Unit 2 新视野大学英语第三册

A Teaching Plan for Unit 2

(In New Horizon College English Book 3)

I. Time:10 class hours

II. Contents:

·Listening and Speaking

·Section A: Iron and the Effects of Exercise

·Section B: Does Exercise Have Unexpected Benefits?

III. Suggested Timetable:

1.The first two-class-hour session for listening and speaking (Unit 2 in College English

Listening and Speaking Course Book 3).

2.Next four-class-hour session for Section A

3.The fourth two-class-hour session for exercises of Section A

4.The fifth two-class-hour session for Section B and Section C

IV. Aims and Requirements:

Listening and Speaking:

1. Train the students’ability to understand the main idea and grasp important details of the

listening texts.

2. Give the students a chance to exchange views on the texts they have heard to enable them to

have a deeper understanding of the texts.

Section A: Iron and the Effects of Exercise

1.Let the students acquainted with some new words:

moderate, remedy, evidence, consume, restrict, calculate, modify, respectively, typically, indicate, derive

2.Learn to use the sentence structure: Appositive and Absolute structure

3.Teach the writing skill: Problem-Analysis-Solution, Quotation, Illustration, Contrast, Cause

and effect, General-specific, Refutation, Exemplification, etc.

Section B: Does Exercise Have Unexpected Benefits?

1. Teach the reading skill: Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions

2.Enable students to grasp the main idea of the text

V. Focal Points and Difficult Points:

Listening and Speaking:

1. Enable students to be familiar with the passage listening skill

2. Grasp some words and expressions which often appear in CET-4

Section A: Iron and the Effects of Exercise

1. Analyze the structure of several compound sentences and comprehend them.

2. Learn to use the sentence structure: Appositive and Absolute structure

3. Grasp several CET-4 key words

Section B: Does Exercise Have Unexpected Benefits?

1. Ask students to retell the story

2. Master the reading skills: Distinguishing between Facts and Opinions

VI. Suggested Teaching Procedure and Methodology:

Listening and Speaking: ( An interactive approach is introduced)

1. Pre-listening Task: arrange the students in pairs and ask them to discuss the questions in their

books.

①What is coincidence? Give an example to illustrate it.

②Have you ever experienced or read about an amusing case of coincidence? What is it?

③What do you think can be the causes of coincidences? Do you think coincidences are

beyond chance?

2.Background Information:

Coincidences occur in everyone’s life, but probably not so dramatic as those mentioned in the texts. Coincidences make great stories. As the old Chinese saying rightly points out, ‘No coincidences, no stories.’The performing world is very good at making use of their dramatic effects and many plays and movies are based on such happenings.

In many cultures, people have tried to explain this phenomenon. Most regard coincidences as pure chance but others think they are beyond chance, and are somehow connected to certain supernatural forces that they believe exist.

Another explanation is that coincidences are the result of our own memories. The human mind tends to remember every single case of coincidence but forget hundreds of, even thousands of, cases where no coincidence occurs. In the Lincoln and Kennedy case, for example, people list only what the two incidents have in common but ignore what they don’t have in common, and, as a result, an amusing set of random connections are transformed into a mysterious, seemingly inexplicable pattern. And to understand the coincidences that happened to the twins, we can probably turn to genetics for help. The same genes inherited from their parents, in a way, account for the similarities in certain behavior patterns of the twins.

Hopefully, with the further development of science, there will be more convincing answers to certain cases of coincidence.

3.Listening to Text 1 and 2

4.Speaking Tasks: Ask the students to get into pairs and explain to them how to carry out

Speaking Task A - Reflections on the texts, then select a pair to present their views in class.

Section A Iron and the Effects of Exercise

1. Background Information:

①digestive system

The digestive system is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. Inside this tube is a lining called the mucosa. In the mouth, stomach, and small intestine, the mucosa contains tiny glands that produce juices to help digest food.

②Medicine &Science in Sports & Exercise

It is a multidisciplinary journal featuring original investigations, clinical studies, and comprehensive reviews on current topics in sports medicine and exercise science. With this multidisciplinary journal, exercise physiologists, physiatrists, physical therapists, team physicians and athletic trainers get a vital exchange of information from basic and applied science, medicine, education, and allied health fields.

