Unit 15 A Fable for TomorrowI. Teaching Aims:In this unit students are required to:1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary;3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, role play and interaction activities to help to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities;4. Appreciate the two texts in this unit and learn some writing skills and practice it along with letter writing;5. Do some other after-class exercise including listening and translation to improve students ’ comprehensive skills.II. Teaching Emphasis: 1. The comprehension and appreciation of Text I;2. New words and expressions: fable in the heart of (center) harmony(harmonious, harmonize) in the midst of checkerboard prosperous/ prosper/ prosperity clouds of bloom drift/ float/ flow a blaze of color flame/ fire/flicker backdrop/ background delight/ delighted/ delightful feed /feed on an abundance of(in abundance/ abundant(supplies) blight evil spell malady a flock of chicken a shadow of death at play/ at work moribund throb brood/ hatch litter(v./n) come into bloom pollination angler/fishermen eave and shingle granular witchcraft silence(v./n) grim spectre stark reality migrate, immigrate, emigrate & migrant, immigrant, emigrant hatchIII. Teaching Procedures 1. lead-in:When you see the title “A fable for Tomorrow”, what comes into your mind first Why is this passage called a fable What can this fable be about What are some of the problems relating to the future most people are very concerned about A fable is an imaginary story told to teach a moral. “A Fable for Tomorrow” is a story invented by the writer which is meant to tel...
