skim,etc. Comprehension questions: 1.What is the thesis statement of the essay? --Fun is hard to have.Fun is a rare jewel. 2.In Paragraph 4.a series of questions has been raised.What's the effect of it? ---Here,by making a startling statement(the question"Was it fun?"overshadowed all other questions)and raising a series of questions.Jordan points out that fun has become the major concern of people.It has outweighed many other questions. 3)What are some of the things that do not provide fun according to Jordan? ---Failing in a test,dirty bumpers,sticky refrigerator doors are some of the things that are not sources of fun. 4)What relationship does the use of drugs and alcohol have to our difficulties in having fun today? ---Today as people live under unprecedented stress,they can hardly relax and the monotonous routine work is not in the least exciting for them.Only when they indulge themselves in drugs and alcohol can they forget the worries of the day and have a little fun. Text II The Age of Thrills Questions for critical thinking 1.What,according to the author,is the most distinctive feature of our age? 2.What is the difference of great books and thrilling books? 3.Should we deny ourselves entirely the excitement of thrills? III.Assignments Vocabulary exercises,grammar exercises,translation exercises,exercises for integrated skills,listening exercises IV.Teaching methods approaches Situational language teaching:task-based language teaching:communicative approach; activity-based approach Direct instruction,analysis&explanation;presentation and practice;group projects;review Unit5 I.Teaching objectives At the end of this unit,students are supposed to grasp the author's methods of organizing the exposition be able to understand the truth about lies and summarize the traits of a white lie 9 9 skim, etc. Comprehension questions: 1. What is the thesis statement of the essay? ---Fun is hard to have. Fun is a rare jewel. 2. In Paragraph 4, a series of questions has been raised. What’s the effect of it? ---Here, by making a startling statement (the question “Was it fun?” overshadowed all other questions) and raising a series of questions, Jordan points out that fun has become the major concern of people. It has outweighed many other questions. 3) What are some of the things that do not provide fun according to Jordan? ---Failing in a test, dirty bumpers, sticky refrigerator doors are some of the things that are not sources of fun. 4) What relationship does the use of drugs and alcohol have to our difficulties in having fun today? ---Today as people live under unprecedented stress, they can hardly relax and the monotonous routine work is not in the least exciting for them. Only when they indulge themselves in drugs and alcohol can they forget the worries of the day and have a little fun. Text II The Age of Thrills Questions for critical thinking 1. What, according to the author, is the most distinctive feature of our age? 2. What is the difference of great books and thrilling books? 3. Should we deny ourselves entirely the excitement of thrills? III. Assignments Vocabulary exercises, grammar exercises, translation exercises, exercises for integrated skills, listening exercises IV. Teaching methods & approaches Situational language teaching; task-based language teaching; communicative approach; activity-based approach Direct instruction; analysis & explanation; presentation and practice; group projects; review Unit 5 I. Teaching objectives At the end of this unit, students are supposed to • grasp the author’s methods of organizing the exposition • be able to understand the truth about lies and summarize the traits of a white lie