Teaching plan By Jia Shao-dong New horizon college english读写教程(1) Unit 10 Section a Being Honest and open . Teaching arrangement 1. Total class time for this section: 4 periods 2. Time allotment Pre-reading or While-reading While-readins Post-reading Main idea Language points, Vocabulary review, Detailed information: Grammatical Exercises ng: Text structure structures. Second listening ngua Synonyms I. Objectives 1. Skills 1)Reading: reading for gist, detail and inference, locating topic sentences and the structure of the text(a general principle supported by an example), developing eading skills 2)Writing: writing a paragraph which starts with a principle that is supported by an example(by a short story) 3)Learning: the essence of being honest and open 2. Vocabulary development-word power: learning words and phrases used in talking about integrity or honesty in general. This includes 1)Receptive words and phrases: integrity, morality, assistance, conscience, attraction, core, genuine, intelligent, fashionable, inner, scarce,, tough, external, enrich, 2)Productive words and phrases: demonstrate, clarify, appoint, apply, consist, protest, rely, preserve, boundary, convenience, compass, triangle, mask, component, basis relationship, rear, mirror, progressive, inevitable 3) Synonyms: ensure/assure, concede /yield, tempt/attract, 4)Phrases and expressions: sell out(to), demand of, stand for, account for, do fine, give (thecredit, engage in, win the 3. Grammar: clauses introduced by"where and"what
1 Teaching Plan By Jia Shao-dong New Horizon College English 读写教程（1） Unit 10 Section A Being Honest and Open I. Teaching arrangement 1. Total class time for this section: 4 periods 2. Time allotment 1 st period 2 nd period 3 rd period 4 th period Pre-reading or warm-up activities: First listening; Second listening; While-reading: Main idea; Detailed information; Text structure; language points While-reading: Language points; Grammatical structures; Synonyms; Post-reading: Vocabulary review; Exercises II. Objectives 1. Skills 1) Reading: reading for gist, detail and inference, locating topic sentences and the structure of the text (a general principle supported by an example), developing reading skills 2) Writing: writing a paragraph which starts with a principle that is supported by an example (by a short story) 3) Learning: the essence of being honest and open 2. Vocabulary development—word power: learning words and phrases used in talking about integrity or honesty in general. This includes: 1) Receptive words and phrases: integrity, morality, assistance, conscience, attraction, core, genuine, intelligent, fashionable, inner, scarce,, tough, external, enrich, 2) Productive words and phrases: demonstrate, clarify, appoint, apply, consist, protest, rely, preserve, boundary, convenience, compass, triangle, mask, component, basis, relationship, rear, mirror, progressive, inevitable 3) Synonyms: ensure / assure, concede / yield, tempt / attract, 4) Phrases and expressions: sell out (to), demand of, stand for, account for, do fine, give (the) credit, engage in, win the day 3. Grammar: clauses introduced by “where” and “what
4. Integrated practice: students are asked to conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit IlL. Warm-up activities( the ist period 1. Before reading the text, students are encouraged to listen to it twice carefully and answer the questions below Questions for the first listening: 15 minutes 1)What's the title of the text? 2)What's the key word in the text meaning"honesty"? 3)How many principles that constitute honesty does the author mention in the text? 2. A compound dictation is designed and handouts are given to the students: they are required to close their books and to fill in the blanks during each pause while listening to the text for the secon My grandparents believed that you were either honest or you were not. There was no middle point They had a simple saying hanging on their living-room wall: " Life is like a field newly fallen snow every step will show They didnt have to talk about it; they demonstrated this truth by their life They understood instinctively that integrity involves that does not sell out to convenience and that is not relative to the situation at hand Unfortunately, integrity is today--- and getting scarcer. But it is the real in every area of society and a discipline we must A good test for this value is to apply he"Integrity Triangle, which consists of three key principles There's a story told about a surgical nurse's assistance during her first day on the medical team at a well-known hospital those who might have a better idea or who might even be more intelligent than you are David Ogilvy, founder of the advertising firm Ogilvy mather, clarified this point to his newly appointed office heads by sending each of them a Russian nesting doll with five progressively smaller figures inside People who lack genuine core values rely on external factors - their look or status---in order to feel good about themselves Dont engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life. Tough times never last but tough people do, as robert Schuller says. In other in your responses to life's challenges are powerful components of integrity and
