Book4 Unit 3I. Teaching Objectives1. To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns2. To be familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writing3. To improve Ss reading skills by studying section B4. To respond and cooperate with classmates willingly5. To participate actively6. To read sentences and texts with proper intonation7. To write smoothly and legiblyII.Teaching Focus1. Useful words, phrases and sentence structures;2. Reading skill: Understanding Figurative Language;3. Writing skill: Structured Writing (P 69)III .Main Teaching Methods and TechniquesUse the CAI (PPT software) and group work; use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach and audio-visual method.V. Teaching ProceduresSection A: Longing for a New Welfare System (Four Periods)Step 1: Pre-reading Activities:1.1 GreetingsGreet the whole classReview(1). Ask students some questions to review the last lesson（show them on thescreen）.(2). Check the homework（get to know the social welfare system of the US and China by surfing the Internet or reading relevant books ）;1.2 Warming upTopics:(1). Getting to know some simple information on social welfare system.(2).ask the Ss to talk about difference between the public health, education andhousing in China and in the US.Step 2: While-reading activities:2.1. Background information:A social welfare provision refers to any program which seeks to provide a guaranteed minimum level of income, service or other support for the population of a country as a whole, or for specific groups such as the poor, elderly, and disabled people. Social welfare programs are undertaken by governments and by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Social welfare payments and services are provided at the expense of taxpayers generally or by obligatory National Insurance contributions, funded by benefactors. Welfare payments can take the form of in-kind transfers (e.g., health care services) or cash (e.g., earned income tax credit). Examples of social welfare services include the following:•Compulsory superannuation savings programs.•Compulsory social insurance programs, often based on income, to pay for the social welfare service being provided. These are often incorporated into the taxation system and may be inseparable from income tax.•Pensions, either for the entire population or for those who had lower incomes. •Financial aid, including social security and tax relief, to those with low incomes or inability to meet basic living costs, especially those who are raising children, elderly, unemployed, injured, sick or disabled.•Free or low cost nursing, medical and hospital care, antenatal and postnatal care for those who are sick, injured or unable to care for themselves. This may be available to everybody, or means tested. Services may be provided in the community or a medical facility.•Free or low-cost public education for all children, and financial aid, sometimes as a scholarship or pension, sometimes in the form of a suspensory loan, to students attending academic institutions or undertaking vocational training.•The state may also fund or operate social work and community-based organizations that provide services that benefit disadvantaged people in the community.•Welfare money paid by a government to persons who are in need of financial assistance.Purposes:1. To develop Ss’ online learning ability2.To improve Ss’ ability to retrieve the relevant informa tion3. To stimulate Ss’ psychomotor thinking4. To arouse Ss’ interest in learning the unitMethod: Talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach, and audio-lingual method.2.2 Text Structure Analysis2.2.1 Fast reading:Ask the Ss to read the passage as quickly as they can and to answer the questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.2.2.2 Main idea: The passage is about longing for a new welfare system.2.2.3 Text structure: (the chart below)(Purpose: Improve the students’ reading and writing ability and understand the general idea of each paragraph.Method: Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.)Step 3: Intensive reading:3.1. Ss are required to read the passage carefully again and answer some detailed questions on the screen. 1.3. Lead-in and preparation for reading(1). What kind of person is the author?handicapped; confined to wheelchair; carrying a urine bag everyday;independent; self-respect; self-support; self-made(2). How could the writer possibly get his wheelchair repaired?the handicapped client; caseworker; medical worker; main welfare office; wheelchair repair company(3). What can you conclude from the procedure of asking for wheelchair repairs?very difficult for welfare clients to ask for extra financial help(4). How do you describe Suzanne?arrogant; suspicious; indifferent; careless; business-like; a detectivePurpose: Arouse the students’ interest of study. Bring in new subject: Why is author longing for a new welfare system?Method: Use the CAI, PPT software and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach, audio-visual method and audio-lingual method.3.2. Teacher picks out some difficult sentences and language points to explain. 1) Longing for a New Welfare System (Title)long for: have an intense desire for; want very muche.g.①The children are longing for the holidays. 孩子们盼望放假。