Unit 2 ValuesTeaching Aims:1.Understanding the main idea (one can live a life full of riches without being rich funancially)and structure of the text2.Appreciate the wording (riches) in the title of the text3.Grasp the key languge points in Texts A and learn how to use them in context4.Unerstand the cultural background related to the content5.Express themselves more freely on the theme of Values after doing a series of theme-relatedreading, listening, speaking, and writing activities6.Write an essay beginning with an anecdote or a piece of news, etc.Teaching Keypoints:1.Grasp the main idea of Text A and language points in Text A2.Cultural background in Text A3.Analysis of the difficult sentences in Text ATeaching Difficulties:1.Writing strategy and style demonstrated in Text A2.Write an essay with an anecdote or a piece of news, etc.Teaching Aids:Teaching, dicussion, exercises, group-activities, student-centredTeaching period: 12classesTeaching Procedure:Step 1Warming up1.Have students listen to the story about Abraham Lincoln before class, lead them to finish theexercises on page31, check the answer and explain.2.Have students learn more about the fact that economic development and personal incomecan’t always account for happiness.3.Do you think rich people must be happier than poor people? Why?4.Do you think a poor person can have a life full of riches? How?5.In class, students form two camps to debate the following issue: Mother Teresa has no money,but she took care of the poor in Calcutta until her death. Bill Gates gave a lot of money to charity, but he seldom works in the “frontline” with the poor. Does the world need more love like Mother Teresa’s or more money like Bill Gates’?Step 2 Global analysisi of Text A1. Division of the Text APart1: Paras.1-2T he writer’s encounter with a boy who raised the question “Are you poor?”Part2: Paras.3-12In search of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesn’t make him feel poor mainly because he enjoys life in many other ways.Part3: Para.13In conclusion, the writer thinks he’s grown to understand more about himself because of the boy’s question.2.Understanding the main idea of the text with the help of the questions on page 37-38Step 3. Detailed leaning of Text A1. It was early December 2003, my first season as a Salvation Army bell ringer, when I was confronted with the questionWhat does a Salvation Army bell ringer do?To ring the bell and ask people to donate money to help the poor.2. confront: vt.1) (of a problem, difficulty, etc.) face (sb.) threateninglyThe difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.A major difficulty that confronts international students is how best to judge the quality of a program in a foreign university2) (of a person) face and deal with (a problem, difficulty, etc.)军人必须面对危险和死亡。
A soldier has to confront danger and death.Astronauts have to confront the unknownbe confronted with: be brought face to faceThe prisoner was confronted with his accusers.Conclusions that can be confronted with experience.3. donation: n. money or goods given for a good causeThe hospital receives a good deal of money in donations他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助。
They made a generous donation to charity.Collocation:a blood donation 鲜血make/give a donation 捐赠promise a donation 允诺捐赠4. confusion: n. a state of uncertainty about what sth. means, etc.The enemy retreated in great confusion.Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion.他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。
Collocation：in confusion 乱七八糟，处于混乱状态throw into confusion使狼狈，使慌乱5.curiosity: n. a strong desire to know about sth.We burned with curiosity over what was in the box.Just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car?from/out of curiosity在好奇心驱使Curiosity killed a cat.好奇伤身6.stammer: v. speak with a tendency to repeat rapidly the same sound or syllableIt’s cruel to make fun of people who stammer.7.deny: vt.1) say that sth. is not trueThere is no denying the fact that Japan began to invade China as early as the early 1930’s.2) refuse to admit or acceptHe denied knowing anything about their plans.8.fall into: belong to (a particular group of things that have similar qualities)All whales fall into two groups, those with teeth and those without.9. nothing more than: only, justHappiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.这只不过是个杜撰的故事而已。
It is nothing more than a made-up story.10. attain: vt. succeed in achieving, esp. after a lot of effortI’m determined to attain my purpose at any cost.She attained her ambition of becoming a pilot.Collocation：attain one’s goal 达到目的attain the age of有…岁attain the top of a moutain到达山顶11.cherish: vt. love (sth./sb.) very much and protect themRiding horses with my mother when I was a kid has become a cherished memory.She cherished the child as though he were her own.Collocation：cherish fond dreams of 做…的美梦cherished desire 夙愿cherish a deep love for热爱…12. tickle: v.1) amuse and interestThe comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.It tickled her to think that her boss would dress up as a clown at the New Year party.2) move one’s fingers on a sensitive part of another’s body in a way that makes them laugh She tickled the boy’s feet and made him laugh.婴儿喜欢呵痒和拥抱。