1、Unit 4 Psychology in Our Daily LifeTeaching Objectives: In this unit students are required to :1) get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit .2) do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their spoken skill and c
2、ommunicative skills;3) grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary;4) read the in-class reading passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their reading comprehension;5) do some
3、 post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills.;6) translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions learned in the reading passages to acquire some translating skills
4、 and better their translating abilities.Student Level: Grade 2006 level 1I 2006-2007 I term Time allotment:1st period2nd period3rd period4th period5th period6thperiod 7thperiod8thperiodPart One:Preparation: 1,2,3Part Two:In-class Reading:1. Pre-Reading2. Passage reading(structure)In-classReading:1.P
5、assage Reading (key language points)2.Post-reading(Discussion)Post-reading;Check on SsAfter-class reading (Text A)After-class Reading（Text 2）Part ThreeEx. 1.2.3Part ThreeEx.4.5Part Four:Ex.2.3View.Listen &speak:Part I:Ex. 1.2.3.4.5View.Listen&speak:Part IIPart IIIIntroductionPeople are driven by the
6、 irrational forces or primitive instincts. Inner struggle between instincts and conscience often led to the disaster that was manifested in the form of personal tragedies such as murder and suicide or collective tragedies such as war. The famous psychologist Sigmund Freud analyzed dreams carefully.P
7、art One Warm-up ActivitiesTask 1 A Story of a Chinese IdiomTry to tell the story and say what psychological state the story tells us.Task 1 A Story of a Chinese IdiomAn Illusory Snake in a Goblet In Jin Dynasty there was a man named Yue Guang who was fond of drinking. One day, he invited a friend to
8、 his house to drink together. Suddenly, his friend saw the reflection of a snake swimming in the goblet. He got so much frightened that he took ill on bed after getting home. And neither any doctor or any medicine could cure his illness. When Yue Guang got to know the cause of his friends disease, h
9、e asked the friend to drink at his house again. Yue made his friend sit where he used to, pouring a goblet of alcohol for him, and asked him if there was any snake reflection in the goblet. There was still a “snake reflection” in the goblet! Then Yue casually took away the bow hanging on the wall. T
10、his time, the “snake reflection” disappeared. “So it was the bow reflection that was in the goblet!” His friend at once got well from his illness. “An illusory snake in a goblet” is used to describe the psychological state of being frightened caused by taking illusions as reality.Have you ever heard
11、 or experienced such stories like Yue Guangs friend, in which your psychological state influences your behavior or mood, etc.? Tell the class your story. The following are some adjectives related to the field of psychology or emotion. Choose a word and write a one-sentence story to describe an exper
12、ience that illustrates the adjectives chosen. Task 2 BrainstormingOne-Sentence StoryA crazy thing I did was to go swimming, naked, in my neighbors pool.Here are some adjectives for your references, and you can add more.shocking, embarrassing, funny, happy,crazy, wonderful, ridiculous, terrible, comf
13、ortable, furious, panic, upset, angry, sad, disappointed, etc.Pre-reading Questions.Work in groups to answer the following questions.Can you offer the reasons why placebos do not always work?The success of the placebo treatment seems to depend a lot on the relationship between the doctor and the pat
14、ient. If the patient trusts the doctor very much and if the doctor is actually expected to help the patient, then the placebo is more likely to work. What are the bad effects of a placebo? If patients expect a bad reaction to medicine, then they will show a bad reaction to the placebo as well. This
15、would seem to show that how you react to medicine is in your mind instead of in your body. Text StructurePart I Introduction (Para. 12) What is placebo? Placebo is a sugar pill, a harmless shot, or an empty capsule. Even though they have no medicine in them, these things seem to make people wellPart
16、 II The study of the placebo (Para. 37)Supporting evidence: First group (led by a doctor): 70 % of them got better.Second group (led by a nurse): Only 25 %.Part III Different cases in which a placebo may work (Para. 89) The placebo has been found to work with seasickness, coughs, colds and pains aft
17、er an operation.Part IV Two opposite attitudes towards the use of a placebo (Para.1011) Some doctors think that if the placebo can have bad effects it should never be usedThe use of the placebo has been known for hundreds of years in other countriesPart V Conclusion (Para.12)The strange power of the
18、 placebo does seem to suggest that the human mind is stronger than we think it is.Text 1. Sometimes all a sick person needs is some reassurance that all will be well. (Line 3)All + sb. needs/cares about/remembers is + 表语某人所需要的/关心的/记着的一切就是 此句中，all 后面省略了that，all 后面带的是定语从句。All China needs now is peace
