Unit 2
Class Type Reading and writing
Objectives Enable students to read and understand the passage” Life in the past.” Enable student to write a composition about the advantages and disadvantages of life today including the main points and the examples.
Key structure The comparative degree and the superlative degree of adjectives.
Difficulties How to write an argument using the main points and the examples.
Vocabulary eldest, married, couple, diet
fall off, get married
Periods 1
Procedure
Lead-in Review. Translate the phrases in Unit 1 into English.
Step 1 Look at these Beijing’s pictures. Say what life was like in the past and what life is like today.
Step 2 Get the students look at the photos and talk about the changes.
Step 3 Skim the passage and answer the questions.
Step 4 Read and take notes on Mrs. Li says about the points in Activity 1.
Step 5 Talk about the changes of life for Mrs. Li.
Step 6 Work in groups and talk about the changes in your hometown. Then report it to the class.
Step 7 Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.
Step 8 Ask Ss to Write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.
Step 11 Language points: explain the key words and phrases in Unit 2.