Unit 7 Comparisons I.Teaching Aims 1.Master the useful expressions totalk about the topics on making comparisons, 2.Train the students'listening ability to understand the main idea and grasp important details of a text; 3.Improve the students'speaking ability related to the theme ofthis unit. I.Key and Difficult Points 1.Make the students master some listening skills. 2.Ss are required to know how to express their own opinions on making comparisons. 3.Useful expressions and words:nine times out of ten,down to earth,cut flowers, etc. Ⅲ.Teaching Methods 1.Listening and speaking activities 2. Individual,pair,or group work, 3.Role-play activities. IV.Teaching Periods Two teaching hours V.Assignments 1.Listen to the passage Twin Sisters on page 67 2.listen to the passage Thanksgiving Day and Christmas on page6 VI.References 1.《大学英语听说》（学生用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育 出版社，2006. 2.《大学英语听说》（教室用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育 出版社，2006 3.An Advanced English Grammar.薄冰主编.北京：高等教育出版社，l996. 4.牛津高阶英汉双解词典（第六版）.牛津大学出版社，2004. Unit 7 Comparisons Ⅰ. Teaching Aims 1. Master the useful expressions to talk about the topics on making comparisons; 2. Train the students’ listening ability to understand the main idea and grasp important details of a text; 3. Improve the students’ speaking ability related to the theme of this unit. Ⅱ.Key and Difficult Points 1. Make the students master some listening skills; 2. Ss are required to know how to express their own opinions on making comparisons; 3. Useful expressions and words: nine times out of ten; down to earth; cut flowers, etc. Ⅲ. Teaching Methods 1． Listening and speaking activities; 2． Individual, pair, or group work; 3． Role-play activities. Ⅳ. Teaching Periods Two teaching hours V. Assignments 1. Listen to the passage Twin Sisters on page 67 2. listen to the passage Thanksgiving Day and Christmas on page 68 Ⅵ. References 1. 《大学英语听说》（学生用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育 出版社，2006. 2. 《大学英语听说》（教室用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育 出版社，2006. 3. An Advanced English Grammar. 薄冰 主编. 北京：高等教育出版社，1996. 4. 牛津高阶英汉双解词典（第六版）. 牛津大学出版社, 2004