19、and stability. All I remember about my hometown is the river in which I swam with some of my friends. All I care about is whether my company can make profit from the trade. All we can expect is that peace and development are the theme of the world future2. It seems that if patients think they have b
20、een given medicine, they will have hope. (Line 21)seem 一词主要有以下三种用法：句型：it seems that 从句/as if (既可以是虚拟语气也可以是陈述语气)2) 主语 + seem to do3) 主语 + seem (to be) + 形容词/名词/介词短语/分词等The success of this treatment seems to rest a lot with the relationship between the patient and the doctor. Many of the “treatments”
21、they use do not seem able to make a sick person better, and yet such treatments work. It seems that everybody knows the rules for success, but few can practice them. It seems as if it will rainCollege graduates today seem to care a lot about the form of the rsum.Such a question seems pretty simple b
22、ut actually when you take it for granted, you will make mistakes.3.The placebo has been found to work with a lot of different cases. (Line 36)work with 1）在方面起作用；适用于；2）与一起工作The rules we discussed just now dont work with this question.Many companies are looking for opportunities to work with colleges
23、and universities.This strategy of developing vocabulary doesnt work with college students at all.New Words and Phrases1. prescription (Line 1, Para. 1)n. a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone needs 药方That prescription contains several kinds of pr
24、ecious herbal medicine.I have been prescribed some painkillers by the doctor.That senior herbalist doctor prescribed needle therapy for him.2. assureThe reassurance from her supporters could not take her out of the fact that she had already lost the opportunity to take part in the 2008 Beijing Olymp
25、icsassure 与 ensureassure 强调让某人深信某事，后可接that从句以及of短语。We tried to assure that customer that all the laptop computers sold in our company were authorized by Apple Corporation of America.ensure 是“确保”的意思，同assure 一样，其后可接that从句，且从句中的谓语动词多用现在时态。Governments at all levels must take steps to ensure that most of
26、 the Chinese-language porn websites (色情网站) can be closed in this campaign. 请选择 assure 或 ensure 的适当形式填空。Before going to bed she herself that all the doors and windows were locked.This medicine will you a good nights sleepI cannot that he will be there in time.He me of his readiness to help.Assured En
27、sure Ensure Assured3. healheal (vi./vt.) 愈合。主要指外伤的愈合，也可用于heal sb. of 的结构。用于比喻时，多指精神创伤的医治。The wound soon healed up/over.Fortunately, the medicine that could heal him of typhoid was not very expensive. Her wound has been healed.Time can help her heal all her sorrows. cure (vi./vt.) 治愈，着重于效果。短语cure sb.
28、 of “治好某人的病”。用于比喻时，多指社会不良现象或个人恶疾的消除。That hospital can cure some types of cancer. Teachers try to cure some students of bad habits. treat (vt.) 治疗。着重于过程。The doctor is treating me for influenza. Western medicine tends to treat symptoms and not the cause. 请选择 cure, heal 或 treat 的适当形式填空。Penicillin him o
29、f pneumonia (肺炎).The cut in her leg has completely, without leaving a scarShe is being with a new drugWhat cant be must be enduredThat wound will soon if she keeps it cleanThe doctors wish to her illness successfully.Cured, healed, treated, cured, heal, treat4. fool somebody into doing something (Li
30、ne 17, Para. 4)trick somebody into doing somethingIn humorous cartoon movie “Tom & Jerry”, the poor cat _ is always fooled into doing all kinds of stupid things by the clever mouse _（总是受到那只聪明的老鼠的愚弄去做各种蠢事）5. rest with (Line 24, Para. 6)lie with 取决于，得靠It rests with her to decide. (The decision rests w
31、ith her.)Whether Chinese homemade movies can win the Oscar or not rests with many factors. 6. in a way (Line 27, Para. 6) partly, to some degreeIn 2004, singer Dao Langs popularity came out of the blue, which is a normal entertainment phenomenon in a wayStephen Chows (Zhou Xingchi) silly comedies al
32、so contain abundant philosophy in a way.从某种程度上说，周星驰的荒谬喜剧中也蕴含着丰富的哲理。7. relief (Line 31, Para. 7)n. a feeling of comfort when something frightening, worrying, or painful has not happened or has ended（痛苦等的）减轻，解除To our great relief, the earthquake caused little damage.Listening to light music gave relie
33、f to his great pressure before the examinationsgave relief to his great pressure 动词形式：relieverelieved his anxious relatives8. rather than (Line 51, Para. 10)与其，宁愿 ；而不是 That pair of gloves are comfortable rather than pretty. As we know, Olympic gold medalist Liu Xiang is a hurdler rather than a sprin
34、ter.对比短语：other than1) 不同于，非She met with several celebrities other than singers at that party2) 除了（多用于否定句中，类似于not except 结构）I do not wish you other than you are.Those survivors could hardly be other than grateful. View Listen & Speak Unit 1 BOOK 2 ( Listening Lab)Ss are supposed to finish as much as the activities in the book. Make sure that the effectiveness of Ss participation.5 / 5
