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1、Unit 3A Teaching Plan for Unit 3. Time: 10 class hours. Contents:Listening and SpeakingSection A : Where Principles Come FirstSection B: Cultural Differences in Western and Japanese Decision-Making. Suggested Timetable:1. The first two-class-hour session for listening and speaking2. Next four-class-

2、hour session for Section A3. The fourth two-class-hour session for exercise of Section A4. The fifth two-class-hour session for Section B and Section C. Aims and Requirements:Listening and Speaking:1. Train the students ability to understand the main idea and grasp important details of the listening

3、 texts.2. Give the students a chance to exchange views on the texts they have heard to enable them to have a deeper understanding of the texts.Section A: Where Principle Come First1. understand the main idea and structure of the text;2. learn some rules of interpreting new vocabulary and usage relat

4、ed to culture in English;3. grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the text.Section B: Cultural Differences in Western and Japanese Decision-Making1. Learn the reading ski

5、ll of predicting the authors ideas2. Master some basic language points in the text 3. Use the reading skill to revise section A. Focal Points and Difficult Points: Listening and Speaking:1. Enable students to be familiar with the passage listening skill2. Grasp some words and expressions which often

6、 appear in CET-4Section A: Where Principle Come First1. Understand of the operating principle of the Hyde School. 2. Try to know how to use examples to support a general statement.3. Grasp several CET-4 key words.Section B: Cultural Differences in Western and Japanese Decision-Making1. Ask the stude

7、nts to retell the story2. Grasp several important words. Suggested Teaching Procedure and Methodology: Listening and Speaking:1. Pre-listening Task: arrange the students in pairs and ask them to discuss the following questions:What does the Hyde School see its main job as when educating children?How

8、 does the Hyde School achieve this goal?How important are the parents in Hydes goal in respect of children? 2. Listening to Text 13. Speaking Tasks: ask the students to get into pairs and select a pair to present their views in class.Section A: Where Principle Come FirstPart One Pre-reading Activiti

9、esStep 1: Use 2 minutes read the introduction about Hyde School.The Hyde of today upholds Five Words as the core principles on school campuses in Bath, Maine and Woodstock, Connecticut and in a growing number of public and private schools: Courage, Integrity, Leadership, Curiosity, and Concern. Hyde

10、s program has three emphases: Character development - Hyde consists of a fully integrated program of character development. Character is not an add-on at Hyde. It is the foundation from which all curriculum is developed, including academics, athletics, performing arts, community service, and on-camp

11、us jobs. Family renewal - results from real parent participation. The parents are not involved to support the work of the faculty; they work to develop their own character. The Family Education Program is the distinctive quality of Hydes approach. College preparation - more than 98% of Hydes graduat

12、es attend four-year colleges.Although some schools might excel with one of these emphases singularly, we submit that Hyde is the best, indeed the only choice for prospective families who seek to accept the challenge of all of them collectively.The Hyde Promise: Hyde helps students learn, embrace, an

13、d adopt a character compass that will guide them for the rest of their lives. This compass has four points: 1. An explicit philosophy of character in the form of Five Words: Courage, Integrity, Leadership, Curiosity, and Concern; 2. The most dynamic student peer culture in American education; 3. A d

14、edicated faculty that will go to the ends of the earth to help teenagers and families connect with their potentials; 4. The opportunity for parents, the primary teachers, and the entire family to participate and gain individual and collective strength. Step 2: Answer the following questions:Question

15、 One: What are the core principles of the Hyde School ?Question Two: What are the three emphases of Hydes program? Part Two Text AnalysisThe essay is made up of 4 parts with each part answering one question:Part 1: (paras:1-2)Step 1: Question-What are the principles?The principles of the Hyde School

16、: Teach students the merit of such values as truth, courage, integrity and academic achievement naturally follows; the school has received considerable publicity for its work with troubled youngsters. And the school advocates that they prepare kids for a way of life by cultivating a comprehensive se

17、t of principles that can affect all kids.Step 2: Language points1. Publicity: providing information in order to attract public attention; advertising.-a publicity campaign宣传运动 (campaign: series of planned activities with a particular social, commercial or political aim.)eg: a campaign against nuclea

