Unit 6 Matriculation Fixation
Unit 6 Matriculation Fixation
I.Teaching Aims: 1.To get students know the style of narrative writing. 2.To have students hold a discussion about the theme of the essay. 3.To get students grasp the key words and sentence structures
I. Teaching Aims: ◼ 1. To get students know the style of narrative writing. ◼ 2. To have students hold a discussion about the theme of the essay. ◼ 3. To get students grasp the key words and sentence structures
II.Teaching Importance and Difficulties: 1.Understand the author's main purpose of writing the essay. 2.Know the writing strategies of the text. 3.Grasp the key language points in the text. III.Teaching periods:6 periods
II. Teaching Importance and Difficulties: ◼ 1. Understand the author’s main purpose of writing the essay. ◼ 2. Know the writing strategies of the text. ◼ 3. Grasp the key language points in the text. III. Teaching periods: 6 periods
IV.Teaching steps: Warm-up Questions: 1.Why do some people in modern time have an obsessive interest in attending elite colleges? 2.How do universities influence our life? Information related to the text: About the text:In the essay the author offers his sincere advice to those parents who have college-bound children.He first criticizes some parents who try to select universities for their children.He points out that a good university does not necessarily guarantee a successful career.This is supported by the example of his high school friends.Then he tells those disillusioned parents whose children are unlikely to enter prestigious universities that many people achieve huge success in this society without a degree from a prestigious university.This is supported by his own experience.Finally he reminds those parents that "life doesn't have just one act.There is often Act Two. And Act Five
IV. Teaching steps: ◼ Warm-up Questions: 1. Why do some people in modern time have an obsessive interest in attending elite colleges? 2. How do universities influence our life? ◼ Information related to the text: About the text: In the essay the author offers his sincere advice to those parents who have college- bound children. He first criticizes some parents who try to select universities for their children. He points out that a good university does not necessarily guarantee a successful career. This is supported by the example of his high school friends. Then he tells those disillusioned parents whose children are unlikely to enter prestigious universities that many people achieve huge success in this society without a degree from a prestigious university. This is supported by his own experience. Finally he reminds those parents that "life doesn't have just one act. There is often Act Two. And Act Five
Detailed Study of Paras.1-2 These two paragraphs make up the introductory part in which the author uses an anecdote as a starting point of the essay. ■ 1)"bright but not brilliant"(Paragraph 2)-smart but not outstanding. 2)"with other college-bound children in the family queue"(Paragraph 2)-with a number of children in a family who are going to go to college one after another in a few years. QUESTION What does the sentence."fewer contacts would be made"mean? The sentence means that since it was a local university,there would be fewer chances to establish a network of interpersonal relationships that could be potentially helpful in the future
Detailed Study of Paras. 1-2 ◼ These two paragraphs make up the introductory part in which the author uses an anecdote as a starting point of the essay. ◼ 1) "bright but not brilliant"(Paragraph 2) - smart but not outstanding. ◼ 2) "with other college-bound children in the family queue" (Paragraph 2) - with a number of children in a family who are going to go to college one after another in a few years. ◼ QUESTION ◼ What does the sentence. "fewer contacts would be made" mean? ◼ The sentence means that since it was a local university, there would be fewer chances to establish a network of interpersonal relationships that could be potentially helpful in the future