Unit1ThewrittenwordReading1Teachingaims:1
Studentsareexpectedtogainsomeknowledgeaboutclassicliteratureandsomeinsightintohowtowriteanessayaboutliterature;2
Studentsareexpectedtoimprovetheirreadingskillsbyparticipatingintheactivitiesdesigned
Teachingprocedures:Step1Lead-in:Beforeclass,askstudentstosearchontheInternetorinbooksaboutfamousChineseandforeignclassicliterature,CharlesDickensandhisworks
Askstudentstofocusonthefollowingquestions:Whatisthedefinitionofclassicliterature
WhatfamousChineseandforeignclassicliteraturehaveyouread
WhoisCharlesDickens
Whatbooksdidhewrite
Begintheclassbyhavingstudentsreporttheirfindingstotheclass
Step2Readingcomprehension:Fastreading:Askstudentstoskimtheessayandtrytofindanswerstothefollowingthreequestions:1
Whatisclassicliterature
WhoisCharlesDickens