Unit 4 Living on Your Own[1].doc

Unit 4 Living on Your Own教学目标： 1. to get to know the importance and necessity of living on ones own and learn how to live on ones own2. to master some new words , sentence structure and grammar points3. to learn to write about living on ones own and to fill in bank account form教学重点： 掌握单词：accommodation economical hesitate internationalize investigate orientation recommend scare assign carve 掌握词组（句型）：participate in turn outfail to keep up with make use of now that教学难点： 1. to learn to talk about living on ones own 2. to write about your first job interview or the job you would like to have 3. to practice reading skills 4. grammar point: consistency of verb tenses 5. to learn to fill in bank account form课时分配： 1. Listen and talk 1课时 2. Passage A & exercises 3课时 3. Passage B, exercises & reading skills 2课时 4. Writing practice 2课时推荐读物： 1. 体验英语扩展教程1Unit 4 Passage C & D 2. 语法手册教学过程： Listen and Talk1. Ask students to talk about living on their own, and then ask some of them to talk about the pictures in this part. Try to compare the differences of viewpoints about living on ones own.2. Ask some students to read the two dialogue samples and do the communicative tasks. Read and ExplorePassage ACulture Notes:1. BUNAC (the British Universities North American Club北美学生英国大学生俱乐部): a program from the USA, currently offers US students and young people work / travel programs to Britain, Australian, New Zealand, etc. Each participating country offers a unique insight into life in a completely new culture and a chance to spend extended time working and traveling overseas. US students can work anywhere in Britain for up to six months at any time during the year and explore the whole of the UK while the they are there.2. Bank Holiday: a holiday of national importance such as Christmas or New Years Day when banks and some other businesses are closed (altogether there are 8-10 of these per year in the UK.)3. Merrill Lynch International Bank(美林国际银行): a very large international company which specializes in a variety of financial services such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, credit cards and checking accounts. It has offices in 38 countries. Text Analysis1. Pre-reading discussing topics: Do you have any working experience? What kind of work do you think you would enjoy?2. While-reading questions:1) How did Marcelas motives and actions differ from those of her classmates?2) Why did Marcela say that it was pretty scary when she arrived in London?3) What does Marcela think of her experience working in London?3. After-reading tasks:1) Passage construction Part I (1-2) Marcelas plan and decision before her graduation for her career.Part II (3-5) She got London and got a job.Part III (6-7) Conclusion: her feeling about the experience working in London. 2) Discussing topic: What do you think of Marcelas experience working in London? If you were she, what will you do?Language points:New Words1. abroad (adv.) to or in a foreign country Eg. be /go /travel abroad * aboard (adv.) on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train Eg. We finally go on time.2. advantage (n.) ( over sb.) a thing that helps you to be better or more successful than others Eg. Being tall gave him an over the other players. She had the of a good education. a quality of sth. that makes it better or more usefulEg. A small car has an of being cheaper to run. Each of these systems has its s and disadvantages.* take advantage of sb./sth. to make use of sth. well; to make use of an opportunityEg. Though she is too poor to buy herself any new book, she takes advantage of any book she can borrow from others. to make use of sb./sth. in a way that is unfair or dishonest.Eg. He shouldnt take advantage of my generosity.* disadvantage advantageous ( to sb.) 3. economical (adj.) spending money or using sth. in a careful way to avoid waste Eg. It is usually to buy rice in large quantities. He was in all areas of his life though he was a rich man.*economic (adj.) connected with the economy of a country or area or with the money that a society or an individual hasEg. The development of this area improves the local peoples living condition. The current climate provides many good opportunities for business and industry.* economically (adv.) economy economicsDifficult sentences1. My desire to live abroad was so strong that I was willing to do anything anywhere.And there is so much to see that after six months exploring I probably covered only half of what I intended.so that 这个词组通常引导的是一个结果状语从句，注意将其用法与 suchthat区分开。Eg. She is so kind that we all would like to make friends with her. She is such a kind person that we all would like to make friends with her.3. It was easy to adjust to life in London. To get used to life in London was easy.adjust to(sth./doing sth.) get used to a new situation by changing the way one behave and/or thinkEg. She tried her best to adjust to the new environment in a new city. I spent two weeks to adjust to using knife and fork.adjust sth.( to sth.) to change sth. slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of condition or to make it work betterEg. You should learn to adjust