Unit Seven Section a Lighten Your load and save Your life Teaching objective: to teach the students how to use some new words and phrases typical sentence structures out of the text; to practice the students' skill of translating and summarizing; and to get the students know how to relieve their stress in study and life Questions for discussion 1. Do you often experience stress in your study or everyday life? 2. How d t rid of Teaching process Background information Benjamin(Ben) Franklin, a very famous American of the 1700s best known for his experiments with electricity and nature using kite Step Two: Text analysis 1. Central topic: Centering around how to lighten your load and save your life, the passage analyzes the root of stress and provides the ways of reducing stress accord ing to the study of Dr. Robert S. Eliot of Nebraska University Part I(Paras. 1-7): The relation between stress and health discovered by Dr. robert s Eliot Part II (Paras. 8-11): The root of stress Part III(Paras. 12-20): The ways of lightening the load 2. Major writing techniques 1) Quotation 2)Exemplification 3)Cause and effect Step three words and phrases 1. be overwhelmed with /by; overwhelming /irresistible /overpowering devastating 2. out of control: beyond control /under control 3. among other things to name a few She's very keen on sports: among other things, she plays tennis once a week 4. excess: extra/ additional; excessive: too much; exceed /surpass /excel /top excess:amount that is more than necessary Inflation results from an excess of demand over supply excessive/exceed/ access excel( excellent)/ surpass/ exceed/ in excess of超过,多于/ accessUnit Seven Section A Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life Teaching objective: to teach the students how to use some new words and phrases, typical sentence structures out of the text; to practice the students’ skill of translating and summarizing; and to get the students know how to relieve their stress in study and life. Questions for discussion 1. Do you often experience stress in your study or everyday life? 2. How do you get rid of it? Teaching process: Step One: Warm up activity Background information: Benjamin (Ben) Franklin, a very famous American of the 1700’s best known for his experiments with electricity and nature using kites. Step Two: Text analysis 1. Central topic: Centering around how to lighten your load and save your life, the passage analyzes the root of stress and provides the ways of reducing stress according to the study of Dr. Robert S. Eliot of Nebraska University. Part I (Paras.1-7): The relation between stress and health discovered by Dr. Robert S. Eliot. Part II (Paras. 8-11): The root of stress. Part III (Paras. 12-20): The ways of lightening the load. 2. Major writing techniques 1) Quotation 2) Exemplification 3) Cause and effect Step Three Words and Phrases 1. be overwhelmed with / by; overwhelming / irresistible / overpowering / devastating 2. out of control: beyond control / under control 3. among other things: to name a few She’s very keen on sports: among other things, she plays tennis once a week. 4. excess: extra / additional; excessive: too much; exceed / surpass / excel / top excess: amount that is more than necessary Inflation results from an excess of demand over supply. excessive / exceed / access excel ( excellent ) / surpass / exceed / in excess of 超过, 多于/ access