Teaching Plan By Jia Shao-dong New Horizon College English 读写教程（1） Unit 10 Section A Being Honest and Open I. Teaching arrangement Total class time for this section: 4 periods Time allotment 1st period  2nd period  3rd period  4th period  Pre-reading or warm-up activities: First listening; Second listening; While-reading: Main idea; Detailed information; Text structure; language points While-reading: Language points; Grammatical structures; Synonyms; Post-reading: Vocabulary review; Exercises  II. Objectives Skills Reading: reading for gist, detail and inference, locating topic sentences and the structure of the text (a general principle supported by an example), developing reading skills Writing: writing a paragraph which starts with a principle that is supported by an example (by a short story) Learning: the essence of being honest and open 2. Vocabulary development—word power: learning words and phrases used in talking about integrity or honesty in general. This includes: 1) Receptive words and phrases: integrity, morality, assistance, conscience, attraction, core, genuine, intelligent, fashionable, inner, scarce,, tough, external, enrich, Productive words and phrases: demonstrate, clarify, appoint, apply, consist, protest, rely, preserve, boundary, convenience, compass, triangle, mask, component, basis, relationship, rear, mirror, progressive, inevitable Synonyms: ensure / assure, concede / yield, tempt / attract, Phrases and expressions: sell out (to), demand of, stand for, account for, do fine, give (the) credit, engage in, win the day 3. Grammar: clauses introduced by “where” and “what” 4. Integrated practice: students are asked to conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. III. Warm-up activities ( the 1st period ) 1. Before reading the text, students are encouraged to listen to it twice carefully, and answer the questions below. Questions for the first listening: ( 15 minutes ) 1) What’s the title of the text? 2) What’s the key word in the text meaning “honesty”? 3) How many principles that constitute honesty does the author mention in the text? 2. A compound dictation is designed and handouts are given to the students: they are required to close their books and to fill in the blanks during each pause while listening to the text for the second time.( 25 minutes ) My grandparents believed that you were either honest or you were not. There was no middle point. They had a simple saying hanging on their living-room wall: “ Life is like a field newly fallen snow. ________ _______ _________ ________ _______ every step will show.” They didn’t have to talk about it; they demonstrated this truth by their life. They understood instinctively that integrity involves _________ ________ ______ ______ ________ ________ ________ ________ that does not sell out to convenience and that is not relative to the situation at hand. Unfortunately, integrity is _______ _________ ________today ---- and getting scarcer. But it is the real _______ _______ in every area of society and a discipline we must ________ _______ _______. A good test for this value is to apply _______ ______ _______ the “ Integrity Triangle”, which consists of three key principles: _______ _______ _______ _______ _____ ______ ______ _______ ______ ________ . There’s a story told about a surgical nurse’s assistance during her first day on the medical team at a well-known hospital…. _______ ______ _______ _______ _______ ______ ______ _______ . Don’t be afraid of those who might have a better idea or who might even be more intelligent than you are. David Ogilvy, founder of the advertising firm Ogilvy & mather, clarified this point to his newly appointed office heads by sending each of them a Russian nesting doll with five progressively smaller figures inside. _______ _______ ______ _______ _______ _________ ________ _______ _______ . People who lack genuine core values rely on external factors --- their look or status --- in order to feel good about themselves…. _____ _______ _______ . Don’t engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life. “ Tough times never last but tough people do,” as Robert Schuller says. In other words, ______ ______ _____ ______ _______ in your responses to life’s challenges. _______ _______ _______ ________ _________ are powerful components of integrity and are the basis for enriching your relationship with others. Integrity means you do what you do because it’s right and just fashionable or politically correct. A life of principle, of not yielding to the tempting attractions of an easy, will always ________ ________ ________. It will take you forward into the twenty-first century without having to check your tracks in a rear-view mirror. My grandparents taught me that. Questions for the second listening: What must a person have in order to be honest? ( He /She must have a personal standard of morality and boundaries….) What are the three principles that constitute honesty? ( A. Stand firmly for your convictions when confronted with personal pressure. B. Always give others credit that is rightfully theirs. C. Be honest and open about who you really are.) What two qualities help make relationship stronger? ( Self-respect and a clear conscience.) 3. As soon as the warm-up activities are over, students are asked to open their books and to check what they have written in pairs or in small groups.( 10 minutes ) IV. While-reading tasks and activities ( the 2nd period ) 1. Get the main idea of the text and analyze the text structure: the whole class can be divided into several groups discussing about the topic sentence or the main idea of each paragraph as well as the text structure.