阅读教程4蒋静怡Unit_1animals and their rights_1

1、Animals and Their RightsUnit 1Course introduction1. Texts to study2. AssessmentQuizzes: regular quizzes 15 % + reading tests 15%3. Charlottes Web Teaching objectives You are going to enlarge the vocabulary in different fields; broaden your minds by reading; and know how to think critically.Teaching

2、steps Step 1 Course introduction Step 2 Reading Activities Step 3 Exercises Step 4 Homework Section One: warm-up discussion Watch the following video and think about the animal image in the cartoon. What do you think of the animals in the video? What are their images?Step 2 Reading ActivitiesStep 2

3、Reading ActivitiesStep 2 Reading ActivitiesReading OneMatch the words on the right with that on the left. strenuoussegregateddisruptgruesomeingenioussquealalterinitialcuteunifieda. changeb. separatedc. shriekd. effortfule. unpleasantf. lovelyg. spoilh. monk. samel.conformm. declinen. shockedReading

4、One Check your comprehensionWhat is the contradiction in animal education mentioned in the text?On the one hand, our society encourages children to be affectionate towards animals, on the other hand, children are “pushed” by their parents to eat meat the dead body of an animal. Step 2 Reading Activi

5、tiesReading One Check your vocabulary Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts. Many children at first refuse to eat animal flesh, and only become accustomed to it after strenuous efforts by their parents. Many children at first refuse to eat animal flesh. They

6、 later become used to eating it just because their parents try hard to persuade them to eat it. Reading One Check your vocabulary Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts. There is not one unified attitude to animals, but two conflicting attitudes that coexiste

7、d in one individual, carefully segregated so that the inherent contradiction between them rarely causes trouble. There are two different and conflicting attitudes towards animals; they are carefully separated so that the existing and essential contradiction between the two hardly causes trouble. In

8、the text, the author quotes a nursery rhythm. Whats the theme of the nursery rhythm?The nursery rhyme has the theme of cruelty towards animals mice, in this case. Reading One Check your comprehensionStep 2 Reading ActivitiesHow are the animals described in the book Farm Animals and The Farm? What ki

9、nd of false impression does that kind of description leave on children who read them?Animals in these two books are depicted as “happy”, “carefree”, and “good-for-nothing” creatures. This description leaves children the false impression that animals live simple and happy until they die. Step 2 Readi

10、ng ActivitiesReading One Check your vocabulary Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts. When farm animals are mentioned in picture books and stories, however, evasion may before a deliberate attempt to mislead the child about the nature of modern farms, and so

11、 screen him from reality. Picture books and stories deliberately avoid presenting the real situation in our modern farms. Children, therefore, are kept from seeing the reality. What is the authors attitude towards eating meat? What expressions in the text indicate his attitude?He doesnt seem to thin

12、k that eating meat is a wise choice. This can be seen from his disapproval of parents forcing their children to eat meat. Step 2 Reading ActivitiesReading One Check your vocabulary Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts. The difficulty will be that non-vegeta

13、rian parents are going to be reluctant to let their children learn the full story, for fear that the childs affection for animals may disrupt family meals. The difficulty will be that non-vegetarian parents do not want to let their children know about the gruesome side of the story, as they are afra

14、id their children will refuse to eat meat at meals because of sympathy towards animals. Reading One Check your vocabulary Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts. Unfortunately this instinctive rebellion is likely to meet strong resistant from non-vegetarian p

15、arents. Unfortunately, non-vegetarian parents will strongly disapprove of their childrens unwillingness to eat meat. Reading One Decide whether each of them is true or false. _ 1. Many children want to eat meat because they understand meat is good for health._ 2. When we start eating meat in our chi

16、ldhood, we understand that we are eating the dead body of an animal. _ 3. According to the author, we eat meat both because its a habit and because other people in our community are doing the same. _ 4. In our childhood, the choice between whether to eat meat or to love animals gives us trouble. FFTFStep 2 Reading ActivitiesReading One Decide whether each of them is true or false. _ 5. The theme of the nursery rhythm quote in the text is “Killing bad animals.”_ 6. In the text, dogs and cats are described as animals that children do not eat. _ 7. In the popular book Fa