Unit 7 Not on My Block(远离我的街区).doc

Unit 7 Not on My BlockI. Teaching ObjectivesStudents will:1. have knowledge about “the prodigal son has returned”;2. find out some information on drug trades and drug dealers; 3. understand differences between several words and expressions4. grasp the meaning of some complicated sentences.5. practice writing skill - Paragraph WritingTime allotmentSections - Information about the textSections - TextSections - Study & PracticeSections - Reading Activity & Guided WritingII. Teaching Method(s)1.Ppt or2. Teacher gives lecture mainly or3. Students read, teacher asks questions with detailed explanation or4. Students discuss or5. Students finish some tasks or do ppt for presentationIII. Background Information Listening Comprehension- The Prodigal Son A man had two grown sons and the younger came to him and said, “Give me my share of the inheritance now.” So his father divided all his assets and gave the younger son his share. The first born was to inherit a double portion so the younger son now had one third of all his fathers property. Soon after this the younger son took everything his father had given him and went away to a distant country where he lived a debauched life and used up everything. Just as he became poor a great famine spread over that country and the young man began to starve. Finally he had learned his lesson and it came to him to return to his father, “My fathers lowliest servants have food in abundance and here Im starving to death. I will go back to my father and tell him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Please take me on as one of your hired servants.” So he returned home and while he was still far down the road his father saw him and recognized him and was full of mercy. He excitedly ran out to meet him and hugged and kissed him. He told his servants, “Go and fetch the best robe and sandals and a ring for his finger and clothe him. Go and prepare a banquet; we will have a feast and celebrate, for this my son who was dead is alive again he was lost but now is found.”1. How much inheritance did the younger son get? One third of all his fathers property.2. What happened when he became poor? A great famine spread over the country and he began to starve.3. What did the younger son decide to do then? He decided to return to his father.4. Where did his father see him? His father saw him while he was far down the road.5. Did his father recognize him at once? And what did he do? Yes, he recognized him at once. He ran out to meet him and hugged and kissed him.6. How did his father feel about him? He felt very happy because in his opinion, this son used to be dead and lost, but now he came back.The Oliver neighborhood of East Baltimore An area of approximately thirty-two square blocks in east-central Baltimore City. The district consists of brick row houses that are still residential. Interspersed among these structures are quite a few brick and stone churches and public service buildings, such as firehouses and schools. The district contains around 2, 000 buildings. Though the houses have suffered from the neglect of maintenance, they are generally in good shape, and a small amount of restoration activity is occurring in the neighborhood. Illegal drug trade and drug dealersFor some drugs, large-scale drug production is not usually located in developed countries where those drugs are illegal rather, those drugs are often manufactured or harvested in developing nations where corruption and instability allows producers to operate with minimal interference from law enforcement agencies. High demand for illegal drugs on the black market leads to the formation of complex illegitimate production, smuggling, and distribution networks that span national borders and generate billions of dollars of revenue.Illegal supply to consumers is generally via criminal “drug dealers” who purchase drugs in bulk or produce their own. Such dealers are stereotypically associated with organized crime syndicates, though in reality they often work freelance and bear no connection to organized criminal groups. The motivations for participation in the drug trade vary greatly depending on the specific drug.The tragic story of the Dawson family in Baltimore This shocking event happened in October, 2002. The Dawson family Angela Dawson, her husband, and five children were all killed when a drug dealer set their house on fire in retaliation for Mrs. Dawsons undaunted stand against drug trafficking in their Baltimore neighborhood. On the picture, you can see the local people are commemorating the Dawson family.Topic-related PredictionWhat do you think a community activist will do if there is drug dealing in the neighborhood?IV. TextDetailed ReadingParagraph 1-3Questions:1. Why did Armstead take to the gray row house right away? Because she found that it had an extra bedroom and a big backyard for her grandkids to play.2. What did Armstead see when she came home from work that first night after moving into her new house? She found a bunch of tough- looking young men sitting on her front step.3. How did the young men respond when Armstead told them to make way for her? They stood up with reluctantly, staring at her with cold, hard eyes. Analyze:1. What does “row house”mean? It means a row of houses built in one block in a uniform style2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.埃塞尔 阿姆斯特德一下子就喜欢上了那栋灰色的联房。 