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111Unit4 Attitudes towards our elders Section 1new words and ideasTHE GENERAL IDEA OF THIS PERIODThis section deal with attitudes towards elders.Owing to culture clash,the elders in the western coutries being treated differs from the ones in China.Trditionally, China is a nation that respects elders,highly valuing filial piety.As China comes to be an aging seciety ,people need to think more about the wellbeings of seniors.TEACHING AIMSTraining Ss reading abilityLearn some useful words and expressionsUnderstand the attitudes towards elders in western countriesTEACHING IMPORTANT POINTSHelp Ss understand the passage better.Learn and master some important words and phrases in this period.TEACHING DIFFICULT POINTSHow to help Ss to understand the passage better.How to master the important language points in this passage.TEACHING METHODS Fast reading to get the general idea of the text.Careful reading to understand the passage better.Discussion to help Ss understand what they have learned better.Explanation to help Ss master some language pointsTEACHING AIDSA tape recorderA multimediaTEACHING PROCEDURESStep 1 Greetings1 Greet the whole class as usual2 Check their homework if anyStep 2 ReadingT This is the first time to read a passage,so first lets share some reading stragegies:Reading strategices:skimming and scanningWe skim a text when we want to get a general idea of what it is about.We look at the titles and headlines,the words and phrases that stand out well,the first and the last paragraphs as well as pictures and charts to guess what the text is about.When we want to find certain information in a text quickly,we scan the text for key words and phrases,dates ,numbers,etc.We dont need to read the whole text word by word.T Now lets skim the text quickly and answer these questions.Hands up when you get the answers.1 whats a nursing room?2 what about seniors lodge?3 why does Mary think grandma shouldnt stay at a nuring room?4 why is grandma willing to stay at a nursing room?Suggested Answers:1 a hospital especially for old people2 an apartment for old people3 because grandama is too old to look after herself4 because she needs to eat and at regular times and needs to have care and companionship all day long.Step 3 ExplanaitionT lets make some discussions.First of all, I will ask you some questions1 Do/Did some of you feel very close to a grandparent?2 Do you have a special feeling for or close relationship with grandparent?3 What do we call that close relationship?T I think everyone loves his or her grandparent,which is close relationship.We call the relationship “a bond”.This is different from the love between a boyfriend and girlfriend.Step 4 DiscussionT Now lets disscuss the following questions1 What incident caused Mary to worry about her grandmother?2 What activities did Mary enjoy doing with her grandmother?3 Do you think Mary has a special bond with her grandmother?why or why not?SUGGESTED ANSWERS1 Her grandmas being sent to a nursing home2 baking buns,taking care of the garden,and playing cards in the evening.3 Yes.Because he has a deep love to her grandma.However,owing to culture differences,she cant stay with her grandma.Step 5 Summary and homeworkT Today we have learned a text about different attitudes towards elders.First,we learnd some reading strategies:skimming and scanning.Master these and put them into use in future while reading.Through reading we know much about this attitude.Read the passage after class and get familiar with these language points.Step6 The design of the writing on the blackboard 1 Do/Did some of you feel very close to a grandparent?2 Do you have a special feeling for or close relationship with grandparent?3 What do we call that close relationship?4 What incident caused Mary to worry about her grandmother?5 What activities did Mary enjoy doing with her grandmother?6 Do you think Mary has a special bond with her grandmother?why or why not?Step7 Record after reading_ACTIVITES AND RESEARCH1 Presentaion of some reading stragegies for them to learn and practice in future.2 Fast reading to get the general idea of the passage.3 Careful reading to get detailed information4 Dicussion to see whether it is necessary to send elders to a nursing room.5 Further exploration ot see how they understand “ attitudes towards old people”.You may ask them to work in pairs or groups to organize their ideas together to form a report and share it with others the next day. 111
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