Unit8TheartofparentingI
TeachingobjectivesAfterlearningthisunit,StudentsaresupposedtobeabletoExpandvocabularyaboutChineseandwesternparentingExplainChinese-vs-westernparentingHaveadeepthinkingabouttheartofparentingPracticeessay-readingII
TimeAllotmentPre-readingactivity(20-30mins)While-readingactivity(90-110mins)After-readingactivity(40-50mins)III
TeachingContents1
KeyLanguagePointsTextA:baffle,dispense,clash,disposal,curfew,defiance,obedience,confer,extinguish,portrait,provideforsb
,havealow/high/good/bad/opinionofsb
TextB:ascrible,rear,contempt,subdivde,reherse,prolong2
KeySentencePatterns1)Bycontrast,Westernparentsmustbehumane,tiptoearoundtheissue,talkintermsofhealth,andneverevermentionthef-word
Andstilltheirkidsendupintheropyforeatingdisordersandanegativeself-image