Unit2 Celebrities L Teaching Aims Improve the student'sspeaking ability related to introducing celebrities 2.Train the students'listening ability to understand the main idea and grasp important details of passages and conversation: 3.Master the useful words and expressions in this unit 4.Discuss the advantag and disadvantages of being a celebrity and the beinga celebrity 1.Ss are required to understand the introduction to celebrities and interview about celebrities. 2.Train the students'speaking abilities in talking about celebrities and the person they fn rd ctrityenomt somoy ire most recharge,semblance,blessed,volunteer,fund-raising IIL.Teaching Methods 1.Listening and speaking activities group work Explanation IV.Teaching Periods Two teaching hours V.Teaching procedures Step one Introduction In this competitive society,many people aspire to be celebrities to gain fame and wealth.However,to become a famous person needs a lot of hard work on the one hand,and the crucial opportunity.In this unit,we will touch upon this interesting topic about celebrity. Step Two Micro-listening 1.Play the tape recorder for the students. 2.Check the answers 3.Emphasize some language points and sentence structures 学 breakthrough 突破， 进展 hitn.受欢迎的或流行的事物（如歌曲，影片等） distinction☒别 Step Three macro-listening Explain the w words and expressions (1)celebrity n.a famous person (2)neurone n.nerve cell (3)leading:a.having a position in a lead (4)cosmologist n.a scientist studying the science ofthe universe
Unit 2 Celebrities I. Teaching Aims 1. Improve the student’s speaking ability related to introducing celebrities; 2. Train the students’ listening ability to understand the main idea and grasp important details of passages and conversation; 3. Master the useful words and expressions in this unit. 4. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being a celebrity and the qualifications for being a celebrity II. Teaching Points 1. Ss are required to understand the introduction to celebrities and interview about celebrities. 2. Train the students’ speaking abilities in talking about celebrities and the person they admire most. 3. Useful expressions and words: celebrity, neurone, leading, cosmologist, cosmology, recharge, semblance, blessed, volunteer, fund-raising III. Teaching Methods 1. Listening and speaking activities 2. Individual, pair, or group work 3. Speaking activities 4. Explanation IV. Teaching Periods Two teaching hours Ⅴ. Teaching procedures Step one Introduction In this competitive society, many people aspire to be celebrities to gain fame and wealth. However, to become a famous person needs a lot of hard work on the one hand, and the crucial opportunity. In this unit, we will touch upon this interesting topic about celebrity. Step Two Micro-listening 1. Play the tape recorder for the students. 2. Check the answers. 3. Emphasize some language points and sentence structures: a boarding school: 寄宿学校 breakthrough： 突破，进展 hit n. 受欢迎的或流行的事物（如歌曲，影片等） distinction 区别 Step Three Macro-listening 1. Explain the new words and expressions (1) celebrity n. a famous person (2) neurone n. nerve cell (3) leading: a. having a position in a lead (4) cosmologist n. a scientist studying the science of the universe
(5)cosmology n.the study or science dealing with the universe (6)recharge v.toadd electrical energy toa battery again (7)semblance n.likeness (8)blessed:a.fortunate.lucky (9)volunteer:n.one that performs or offers to perform a service of his or her free will (10)fund-raising a.money-collecting Explair anguage and culture note (1)Steven Hawking: He is an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist,whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity.He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts,a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.and in 2009 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. the high civilian ard in the United States Hawking w s the Lucasian Profe sor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years,taking up the post in 1979 and retiring on 1 October 2009 He is also a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College,Cambridge and a Distinguished Research Chair at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo,Ontario He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity. especially in the contex fblack holes.He has also achic ed suce ess with works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general. these include the runaway best seller A Brief History of Time,which stayed on the British Sunday Times bestsellers list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. Hawking's key scientific works to date have included providing,with Roger egard ing gravitational ing the fr k of gene ould emit radiation,which is today known as Hawking radiation(or sometimes as Bekenstein-Hawking radiation). Hawking has a neuron-muscular dystrophy that is related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,a condition that has progressed over the years and has left him almost completey paraly (2)Cambridge:The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge,United Kingdom.Founded in 1230It is the second oldest university in both England and the English-speaking world.It is organized as a federation of 31 colleges (3)the need to take a break so ye can recharge your batteries:the urge to take some time off from what you are doing so as to regain your strength and energy.and to improve vourself.As a superstar.the man must constantanly learn new things so as to stay at the stop (4)You live at the level that's different from most people.Your standard of living nuch higher tha ople a and the lif hardly be alled life.As a superstar the celebrity obviously enjoys a luxurious lifestyle that is fa beyond the reach of ordinary people. (5)I feel a lot of personal responsibility because how much I've been blessed.The superstar thinks he is really fortunate to be so successful and he feels he has the personal responsibility to do something for society in retum.He woul like to give