2 4. Integrated practice: students are asked to conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. III. Warm-up activities ( the 1st period ) 1. Before reading the text, students are encouraged to listen to it twice carefully, and answer the questions below. Questions for the first listening: ( 15 minutes ) 1) What’s the title of the text? 2) What’s the key word in the text meaning “honesty”? 3) How many principles that constitute honesty does the author mention in the text? 2. A compound dictation is designed and handouts are given to the students: they are required to close their books and to fill in the blanks during each pause while listening to the text for the second time.( 25 minutes ) My grandparents believed that you were either honest or you were not. There was no middle point. They had a simple saying hanging on their living-room wall: “ Life is like a field newly fallen snow. ________ _______ _________ ________ _______ every step will show.” They didn’t have to talk about it; they demonstrated this truth by their life. They understood instinctively that integrity involves _________ ________ ______ ______ ________ ________ ________ ________ that does not sell out to convenience and that is not relative to the situation at hand. Unfortunately, integrity is _______ _________ ________today ---- and getting scarcer. But it is the real _______ _______ in every area of society and a discipline we must ________ _______ _______. A good test for this value is to apply _______ ______ _______ the “ Integrity Triangle”, which consists of three key principles: _______ _______ _______ _______ _____ ______ ______ _______ ______ ________ . There’s a story told about a surgical nurse’s assistance during her first day on the medical team at a well-known hospital…. _______ ______ _______ _______ _______ ______ ______ _______ . Don’t be afraid of those who might have a better idea or who might even be more intelligent than you are. David Ogilvy, founder of the advertising firm Ogilvy & mather, clarified this point to his newly appointed office heads by sending each of them a Russian nesting doll with five progressively smaller figures inside. _______ _______ ______ _______ _______ _________ ________ _______ _______ . People who lack genuine core values rely on external factors --- their look or status --- in order to feel good about themselves…. _____ _______ _______ . Don’t engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life. “ Tough times never last but tough people do,” as Robert Schuller says. In other words, ______ ______ _____ ______ _______ in your responses to life’s challenges. _______ _______ _______ ________ _________ are powerful components of integrity and
are the basis for enriching your relationship with others. Integrity means you do what you do because it's right and just fashionable or politically correct. A life of principle, of not yielding to the tempting attractions of an easy, will always forward into the twenty-first century without having to check your tracks in a rear-view miror Questions for the second listening 1)What must a person have in order to be honest? He /She must have a personal standard of morality and boundaries..) 2) What are the three principles that constitute honesty? (A. Stand firmly for your convictions when confronted with personal pressure B. Always give others credit that is rightfully theirs C. Be honest and open about who you really are. 3)What two qualities help make relationship stronger? Self-respect and a clear conscience. 3. As soon as the warm-up activities are over; students are asked to open their books and to check what they have written in pairs or in small groups. 10 minutes IV. While-reading tasks and activities( the 2nd period I. Get the main idea of the text and analyze the text structure: the whole class can be divided into several groups discussing about the topic sentence or the main idea of each paragraph as well as the text structure. 25 minutes The Introduction The introduction includes paragraphs 1-2 Main idea: My grandparents believed that you were either honest or you were not. There was no middle point. They understood instinctively that integrity involves having a personal standard of morality and boundaries The body of the text is made up of paragraphs 3-13 Para. 3: The author's"Integrity Triangle"consists of three key principles Para. 4-8: Principle 1: Stand firmly for your convictions when confronted with personal press An example: There's a story about Para 9-11: Principle 2: Always give others credit that is rightfully theirs An example: David Ogilvy, founder of the advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather Structure: A Principle Supported by an Example( by a short Story ) Para. 12-13: Principle 3: Be honest and open about who you really are, and be yourself. Para. 14: Self-respect and a clear conscience are powerful components of integrity and are
