Unit3TheGenerationGapTeachingAims:1.Understandingthemainidea(Fathermeddledinchildren’saffairswithgoodintentions,butonlytofindhiseffortsunwelcome)andstructure(threesettings,threescense);2.Appreciatethebasicelementsofaplay;3.GraspthekeylanguagepointsinTextsAandlearntousethemincontext;4.Understandtheculturalbackgroundrelatedtothecontent5.Conductingaseriesoftheme-relatedreading,listening,speaking,andwritingactivities6.Learntowriteposter,etc.TeachingKeypoints:1.GraspthemainideaofTextAandlanguagepointsinTextA2.CulturalbackgroundaboutTheGenerationGap;3.AnalysisofthedifficultsentencesinTextATeachingDifficulties:1.WritingstrategyandstyledemonstratedinTextA2.LearnhowtounderstandthestructureofdifficultandlongsentencesTeachingAids:Teacher-guided,discussion,exercises,group-activities,student-centredTeachingperiod:12classesTeachingProcedure:Step1Warmingup1.Havestudentsreadtheoverviewofpage58,studentswillunderstandthemaintopicofunit32.Havestudentslistentothescriptoflisteningpart,explainsomedifficultsentencesandphrases,leadthemtofinishtheexercisesonpage59,checktheanswer3.Havestudentsformpairstointervieweachother.Step2GlobalanalysisofTextAPartDivisionoftheTextStep3DetailedReadingⅠ.DifficultSentences1.(Title)“FatherKnowsBetter”1.Whatdoes“Fatherknowsbetter.”mean?(=“Fatherknowsbetter.”or“Father,youknowbetterthanthat.”literallymeansFatherwaswiseenoughnottodosomething.Actuallyitdoesnothavethismeaning.ItmeansFatherwasnotwisewhenhemeddledwithhischildren’saffairs.)PartsPara(s).MainIdeas11~35Inafast-foodrestaurant,FatherembarrassedSeanbytalkingtooproudlytotherestaurantmanager.236~108IntheThompsonfamilydiningroom,FatherembarrassedDianebypersuadingawork-mateintopressinghissontoaskhertotheseniorprom.3109~130InanofficeatHeidi’shighschool,FatherembarrassedHeidibyboastingtoanofficialabouthowbrightshewas.2.Howmanytimesdoesthissentenceoccurinthetext?Whatcanyouinferfromthesentence?(=Thissentenceoccurssixtimesinthetext.ThechildrensaiditsatiricallytoshowtheirdisapprovalofFather’smeddlingwiththeiraffairs.)2.(LL.39~40)“I’msurehe’sagoodworkerbutatypicalteenager,ifyouknowwhatImean.”1.WhatdidFathermeanbysayingthis?(=Fatherwasproudofhissonashethoughthissonwouldworkwell,buthewasalittleworriedthathissonwasaboyandhemightmakesomemistakesinhiswork.)2.Whatwasthemanager’sresponse?(=Asayoungman,themanagerdidn’tunderstandafather’sfeeling,andshowednointerests.)3.(LL.42~43)“AndIassureyouthatifthereareanysubjectsthatneedtobeaddressed,SeanandIwillhaveaman-to-mantalk.”1.Whatisaman-to-mantalk?(=Atalkthattakesplacebetweentwomen,especiallytwomenwhoneedtodiscussaseriouspersonalmatter.)2.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.(=你放心，要是有什么问题需要解决的话，我和肖恩会开诚布公地谈一谈的。)4.(LL.60~61)“Ifthatsortofthinghappenedonlyonceinawhile,itwouldn’tbesobad.Overall,Iwouldn’twanttotrademydadforanyoneelse’s.”Whatcanyouinferfromthesentence?(=Fatherwasalwaysmeddlingwithhischildren’saffairs,andthechildrendislikedit.However,thechildrenlovedFatherandifheinterferedwiththeiraffairsonlyonceinawhile,theycouldbearit.)5.(LL.91~92)“Throughclenchedteeth,thewordsareinamonotoneandevenlyspaced.”TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.(=咬紧牙，一字一顿地说。)6.(L.134)“Whybackinmyday–”1.Paraphrasethesentence.(=Well,whenIwasyoung,wedidn’tbehavelikethat.)2.Whatdoesthesentenceimply?(=Itimpliesagapbetweentheyounggenerationandt...
