上海金融学院外语系 教案
一．课程名称：英语泛读（二）
二、课程类型：专业必修课
三|、授课专业和年级: 外语系 2011 级（秋）
四．授课时间: 2012 年 2 月-----2012 年 7 月
五、授课教师：蒋晓红
六、授课学时：34 学时
七、使用教材: 泛读教程（二）主编:王守仁 上海外语教育出版社
八、教学方法：课堂讲授，启发式教学，课堂讨论，研究性教学，当堂测试，提问式教学，师生互动。
九、教学手段：教师讲解、课堂讨论、阅读训练相结合，使用大屏幕投影仪 PowerPoint
教学课件来辅助课堂讲解。
十、考核方式：集中闭卷考试
Unit
1：Reading
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
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6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
The Importance of Reading Extensively
Reading is important in English learning. Students should try to develop their reading skills:
Educational researchers have found that there is a strong correlation between reading and
academic success. In other words, a student who is a good reader is more likely to do well
in school and pass exams than a student who is a weak reader.
Good readers can understand the individual sentences and the organizational structure of a
piece of writing. They can comprehend ideas, follow arguments, and detect implications.
They know most of the words in the text already, but they can also determine the meaning
of many of the unfamiliar words from the context. They can extract from the writing what is
important for the particular task they are employed in. And they can do it quickly!
Educational researchers have also found a strong correlation between reading and
vocabulary knowledge. In other words, students who have a large vocabulary are usually
good readers. This is not very surprising, since the best way to acquire a large vocabulary is
to read extensively, and if you read extensively you are likely to be or become a good
reader!
Reading extensively will help students develop the reading competence that is essential for
academic achievement.
narcotic reading
This is done by a person who wants to get rid of his everyday troubles, depressions,
frustrations, problems, through reading magazines, stories, novels, essays and others.
Seemingly, he considers the reading materials as having narcotic effect like a drug or opium
that dulls the senses and makes one unconscious or unaware of realities in life.
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
How to benefit from a developmental reading course
Four areas of the reading process:
A. The visual process: to move our eyes scientifically in reading
B. Word knowledge and experience: have a good vocabulary
C. Establishing a purpose for reading: To have a purpose or goal for reaing
D. Comprehension fundamentals : a. Literal understanding
b. Critical understanding
c. Aesthetic understanding
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
literal meaning/narcotic reading/narcosis
adjust/adaptability/irony
diagnosis(diagnose )
consistent/reverse/regression
vocalize/vocalization
adolescence
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Use of English: Take
Take on/ take in/ take up/ take back/ take turns/ take st. for granted
Stem
cent/centi, claim/clam, firm
Synonyms
flexibility→ adaptability
goal→ purpose
tense→ strained
retain→ hold
conquer→ defeat
Step 4. Reading skills
1. Develop Reading Skill –Finding the Main Idea
In Book I ,we have already learned to distinguish between the topic and the main idea in
a reading passage. The topic is the subject of a passage .The main idea is the
writer’s opinion ,judgment, or idea about the topic. It is the controlling idea that the
writer wishes to prove or explain .The details are the poof or explanation that supports
this general concept.
The maid idea is a generalization, whereas the supporting detail are more specific.
Being able to tell the main idea from the specific details is another essential skill to aid
comprehension.
2. Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1) About the relationship between reading comprehension and reading speed
2).How to improve guessing ability(predictive ability ) in reading
3). How to read silently without moving lips.
4). How to adapt ourselves to do normally, thoroughly and rapidly.
Step 5. Reading in Depth
About reading tastes and habits
Four kinds of reading:
A. Reading for information
B. Literary reading
C. Intellectual reading
D. Narcotic reading
Step 6. Assignment
1. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
2. Cloze
3. Preview : Unit 2 :Music
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Newspapers and Headlines
The major newspapers in Britain:
Dailies: The Times
The Guardian
Financial Times
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The Daily Telegraph
Daily Express
Daily Mail
Daily Mirror
Sundays: News of the World
The Observer
The Sunday People
Sunday Mirror
The Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Times
The major newspapers in the United States:
New York Times
USA Today
Washington Post
Chicago Daily Tribune
Los Angeles Times
Detroit News
Wall Street Journal
New York Daily News
Christian Science Monitor
上海金融学院外语系 教案
一．课程名称：英语泛读（二）
二、课程类型：专业必修课
三|、授课专业和年级: 外语系 2011 级（秋）
四．授课时间: 2012 年 2 月-----2012 年 7 月
五、授课教师：蒋晓红
六、授课学时：34 学时
七、使用教材: 泛读教程（二）主编:王守仁 上海外语教育出版社
八、教学方法：课堂讲授，启发式教学，课堂讨论，研究性教学，当堂测试，提问式教学，师生互动。
九、教学手段：教师讲解、课堂讨论、阅读训练相结合，使用大屏幕投影仪 PowerPoint
教学课件来辅助课堂讲解。
十、考核方式：集中闭卷考试
Unit
2：Music
I: Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
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2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Common elements of music are
pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo,
meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The word
derives from Greek.
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
Music can help solve world problems. Music brings the people of the world together, and
perhaps with music we can also change the world and make it a better pace.
Different types of music
A. Country and folk music
B. Rock ‘in’ roll(rock and roll music)
C. Punk or New Wave (a new kind of rock music)
D. Soul ,disco and rap
E. MTV
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
teenager/adolescent /sensuous/sensual
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folk/capacity/abuse/clarity/strive
Semantic variations
Stem
pos(e), tract,
Synonyms
subtle→ discriminating
general→ widespread
harmony→ compatibility clarity→ clearness
connection→ association
Step 4. Reading skills
3. Develop Reading Skill –Finding the Main Idea
In Book I ,we have already learned to distinguish between the topic and the main idea in
a reading passage. The topic is the subject of a passage .The main idea is the writer’s
opinion ,judgment, or idea about the topic. It is the controlling idea that the writer wishes
to prove or explain .The details are the poof or explanation that supports this general
concept.
The maid idea is a generalization, whereas the supporting detail are more specific.
Being able to tell the main idea from the specific details is another essential skill to aid
comprehension.
4. Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1). About the famous German composer Ludwig Van Beethoven
2).Spiritual and blues are two different types of music developed from the African rhythms
that had formed the basis for the Negroes’ work songs.
3).About one of the world’s oldest instruments----trumpet
4).How does a composer make a piece of music
5). A traditional Chinese musical instrument----Erhu
Step 5. Reading in Depth
How to listen to music?( How to become a real music listener?)
When we are listening to the music. We should listen in three ways ,that is the sensuous
level, the expressive level and the musical level ,at the same time instinctively. Then we
may become more active and more conscious to the music .When we are listening to the
music ,not just listening, but listening for something.
Step 6. Assignment
1. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
2. Cloze
3. Preview : Unit 3 :Generation
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
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Unit
3：Generation
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
Generation Gap
The generational gap refers to differences between people of a younger generation and
their elders, especially between a child and their parent's generation.
Although some generational differences have existed throughout history, because of more
rapid cultural change during the modern era differences between the two generations
increased in comparison to previous times, particularly with respect to such matters as
musical tastes, fashion, culture and politics. This may have been magnified by the
unprecedented size of the young generation during modern times, which gave it
unprecedented power and willingness to rebel against social norms.
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
About the conflict between a father and his daughter
Question : How to bridge the generation gap and resolve differences ?
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Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
obedient / disobedient/ docile/ conformist / excel
certificate/ colleague/ veteran/well-meaning
mobile / mobility
extend/ compliment/ irritate/dominant/underestimate
emotional/ sentimental
obsolete/sloppy
a repressive society/ a squalid environment
Semantic variations
Stem
duce/duct, ject, mit, miss, peo
Antonyms
promising→ hopeless
obedient → disobedient
trivial → weighty
oppose→ agree
confused → clear
Step 4. Reading skills
4. Develop Reading Skill –Finding the Main Idea
In Book I ,we have already learned to distinguish between the topic and the main idea in
a reading passage. The topic is the subject of a passage .The main idea is the writer’s
opinion ,judgment, or idea about the topic. It is the controlling idea that the writer wishes
to prove or explain .The details are the poof or explanation that supports this general
concept.
The maid idea is a generalization, whereas the supporting detail are more specific.
Being able to tell the main idea from the specific details is another essential skill to aid
comprehension.
5. Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1).The old and the young can also find some common interests(have a lot in common ).
2). What are the causes of the generation gap in the u.S.?
3). To teenager’s disobedient (rebellious (behavior ),parents should adapt to their children
4).Young people often complain and irritate their parents to get enjoyment
5). It is impossible for children to be both excel and docile at the same time.
(How to train children to be creative and imaginative ?)
Step 5. Reading in Depth
Generation gap between father and son
a blue-collar father--------→ a white-collar son
work to live --------→ live to work
Step 6. Assignment
6. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
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7. Cloze
8. Preview : Unit 4 :Weather and climate
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Unit
4：Weather and Climate
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
Climate and Weather
Climate includes the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall,
atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given
region over long periods. Climate can be contrasted to weather, which is the present
condition of these elements and their variations over shorter periods.
A region's climate is generated by the climate system, which has five components:
Atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, land surface, and biosphere.
The climate of a location is affected by its latitude, terrain, and altitude, as well as nearby
water bodies and their currents. Climates can be classified according to the average and
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the typical ranges of different variables, most commonly temperature and precipitation.
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
What make the weather ?(The factors which makes the weather )
A. The mountain and valleys
B. The sun
C. Clouds
D. Wind
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
Weather forecast/ weather forecaster
constant temperature/air pressure/atmosphere/vapor/humidity
monsoon /rainfall/moist/moisture
equator/ latitude/ altitude
North Pole / South Pole / Northern Hemisphere/ Southern Hemisphere
fluctuate/ fluctuation/ saturate/ saturation
prevail/vertical/ expand/ bizarre/approximately
Semantic variations
Stem
vid/vis, tain/tent
Synonyms
combination→ mixture
permanent→ eternal
influence→ impact
moisture→ humidity
distant→ remote
Step 4. Reading skills
Develop Reading Skill –Finding the Main Idea
In Book I ,we have already learned to distinguish between the topic and the main idea in
a reading passage. The topic is the subject of a passage .The main idea is the writer’s
opinion ,judgment, or idea about the topic. It is the controlling idea that the writer wishes
to prove or explain .The details are the poof or explanation that supports this general
concept.
The maid idea is a generalization, whereas the supporting detail are more specific.
Being able to tell the main idea from the specific details is another essential skill to aid
comprehension.
Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1).About Beijing’s bizarre weather (choking particles everywhere)
2). About the climate change in some American states
3). About Indian Summer
4). About global warming caused by ‘greenhouse effect’
5) The difference between climate and weather
Step 5. Reading in Depth
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Types of Climate
Climate is the combination of temperature, moisture, wind, and sunshine at a place over a
period of many years .
Different types of climate and their influence on people’s way of life and the factors which
affect climate
Elements of climate : temperature and the amount of rainfall
Types of climate
A. tropical climate
B. subtropical climate
C. mid-latitude climate
D. high-latitude climate
Causes of different climate
A. Latitude
B. Altitude
C. Land
D. Ocean currents
E. Wind
Step 6. Assignment
9. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
10. Cloze
11. Preview : Unit 5 : Work
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Unit
5：Work
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
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1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
Why do people work ?
Work is the focus of our lives ,the source of people’s identity and creativity. Work not only
provides happiness ad contentment for our physical life ,but also provide psychological
well-being (pride and fulfillment ) for our spiritual life.
Work is the opportunity to realize one’s potential.
Work is a significant source of human satisfaction.
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
contentment/intangible/psychological well-being/ psychiatrist/sin
accumulate/accumulation/contemplation/compulsion
self-confidence/ ego/ corny/ambulance/acute/forfeit
exert/ derive/ substitute/ flextime
Use of English: Go
go down/ go off/ go over/ go back on/ go round
go out of business/ go bad to worse
Stem
press, cede, ceed, sist
Synonyms
elegant→ graceful
impulsively→ spontaneously
object→ oppose
normal→ usual
customer → client
Step 4. Reading skills
12. Develop Reading Skill –Finding the Main Idea
In Book I ,we have already learned to distinguish between the topic and the main idea in
a reading passage. The topic is the subject of a passage .The main idea is the writer’s
opinion ,judgment, or idea about the topic. It is the controlling idea that the writer wishes
to prove or explain .The details are the poof or explanation that supports this general
concept.
