1 Extensive Reading (Book 2) Unit 1 The Shadowland of Dreams I. Teaching Objectives Go over the whole text in limited time and try to get the main idea of the passage Get some information about the author Master the Reading skills II. Teaching Importance and Difficulties 1. The usage of new words and phrases 2. Using context clues to find out the meaning of words 3. Understanding paragraphs-How to identify the Main Idea. 4. Reading skills: Using the Dictionary III. Teaching Methods: Discussing, Practicing, and Exercising. IV. Teaching Time: 4 periods V. Teaching Content 1. Lead-in What are your dreams? What will you do if you meet some troubles on the course of realizing your dream? 2. Related information 1) author 亚历克斯•哈利（1921-1992） Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921-February 10, 1992) was an American writer. He is best known as the author of Roots. 非洲裔的美国作家。他以根据自己家族史完成的小说《根》。 Haley was born in Ithaca, New York, on August 11, 1921, and was the oldest of three brothers and a sister. Haley lived with his family in Henning, Tennessee before returning to Ithaca with his family when he was five years old. Haley’s father was Simon Haley, a professor of agriculture at Alabama A&M University, and his mother was Bertha George Haley (née Palmer) who was from Henning. The younger Haley always spoke proudly of his father and the obstacles of racism he had overcome. After retiring from the Coast Guard, Haley began his writing career, and eventually became a senior editor for Reader’s Digest.2) Roots The novel, loosely based on Haley’s own family, presented an interpretation of the journey of African Americans from their homeland to the US and the subse...