18、r weapons an advertising campaign an election campaign anti-corruption campaign)-public-publish-publication-publishing2 Comprehensive: that includes (nearly) everything综合的，全面的 eg: a comprehensive description / report a guide book giving comprehensive information on the area. -comprehensible: that ca

19、n be understood fully能充分理解的 eg: The book is written in clear, comprehensible language -Comprehend -Comprehension eg: a comprehensive test综合测试 a comprehension test理解力测试Part 2: (paras:3-11)Step 1: Question-Are the Hyde principles accepted by other schools? The efforts to make the Character First idea

20、accepted by public schools:A)Failure in spreading the Hyde principles: (3)The first Hyde public school program opened in September 1992, which was suspended within months.Reasons: Teachers protested the programs demands and the strain associated with more intense work.B)The Hyde School principles be

21、ing appreciated: (4-11)The Hyde Foundation opened another program in a public high school in the suburbs of New Haven, Connecticut. At the school the quest for truth is also widespread. Students were asked to exchange their evaluations on their class performance.Step 2: Language points1 Suspend:a.)

22、stop or cause to be not activeeg: some rail services were suspended during the strike.b.) hang sth upeg: a lamp was suspended from the ceiling.-Suspender-Suspension suspension bridge吊桥-Suspect suspect sb (of sth / doing sth): feel that sb is guilty of sth without certain proof.Eg: suspect sbs motive

23、sWho do the police suspect (of the crime) ?怀疑The police are interrogating two suspects.嫌疑犯His statements are suspect.不可信的-Suspicion -suspicious词汇扩展： specify specificSuspect(看)-special- specially aspect speciality prospect specialist perspective especially inspect -inspection specimen expect-expectat

24、ion-unexpected respect-respectful-respectiveSeveral usages:In the right/ proper/ historical perspective 以的观点 an eye specialist眼科医生2 Minority: a.) a small group in a nation differing from others in race, religion, language.Eg: They have called for greater numbers of women and minorities on the facult

25、y.b.) (usu. sing) a small number or part.Eg: Only a minority of British households do/does not have a car.-majorityEg: The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio.-majorEg: Her major is English. She is an English major. She majors in English.Part 3: (paras:12-16)Step 1: Question-What are the d

26、etailed principles or approaches advocated by the Hyde School? The Hyde Schools approaches to education:A)The school assumes: (12) Every human being has a unique potential based on character, not intelligence or wealth.Conscience and hard work are valued.Success is measured by growth, not academic a

27、chievement.Students are required to take responsibility for each other.B) Cause and management: (13)The school provides preparation for college, with a curriculum complete with English, history, math and science.All students are required to take performing arts and sports, and to provide a community

28、 service.For each course, students get a grade for academic achievement and for “best effort”.C) A key ingredient in the Hyde mixture is requiring commitment and participation from parents.(14)Some public school parents find it difficult for them to participate.(15)Once the parents are convinced, Hy

29、des requirement of parents participation should work well in public schools. (16)Step 2: language points1. moral: (pl) standards of behavior; principles of right and wrong.行为标准，道德规范Eg: Western ideas and morals 西方理念和道德观 They have no morals.-Morale: state of confidence, enthusiasm, determination . of

30、a person or group at a particular time. 士气，精神状态Eg: The teams morale was high before the match.2. admission: permission to enter a school, a club, a public placeEg: All those who were not wearing a tie were refused admission to the club.-Admittance: being allowed to enter a place (esp. a private one)

31、; the right to enter.Eg: No admittance! The journalist tried to gain admittance to the ministers office.3. attendance:a.) the number of people presenteg: They are expecting a large attendance at the meeting.b.) being present somewhere.Eg: Attendance at lecture is necessary.-AttendEg: Attend to your work and stop talking.专心，仔细考虑 A nurse attends to his needs.照顾，关照 They have a quiet weddingonly a few friends attended (it).出席-Attendant 服务员4. utmosta.) the greatest, furthest or most extrem