《基礎英語4》教學大綱

Basic English IV

課程編碼：08A11050 學分：4.0 課程類別：專業基礎課

計劃學時：64 其中講課：64 實驗或實踐：0 上機：0

適用專業：英語

推薦教材：徐克容，《現代大學英語》精讀4（第二版），外語教學與研究出版社，2012年。

參考書目：車云寧,《現代大學英語教材全解》4,東北師范大學出版社, 2012年。

課程的教學目的與任務

該課程在《基礎英語3》的基礎上，全面開展各項語言技能的訓練；重點加強寫作和翻譯；強化語法、句法的掌握和運用能力；口語應轉移到較長的敘述描寫以及初步的分析和辯論能力的培養；廣泛閱讀，提高閱讀能力；借助構詞法,詞匯量達到新大綱要求的6000詞指標，能讀懂中等或偏上程度的原著；提高獨立學習能力，養成使用英英詞典以及對教材內容進行分析、判斷、評論的能力。通過精讀精講課文，讓學生了解豐富的語言現象，欣賞并學習作家的寫作手法。利用課后配套練習或補充課外模擬題，提高學生的做題技巧，為本學期順利通過專業四級考試（TEM-4）做充分準備。學習的重點是課文中體現的英語國家的文化和作者寫作手法。

課程的基本要求

通過本課程學習，提高學生的綜合語言能力，具體而言：

1、語音：發音正確；較好地掌握朗讀和說話的節奏感；掌握語流中的語音變化規律、連讀、爆破和語音同化等技巧。

2、語法：熟練掌握主語從句、同位語從句、倒裝句和各種條件句。

3、詞匯：認知詞匯5,000—6,000個，熟練使用3,000—3,500個。

4、聽力：聽懂英語國家人士關于日常生活和社會生活的談話；聽懂VOA正常速度和BBC新聞節目的主要內容；15分鐘內聽寫150詞左右的普通短文，語速為每分鐘120詞，錯誤率不超過8％。

5、口語：能就日常生活話題與英語國家人士進行交談，語言得體，表達比較流暢。

6、閱讀：能閱讀淺顯材料以及Reader’s Digest，速度為每分鐘140－160個單詞；能夠在5分鐘內速讀8,00詞左右、中等難度的文章并掌握大意。

7、寫作：能在30分鐘內寫出150--200個單詞的短文，語言正確，能書寫基本應用文。

8、翻譯：能獨立完成課程中的各項翻譯練習，語言通順。

9、工具書使用：能熟練使用《英漢大詞典》、Oxford Advanced English Dictionary、Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English等工具書獨立解決語言問題。

10、文化素養：了解各國(英語語言國家為主)主要文化傳統，具有一定的人文知識和科技知識，具有較好的創新能力。

各章節授課內容、教學方法及學時分配建議

第一章：Thinking as a Hobby 建議學時：10

[教學目的與要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.

2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary;

3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by doing class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;

4. Understand the topic or the theme of the passage: thinking as a unique human feature

5. Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text.

[教學重點與難點] The three levels of thinking；developing paragraphs by definition

[授 課 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 課 內 容]

第一節Warming-up Activities & Glossary

一、Film clips: thinking

二、Glossary

第二節Introduction to the text and quotes on thinking

一、Introduction to the text and the author

二、Quotes on thinking

第三節Detailed Study of Text A: expressions, structures, etc.

第四節Appreciation of Text A: paragraph development, writing skills, etc.

一、Paragraph development

二、Writing skills

第五節Dictation & Exercises

一、Dictation

二、Exercises

第二章：Spring Sowing 建議學時：8

[教學目的與要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.

2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary：subjugate, etc

3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by doing class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;

4. Understand the topic or the theme of the passage:Spring Sowing

5. Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text.

[教學重點與難點] Spring sowing against primitive background

[授 課 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 課 內 容]

第一節Introduction & Glossary

一、Film clips

二、Glossary

第二節portrayal of country life

第三節Detailed Study of Text A and writing skills employed

一、Detailed Study of Text A

二、writing skills employed

第四節Quiz（or Dictation）& Exercises

第三章：Groundless Beliefs 建議學時：10

[教學目的與要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.

