英语专业课程教学大纲 WEEK13-14 Lesson Nine Against All Odds L. Teaching air 1. Give relative background information about Stephen Hawking and other famous persons in China and otner count 2. Ask the students to analyse the possible themes of the text? Is there only one? or two? What is it of what are they? 3. Paraphrase some difficult sentences IL. Time allotment Text-6 hours Exercises-2 hours III Cultural note 1. About Stephen Hawking 2. about Helen Keller IV Pre-reading Questions 1. Who is Stephen Hawking? What is he famous for? 2. What does the title mean? 3. what's the main idea of the text? 4. What do you think of the theme or themes of the text?(be to discussed in the discussion se V. Detailed Study of the text VI. Topics for further discussion 1. What is the theme or are the themes of the text? 2. If you were Hawking, what would you have done? 3. How do you usually deal with the difficulties in your life? What shall we do when disasters strike?英语专业课程教学大纲 14 WEEK 13-14 Lesson Nine Against All Odds I. Teaching Aim: 1. Give relative background information about Stephen Hawking and other famous persons in China and other countries? 2. Ask the students to analyse the possible themes of the text? Is there only one? or two? What is it of what are they? 3. Paraphrase some difficult sentences. II. Time Allotment： Text—6 hours Exercises—2 hours III. Cultural note: 1. About Stephen Stephen Stephen Stephen Hawking Hawking Hawking Hawking 2. about Helen Keller IV. Pre-reading Questions: 1. Who is Stephen Hawking? What is he famous for? 2. What does the title mean? 3. What’s the main idea of the text? 4. What do you think of the theme or themes of the text? (be to discussed in the discussion session) V. Detailed Study of the Text: VI. Topics for further discussion： 1. What is the theme or are the themes of the text? 2. If you were Hawking, what would you have done? 3. How do you usually deal with the difficulties in your life? What shall we do when disasters strike?