Unit 8 Social Problems Teaching aims: In this unit students are required to 1)get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about english culture 2)do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their spoken skill and communicative skills 3)grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary 4 read the in-class read ing passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their read ing comprehension, 5)do some post-read ing 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 read ing passages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities L. Useful Information As societies change and develop, many problems emerge. Change itself can be a social problem if it occurs too quickly. This is sometimes called the problem of future shock One of the greatest problems of developing societies is the problem of overpopulation. As advances in medicine, nutrition, and technology increase the average lifespan, birth rates do not decrease rapidly enough, and the result is overpopulation. The worlds current population of about six billion is likely to double in the next 20 to 30 years, and the excess people are most likely to be found in mushrooming urban areas where other social problems abound IL Preparation 1. brainstorming Guide to the teacher Collect as many words as possible and list them on the blackboard related to social problems. For example ask the students to work in groups quickly to prepare a list of at least 20 words they associate with social problems(problems and causes) ask the group leader to write the words generated by his/her group on the blackboard --erase words that as repeated in various listsUnit 8 Social Problems Teaching Aims: In this unit students are required to : 1) get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about English culture; 2) do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their spoken skill and communicative 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 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 and better their translating abilities. I. Useful Information As societies change and develop, many problems emerge. Change itself can be a social problem if it occurs too quickly. This is sometimes called the problem of “future shock”. One of the greatest problems of developing societies is the problem of overpopulation. As advances in medicine, nutrition, and technology increase the average lifespan, birth rates do not decrease rapidly enough, and the result is overpopulation. The world’s current population of about six billion is likely to double in the next 20 to 30 years, and the excess people are most likely to be found in mushrooming urban areas where other social problems abound. II. Preparation 1. Brainstorming Guide to the teacher: Collect as many words as possible and list them on the blackboard related to social problems. For example: ---ask the students to work in groups quickly to prepare a list of at least 20 words they associate with social problems (problems and causes); ---ask the group leader to write the words generated by his/her group on the blackboard; ---erase words that as repeated in various lists;