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1、Unit 1 EducationUnit 1 EducationTeaching Material Analysis: The two texts in this unit are both closely related with education. The title of Text A is Asian Students in Western Colleges. It discusses the reasons why Asian students can perform well in western colleges. The title of Text B is Developi

2、ng Talent. It introduces a creative teaching method for teaching music and other talent education “The Mother Tongue Approach”. Both of the texts are interesting and there are not many difficult points in them either. General Teaching ObjectivesKnowledge Objectives:1. To get the main idea of the two

3、 texts.2. To master some new words, expressions and structuresAbility Objectives:1. To learn to talk about topics related to education. 2. To learn to write a diary. Teaching Methods:Audio-lingual Method, Communicative Method, Task-based Method Teaching Aids:Blackboard, recorder, pictures, etc. Time

4、 distributed:1. Text A: two periods2. Text B: two periods3. Exercises following Text A,B: one periods4. Listening exercise: one periodsText A Text A Asian Students in Western CollegesTeaching Objective:Get the students to master some key words, expressions and structures, and get the main idea of As

5、ian students performance in western colleges. Key Points:1. Vocabularies: a) Words: opportunity, amazing, entrance, achieve, average, environment, general, influence, guarantee, immigrantb) Expressions: entrance exam, as a rule, in large part, due to, together with, 2. Structures: a) It is becoming

6、more and more for sb. to do sth b) while 用作并列连词引导并列句表示对比 c) It is/was (not) just that 强调句d) though + adj. 作状语Difficult points:1. the use of the expression “ due to”2. the use of the structure “ It is/was (not) just that ”Teaching Procedures:I. Warm-up for the New Semester II. Fun StartIII. Backgroun

7、d InformationIV. Detailed Study of Text AV. Further PracticeVI. Exercises of Text AVII. AssignmentsStep I. Warm-up for the New Semestera) Oral practice Ask several students to tell what he/she has done in the past vacation.b) Introduction to the teaching schedule of the new semester. Ask the student

8、s to contribute their opinions about the teaching schedule of the new term.Step II. Fun Start- A FableTeacher can begin by asking the students to read and retell the fable about the competition between the North Wind and the Sun. Then ask some simple questions to help the students to understand the

9、fable.Questions: What did the North Wind do to make the traveler take off his coat? What did the Sun do, then? Who proved to be stronger, the North Wind or the Sun? What do you think made it successful? After explaining the fable, teacher can ask the students to discuss the two questions on the Fun-

10、Start page, offering some tips if necessary. Lastly, Explain the quotes and proverbs on the Fun-Start page.Step III. Background Information SAT: Most colleges require the test for admissions and use it to award scholarships. The SAT is given 7 times per year. The test lasts for 3 hours 45 minutes. I

11、t consists of three sections: Critical Reading, Math and Writing sections (200-800 points per section). Recent additions to the SAT include an essay, grammar, and mathematics.Confucian Ideas: Confucianism descends from the Analects (sayings) of a Chinese philosopher named Confucius (551-479 B.C.).Be

12、low are the major premises of this philosophy. The Silver Rule“Do not impose on others that which you yourself do not desire”is the central ethical principle in Confucian thought. Thus, benevolence is the highest good,the gentleman/scholar is the ideal being, and the cultivation of life through stud

13、y and proper actions is the supreme duty.Note his famous “Five Virtues”: Benevolence, Wisdom, Righteousness, Sincerity and Propriety.Step IV. Detailed Study of Text A A. Pre-reading Questions1. Do you think it important to improve the air pollution problem for the 2008 Olympic Games?2. What will you

14、 do to improve the air pollution problem?B. Language points 1. In America, the land of equal opportunity, Asians seem better able than most other people groups to succeed, especially in the field of education.In America, the land of equal opportunity, Asians seem to have a better chance of becoming

15、successful than most other people groups, especially in the field of education. e.g. China, a country with a long history, has a richer culture than other western countries in education, food, art, etc. Laoguo, an old worker, has more experience than most other workers in the factory.The infinitive

