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Give a man a fish He Fengping (11-6-2007) Jintan No.1 Senior High School Teaching aims: 1. To help students read an essay about food aid and development aid . 2. To help students figure out the structure of the essay and understand what is in a good essay and how to write an essay. 3. To get students informed of the problems around us and talk about possible solutions they can offer. Teaching aid: a computer blackboard chalk Teaching procedures: Step 1: Lead-in Step 2: Reading Ⅰ. Listen to the tape and choose the structure of the essay. Ⅱ. Read the essay in detail and analyze the structure. ⒈ ①②③ —— part 1: Facts ⒉ ④ —— part 2 : Theme ⒊ ⑤⑥ —— part 3: Supporting details ⒋ ⑦ —— part 4: Conclusion Ⅲ. Summarize the structure of the whole passage again and ask students to find out what is a good essay. Step 3: Practice Ⅰ. Ask students to replace the given sentences with one from the text. Geldof wanted to collect enough money and catch public attention to the famine through the concert. (Geldof intended the concert to raise money for and public awareness of the famine.) Help people in need with food and money, and he won’t be hungry for the time being; teach people the way to make a living, and it will benefit them all their life. (Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a long time.) Ⅱ. Translation Today, some developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America stand at a crossroads. They are currently developing, but equally they could fall further behind developed countries. (今天，非洲亚洲和南美洲的一些发展中国家正处在关键时期。当前，它们正在发展，但同样它们也可能会远远落后与发达国家。) However, these small victories are a good start towards a better future because they are not the result of giving a man a single fish so that he can eat for a day. (但是这些小小的胜利是通向更美好未来的良好开端，因为这不是“授人以鱼” ，只能供他暂时填饱肚子。) Step 4: Discussion Topic : “Which do you prefer, “to give a man a fish” or “to teach a man to fish”? Why and how?” (remind students they can try looking at the affa