4.Writing Practice Paragraph Writing A paragraph is a set of sentences,all dealing with the same general idea and linked together in a smooth sequence.The sentences that support and expand the topic may include facts,examples,illustrations,definitions, and explanations.The progression from one sentence to the next is clearer to read if the writer carefully includes transitions. Unit6 The Making of a Surgeon(8学时) I.Teaching Aims and Requirements: 1.Understand the growing process of a surgeon from a beginner to a veteran,from being lack of experience to being full of self-confidence.Get to know the essence of being a real surgeon. 2.Appreciate the argument skills (A combination of both narratives and arguments). 3.Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text 4.Conduct a series of reading,listening,speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.6. II.Teaching Contents and Requirements: Teaching Emphasis: 1.Comprehension of the passage:A famous surgeon tells about the importance of self-confidence from his own experience. 2.New words and phrases in the text. 3.Reading skill---reading for the main idea. 4.Ask the students to summarize the text using their own words. Teaching Difficulties: 1.Let the students keep in mind and make proper use of following words and phrases: Physician,diffident,residential,conclusive,inference,incompetence,emerge,run into,confront,dreadful, fearless,frequency,tension,tense,light-hearted,considerable,consideration,dweller,inhabitant,populate, foresee,foretell,predict,perspiration,sweater,thrust,poke,complex,fraction,unavoidable,erroneous,sole, unshared,irresponsible,response,respond,responsive,arrogant,modesty..1.the prefixes un-,in-im-,il-, and ir-can be used before adjectives to make them negative in meaning 2.a group discussion over the importance of self-confidence. 3.Learn proverbs and stories about confidence. 4.About the writing,Parallelism Parallelism is used for the following effects:to gain emphasis:to create a pleasant rhythm in a prose passage;and to cut down on the number of words needed to express an idea.E.g.I came,I saw,I conquered. Unit7 Not on My Block(8学时) I.Teaching Aims and Requirements: 1.Grasp the main idea of the text:People thought Ethel Armstead was crazy to stand up to the young men dealing drugs outside her house.. 2.Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text 3.Conduct a series of reading,listening,speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. 4.Learn to take a right attitude towards illegal activities. 5.practice new vocabulary. 1I.Teaching Contents and Requirements: Teaching Emphasis: 1.Comprehension of the passage. 2.New words and phrases. 3.Reading skill---skim the text to have a general idea about the content and find out the structure of the text. 4.character-analyzing assignment in class. 5.Reading Skill Drawing conclusions while reading Careful and thoughtful readers always think about what they are reading:trying to interpret the ideas in a passage.In so doing they are able to draw conclusions based on what the author tells them. Teaching Difficulties: 1.Let the students keep in mind and make proper use of following words and phrases: Porch,corridor,peep,glance,vacancy,unoccupied,trader,merchant,brook,addictive,addiction,urine,pass water,piss,fantasy,daydream,occupation,occupant,possession,prevail,fury,distribute,scatter,float, challenging,adopt,cultivate,prayer,confrontation,encounter,proprietor,real estate,sore,pharynx,larynx, sensitive,villain,criminal,launch,promoter,tragically, comedy,precaution,inorganic,scholarship, establishment,extensive,intend,urge,desert,explosive,burst,erupt,influence,impact 2.structure:Verbs followed by an infinitive or a gerund: Armstead had not imagined fighting this battle. She decided to talk to these guys. It is/was the first time that . It was the first time that she had risen to a challenge. 3.Writing Practice A Friendly Letter Format A friendly letter format covers the following five parts,namely,heading,greeting or salutation,body, closing and signature. Unit8 Honesty::Is It Going out of Style?(8学时) I.Teaching Aims and Requirements:4. Writing Practice Paragraph Writing A paragraph is a set of sentences, all dealing with the same general idea and linked together in a smooth sequence. The sentences that support and expand the topic may include facts, examples, illustrations, definitions, and explanations. The progression from one sentence to the next is clearer to read if the writer carefully includes transitions. Unit 6 The Making of a Surgeon （8学时） I. Teaching Aims and Requirements： 1. Understand the growing process of a surgeon from a beginner to a veteran, from being lack of experience to being full of self-confidence. Get to know the essence of being a real surgeon. 2. Appreciate the argument skills (A combination of both narratives and arguments). 3. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text 4. Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.6. II. Teaching Contents and Requirements： Teaching Emphasis： 1. Comprehension of the passage: A famous surgeon tells about the importance of self-confidence from his own experience. 2. New words and phrases in the text. 3. Reading skill--- reading for the main idea. 4. Ask the students to summarize the text using their own words. Teaching Difficulties： 1. Let the students keep in mind and make proper use of following words and phrases: Physician, diffident, residential, conclusive, inference, incompetence, emerge, run into, confront, dreadful, fearless, frequency, tension, tense, light-hearted, considerable, consideration, dweller, inhabitant, populate, foresee, foretell, predict, perspiration, sweater, thrust, poke, complex, fraction, unavoidable, erroneous, sole, unshared, irresponsible, response, respond, responsive, arrogant, modesty…1. the prefixes un-, in- im-, il-, and ir- can be used before adjectives to make them negative in meaning 2. a group discussion over the importance of self-confidence. 3. Learn proverbs and stories about confidence. 4. About the writing, Parallelism Parallelism is used for the following effects: to gain emphasis; to create a pleasant rhythm in a prose passage; and to cut down on the number of words needed to express an idea. E.g. I came, I saw, I conquered. Unit 7 Not on My Block （8学时） I. Teaching Aims and Requirements： 1. Grasp the main idea of the text: People thought Ethel Armstead was crazy to stand up to the young men dealing drugs outside her house.. 2. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text 3. Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. 4. Learn to take a right attitude towards illegal activities. 5. practice new vocabulary. II. Teaching Contents and Requirements： Teaching Emphasis： 1. Comprehension of the passage. 2. New words and phrases. 3. Reading skill--- skim the text to have a general idea about the content and find out the structure of the text. 4. character-analyzing assignment in class. 5. Reading Skill Drawing conclusions while reading Careful and thoughtful readers always think about what they are reading: trying to interpret the ideas in a passage. In so doing they are able to draw conclusions based on what the author tells them. Teaching Difficulties： 1. Let the students keep in mind and make proper use of following words and phrases: Porch, corridor, peep, glance, vacancy, unoccupied, trader, merchant, brook, addictive, addiction, urine, pass water, piss, fantasy, daydream, occupation, occupant, possession, prevail, fury, distribute, scatter, float, challenging, adopt, cultivate, prayer, confrontation, encounter, proprietor, real estate, sore, pharynx, larynx, sensitive, villain, criminal, launch, promoter, tragically, comedy, precaution, inorganic, scholarship, establishment, extensive, intend, urge, desert, explosive, burst, erupt, influence, impact 2. structure: Verbs followed by an infinitive or a gerund: Armstead had not imagined fighting this battle. She decided to talk to these guys. It is/was the first time that … It was the first time that she had risen to a challenge. 3. Writing Practice A Friendly Letter Format A friendly letter format covers the following five parts, namely, heading, greeting or salutation, body, closing and signature. Unit 8 Honesty: Is It Going out of Style? （8学时） I. Teaching Aims and Requirements：