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授课题目（教学章、节或主题）： Unit 5 Acts of Kindness |
教学目的、要求（分掌握、熟悉、了解三个层次）： 1、Let the students know the capacity to care can make a difference in the world 2、Help the students get to know the vocabulary concerned with acts of kindness 3、Help the students express their ideas about kindness |
教学重点及难点： The speech given by Christopher Reeve is difficult because his voice is not clear due to his disability. |
教 学 基 本 内 容 |
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• Warm-up • Listening for Content • Speaking for Communication • Follow-up |
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作业、讨论题、思考题： Group discussion: what can we do to make a difference in the world? |
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Unit 5 Acts of Kindness
Warm-up
Listen to a speaker talking about her recent travels in West Africa, and write down a short answer to each of the following questions.
Vocabulary
humanitarian a. concerned with improving bad living conditions and preventing unfair treatment of people 人道主义的
infectious a. an infectious disease can be passed from one person to another, especially through the air
cry out for : to need sth urgently
despondent a. extremely unhappy and discouraged
Skills to practice: listen for specific information
Listen to the short passage for the first time to get to know the general idea of it.
The Greatest Humanitarian Cause
In my recent travels to West Africa, I came to see how much in need so many people are in this part of the world. Infectious disease and poverty kill more people than those who die in the continuing bloody conflicts. We live in a world filled with conditions that cry out for others to help.
What can you do in a world that needs such help? Serving and volunteering, whether in your community or in a developing country overseas, is a wonderful way to fill real human needs. Being involved in serving others and true humanitarian causes can offer you experience and contact with others that will help you through the rest of your life. The biggest benefit is that you have a direct impact on helping other human beings.
We should remember that serving the needs of the despondent of this world is a very worthy cause. Doing good, one act at a time, one person at a time, is an important part of being a light in a world of darkness and preparing for a greater cause in the future.
Listen to it for the second time to answer the following questions.
What are the West Africans suffering from?
What can we do to fill human needs?
What benefits can we enjoy from true humanitarian causes?
Why is it a very worthy cause to serve the needs of the despondent of this world?
Listen to it for the third time to check the answers to the questions.
II. Listening for content
1. Listening to a conversation
A Listen to a conversation between Wilbur and Sharon talking about Habitat for Humanity. After the conversation, some questions will be asked about what wat was said. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices given to each question you hear.
humanity n. kindness, compassion 人道，慈爱
civic a. relating to the people who live in a town or city 公民的，市民的
virtuous a. morally excellent道德高尚的
refection n. manifestation, representation反映
persistent a. continually recurring to the mind持久的，不断的
Teaching tips
Provide students with some background information about Habitat for Humanity International.
Habitat for Humanity lnternational (HFHI), generally referred to as "Habitat for Humanity" or simply “Habitat”, is a grassroots movement. It has relied on the expertise, commitment and spirit of volunteers to help end impoverished housing worldwide Habitats work is accomplished by affiliates —independent, locally run, non—profit volunteer groups. Each affiliate is run by a board of directors and coordinates all aspects of Habitat home building in its area. The affiliate selects prospective partner families and suitable building sites. It organizes fundraising and donations of materials, house construction using volunteers and, where appropriate, paid specialist construction workers, as well as mortgage repayments.
Ask some questions to get students familiar with the background of the conversation.
——Do you know anything about Habitat for Humanity?
——Is there any organization like this in your hometown?
——Would you like to volunteer any services for such an organization?
The skill practised here is listening for specific information. Let students listen to the conversation, complete the task and then check the answers together.
Audio script & key
Wilbur: Sharon, 1 know you were introduced to Habitat for Humanity several years ago. Tell me something about it. I am very interested in it.
Sharon: Oh, Wilbur, that's quite an experience. It changed my life a lot. I have had the chance to work together with many other people. They enjoy helping others, and some are driven by a higher calling to lead people who desire to help.
Wilbur: That is really a unique opportunity to express our civic obligations and desire to help our fellow Americans. Am I right?
Sharon: Of course, right. Any country that takes volunteering for the good of others as a virtuous activity would do the same, as long as they have the ways and means to do so.
Wilbur: Yes, l can understand that. By offering service to people in need, we are in the business of protecting our country and the freedoms we believe in. we are a reflection of society.
Sharon: Yeah! I agree with you there. If everybody could do their share for humanitarian causes, our world will become a better place to live.
Wilbur: You know what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said about doing good for others?
