Unit 1 Changes in the way we live Suggested Teaching Plan(5 Periods) Objectives Students will be able to: grasp the main idea( tolerance for solitude and energy made it possible for the writers family to enjoy their pleasant but sometimes harsh country life 2. 2. appreciate the various techniques employed by the writer(comparison and contrast, topic sentences followed by detail sentences, use of transitional devices, etc. ) 3. 3. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 4. 4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit Time Allotment Is period 2 period 3period 4th period Pre-reading While-reading While-reading: Post-reading: Theme-Related While-reading (Parts I-IID Post-reading Check on Ss' Language (4-Part division (comparison home reading Learning Tasks contrast) (Text B) Pre-reading tasks 1. 1. T asks Ss the following questions on the song Out in the Country:(5 minutes) - -- What is the song about?(taking a break from city life, escaping from the crowd) How is the song related to the theme of this unit? (The singer needs a break because the pace of life has quickened, the environment has been changed, and the old life style is gone. 2. 2. 1)Ss divide into three large groups, under each group smaller sub-groups may fom Each large group is assigned one of the following discussion topics Why do so many migrant workers(EI)move from the country to the city? Why do city people buy apartments or houses in the suburbs, even in the countryside? Why are tours of Zhou Zhuang(周庄), Li Jiang(丽江) or any other old towns so popular? Why are tourists willing to pay to spend a day in a farmers house 2)After the discussion, speakers of some sub-groups report to class 3)T may sum up like this: People change their places of living because they look for things that their previous life is unable to provide. However, once life has been changed, they miss the good old days. (20 minutes) 3. 3. Ss do Cloze b in after-text exercises to learn about Americans ideal of a country life Then T leads in to the study of Text A.(10 minutes) While-reading tasks 1. 1. T tells Ss how to divide the text into four parts, and that they are to sum up the main idea of each part as they read along(see Text Organization Exercise 1).(2 minutes) 2. Ss read the first sentences of Paragraphs 1-3 and sum up the main idea of this part. (3 minutes) 3. 3. T explains language points in this part and gives Ss practice(see Language Study ).(15 minutes 4. 4. T explains language points in Part Il and gives Ss practice.(see Language Study ).(20 5. 5. Ss re-read Part II and make a summary of each paragraph in it. T writes down their summaries on the blackboard. Then, based on paragraph summaries, Ss will come up with a ummary of Part Il. (8 minutes) 6. 6. Ss read the first sentences of Paragraphs 8-11 and sum up the main idea of this part. (3 7. 7. T explains the language points in this part and gives Ss practice(see Language Study) 8. 8. T explains language points in Part IV and gives Ss practice(see Language Study).(20 minutes)Unit 1 Changes in the Way We Live Suggested Teaching Plan (5 Periods) Objectives Students will be able to: 1. 1. grasp the main idea ( tolerance for solitude and energy made it possible for the writer’s family to enjoy their pleasant but sometimes harsh country life); 2. 2. appreciate the various techniques employed by the writer (comparison and contrast, topic sentences followed by detail sentences, use of transitional devices, etc.); 3. 3. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 4. 4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. Time Allotment 1 st period 2 nd period 3 rd period 4 th period 5 th period Pre-reading; While-reading (4-Part division, Part I) While-reading (Parts I - III) While-reading; Post-reading (comparison & contrast) Post-reading; Check on Ss’ home reading (Text B) Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks Pre-reading tasks 1. 1. T asks Ss the following questions on the song Out in the Country: (5 minutes) ---- What is the song about? (taking a break from city life, escaping from the crowd) ---- How is the song related to the theme of this unit? (The singer needs a break because the pace of life has quickened, the environment has been changed, and the old life style is gone.) 2. 2. 1) Ss divide into three large groups, under each group smaller sub-groups may form. Each large group is assigned one of the following discussion topics: ---- Why do so many migrant workers (民工) move from the country to the city? ---- Why do city people buy apartments or houses in the suburbs, even in the countryside? ---- Why are tours of Zhou Zhuang (周庄), Li Jiang (丽江)or any other old towns so popular? Why are tourists willing to pay to spend a day in a farmer’s house? 2) After the discussion, speakers of some sub-groups report to class. 3) T may sum up like this: People change their places of living because they look for things that their previous life is unable to provide. However, once life has been changed, they miss the good old days. (20 minutes) 3. 3. Ss do Cloze B in after-text exercises to learn about Americans’ ideal of a country life. Then T leads in to the study of Text A. (10 minutes) While-reading tasks 1. 1. T tells Ss how to divide the text into four parts, and that they are to sum up the main idea of each part as they read along (see Text Organization Exercise 1). (2 minutes) 2. 2. Ss read the first sentences of Paragraphs 1-3 and sum up the main idea of this part. (3 minutes) 3. 3. T explains language points in this part and gives Ss practice (see Language Study). (15 minutes) 4. 4. T explains language points in Part II and gives Ss practice. (see Language Study).(20 minutes) 5. 5. Ss re-read Part II and make a summary of each paragraph in it. T writes down their summaries on the blackboard. Then, based on paragraph summaries, Ss will come up with a summary of Part II. (8 minutes) 6. 6. Ss read the first sentences of Paragraphs 8-11 and sum up the main idea of this part. (3 minutes) 7. 7. T explains the language points in this part and gives Ss practice (see Language Study). (20 minutes) 8. 8. T explains language points in Part IV and gives Ss practice (see Language Study). (20 minutes)