AN INTEGRATED ENGLISH COURSE

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AN INTEGRATED ENGLISH COURSE

• Gao Yufen
• English Department R-406Nancy5815_at_sina.com847244
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UNIT 4

• Text 1 A View of Mountains

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Teaching Points

• I. Pre-reading discussion and presentation
• II. Introduction
• III. Text Explanations
• IV. Questions
• V. Structural analysis and Rhetorical features
• VI. Discussion about Text II

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I. Pre-reading discussion

• 1.what do you think is the greatest threat to the
  existence of mankind?
• 2. Why are we so concerned about nuclear weapons?

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Presentation
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Presentation
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II. Introduction

• About the author
• Background information
• Nagasaki and Yamahata

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Backgrounds

• Aug. 6th, 1945 The first atomic bomb on
  Hiroshima
• Aug. 9th 1945 The second atomic bomb on Nagasaki

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Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
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Atomic Bomb Museum
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Photographs
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Commentary
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Yosuke Yamahata
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The Photographs of Yosuke Yamahata
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The Photographs of Yosuke Yamahata
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The Photographs of Yosuke Yamahata
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III. Text Explainations

• In paragraph 1 the writer describes what
  Yamahatas pictures display the effects of a
  nuclear weapon on human beings. And then he
  presents the main point of his argument the true
  measure lies not in the wreckage but in the gone
  city, and this is where the significance of a
  view of mountains in the background of one of the
  pictures lies.

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Language Work

• 1.  dispatchsend off to a destination
• Parcels of food were dispatched to him by
  American friends.
• The government was preparing to dispatch 4000
  soldiers to search the island.
• 2.   constitute
• 1)   compose form
• Nitrogen constitutes 78 of the earths
  atmosphere.
• 2)    be equal to
• It is up to the teacher to decide what
  constitutes satisfactory work

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• 3.charmake or become black by burning
• Halve the peppers and char the skins under a hot
  grill.
• 4. their bodies are often branded with the
  patterns of their clothes -- their bodies are
  often marked with the patterns of their clothes
• They branded the cattle one by one.
• The US administration recently branded him as a
  war criminal.

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• 5. witnesssee, hear, or know by personal
  presence and perception
• Only one person witnessed the accident.
• 6.  dotcover or sprinkle with or as if with dots
• The countryside is dotted with beautiful ancient
  churches.
• We have offices dotted all over the region.

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Paragraphs 2-3 Analysis

• In this part, the writer first claims that the
  bombing of Nagasaki is the fitter symbol of the
  nuclear danger menacing the world then he argues
  that we should not just apprehend the nuclear
  peril but try to dispel it from the earth. For
  this purpose, he maintains that picture taking is
  not enough and action is called for.

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Language Work

• 7.   stumblewalk or go unsteadily
• The room was dark and Stan nearly fell over a
  chair as he stumbled to the phone.
• Having drunk half a bottle of whiskey, I stumbled
  upstairs and into bed.
• 8.   ruindevastate reduce to the remains
• The rain absolutely ruined our barbecue.
• If the press should find out about this, his
  marriage, his reputation, and his career would
  all be ruined.

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• 9. hang overmenace overshadow
• The threat of nuclear war hangs over mankind.
• With the court case hanging over us, we couldnt
  enjoy our vacation.
• 10.   sparerefrain from harming, punishing or
  killing
• It will spare him embarrassment if you speak to
  him about it in private.
• Spare us the suspense and tell us who won the
  first prize!
• 11.   intactentire, unimpaired
• Despite the bombing, the house was still intact.
• He dealt the door a tremendous blow but it
  remained intact.

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• 12.   glimpsea very brief passing look, sight,
  or view
• I caught a glimpse of the driver of the getaway
  car, but I doubt I would recognize her if I saw
  her again.
• This biography offers only a few glimpses of his
  life before he became famous.
• 13. apprehendexpect with anxiety, suspicion, or
  fear
• apprehend danger in every sound
• apprehend a hot summer

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• 14.   perilserious or immediate danger
• I never felt that my life was in peril.
• 15.   dispelcause to vanish
• In his latest novel he aims to dispel the myth
  that real men dont cry.
• Id like to start the speech by dispelling a few
  rumors that have been spreading recently.

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Paragraph 4 Analysis

• In this part the writer calls on us to take the
  responsibility of creating a safer world for new
  generations.
• According to the text, one of the things we
  should do is make efforts to banish nuclear peril
  from the Earth forever. However, there are other
  things to be considered. For example, the issue
  of pollution and environment protection, the
  development and application of high technology
  including cloning and nuclear energy, and the
  issue of terrorism.

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Language Work

• 16.  we ensure their right to exist. we
  guarantee a safe living environment for them.
• ensuremake (something) certain to happen
• Following the plane crash, the airline is taking
  further steps to ensure public safety on its
  aircraft.
• The role of the police is to ensure that the law
  is obeyed.

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IV. Questions

• 1. Why does the author think that Yamahatas
  pictures compose the fullest record of nuclear
  destruction in existence?
• 2. Why were the bodies often branded with the
  patterns of their clothes?
• 3. Why does the author particularly mention a
  view of mountains in one of the pictures?
• 4. Why is the meaning of Yamahatas pictures
  universal?

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V. Structural analysis and Rhetorical features

• a piece of argumentative writing
• StructureA but B A yet B But or Yet

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VI. Discussion about Text II

• Statement at the 2003 Session of United Nations
  Disarmament Commission

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Assignment

• Review the text learned this week
• Prepare the new unit and read a piece of novel