Sharon: What's that?
Wilbur: He said, Life's most profound and persistent question is: What are you doing for others?
Sharon: Great. Then, what are YOU going to do for others?
Wilbur: Oh, that is why I come to you for information. I’d rally like to donate what l can for
people in the hurricane-stricken areas.
Sharon: Good! I feel honoured. What else can I do for you?.
1、What was Wilbur interested in?
A) Finding a place to live in Habitat for Humanity.
B) Working together with Sharon in Habitat for Humanity.
C) Getting information about Habitat for Humanity.
D) Finding a job in Habitat for Humanity.
2. What can be inferred about Sharon’s experience with Habitat for Humanity?
A) It brought about a lot of changes in her life.
B) It offered her a chance to make other friends there.
C) It was a higher calling for her to help others.
D) It aroused her desire to lead people there.
3. How does Wilbur comment on Sharon’s experience?
A) It's a social activity for volunteers to do good for others.
B) It's a unique chance to perform a citizen's duty to help others.
C) It's a good way for people to help fellow Americans.
D) It's a means for a country to do good for its own people.
4、What is Sharon's understanding of her work with Habitat for Humanity?
A) To serve people in need is to protect her country.
B) To believe in freedom is a reflection of society.
C)To do one's sharé for others is to make our world better place to live.
D)To do good for others is life's most profound and persistent question.
5.Why does Sharon feel honoured?
A) Because Wilbur chose to ask her for the information needed
B)Because Wilbur will donate money to the organization she works for.
C)Because she can donate some money to the hurricane—stricken areas.
D)Because she can do something good for others together with Wilbur.
Explain the passage to the students and then check the answers while listening to the passage for a third time.
Listening to a passage
empathetic a. showing ready comprehension of other people's feelings and problems
充满同情的
eg ：My doctor is such an empathetic listener —I feel that she really understands how I feel.
probe v. to enquire into closely 调查，探究
eg：I do not want to probe too deeply into your personal affairs.
The police questioned him for hours, probing for any inconsistencies in his story.
acknowledge v. to admit something 承认
eg ：He acknowledged that he had been at fault.
Historians generally acknowledged her as a genius in her field.
She is usually acknowledged to be one of our best artists.
An Act of Caring
By Mike Teeley
I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a major insurance company. I honestly said that the principal reason for my interview with them was my need to keep my family in Boston. My wife of 26 years had recently died. A job in Boston would help me reduce the extreme pain of the loss for my 16-year-old daughter, since its important to keep her in her present school.
I could still barely talk about the loss of my wife. Bruce the interviewer, was politely empathetic, but he didn’t probe any further. He acknowledged my loss and, with great respect ,moved on to another subject.
After the next interview, Bruce took me to lunch and asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he, too, had lost his wife of 20 years. In his sharing, I realized that he had experienced the same pain as mine a pain almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a loved one. He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that, should I need someone to talk to, I should feel free to call him. Whether I got the job or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I ever needed help.
From that one act of kindness, when he had no idea if we would ever see each other again, he helped our family deal with one of life’s greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business interview process into an act of caring and support for another person in a time of extreme need.
1、What do we know about Bruce, the interviewer?
A) He was well mannered when talking with the speaker.
B) He was able to share the speaker's feelings.
C) He was not good at asking probing questions.
D) He was respectful of the speaker 's opinions.
2.Why did Bruce offer the speaker his business card and home number?
A)To tell the speaker where he worked.
B)To tell the speaker where he lived.
C)To tell the speaker that he could call him free of charge.
D)To tell the speaker that he was always ready to offer help.
3.What is the implication of Bruce’s kindness, according to the speaker?
A)One act of kindness can make people want to meet again.
B)One act of kindness can help a family handle some losses.
C)One act of kindness can bring warmth to those in need.
D)One act of kindness can turn a cold business interview into a success.
Listen to the passage carefully and do the exercises in part A.
Explain the passage to the students and then check the answers while listening to the passage for a third time.
5 minutes or so are given to the students to organize their ideas and prepare to present their opinions with what they have learned from the listening material.
Listening to English News
Listen to the news about the damage from acid rain and fill in the blanks with what you hear.