The maid idea is a generalization, whereas the supporting detail are more specific.
Being able to tell the main idea from the specific details is another essential skill to aid
comprehension.
13. Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
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B. Scanning: details
1).Women hold up half the sky(play an important role ) in the modern society.
2). About flextime (flexible working hours )
3). About workaholic (people who are addicted to work )
4) How to write a functional resume (to help job hunters to be employed )
5). About office layout .(It is very important for the company to have a good layout, because
the company needs good communication, smooth exchange of ideas and paper work, and
flexibility demand a different planning. Its aim is to provide a pleasing working environment
for all employees )
Step 5. Reading in Depth
How to succeed in business ?
A. To work hard and have a clean living
B. To be a flexible person
C. To conduct self-analysis on a regular basis
D. To judge people correctly
E. To have the ability of top management cohesiveness
F. To have technical, managerial and professional skills
G. To expand one’s knowledge
H. To meet changes and challenges
Step 6. Assignment
14. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
15. Cloze
16. Preview : Unit 6 : The African-Americans
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Unit
6：The African-Americans
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
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2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman,
activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best
known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and
around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma
Gandhi.[King is often presented as a heroic leader in the history of modern American
liberalism.
A Baptist minister, King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955
Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
in 1957, serving as its first president. King's efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington,
where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he expanded American values to
include the vision of a color blind society, and established his reputation as one of the
greatest orators in American history.
In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to
end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other
nonviolent means. By the time of his death in 1968, he had refocused his efforts on ending
poverty and stopping the Vietnam War.
King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and Congressional Gold Medal in 2004;
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986.
Great Depression
The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other
industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the
longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world.
Rose Park
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an
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African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil
rights", and "the mother of the freedom movement".
On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks, age 42, refused to obey bus driver
James Blake's order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger. Parks'
action was not the first of its kind to impact the civil rights issue, and there had been others,
including Lizzie Jennings in 1854, Irene Morgan in 1946, Sarah Louise Keys in 1955 and
Claudette Colvin, on the same bus system nine months before Parks, who had taken similar
steps. But Parks' civil disobedience had the effect of sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Parks' act of defiance became an important symbol of the modern Civil Rights Movement
and Parks became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation. She organized
and collaborated with civil rights leaders, including boycott leader Martin Luther King, Jr.,
helping to launch him to national prominence in the civil rights movement.
At the time of her action, Parks was secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and had recently attended
the Highlander Folk School, a Tennessee center for workers' rights and racial equality.
Nonetheless, she took her action as a private citizen "tired of giving in". Although widely
honored in later years for her action, she suffered for it, losing her job as a seamstress in a
local department store. Eventually, she moved to Detroit, Michigan, where she found similar
work. From 1965 to 1988 she served as secretary and receptionist to African-American U.S.
Representative John Conyers. After retirement from this position, she wrote an
autobiography and lived a largely private life in Detroit. In her final years she suffered from
dementia, and became involved in a lawsuit filed on her behalf against American hip-hop
duo OutKast.
Parks eventually received many honors ranging from the 1979 Spingarn Medal to the
Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal and a posthumous statue in
the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall. Her death in 2005 was a major story in
the United States' leading newspapers. She was granted the posthumous honor of lying in
honor at the Capitol Rotunda.
African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)
The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) refers to the movements in
the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and
restoring voting rights in Southern states. This article covers the phase of the movement
between 1954 and 1968, particularly in the South. By 1966, the emergence of the Black
Power Movement, which lasted roughly from 1966 to 1975, enlarged the aims of the Civil
Rights Movement to include racial dignity, economic and political self-sufficiency, and
freedom from oppression by white Americans.
The movement was characterized by major campaigns of civil resistance. During the period
1955–1968, acts of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience produced crisis situations
between activists and government authorities. Federal, state, and local governments,
businesses, and communities often had to respond immediately to crisis situations that
highlighted the inequities faced by African Americans. Forms of protest and/or civil
disobedience included boycotts such as the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott
(1955–1956) in Alabama; "sit-ins" such as the influential Greensboro sit-ins (1960) in North
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Carolina; marches, such as the Selma to Montgomery marches (1965) in Alabama; and a
wide range of other nonviolent activities.
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
Martin Luther King: He was an American civil rights leader who worked to bring about
social, political and economic equality for African-Americans by peaceful means. During the
1950s and 1960s ,his struggle for racial justice won the support of millions of persons ,both
black and white. A Baptist minister ,he preached ‘nonviolent resistance’ .he won the 194
Nobel peace prize for leading the black struggle for equality through nonviolent means.
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
civil rights movement /nonviolent resistance/racial segregation/ legacy
boycott/ unprecedented/ desegregate/menace
preach /enroll/assault/ tax evasion
Semantic variations
Stem
migr, port, scent, volv
Antonyms
violate→ observe
bar →admit
appoint→ dismiss
denounce→ eulogize
withdraw→ advance
Step 4. Reading skills---------Recognizing the Pattern of Details
Details are the proof or explanation of the main idea of a reading passage. There are
many ways of organizing details.
A. Space relationship
B. Time Sequence
C. Example or Illustration
D. Comparison and Contrast
E. Cause and Effect
F. Addition
Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1). About W.E.B.DuBois
2). The effect of World War I on the black urbanization and institutional development
3).About Affirmative action
4).About a famous American actor: Denzel Washington
5).About a famous figure in America :Jesse Jackson
Step 5. Reading in Depth
The first black woman receives Nobel Prize in Literature
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Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison (born on February 18, 1931) is a Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning
American novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid
dialogue, and richly detailed characters. Among her best known novels are The Bluest Eye,
Song of Solomon and Beloved. She also was commissioned to write the libretto for a new
opera, Margaret Garner, first performed in 2005.
