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Teaching design for understanding ideas Teaching contents Business blossoms Analysis of the teaching material 1.[What] Theme and content (1) Theme: human and society (2)Text type: an feature story (3)Content: The passage is about a young graduate named Zhang Yue who started a business of growing roses. It follows how she developed her career, and particularly reveals some advice Miss Zhang gave to her peers to think realistically before starting their own businesses. 2.[Why] Writing purpose The passage is written for describing a successful young entrepreneur who started her own business after graduating from college. The writer expects the readers to comprehend her career experience and be inspired by her courage, determination and perseverance. Meantime, by reading Zhang Yue’s story, the young people can learn how to think critically when making a decision to start their own business. 3.[How] Structure and style The feature story is written in clear language, with vivid descriptions on the whole and partly subjective comments. It begins with Zhang Yue’s tough investment interview, and develops by looking back to her decision of starting a business and some challenges she met with. It ends with some practical advice Miss Zhang gave to the young people who want to start their own businesses. Analysis of the students They are Senior Two students. Generally speaking, they have mastered around 2000 words and the basic reading skills of finding detailed information. However, they need to improve ability of analyzing and critical thinking. Teaching Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Acquire, sort and state Zhang Yue’s experience of setting up her own business; Sum up the qualities of Zhang Yue and understand characteristics of a feature story; Think critically about the young college graduates starting a businesses. Teaching methods Activity-based Teaching; Elicitation Cooperative learning Teaching procedures Study level Activities