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The Teaching Plan for Unit 7, Book 1 (Reading and Writing)

Face to Face with Guns

Students’ level: Band 1

Teaching material:Unit 7: Face to Face with Guns

Teaching aims:

Learn new words and expressions
Understand main idea and devices for developing it
Write a paragraph of a set sequential actions

Teaching time: 6---7 periods

Teaching method: Communicative Language Teaching Approach

Teaching evaluation: dictation; exercises; writing; self-testing exercises

Words and phrases for dictation:

cautious; exception;instinct; enlarge; polish; victim; identity; offend; detail; fade; span; eternal; rob; current; foundation; presently; stick; face to face (with); pull into; as if; attach to; have mercy on sb.; look through; out of control; eat (away) at;

Exercises from the textbook

Vocabulary: P158---160; Structure: P160---161; Translation: 161---162; Cloze: P162---163; Text structure analysis: P164---165; Self-testing exercise:P166---173

Teaching stages:

Step 1: Presentation for class

Informing students of the Teaching Aims mentioned above.

Step 2: Pre-reading activities

Background Information

KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is based in Louisville, Kentucky. Originally founded by Col. Harland Sanders, KFC is known for its fried chicken which is prepared by coating fresh-cut pieces of chicken in a flour, salt, and pepper mixture, then cooking immersed in hot oil in a pressure cooker. The world’s first KFC was established in 1939 inCorbin, Kentucky. The first franchise was established in 1952 inSalt Lake City, Utah by Harland Sanders and Pete Harman. KFC now has more than 30,000 restaurants worldwide.

911 is the emergency telephone number in the US and Canada for contacting the police department, the fire department, or medical emergency services. In contrast, people dial 110 for police department, 119 for fire department, and 120 for medical emergency in China.

William Blake (1757-1827)was an English poet and artist whose best-known books of poems are Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. The quotation used in Passage A comes from the first verse of a poem called “London”.

The Thames is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. The Thames has a length of 346 kilometers. The Thames is so central to and intertwined with the history of England that it has been described as “Liquid History”. It has been used as a highway, transporting both people and goods for centuries, and was the scene of many historic battles, forming a natural line of defense.

Understanding:

1) Put the Actions in Sequence

(1) speed away; (2) note details of their faces; (3) toss my house keys into a bush;(4) take a description of the robbers; (5) pull into the garage; (6) look through mug shots; (7) rip the watch from my wrist; (8) put his pistol between my eyes

Keys: (5) (8) (3) (2) (7) (1) (4) (6)

2) Questionsand Answers

(1) Why did the writer scan the street and pathways before pulling into the garagethat night?

He wanted to make sure that nothing was unusual and no one would attack or rob him.

(2) What did the two robbers take away from the writer?A wallet, a watch, and KFC chicken.

(3) What is the raging river?The young men.

(4) In the writer’s eyes, what damage does the out-of-control riverdo to our society?

They are bit by bit destroying the basic ideas we hold dear: our freedom to move about; the fruits of labor; our lives andthose of people we value.

Step 3: Intensive study

------Words and Expressions

1. face to face:1) close to and looking at sb. or sth.

e.g. I’d like to meet him face to face someday; I’ve heard so much about him.

2) no escape from sth. and having to deal with it

e.g. It was the first time he’d ever come face to face with death.

2. cautious: a. careful to avoid problems or danger

e.g. 1) I’m very cautious about expressing my opinions in public.

2) My brother is a very cautious driver.

3. scan: vt.examine sth. carefully but quickly

e.g. He scanned the horizon, but there was no sign of the ship.

v. read sth. quickly

e.g. I scanned through the page for her name.

4. unusual:a.not usual

e.g. 1) It’s unusual for Mary to be late.

2) She has a very unusual name.

5. pull into: move to one side and stop

e.g. 1) He pulled into the small parking lot.

2) The train pulled into the branch line station.

6.exception: n.[C, U] sb. or sth. that is not included

e.g. 1) Most of his songs are awful, but this one is an exception.

2) There’s an exception to every rule.

7. contrive: vi. succeed in doing sth. in spite of difficulties

e.g. 1) She contrived to live well on a very small income.

2) Somehow she contrived to get tickets for the concert.

8. toss:vt. throw sth., esp. sth. light

e.g. 1) She tossed the ball into the air.