2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary: groundless, etc.

3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by doing class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;

4.Understand the topic or the theme of the passage: grounded beliefs and groundless beliefs

5. Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text.

[教學重點與難點] Types of groundless beliefs and illustration

[授 課 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 課 內 容]

第一節Warming-up Activities & Discussion of beliefs

一、Warming-up Activities

二、Discussion of beliefs

第二節Detailed Study of Text A

第三節Organizationof Text A and group-work

一、 Organizationof Text A

二、 group-work

第二節 Writing skills employed and appreciation

一、Writing skills

二、Appreciation

第五節Quiz（or Dictation）& Exercises

第四章：Lions and Tigers and Bears 建議學時：8

[教學目的與要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.

2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary：embolden, etc..

3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by doing class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;

4.Understand the topic or the theme of the passage：travel notes

5. Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text.

[教學重點與難點] Features of travel notes and the title of the text

[授 課 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 課 內 容]

第一節Introduction & Glossary

一、Introduction：a film clip

二、Glossary

第二節Detailed Study of Text A

第三節Organization of Text A and writing skills employed

一、Organization of Text A

二、writing skills employed: Specific words

第四節Quiz（or Dictation）& Exercises

第六章：The Telephone 建議學時：8

[教學目的與要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.

2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary;

3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by doing class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;

4. Understand the topic or the theme of the passage;

5. Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text.

[教學重點與難點] symbolism: symbolic meaning of the telephone

[授 課 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 課 內 容]

第一節Introduction & Glossary

一、Video on the telephone

二、Glossary

第二節Detailed Study of Text A: structures and cultural notes

第三節Organization of Text A and writing skills employed

一、Organization of Text A

二、Writing skills employed

第四節Quiz（or Dictation）& Exercises

第七章：Inter-lesson 建議學時：4

[教學目的與要求] Grasp the usage of the new words and phrases. learn some skills in translation

[教學重點與難點] Avoid the use of Chinglish

[授 課 方 法] Student-centered approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

第一節Quiz 1

一、Match

二、Choices

三、Tips for TEM4

第二節Quiz 2

一、Translation

二、Writing

三、Dictation

第九章： The Damned Human Race 建議學時：8

[教學目的與要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.

2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary: gouge, etc.

3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by doing class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;

4.Understand the topic or the theme of the passage: weaknesses of man

5.Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text.

[教學重點與難點] The double sides of human nature：virtues and vices

[授 課 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 課 內 容]

第一節Discussion of human nature & Glossary

一、Discussion of human nature：virtues and vices

二、Glossary

第二節Detailed Study of Text A: Structures and cultural data

一、 Structures

二、 Cultural data

第三節 Figures of Speech: irony, etc.

第四節 Twain’s writing style & Exercises

一、Twain’s writing style in his later stage of life

二、Exercises

第十章：The World House 建議學時：8

[教學目的與要求] 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.

2. Learn some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary;

3. Cultivate the students’ oral English by doing class report, warming-up activities, role play and interaction activities;

4. Understand the topic or the theme of the passage：The world house

5. Appreciate the writing devices, esp. the figures of speech used in the text.

[教學重點與難點] Organization of the text

[授 課 方 法] Student-centred approach: Students’ practice combined with teacher’s presentation

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 課 內 容]

第一節Introduction & Glossary

一、Introduction to the text

二、Glossary

第二節Detailed Study of Text A: structures and cultural notes

第三節Text organization and Figures of Speech: euphemism, etc.

一、Text organization

二、Figures of Speech: euphemism, etc.

第四節Exercises & overall review

一、Exercises

二、Overall review

【注1】因課文篇幅較長，每單元（章）講解所需時間約8-10學時，每一節為2學時。

【注2】原教材共16單元，該課程組教師精選出以上7單元（因學期時間有限）。

【注3】根據實際情況，教師適當安排期中測驗（含專業四級指導，共4學時），和期末總復習（2學時）

撰稿人：劉建立 審核人：宋慶偉