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Unit Four A Teaching Objectives a. Contents of the text Focus 1: Teach the students to appreciate the value of living in dignity and never to give up in adverse times embodied in the hero of our story who lost his sight in a chemical explosion but struggled beneath handicaps to be a successful, respectable insurance salesman. Focus 2: Acquaint the students with the personal life and legacy of the great inventor Alfred Nobel as well as the basic information of the Nobel Peace Prize. b. Key language points in the text Focus 1: 1. Word conversion such as the adjective yellow which can function both as a verb and as a noun, and synonyms such as insure versus assure, respectful versus respectable, wood versus wooden or alive/live/lively, where the words in each pair or group contain the same stem or root. 2. Understand certain prepositions such as except may govern a noun clause introduced by that. 3. Tense sequences as well as the subjunctive mood. c. Vocabulary Focus 1: 19 B-level words, 14 A-level words, and 9 phrases and expressions listed under Vocabulary. Focus 2: 35 B-level words, 17 A-level words, and 10 phrases and expressions listed under Vocabulary. d. Comprehensive skills Understand a passage at the intermediate level of difficulty and on this basis, be able to write a summary of the text. e. Functions Focus 1: Enquiring Information. Focus 2: Writing a Letter of Announcement. B Procedures and Methods Eight teaching periods are needed to cover the present unit. 1. Period One and Period Two: Step One: a. Background information: Three Days to See (假如拥有三天光明) (excerpt) by Helen Keller I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound. Now and then I have tested my seeing friends to discover what they see. Recently I was visited by a very good fr