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Unit 9 What Makes a Leader? Objective(See Objective of Unit Thirteen) Teaching Steps: Step One:Ask students to work in pairs and list chronologically London slife experiences described in Part I. Step Two:Ask four students to report to class their findings on the DictionaryWork and Library Work respectively. Step Three:Discuss the text with the students, focusing on new words and expressions,as well as the following listed language points. Step Four:Do the comprehension exercises in the SB. Step Five:Check the answers to the questions and related exercises in WorkBook. Background KnowledgeKarl Max (see P66 TB) 1818-1883;German social philosopher and the chief proponent of socialism and dialectical materialism; Founder of the International Workingmen, s Association; Das Kapital (1867)Charles Robert Darwin (see P67 TB) 1809-1882; English naturalist; On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (1859). Example: She would rather perjure herself than admit to hersins. Derivative:perjured (adj.) perjury(n.) grant v. n. (L 89) Meaning: (1) If someone in authority grants you something, or if something is granted to you, you are allowed to have it. A grant is an amount of money that a government or other institution gives to an individual or an organization for a particular purpose. Example: (1)They have been grantedpermission to pull down the old theatre. My application for a grant was rejected. rebate n. (L 89)Meaning:A rebate is an amount of money which is paid to you when you have paid more tax, rent or rates than you needed to. Example: You can claim a rebate on your tax, because youdidn t work for a full year. sin n. v. (L 94)Meaning: (1) Sin is an action or type of behavior, which is believed to break the laws of God. If you sin you do something that is believed to break thelaws of God. Example: (1) Which of us is without sin? uWe have sinned against you and against our fellow men. ”(prayer) sicken v. Meaning:If something sickens you, it makes you feeldisgus