text title) Part In) comparison reading(Text B) contra Pre-reading tasks 1. 1. T asks Ss the following questions on the recording Who is Mr. Saturday Night Special? (the gun) What is the message of the song?(It's dangerous to have guns )(5 minutes) 2. 2. The security measures we take 1)1)Ss form groups to discuss either of the following two questions In our families, what measures do we take to prevent burglaries? For example, is there an anti-burglary door at your apartment? In our contact with the outside world, what precautions do we take to steer clear of anger? For example, do we speak to strangers? 2)2) Some Ss report discussion results to class.(20 minutes) 3. 3. T may lead in to the text by saying: Once upon a time in China, no one picked up and pocketed anything lost on the road, while no family had the need to bolt the doors at night(Er 不拾遗,夜不闭户). However, this is no longer true nowadays. The same change has taken place in the US. Let's see how insecure a nation the US has become.(2 minutes) while-reading tasks 1. 1. Understanding text title 1)1) T invites several Ss to interpret the title The Land of the lock in their own words in English 2)2) Ss scan the text to underline sentences containing the word"lock " or the word root 3)3)Ss read out those sentences to T, who copies them down on the blackboard in order the door was closed but not locked( Para. 1) doors do not stay unlocked(Para. 2) It has been replaced by dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems.. (Para. The lock is a new symbol of America.(Para. 6) c---... a picture of a childs bicycle with the now-usual padlock attached to it..(Para. 6) the transformation of america from the land of the free to the land of the lock we devise ways to lock the fear out(Para. 16) We may have locked the evils out, but in so doing we have locked ourselves in.(Para. 18) 4)4) T asks Ss to go over these sentences again, paying special attention to tense 5)5) Based on these sentences, Ss summarize the main idea of this text. (see Text Analysis)(20 minutes) 2. 2. T guides Ss through the directions for Text organization Exercise 2, so that they understand the three-part structure of the text. (3 minutes) 3. T explains key language points in Part I and gives Ss practice(see Language Study) 4. 4. Ss sums up the main idea of Part I(2 minutes) 5. 5. T explains key language points in Part II and gives Ss practice(see Language Study) (30 minutes) 6. 6. Ss do Text Organization Exercise 1.(10 minutes) 7. 7. T explains key language points in Part Ill and gives Ss practice(see Language Study) (15 minutes 8. 8. Ss sum up the main idea of Part Ill. (3 minutes) Post-reading task 1. 1. Cause and effect 1)1) Guides Ss through Writing Strategy. 2)2) T invites several Ss to sum up the cause--effect structure of Text A (Fear and distrusttext title) Part II) comparison & contrast) reading (Text B) Pre-reading tasks 1. 1. T asks Ss the following questions on the recording: ---- Who is Mr. Saturday Night Special? (the gun) ---- What is the message of the song? (It’s dangerous to have guns.) (5 minutes) 2. 2. The security measures we take: 1) 1) Ss form groups to discuss either of the following two questions: ---- In our families, what measures do we take to prevent burglaries? For example, is there an anti-burglary door at your apartment? ---- In our contact with the outside world, what precautions do we take to steer clear of danger? For example, do we speak to strangers? 2) 2) Some Ss report discussion results to class. (20 minutes) 3. 3. T may lead in to the text by saying: Once upon a time in China, no one picked up and pocketed anything lost on the road, while no family had the need to bolt the doors at night（路 不拾遗，夜不闭户）. However, this is no longer true nowadays. The same change has taken place in the US. Let’s see how insecure a nation the US has become. (2 minutes) While-reading tasks 1. 1. Understanding text title 1) 1) T invites several Ss to interpret the title The Land of the Lock in their own words in English. 2) 2) Ss scan the text to underline sentences containing the word “lock” or the word root “lock”. 3) 3) Ss read out those sentences to T, who copies them down on the blackboard in order: ---- … the door was closed but not locked (Para. 1) ---- … doors do not stay unlocked (Para. 2) ---- It has been replaced by dead-bolt locks, security chains, electronic alarm systems…(Para. 4) ---- The lock is a new symbol of America. (Para. 6) ---- …a picture of a child’s bicycle with the now-usual padlock attached to it… (Para. 6) ---- …the transformation of America from the Land of the Free to the Land of the Lock (Para. 7) ---- …we devise ways to lock the fear out (Para. 16) ---- We may have locked the evils out, but in so doing we have locked ourselves in. (Para. 18) 4) 4) T asks Ss to go over these sentences again, paying special attention to tense changes. 5) 5) Based on these sentences, Ss summarize the main idea of this text. (see Text Analysis) (20 minutes) 2. 2. T guides Ss through the directions for Text organization Exercise 2, so that they understand the three-part structure of the text. (3 minutes) 3. 3. T explains key language points in Part I and gives Ss practice (see Language Study). (10 minutes) 4. 4. Ss sums up the main idea of Part I. (2 minutes) 5. 5. T explains key language points in Part II and gives Ss practice (see Language Study) (30 minutes) 6. 6. Ss do Text Organization Exercise 1. (10 minutes) 7. 7. T explains key language points in Part III and gives Ss practice (see Language Study). (15 minutes) 8. 8. Ss sum up the main idea of Part III. (3 minutes) Post-reading tasks 1. 1. Cause and effect 1) 1) T guides Ss through Writing Strategy. 2) 2) T invites several Ss to sum up the cause--effect structure of Text A (Fear and distrust