2. Pre-reading Activities

Listen to short passage twice and answer questions

①Why do women often not have enough iron in their bodies?

②If iron levels are low, what problems can women experience?

③What can you eat to get iron and what disadvantages can these supplements sometimes have? Listening Passage:

Women and especially female athletes often have a deficiency of iron in their bodies. This is often because they eat too restricted a diet. New research suggests that even moderate levels of exercise can actually cause lower levels of iron in females. This can cause them to feel tired, weak and breathless. Women often have such a deficiency because they do not eat enough of the correct types of food to get iron: meat, chicken, fish, etc. One reason is that they choose to avoid these foods to control their weight. Iron supplements are only of limited value and sometimes can be poisonous. The research results indicate that active women should not forget the importance of iron in their diet.

3.Work on Section A

A) Structure of the Text ( A method of analyzing the text structure is employed)

Part 1 (1-3) Exercise, even moderate exercise may lead to reduced iron in the blood of

women. There are three groups of people who are likely to suffer from

iron deficiency.

Part 2 (4-6) Iron deficiency is very common among women. There are several causes

for it.

Part 3 (7-12) The author tells us t he effects of iron deficiency on people’s health and the importance of checking iron reserves. And he also gives advice on how to

remedy iron deficiency.

B) Raise some questions for students to answer. ( Question and answer method is used) What? There are three groups of people who are likely to suffer from iron deficiency.

Who are they?

Why? There are 4 general causes for iron deficiency. What are they?

How? The author suggests specific ways to correct iron deficiency.

How to correct iron deficiency in the blood?

Part 1 : (1-3)

There are three groups of people who are likely to suffer from iron deficiency. Who are they? （You can find the answers in paras.1,2, and 3 respectively.）

Para.1 Sports medicine experts have observed that endurance athletes, particularly females, frequently have iron deficiencies.

Para.2 A new study shows that inactive women who started a program of moderate exercise showed evidence of iron loss.

Para.3 The new exercisers who followed their normal diet showed a decrease in iron levels. Part 2 : (4-6)

Iron deficiency is very common among women.

How does the author tell us?

――One in four female teenagers;

one in five women aged 18-45;

the ratio is even greater among active women: about 80 percent of female endurance athletes. Para.4: (There are 4 general causes for iron deficiency. What are they?)

――4 general causes:

1. Too many women ignore the amount of iron they take in;

2. women's monthly bleeding is a major source of iron loss;

3. many women increase their risk of iron loss by rejecting red meat;

4. women are liable to experience a deficiency as a result of restricting their diet in

weight control.

Para. 5: (What is the specific cause?)

――one specific cause:

The average woman takes in only two thirds of the recommended daily allowance for iron and any additional iron loss from exercise may be enough to tip her over the edge into a more serious deficiency.

Para. 6: (What is the other specific cause?)

――another specific cause: （e.g. sweat ，running，etc.）

Exercise can result in iron loss through a variety of mechanisms.

Part 3: (7-12)

Paras.7-8 (There are 3 stages of iron deficiency. What are they?)

――3 stages of iron deficiency:

1. the first stage no symptoms;

2. the second stage with not enough iron

3. in the third stage, people often feel weak, tired, and out of breath.

And if you're stage 3, your iron reserves go to zero, you're in trouble.

Para.9 (The author recommends one way to check the amount of iron storage in the blood. How to check the amount of iron storage in the blood?)

――Take a better method to check the amount of iron storage in the blood and it's advisable for both women and men to have a yearly blood test to check blood iron reserves.

The author suggests specific ways to correct iron deficiency.

What are the specific ways to correct iron deficiency in the blood?

Para.10 ：

――In general, it's better to undo the problem by adding more iron-rich foods to the diet.

（e.g. meat, chicken, fish，dates, beans, and some leafy green vegetables）Para.11 ：

――Select breads and cereals with the "iron-added" label;

Cook in iron pans, as food can derive iron from the pan during the cooking process;

Avoid drinking coffee or tea with meals.