3 are the basis for enriching your relationship with others. Integrity means you do what you do because it’s right and just fashionable or politically correct. A life of principle, of not yielding to the tempting attractions of an easy, will always ________ ________ ________. It will take you forward into the twenty-first century without having to check your tracks in a rear-view mirror. My grandparents taught me that. Questions for the second listening: 1) What must a person have in order to be honest? ( He /She must have a personal standard of morality and boundaries….) 2) What are the three principles that constitute honesty? ( A. Stand firmly for your convictions when confronted with personal pressure. B. Always give others credit that is rightfully theirs. C. Be honest and open about who you really are.) 3) What two qualities help make relationship stronger? ( Self-respect and a clear conscience.) 3. As soon as the warm-up activities are over, students are asked to open their books and to check what they have written in pairs or in small groups.( 10 minutes ) IV. While-reading tasks and activities ( the 2nd period ) 1. Get the main idea of the text and analyze the text structure: the whole class can be divided into several groups discussing about the topic sentence or the main idea of each paragraph as well as the text structure.( 25 minutes ) The Introduction: The introduction includes paragraphs 1—2. Main idea: My grandparents believed that you were either honest or you were not. There was no middle point. They understood instinctively that integrity involves having a personal standard of morality and boundaries. The Body: The body of the text is made up of paragraphs 3—13. Para. 3: The author’s “Integrity Triangle” consists of three key principles. Para. 4-8: Principle 1: Stand firmly for your convictions when confronted with personal ↓↑ pressure. An example: There’s a story about …. Para. 9-11: Principle 2: Always give others credit that is rightfully theirs. ↓↑ An example: David Ogilvy, founder of the advertising firm Ogilvy &Mather,… Structure: A Principle Supported by an Example ( by a Short Story ) Para. 12-13: Principle 3: Be honest and open about who you really are, and be yourself. The Conclusion: Para.14: Self-respect and a clear conscience are powerful components of integrity and are
the basis for enriching your relationships with others 2. Right afier the task is over; either in pairs or in groups, students are guided to proceed to do some question-answer comprehension exercises on page 230 in order that they are able to fully understand the text. 10 minutes 3. Study the difficult language points ofparagraphs 1, 2 and 3.( 15 minutes △ assignments A. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. Now that some of them may be very difficult for some students, they are advised and encouraged to have a discussion about the translation with one another The teacher will help them deal with the difficult sentences in the third period. 1. Life is like a field of newly fallen snow. Where I choose to walk every step will show. They understood instinctively that integrity involves having a personal orality and boundaries that does not sell out to convenience and that is not relative to situation at hand 3. But it is the real bottom line in every area of society and a discipline we must demand of 4. Always give others credit that is rightful theirs. Dont be afraid of those who might have a better idea or who might be even be more intelligent than you are. 5. So be yourself. Dont engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life 6. A life of principle, of not yielding to the tempting attractions of an easy morality, will al ways win the day B. Ask students to refer to the language points povided by the CD-ROM and study them carefully on their own, and they should be well prepared to raise any questions of the places that they are still confused about in the following class V. While-reading tasks and activities( the 3rd period) 1. Proceed with the study of the difficult language points in the rest of the text, including dealing with the questions asked by students.( 35 minutes 2. The teacher should explain to students the differences and usages of the following pairs of words because they are offen quite confusing. 15 minutes ensure vt to make it sure that something will happen Examples: (1) The government has taken necessary measures to ensure rapid economic development. (2)The teacher did everything he could to ensure that every student in his cl (3)Parents must ensure their children against dangers
4 the basis for enriching your relationships with others. 2. Right after the task is over, either in pairs or in groups, students are guided to proceed to do some question-answer comprehension exercises on page 230 in order that they are able to fully understand the text. ( 10 minutes ) 3. Study the difficult language points of paragraphs 1,2 and 3. ( 15 minutes ) Assignments: A. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. Now that some of them may be very difficult for some students, they are advised and encouraged to have a discussion about the translation with one another. The teacher will help them deal with the difficult sentences in the third period. 1. Life is like a field of newly fallen snow. Where I choose to walk every step will show. 2. They understood instinctively that integrity involves having a personal standard of morality and boundaries that does not sell out to convenience and that is not relative to the situation at hand. 3. But it is the real bottom line in every area of society and a discipline we must demand of ourselves. 