Unit 1, Book One
Section A:
Toward a brighter future for all
1. Teaching Objectives:
To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns
To study Passage A and understand the main idea of the text
To understand the structure of the text and the devices for developing it
To talk about college education
2.Time Allotment:
Section A (3 periods):
1
st
---2
nd
period: Pre-reading activities ( theme-related questions for warming up;)
While-reading activities (cultural notes; useful words and expressions;
difficult sentences)
3
rd
period: While-reading activities (text structure; main ideas)
Post-reading activities (comprehension questions; exercises)
Section B(1period):
4
th
periods: Practice of the reading skill (reading for the key idea in a sentence);
T checks on Ss鈥?nbsp;home reading by asking questions based on the passage.
T explains some difficult sentences
3.Teaching Procedures:
Pre-reading Activities
Step 1. Greetings
Greet the whole class warmly.
Step 2. Lead-in and preparation for reading
Let them talk to each other about the following questions:
1. What is the ideal university like in your eyes?
2. What are your expectations of your college life?
3. What advice did your parents give you before you left for college?
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.1-3)
Opening part of the welcome speech
Part 2 (para.4-7) Making the best of what you have.
Challenging yourself.
Facing new experiences.
Opportunities and responsibilities.
Part 3 (Para.8)
Concluding remarks of the welcome speech.