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1、A Teaching Plan for Unit 6(In New Horizon College English Book 2)I. Time: 10 class hoursIL Contents: Listening and Speaking Section A: As His Name Is, So Is He, Section B: Judge by AppearancesIII. Suggested Timetable:1. The first two-class-hour session for listening and speaking (Unit 6 in College E

2、nglish Listening and Speaking Course Book 2).2. Next fbur-class-hour session for Section A3. The fourth two-class-hour session for exercises of Section A4. The fifth two-class-hour session for Section B and Section CIV. Aims and Requirements:Listening and Speaking:1. Train the students, ability to u

3、nderstand the main idea and grasp important details of the listening texts.2. Give the students a chance to exchange views on the texts they have heard to enable them to have a deeper understanding of the texts.Section A: As His Name Is, So Is He1. Let the students acquainted with some new words, ph

4、rases and expressions: application, confidence, talent, reserve, attractive, confess, intelligence, determination, even so, turn down, come up to, free from, be guilty of, take charge of2. Teach the following structures: independent elements; -ing participle clause3. Teach the writing skill: present

5、 a point of view followed by a comparison and a resultSection B: Judge by Appearances1. Teach the reading skill: reading for the main ideas in paragraphs2. Enable students to grasp the main idea of the textV. Focal Points and Difficult Points:Listening and Speaking:1. Enable students to be familiar

6、with the passage listening skill2. Grasp some words and expressions which often appear in CET-4Section A: The Expensive Fantasy of Lord Williams1. Analyze the structure of several compound sentences and comprehend them.2. Learn to use structures: independent elements; -ing participle clause3. Grasp

7、several CET-4 key wordsSection B: Judge by Appearances1. Teach the reading skill: reading for the main ideas in paragraphs2. Enable students to grasp the main idea of the textVI. Suggested Teaching Procedure and Methodology:Listening and Speaking: (an interactive approach is introduced)1. Pre-listen

8、ing Task:Arrange the students in pairs and ask them to talk about the following questions: Do you have friends or relatives that work in a business company? What is it like to work there? Would you like to work in a business company after you graduate? Why or why not?(3) What do you think is more im

9、portant in getting a job, education background or experience? What qualities are needed to get a promotion in a company?Some key words and expressions in Language Focus:sentimental: a. showing much tender feeling rather than reasonable or practical judgment; emotionaldynamic: a. full of energy, new

10、ideas, the will to succeed, etc; forceful, energetic know the ropes: (informal) know how to do a particular job put ones name forward: apply for a position that is open2. Background Information:People working in a company all dream of promotion. It usually takes two or three years for an entry level

11、 clerk to get promoted to a junior level position. But one may have to wait much longer (sometimes as long as 10 years or more or never) for a promotion to a middle management position. When a position is open, employees who think themselves qualified for the job can put their names forward as candi

12、dates. The management will then discuss their strength and weaknesses to make a decision as to whom to promote.3. Listening to text 1 and 24. Speaking Tasks: ask the students to get into pairs and explain to them how to carry out Speaking Task A, then select a pair to present their views in class.Se

13、ction A As His Name Is, So Is He1. Background Information: The following is a brief explanation of the names that appeared in the reading passage. Debbie (f.) represents the personality characteristics of generous, understanding, honest, creative, and intense. It is a short name of Deborah originall

14、y from a Hebrew name for a woman described in the Old Testament history of the Bible.Lynne 伉)or Lynn (m.) represents the personality characteristics of sensitive, deeply artistic and creative, intense, and nature-lover and comes from Welsh meaning lake or is a short form of Linda (Spanish), or Belin

15、da (Italian), both meaning beautiful.Webster (m.) represents the personality characteristics of original, inventive, friendly, positive, outspoken, and procrastinator and comes from Old English, meaning weaver.Joe (m.) represents the personality characteristics of spontaneous, social, easy-going, wa

16、rm, generous, lacking in initiative and is a short form of Joseph, originally from a Hebrew name of a famous man in the Old Testament history of the Bible.Adrian (m.) represents the personality characteristics of diplomatic, friendly, lacking in energy, confidence and initiative, and a procrastinato

17、r. This name is the English form of Hadrian, the name of a Roman Emperor who built a wall across northern Britain.Susan (f.) represents the personality characteristics of pleasant, easy-going, friendly, patient, social, cautious and is a short form of Susanna. It is from the Hebrew Shoshanna name fo

18、r a woman in the Old Testament history of the Bible.Harry (m.) represents the personality characteristics of individual, reserved, serious, stubborn, alone, loyal, and thoughtful. It is the Medieval English form of Henry, the name of eight kings of England.Nigel (m.) represents the personality chara

19、cteristics of imaginative, creative, inconsistent, insecure, gullible, talkative and is an Italian form of Neil, or a French name meaning hero. It is sometimes associated with the Latin niger, meaning black.Bertha (f.) represents the personality characteristics of idealistic, generous, kind, caring,

20、 possessive and comes from German, meaning bright, famous. Bertha is well known in German legends as a character who sneaks into nurseries and rocks children to sleep.Pope Mel is a humorous reference, meant to show how foolish it would be to put the two names together. Pope is a title given to the h

21、ighest authority of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome. Mel is possibly a short form of either Melvin (m.)t or Melanie (f.) or Melissa (f.), and is a playful name which has no meaning in and of itself.Julian (m.) represents the personality characteristics of patient, careful, cautious, conservative,

22、intense and comes from Julius, the name of the last Roman emperor.Rory (m.) represents the personality characteristics of practical, logical, analytical, systematic, particular, and serious and comes from the Irish, Ruaidhn, meaning red king. It is the name of the last high king of Ireland who reign

23、ed in the 12th century.Elmer (m.) represents the personality characteristics of shrewd, aggressive, decisive, self-centered, and independent and comes from Old English, meaning noble, famous.Hubert (m.) represents the personality characteristics of pleasant, diplomatic, sensitive, passive, and procr

24、astinator and comes from German, meaning bright heart. The Saint Hubert who lived in the 8th Century is the patron saint of hunters.Michael (m.) represents the personality characteristics of clever, responsible, serious, self-confident and independent and is from the Hebrew name Mikha / meaning who

25、is like God. The New Testament of the Bible identifies Michael as the archangel who leads heavens armies. He is the patron saint of soldiers.Linda (f.) represents the personality characteristics of hard worker, careful, patient, independent, reliable, and practical and comes from Spanish or Italian,

26、 meaning beautiful.Diane (f.) represents the personality characteristics of clever, responsible, friendly, serious, reliable, and independent and comes from the French form of Diana, originally from the Roman goddess of nature and fertility.Barbara (f.) represents the personality characteristics of

27、sensitive, artistic, unstable, and self-conscious and comes from the Greek, barbaros, meaning foreign. Saint Barbara was a woman killed by her father, who was then killed by a bolt of lightning. She is the patron of architects, geologists, stonemasons and artillerymen.Carol (f. or m.) represents the

28、 personality characteristics of quiet, practical, clever, methodical, creative, inventive, analytical, studious, and moody and is an English feminine form of Carolus meaning song or hymn in English. Note that Carol used to be a masculine name as well but now it is for girls only.Cindy (f.) represent

29、s the personality characteristics of idealistic, proactive, impressionable, receptive, candid, self-centered, sensitive, imaginative, visionary, and perfectionist. Cindy is a short form of Cynthi which comes from the Greek, Kynthosthe name of the Greek moon goddess Artemis who was named after the mo

30、untain Kynthos on which she and her twin brotherApollo were presumably born. The BibleA collection of sacred texts usually regarded as a unified whole and published as a book consisting of a number of books. For Christians these are in two groups, an Old Testament (OT), whose original texts are Hebr

31、ew (and some Aramaic), and a New Testament (NT), whose original texts are Greek. The first five OT books are known in Hebrew as the Torah (instruction, law) and in Greek as the Pentateuch (five scrolls). The term testament reflects the Christian belief that God made two covenants with humanity, the

32、first with the Hebrews as a chosen people, the second with the followers of Jesus Christ. When, in the 4-5c, St Jerome translated OT Hebrew and NT Greek into one language, Latin, the Christian scriptures in the West acquired a linguistic homogeneity that strengthened perceptions of the Bible as a si

33、ngle text providing an unbroken account of events and prophecies.2. Pre-reading ActivitiesListen to this short passage twice and answer questions What are some of the ways names can make a difference? In what way can teachers be guilty of name prejudice?(3) What does the writer suggest you do if you

