Unit 2 lesson 1
Money VS Success
Unit interpretation and student analysis
Subject context: people and self
Thematic significance: The genre belongs to the character category of news reports. It belongs to the topic of "being a person and doing things" in the theme of "People and Self". This article reports on how university professor Jason Harley donated millions of property to charity and lived a simple life himself. Its thematic significance is to let readers re-recognize and think about the relationship between money and success in the mind-set of most people who pursue material goals for happiness, money is not necessarily happy; Self-sufficiency, dedication to society, and helping others can discover the true meaning of life, bring happiness and success.
二、Student analysis
In terms of the recognition of the meaning of the unit theme: Students in Class 4 are familiar with the topic of success and have a desire for success;
In terms of language knowledge and skills:Students have mastered certain reading skills, such as reading quickly to understand the general idea of the text; In the process of reading, students can think deeply and generate their own opinions under the guidance of teachers;
三、Teaching Objectives and Teaching Activity Design
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
1) Obtain and sort out the changes in Jason Harley's material and spiritual life before and after donating all his property, and present the structured knowledge of the discourse with the help of visual graphics;
2) use the language learned to describe and explain the changes in the material and spiritual life of Jason Harley after donating the family and the reasons for it;
3) Demonstrate the reasons for Jason Harley's reluctance to be a millionaire and his concept of success, analyze the stylistic characteristics, and infer the author's attitude;
4) In the "People Interview" activity, analyze, criticize, and evaluate Jason from different perspectives Harley's view of choice and success;
5) Connect with reality, express your own views on the relationship between money and success, and the teaching goal of "Success".
四、Teaching Keys and Difficulties
获取文章大意,并梳理出Jason Harley物质和精神生活的变化及其原因;阐释Jason Harley改变生活方式的经过和影响,并完成思维导图;归纳Jason和大多数人对成功和幸福的态度,从不同角度评价Jason的做法,并表达自己对成功和金钱的理解。
五、Teaching Process
Step1. Activate and share
The teacher presents several pictures of wealth and money and prepare a video , then ask the students what do you think money can bring to your life How would you like to spend the money Money equals success Then talked about an ex-millionaire named Jason Harley.
(设计意图:创设情景,引入主题。激活学生有关“金钱”和“成功”的已有认知,激活相关的语言,同时学习“millionaire”, “comfortably”等新词汇。)
Step 2. Pre-reading
Ask students to read the title of the news report and encourage them to find out the structure, text type and main idea of the passage, tracking Jason Harley's life changes, including actual facts and personal feelings.(Group work)
(设计意图:为了让学生对新闻报道类文体的基本组成部分有所了解,并帮助其了解文章结构与细节信息。)
Step 2: While-Reading
Scan the news report and figure out the questions to choose the best answers. (pair work)
What should you do to keep the sense of success
A. Dream up ways of getting rich,
B. Become a millionaire quickly.
C. Find other forms ofsuccess.
D. Work hard constantly.
What does Jason like to do in I his spare time at present
A. Work in a small garden,
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C. Gеt th ng frоm сhаr tу hор .
D. Give away things to the homeless
Why did Jason decide to live simply
A. He had nothing but money.
B. He felt guilty to be a poor man
C. There were so many poor people.
D. Money gave him anything but happiness
2. Mind map
Students will draw a mind map on the understanding of the passage, and appropriately retell it as much as possible.
Step 3. Post-reading
Discussion:
Do you think Jason made a good decision Why How would you explain money and success
what will you do to achieve your own success
设计意图:通过思维导图和小组讨论,让学生对文章主人公的选择做出评价,并深入思考他们自己对待金钱与成功的关系,帮助学生树立正确的价值观。
Expression
Talk about how to achieve your own success after learning the passage.
Step 4. Summary
Summaries what we have learned in today’s class.
Step 6. Assignment
Write an argument on the topic “Is money a measure of success ” (金钱是衡量成功的标准吗?)四、Teaching Reflection
五、Whiteboard Design