Step 6. Assignment
17. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
18. Cloze
19. Preview : Unit 7 : Greek Stories
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Unit
7： Greek Stories
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
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Greek stories (Ancient Greek Myths and Legends - The Stories of the Ancient Greeks)
Greek myths and legends. Stories about the Greek gods and goddesses and the fantastic
adventures of the heroes of Greek mythology, as well as glossary entries on many of the
famous names from Greek mythology.
Apollo is one of the most important and diverse of the Olympian deities in Greek and
Roman mythology. The ideal of the kouros (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been
variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, medicine, healing,
plague, music, poetry, arts and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin
sister, the chaste huntress Artemis. Apollo is known in Greek-influenced Etruscan
mythology as Apulu. Apollo was worshiped in both ancient Greek and Roman religion, and
in the modern Greco–Roman Neopaganism.
Pandora
In Greek mythology, Pandora (ancient Greek, "gift", thus "all-gifted", "all-endowed") was the
first woman As Hesiod related it, each god helped create her by giving her unique gifts.
Zeus ordered Hephaestus to mold her out of earth as part of the punishment of mankind for
Prometheus' theft of the secret of fire, and all the gods joined in offering her "seductive gifts".
Her other name, inscribed against her figure on a white-ground kylix in the British Museum,
is Anesidora, "she who sends up gifts,"[3] up implying "from below" within the earth.
According to the myth, Pandora opened a jar (pithos), in modern accounts sometimes
mistranslated as "Pandora's box" (see below), releasing all the evils of mankind — although
the particular evils, aside from plagues and diseases, are not specified in detail by Hesiod
— leaving only Hope inside once she had closed it again.She opened the jar out of simple
curiosity and not as a malicious act.
Echo and Narcissus
Echo and Narcissus is an episode from Ovid's Metamorphoses, a Latin mythological epic
from the Augustan period. The introduction of the myth of the mountain nymph Echo into the
story of Narcissus, the beautiful youth who rejected sexuality and falls in love with his own
reflection, appears to have been Ovid's invention. Ovid's version influenced the
presentation of the myth in later Western art and literature.
Dionysus
Dionysus was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and
ecstasy in Greek mythology. His name in Linear B tablets shows he was worshipped from c.
1500—1100 BC by Mycenean Greeks: other traces of Dionysian-type cult have been found
in ancient Minoan Crete. His origins are uncertain, and his cults took many forms; some are
described by ancient sources as Thracian, others as Greek. In some cults, he arrives from
the east, as an Asiatic foreigner; and in others, from Ethiopia in the South. He is a god of
epiphany, "the god that comes", and his "foreignness" as an arriving outsider-god may be
inherent and essential to his cults. He is a major, popular figure of Greek mythology and
religion, and is included in some lists of the twelve Olympians. His festivals were the driving
force behind the development of Greek theater.
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Poseidon
Poseidon was the god of the sea, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of earthquakes in Greek
mythology. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune
in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon. Linear B tablets show
that Poseidon was venerated at Pylos and Thebes in pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, but
he was integrated into the Olympian gods as the brother of Zeus and Hades.[1] Poseidon
has many children. There is a Homeric hymn to Poseidon, who was the protector of many
Hellenic cities, although he lost the contest for Athens to Athena.
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus was a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth.
The major stories about him are centered on his ability to charm all living things and even
stones with his music; his attempt to retrieve his wife from the underworld; and his death at
the hands of those who could not hear his divine music. As an archetype of the inspired
singer, Orpheus is one of the most significant figures in the reception of classical mythology
in Western culture, portrayed or alluded to in countless forms of art and popular culture
including poetry, opera, and painting.
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
Semantic variations
Stem
val/ vail, serv, tend/tens
Antonyms
allow→ forbid
baffle→ clarity
wander→ remain
reveal→ conceal
joy→ sorrow
Step 4. Reading skills---------Recognizing the Pattern of Details
Details are the proof or explanation of the main idea of a reading passage. There are
many ways of organizing details.
G. Space relationship
H. Time Sequence
I. Example or Illustration
J. Comparison and Contrast
K. Cause and Effect
L. Addition
Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1)Apollo
2).Pandora
3).Echo and Narcissus
4).Dionysus
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5). Poseidon
Step 5. Reading in Depth
A Greek Story --------The Return of Odysseus
Odysseus was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the
Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's Iliad and other works in the Epic Cycle.
King of Ithaca, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus, and son of Laërtes and Anticlea,
Odysseus is renowned for his guile and resourcefulness, and is hence known by the epithet
Odysseus the Cunning (or "cunning intelligence"). He is most famous for the ten eventful
years he took to return home after the ten-year Trojan War and his famous Trojan Horse
trick.
After reading you should:
Know the stories Odysseus relates at the court of the Phaeacians.
Know how he returned to Ithaca after leaving Phaeacia and killing the suitors.
Recognize how the Odyssey can been seen to follow the pattern of a Mesopotamian
cosmogonic myth.
Step 6. Assignment
20. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
21. Cloze
22. Preview : Unit 8 : Attitude Towards Life
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Unit
8： Attitude towards Life
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
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III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt (January 6, 1919) was the 26th President of the United
States (1901–1909). He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and
achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy"
persona and robust masculinity. He was a leader of the Republican Party and founder of the
short-lived Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party of 1912. Before becoming President, he held
offices at the city, state, and federal levels. Roosevelt's achievements as a naturalist,
explorer, hunter, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as
a politician. Roosevelt was the first American to win the Nobel Prize in any field.
Robert H. Schuller
Robert Harold Schuller (born September 16, 1926 in Alton, Iowa) is an American
televangelist, pastor, speaker, motivator and author. He is principally known for the weekly
Hour of Power television program which he began in 1970. He is also the founder of the
Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, where the Hour of Power program
originates.[1] On January 22, 2006, Schuller announced his retirement.
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
What is the good attitude towards life ?