34、r name does not suit you?听原文:This writer describes ways names can make a difference. When one woman used her middle name, she felt better and her professional achievement improved. A magazine refused to print the writers name because it suited a baseball player more than an art expert. At a party, a

35、nother woman was uncomfortable: the man she wanted the writer to introduce her to was the same one she had refused a blind date because of his name. The writer thinks we often assign name prejudices to people. One of his friends described working with some four-year-olds, and exchanging two boys per

36、sonalities because of their names. One classroom study showed teachers give lower grades to essays written by boys with certain names than to the very same essays with only the names changed. Similarly, girls popularity can relate to their names, so the writer suggests if your name doesnt suit you,

37、you can change your name.Answers: What are some of the ways names can make a difference?A good name can make one more confident. Furthermore, names attach to specific images and people often assign name prejudices to others. In what way can teachers be guilty of name prejudice?Teachers give lower gr

38、ades to essays written by boys with certain names than to the very same essays with only the names changed. What does the writer suggest you do if your name does not suit you?If your name doesnt suit you, you can change your name.3. Work on Section AA) Structure of the Text (a method of analyzing th

39、e text structure is employed)Part I (Paras. 1-2)When using her middle name, Lynne, Debbie felt better and her professional achievement improved.Part II (Paras. 3-5)Names are attached to specific images and names with a positive sense can work for you.Part III (Paras. 6-7)People often assign name pre

40、judices to others.Part IV (Para. 8)If your name doesnt suit you, you can change your name.B) Raise some questions to make students grasp some detailed information in the text (question and answer method is used) Part I (Paras. 1-2):Questions: -Why did Debbie not feel like her name?-How did she chang

41、e her name?-What contributed to Debbies success?Answers: - Her name has always made her think she should be a cook.(Para. 1)- While filling out an application form for a publishing job, Debbie impulsively substituted her middle name, Lynne, for her first name .( Para. 2)- The name change contributed

42、 to her success by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talent. (Para. 3)Part II (Paras. 3-5)Decide whether the following statements are True or False:1 .) One prominent magazine constantly refused to print Joe in my by-line, because the name is too average. (T)2 .) One woman the writer knows turn

43、ed down a blind date because the man was dull. (F)Question: Why was the woman ill at ease?Answer: Because the man she wanted the writer to introduce her to was the same one she had refusedPart III (Paras. 6 -7)Decide whether the following statements are True or False:1 .) A boy named Julian likes to

44、 play ball while a boy named Rory prefers sitting quietly and reading books.(T)2 .) Some students get lower grades in classroom performance only because of teachers prejudice. (F)3 .) According to a companion study, girls popularity was related to their appealing names. (T)Part IV (Para. 8)Question:

45、 How can you do if you are not satisfied with your name?Answer: With determination, I can change my name.4. Language PointsPart I (Paras 1-3) As His Name Is, So Is He! (Title)Meaning: His nature or manner as a man is similar to what he is called, his name.The “as so here is used to express paralleli

46、sm or proportionality.e.g. As is the teacher, so is the pupil.有其师必有其徒。e.g. As you treat me, so I shall treat you.你怎样对待我,我也将怎样对待你。 . good looks and elegant manner. (Para. 1)elegant: a.pleasing and refined in appearance or stylee.g. The lady is elegant in her manners and her speech.那女士举止言谈优雅得体。Adjecti

47、ves ended in -ant or -ent can be made into their corresponding nouns mainly by omittingthe letter -t and adding -ce./elegantelegancesignificantsignificanceimportantimportanceignorantignorancebrilliantbrillianceexcellentexcellencecompetentcompetenceintelligentintelligence magnificentmagnificence I ju

48、st dont feel like a Debbie. (Para. 1)Meaning: I just dont identify with the name Debbie.feel like: identify with (as used in this instance); have a wish for, want e.g. I dont feel like taking a holiday now.我现在不想去度假。 . while filling out an application form . (Para. 2)In adverbial clauses of time introduced by the conjunction “ while ” (and when , until”, “as soon as , once , etc.), we may have finite verb forms or non-finite verb forms. So this clause of time may be rewritten as:. while she was f