Unit 9Globalization's Dual Power
. Teaching Plan
This essay is planned to be finished in 20 minutes.
1-3 mins Warming-up &Pre-reading
4-17 mins While-reading
18-20 mins Post-reading
. Teaching Aims:
1. Knowledge aims
(1)Students can understand and master the new words and expressions.
(2)Students can master the main grammar.
2.Ability aims
(1)Students can understand import aspects of globalization.
(2)Appreciate argumentative writing.
3. Emotion aims
(1) Help students to understand theglobalization.
(2) Improve students' sense of cooperative learning.
. Teaching Methods:
Task-based method& Grammar-translation method
. Teaching Difficult /Key Points:
1.Grammar
Predicative clause &what-clause
2.New words
. Teaching Contents:
Step 1: Warming up
Lead in the topic by providing some basic backgrounds.
1. Background
Author -- Robert J. Samuelson
Robert J. Samuelson is a Newsweek contributing editor and The Washington Post Columnist. An economicsspecialist, he is one of the most widely read journalist in the United States. Samuelson's column draws a lot of attention and is frequently cited. The present essay appeared in the International Herald Tribune in December, 1999, on the threshold of the new millennium.
(Justification:Help students to know about the author and understand the essay better.)
Step 2: Pre-reading
Ask students to have a free talk:
1.Which signs of globalization you find around you?
2.What do you think about these signs?
(Justification:Arouse interest of students.)
Step 3: While-reading
1.New Words
(1)Complement v. to make a good combination with sb. or sth. else
eg. The company needs employers who complement each other.
联想记忆:complement(补充)与compliment(恭维)仅一个字母之差,前者中的e想象成维生素E,即补充维生素E;后者中的i像一支燃烧的蜡烛,即拿着蜡烛在神灵面前恭维。
Complementary adj. 补充的,互补的
(2)Boom n. a time of prosperity
eg. The best way to satisfy the golf boom was to build more courses,
辨析:
Boom指国家,企业处于经济迅速发展时期,强调与其他时间相比,能在短时间内快速地发展起来。
eg. By the 1980s, the computer industry was booming.
Flourish 指处在发展,活跃,权势影响的顶峰或全盛时期。
eg. Her business is flourishing.
Prosper 指个人,企业,国家,年代等持续地,常常是越来越富裕,成功。
eg. This company prospered under his administration.
Thrive 指由于条件有利而蓬勃生长或发展。
eg. Wheat thrives in that climate.
(3)Component n. a part of a mechanical or electrical complex
eg. This is the key component of the company's plan.
辨析:
Component指事物的构成成分,没有化合在一起,易于分离。
eg. A chemist can separate a medicine into its component.
Element 特指构成一个较为复杂的整体中的简单成分或基本成分。
eg. Cells are the elements of the human body.
Ingredient 指混合物的合成成分,尤指食物制成品的构成成分。
eg. The ingredients of ice cream
(4)Relieve v. to lessen or remove
eg. This medicine will relieve your headache.
Relieve sb. of sth. 替…拿重物;帮助减轻负担
eg. Let's relieve her of some of her bags.
Relieved adj. 宽慰的,放心的 relief n. 轻松,宽慰;缓解
(5)Discriminate v. to treat a person or group differently from another in an unfair way
eg. Some existing employment polices discriminate against women.
Discriminate against sb. 对…区别对待;歧视
Discrimination n. 歧视;区别;辨别 discriminatory adj.不公平的;歧视的
(6)Prevail v. to triumph; to be greater in strength or influence
eg. Justice will prevail over evil.
Prevail on/upon sb. to do sth. 劝说某人做某事
eg. I am sure professor Li could be prevailed upon to give a talk.
Prevailing n. 流行,普遍;广泛prevalent adj. 流行的;普遍存在的;
2.Phrases& Grammar
(1)Economic history consists largely of the story of the market's expansion…
Consist of 由…组成或构成
eg. The committee consists of five members.
(2)A succession of major trade negotiations reduced average tariffs…
A succession of …一连串,一系列;
eg. Adams took a succession of jobs which benefited him a lot.
