Unit 2 Section A Swimming through fear
教学重点：
1. to learn to get the key idea and detailed information 2. to understand the text with the questions given
3. to translate some long and difficult sentences and learn some ways to express one’s feeling (horror, relief, relaxation) 4. to understand the problem-solution pattern
教学难点：
1 to separate the Chinese sentences and set the new sentence structure in English to grasp and translate some expressions and long sentences to learn the meaning of some detailed description to ask for and give directions
教学过程： Task 1
Lead-in (Ss work in groups to discuss the following questions)
1. Did you experience some moments when you feared 2. How did you overcome the fear
3. Listening: pre-reading activities 4. What can we infer from the title Tips:
A piece of narration (an event or a story) He or she was afraid of swimming.
He or she succeeded in doing sth (according to “through”) Learn to swim
Task 2 Text study
Ss read the passage and discuss the following questions in groups
A. Why was Jason scared of water
the would-be rescuers succeed in saving the drowning boy Why or why not C. Why did Jason decide to intervene to save the boy in spite of his fear of water D. Why did Jason become hesitant when he raced down the beach, out onto the jetty
E. How did Jason feel when he jumped into the water F. How did the boy respond when Jason grabbed him G. Was Jason's swimming back to safety smooth Why
H. Why did Jason feel the water had never looked so beautiful when he reac hed the jetty
focus
Ss read the passage and try to find out all new words and phrases of this unit.
take \\ hold sb. captive turn sb./ sth . down embark on/ upon sth. Share in sth. lead by example be stricken by/ with live on
Task 3
A paragraph of problem-solution pattern Writing tips:
I. Introduction
Establishes the plot ( setting, characters, and time period ) II. Body First major event Second part of the story Third part …
Climax, the high point in the narrative
Resolution in which the conflict / tension is resolved. III. Conclusion
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Assignment：
新视野大学英语第三版第二册第二课教案