Head start: an advantage that help you to be successful 有利的开端
Parkinson’s disease: a serious illness in which your muscles become very weak and your arms and legs shake 帕金森氏病
Spinal cord :the thick string of nerves enclosed in your spine by which messages are sent to and from your brain 脊髓
Christopher Reeve: 1996 Democratic National Convention Address
Thank you very, very much.
well. 1 just have to start with a 1)challenge to the President: Sir, I have seen your train go by. and I think I can 2)beat it
I’ll even give you a head start.
And over the last few years we have heard a lot about something called family values. And like many of you, I have struggled to 3)figure it what that means. And since my accident, l’ve found a 4) definition that seems to make sense. I think it means that were all family.
And that we all have value.
Now. if that’s true, if America really is a family, then we have to 5)recognize that many members of our family are hurting. And just to take one aspect of it, one in five of us has some kind of 6)disability. You may have an aunt with Parkinson’s disease, a neighbour with a spinal cord injury, or a brother with AIDS, and if we’re really 7)committed to this idea of family, we’ve got to do something about it.
Now first of all, our nation cannot 8) tolerate discrimination of any kind. And that’s why the Americans with Disabilities Act is so important.
I t must be honored everywhere. It is a Civil Rights Law 9)than is tearing down barriers ,both in architecture and in attitude.
Its purpose -its purpose is to give the disabled access not only to buildings but to every opportunity in society
Now, I strongly, believe our nation must give us its full support to the caregivers 10) who are helping people with disabilities live independent lives.
Detailed listening, and explain some words and sentence structures to the students.
Listen to the news again and discuss the questions in part B.
III. Speaking Communication
Talking it up
Doubt is a fluctuation of mind arising from deficiency in knowledge or evidence, uncertainty of judgment or mind, an unsettled state of opinion concerning the reality of an event, or the truth of an assertion. If you have doubts, you hesitate to believe or are inclined not to believe, and you are not sure whether something is true or not. The italicized parts in the following examples will show you how to express doubt or belief.
Listen to the following short dialogues and underline expressions denoting doubt or belief. Then practise the dialogues with your partner.
Group work
Listen to the following sample conversation and practise with your partner. One of you plays the role of A, and the other plays the role of B. Make up your own short conversations according to the following situations in which doubt and belief are expected to be presented.
Talking it through
A. From what was learned in the part of “Listening for Content ", people believe that “so long as you can sweeten or lessen another s pain, life is not in vain ". However, when patients who are critically ill ask about their illnesses, would you tell them the truth to help them cope with their illnesses or simply conceal the truth from them? What would you do with the patients who are critically ill, tell them the truth or imply comfort them? Discuss the question and give reasons for your answer.
B. Read the following information and then discuss the questions below with your group members.
IV. Follow-up
Listening to short conversations
Listen and get the answer from the given 4 choices. (Key: AC C C D)
1. W: Mark, what's wrong with you? You look so tired.
M: Oh, the party was so exciting, I couldn’t go to sleep after that. Alice, I expected to see
you at the party yesterday.
W: If I had known that you were going, I would have gone.
Q: What do we know about the woman?
A) She didn’t go to the party yesterday.
B) She didn’t remember seeing the man at the party.
C) She left the party before the man arrived.
D) She didn’t want to see the man.
2. M: Hi, Mom. This is Jack. I just got back from the Grand Canyon. The trip was really gorgeous.
W: Did you have to wait very long before the plane took off?
M: No sooner had we got on the plane than the engine started.
Q: What does the man mean?
A) They didn’t have enough time to get their seats on the plane.
B) The pilot had trouble starting the engine.
C) The engine started as soon as they got on the plane.
D) They were delayed at the airport.
3. M: Professor, could I arrange to take a make-up exam? I won’t be able to come to class on the day of the test.
W: And why is that, Jason?
M: Well... my dad’s having surgery that day, and I want to be there at the hospital.
W: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. I hope it all goes well. Certainly, we can work something out about the exam.
Q: What does the woman mean?
A) Jason will have to work a little harder.
B) She's certain he can work on something else.
C) Jason can take the test on another day.
D) Jason can skip the test and wont have to make it up.
4. M: They called me this morning saying that they couldn’t hire me. You know that’s my
fourth interview this month. I’m beginning to think nobody will employ me.
W: Come on Tom, you just have to be patient.
M: It’s just so hard to be positive when I keep getting doors slammed in my face all the time.
W: I know how you feel. But keep your chin up. The next job you go for could be the one.
Q: What does the woman imply?
A) Come on time and you could be employed next time.
B) Be positive about people slamming doors in your face.
C) Cheer up and you would be able to get a job soon.
