Unit 2 The Richest Man in America, Down Home
I. Teaching Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. grasp the main idea (despite his wealth, Sam Walton remains done-home and devoted to his team) and the structure of the text ;
武汉特产有哪些2. learn to u indirect description in portraying a person and to u keywords for more efficient reading;
3. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;
4. conduct a ries of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.
II. Key Points: The structure, the writing skill, and the main idea of the text will be the focus. Only a few words and ntences, which will be the obstacles for students’ understan
ding of the text, will be explained in class.
III. Difficult Points:
Some ntences who meanings are difficult to understand and who structures are hard to analyze:
1. Line 10（Para. 3）: It was nice, but no palace.
2. Line 36-37(Para.10): It buried the 读史记有感Forbes list at the bottom of page 2.
静安晶华园3. Line 75-76(Para.20): who was stunned at such generosity after the stingy employer he left to john Wal-Mart.
IV. Teaching Materials: Power point and materials
V. Teaching Methods: Lecturing, practicing and discussing.
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VI. Teaching Timing: 8 ssions of class
VII. Teaching Process:
1st -2nd periods: Pre-reading; Teacher’s Introductory Remarks and Students’ Discussion related to the topic.
3rd -4th periods: While-Reading (Understanding the title of text A; Analyzing the organization of the text; Explaining Difficult ntences and language points in the text; Summing up the main idea of the text)
5th-6th periods: Dealing with the exercis after Text A. Check on Ss’ home reading (Text B); Post-Reading Task: Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks
7th-8th periods: Listening and speaking tasks.
A. Pre-reading tasks
1. T asks Ss the following questions on the recorded passage:
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克莉斯塔萨 What happened to Abraham Lincoln one day? (Working as a shop clerk, he overcharged a customer. Although the sum was insignificant, Lincoln walked a long distance to return the money. )
— How is the story related to the theme of the unit— values? (Abraham Lincoln regarded honey as an important value)
2. Ss do Cloze B in after-text exercis to learn more about the values of American millionaires.
3. Rich people I know (15 minutes)党在我心中
1) Before class, Ss are asked to collect stories, news reports, pictures, books, or even video clips (if relevant equipment is available for showing them in class) of rich people.
2) In class, Ss form groups of three to four to share what they have collected.
3) Groups discuss what values the rich people hold dear.
4) Speakers for veral groups report their discussion results to the class.
5) T reminds Ss to keep the values in mind when they study Text A, and e whether Sam Walton cherishes them or not.
旋转三要素B. While-reading tasks
1. Text organization (20 minutes)
1) T asks Ss to scan the text to e if there is any natural dividing lines parating it into par (The text can be divided into three parts. Between each part, there is a blank line.)
2) T draws Ss’ attention to Text Organization Exerci 2, guides them through the directions, that they can grasp the main function of each part.
Ss scan the text again to underline all the names mentioned and tell who the persons are.
(They are: Jamie Beaulieu, waiter at Sam Walton’s birthday party
Jonnie Baker, night manager at the local Wal-Mart
Richard Hoback, Mayor of Bentonville, Arkansas
Gordon Garlington, pastor of the local church
John Marshall, local barber
Jim Von Gremp, corporate affairs director
Ferold F Arend, retired president of Wal-Mart
Jim Hendren, company lawyer
4) Ss will notice that the text transits from Part II to Part III when the first corporate job -corporate affairs director — is mentioned.
2. T explains language points and gives Ss practice (e Language Study). (60 minutes)
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3. Finding synonyms or synonymous phras for “down-home” (10 minutes)
1) T asks some Ss to explain the title of Text A in their own words.
2) Ss work alone to find out synonyms or synonymous phras for “down-home”.
3) Some Ss report their findings to the class.
(Para 5 carry on like plain folks
Para 6 folksy ways
Para 7 friendly, cheerful, a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in, never flashy, never throwing his weight around
Para 11 not a front-page person)