Three basic types of attitudes
A. Attitude about ourselves
B. Attitude towards others and things around us
C. Attitude towards life itself
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
positive/negative
optimist/optimistic/optimism
pessimist/pessimistic/pessimism
realist/realistic/consistent
emerge/hectic/cultivate
strength/weakness/weightless/treasure
strenuous/tough/toughness/adversity/winner/loser
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considerate/cooperative/ expansive/ open-minded/mature/persistent
respectful/caring/sincere/truthful/
motivate/motivation/perceive/perception
perseverance/determination/well-being
inter-personal relationship/ emotional need/ psychological adjustment
self-esteem/self-respect/ self-centered/ be doomed to do st.
a flourishing business/a silver spoon in one’s spoon
fortify/elicit/elevate/reverse/penetrate/preach/batter
Semantic variations
Stem
Terr, scrib/scrip
Antonyms
vanish→ appear
reluctant→ ready
expose→ hide
clumsy→ skillful
deliberate→ careless
Step 4. Reading skills---------Recognizing the Pattern of Details
Details are the proof or explanation of the main idea of a reading passage. There are
many ways of organizing details.
M. Space relationship
N. Time Sequence
O. Example or Illustration
P. Comparison and Contrast
Q. Cause and Effect
R. Addition
Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1). The proper attitudes life is not to go to extremes, never to be too optimistic ,nor too
pessimistic. It is better to be realistic towards life ,seeing the world as it really is.
2). Happiness depends on one’s attitude towards life.
3).a good attitude can be acquired from young and will produce good results.
4). Teenagers should be encouraged to develop an optimistic and progressive philosophy
towards life.
5). Life is a journey to be tasted each step of the way, so we should have a right direction of
the course of our life.
Step 5. Reading in Depth
To have a willing attitude towards life
Attitude is an intangible thing ,but we can see the effects of attitude ,both positive and
negative, in the results it creates in our lives. We should have the ability to have the will to
win ,(develop a winning attitude ),which is the most important determining factor in success.
“Will to win “ in action means an attitude of perseverance, determination to succeed.
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“Tough times don’t last, tough people do ” .
The ‘winners’ are those who are going strong in tough times and who can make the most
miserable circumstances a challenge to survive and defeat adversity.
Step 6. Assignment
23. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
24. Cloze
25. Preview : Unit 9 : First Aid
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Unit
9： First Aid
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
First Aid
First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by
non-expert, but trained personnel to a sick or injured person until definitive medical
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treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require
further medical care past the first aid intervention. It generally consists of a series of simple
and in some cases, potentially life-saving techniques that an individual can be trained to
perform with minimal equipment.
CPR(Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation心肺复苏术)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure which is performed in
an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to
restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person in cardiac arrest. It is
indicated in those who are unresponsive with no breathing or abnormal breathing, for
example agonal respirations. It may be performed both in and outside of a hospital.
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
First Aid
Rules and methods (techniques )
1. Basic rules
2. CPR and life support: Procedure
A. Airway clearance
B. Breathing/ Artificial respiration(mouth-to-mouth respiration)
C. External hear massage( chesty compression)
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
victim/medical personnel/ drug/ antidote
ambulance/emergency/urgent/foreign object/sterile dressing
massage/yell/faint/thrust/trivial/dilute
contaminate/poison/poisonous/ vomit/exhale/slap/compress/crack/smother
vein/artery/abdomen/windpipe/navel/rib/lung
fracture/blister/tetanus/rabies/wound infection/skin graft
artificial respiration/heart arrest
allergy/allergic reaction
pedestrian/ fatality/ impair
Use of English :Come
come in for/ come to terms with/ come back/come to the boil
come into effect/ come out
Stem
sol/sul, ser(t ), pet/peat
Synonyms
reader→ give
halt → stop
sterile→ antiseptic
prevent→ block
pierce→ penetrate
Step 4. Reading skills---------Recognizing the Pattern of Details
Details are the proof or explanation of the main idea of a reading passage. There are
many ways of organizing details.
S. Space relationship
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T. Time Sequence
U. Example or Illustration
V. Comparison and Contrast
W. Cause and Effect
X. Addition
Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1).About home accidents
2).The most difficult to learn about first aid is what not to do.
3).How to protect our home against fire and how to escape in case of fire
4).About eye irritation
5). About nosebleed
Step 5. Reading in Depth
How to deal with common emergencies ?
A. Animal bites (Be bitten by an animal )
B. Bleeding (severe)
C. Burns
D. Choking on food (food stuck in one’s throat )
E. Drowning
F. Electric shock
G. Fainting and dizziness
H. Heatstroke, sunstroke and heat exhaustion
I. Insect sting allergy
J. Poisoning
Step 6. Assignment
26. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
27. Cloze
28. Preview : Unit 10 : Marriage
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Unit
10： Marriage
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
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6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
Protestant
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings (Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and Protestantism)
within Christianity. It is a movement that began in central Europe in the early 16th century as a reaction
against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices.
Roman Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church. Led by the Pope, it
defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ,[2] administering the
sacraments and exercising charity.[4] The Catholic Church is among the oldest institutions
in the world and has played a prominent role in the history of Western civilisation.[5] It
teaches that it is the church founded by Jesus Christ, that its bishops are the successors of
Christ's apostles and that the Pope is the successor to Saint Peter. Catholic doctrine
maintains that the Church is infallible when it dogmatically teaches a doctrine of faith or
morals. Catholic worship is centered on the Eucharist in which the Church teaches bread
and wine are supernaturally transubstantiated into the body and blood of Christ. The Church
holds the Blessed Virgin Mary in special regard. Catholic beliefs concerning Mary include
her Immaculate Conception and bodily Assumption at the end of her earthly life.
Judaism
Judaism is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people. Originating in the
Hebrew Bible (also known as the Tanakh) and explored in later texts such as the Talmud, it
is considered by Jews to be the expression of the covenantal relationship God developed
with the Children of Israel. According to traditional Rabbinic Judaism, God revealed his laws
and commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai in the form of both the Written and Oral Torah.
This was historically challenged by the Karaites, a movement that flourished in the medieval
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period, retains several thousand followers today and maintains that only the Written Torah
was revealed.
