新视野英语教程第四册电子教案（高职高专）.doc

课程名称：New Horizon English Course 授课人： 课 题 Text A Room for the Future 课 时 Two hour 教学目的 与 要 求 To grasp the meaning of this passage To master the useful language points and the phrases and expressions 教学难点 与 重 点 the meaning of this passage the useful language points and the phrases and expressions 教 学 过 程 主 要 内 容 及 步 骤 Room for the Future ⅠLeading In What types of jobs do your father and your mother do? Besides book knowledge, what do you think is the most import practical knowledge for your future career? Ⅱ Useful phrases and expressions result in make all the difference hold back by nature rat race on one’s terms you bet make room for 授课效果 分析总结 Room for the Future ⅠLeading In 1. What types of jobs do your father and your mother do? 2. Besides book knowledge, what do you think is the most import practical knowledge for your future career? II Key points 1. Room for the Future Meaning: possibility or scope for ones future development2. After twenty-two years of working for a major bank, a downsizing wave resulted in the elimination of over one hundred jobs, mine being one of them. Meaning: Having worked for a big bank for twenty-two years, I lost my job, together with more than one hundred of my colleagues because the bank wanted to reduce the number of its employees.3. My once secure future now seemed insecure. Meaning: I had always thought my future was safe, but it seemed unsafe now. Please notice secure and insecure are a pair of antonyms (反义词). secure: adj. a situation that is secure is one that you can depend on because it is not likely to change 稳固的；可靠的；稳定的Estate in this city is a secure investment. 在这座城市，地产是可靠的投资。insecure: adj. not giving one a feeling of safety; likely to be lost 令人无安全感的；无保障的 an insecure job无保障的工作Running a small business is a very insecure occupation. 做小买卖是一个没有什么保障的职业。4. I was not a single parent, nor dependent solely on my income, but just like the other ex-ba