大学实用英语综合教程1 大学实用英语.doc

大学实用英语综合教程1 大学实用英语 Unit One Family Life Passage A How Family Rules Profoundly Affect Our Lives Background Knowledge 1. Hidden family rules continue their influence for many years When people are asked to share remembrances and insights of their parents, they may wonder how they could possibly pare down a lifetime of experiences and give something that would be of interest and informative, not only for their family today, but for great-great-grandnieces and -nephews and great-great-great grandchildren who are not yet born. Family life is transmitted by parents both directly and indirectly. Although some of these behaviors and attitudes are formal and overt, most of them are informal and unconscious, which make their emotional significance even more potent. Through these “unwritten laws”, the children learn how they are to behave, in other words, what is acceptable and what is not acceptable within and outside the family. While reading this passage, the writer hopes it will give the readers an idea of how children’s common experiences in their everyday life have a tremendous influence on the way that adult sees the world. 2. Ohio The state of Ohio is named after the Ohio River. Ohio is the name that used when referring to the river and means “large” or “beautiful river”. 3. California California’s long association with gold makes it a natural nickname for the state “The Golden State”. The state legislature made the official nickname of California in 1968. 4. Related websites and webpages: http:// / http:// / http:// / Teaching Design 1. The Structure of the Text 1 2. Suggestions to Teaching Activities 1) Pre-reading: Jigsaw: Divide the students into small groups equally according to the number of the topics given below. Each group is required to make a survey and get ready for group discussion in class. A. Students write down some other family rules, which exist in their families. B. This is an argumentation. Try to tell the advantages and disadvantages o