(3)Globalization continues this process but also departs from it in at least one critical respect.
Depart from 违背,背离(常规)
eg.Departing from his usual routine, he took the bus to work.
(4)…to stay abreast of technological changes that can now occur almost anywhere.
Stay/keep abreast of sth. 了解最新情况;跟上(某事物的发展)
eg.It is hard to stay abreast of all the latest developments in computing.
(5)In Europe, the relentless pursuit of the “single market” is one indicator. This reflects a widespread recognition that European companies will be hard-pressed to compete in global markets if their local operations are hamstrung by fragmented national markets.
第一句话中,relentless pursuit 意为“不懈的追求”;single market意为“单一市场”;第二句话中,that 引导同位语从句,解释说明recognition的内容;if引导条件状语从句;fragmented national markets意为“支离破碎的国内市场”。
Be hard-pressed to do sth. 很难做某事
eg. The details are so complex that they are hard-pressed to come to an agreement.
(6)The global economy may be prone to harsher boom-bust cycles than national economies individually.
Be prone to sth./to do sth. 易于遭受…的;有做…的倾向
eg. Children of poor health are very prone to economies in winter.
Be inclined to do sth. 有做…的倾向;很可能做…
(7)The Asian financial crisis raised questions on both counts.
On both counts 在两方面
eg. We have nothing to gain on both counts.
(8)It's a scary prospect. Economic interdependence cuts both ways.
Cut both/two ways 是把双刃剑;产生正反两种效果
eg. For consumers, these rules could cut both ways.
(9)表语从句
表语从句在句中作表语,位于系动词,尤其是be动词之后。通常情况下,可以用于表语从句前面充当句子主语的名词一般表示事实,想法,感觉等意思。表语从句主要有三类:
A.由that 引导的表语从句。
eg. The fact is that he never liked her.
B.由连接代词或连接副词引导的表语从句。
eg. The question is whether the answer is right or not.
C.由连接代词what引导的表语从句。
eg. The key is what message we can get.
注意:
A.表语从句一定要用陈述语序。
B.If 不能引导表语从句,只能用whether 来引导。
C.在有表语从句的复合句中,主句时态与从句时态可以不一致。
D.That在表语从句中一般不能省略。
(10)What引导的名词性从句常见的五种用法
A.表示“…的东西或事情”。
eg. He saves what he earns.
B.表示“…的人或样子”。
eg. He is what is generally called a traitor.
C.表示“…的时间”。
eg. After what seemed like hours he came out with a bitter smile.
D.表示“…的数量或数目”。
eg. Our income is now double what it was ten years ago.
E.表示“…的地方”。
eg. This is what they call Salt Lake City.
3.Structure
Part 1 (para.1-3)introduce globalization's dual character and its definition.
Part 2 (para.4-17)explain the growing trend of globalization and its positive effects.
Part 3 (para.18-31)explain the negative effects of globalization.
Part 4 (para.32-34)conclude that the prospect of globalization is bleak.
4.Style
Argumentative Writing
(1) Clear-cut structure
topic sentence, transition signals…
(2) Convincing arguments
statistics, quotations, examples, definitions…
(3) Long and balanced sentences
parallelism, sentence patterns…
(4) Economic terms and jargons
bond, merger, balance of payments…
(Justification:Improve students' skills of reading details and help them to master new words and grammar.)
Step4: Post-reading
Read the article again and ask students to work in groups and have a competition to answer the following question:
1.What is the author's overall position on the issue of globalization? Is he for or against globalization?
2.Where do we go from here? Does the author think globalization is historically inevitable and irreversible?
3.What do you think of the author's views? Do you think his views are balanced? What do you think we should do in view of all these complicated factors?
(Justification:Make students use initiatives.)
.Homework
1.Write an essay of about 300 words on topic:summarize both the positive and negative effects of globalization.
2.Discussion:
(1)Has the history of the past decade borne out the author's views in this essay?
(2)Has the globalization been a blessing to China or have we discovered that it was a mistake for China to be so anxious to be a member of WTO?
3.Do some experiences about predicative clause &what-clause.
(Justification:Improve students' grammar and writing skills.)