Unit4AttitudestowardsoureldersSection1newwordsandideasTHEGENERALIDEAOFTHISPERIODThissectiondealwithattitudestowardselders.Owingtocultureclash,theeldersinthewesterncoutriesbeingtreateddiffersfromtheonesinChina.Trditionally,Chinaisanationthatrespectselders,highlyvaluingfilialpiety.AsChinacomestobeanagingseciety,peopleneedtothinkmoreaboutthewell—beingsofseniors.TEACHINGAIMSTrainingSsreadingabilityLearnsomeusefulwordsandexpressionsUnderstandtheattitudestowardseldersinwesterncountriesTEACHINGIMPORTANTPOINTSHelpSsunderstandthepassagebetter.Learnandmastersomeimportantwordsandphrasesinthisperiod.TEACHINGDIFFICULTPOINTSHowtohelpSstounderstandthepassagebetter.Howtomastertheimportantlanguagepointsinthispassage.TEACHINGMETHODSFastreadingtogetthegeneralideaofthetext.Carefulreadingtounderstandthepassagebetter.DiscussiontohelpSsunderstandwhattheyhavelearnedbetter.ExplanationtohelpSsmastersomelanguagepointsTEACHINGAIDSAtaperecorderAmultimediaTEACHINGPROCEDURESStep1Greetings1Greetthewholeclassasusual2ChecktheirhomeworkifanyStep2ReadingTThisisthefirsttimetoreadapassage,sofirstlet’ssharesomereadingstragegies:Readingstrategices:skimmingandscanningWeskimatextwhenwewanttogetageneralideaofwhatitisabout.Welookatthetitlesandheadlines,thewordsandphrasesthatstandoutwell,thefirstandthelastparagraphsaswellaspicturesandchartstoguesswhatthetextisabout.Whenwewanttofindcertaininformationinatextquickly,wescanthetextforkeywordsandphrases,dates,numbers,etc.Wedon’tneedtoreadthewholetextwordbyword.TNowletsskimthetextquicklyandanswerthesequestions.Handsupwhenyougettheanswers.1what’sanursingroom?用心爱心专心2whataboutsenior’slodge?3whydoesMarythinkgrandmashouldn’tstayatanuringroom?4whyisgrandmawillingtostayatanursingroom?SuggestedAnswers:1ahospitalespeciallyforoldpeople2anapartmentforoldpeople3becausegrandamaistoooldtolookafterherself4becausesheneedstoeatandatregulartimesandneedstohavecareandcompanionshipalldaylong.Step3ExplanaitionTlet’smakesomediscussions.Firstofall,Iwillaskyousomequestions1Do/Didsomeofyoufeelveryclosetoagrandparent?2Doyouhaveaspecialfeelingfororcloserelationshipwithgrandparent?3Whatdowecallthatcloserelationship?TIthinkeveryoneloveshisorhergrandparent,whichiscloserelationship.Wecalltherelationship“abond”.Thisisdifferentfromthelovebetweenaboyfriendandgirlfriend.Step4DiscussionTNowlet’sdisscussthefollowingquestions1WhatincidentcausedMarytoworryabouthergrandmother?2WhatactivitiesdidMaryenjoydoingwithhergrandmother?3DoyouthinkMaryhasaspecialbondwithhergrandmother?whyorwhynot?SUGGESTEDANSWERS1Hergrandma’sbeingsenttoanursinghome2bakingbuns,takingcareofthegarden,andplayingcardsintheevening.3Yes.Becausehehasadeeplovetohergrandma.However,owingtoculturedifferences,shecan’tstaywithhergrandma.Step5SummaryandhomeworkTTodaywehavelearnedatextaboutdifferentattitudestowardselders.First,welearndsomereadingstrategies:skimmingandscanning.Mastertheseandputthemintouseinfuturewhilereading.Throughreadingweknowmuchaboutthisattitude.Readthepassageafterclassandgetfamiliarwiththeselanguagepoints.Step6Thedesignofthewritingontheblackboard1Do/Didsomeofyoufeelveryclosetoagrandparent?2Doyouhaveaspecialfeelingfororcloserelationshipwithgrandparent?3Whatdowecallthatcloserelationship?4WhatincidentcausedMarytoworryabouthergrandmother?5WhatactivitiesdidMaryenjoydoingwithhergrandmother?用心爱心专心6DoyouthinkMaryhasaspecialbondwithhergrandmother?whyorwhynot?Step7Recordafterreading_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ACTIVITESANDRESEARCH1Presentaionofsomereadingstragegiesforthemtolearnandpracticeinfuture.2Fastreadingtogetthegeneralideaofthepassage.3Carefulreadingtogetdetailedinformation4Dicussiontoseewhetheritisnecessarytosendelderstoanursingroom.5Furtherexplorationotseehowtheyunderstand“attitudestowardsoldpeople”.Youmayaskthemtoworkinpairsorgroupstoorganizetheirideastogethertoformareportandshareitwithothersthenextday.用心爱心专心
