New Century College English (Book II) Unit 8: Adversity Text A: Did You Have a Tough Childhood? I. Teaching Objectives: 1. To make clear the writer’s purpose to write the text and the ideas about how adversity might contribute to achievement and success. 2. To grasp the key words and phrases. 3. To master the skills of writing and reading in this unit. 1) To read between the lines. 2) To understand idiomatic expressions. II. Teaching Content 1. Lead-in Activities 2. Text Organization 3. Skill Learning in Writing and Reading 4. Language Points( key words, phrases and difficult sentences) 5. Grammar Focus (the agreement of the subject and the verb) 6. Guided Practice (exercises, oral practice and group work) III. Teaching Process 1. Warm-up Questions 1) Have you ever experienced any intense difficulties, hardships or major obstacles in your life? 2) How do you usually deal with adversity? 3) Do you think adversity can make you grow better and stronger? 2. A brief appreciation of the following quotes about adversity 1) Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors --- African proverb 2) When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. --- Ralph Waldo Emerson 3) Adversity is the first path to truth. --- Lord Byron 4) If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. --- Anne Bradstreet 3. Text Organization Part I (Paras.1) Difficulties and obstacles in one’s childhood may not necessarily mean problems or failures over one’s entire lifetime. Part II (Paras.2-11) The author cites some examples of successful people who overcame various difficulties and obstacles and fully developed their potential. .Part III ...