( 25 minutes ) The Introduction: The introduction includes paragraphs 1—2. Main idea: My grandparents believed that you were either honest or you were not. There was no middle point. They understood instinctively that integrity involves having a personal standard of morality and boundaries. The Body: The body of the text is made up of paragraphs 3—13. Para. 3: The author’s “Integrity Triangle” consists of three key principles. Para. 4-8: Principle 1: Stand firmly for your convictions when confronted with personal ↓↑ pressure. An example: There’s a story about …. Para. 9-11: Principle 2: Always give others credit that is rightfully theirs. ↓↑ An example: David Ogilvy, founder of the advertising firm Ogilvy &Mather,… Structure: A Principle Supported by an Example ( by a Short Story ) Para. 12-13: Principle 3: Be honest and open about who you really are, and be yourself. The Conclusion: Para.14: Self-respect and a clear conscience are powerful components of integrity and are the basis for enriching your relationships with others. Right after the task is over, either in pairs or in groups, students are guided to proceed to do some question-answer comprehension exercises on page 230 in order that they are able to fully understand the text. ( 10 minutes ) Study the difficult language points of paragraphs 1,2 and 3. ( 15 minutes ) Assignments: A. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. Now that some of them may be very difficult for some students, they are advised and encouraged to have a discussion about the translation with one another. The teacher will help them deal with the difficult sentences in the third period. Life is like a field of newly fallen snow. Where I choose to walk every step will show. They understood instinctively that integrity involves having a personal standard of morality and boundaries that does not sell out to convenience and that is not relative to the situation at hand. But it is the real bottom line in every area of society and a discipline we must demand of ourselves. Always give others credit that is rightful theirs. Don’t be afraid of those who might have a better idea or who might be even be more intelligent than you are. So be yourself. Don’t engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life. A life of principle, of not yielding to the tempting attractions of an easy morality, will always win the day. B. Ask students to refer to the language points provided by the CD-ROM and study them carefully on their own, and they should be well prepared to raise any questions of the places that they are still confused about in the following class. V. While-reading tasks and activities ( the 3rd period) Proceed with the study of the difficult language points in the rest of the text, including dealing with the questions asked by students. ( 35 minutes ) The teacher should explain to students the differences and usages of the following pairs of words because they are often quite confusing.( 15 minutes ) ensure / assure ensure v.t to make it sure that something will happen Examples: (1) The government has taken necessary measures to ensure rapid economic development. (2) The teacher did everything he could to ensure that every student in his class was able to pass the exam. (3) Parents must ensure their children against dangers. assure v.t to tell sb. that sth. will happen or is definitely true so that they are less worried Examples: (1) The prime minister assured the whole nation that everything would be all right soon. “ Your wife will be getting better.” the doctor assured the man.. The saleswoman assured me of the high-quality of the microwave oven. concede / yield concede v.t 1. admit sth. is true Examples: (1) “You could be right I suppose”, Louis conceded. (2) He finally conceded that he was right. 2. admit defeat in She was not willing to concede defeat in the argument. yield v.t & i.t give way to; give up; cease opposition Examples: (1) He yielded his right to his opponent. (2) The Iraqi army yielded ground to the US forces. (3) The official yielded to the temptation. tempt / attract tempt v.t 1. persuade sb. to do sth. wrong or foolish 2. attract sb. to have or to do sth. Examples: (1) Power and money tempted him to take such an action. (2) Bad companions tempted him into stealing and picking pocket. (3)She was tempted to buy that dress even though it’s very expensive. attract v.t 1. pull towards ( by unseen force ) Examples: (1) Magnets attract metal objects. 2.to draw by appealing to the emotions or senses (2) The hearings attracted a lot of publicity. The waterfall attracts a large number of tourists every year. VI. Post-reading tasks and activities ( the 4th period ) 1. The teacher will help students solve the problems they have come upon in the exercises III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX. ( 25 minutes ). 2. Study and review the words and phrases in the text: the whole class can be divided into two groups to have a competition to memorize new words and phrases.( 15 minutes ) A. Teacher: When I say a word or an expression you’ve learned before, respond with the new one in this text. And the winner will get one point for the correct answer. Teacher Students ( Old Words or Expressions) ( New Words or Expressions) show clearly demonstrate honesty integrity moral values; right or wrong morality dividing line or limit boundary comfort or usefulness convenience use for a purpose apply be made up of consist of help or support assistance clever intelligent make clear or explain clarify real or true genuine the central part core keep preserve hard or difficult tough improve enrich popular fashionable B. Teacher: When I say a phrase or an expression in Chinese, try to find an English equivalent in the text, and the winner can get one point for a correct answer. Teacher ( Chinese ) Students ( English ) 重要因素；关键的东西 the bottom line 中间道路 middle point 缺货，短缺 in short supply 赞扬 give the credit 参与，使关心 engage in 换言之 in other words 赢，成功 win the day 背叛事业或立场 sell out ( to ) 根据他们的生活方式 by their life style 判断你的行为 judge your behaviour 面对压力 be confronted with pressure 负责 be responsible for 广告公司 the advertising firm 新任命的部门领导 newly appointed office heads 依赖外部因素 rely on external factors 迎接生活的挑战 in your responses to life’s challenges 维护自己的假面具 preserve one’s false mask 国际上规模最大、名望最高的广告公司之一one of the largest and most respected advertising organizations in the world Dictation. As soon as it’s finished, students will get the short passage and they are to check what they’ve written down in pairs. ( 15 minutes ) Cheating is now considered to be a major problem in colleges and universities across the nation. Several professors say they’ve dropped the traditional term paper requirement because many students buy prewritten term papers from web site resources, and they can’t track down all the cheaters any more. So some teachers worry that the Internet could become the best aid yet for cheating. Assignment: 1. Write a paragraph, which starts with a principle that is supported by an example. ( For details, refer to exercise XI.).Students are required to hand it in before next class. 