According to sb.’s studies / surveys / investigations, sth., in turn, may be linked to sth., and therefore, is likely to do sth..用于表达“某事造成的影响”。
应用：他们的调查表明，癌症村的出现和当地不安全的饮水、糟糕的居住环境和空气污染有关，因此很可能增加了疾病的发生。
According to their investigation, the occurrence of cancer villages, in turn, may be linked to the local unsafe drinking water, dirty living conditions and air pollution, and therefore, is likely to create an increase in illness. Step7. Consolidation
Retell the passage according to the topic sentences.
Purpose: To know if the students understand the whole text. At the same time, To show the text structure on the screen, so that they can retell it easily.
Method: Read the text structure together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.
Step 8. Discussion
1. Do you think early employment can build character? Why or why not? 2. Many people believe that the only task of college students is to study hard and they should not spend time on part-time job. What do you think?
3. Do you agree with the author on all the negative impacts of working while studying?
Step 9. Assignments
Review the key points of Section A; Finish the exercises after class; Finish online homework; Preview Section B.
Write a report about survey on the effects of part-time employment on students’ performance.
You are expected to conduct a survey on university students taking part-time jobs, then summarize your findings and report them to the class.
Unit 7, Book One
Section A: When honesty disappears
Teaching Objectives: To discuss some social phenomenon about dishonesty To further understand the text To apply the phrases and patterns To master the paragraph writing skill
Teaching Procedures: Pre-reading Activities
Step 1. Greetings
Greet the whole class warmly.
Step 2. Lead-in and preparation for reading
Show them some pictures on the screen, and ask them: 1. What does each picture depict?
2. What are the common problems these pictures expose? Step 3. Fast reading
Ask the Students to read the passage as quickly as they can and then answer the questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.
Text structure: ( structured writing ) The passage can be divided into 3 parts. Part1 (para.1) Problem
Part 2 (para.2-4) Causes and Solutions Part 3 (Para.5-6) Evaluation
Purpose: Improve the students’ reading and writing ability and understand the general idea of each paragraph.
Method: Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.
Step 4. Preparation for details of the text on the screen
Students are required to look at the Words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class. Words and Phrases:
Purpose: Train the Students’ ability of understanding and using foreign language.
Method: Talk in groups, Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach and total physical response method. 1. (Para.1)not to mention sth. 更不用说某事了
All they have to do is pressing a button, and they can see shows of every kind, not to mention the latest exciting football match.
他们只需按一下开关就可以看到各种各样的文艺节目。至于最近的激动人心的足球赛更是不在话下。 2. (Para.1)rip off 盗窃
He was arrested by the police for ripping off a watch after he walked into the store.
他被警察抓了，因为他走进商店后偷了一块手表。
3. (Para.2) exaggerate: v. make sth. seem better, larger, worse, etc. than it really is 夸大；夸张；言过其实
Shelly admitted that she did sometimes exaggerate the difficulty of her job. 谢莉承认，她有时候确实夸大了自己的工作难度。 4. (Para.4)cope with（成功地）处理
To my delight, he was able to cope with the stress of his study. 令我高兴的是，他能够处理学习的压力。 5. (Para.4)Launch / wage a campaign发起一场运动
To improve the staff’s comprehensive quality, the company launched a massive educational campaign.
为了提高员工的综合素质，该公司发起了一场大规模的教育运动。 6. (Para.4)plagiarism: n. [U] when sb. uses another person’s words, ideas, or work and pretends they are their own 剽窃；抄袭
More than half of the teachers in the survey said they thought plagiarism from the Internet was a serious offense.
7. (Para.4) all but: everything or everyone except sth. or sb. 除…外全部
All but one of the passengers were killed in the accident. 除了一个乘客外，其他人都在这起事故中丧生。
8. (Para.4) reveal：vt. Make known sth. that was previously secret or unknown 揭
示；揭露；透露
Many women do not want to reveal their true age in front of others. 很多女性不愿意在别人面前透露自己的真实年龄。 9. (Para.6)be confined to sth. 局限于···
For the young, the hunger for knowledge is strong, and it is not confined to any time or place.
年轻人对知识的渴望是非常强烈的，并不受任何时间或地域的限制。 10. (Para.6)descend into … 陷入···状况
They have taken effective measures so as to prevent the city from descending into chaos and bloodshed.
他们采取了有效措施，阻止了整个城市陷入混乱和流血。 Step 5: While-reading Activities Language Points:
1. As numerous accounts of cheating, lying, and fraud crowd our newspaper pages and TV news, it seems that honesty is a rapidly vanishing value. (Para. 1)
Meaning: From our newspapers and TV news, we read countless reports about people cheating, lying, and deceiving. Honesty as a valuable merit seems to be disappearing quickly.
2. But are these reports truly accurate or do they exaggerate the situation? (Para. 2) Meaning: But are these reports correct and exact or do they make the situation look worse than it really is?
3. If this is indeed the case, it’s deeply troubling as today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders! (Para. 2)
Meaning: If such a situation does exist, it is very worrying because today’s students will become leaders in the future!
4. Modern students who want to fake a term paper don’t have to browse long. (Para.3) Meaning: Nowadays, students don’t need to spend a long time “stealing” online papers and ideas to be used in their own term paper.
5. Long ago, all American schoolchildren knew the historical story of how Abraham Lincoln walked five miles to return a penny he had overcharged a customer. (Para. 5) Meaning: According to historical records, Abraham Lincoln walked five miles to return a penny he had overcharged a customer. The story with its moral virtue has been passed on from generation to generation. The author uses this story to show what