16、“to succeed” is put back after “than most other people” for the purpose of keeping the balance of the sentence and of emphasizing the comparative objects. e.g. Boys are not necessarily better able to learn science subjects than girls.Sarah is more capable than her co-workers to meet the quota.2. It

17、is becoming more and more common for the top students in American schools and colleges to be the ones with the Asian faces.It is becoming increasingly common that the top students in American schools and colleges are students with the Asian faces.It is/was + adj./n. for to do sth. e. g. It is a grea

18、t honor for me to be given such a warming reception at the party.It was encouraging for us all to gain success in the test of the new product. 3. In one of the U.S. college entrance exams, the SAT, Asian-Americans had an average score of 1091, while white students had an average of 1068, Hispanics 9

19、22, and blacks 864.average: a./v.e. g. average cost/price/rate/score/temperatureThe students had an average of 75 points in the final math exam.Note the phrase “an average of”, which is widely used in statistics.SAT is the short form of “Scholastic Aptitude Test”.while: conj. whereasNote the usage o

20、f “while”. Here “while” is used to contrast two things or persons.e. g. Girls are generally good at art subjects, while boys science subjects.While he takes an interest in pop music, I prefer country music.4. It isnt just being Asian, however, that guarantees such amazing test scores.However, just b

21、eing Asian does not guarantee such amazing test scores.e. g. It is in the same street that I ran into Tom, one of my friends, twice in a single day.It is for the sake of entering a good university that she studied deep into the night in the preparation for the college entrance exam. guarantee: v. to

22、 promise to do sth.; to promise sth. will happen e. g. We cannot guarantee that our service is the best, but certainly good. The company guaranteed that the payments would be paid back soon.amazing: a. very surprising, and causing pleasure or admiratione. g. an amazing performance/achievement/play/s

23、uccess/discovery/sightThe actors amazing performance moved the audience deeply.5. Filipino-Americans, for example, are not usually top academic achievers, although they do very well for themselves overall.For example, Filipino-Americans generally do very well in their general studies but they do not

24、 usually achieve top academic success.overall: a. including everything; comprehensive; regarded as a whole; generallye.g. the overall costs of medical care/overall daily expensesMy overall impression of the novel was favorable.6. The Asians who are usually at the head of the class are mostly those f

25、rom Asian cultures most strongly influenced by Confucian ideas, such as China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. The Asians, usually the top students of the class, are mainly those with Asian cultural background which is greatly influenced by Confucian ideas.e.g. What was the name of the movie shown last n

26、ight at the cinema?The conference held at the hotel yesterday was on urban construction and development.at the head of: at the top of ; the best 7. So why do these Asians usually rise to the top of the academic world? Because of their hard-working immigrant background? So why do these Asians usually

27、 become the most successful in the academic world? Because they have the hard-working immigrant background?rise: v. become important, powerful, successful or riche. g. Her diligence and patience led her to rise to the top of the class.The people who rise to the top in politics are usually the most r

28、uthless.because of: e.g. He didnt attend the meeting yesterday because of his illness.They didnt go fishing because of the heavy rain. immigrant: n. a person coming into a country from abroad to make their home there8. That might seem to be the answer, but many top students are Asians no longer from

29、 immigrant families, but from families which have lived in the U.S. for three or four generations. That might seem to be the answer, but many top students are Asians who are not from immigrant families any longer, but from families having lived in the U.S. for three or four generations.9. Another th

30、eory that some scientists have suggested is that Asians from Confucian cultures generally have a higher IQ because of having a culture with longer history of jobs that depended on brains rather than just physical strength.Another theory that some scientists have given is that Asians from Confucian c

31、ultures generally have a higher IQ because they have a culture with longer history of jobs depending on brains more than just physical strength.depend on: need someone a great deal for help or supporte.g. His family depends on him.Whether you can succeed or not just depends a great deal on your atti

32、tude. rather than:1. more than or to a greater degree than someone or something elsee.g. The parents should be blamed rather than the children.I think youd call it a lecture rather than a talk.2. instead of someone or something elsee.g. He prefers to ride to the park rather than take a bus. What we cannot afford to lose now is time rather than money.10. This theory, though interesting, is not supported by