Eastern Orthodox
The Orthodox Church, also officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly
referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the dominant Christian denomination in
Greece, Romania, Moldova, Cyprus, Georgia, parts of Sicily and the Slavic countries of
Russia, Belarus, Serbia, Bulgaria and Ukraine. It considers itself to be the One, Holy,
Catholic and Apostolic Church established by Jesus Christ and his Apostles almost 2,000
years ago. Orthodoxy is the second largest Christian communion in the world, with an
estimated 300 million adherents.
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
A Happy Marriage—An old woman recalls her happy marriage life with her past husband.
They had a peaceful, happy marriage throughout their lives..They make each day count.
That is what the marriage really means.
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
Use of English: Keep
keep company/keep a straight face/ keep sb .in the dark
keep an open mind/ keep away from /keep one’s head
Stem
aster/astr, brief/brev/bridg/ fus(e )
Synonyms
mischievous→ naughty
heavenly→ divine
shatter→ break
deliver→ give
capture→ seize
Step 4. Reading skills---------Recognizing the Pattern of Details
Details are the proof or explanation of the main idea of a reading passage. There are
many ways of organizing details.
Y. Space relationship
Z. Time Sequence
AA. Example or Illustration
BB. Comparison and Contrast
CC. Cause and Effect
DD. Addition
Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1). In the past, marriage contributed to the stability of society.(was a device to ensure the
safety and security of women).In modern society, women no longer need marriage as a
guaranteed security.
2).About the Muslim marriage
3). About Japanese Shinto wedding and Hindu marriage
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4).About Greek wedding ceremony
5). About the Filipino wedding ceremony
Step 5. Reading in Depth
Wedding Ceremonies in the West
A. Good luck to the Bride and Groom
B. Legal Procedures
C. Marriage Rites:
a. protestant
b. Roman catholic
c. Jewish
d. Eastern Orthodox
Step 6. Assignment
29. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
30. Cloze
31. Preview : Unit 11 : Creativity
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Unit
11： Creativity
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
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4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
Encyclopedia Britiannia
The Encyclopædia Britannica (Latin for "British Encyclopaedia") is a general knowledge
English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., a privately
held corporation. Articles are aimed at educated adults, and written by about 100 full-time
editors and more than 4,000 expert contributors. It is regarded as one of the most scholarly
of encyclopaedias.
The Britannica is the oldest English-language encyclopaedia still in print. It was first
published between 1768 and 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and grew in popularity and size,
its third edition (1797) and supplement (1801) reaching 20 volumes together.[
UCLA ---- University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university located
in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as
the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten
campuses. UCLA, considered to be one of the flagship institutions of the University of
California system, offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide
range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 11,000 graduate
students from the United States and around the world. Strengths in liberal arts and sciences
and research strengths earned it membership in the Association of American Universities.
MIT----Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located
in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of
32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education
and research.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United
States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster,
scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a
major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories
regarding electricity. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and
the glass 'armonica'. He formed both the first public lending library in America and the first fire
department in Pennsylvania.
Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial
unity; as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies, then as the first United States
Ambassador to France, he exemplified the emerging American nation. Franklin was foundational in
defining the American ethos as a marriage of the practical and democratic values of thrift, hard work,
education, community spirit, self-governing institutions, and opposition to authoritarianism both political
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and religious, with the scientific and tolerant values of the Enlightenment. In the words of historian Henry
Steele Commager, "In a Franklin could be merged the virtues of Puritanism without its defects, the
illumination of the Enlightenment without its heat." To Walter Isaacson, this makes Franklin "the most
accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would
become."[4]
Franklin, always proud of his working class roots, became a successful newspaper editor and printer in
Philadelphia, the leading city in the colonies. He was also partners with William Goddard and Joseph
Galloway the three of whom published the Pennsylvania Chronicle, a newspaper that was known for its
revolutionary sentiments and criticisms of the British monarchy in the American colonies.[5] He became
wealthy publishing Poor Richard's Almanack and The Pennsylvania Gazette. Franklin gained
international renown as a scientist for his famous experiments in electricity and for his many inventions,
especially the lightning rod. He played a major role in establishing the University of Pennsylvania and
was elected the first president of the American Philosophical Society. Franklin became a national hero in
America when he spearheaded the effort to have Parliament repeal the unpopular Stamp Act. An
accomplished diplomat, he was widely admired among the French as American minister to Paris and was
a major figure in the development of positive Franco-American relations. For many years he was the
British postmaster for the colonies, which enabled him to set up the first national communications
network. He was active in community affairs, colonial and state politics, as well as national and
international affairs. From 1785 to 1788, he served as governor of Pennsylvania. Toward the end of his
life, he freed his slaves and became one of the most prominent abolitionists.
His colorful life and legacy of scientific and political achievement, and status as one of America's most
influential Founding Fathers, have seen Franklin honored on coinage and money; warships; the names
of many towns, counties, educational institutions, namesakes, and companies; and more than two
centuries after his death, countless cultural references.
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
How are bright ideas formed ?
To have creative thought means to let unknown become known.
In creative thought the unconscious is responsible for the production of new organized
forms from relatively disorganized elements.
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
creative/ creativity/ memoir/ perceptive/ mighty/stable
conscious/unconscious/exemplified
instinctive/prelude/applaud/impulse
doze/ evaluate/ resurgence/sketch
MIT----Massachusetts Institute of Technology
IQ--- Intelligence quotient
Use of English: Make
make peace/ make out/ make hair stand on end
make things worse/ make most of st./ make no secret
Stem
clos/clud/clus, cor/ cord/cour
Antonyms
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retrieve→ lose
prolific→ sterile
vertical→ horizontal
novel→ old
diverse→ identical
Step 4. Reading skills---------Outlining
In reading a passage ,outlines are helpful if the reader wants to see how the details explain
or develop the main idea, and to put these part into a whole, which makes it easier for
readers to understand and remember the important ideas.
Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1)About a genius(with an IQ above 206)---Eugene Volokh
2). About Benjamin Franklin
3). The peak (time )for creative people varies with different professions.
4).We think with our mind, which is a function ,an activity.
Step 5. Reading in Depth
How to get a great idea ?
