TeachingprocedureforUnitOneGrowingUp.PPTVIP

Teaching procedure for Unit One Growing Up Text A Writing for Myself Wang Xiangyu Li Mingjun Teaching Objectives 1. Main Idea of the text: the essence of writing is to write what one enjoys writing. 2. Structure of the text: narration in chronological sequence 3. Key language points and grammatical structures in the text Teaching Focuses 1. Words and expressions 2. The structure of the text 3. Difficult or complex sentences Time Allotment Text Organization Pre-reading Tasks: 1. A brief introduction about the author; 2. John Lennon; 3. Spaghetti; 4. Grade Schools in the US 1. Do you know who John Lennon was? (Who was John Lennon?) 2. Can you tell us anything about Lennon? 3. Which country was he from? 4. What was his profession? 5. Do you know any songs by him? 6. Have you ever heard the song before? 7. What do you think growing up means? Russell Baker: the author Russell Baker American newspaper columnist, author, humorist, and political satirist, who used good-natured humor to comment slyly and trenchantly on a wide range of social and political matters. Baker’s Growing Up (1982), which recalls his peripatetic (逍遥的) childhood, won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for autobiography. Spaghetti Grade Schools in the US U.S. students generally go through elementary schools (from kindergarten to 5th or 6th grade), middle schools (from grade 6 to grade 8), and high schools (from grade 9 to 12, or from grade 10 to grade 12). While-reading Tasks Words and Expressions Difficult or Complex Sentences Words and Expressions 1. off and on: (on and off) from time to time, now and again, irregularly 断断续续，有时 e.g. It has been raining on and off for a week. 已经断断续续下了一个星期的雨了。 I’d doze off and on until daylight. 我时而打盹，时而醒来，直到天亮。 2. take hold: become established 生根，确立 e.g. Old habits die hard. That’s why you should stop smoking before the habit takes hold. 旧习难改，所以你应该在习惯形成之前戒烟。 3. bore vt. make someone become tired and lose interest 使（人）厌烦 e.g. He always bored her by tellin