Ⅰ. Objectives Ⅱ. Suggested Teaching Plan Ⅲ. Background Information Ⅳ. Class Presentation Preview Preview This is the first unit of Book Three. In the Listening and Speaking section, you will learn how to use attitude words and phrases and will do some practical exercises. In the Reading and Writing section, the writers bring forward a topic very important to our lives — our attitude. As the writer of Text A tells us through a story about his friend Jerry, attitude is more important than anything else. Text B contains a list of four characteristics about happy and positive people. And in Text C, the writer illustrates how one can choose a positive attitude through his own personal experience. Preview Ⅰ. Objectives After studying this unit, the students are expected to be able to master the basic language and skills to use attitude words and phrases; 1. understand the main idea of Text A, Text B and Text C, and master the useful sentence structures and words and expressions found in the exercises relevant to the first two texts; 2. 3. know how to use the subjunctive mood (2); 4. know how to write a résumé; 5. use the reading skill of scanning. Objectives Ⅱ. Suggested Teaching Plan Suggested Time and Teaching Plan for Unit 1 Time Contents Plan 1) Attitude Words and Phrases A.
The teacher begins with the Preview to make sure that the students have some idea of what this unit is all about. After that, the teacher activates Listening and Speaking exercises as follows: 2 periods Preview Listening and Speaking Give a brief lead-in talk on attitude words and phrases so as to define them; B. Have the students listen to Exercise 1 (2-3 times) and fill in the blanks with the missing words; C. Ask one student to read aloud the talk, so students can check pleted answers; D. Present more attitude words and phrases, make sure students know how to use those added attitude words and phrases, anize the activity to plish Exerci