(5) cosmology n. the study or science dealing with the universe (6) recharge v. to add electrical energy to a battery again (7) semblance n. likeness (8) blessed: a. fortunate, lucky (9) volunteer: n. one that performs or offers to perform a service of his or her free will (10)fund-raising a. money-collecting 2. Explain language and culture notes. (1) Steven Hawking: He is an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and in 2009 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years, taking up the post in 1979 and retiring on 1 October 2009. He is also a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and a Distinguished Research Chair at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario. He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes. He has also achieved success with works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general; these include the runaway best seller A Brief History of Time, which stayed on the British Sunday Times bestsellers list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. Hawking’s key scientific works to date have included providing, with Roger Penrose, theorems regarding gravitational singularities in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes should emit radiation, which is today known as Hawking radiation (or sometimes as Bekenstein–Hawking radiation). Hawking has a neuron-muscular dystrophy that is related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a condition that has progressed over the years and has left him almost completely paralyzed. (2) Cambridge: The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Founded in 1230It is the second oldest university in both England and the English-speaking world. It is organized as a federation of 31 colleges. (3) the need to take a break so you can recharge your batteries: the urge to take some time off from what you are doing so as to regain your strength and energy, and to improve yourself. As a superstar, the man must constantanly learn new things so as to stay at the stop. (4) You live at the level that’s different from most people. Your standard of living is much higher than most people and the life you live can hardly be called a normal life. As a superstar, the celebrity obviously enjoys a luxurious lifestyle that is far beyond the reach of ordinary people. (5) I feel a lot of personal responsibility because how much I’ve been blessed. The superstar thinks he is really fortunate to be so successful and he feels he has the personal responsibility to do something for society in return. He would like to give
back some of what he has received.This shows he is a responsible citizen with a high Play the tape recorder for the students. 4.Ask the students some questions about the conversations. 5.Ask the students to answer the questions in the book.Lead them to get the right answers and teach them some tips for the listening exercises Step Four Oral Practice 2 ents to do the Exercise of interview on P23 Give them the following topics to discuss and then ask some students to give personal presentation. (1)Who do you admire most?Why? (2)What doyou think the advantages and disadvantages of being a celebrity? Listen to"The Person I Admire Most"and try to introduce Hawking. 2.Ask the students to finish the"Home Listening"after class. VI.References 1.《大学英语听说V》(学生用书)，虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育 出版社，2006. 2.《大学英语听说IV》(教师用书)，虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教有 出版社， 2006 3.大学英语语法.薄冰主编.山西：山西教育出版社，2006 4.大学英语实用语法讲解与练习.任福洪等主编.北京：国防工业出版社，2004. 5.牛津高阶英汉双解词典（第六版），牛津大学出版社，2004
back some of what he has received. This shows he is a responsible citizen with a high sense of morality. 3. Play the tape recorder for the students. 4. Ask the students some questions about the conversations. 5. Ask the students to answer the questions in the book. Lead them to get the right answers and teach them some tips for the listening exercises. Step Four Oral Practice 1. Ask the students to do the Exercise of interview on P23. 2. Give them the following topics to discuss and then ask some students to give personal presentation. (1) Who do you admire most? Why? (2) What do you think the advantages and disadvantages of being a celebrity? Step Five Homework 1. Listen to “The Person I Admire Most” and try to introduce Hawking. 2. Ask the students to finish the “Home Listening” after class. VI. References 1.《大学英语听说 IV》（学生用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育 出版社，2006. 2.《大学英语听说 IV》（教师用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育 出版社，2006. 3.大学英语语法. 薄冰 主编. 山西：山西教育出版社，2006. 4. 大学英语实用语法讲解与练习. 任福洪等主编. 北京：国防工业出版社，2004. 5. 牛津高阶英汉双解词典（第六版）. 牛津大学出版社，2004