A. To have creative thought and act upon them.
B. To achieve our creative potential.
C. Some best techniques to increase a person’s creativity
a. Capture the fleeting
b. Daydream
c. Seek challenges
d. Expand our world
Step 6. Assignment
32. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
33. Cloze
34. Preview : Unit 12 : Travel
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Unit
12： Travel
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
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II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism
Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual
environment for more than twenty-four (24) hours and not more than one consecutive year
for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity
remunerated from within the place visited."
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
Travel around U.S.A
When we travel abroad, we should know what to take and how to take it.
A. take as little as possible.
B. Means of transportation:
1) For long distance travel :
a. Bus b. Car c. Air
2) For inter-city (Urban )Travel : a. City buses b. Subway c. Taxis
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
tourism/tourist/tourist attraction/sightseeing /resort/natural scenery
check in/check out/motel/budget/fare/consulate
metropolis/metropolitan/cosmopolitan
customs duty/souvenir/handcraft/boutique
purchasing power/carnival/amusement park/a cruise ship/
Use of English: Put
Put on/put off/put one’s finger on/ put behind/put forward/put pressure on
Stem
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Dic(t), frag/fract
Synonyms
major→ chief
investigate→ examine
reputation→ fame
regional→ local
unique→sole
Step 4. Reading skills---------Outlining
In reading a passage ,outlines are helpful if the reader wants to see how the details explain
or develop the main idea, and to put these part into a whole, which makes it easier for
readers to understand and remember the important ideas.
Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1).How to understand the implication of a question?
2). How do Gordon and Walter plan their travel ?
3).About travel in London
4).About in Germany
5).About travel in Greece
Step 5. Reading in Depth
Tourism
Major tourist attractions are located in all around the world. Actually Almost any place can
become a tourist attraction as long as it is different from the place where the traveler usually
lives. People travel for any number of reasons, and there are numerous attractions that
appeal to a wide variety of tastes.
Step 6. Assignment
35. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
36. Cloze
37. Preview : Unit 13 : Examination
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Unit
13： Examinations
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
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II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
Test (/examination/ Assessment )
A test or an examination (or "exam") is an assessment intended to measure a test-taker's
knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics (e.g.,
beliefs). A test may be administered orally, on paper, on a computer, or in a confined area
that requires a test taker to physically perform a set of skills. Tests vary in style, rigor and
requirements. For example, in a closed book test, a test taker is often required to rely upon
memory to respond to specific items whereas in an open book test, a test taker may use
one or more supplementary tools such as a reference book or calculator when responding
to an item. A test may be administered formally or informally. An example of an informal test
would be a reading test administered by a parent to a child. An example of a formal test
would be a final examination administered by a teacher in a classroom or an I.Q. test
administered by a psychologist in a clinic. Formal testing often results in a grade or a test
score.[1] A test score may be interpreted with regards to a norm or criterion, or occasionally
both. The norm may be established independently, or by statistical analysis of a large
number of participants.
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
Types of examinations
A. Objective Examinations: (including Standard Examinations)
B. Subjective (or Essay-type )Examinations
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
Semantic Variations
Stem
broad, cap/cei(v)/ cup
Synonyms
frustrate→ thwart
tremendous→ huge
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breach→ break
apparent→ obvious
attain→ accomplish
Step 4. Reading skills---------Outlining
In reading a passage ,outlines are helpful if the reader wants to see how the details explain
or develop the main idea, and to put these part into a whole, which makes it easier for
readers to understand and remember the important ideas.
Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1)What should a student after failed in an exam ?
2).’’My’ attitude and expectations towards students
3).How to deal with ten-minute quiz
4).How to make reviewing plans
5). How to review before exams
Step 5. Reading in Depth
Cheating :Alive and Flourishing
Step 6. Assignment
38. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
39. Cloze
40. Preview : Unit 14 : Intellectual Property
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Unit
14： Intellectual Property
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
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4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the
mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law.
Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of
intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions;
and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property rights
include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets in some
jurisdictions.
Copyright
A copyright is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to the creator of an original work
or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for public disclosure of the work.
This includes the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. In most jurisdictions copyright
arises upon fixation and does not need to be registered. Copyright owners have the
exclusive statutory right to exercise control over copying and other exploitation of the works
for a specific period of time, after which the work is said to enter the public domain. Uses
covered under limitations and exceptions to copyright, such as fair use, do not require
permission from the copyright owner. All other uses require permission. Copyright owners
can license or permanently transfer or assign their exclusive rights to others.
World Intellectual Property organization(世界知识产权组织)
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 16 specialized
agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity,
to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world". WIPO currently has
184 member states, administers 24 international treaties, and is headquartered in Geneva,
Switzerland.
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
Copyright
Introduction about copyright
The social purpose of the copyright system is to encourage creativity and the advancement
of knowledge by giving those who make intellectual contributions an ‘exclusive right to their
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writings and discoveries’ for limited times.
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
patent/ patentability /patentee/ patentable
preeminent/ exclusive right/ contemporary/prevail/recruitment
renewable/ provision/register/ enforce/ substantial/signatory
procedure/variety/multiple/ application/ promote/ diligent/ novelty
Use of English: Get
get down/ get over with/ get through/ get on nerves/ get along/ get round
Stem
cred, dens, fend/ fenc(s)
Synonyms
competitive→ rival
ultimate→ final
diversity→ variety
private→ personal
exclude→ bar
Step 4. Reading skills---------Outlining
In reading a passage ,outlines are helpful if the reader wants to see how the details explain
or develop the main idea, and to put these part into a whole, which makes it easier for
readers to understand and remember the important ideas.
Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1).About U.S. patient
2).About U.S. plant patent
3).About trademark
4).About China’s intellectual property system
5)Because of digital piracy, CD sales has sharply fallen ,movie DVD sales have been
depressed
Step 5. Reading in Depth
Patents
The fundamental goal of the Patent system of the world is to provides a reward to each
inventor to disclose his or her findings of the long-term benefit of society.
