Unit 6 Is an Only a Lonely Child Teaching plan 综合教程一.doc

Unit 6 Is an Only a Lonely Child? Pre-reading Activities I. Pre-reading questions Are you the only child in your family? How do you feel as the only child or as one of the children in the family? II. Cultural information 1. Quotes Socrates: Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parent, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers. 2. Children from One-child Families Some people think that children from one-child families have more merits than shortcomings. Firstly, they value free will and will not accept orders blindly. Secondly, they love trying out new methods and are full of creative ideas. Thirdly, they expect others to treat them as indispensable partners of the team. However, some people believe that the only children have more shortcomings than merits. For example, many are heavily dependent on parents. And some never learn to do household chores. It is even worse that some tend to be spoiled and self-centered. They are the little emperors or princess in families and schools. What do you think? Global Reading I. Text analysis 1. What is this expositive text concerned with? The text deals with the typical advantages and disadvantages of not having a second child in an objective tone. 2. What is the writer’s answer to the question of whether or not to have a second child? It is always a difficult decision to each set of parents because of the different circumstances they are under. Once they decide, both of them should be confident. II. Structural analysis 1. Divide the text into parts by completing the table. Paragraph(s) Main idea 1 It puts forward the issue of whether or not to have a second child, and mentions parents’ concern whether an only child necessarily means a lonely child. 2-3 Two common arguments against having only one child in the family are presented. 4-5 The author cites specific figures and facts to show that despite the disadvantages many parents still choose to have only one child, and he also points out some causes of th