创新大学英语综合教程 学生用书3综合教程第三册教案Unit1.docx

InnovationEnglishIntegratedCourseBook3

UnitOne

CompetitionandCooperation

Objectives

Studentswillbeableto:

Graspthemainidea(thatcooperationisbetterthancompetition.)andstructureofthetext(introductionofthetopicbythrowingaquestion;developmentofthearticlebyprovingtheimportanceofcooperationandlistingsomewaystofacilitatecooperation;conclusionofthearticlebyexpressingthevalueofcooperation);

Appreciatehowtheauthorillustratesthevalueofcooperationbydrawingonvariousexamples;

Acquirethekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;

Participateinaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.

SuggestedTeachingSteps

Lead-in

TextA

WordStudy

SentenceStudy

Structure

After-reading

AdditionalMaterials

Lead-in

Directions:Pleasewatchthevideoclipandanswerthequestions.

Whatarethebenefitsandpossibleproblemsofcooperation?

Wheniscompetitionappropriate?

Tips:

Benefits:mutualsupport,bettercommunication,betterperformance,lesstension,strongercohesion

Possibleproblems:resistancetooutsideinfluenceandunhealthyagreement

Whenthecompetitionisbetweentwoorganizations,itcanpromoteinnovation,reducecost,etc.

TextA:Competitionvs.Cooperation

Whichworksbetter,competitionorcooperation?Theanswer,undoubtedly,iscooperation.

Althoughmostpeoplearesurprisedbythis,scientistshaverepeatedlyverifieditinhundredsofstudiessincethelate1800s.Yetbigbusiness,theeducationalsystem,thehealth-carecommunity,andmostparentscontinuetoencouragecompetition,almosttotallyneglectingthepowerofcooperation.Noneofthesegroupsrealizesthatunabatedcompetitionmaybecostingbillionsofdollarsinsalesandoveralldecreasesinhumanachievement.Furthermore,researchershaveshownthattoomuchcompetitionmaycausepoorhealth.Yetwecontinuetoholdthecherishedbeliefthatcompetitio