UnitFiveWeepingforMySmokingDaughter.docVIP

Unit Five Weeping for My Smoking Daughter Teaching Period of Time: 8 classes Teaching Objectives 1. Grasp the main idea 2. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 3. Conduct a serious of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. III. Teaching Contents Warm-up exercises involving in listening and speaking activities Text structure analysis Language points that help to understand the text Extensive learning/Assignment/Writing Exercises Phrases of Section B Extensive Reading Section B Extensive Reading Language Points IV. Teaching contents in details 1. Warm-up Exercises Cultural Notes 1. Camel is the name of a kind of cigarette. The University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies conducted a study that explores the R.J.Reynolds Advertising Campaigns for Camel Cigarettes and their early use of the cartoon character,” Joe Cool Camel” to attract young people. It includes some discussion of the court case that resulted in this character being thrown out and replaced by an ordinary camel. 2.Both Marlboro and Players are brand names of cigarettes manufactured by Philips Morris. The company’s web site provides an overview of the company, its products and its marketing policies, and discusses various tobacco issues such as health, youth smoking and environment. 3. Prince Albert (1819-1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. This is also the name of a kind of British tobacco. 4. Queen Victoria(1819-1901) was queen of Great Britain and Ireland(1837-1901) and empress of India. Her Rule was the longest in English history. 5. Eatonton is a town in the state of Georgia, USA. The official site of the Eatonton Chamber of Commerce includes information on the town’s history, resources, geography and the people. 6. Georgia is a state in the Southeastern U.S., surrounded by Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina, and the Atlantic Ocean. 7.Hollywo