Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson I.Teaching Aims 1.Enlarge the students'vocabulary by learning the new words and doing the vocabulary exercises. 2.Help the studentstoget the general ideaof the article. 3.Help the students leam from Jefferson. 4.Help the students to build up their language skills through more exercises on oral practice,phrases and expression,grammar,writing,etc. II.Key and Difficult Points 1.New Words and Phrases obtain,appoint,on-the-spot,by birth,humble,go out of one's to do,threaten. hesitate,conflict,act on,resent,be chained to sth.leave behind,superior,in existence above all,owe...to 2.Sentences (1)Jefferson believed that a free man obtains knowledge from many sources besides books and that personal investigation is important. (2)By birth and by education Jefferson belonged to the highest social class. (3)Yet,in a day when few noble persons ever spoke to those of humble origins except to give an order,Jefferson went out of his way to talk with gardeners. servants,and waiters. (4)Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government,I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. (5)It is conflict and not unquestioning agreement that keeps freedom alive III.Teaching Methods Discussion,explanation,ask and answer IV.Time:4 periods V.Teaching Procedures: Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson I. Teaching Aims 1. Enlarge the students’ vocabulary by learning the new words and doing the vocabulary exercises. 2. Help the students to get the general idea of the article. 3. Help the students learn from Jefferson. 4. Help the students to build up their language skills through more exercises on oral practice, phrases and expression, grammar, writing, etc. II. Key and Difficult Points 1. New Words and Phrases obtain, appoint, on-the-spot, by birth, humble, go out of one’s to do, threaten, hesitate, conflict, act on, resent, be chained to sth., leave behind, superior, in existence, above all, owe…to 2. Sentences (1) Jefferson believed that a free man obtains knowledge from many sources besides books and that personal investigation is important. (2) By birth and by education Jefferson belonged to the highest social class. (3) Yet, in a day when few noble persons ever spoke to those of humble origins except to give an order, Jefferson went out of his way to talk with gardeners, servants, and waiters. (4) Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. (5) It is conflict and not unquestioning agreement that keeps freedom alive. III. Teaching Methods Discussion, explanation, ask and answer IV. Time: 4 periods V. Teaching Procedures: