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1、Teaching Plan for Unit 7(In New Horizon College English Book 2)I. Time: 10 class hoursIL Contents:Listening and SpeakingSection A: Lighten Your Load and Save Your LifeSection B: Are You a Workaholic?III. Suggested Timetable:1. The first two-class-hour session for listening and speaking (Unit 7 in Co

2、llege English Listening and Speaking Course Book 2 ).2. Next four-class-hour session for Section A3. The fourth two-class-hour session for exercise 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 abilit

3、y to understand 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 : Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life1. Help students understand how to

4、get rid of stress in their life.2. Understand the structure of the text and the devices for developing it.3. Grasp some keys words, phrases and some useful sentence patterns.Section B: Are You a Workaholic?1. Reading skill: Finding Out Word Meanings2. Sentence patterns & Language pointsV. Focal Poin

5、ts and Difficult Points:Listening and Speaking:1. Enable students to be familiar with the passage listening skill2. Grasp some words and expressions which often appear in CET-4Section A : Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life1. Organizing the composition according to problem一analysissolution.2. Key w

6、ords, phrases and some useful sentence patterns3. The principle of end-weight in the sentenceSection B: Are You a Workaholic?Practice reading skills: Finding out the meaning of an unfamiliar word from clues provided by context.VI. Suggested Teaching Procedure and Methodology:Listening and Speaking:

7、( an interactive approach is introduced)1) Pre-listening Task: arrange the students in pairs and ask them to discuss the following questions: Which is most important to you in deciding what to by, brand name, quality, or price? Why?2) ) Do you spend much money on fashion?(3)What kind of cloths do yo

8、u like to wear?2. Background informationFashion, in most cases, refers to the styles of clothing, hairstyles, etc. that are popular at a particular time. Fashion changes quickly. For example, mi mi-skirts were all the fashion in the 1960s. Many people, especially women and the young, like to follow

9、the fashion, which is usually set by famous film stars, pop singers, models. Peoples attitude towards fashion differs from one to another. Some people think changing fashion is nothing but a waste of time and money. Others think it can make the world more colorful and beautiful. Well-designed clothe

10、s can make one feel good and can reflect ones personality.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- Reflections on the texts, then select a pair to present their views in class.Section A: Lighten Your and L

11、oad Save Your Life1. Background information Dr. Robert S. Eliot, the author of the book The University of Nebraska: The university has four campuses. Its main campus is located in Lincoln, where colleges of arts and sciences, agriculture, education, architecture, engineering, and technology, busines

12、s administration, home economics, journalism, and law are housed. Benjamin Franklin, a famous American of the 1700s best known for experiments with electricity and nature, using kites.2. Pre-reading ActivitiesListen to short passage twice and answer questions What causes stress? What are the NICE fa

13、ctors? Why are they important? How do we follow Ben Franklins example?听原文:Stress can kill you. Being tense can damage your heart so it is wise to take charge of your life and realize you cannot control everything. But you can control stress which is caused by fear, uncertainty, doubt and lack of con

14、trol. Anger may be the root of this stress, especially for hardworking professional women and people with no goals in life. To relax and take control, try the NICE factors: new, interesting, challenging experiences. And follow Ben Franklins example by writing down the major goals you want to achieve

15、 in your life. For the problems over which you have no control, you have to go with the flow.Answers: What causes stress?Reference key: Fear, uncertainty, doubt and lack of control What are the NICE factors? Why are they important?Reference key: New, interesting, challenging experiences are NICE fac

16、tors./ To relax and take control.(3) How do we follow Ben Franklins example?Reference key: Writing down the major goals you want to achieve in your life.3. Work on Section AA) Structure of the Text ( a method of analyzing the text structure is employed)Part I (Paras. 1-7) The relation between stress

17、 and health discovered by Dr. Robert S. Eliot.Part II (Paras. 8-11): The roots of stress.Part III (Paras. 12-20): The ways of lightening the load.B) Raise some questions to make students grasp some detailed information in the text (question and answer method is used)Part I (Paras.1-7):Questions:- Ac

18、cording to Dr. Robert S. Eliot, what should you do if you don t want to break your heart?-For those who are called “ hot reactors , what may be the result of being tense?-What main factors, according to Eliot, cause harmful levels of stress?Answers: -You should learn to take charge of your lives and

19、 recognize there are many things beyond your control. (Para. 2)-Being tense may cause tremendous and rapid increases in their blood pressure.(Para.4)-Fear, uncertainty and doubt, together with the lack of control. (Para.7)Part II (Paras. 8-11): The roots of stress.Question: -What kinds of people doe

20、s the author mention to illustrate “the root of their stress is anger”?Answer: -One kind is professional women, the other kind is people who have no ucompass in life” .(Para.9)Part III (Paras. 12-20): The ways of lightening the load.Questions: -What new factors does Eliot recommend in order to calm

21、yourselves down?-What does the example of Ben Franklin show?-From Eliots viewpoint, how do we face all the problems and difficulties in our daily livesAnswers:-The NICE factors - new, interesting, challenging experiences. . (Para. 13)-The example shows that you cant fulfill all your great ambitions,

22、 so you have to set your priorities. (Para. 15-18)-We cant complain or escape. We have to learn how to deal with them. (Paras. 19-20)4. Language PointsPart I (Paras.1-7) If you often feel angry and overwhelmed, like the stress in your life is spinning out of control, (Para 1)overwhelm v1. cover (sth

23、./sb.) completely or cause to feel a sudden strong feeling使不知所措,(感情上)使(某人)受不了They were overwhelmed by sadness when their baby died.婴儿死时他们悲痛欲绝。I was quite overwhelmed by excitement when my team won the game.当我的球队赢得比赛胜利之时我激动不已。2. defeat胜过,击败They were overwhelmed by the enemy.他们被敌军击败了。The policeman ove

24、rwhelmed the robber by holding his arm.警察抓住抢劫者的胳膊制服了他spin v.1. (cause to) move round and round quickly(使)迅速地旋转The hit sent the car spinning across the road.那辆车被撞得打着转横过了马路。I feel faint and the room is spinning.我感到晕晕乎乎的,觉得房间在旋转。2. make (thread) by twisting (cotton, etc.)纺线，纺纱，纺织In the story of Sleepin

25、g Beauty, the princess found an old woman spinning.在睡美人的故事中，公主发现有一个老妇在纺纱。n.C, U the action of turning or spinning movement旋转I hit something on the road, which sent the car into a spin.我开车撞到了路上的什么东西,使得车子直打转。Suddenly, the plane went into a spin.飞机突然旋转起来。 He attributes some of the cause to stress. (Par

26、a 6)attribute vt.(used in the phrase:sth. to sb. / sth.) regard sth. as belonging to, caused by or produced by sb./sth.把归因于,把归咎于She attributes her success to hard work and a bit of luck.她把她的成功归于努力和小小的运气。We attribute our success to being in the right place at the right time.我们把成功归因于天时地利。n.C a quality

27、 regarded as a natural part of sb./sth.特性，属性Patience is one of the most important attributes in a teacher.耐心是教师最里要的品质之。One of the attributes of this plastic is its ability to bend without breaking.这种顔料的籽性之一是其可弯曲而不会断裂。Part II (Paras. 8-11): Perfectionists cannot delegate, (para 9)delegate vt.I .give

28、(duties or rights, etc.) to sb. in a lower position or grade授权,委托权限The job had to be delegated to an assistant.那项工作只得交给一位助手去办理。The boss doesnt know how to delegate.老板不知道如何用人。2. choose or send sb. as a representative选派代表A group of four teachers were delegated to represent the school at the meeting.由4

29、名教师组成的小组被派去代表学校参加会议。n.C a person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, esp. at a meeting 代表Delegates have voted for this suggestion.代表们已经投票赞同这项建议。Each union chooses several delegates to the yearly meeting.每个工会选出几位代表参加年度会议。 If you stir in your own juice with no safety outlet.(pa

30、ra 10)stir v.1 .move (sth.) in a round motion through a liquid or mixture搅和,搅拌,拌匀Use a spoon to stir the sauce.用调羹来搅拌调料。Slowly add the flour, stirring until completely blended.慢慢地加进面粉,搅拌到完全混合为止。2 . excite (a person or his feelings, etc.)使激动,惹起,激起The story stirred the boys imagination.那故事激起了男孩子的想像力。T

31、he speech stirred the crowd to take action.这讲话激起群众采取行动。n.1. CJ the action of stirring搅和,搅拌Give the soup a stir.把汤搅动下。Could you give the salad a quick stir?你能把沙拉拌一下吗?2. UJ excitement; fuss激动;骚乱,动乱The news caused quite a stir in the village.这条消息在村子里引起了很大的骚动。The suggestion caused a stir of interest in

32、the class.这建议在班级里激起了很大兴趣。Part III (Paras. 12-20): Eliot recommends taking charge of your life, (para 13) recommend vt.1. suggest; advise 建议,劝告I recommend your meeting him first.我建议你先和他见个面。The doctor recommended that she should stop smoking as soon as possible.医生建议她尽快戒烟。2. praise sb. as suitable for

