Unit1_Book1(mine).ppt

Unit 1Growing up Teaching Objectives Students will be able to grasp the main idea (the essence of writing is to write what one enjoys writing) and structure of the text (narration in chronological sequence); appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text (selection of details, repetition, coherence); master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. Contents Before Reading 1. Warming up questions 1) Everybody has an ideal during his course of growing up. Talk about what your ideal is. 2) A lot of things will happen unexpectedly during the course of growing up. Would you like to share the most impressive one with us? 2. Cultural notes Cultural Notes The U.S. Grade School System: It is necessary to have some knowledge of grade schools in the U.S. because Ss have to realize that the third year in high school (Para. 1) equals the eleventh grade (Para. 9). U.S. students generally go through : Spaghetti and the proper way of eating it: Spaghetti is the Italian-style thin noodle, cooked by boiling and served with sauce. Usually you would put a fork into a plate of spaghetti, turn the fork several times so that spaghetti will wind around the fork, then place the fork into your mouth. Its impolite to suck. Global Reading Global Reading—Time words since my childhood in Belleville (Para. 1) until my third year in high school (Para. 1) until then (Para. 1) when our class was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for third-year English (Para. 2) late in the year (Para. 3) until the night before the essay was due (Para. 3) when I finished (Para. 6) next morning (Para. 6) two days passed (Para. 6) when I saw him lift my paper from his desk ... (Para. 6) when Mr. Fleagle finished (Para. 9) Global Reading—Part division Global reading—Part I understanding Global reading—Part II understanding Global reading—Part III understanding What’s the aut