Unit-2--Freshman--Year-第二单元详案.docVIP

Unit 2 Freshman Year = 1 \* ROMAN I. Teaching Objectives: Upon completion of this unit, teachers are expected to have enabled students (Ss) to: ■ have a thorough understanding of the text contextually and linguistically; ■ build up an active vocabulary to talk about freshman year and know how to use the key words and expressions in context properly; ■ communicate with regard to freshman year experience; ■ understand what American parents and their children think of the freshman year; ■ reflect on their own experience of the first year at college and how their parents feel when they leave home to attend college; ■ make a comparison between American college students’ parents and Chinese ones; ■ get familiar with the writing of an email. = 2 \* ROMAN II. Teaching Keys and Difficulties: Keys: 1. Understanding the Text. 2. The usage of important new words and expressions. 3. Understanding difficult and long sentences. 4. Fast reading skills. 5. The emphatic use of do 6. Sentence pattern: one’s heart/thoughts go(es) out to sb; ....rather... 7. Email Writing: A response to your parents’ email Difficulties: 1. The usage of important new words and expressions. 2. Understanding difficult sentences. 3. The emphatic use of do 4. Sentence pattern: one’s heart/thoughts go(es) out to sb; ....rather... = 3 \* ROMAN III. Teaching methods: communicative, task-based teaching methods = 4 \* ROMAN IV. Time Arrangement: (12periods) This unit is designed for a 12 period class. In each of the periods, certain tasks are to be completed. Generally speaking, there may be several different ways to explore this unit. Here is a suggested teaching plan. Period 1 Period 1 Opener Period 2-6 Reading Interacting Integrated Skills Practicing (Viewing Listening) Period 7-8 Language Focus Period 9-10 Reading Comprehending Period 11-12 Integrated Skills Practicing 注：Reading 2和Opener一起处理，主要基于以下考虑：1）使用本书的学生应该都是新生，Reading 2是关于中国高校新生报到，内容非常贴近他们的生活；2）和主课文相比，Reading 2的语言较直接、明了。这样由浅入深的安排更容易