Unit 14: Two kinds of brain/Servants of the future Teaching objectives: Tolearn howto interpret atable of growth, To learn howto express concers for meone who is ill Toacquaint the students with the possibilities brain and, To learn to argue politely: To be able to identify the type of writing of Reading I: To be able to sum up the main idea of Dialogue I,Reading I&II: To be able to retell Dialogue I&Reading I Tobe able your,computersand To supply students with opportunities to practice their basic language skills ed for this unit. on Duty report luty reports Learn to int erpret a table of growth using the following structures: The ys th the tabl increase of 38.7 per cent in 1996over1991 Have you been to the cn? doctor prescribe? rothr Which do you think is superior? Wh amBnhe ew o hat i have said Remind students that it is important to sound polite even if you e arguing with people Instead of saying:I don't agree with you, it sounds with you I'm not sure that I'm convinced Language pointsnr worry is groundless The logic of my argument s equipped with,Let me put it this way.I'mnot bot lose.to,it won't be long before.asamatter of fact,as yet much faster,program,what=the thing that,think creatively, bring about,in this sense,computers can't think the way we think,1 Unit 14: Two kinds of brain/Servants of the future Teaching objectives:  To learn how to interpret a table of growth;  To learn how to express concerns for someone who is ill;  To acquaint the students with the possibilities of electronic brain and its limitations;  To learn to argue politely;  To be able to identify the type of writing of Reading I;  To be able to sum up the main idea of Dialogue I, Reading I & II;  To be able to retell Dialogue I & Reading I;  To be able to express in fluent English your view on electronic brain, computers and internet.  To supply students with opportunities to practice their basic language skills. Time Allocation and Teaching Procedure: About 4 sessions (8 class hours) are needed for this unit. 1 st session 1. Duty report Ask 3 students to do duty reports 2. Language structures Learn to interpret a table of growth using the following structures: The table says that there was an increase of 38.7 per cent in 1996 over 1991. In terms of percentages, the table says. The table gives the rate of increase as 10.8%. That was rather high. Learn to express concerns for someone who is ill by asking the following questions: What’s wrong with you? Have you been to the clinic? Did the doctor give you an injection? What medicine did the doctor prescribe? Are you better today? 3. Dialogue I Pre-reading questions: What are the two kinds of brain the writer is referring to? Which do you think is superior? While-reading : How did A differ from B in his view on electronic brain? Discuss the best arguments put forward either by A or B. The useful expressions we use in expressing our views: Let me put it this way. Let me elaborate on what I have said. Remind students that it is important to sound polite even if you are arguing with people. Instead of saying: I don’t agree with you, it sounds more polite to say: I’m afraid I don’t agree with you. I’m not sure that I’m convinced. I’m afraid your worry is groundless. The logic of my argument is . Language points in the dialogue. the age of electronic invention, fancy gadget, beyond our imagination, of some kind, be equipped with, Let me put it this way. I'm not bothered lose. to, it won't be long before., as a matter of fact, as yet much faster, program, what = the thing that, think creatively, bring about, in this sense, computers can't think the way we think