Unit 9 How to Grow Old Teaching Plan 教案.docx
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Unit9HowtoGrowOldTeachingPlan教案
Unit9
HowtoGrowOld
TeachingPlan
LearningObjectives
1)Rhetoricalskill:
metaphor
2)Keylanguage&grammarpoints
3)Writingstrategies:
metaphorforthethemeoftheessay
4)Theme:
howtokeepyoungandfacedeath
Pre-classActivity:
none.
RelationshiptoCurrentUnit:
Materials:
Teacher’sBook(6),English-EnglishDictionary,Blackboard,PPT
EstimatedTimeofLesson:
270m,6sessions
TimeAllocation:
P1-2
1.Pre-reading:
playinggames/wordpuzzle/pictureactivation/shortstories10m
2.GlobalReading:
textintroduction,culturenotes,author,structure15m
3.DetailedReading(a):
TextI:
Paragraph1-365m
P3-4
4.DetailedReading(b):
TextI:
Paragraph4-690m
P5-6
5.ConsolidationActivities(a):
TextComprehension;WritingStrategies20m
6.ConsolidationActivities(b):
Languagework;OralActivities;Writing70m
7.FurtherEnhancement(Optional):
TextII/OtherComprehensivePractices
SectionOnePre-readingActivities
I.PictureActivation
Doyoufind“growingold”aterrifyingprocess?
Whyorwhynot?
II.Pre-readingQuestions
1.AnagingpopulationhasbecomeaseriousprobleminChina,especiallyinbigcitieslikeShanghai.Afterdecadesofhardwork,oldpeopledeservetoliveahappylifeintheirtwilightyears.DoyouthinkoldpeopleinChinaaretakengoodcareof?
Whatdoyourgrandparentsusuallydoeveryday?
Dotheyenjoytheirlife?
Openfordiscussion.
2.Withtheimprovementoflivingstandardsandmedicalservices,nowpeoplehavealongerlifeexpectancythanbefore.Inthisconnection,somepeopleproposethatourretirementageshouldbepostponed.Doyouagreewiththisidea?
Openfordiscussion.
SectionTwoGlobalReading
I.TextIntroduction
ThisisoneoftheessaysinBertrandRussell’sPortraitsfromMemory,whichwaspublishedin1956.Asisindicatedinthetitle,theessaydealswiththeissueofaging.Inalightandhumorousstyle,theauthorturnsthissocialissueintoapersonaldiscussionontwotopics:
Howtokeeponeselfpsychologicallyyoungandhowtoperceivedeathinone’soldage.
II.CultureNotes
Gibbon(Paragraph1)
EdwardGibbon(1737–1794),Englishhistorian.HewroteTheHistoryoftheDeclineandFalloftheRomanEmpire(1776–1788).
GirtonCollege(Paragraph1)
ThefirstresidentialcollegeforwomenofCambridgeUniversity,itwasestablishedin1869.ItisabouttwoandahalfmilesnorthwestofthecenterofCambridgenexttothevillageofGirton.Itbecamemixedin1977withthearrivalofthefirstmaleFellowsandmaleundergraduateshavebeenadmittedsince1979.
III.Author
BertrandRussell(1872-1970)wasaBritishphilosopherandmathematicianwhocombinedscholarshipwithliteraryskillandhadararetalentforpopularizationbothinwritingandasabroadcaster.Onpoliticsandeducationheheldunorthodoxopinions.In1918hewasgalledforpacifism.Undeterredbyage,hewasactiveinnucleardisarmamentdemonstrations,whichledtoanotherspellinprison.
HeleftCambridgeinthesummerof1894
Intheautumnof1920hewenttoChinatolectureonphilosophyatthePekingUniversity,analyzingthestrengthandweaknessesofthatancientcivilizationattemptingtoindustrialize,andwarnedofthedangersofimperialpowersinterferinginChinaaffairs.
In1950,RussellwasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature,"inrecognitionofhisvariedandsignificantwritingsinwhichhechampionshumanitarianidealsandfreedomofthought."
IV.StructuralAnalysis
Part1
(Paras.1-2)descriptionofthehealthylifestyleofauthor’sancestorsandhimself,whichreflectshisattitudetowardslife
Part2
(Paras.3-4)twothingselderlypeopleshouldavoid,namelylivinginmemoriesandclingingtoyouth
Part3
(Paras.5-6)importanceofdevelopingimpersonalinterests,andacorrectattitudetowardsdeathinoldage
SectionThreeDetailedReading
HOWTOGROWOLD
BertrandA.Russell
I.Analysis
Paragraph1Analysis
Inthisparagraphtheauthorbeginstheessaywithahumorousanswertothequestion“hownottogrowold”—“tochooseyourancestorscarefully.”Thenhetellsussomeanecdotesaboutoneofhisancestors—hismaternalgrandmother,whoenjoyedalonglifepartlybecauseshehadahealthyattitudetowardslife.
Paragraph2Analysis
Inthisparagraphtheauthorgivesusaverybriefdescriptionofhishealthylifestyle,whichreflectshisattitudetowardslife.
Paragraphs3-4Analysis
Aftertalkingabouthisancestors’longevityandhisownhealthylifestyle,theauthordirectshisdiscussiontothetwothingselderlypeopleshouldavoid,namelylivinginmemoriesandclingingtoyouth,whichareinterrelated,becauseundueabsorptioninthepastwouldinevitablyleadtoclingingtoyouth.