Para.12 ：

――If you pay attention to warning signs before iron reserves are gone, you can remedy the deficiency before it really becomes a problem.

4. Language Points

Part 1 (1-3)

①Sports medicine experts have observed for years that endurance athletes, particularly females, frequently have iron deficiencies. (Ll-2)

endurance n. 忍耐，忍耐力

e.g. He showed remarkable endurance throughout his struggle with the cancer.

在整个与癌症作斗争期间，他表现出非同一般的忍受能力。

Long distance runners need great endurance.

长跑运动员需要有很大的耐力

（扩展）endure v.

endurable a.

②Now a new study by a team of Purdue University researcher suggests that even moderate exercise may lead to reduced iron in the blood of women. (L2-4)

moderate a. 中等的，适中的，适度的

a moderate speed 中速

e.g. The room is of moderate size — just right for a small family.

这间屋中等大小，正好适合一个小家庭住。

③Women who consumed additional meat or took iron supplements were able to bounce back. (L10-11)

1) consume vt. 吃，喝；消耗，花费(尤指大量的)

e.g. He consumes vast quantities of meat with every meal.

他每顿饭都吃很多肉。

His old car consumed much gasoline.

他的旧汽车耗油很多。

（扩展）consumption n.

consumer n.

consumerist a.

2) bounce back 恢复正常，恢复过来

e.g. You have to learn to bounce back from your failure in the entrance examination.

你必须学会从这次入学考试的失败中恢复过来。

Young people usually bounce back a bit more quickly than old people when they catch diseases.

年轻人得病时通常要比老年人恢复得快一些。

Part 2 (4-6)

①Iron deficiency is very common among women in general, affecting one in four female teenagers and one in five women aged 18 to 45, respectively. (L13-14)

1) in general大体上；通常

e.g. It is often said that women in general like to shop for new clothes.

据说女人通常喜欢买新衣服。

2)respectively ad.

e.g. She gave beer to the man and a toy to the baby, respectively.

她分别给男人啤酒，给婴儿一个玩具。

（辨异）respective, respectable, respectful 和respecting 的比较: respective, respectable, respectful 均为形容词，而respecting 为介词。

比较如下：

respective a. 分别的，各自的

The department store provides a variety of goods to meet the respective needs of the customers.

这家百货店提供各种各样的商品，满足顾客的各自需要。

respectable a. 可敬的，值得尊敬的（暗含被动意义）

Her grandfather is a respectable old professor.

他爷爷是个令人尊敬的老教授。

respectful a. 恭敬的，尊敬人的（暗含主动意义）

The boy is always respectful to aged people.

这男孩对老人总是彬彬有礼。

respecting prep. 关于，由于

These are problems respecting population control.

这是一些关于控制人口的问题。

②But the ratio is even greater among active women, affecting up to80 percent of female endurance athletes. (L14-15)

up to至多，多达，直到

e.g. The hall can take up to 100 people in general.

这个大厅大体上能容纳100人。

③"too many women ignore the amount of iron they take in". (L16-17)

take in吸入

e.g. It's good to stand on top of the hill and take in deep breaths of fresh air.

站在山顶上，深呼吸几口新鲜空气是有益的。

④Plus, many health-conscious women increase their risk by rejecting red meat. (LI9-21)

red meat 红肉，指牛羊肉。白肉指煮好的家禽身上最好吃的部分，如鸡胸脯，也可指小牛肉、猪肉。

8. And because women often restrict their diet in an effort to control weight, they may not consume enough iron-rich food, and are liable to experience a deficiency. (L22-25)

liable a.

e.g. Mistakes are liable to occur when you're tired or sleepy.

疲劳或困倦时，很容易出错。

（扩展）liability n.

⑤... may be enough to tip her over the edge into a more serious deficiency. (L28-29)

tip (sb. ) over the edge 引起明显变化；（使）进入另一种状态

e.g. Exercising too much with no iron supplements will tip one over the edge into a more serious deficiency.

