When we learn another language, we must not learn it with the mindset of our mother tongue Otherwise there will arise cultural misunderstandings, which may lead to conflict Sheriff Cameron usually spoke in a casual manner. Perhaps his town was so small that he knew all the townsfolk, therefore informal speech was proper. His sentences were short, colloquial and sometimes incomplete. He preferred phrases to single, learned words. He liked shortened forms and abbreviations, with an occasional curse The Venusians spoke formally. Their sentences were long and involved, their word choice elaborate. They used passive voices and"if"structures. Perhaps it was because they believe in the utter importance of their mission, or they might not have learned to speak freely in a strange ngL Unit 5 How to Celebrate Holidays Suggested Teaching Plan (5 periods) Objectives: Students will be able to 11. understand the main idea and the structure of the text 2. 2. learn to memorize words in association 3. 3. grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 4. 4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit Time allotment period While-reading While-reading: Post-reading Theme-Related While (Parts I-lll) Check (association map) students' home Learning Tasks) organization, eading(Text B) prediction, Part D) Pre-reading tasks 1. 1. T asks Ss the following questions on the song According to the singer, why are people busy coming and going on holiday?(They want to ack to their hometown. se, In what way is Thanksgiving similar to our Spring Festival?( Both are occasions to families to together. )(5 minutes) 2. 2. Group discussion: who should I thank for what 1)1) T dictates to Ss the following questions What should I thank my parent(s)/teacher(s)friend(s)for? Have I expressed my gratitude to the person(s)? If the answer to the previous question is yes, what have you done? If the answer is no what do you plan to do? Are holidays a good time to express gratitude? Which holidays are the most appropriate? 2)2) Ss form group to discuss them. 3)3) Some groups report discussion results to class. (15 minutes) 3. 3. T leads in to the text by saying: Do you remember a text in Book 1, all the Cabbie Had Was a Letter? Quite often we take for granted the people who are nice to us, then we realize all too late that we have never expressed our appreciation, just like the cab driver. At other times, when we are away from the holiday rush, we are able to recall the true significance of a holiday - a time to say how much we value others. The author of this text did exactly that. (2 minutes) While-reading task 1. 1. T draws Ss attention to Text Organization Exercise l, to see how the text is divided intoWhen we learn another language, we must not learn it with the mindset of our mother tongue. Otherwise there will arise cultural misunderstandings, which may lead to conflict. Sheriff Cameron usually spoke in a casual manner. Perhaps his town was so small that he knew all the townsfolk, therefore informal speech was proper. His sentences were short, colloquial, and sometimes incomplete. He preferred phrases to single, learned words. He liked shortened forms and abbreviations, with an occasional curse. The Venusians spoke formally. Their sentences were long and involved, their word choice elaborate. They used passive voices and “if” structures. Perhaps it was because they believe in the utter importance of their mission, or they might not have learned to speak freely in a strange tongue. Unit 5 How to Celebrate Holidays Suggested Teaching Plan (5 periods) Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. 1. understand the main idea and the structure of the text; 2. 2. learn to memorize words in association; 3. 3. grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 4. 4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. Time Allotment 1 st period 2 nd period 3 rd period 4 th period 5 th period Pre-reading; While-reading (text organization, vocabulary prediction, Part I) While-reading (Parts I – III) While-reading; Post-reading (association map) Post-reading; Check on students’ home reading (Text B) Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks) Pre-reading tasks 1. 1. T asks Ss the following questions on the song: ---- According to the singer, why are people busy coming and going on holiday? (They want to go back to their hometown.) ---- In what way is Thanksgiving similar to our Spring Festival? (Both are occasions to families to get together.) (5 minutes) 2. 2. Group discussion: who should I thank for what 1) 1) T dictates to Ss the following questions: ---- What should I thank my parent(s) /teacher(s) / friend(s) for? ---- Have I expressed my gratitude to the person(s)? ---- If the answer to the previous question is yes, what have you done? If the answer is no, what do you plan to do? ---- Are holidays a good time to express gratitude? Which holidays are the most appropriate? 2) 2) Ss form group to discuss them. 3) 3) Some groups report discussion results to class. (15 minutes) 3. 3. T leads in to the text by saying: Do you remember a text in Book 1, All the Cabbie Had Was a Letter? Quite often we take for granted the people who are nice to us, then we realize all too late that we have never expressed our appreciation, just like the cab driver. At other times, when we are away from the holiday rush, we are able to recall the true significance of a holiday – a time to say how much we value others. The author of this text did exactly that. (2 minutes) While-reading task 1. 1. T draws Ss attention to Text Organization Exercise 1, to see how the text is divided into