Paragraph5Analysis
Inthisparagraphtheauthorstressestheimportanceofdevelopingimpersonalinterests.Withsuchinterestsonewillhaveafulfillingoldagewithoutmakinghisgrown-upchildrenfeeloppressed.Otherwise,hewilleitherfeelemptyorundulyconcernhimselfwithhischildren.
Paragraph6Analysis
Thelastparagraphexpoundsonacorrectattitudetowardsdeathinoldage.Accordingtotheauthor,deathshouldnotbeanoppressiveproblemfor“anoldmanwhohasknownhumanjoysandsorrows.”Hecomparesone’slifetoariverthatwilleventuallybemergedwiththesea.Thismetaphorsuggeststhatdeathisinevitableand,moreimportant,itispartof“theuniversallife.”
II.QuestionsforParagraphs
Paragraph1:
Questions
1.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesaysthat“Butspeakingasoneoftheseventy-two,Ipreferherrecipe”?
Theauthormeansthatasoneofherseventy-twograndchildren,heprefersthewayshechosetodealwithbeingseparatedfromherfamilyforperiodsoftime.
2.How,accordingtotheauthor,canoneberelievedfromtheworryofaging?
Accordingtotheauthor,ifyouhavewideandkeeninterestsandyouparticipateinactivitieswhichyouarestillcapableof,justashismaternalgrand-motherdid,youwillhavenotimetonoticethatyouaregrowingoldandthusyouwillhavenoreasontoworryaboutyouroldageandtheprobablebrevityofyourfuture.
Paragraph3Question
Howcouldonegetoutofundueabsorptioninthepast?
Togetoneselfoutofundueabsorptioninthepast,onemustdirectone’sthoughttothefutureandtothethingsaboutwhichthereissomethingtobedone.
Paragraph4Question
How,accordingtotheauthor,shouldanelderlypersonshowhisconcernforhischildren?
DetailedReading
Accordingtotheauthor,anelderlypersonshouldavoidshowingtoomuchinterestinhischildrenwhentheyaregrownupandwanttolivetheirownlives.Heshouldbethoughtfulandbereadytogivethemhelponlywhentheyneedit.
Paragraph5Question
What,accordingtotheauthor,should“thosewhoareincapableofimpersonalinterests”realize?
DetailedReading
Accordingtotheauthor,thosewhoareincapableofimpersonalinterestsshouldrealizethattheirundueinterestintheirchildrenisunwelcome,thoughtheir“materialservices”arestillappreciated.
Paragraph6Question
Whatisthebestwayforanoldpersontoovercomethefearofdeath?
Firstofall,heshouldrealisethatdeathisinevitable.Thebestwaytoovercomethefearofdeathistodevelopstrongimpersonalinterestsinvolvingappropriateactivities,sothathewillpainlesslylosehisindividualbeing(i.e.hisego)andhislifewillbecomemergedintheuniversallife.
III.LanguageWorkofParagraphs
Paragraph1
“Althoughbothmyparentsdiedyoung,Ihavedonewellinthisrespectasregardsmyotherancestors.”
Paraphrase:
Althoughbothmymotherandmyfatherdiedwhentheywerestillyoung,myotherancestorslivedlonglives.Heretheauthormeansthatgeneticallyhedidquitewell.
respectn.anaspectofsomething
e.g.Inmostrespects,thenewfilmisbetterthantheoriginal.
Thehouseisinafairlygoodconditionand,inthisrespect,contrastswiththerestofthestreetwhichisinastateofdisrepair.
asregards:
inconnectionwith
e.g.Areyouoptimisticorpessimisticasregardsthefuture?
Thisisespeciallytrueasregardswomen,giventhat,oftheworld’sonebillionpoorestpeople,three-fifthsarewomenandgirls.
“Mymaternalgrandfather,itistrue,wascutoffintheflowerofhisyouthattheageofsixty-seven,butmyotherthreegrandparentsalllivedtobeovereighty.”
Paraphrase:
Mymother’sfatherdiedatanearlyageofsixty-seven,butmyotherthreegrandparentsenjoyedlonglives.Theyalldiedintheireighties.
cutoff:
toremovesomethingbycuttingit;topreventsomeonefromhavingsomethingthattheyneedorwant
e.g.Theaimwastocutofftheenemy’sescaperoute.
I’mgladthebartendercutTommyoff—he’salreadyhadtoomuchtodrink.
Whenhiswifedied,hecuthimselfofffromotherpeople.
March31isthecutoffdateforapplicationstobeaccepted.
“OfremoterancestorsIcanonlydiscoveronewhodidnotlivetoagreatage,andhediedofadiseasewhichisnowrare,namely,havinghisheadcutoff.”
Paraphrase:
Amongallmyremoterancestors,Ionlyfindonewhodiedyoung.Hewasbeheaded,whichisrarenowadays.
namelyadv.usedforintroducingmoredetailedinformationaboutasubjectthatyouarediscussing
e.g.Weneedtogetmoreteachersintotheclassroomswherethey’remostneeded,namelyinpoorareas.
Theministerwouldonlyrepeattheofficialgovernmentposition,namelythatitcandonothingatthemoment.
“toherlastdayremainedaterrortoallherdescendants”
Paraphrase:
keptasternandfearfulcontroloverallherdescendantsuntilherdeath
“SheusedtorelatehowshemetinItalyanelderlygentlemanwhowaslookingverysad.”
Paraphra
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