锻炼太多而又未服铁离子补剂，可能改变人体得而含铁量，使之处于严重缺铁状态。Part 3 (7-12)

①In the third and final stage, people often feel weak, tired, and out of breath. . . (L37-38)

out of breath 呼吸急促，气喘吁吁

e.g. He rushed into the room, red-faced and out of breath.

他脸色通红，气喘吁吁地冲进房间。

②. ... because traditional methods of calculating the amount of iron in blood (by checking levels of the blood protein that transports oxygen) are not sufficient. (L43-45)

1) calculate vt.

e.g. Our price has already been closely calculated. There is no room for reduction.

我们的价格是经过精密计算的，没有让步的余地。

I calculate you'll get there in time.

我认为你们能及时到那里。

（扩展）calculation n.

calculable a.

2) sufficient a.

e.g. Sufficient data have been collected for the building project.

已经为这项建筑工程收集了充分的资料。

（扩展）sufficiently ad.

sufficiency n.

insufficient adj.

③Instead, it's important to check levels of a different compound, which indicates the amount of storage of iron in the blood. (L45-47)

indicate vt.

e.g. A signpost indicated the right road for us to follow.

路标给我们指出正确的路线。

I indicated that his help was not welcome.

我表示他的帮助不受欢迎。

（扩展）indication n.

④..., it's better to undo the problem by adding more iron-rich foods to the diet,.. . (L53-54)

1) undo vt.

e.g. She undid the string round the parcel.

她解开了绕在包裹上的绳子。

In 5 minutes he undid my whole day's work.

他5分钟之内就把我花一整天做成的事给毁坏了。

2) add...to增加

e.g. Packaging can add several pence to the price of food.

包装会使食物的价格增加几个便士。

⑤Supplements may produce a feeling of wanting to throw up, ... (L55)

throw up 呕吐

e.g. The smell made me feel sick and I thought I would throw up.

这种味道令我感到恶心，我觉得要吐了。

⑥. ... as food can derive iron from the pan during the cooking process.(L63-64)

derive from

e.g. Old people derive much pleasure both from doing exercise and from chatting with each other.

老年人不但从运动中得到许多乐趣，他们还从聊天中得到许多乐趣。

Thousands of English words derive from Latin.

英语中有成千上万个词源于拉丁语。

⑦The iron content of tomato sauce cooked in an iron pot for three hours showed a striking increase, the level going up nearly 30 times. (L64-65)

1) striking a.

e.g. Did you notice a striking contrast between the two explanations?

你注意到这两种解释的明显差别了吗？

2) go up

e.g. I am on a diet. I don't want to keep my weight going up.

我在节食，我可不想体重不断增加。

⑧…since substances in these drinks can interfere with iron being absorbed into the body. (L66-67)

interfere with

e.g. I don’t want to interfere with you; proceed with your work.

我不想打搅你，你继续工作吧。

（比较）interfere in

Don't interfere in matters that don't concern you.

⑨...sums up Purdue's Lyie. (L68-69)

sum up慨括，总结

e.g. Can you sum up your points of view in a few words?

你能用几句话总结一下你的观点吗？

5.Assignments for Section A:

①Ask students to review the text and do the exercises in the textbook

②Let students learn Text Structure Analysis on Page 44 and do the exercises on Page 46

Writing：－How to write a passage according to the structure of the text?

说明原因型：

（1）用具体数据说明XX现象－－－What？

（2）原因一－－－Why？

（3）原因二

（4）原因三

（5）指出主要原因

（6）解决建议一－－－How？

（7）解决建议二

范文：

Generation Gap between Parents and Children

Nowadays, there are more and more misunderstanding between parents and children which is so- called generation gap. It is estimated that (75 percentages of parents often complain their children's unreasonable behavior while children usually think their parents too old fashioned).

Why have there been so much misunderstanding between parents and children? Maybe the reasons can be listed as follows. The first one is that (the two generations, having grown up at different times, have different likes and dislikes, thus the disagreement often rises between them). Besides (due to having little in common to talk about, they are not willing to sit face to face). The third reason is (with the pace of modern life becoming faster and faster , both of them are so busy with their work or study that they don't spare enough time to exchange ideas ).To sum up ,the main cause of generation gap is due to ( lack of communication and understanding each other).

