《基础英语4》教学大纲

Basic English IV

课程编码：08A11050 学分：4.0 课程类别：专业基础课

计划学时：64 其中讲课：64 实验或实践：0 上机：0

适用专业：英语

推荐教材：徐克容，《现代大学英语》精读4（第二版），外语教学与研究出版社，2012年。

参考书目：车云宁,《现代大学英语教材全解》4,东北师范大学出版社, 2012年。

课程的教学目的与任务

该课程在《基础英语3》的基础上，全面开展各项语言技能的训练；重点加强写作和翻译；强化语法、句法的掌握和运用能力；口语应转移到较长的叙述描写以及初步的分析和辩论能力的培养；广泛阅读，提高阅读能力；借助构词法,词汇量达到新大纲要求的6000词指标，能读懂中等或偏上程度的原著；提高独立学习能力，养成使用英英词典以及对教材内容进行分析、判断、评论的能力。通过精读精讲课文，让学生了解丰富的语言现象，欣赏并学习作家的写作手法。利用课后配套练习或补充课外模拟题，提高学生的做题技巧，为本学期顺利通过专业四级考试（TEM-4）做充分准备。学习的重点是课文中体现的英语国家的文化和作者写作手法。

课程的基本要求

通过本课程学习，提高学生的综合语言能力，具体而言：

1、语音：发音正确；较好地掌握朗读和说话的节奏感；掌握语流中的语音变化规律、连读、爆破和语音同化等技巧。

2、语法：熟练掌握主语从句、同位语从句、倒装句和各种条件句。

3、词汇：认知词汇5,000—6,000个，熟练使用3,000—3,500个。

4、听力：听懂英语国家人士关于日常生活和社会生活的谈话；听懂VOA正常速度和BBC新闻节目的主要内容；15分钟内听写150词左右的普通短文，语速为每分钟120词，错误率不超过8％。

5、口语：能就日常生活话题与英语国家人士进行交谈，语言得体，表达比较流畅。

6、阅读：能阅读浅显材料以及Reader’s Digest，速度为每分钟140－160个单词；能够在5分钟内速读8,00词左右、中等难度的文章并掌握大意。

7、写作：能在30分钟内写出150--200个单词的短文，语言正确，能书写基本应用文。

8、翻译：能独立完成课程中的各项翻译练习，语言通顺。

9、工具书使用：能熟练使用《英汉大词典》、Oxford Advanced English Dictionary、Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English等工具书独立解决语言问题。

10、文化素养：了解各国(英语语言国家为主)主要文化传统，具有一定的人文知识和科技知识，具有较好的创新能力。

各章节授课内容、教学方法及学时分配建议

第一章：Thinking as a Hobby 建议学时：10

[教学目的与要求] 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.

[教学重点与难点] The three levels of thinking；developing paragraphs by definition

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

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

第一节Warming-up Activities & Glossary

一、Film clips: thinking

二、Glossary

第二节Introduction to the text and quotes on thinking

一、Introduction to the text and the author

二、Quotes on thinking

第三节Detailed Study of Text A: expressions, structures, etc.

第四节Appreciation of Text A: paragraph development, writing skills, etc.

一、Paragraph development

二、Writing skills

第五节Dictation & Exercises

一、Dictation

二、Exercises

第二章：Spring Sowing 建议学时：8

[教学目的与要求] 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.

[教学重点与难点] Spring sowing against primitive background

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

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

第一节Introduction & Glossary

一、Film clips

二、Glossary

第二节portrayal of country life

第三节Detailed Study of Text A and writing skills employed

一、Detailed Study of Text A

二、writing skills employed

第四节Quiz（or Dictation）& Exercises

第三章：Groundless Beliefs 建议学时：10

[教学目的与要求] 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.

[教学重点与难点] Types of groundless beliefs and illustration

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

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

第一节Warming-up Activities & Discussion of beliefs

一、Warming-up Activities

二、Discussion of beliefs

第二节Detailed Study of Text A

第三节Organizationof Text A and group-work

一、 Organizationof Text A

二、 group-work

第二节 Writing skills employed and appreciation

一、Writing skills

二、Appreciation

第五节Quiz（or Dictation）& Exercises

第四章：Lions and Tigers and Bears 建议学时：8

[教学目的与要求] 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.

[教学重点与难点] Features of travel notes and the title of the text

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

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

第一节Introduction & Glossary

一、Introduction：a film clip

二、Glossary

第二节Detailed Study of Text A

第三节Organization of Text A and writing skills employed

一、Organization of Text A

二、writing skills employed: Specific words

第四节Quiz（or Dictation）& Exercises

第六章：The Telephone 建议学时：8

[教学目的与要求] 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.

[教学重点与难点] symbolism: symbolic meaning of the telephone

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

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

第一节Introduction & Glossary

一、Video on the telephone

二、Glossary

第二节Detailed Study of Text A: structures and cultural notes

第三节Organization of Text A and writing skills employed

一、Organization of Text A

二、Writing skills employed

第四节Quiz（or Dictation）& Exercises

第七章：Inter-lesson 建议学时：4

[教学目的与要求] Grasp the usage of the new words and phrases. learn some skills in translation

[教学重点与难点] Avoid the use of Chinglish

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

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

第一节Quiz 1

一、Match

二、Choices

三、Tips for TEM4

第二节Quiz 2

一、Translation

二、Writing

三、Dictation

第九章： The Damned Human Race 建议学时：8

[教学目的与要求] 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.

[教学重点与难点] The double sides of human nature：virtues and vices

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

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

第一节Discussion of human nature & Glossary

一、Discussion of human nature：virtues and vices

二、Glossary

第二节Detailed Study of Text A: Structures and cultural data

一、 Structures

二、 Cultural data

第三节 Figures of Speech: irony, etc.

第四节 Twain’s writing style & Exercises

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

二、Exercises

第十章：The World House 建议学时：8

[教学目的与要求] 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.

[教学重点与难点] Organization of the text

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

Traditional teaching approach combined with Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

第一节Introduction & Glossary

一、Introduction to the text

二、Glossary

第二节Detailed Study of Text A: structures and cultural notes

第三节Text organization and Figures of Speech: euphemism, etc.

一、Text organization

二、Figures of Speech: euphemism, etc.

第四节Exercises & overall review

一、Exercises

二、Overall review

【注1】因课文篇幅较长，每单元（章）讲解所需时间约8-10学时，每一节为2学时。

【注2】原教材共16单元，该课程组教师精选出以上7单元（因学期时间有限）。

【注3】根据实际情况，教师适当安排期中测验（含专业四级指导，共4学时），和期末总复习（2学时）

撰稿人：刘建立 审核人：宋庆伟