Unit OneI. Objectives 1. Skills: 1) Reading: scanning the information in sentences without reading in any details 2) Writing: how to present a paragraph with a problem-response-evaluation structure 3) Listening: understanding the passage about love without limitations, listening for the main idea and the important details, learning to take notes while listening 4) Speaking: talking about love without limitations2. Vocabulary 1) Words: delivery, justice, wreck, disguise, penetrate, vacant, pledge, drain, exhaust, restrain, 2) Expressions: track down, tell on, hit home, lead up to, get through3. Grammar: 1)word building: the way of n.＋v. ( past participle)is used to form adjectives 2)rewrite sentences by using “no matter(what, where, who, how, etc.)”II. Teaching Arrangement 1.Total Class Time for This Unit: 10 periods 2. Suggested Arrangement: Section A: 6 Periods 1) Background Information 2) Pre-reading Activities 3) While-reading (1) General Reading Questions on the Text (2) Detailed Reading a. Words and Phrases b. Language Points c. Sentence Patterns d. Main Idea of Each Part 4) Post-reading (1) Useful Expressions (2) Summary of the Text (3) Structured Writing (4) Exercises (5) Assignments10' 15-20'10-15' 150'5' 20' 30' 50'1Section B: 4 Periods 1) Reading Skills and Exercises 2) Detailed Study of the Text 3) Summary of the Text 4) Exercises30' 100' 20' 50'Section ALove Without LimitationsI. Background Information 1. September 11th disaster September 11th disaster refers to the air-attack on American main buildings by a gang of terrorists’ hijacking airplanes. The International Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon-shaped Building in Washington were severely damaged. The disaster happened on the morning of September 11th, 2001,American east time. The result was that six symbolical skyscrapers were hit, including the International Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon-shaped Building in Washington; other 23 buildings were destroyed to some degree. Altogether 2998 people lost their lives. The air-attack was the most frightening since World II and it also aroused great terror throughout the world. From then, nations around the world realized the importance of resistance against terrorism and the cooperation in the fight against terrorism. 2. Brain damage: Brain damage is caused by external violence on head or by lacking of oxygen during a difficult delivery. The average death rate of it is between 4 percent to 7 percent, sometimes up to 50 or 60 percent. It can be grouped into two categories: closed-damage and opened-damage. Cerebral concussion is the most common one. Doctors have developed a lot of experience in treating brain damage. If a patient suffers from brain damage, it is more difficult for him to study and live normally. II. Pre-reading Activities Listening and Discussing 1. First Listening Listen to a passage about love without limitations. 2. Second Listening Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions. The last question is open-ended and may have different answers.21) Why didn’t the speaker’s brother have the chance to go to a regular school or compete for a decent job? Because he was born with brain damage and learning was a challenge for him. 2) Wh at did the speaker’s brother give first priority to? He made love his first priority because he never had trouble learning how to love. 3) Who has encouraged you most when it comes to being a loving and caring individual? Open-ended. III.While-reading (I) General Reading 1. Listen to the sound-recording of the text with your textbook closed. 2. Preview check-up by answering questions according to the text. 1) How did Jimmy get his brain damaged? He did not get enough oxygen when he was born. 2) How did the writer describe her father? She described her father as a saint. 3) How close was the relationship between Jimmy and his father? They were inseparable, almost doing everything together. 4) How much was Jimmy changed after his father’s death? He was change d almost completely. 5) How did Jimmy get along after he left New York City to live in his parents’ house? He blossomed on his own and became essential to the neighborhood. 6) What did the writer think of her caring for Jimmy? She thought that caring for Jimmy has enriched her life more than anything else ever could have.. 7) Why did the writer invite her friends to Jimmy’s birthday party? She hoped that their coming would help make the party a merry and festive occasion.8) What did the party remind the writer and her friends of? They were reminded that the constant love and support of friends and family wouldget them through whatever life might present. (II) Detailed Reading PartI (Para.1—Para.3) 1. Language Points31)My brother, Jimmy, did not get enough oxygen during a difficult delivery, leaving him with brain damage... delivery: n. （1) the process of giving birth to a baby 这位母亲没有想到生这个孩子这么顺利。