It is high time that something were done upon it. For one thing (children should respect their parents).On the other hand,( parents also should show solicitude for their children). All these measures will certainly bridge the generation gap.

Model：

Nowadays, there are more and more XX in some big cities. It is estimated that (1).

Why have there been so many XX? Maybe the reasons can be listed as follows. The first one is that (2) .Besides,(3) . The third reason is (4). To sum up, the main cause of XX is due to (5).

It is high time that something were done upon it. For one thing,(6). On the other hand,(7). All these measures will certainly reduce the number of XX.

操练：

The Effects of Exercise on Our Health

1. 分析体育锻炼给我们带来的益处。（分析某事物的正面效应）

2. 分析体育锻炼给我们带来的坏处。（分析某事物的负面效应）

3. 给出如何参加体育锻炼的建议。（给出怎样对待该事物的建议）

Student's Writing：

The Effects of Exercise on Our Health

"Health is wealth" is a popular saying in English. If you become sick, you can't go on with your study or work. So it's important to keep you healthy.

There are some ways to be healthy. Firstly, you should do some exercise that can strengthen your body. Secondly, you should have some good habits such as getting up early. Thirdly, you should pay more attention to your health. If you are sick, you'd better see a doctor.

In a word, nothing is more important than health. Having good health, a student may absorb more knowledge and solve more problems. Also, you can do more other things.

Student's Writing：

The Effects of Exercise on Our Health

Good health is very important to everyone. A healthy person can always be energetic and enjoy life whatever things may be.

Exercise helps everyone to keep healthy. Physical exercise can increase the circulation of blood, and thus more oxygen is taken into the body. In addition, physical exercise can increase appetite and digestion. Exercise can also make our minds sound. While exercising we take our minds off work or study. As a result, our minds are relaxed.

Since exercise can result in good health, we should indulge in exercise for a while everyday no matter how busy we are.

Student's Writing：

The Effects of Exercise on Our Health

Doing exercise is very important to our health. But the effects of exercise on our health are different.

Doing exercise has good effects on our health. For example, it is very good to walk slowly after meals because it will promote digestion. And doing morning exercises is good for our lungs and our breath. Also, doing some moderate exercise can bring good feelings for you and lighten your work strain. In contrast, if you walk fast immediately after meals , it will cause stomach-ache. Furthermore, doing irregular exercise is bad for our bodies.

In short, because of its good effects on our health, we should do moderate exercise in our daily life.

（指出学生作文中不足之处）

范文：

The Effects of Exercise on Our Health

As is known to all, exercise does bring a lot of benefits to our health. First, it can greatly strengthen our hearts, lungs, bones and muscles, thereby changing our whole health for the better. Besides, it can make our brains better able to react to what is going on around us. And best of all, it can help us breed optimism about our tough life.

But all the above does not mean that we can turn a blind eye to the negative effects exercise

brings about. If you are normally inactive and then, contrary to your usual habit, start a program of undue exercise, as a succession of scientific studies reveals, there are more chances that you have yourself injured. In addition, the more exercise those on a fat-reducing diet take, the more loss of iron they will suffer and the worse their health will get. And worst of all, continual as well as excessive exercise can result in sudden death.

Therefore, a scientific approach must be adopted to the problem of exercise. On the one hand, our physical exercise must be based on both progressiveness and regularity. On the other hand, we must go in for physical exercise according to local as well as health conditions of our own. In sum, exercise can do us good or harm, all depending on how we make use of it.

Model：

As is known to all, sth. does bring a lot of benefits to sb. / sth. else. First, it can greatly strengthen …, thereby changing …for the better.(正面分析I) Besides, it can make sb. / sth. else better able to…(正面分析II) And best of all, it can help sb.…(正面分析III) But all the above does not mean that we can turn a blind eye to the negative effects sth. brings about. If…, as a succession of scientific studies reveals, there are more chances that…(负面分析I) In addition, the more ...,the worse... (负面分析II) And worst of all, …(负面分析III)

Therefore, a scientific approach must be adopted to the problem of sth. 10) On the one hand, …(建议I) On the other hand, ... (建议II) In sum, sth. can do sb. / sth. else good or harm, all depending on …(结论句)

Section B Does Exercise Have Unexpected Benefits?