33、a purpose or for a post 推荐,举荐Can you recommend any cheap hotels?你能否介绍些便宜的酒店?The headmaster agreed to recommend the teachers suggestions to the government. 校长同意把教师的建议向政府推荐。.being stimulated intellectually and remaining even-tempered -he wasnt good at that.(para 15)stimulate vt.make sb./sth. more acti

34、ve刺激,激励,激发Praise always stimulates him to further efforts.表扬总是激励他更进步努力。The book was trying to stimulate discussion of the problem of global warming.这书试图激起人们对全球变暖问题的讨论。temper n.1. C state of the mind as regards anger or calmness 心情,情绪Ask her when shes in a better temper. 等她心情好一点的时候再问她。2. the usual st

35、ate of your feelings which makes you become angry easily or stay calm 性情,脾气I found it hard to keep my temper with so many things going wrong. 这么多事情都变得一团糟,使我很难不发脾气。vt.soften the effects of sth.使缓和,软化,调和His joy that she was alive was tempered by the knowledge that she would never walk again. 她再也不能走路的消

36、息冲淡了他知道她还活着的快乐心情。even-tempered性情平和的mild-tempered 温和的hot- / quick- / short-tempered 脾气急躁的sweet-tempered性情温柔的moody-tempered喜怒无常的good-tempered 好脾气的bad- / ill-tempered 坏脾气的3. ).and set your priorities. (para 16)priority n.1. C the thing that is (regarded as) more important than others优先处理的事You must deci

37、de what your priorities are.你必须确定先做什么。The management did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority.管理部门似乎觉得办公室安全并不是需要优先考虑的问题。2. U the state or right of coming before others in position or time居先,优先(权)Official business takes priority over personal requests.公事应放在私事之上。5. Further studyPart I W

38、ord building The suffix -ful with the meaning of full of., giving.or having;e.g. use-usefulhelp-helpful The suffix -less with the meaning of without. or not giving;e.g. care-carelessspeech-speechless(3) The suffix -ize(or -ise) with the meaning of causing. or making.e.g. realrealizeglobal-globalizeP

39、art II Structure1 .Combine the sentences with the structure the more., the more.Model:People get hot, physiologically, with mental stress. They are likely to blow apart with some heart problem.The hotter people get, physilogically, with mental stress, the more likely they are to blow apart with some

40、 heart problemMore practice: I often practice. I play well.The more often I practice, the better 1 play. We got up high in the air. It became colder it became.The higher we got up in the air, the colder it became.2. Rewrite each of the sentences, applying the principle of end weight.Model:Dr. Dobert

41、 S. Eliot, author of a new book titled From Stress to Strength: How to Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life, says so.So says Dr. Dobert S. Eliot, author of a new book titled From Stress to Strength: How to Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life.More practice: So the echo-sounding device, now in genera

42、l use in ships, was born.So was born the echo-sounding device, now in general use in ships.(2) A period of revolutionary change from one to the other lies between the old and new economic program.Between the old and the new economic program lies a period of revolutionary change from one to the other

43、.Part HI A paragraph of Cause and EffectCause/effect paragraphs generally follow basic paragraph format. That is, they begin with a topic sentence and this sentence is followed by specific supporting details. For example, if the topic sentence introduces an effect, the supporting sentences all descr

44、ibe causes.Let us take Paragraph 5 in this text for exampleStructured Writing:Part I Write a cause-and-effect paragraph based on the following topic:In recent decades, cities have grown so large that now about 50% of the Earths population lives in urban areas. Explain the causes of this phenomenon.

45、Be sure to give specific details and reasons in your explanationPart II Reference Writing:In recent decades, cities have grown so large that now about 50% of the Earths population lives in urban areas. There are several reasons for this occurrence. First, the increasing industrialization of the nine

46、teenth century resulted in the creation of many factory jobs, which tended to be located in cities. These jobs, with their promise of a better material life, attracted many people from rural areas. Second, there were many schools established to educate the children of the new factory laborers. The p

47、romise of a better education persuaded many families to leave farming communities and move to the cities. Finally, as the cities grew, people established places of leisure, entertainment, and culture, such as sports stadiums, theaters, and museums. For many people, these facilities made city life appear more interesting than life on the farm, and therefore drew them away from rural communities.6. Assignments for Section A: Ask students to review the text and do the exercises in the textbook Let students learn Text Structure Analysis on Page 188 and do th