Unit 2 Values
Ⅰ. Suggested Teaching Plan
Objectives
Students will be able to:
1.understand the main idea (despite his wealth, Sam Walton remains down-home and devoted to his team) and structure of the text;
2.appreciate the u of indirect description in portraying a person;
3.grasp 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.
Time allotment美缝颜色
1st period | 2nd period | 3rd period | 4th period | 5th period |
Pre-reading; While-reading 奶油的制作方法(text organization) | While-reading (text organization; language points) | While-reading (language points; synonyms for “down-home”) Post-reading (indirect description) | Post-reading; Check on students’ home reading (Text B) | Theme-Related Language Learn- 肝功能一般查几项ing Tasks |
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Pre-reading tasks
1. T asks Ss the following questions on the recorded passage: (5 minutes)
—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 honesty as an important value.)
小学生英语手抄报2.Ss do Cloze B in after-text exercis to learn more about the values of American millionaires. (15 minutes)
3.Rich people I know (15 minutes)
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.
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 parts. (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 1, guides them through the directions, so that they can grasp the main function of each part.
3)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
also e Text Analysis糊的读音)
4) Ss will notice that the text transits from Part II to Part III when the first corporate job — corporate affairs director — is mentioned.
克雷洛夫寓言全集2.T explains language points and gives Ss practice (e Language Study). (60 minutes)
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)
4) T reminds Ss to vary their own writings by synonyms or synonymous phras.人与人交
Post-reading tasks
1. Using indirect description in portraying a person (25 minutes)
1)Ss complete Text Organization Exerci 2 and compare answers with each other.
2)T makes Ss think by asking Ss this question: How does the author reveal the character traits of Sam Walton? Does he come forward to tell us directly what Sam Walton is like?
3)T introduces methods of indirect description and writes them down on the blackboard: anecdotes, examples, quotes, comparison and contrast, etc. (e Text Analysis)
4)Ss work in pairs to find out examples of the methods.
5)Some pairs report their findings to the class.
控辍保学自查报告6)T urges Ss to adopt the methods when describing a person.
2.T guides Ss through some after-text exercis. (25 minutes)
3.T checks on Ss’ home reading (Text B). (3 minutes)
