正确的。 It happened that he had been hurt .碰巧他受了伤。 It appears that he is an experienced English teacher.好像他是一个有经验的英语教师。 用在一些惯用语中。如： It makes no difference at all . 一点关系也没有/没事。 It comes to nothing. 没什么结果。 It’s splendid ! 好极了！ It has nothing to do with me. 这与我无关。 2. Pattern subject + verb + adjective (phrase) as subject complement. Speaking : Ask students to work in pairs and discuss the following questions: 1) this kind of essay is called an allegory, which is a surface story used to convey a deeper meaning. What do you think that deeper meaning is in this essay? 2) what would the logical consequences be if these changes were to take place? What would happen if human beings no longer had any desires or worries? Exercise check-upCheck the answers to the exercises 本章节的教学重点、难点： rules about the impersonal it and comparison 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Written work: write an essay on either of the topics. 1. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of the world the narrator finds in his dream. 2. All things considered, would you like to live in such a world? Give your reasons. 参考资料： Contemporary College English, Yang Liming