4. Always give others credit that is rightful theirs. Don’t be afraid of those who might have a better idea or who might be even be more intelligent than you are. 5. So be yourself. Don’t engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life. 6. A life of principle, of not yielding to the tempting attractions of an easy morality, will always win the day. B. Ask students to refer to the language points provided by the CD-ROM and study them carefully on their own, and they should be well prepared to raise any questions of the places that they are still confused about in the following class. V. While-reading tasks and activities ( the 3rd period) 1. Proceed with the study of the difficult language points in the rest of the text, including dealing with the questions asked by students. ( 35 minutes ) 2. The teacher should explain to students the differences and usages of the following pairs of words because they are often quite confusing.( 15 minutes ) 1) ensure / assure ensure v.t to make it sure that something will happen Examples: (1) The government has taken necessary measures to ensure rapid economic development. (2) The teacher did everything he could to ensure that every student in his class was able to pass the exam. (3) Parents must ensure their children against dangers
assure vt to tell sb. that sth will happen or is definitely true so that they are less Examples: (1)The prime minister assured the whole nation that everything would (2)"Your wife will be getting better. the doctor assured the man (3)The saleswoman assured me of the high-quality of the microwave oven 2)concede/yield concede vt 1. admit sth. is true Examples:(1)"You could be right I suppose, Louis conceded (2)He finally conceded that he was right 2. admit defeat in (3)She was not willing to concede defeat in the argument yield vt& i t give way to, give up, cease opposition Examples: (1)He yielded his right to his opponent (2)The Iraqi army yielded ground to the US forces ()The official yielded to the temptation tempt vt 1. persuade sb to do sth. wrong or foolish attract sb. to have or to do sth Examples: (1)Power and money tempted him to take such an action (2) Bad companions tempted him into stealing and picking pocket (3)She was tempted to buy that dress even though it's very expensive attract vt 1. pull towards( by unseen force Examples: (1) Magnets attract metal objects 2. to draw by appealing to the emotions or senses 2)The hearings attracted a lot of publicity (4)The waterfall attracts a large number of tourists every year VL. Post-reading tasks and activities( the 4th period L. The teacher will help students solve the problems they have come upon in the exe cises l, /,v,v, ll, vI and lx(25 minutes Study and review the words and phrases in the text: the whole class can be divided into nwo groups to have a competition to memorize new words and phrases. 15 minutes A. Teacher: When I say a word or an expression youve learned before, respond with the new one in this text. And the winner will get one point for the correct answer Teacher Old Words or Expressions) New Words or Expressions show clearly demonstrate
5 assure v.t to tell sb. that sth. will happen or is definitely true so that they are less worried Examples: (1) The prime minister assured the whole nation that everything would be all right soon. (2) “ Your wife will be getting better.” the doctor assured the man.. (3) The saleswoman assured me of the high-quality of the microwave oven. 2) concede / yield concede v.t 1. admit sth. is true Examples: (1) “You could be right I suppose”, Louis conceded. (2) He finally conceded that he was right. 2. admit defeat in (3) She was not willing to concede defeat in the argument. yield v.t & i.t give way to; give up; cease opposition Examples: (1) He yielded his right to his opponent. (2) The Iraqi army yielded ground to the US forces. (3) The official yielded to the temptation. 3) tempt / attract tempt v.t 1. persuade sb. to do sth. wrong or foolish 2. attract sb. to have or to do sth. Examples: (1) Power and money tempted him to take such an action. (2) Bad companions tempted him into stealing and picking pocket. (3)She was tempted to buy that dress even though it’s very expensive. attract v.t 1. pull towards ( by unseen force ) Examples: (1) Magnets attract metal objects. 2.to draw by appealing to the emotions or senses (2) The hearings attracted a lot of publicity. (4) The waterfall attracts a large number of tourists every year. VI. Post-reading tasks and activities ( the 4th period ) 1. The teacher will help students solve the problems they have come upon in the exercises III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX. ( 25 minutes ). 2. Study and review the words and phrases in the text: the whole class can be divided into two groups to have a competition to memorize new words and phrases.( 15 minutes ) A. Teacher: When I say a word or an expression you’ve learned before, respond with the new one in this text. And the winner will get one point for the correct answer. Teacher Students ( Old Words or Expressions) ( New Words or Expressions) show clearly demonstrate