2. Ask students to preview Section B and study the language points in the CD ROM. Section B Web Site Resources: The Best Aid for Cheating? I. Time arrangement total class time for this section: 2 periods time allotment: getting the main idea and important information as well as the structure of the text; ( 25 minutes ) practicing the skills at guessing the meaning of some idiomatic expressions; ( 15 minutes ) familiarize with the new words and phrases and expressions; ( 30 minutes ) Doing vocabulary exercises; ( 15 minutes ) Dictation; ( 15 minutes ) II. Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. grasp the main idea and structure of the text; 2. practice the skills at guessing the meaning of some idiomatic expressions; 3. familiarize themselves with the new words, phrases and expressions; III. Teaching procedures and activities: 1. Skimming: read over the passage quickly and then do the comprehension exercise on pages 243-244. 2. Second reading: read the text again carefully and be ready to answer the following questions. 1) Was it a piece of cake or a headache for students in the past to write term papers? 2) In what way does a contemporary student handle a term paper if he / she does not want to write it by doing research? 3) How can a student fake a term paper? 4) How many names of web sites are mentioned in the passage to provide students with online papers? What are they? 5) Which offers on-file papers for free? 6) What do some people worry about? 7) What is the teachers’ problem in coping with it? 8) What is the possible reaction of students who have faked term papers before teachers according to Jane Morrison? 9) What’s Gary Handman’s opinion of the issue that new technology makes cheating more widespread? 10) What can a creative teacher do to prevent students from faking term papers? 3. Text structure analysis: students are divided several groups to grasp the main idea and the structure of the text. The structure of the text is A Problem-solution Pattern Para. 1: Introduction The main idea: For year writing term papers has been a challenge and a headache for students, but now they have access to unlawful resources on the Internet. Para. 2: A Problem ( A General Point ) The structure of Paragraphs 2-7 is: A Paragraph of a General Point Supported by Examples: ( Review Unit 3 ) The main idea: Students today fake term papers by mean of purchasing, ordering and downloading for free. Para.3: Example 1 Para.4: Example 2 Para.5-6: Example 3 Para.7: Example 4 Para. 8: The summary of Para. 2-7 The main idea: Some teachers worry that the Internet could become the best aid yet for cheating. Para. 9-10: The main idea: It may be not too difficult for a teacher to figure out whether a student’s authorship is authentic by judging his / her reaction before him / her. Para. 10 is A Paragraph of Contrast ( Review Unit 8 ) Para. 11-13: Analysis of the reasons for cheating The main idea: Cheating may have nothing to do with the new technology, it is related to a student’s cynical notion and it’s a question of honesty. Para. 14-16 The solution The main idea: Creative teachers can make their assignment almost cheat-proof. 4. Students’ attention should be drawn to practicing the skills at guessing the meaning of some idiomatic expressions in the course of studying the language points. Fill in the blanks with the idiomatic expressions below. Change the form where necessary. be inclined to hand over for free get access to figure out make the most of get off sort of do the trick hail as   1) He didn’t do fine because he didn’t ______________ his ability. 2) She _____________ to take the opposite point of view. 3) Can you ________ that dirty mark _______ your desk? 4) She’s being ___________ one of the best promising young dancing stars today. 5) The weather map is very complicated. She can not _______ it _________ . 6) All the students of the Department of Physics____________ the journals and newspapers in the reading-room. 7) The war criminal will be _______________ to the United States. 8) I hope that the steps you have taken will ______________ for your daughter. 9) All teachers have access to the school computer center _____________ . 10) It is __________ foolish to loan money to a dishonest person. 6. Dictation: As soon as it’s finished, students will get the short passage and they are to check what they’ve written down in pairs. ( 10 minutes ) Test and Test Taking This is an age of test taking. Tests are like guides posted at the doorway of almost every educational level and of many occupations. But tests can be something more. Tests can help you know yourself. They can help you discover your gifts, your interests, and your possibilities. They can also help you find your weaknesses before these weaknesses spoil your plans. Tests can help you choose a career. Assignment: 1. Read aloud Section A and Section B fives times after class, paying great attention to your pronunciation and intonation. You can listen to the text again and again, trying your best to imitate the speaker. 2.Review Unit 1-9.