3. Please complete the first part of the sentence. Once she was inside. Paragraph 4-6Questions:1. Who were the young men? Why did they occupy Armsteads front steps? They were drug dealers. Because her house was long vacant, they hid their drugs under the front steps.Analyze: 1. How do you understand “foot traffic”? It refers to pedestrians moving along a route. be drowned in the hundred years to come 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 当川流不息的车辆和行人经过时，毒品贩子就在门廊上做生意。 3. How old is Mrs. Armstead? She is in her fifties. 4. You can use -something after a number like 20, 30, etc. to refer to the age of a person. Can you give an example? Open-ended.。5. What can be inferred from this sentence? She had acted in response to such an unexpected difficult situation before.6. What kind of person is Mrs. Armstead? She is very courageous and brave.7. What is “gonna”? “Gonna” is an informal way of saying “going to”. 8. Besides, you can often hear people say “wanna”, what does it mean? “Wanna” is an informal way of saying “want to” as in “You wanna go now?”7. What do we mean when we refer to sb.s insides? We mean the persons stomach. 8. How did Mrs. Armstead feel at that time? She felt very nervous.Paragraph 7-13Analyze 1. How do you understand the word “mask”? It means an expression on ones face that hides their true feelings.2. Paraphrase the sentence.2. What did Mrs. Armstead do? She tried not to show any of her real feelings.3. What do we know from this sentence? Mrs. Armstead was so nervous that her heart was pounding.4. Translate the sentence into Chinese.阿姆斯特德的心已跳到喉咙口。 Paragraph 7- 16Analyze 1. What is “fussin”? “Fussin” is a non-standard way of saying “fussing”. 2. Who said the word “fussin” and who was “fussin”? The young men said this word. In their opinion, Armstead was “fussin”.Paragraph 17- 19Analyze1. Translate the sentence into Chinese. And she didnt just talk. She has been a driving force in the community organization BUILD (Baltimore United in Leadership Development). Together they drove drug dealers off a vacant lot and built a playground. They established an extended-day program at school to keep kids off the streets. They prompted the city and local churches to step up efforts to redevelop abandoned houses. 而且她不仅仅限于谈话， 她一直是社区组织巴尔的摩发展领导才能联合会（BUILD）的推动力。他们一起把毒品贩子从一块空地上赶走，在那里建了一个 儿童游乐场。他们在学校里开办了一项放学后的校内活动，让孩子们不要到上去，他们促使市里和当地的教堂加快了重建弃房的步伐。2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.Armstead is modest about the impact shes had. She says simply, “It makes me feel good to know my message got through to at least one young man.” 阿姆斯特德对她产生的影响很是谦虚。她只是说：“知道自己那番话至少说服了一个年轻人，这就让我很开心了。”. Part Division of the Text Parts Lines Main Ideas 1 1 27 After Mrs. Armstead moved into the row house, she found drug dealers and addicts often appeared on her stoop.2 28 67 Mrs. Armstead fought against those drug dealers and they became friendly with her. 3 68 72 Mrs. Armstead participated in a community organization to step up the efforts of fighting against drug dealing. 4 73 77 Mrs. Armstead felt good with one drug dealer showing gratitude to her.VI. Summary WritingMrs. Armstead liked her new house very much. However, on the first night after moving in, she found a bunch of tough-looking men(一帮样子很凶的人)，sitting on her front steps. In coming weeks, she learned that drug dealers conducted business on the stoop (在门廊上做生意) in the past. Then she decided to rise to the unexpected challenge(奋起应付突如其来的挑战) . The next day, she confronted the leader of these men (她勇敢地面对这些人的”头”) and asked them to stay off her property (离开她的住宅) , off the corner. They left but a few days later, came back again. Mrs. Armstead just repeated her words again and again. Then they began to listen and took to calling her “Mom”(开始喊她“大妈”) .She kept warning them of the dangers of fast money and told them to do something positive(告诉他们干点正经事) . And she didnt just talk. She has been a driving force in the community organization BUILD. They prompted the city and local churches to step up efforts to redevelop abandoned houses(加快重建弃房的步伐) young man who used to hang out on her steps told her that he got a job and wanted to thank her for all her fussing (谢谢她嘀咕的那些话)（9）Mrs. Armstead felt very happy to know her message got through to at least one young man(至少说服了一个年轻人) . VII. Writing PracticeWriting Practice A Friendly Letter FormatA Brief Introduction. A friendly letter format covers the following five parts, namely, heading, greeting or salutation, body, closing and signature. PartsContentsheading Check to make sure you have the correct information on the correct line. It should be on the right side of the paper:first line street number and street namesecond line town or city, state and ZIP code third line the dategreeting or salutation Dear Name if word processing, skip two lines below the heading and begin flush with the left margin; if writing by hand, skip a space and begin flush with the left margin.PartsContentsbody The main part of the letter in which you write about your information and ideas; remember that to be terrific, you must be specific! if word processing, skip one line after the salutation and skip one line between paragraphs; if writing by hand, you do not need to skip these spaces; indent paragraphs.closing Choose an appropriate closing, and sign your name. Make sure this lines up with the heading. Only the first word is capitalized.signature Usually in cursive.2