Unit 1: A Time of Change Teaching objectives To learn the progressive tense: To learn how to Chna'participaio Games To learn two kinds of football:American football and soccer; To be able to identify the type of writing of Reading I: To be able to sum up the main idea of Dialogue I,Reading I&Il; To be able to retell Dialogue I&Reading I. To be ablete say something about the OlympicGame To supply students with opportunitiesto practice their basic language skill oeticdorthisuait Duty report 2.Language sru rports The m had ben showing Ttachnwanepresrequestpoite:g 3.Dialogue I Pre-reading questions Ask students some content-related questions to check how well they understand the specific details in the dialogue. 1.How does Grandpa feel after watching the Olympic Games on TV?Why? 2.Why did the Chinese athletes fail in the Olvmpic Games in 1932.1936.and 1948? 3.How do you feel after you have watched the Olympic Games or any other interational sports in the dialogue in tears,hold bac ck,gold me edals,silver medals,bring back my memories,couldn't help doing. ed st of East Asia for no reason wh ever,drop out,on a near-starvation diet came to dragor Post-reading Assignments: Review Structure and Dialogue Retell dialogue 1. Getting the spelling of new words right Write a passage using at least 5expressions from the text tdy fedin 1 Unit 1: A Time of Change Teaching objectives:  To learn the progressive tense;  To learn how to express request politely;  To acquaint the students with China’s participation in 1932, 1936, and 1948 Olympic Games;  To learn two kinds of football: American football and soccer;  To be able to identify the type of writing of Reading I;  To be able to sum up the main idea of Dialogue I, Reading I & II;  To be able to retell Dialogue I & Reading I;  To be able to say something about the Olympic Games;  To supply students with opportunities to practice their basic language skills. Time Allocation and Teaching Procedure: About 4 sessions (8 class hours) are needed for this unit. 1 st session 1. Duty report Ask 3 students to do duty reports 2. Language structures Teach the progressive tense using the following structures: I have been peeling and cutting onions. I was queuing . The film had been showing . Teach ways to express request politely: I was wondering if . 3. Dialogue I Pre-reading questions: Ask students some content-related questions to check how well they understand the specific details in the dialogue. 1. How does Grandpa feel after watching the Olympic Games on TV? Why? 2. Why did the Chinese athletes fail in the Olympic Games in 1932, 1936, and 1948? 3. How do you feel after you have watched the Olympic Games or any other international sports competition on TV? While-reading : Language points in the dialogue. in tears, hold back, gold medals, silver medals, bring back my memories, couldn’t help doing, on a national track and field team, in the midst of, well-being of the people, slanderously nicknamed “the sick men of East Asia”, qualify for, participate in, it was not until ., for no reason whatsoever, drop out, on a near-starvation diet, their efforts came to nothing, oriental dragon Post-reading Assignments: Review Structure and Dialogue. Retell dialogue I. Getting the spelling of new words right. Write a passage using at least 5 expressions from the text. 2 nd session 1. Continuation of the study of Dialogue: Focus on Word Study. 2. Study of Reading I