Competition and cooperation
Early Patent System
The U.S. Patent System
Nature and Purpose of Patent System
Step 6. Assignment
41. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
42. Cloze
43. Preview : Unit 15 : Law
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
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Unit
15：Law
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
Law is a system of rules and guidelines, usually enforced through a set of institutions.
Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus ticket to trading on derivatives markets.
Property law defines rights and obligations related to the transfer and title of personal and
real property. Trust law applies to assets held for investment and financial security, while tort
law allows claims for compensation if a person's rights or property are harmed. Criminal law
offers a means by which the state can prosecute the perpetrators of illegal acts.
Constitutional law provides a framework for the creation of law, the protection of human
rights and the election of political representatives. Administrative law is used to review the
decisions of government agencies, while international law governs affairs between
sovereign states in activities ranging from trade to environmental regulation or military
action.
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FBI—Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is an agency of the United States Department
of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal
intelligence agency (counterintelligence). The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over
violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime.[2] Its motto is a backronym of FBI,
"Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity".
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
Remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft
How American ensure the security of Internet
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
law enforcement/ computer hacker/ prosecute/ prosecutor
cybercrime/cybercriminal/disrupt/disruption/anonymity
espionage/traffick/pornography/ facilitate / extortion
asset/ infrastructure/ fraud/ fictitious/perpetrate/ stagger
misperception/compound/ incentive/sponsor
Semantic Variations
Stem
rupt, pend
Antonyms
rarely→ frequently
permission→ prohibition
dispute→ agreement
recommend→ disapprove
prejudice→fairness
Step 4. Reading skills---------Outlining
In reading a passage ,outlines are helpful if the reader wants to see how the details explain
or develop the main idea, and to put these part into a whole, which makes it easier for
readers to understand and remember the important ideas.
Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1).
Step 5. Reading in Depth
Courts
A. Civil and Criminal Courts
B. How Courts Works to Settle Disputes
C. The Trial
D. Reaching a Verdict
E. Appeals
Step 6. Assignment
44. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
45. Cloze
46. Preview : Unit 16 : World War II
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4.
After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Unit
16： World War II
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global
military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, which involved most of the world's nations,
including all of the great powers: eventually forming two opposing military alliances, the
Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million
military personnel mobilized. In a state of "total war," the major participants placed their
entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing
the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events
involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear
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weapons in warfare, it was the deadliest conflict in human history, resulting in 50 million to
over 70 million fatalities.
The war is generally accepted to have begun on 1 September 1939, with the invasion of
Poland by Germany, and subsequent declarations of war on Germany by France and most
of the countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth. Germany set out to establish a
large empire in Europe. From late 1939 to early 1941, in a series of campaigns and treaties,
Germany conquered or subdued much of continental Europe; amid Nazi-Soviet agreements,
the nominally neutral Soviet Union fully or partially occupied and annexed territories of its
six European neighbors. Britain and the Commonwealth remained the only major force
continuing the fight against the Axis in North Africa and in extensive naval warfare. In June
1941, the European Axis launched an invasion of the Soviet Union, giving a start to the
largest land theatre of war in history, which, from that moment on, tied down the major part
of the Axis military power. In December 1941, Japan, which had been at war with China
since 1937,[3] and aimed to dominate Asia, attacked the United States and European
possessions in the Pacific Ocean, quickly conquering much of the region.
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
An American Named Edward R .Murrow reports on Britain under the bombs during the
Second War
Hilter’s air raids on London began in the first week of September of 1940
Under the bombing ,the people of London did their daily jobs as usual
Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
Raid /siren/ordeal
Semantic Variations
Stem
Spec9t)/ spic, spir
Synonyms
immense→
eventual→
vanquish→
fatal→
upheaval→
Step 4. Reading skills---------Outlining
In reading a passage ,outlines are helpful if the reader wants to see how the details explain
or develop the main idea, and to put these part into a whole, which makes it easier for
readers to understand and remember the important ideas.
Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
Step 5. Reading in Depth
Edward R. Murrow Reports on Britain under the Bombs
Step 6. Assignment
47. Review the vocabulary and do related exercises
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48. Cloze
49. Preview : Unit 17 : Housing
4. After–class reading : Newspapers, Magazines , Simplified Classics, and others
Unit
17： Housing
I:Teaching Aims and Requirements :
In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;
3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, and interaction activities to help
to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;
4. Appreciate the articles in this unit and learn some reading skills;
5. Get to know the origin and making-up of English words;
6. Learn something about current national and international news;
7. Do some other after-class exercises to improve students’ comprehensive skills
II: Teaching Focus
1. Comprehension and Appreciation of the Text;
2. Vocabulary
3. Reading Strategy;
4. Fast reading and exercises.
III: Procedure:
1. Greeting;
2. The whole plan for this semester;
3. Begin the new lesson:
1). Answer the pre-reading questions orally;
2). Allow students 3 minutes to go over the text rapidly for the main idea;
3). Do the guesswork of vocabulary;
4). Study the Text extensively;
5). Learn some related information;
6). Assignment
Step 1. Related Information
Housing
Step 2: Comprehension and Appreciation of Text 1
Show Me the Way to Go Home
Both economical ,emotional and psychological pressures make young people return
To their parent’s home.
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Step 3. Teaching Points for Reference
sociologist/ psychologist/ homecoming
compromise /obligation/ accommodation/spontaneously
sneak/ naïve/ hassle/ generate/ tension/ naïve
cozy/crawl/ spacious
Semantic Variations
Stem
sens/sent, stru/struc
Antonyms
separate→ attached
harmful→ helpful
mobile→ fixed
spacious→ limited
delight→displeasure
Step 4. Reading skills---------Outlining
In reading a passage ,outlines are helpful if the reader wants to see how the details explain
or develop the main idea, and to put these part into a whole, which makes it easier for
readers to understand and remember the important ideas.
Fast Reading :
A. Skimming: key words and expressions → topic sentences → main idea
B. Scanning: details
1).
Step 5. Reading in Depth
Mobile Homes
Step 6. Assignment
1. Review the vocabulary and learn the glossary and do related exercises
2. Cloze
3. After–class reading : Unit 18: Drama
4. Prepare for final examination
The End
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