《新编大学英语》第二册 unit 6.doc

Book II Unit 6 Nature and Nurture Teaching Aims: In this unit students are required to : 1) get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about English culture; 2) do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their spoken skill and communicative skills; 3) grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary; 4)read the in-class reading passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their reading comprehension; 5) do some post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills.; 6) translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions learned in the reading passages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities. I. Preparation Discuss the following questions. A. Do you know any twins? What can you say about them? Sample Answer: I knew two twins in my class in middle school. They usually dressed alike. But they had quite different personalities: one was shy, quiet, and self-conscious while the other was self-confident and optimistic. B. Why are people curious about twins? I think it’s because there are not many twins around us. People are always curious about things that they rarely see. Another reason for their curiosity is probably that twins resemble each other, which is very unusual among other people. I know two twins in my class in middle school. They usually dressed alike. But they had quite different personalities: one was shy, quiet, and self-conscious while the other was self-confident and optimistic. C. How do you think it feels to be twins? They must be proud because they are different from others. They may feel lonely because it is difficult to make friends with other people. They may feel bored an