2.appreciate the basic elements of a play, 3.grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 4.conduct a series of reading,listening.speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit: 5 improve their sensitivity to the functions of signal words 6 get wth the nu used to talk about preferences the ability to grasp the important details,especially the key words 8.get to know about some aspects in the traditional Chinese culture and understand better the filial piety in Chinese family (二)教学内容 1.主要内容 Pre-read ing tasks 1)T asks Ss the following questions on the song The Times They Are A-changing'. ---Who should be sitting up and taking notice?Why?(parents criticss ould listen he time one content with one old way or e t does the singer think of his parents'way of doing things? 2)Pair interview 3)T dictates to Ss the following list of questions ---When are your parents'birthdays and their wedding anniversary? --Do your parents celebrate your birthday?How about their own birthday celebration? -In your pa ents'eve s,what are you inte rested in? r eyes what a re yo f paren ested in? In wha t areas do your r parents war t you to improve n wh ways do you ant your parents to improve ---Tell of an instance when your parents and you disagree over something. 4)Ss form pairs to interview each other.If there is an odd number of Ss in the class,one group may consist of 3 Ss.The interviewer must note down the answer from the interviewee ) Some ss report interview results to class Tmay lead in toText Aby 61 ing:As we find from our interviews. nts and childr e eye to e w parents interfe e with their s,they be ve th they are doin so in the interes t of their c ren.However,the childr may not be grateful,as is the case in the play we are going to study,Father Knows Better.When you read on,I want you to bear this question in mind:despite their complaints,the Thompson children actually love their father very much.Do you yourself show similar attitudes 77 2. appreciate the basic elements of a play; 3. grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit; 5. improve their sensitivity to the functions of signal words; 6. get familiarized with the language used to talk about preferences; 7. improve the ability to grasp the important details, especially the key words; 8. get to know about some aspects in the traditional Chinese culture and understand better the filial piety in Chinese family （二） 教学内容 1. 主要内容 Pre-reading tasks 1) T asks Ss the following questions on the song The Times They Are A-changing’: ---Who should be sitting up and taking notice？Why? (parents, politicians, writers and critics should listen up, because the times are changing so fast that one can’t be content with one’s old way of life) ---What does the singer think of his parents’ way of doing things? 2) Pair interview 3) T dictates to Ss the following list of questions: ---When are your parents’ birthdays and their wedding anniversary? ---Do your parents celebrate your birthday? How about their own birthday celebration? ---In your parents’ eyes, what are you interested in? ---In your eyes, what are your parents interested in? ---In what areas do your parents want you to improve? ---In what ways do you want your parents to improve? ---Tell of an instance when your parents and you disagree over something. 4) Ss form pairs to interview each other. If there is an odd number of Ss in the class, one group may consist of 3 Ss. The interviewer must note down the answer from the interviewee. 5) Some Ss report interview results to class. 6) T may lead in to Text A by saying: As we find from our interviews, parents and children do not often see eye to eye. When parents interfere with their children’s affairs, they believe that they are doing so in the interest of their children. However, the children may not be grateful, as is the case in the play we are going to study, Father Knows Better. When you read on, I want you to bear this question in mind: despite their complaints, the Thompson children actually love their father very much. Do you yourself show similar attitudes