Unit Three A Good Heart to Lean On教学目的：1. to master the new words and useful phrases.2. to learn about what has happened between the father and the son and how a simple, kind act of caring can change our lives.3. to get acquainted with skills of developing a paragraph by examples.4. to get acquainted with skills of reading for the key ideas in sentences.教学重点:1. Comprehension of the textStressing the expression of phrases and focus on their applications in practical uses.Reading for the Key ideas in Sentences2 Key sentence patternsEven though, Once…, When…,3.Structured writingA paragraph of a General Point supported by Examples教学方法:用联想生成教学方法促进学生新旧知识的交融，用课堂提问小测验和考察背诵的方式巩固所学的知识，并有助于学生发音和记忆能力的提高。
教学过程:1.Warm-up activities: (15 minutes)2.Understanding the text (15 minutes)3.Detailed studies of text (80 minutes)4.Grammar and exercises (30 minutes)5.Enrichment reading (60 minutes)6.Writing practice (40 minutes)作业:Assign homework:Recite the appointed paragraphTranslation and after-class readingⅠ. Warm-up activities1. Story TellingListen to the short story and then share with your partner the unforgettable things your father has done for you. Make your story logical and smooth.(a short story)Thirty years ago when I was a small child, my father arranged for me to spend two summer vacations at a very large farm in South Dakota. He thought it would be good for me, and he was right. It taught me a great deal about the importance of independence. The people who lived there were practically self-sufficient. They raised sheep for wool and built their cabins from logs. The place was so isolated that the farm owner’s daughter, who must have been in her early twe nties, said that she had never been away from home or seen a train.2. Talk ShowSuppose that you are a celebrity (名人) and invited to a talk show program Face to Face.One of the host’s questions is: “What kind of father is your father?” You are to talk before the class with your classmate as the host.He is persistent. Once he sets a goal, he will not give it up easily.…(muscular, manly, persistent, brave, diligent, liberal, generous, strong-willed, mild, gentle, solemn, able, intelligent, talented, humorous, frank, honest, competent, eloquent, capable, sincere, insightful, earnest, kind …)3. Tell Your Father’s Favorite Sayings•Go and ask your mother.•Just wait until I get you home.•I love you, son.•I love you, princess.•When I was your age...•My father used to tell me…•I used to walk to school in the snow.•Quit talking about it and do it.•Why walk when you can run?•It never hurts to ask.•Get home early...Ⅱ. Understanding the textParas. 1—21.How did the writer feel to be seen with his father when he was young? Why? embarrassed, crippled, unwanted attention2. What did the father always say when he started out with his son?set the pace, adjust toParas. 3—43. Why can going to work be a matter of pride?subway, nasty, sick, others could not4. How did the father go to work when the weather was very bad?wagon, cling, tunnel basementParas. 5—75. Why do I now feel amazed at what my father did?amazed, courage, subject to, shame, stress6. What is a proper standard to judge people? What do you think is a good heart?a good heartParas. 8—9A general point:My father tried to participate in many activities in some way.Example 1keep the team going as a managerExample 2go to dances and partiesPara. 11A general point:I now know he participated in some things through me, his only son. Example 1played ballExample 2joined the NavyExample 3visited his officeParas. 12—13Why does the writer often think of his father, now that his father has been gone for many years? sorry, unworthy, regretted, trifles, fortune, a good heartⅢ. Text Structure AnalysisWriting Techniques这篇文章突出的特点是：（一）文章的主题深刻，发人深思。
标题：A Good Heart to Lean On该如何理解？我们知道身体上有残疾的人，尤其是本文中父亲这样瘸的残疾人通常需要依靠别人（lean on）,而可以用来依靠的通常是肩膀（arm）,而不是心（heart）.因此我们要问为何作者要给文章命名A Good Heart to Lean On?文章的标题本身就法人深思。
标题下面的一句化概括了全文的中心思想。
More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance. 读了文章，我们知道父亲身体残疾，需要儿子的扶持，依靠儿子保持身体的平衡。
而儿子最后意识到父亲令他保持平衡，当然这种平衡是心灵上的。
因为父亲有一颗善良的心。
（二）整篇文章首尾呼应。
文章第一、二段和文章最后两段构成了典型的呼应。
文中第一段提到his hand on my arm for balance, 在结尾处第十三段中呼应的句子是I put my hand on his arm to regain my banlance.文中第二段中走路一瘸一拐的父亲对不耐烦的儿子说,You set the pace, I will try to adjust to you.而在文中结尾处第十三段也出现了呼应的句子，儿子意识到了父亲的伟大，想象自己对父亲说, You set the pace, I will try to adjust to you.可见父亲的人生态度和典范对儿子产生了深刻的影响。