2) He glanced at the letter and then tossed it into the bin.

9. instinct: n. [C, U] a natural tendency of behaving in a particular way

e.g. 1) As winter approaches, birds fly south by instinct.

2) Animals have natural instinct for survival.

10. slight:a. 1) thin and light

e.g. He looked too slight to be a boxer.

2) small in degree

e.g. There has been a slight change in your work.

11. enlarge:vt. make sth. larger

e.g. 1) Good reading enlarges the mind.

2) She had the photograph enlarged.

12. polish: vt.1) make sth. smooth and shiny by rubbing

e.g. Polish your shoes regularly to protect the leather.

2) improve a piece of writing, a speech, etc.

e.g. The statement was carefully polished and checked before release.

13. attach…to…:fix sth. to sth. else \

e.g. 1) There was a message attached to the flowers.

2) He attached a check to the order form.

14. identify: vt. recognize and correctly name sb. or sth. \

e.g. 1) He was too far away to identify their faces.

2) She was able to identify her attacker.

15. offend: vi. break a law

e.g. His actions offended against the norms of proper behavior.

vt. make sb. feel upset or angry

e.g. He was offended at /by her words.

16. rip: vt. remove sth. quickly and violently using one’s hands

e.g. 1) She ripped the phone from his hand.

2) He ripped the cover from the book.

17. fade:vi. gradually disappear

e.g. 1) The laughter faded away.

2) Hopes of a peace settlement faded.

18. span:n. [C] the amount of time that sth. lasts

e.g. 1) Children’s attention span is shorter than that of adults.

2) The average life span in this country is seventy years.

19. get to one’s feet:stand up

e.g. 1) At the end of the game, the whole crowd got to their feet and cheered wildly.

2) He got to his feet and stood gazing at her.

20. additional:a. extra

e.g. 1) There will be an extra charge for any additional passengers.

2) It will take an additional week to finish the paper.

21. look through: search for sth. among a lot of others

e.g. 1) I’ll look through my notes but I don’t think I have a record of his name.

2) He asked me to look through the article for any spelling mistakes.

22. current:n. [C] a continuous flowing movement of water, air, etc.

e.g. You shouldn’t swim in the river. There are dangerous currents.

a. happening or existing now

e.g. He is the current chairman of the organization.

23. out of control: no longer in control

e.g. 1) The situation was out of control, and fighting broke out.

2) The fire was out of control.

24. eat (away) at: gradually reduce the amount of or destroy sth.

e.g. 1) The sea has been eating away at this shore for centuries.

2) His gambling was eating away at his income.

25. presently: ad. 1) now;soon

e.g. 1) The managers are presently discussing the matter with the workers.

2) Take a seat in the waiting room; the doctor will come presently.

Step 4:Text Analysis

Main idea:

The text mainly tells about the author’s beingrobbed by two young men, contact with thepolice and deep concern about the damageof young men’s committing crimes.

Detailed Text Analysis:

This passage can be broadly divided into 4 parts. They are:

Part I (para.1): (Situation and problem)In spite of my caution, someone attacked me.

Part II (para.2—25):(Tree sequential events)I was robbed by two young men, losing my money, watch and chicken.

Part III (para.26—31): (Responses to the events that have happened) Back at home, I reported the robbery to the police and they inquired into the case.

Part IV(para.32—34):(How the author think about the robbery)When looking through the mug shots at the station, I began to reflect on the damages these young people have done to our society.

Summary:

One night, when walking out of the garage with some KFC in hand, I was attacked unexpectedly by a young man with a gun. The robber robbed me of my wallet and watch. Later the robber’s partner appeared, ordering me not to look at them and forcing me to the ground, their guns at my head. I thought I was about to be shot to death. However, they took my KFC instead and speeded away in the darkened night

Back at home, I phoned the police and reported the robbery. Later I went to the police station to look through a large number of photos to identify the robbers. To my great surprise, a river of youngfaces flew by not with sunny smile but in a threatening rage. I was deeply concerned about the river－the young generation.

Step 5: Writing (paragraph writing)

Writing Pattern:

Main idea: I won a gold medal for diving.

Details: climb the ladder, hear the dive announced, start the moves to jump from the board
enjoy the quietness underwater, swim to the side
wonder about the result, my coach leap and the crowd cheer
win a gold medal