Unit 1 Language in Mission
教学重点：
1. To talk about love between parents and children 2. Reading skill: read in thought groups
3. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text 4. Critical thinking about the father’s teaching method in the text 教学难点：
1. apply the phrases and patterns
2. General concepts about writing a college essay. 教学过程：
Task 1 Lead-in and warming up 活动：Class survey
To what extent are you close to your parents? ? be like friends;
? never keep secret from them; ? ask them for advice;
? give me directions about life … Survey: How close are you and your parents?
? I have been missing my parents a lot since I left for college. ? I often chat with my parents.
? I like sharing my joys and sorrows with my parents. ? I always remember my parents’ birthdays.
? I know about my parents’ hobbies.
? My parents allow me to make my own decisions. Task 2 Text study Language focus
活动：Reading comprehension and discuss these questions in groups 1) What does the son think of the father? (Para. 1) A tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar.
2) Why was the writer shocked by his student’s answer? (Paras. 2-4) She is unable to describe her excursion to Europe with the right words. 3) Why should students not be blamed for their language deficiency? (Paras. 6-7) The learning environment is misleading.
4) How should grammar be taught as far as the writer is concerned? (Paras.8-10) Grammar must be handled delicately, step by step. An effective way of teaching could arouse children’s interest in learning English grammar. An example: a grammar lesson with my son
Difficult sentences
1. If I am the only parent who still corrects his child’s English, then perhaps my son is right. To him, I am a tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar, which my son seems allergic to. (Para. 1)
Meaning: My son is probably right if there is no other parent like me
who still corrects his child’s mistakes in English. To my son, I am a boring and strange father, who he has to listen to; I am also the one who pays lots of attention to grammar rules, which he doesn’t seem to like. 2. The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were captured in a condensed non-statement. (Para. 4)
Meaning: The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were just described in one word rather than a complete statement because of her inability to choose appropriate words to express herself. 3. Perhaps, language should be looked upon as a road map and a valuable possession: often study the road map (check grammar) and tune up the car engine (adjust vocabulary). Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a well-conditioned car. (Para. 11)
Meaning: Maybe, you should regard language as a road map and a very precious property you have. You should often look at the road map (review grammar) and make small changes to your car engine (improve vocabulary). Task 3 Assignment：
How to write a college essay:
An essay normally has three main parts: Introduction, body and
conclusion.
Introduction: The introduction part is usually one short paragraph that introduces the topic to be discussed and the thesis statement. A thesis statement can be an opinion, an attitude or a stand about the topic. Body: The body is the main part of an essay. It may contain several short paragraphs that use the development methods of examples, narrative, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, classification, argumentation, etc.
Conclusion: The conclusion wraps up the discussion of a certain topic. It can briefly summarize the main points discussed and can also restate the thesis statement by using different words and structures. At the end of the conclusion, the writer’s final thoughts on the topic may be added such as a predication, a suggestion, or a warning. Writing practice
Directions: Write an essay of no less than 150 words on one of the following topics. One topic has an outline you can follow. Topic: Grammar, a headache to me Introduction:
Thesis statement: English Grammar is a big headache to me.
Body: Example: The difference between used to and be used to Conclusion: I’m allergic to learning English grammar.
More topics: ? Learning English through imitation / repetition ?