1.Reading skills: Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions (Page 48)

2. Ask students to finish reading Text B in ten minutes and doing exercises on Page 54

3. Structure of the Text：

The essay can be structurally divided into three parts.

Part 1: This part consists of 2 paragraphs, from Paragraph 1 to Paragraph 2. The main idea of this part is that physical activity has a positive effect on mental functioning through a succession of scientific studies of animals.

Part 2: This part is made up of 2 paragraphs, from Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 4. It focuses on the content of the above-mentioned experiments.

Part 3: This part is made up of 7 paragraphs, from Paragraph 5 to Paragraph 11. This long part constitutes the main part of the article which primarily talks about the benefits of exercise for human beings concerning the elements of age and inactivity.

4. Languages Points:

Part 1 (1-2)

① A succession of scientific studies of animals implies that…(Para 1)：

succession (n.)

a) a number of persons or things following one after the other

e.g. He took a succession of jobs from which he got much experience.

他做过很多工作，从中获取了很多经验。

b) The act of following one after the other

e.g. His words came out in quick succession.

他一口气说出一串话。

Our school has won the speech contest for the third year in succession.

我们学校连续第三年获得演讲比赛第一名。

imply：(vt.) suggest; indicate; express indirectly;

e.g. His manner implies that he would like to come with us.

他的行为表明他愿意和我们一起走。

Are you implying that I am the one to blame?

你是说这是我的责任？

COMPARE: imply\apply\supply

②His studies with rats have demonstrated two primary effects of activity…( Para. 2) primary：(adj.)

a) chief; main

e.g. 汤姆失败的主要原因是懒惰。 A primary cause of Tom’s failure is his laziness.

b) earliest in time or order of development

e.g. primary color;

The primary meaning of a word;

c) (of education or a school) for children between 5 and 11 years old

E.g. a primary school; 小学primary education; 初等教育primary pupils小学生Part II (3—4)

①…the obstacle course exhibited a greater number of brain connections…( Para. 4)

Exhibit: vt. show in public, as for sale, or in a competition

E.g. He has exhibited symptoms of anxiety and overwhelming worry.

他表现出来的症状为焦虑和极度不安。

The economy continued to exhibit signs of decline in September.

9月份，经济继续显示出下滑势态。

②In contrast, the animals that exercised inside the automatic …( Para. 4)

In contrast: being different from sth.

E.g. In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often well sheltered.

相比之下，家庭富有的女孩生活常常很有保障。

Part III ( 5—11)

①…that an effect found in rats may also apply to humans. (Para. 5)

Apply to: have an effect on; make a formal request to;

E.g. This part of the new law does not apply to Scotland.

新法律的这一部分不适用于苏格兰。

You may apply to the general manager for an increase in pay.

你必须向总经理申请才能获得加薪。

②Some scientists speculate the reduction in mental function… ( Para. 7)

Speculate: v. guess

E.g. The doctor speculate that he died of cancer.

医生推测他死于癌症。

The reader can speculate what will happen next.

读者可以推测接下来会发生什么事情。

…and point to possible physical connections. ( Para. 9)

Point to: offer (sth.) as proof or explanation

E.g. When asked to explain where all the housekeeping money had gone, Mary pointed to the rising prices.

当请她解释养家的钱都到哪里去了时，玛丽说都用于对付物价上涨了。

③Inactivity may also have negative effects on mind and body alike. ( Para. 11)

Alike: in the same way; equally

E.g. A teacher should treat all his students alike.

老师应该同等对待所有的学生。

Section C Exercise for the Old

1.Ask the students to read Section C within 10 minutes and finish doing exercises on page 59

2.Check on the answers.

新视野第三册网测习题和答案

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