Unit 6 Mrriage全新版大学英语综合教程五教案.doc

Unit 6 Marriage ? Ⅰ. Suggested Teaching Plan Objectives Students will be able to: grasp the main idea and structure of the text; appreciate the use of interior monologue in portraying a character’s inner world; master the key language points and usages in the text; conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. ? Time Allotment 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period 5th period Pre-reading; While-reading (title prediction) While-reading (structure, Part I, Part II, Part III) While-reading; Post-reading (pair discussion) Post-reading; Check on Ss’ home reading (Text B) Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks ? Pre-reading activities T asks Ss the following questions on the recorded passage: (5 minutes) What are the danger signs of indifference? (couples becoming too busy to spend time together, communicating less frequently, having separate goals and activities) What measures can be taken to prevent husband and wife from drifting apart? (First, beware of the possibility of indifference; second, work together toward a common goal; third, create more joyful experiences.) Why marriages fail? (30 minutes) Ss form groups to discuss the following question: China used to boast of a low divorce rate. But recent years have seen an alarming number of breakups. What causes marriage to fail? Ss in each group are assigned certain paragraphs of Text B to read and find out the reasons explaining marital failure in it. Several Ss groups report to class. T may move on to Text A by saying: Now we’re going to learn how a tragedy happened. While-reading activities 1. Title prediction (10 minutes) Ss use their own words in English to explain the word “legacy”; Ss read the first two paragraphs of the text; Ss predict the following: What will Sissy Miller’s role be in the narrative? What legacy might Angela have left her husband, considerate as she had been? What will the remaining text be about? T explains to Ss the four-part