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B2 U3 A journey through the odyssey years 教学重点： 1. To have knowledge of Odyssey, Odysseus and the odyssey years 2. To understand and use the words, phrases, structures, rhetoric in the text 3. To be acquainted with the writing skills of a comparison/contrast essay 教学难点： 1. Apply the phrases and patterns 2. Writing paragraphs with the structure of a comparison / contrast essay. 教学过程： Part I Warm-up I. Knowledge of The Odyssey, Odysseus, and the odyssey years 1. Assignment Check Students are going to share their assignments. Read our their reflection. The assignment has to be given when students and the teacher last meet. Their last assignment is to: Watch the movie The Odyssey and write a reflection. Thee reflection should includes: ? a short summary of the movie ? students’ feelings and ideas after watching the movie. 2. Brainstorming: Question: What does the odyssey years may mean? Answers for reference: Now the Odyssey has become a special term for an epic journey or great struggle as Odysseus, the main character in the epic poem, encountered repeated troubles and challenges when he left home and loved ones. II. Comparison of you and your parents 1. Questions: 1) What is your understanding of “generation gap”? 2) Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your parents? Why do you think so? 2. Group work: 1) Think of the differences between you and your parents. 2) Make a summary of your discussion by filling in the following chart. 3) Share answers/ Aspects of differences You Your parents Education College education High school 3. Critical thinking Discuss the following problems in groups. 1) Do you agree with the statement that the