新编大学英语教案3

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1、BookThreeUnit1MythsandLegendsTeachingAims:Inthisunitstudentsarerequiredto:1)gettoknowsomeusefulinformationconcerningthetopicofthereadingpassagesinthisunitandtoknowmoreaboutEnglishculture;2)dosomepreparationactivitiessuchasdiscussion,groupwork,etc.topracticetheirspokenskillandcommunicativeski

2、lls;3)graspsomenewwordsandtrytousethesewordswhichhelpthemtoenrichtheirvocabulary;4)readthein-classreadingpassageinalimitedtimeandgraspsomeexpressionsandgrammaticalpointsinthein-classreadingpassagetoimprovetheirreadingcomprehension;5)dosomepost-readingexercisesandsomeafter-classreadingtopract

3、icewhattheyhavegottoknowinclasstoimprovetheirEnglishcomprehensiveskills.;6)translatesometypicalsentencesintoChineseorEnglishbyusingsomeexpressionslearnedinthereadingpassagestoacquiresometranslatingskillsandbettertheirtranslatingabilities.I.UsefulInformation·Inordertounderstandtheworldaroundt

4、hem,virtuallyallearlyculturesdevelopedmythsthatexplainedvariousaspectsoflifeandmysteriesofnature.Animals,plantsandpeople---bothimaginaryandreal---wereoftenattributedwithspecialpowersthatgavethemaspiritualsignificance.InancientChina,forexample,thephoenix(凤凰),thedragon,theunicorn(独角兽)andthetor

5、toisewereregardedassacredcreaturesthatsymbolizedvariouscharacteristicsincludingwisdom,longevity,indestructibility(不可毁灭)andpower.TheancientGreeksdevelopedacomplexsystemofmythsrelatedtohundredsofgodsandgoddessesthatweresaidtocontrolthefateofallmenandwomen.Whethermythsbecamepartofanestablishedr

6、eligionornot,theywerealwaysincorporatedintostoriesthatcouldbetoldandretoldascaptivatingexplanationsofnaturalandsupernaturalevents.Andassuchtheybecameculturaltreasuresthateducatedandunitedpeoplearoundcommonbeliefs.·Althoughthelinebetweenmythandlegendisoftenblurred(变得模糊），mythstendtofocusonsupe

7、rhumananimalsandgods,whereaslegendsglorifyaherooragreateventandusuallycontainanelementoftruth.Likemyths,legendsbecamepopularstorieshandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration·Inallcultures,story-tellingwasawayoftransmittingbeliefs,customs,andmoralprincipl