D) Keep your chin up and be proud of yourself.
5. M: This is the last time I will drive your mother anywhere! I’ve never met a worse back
seat driver in my life!
W: Honey, Mums been nervous just getting behind a wheel ever since that guy ran into her.
M: That doesn’t give her the right to criticize my driving the whole way! Honestly! Next time you need to take your mother somewhere, do me a favour and drive her yourself, OK?
Q: Why was the man annoyed?
A) He had a worse driver in the back seat of his car.
B) He got very nervous when sitting behind the wheel.
C) He cannot drive the mother anywhere next time.
D) He was criticized by the woman’s mother all the way.
Listening to a longer conversation
senator n. a member of a senate参议员
blast v. to blow something up with explosives爆炸
mission n. an important job done by a member of the airforce, army or by a spacecraft任务，使命
version n. a particular form or variant of something版本
take charge: to take control of a situation, organization, or group of people控制
couch potato: an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)常坐沙发看电视的懒人
Hilary: Justin, look at this headline, “The Oldest Man in Space”!
Justin: What does it say there, Hilary?
Hilary: John Glenn, astronaut and former United States senator, blasted into space on a nine-day mission, 36 years after he became the first American to orbit the Earth. Now he holds the record for being the oldest man in space 77 years old.
Justine: wow, what a miracle! I wish I could do the same thing. But why did we send a 77-year-old man into space?
Hilary : Scientists hope Glen’s shuttle trip will lead to further space research on how and why we age.
Justin: Sounds convincing. The near-weightless environment of an orbit around the Earth
resembles a speeded-up version of the aging process.
Hilary: I think Mr. Glenn is a shining example of what social scientists have learned about
aging gracefully.
Justin: Yes, of course. His second shuttle trip is of great social importance. At least we know that at retirement or an advanced age we can have a second adulthood with opportunity for new ambitions.
Hilary: That's where the real value of the trip lies. Instead of letting life push us around, we
can begin to take charge. What do you choose, Justin? Passive aging or continued maturity?
Justin: Come on, Hilary. Don’t look at me that way. I’m not going to be a couch potato.
From now on, l’ll do all the right things. Exercise, watch my diet, my salt intake, and not have too much to drink.
Hilary: Great! We' ve got to make our present lives fuller and more worthwhile.
Listening to a passage
Listen to a passage about Shaquille O’Neal,a famous NBA player.Then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Shaquille O'Neal was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1992- 1993, and has since received All-Star team status on and off the courts. He plays as a free agent for the Los Angeles Lakers (1996), and his close physical proximity to Hollywood has made itself known in his career. Listen to the report for the first time to get the general idea of it.
NYC Dims Lights to Save Birds
In junior high school, I grew much taller than most of my peers. Being so tall made meuncomfortable.In order to keep the focus off my unusual height, I would play practical jokes on other kids at school. Being one of the class clowns gave me a way to think that the jokes were directed at others, and not at me.
Once before a gym class, I put ICY HOT in the gym shorts of one of the kids on the basketball team. Not only was he terribly embarrassed, but he also had to go to the school infirmary. I thought it was funny, but it ended up that no one thought it was -least of all my father.
My parents always reminded me about The Golden Rule: to treat others as I would like to be treated. Many times, I was dsciplined for the hurtful way I was treating others. My friends were looking up to me because I was tall, but what did they see?
My parents wanted me to be a decent human being. They taught me to set my own goals. and to be a big man in my heart and actions, as well as in my body. I had to question myself whether it was important to be the kind of person my father believed I was inside. I knew in my heart he was right.
Once I focused on being the best that I could be at basketball and became a leader in theme, I took my responsibility to set a good example more seriously because of my father’s advice. I now pass it on to you.
“Be a leader. Shaq, not a follower. Since people already have to look up to you, give them good reason to do so."
Key
1.[T]In junior high school, Shaquille O'Neal’s unusual height made him feel uncomfortable.
2. [F] One of the class clowns played practical jokes on Shaq at school.
3. [T] Shaq's mischief terribly embarrassed one of the kids on the basketball team.
4. [T] Like other people, Shaq's father did not think it was funny to put ICY HOT in one kid's gym shorts.
5. [F]Shaq felt hurt when disciplined by his parents.
6. [T] Shaq's parents wanted their son to be big morally, mentally and physically.
7. [F] Shaq questioned whether his parents expectations were right.
8. [T] His father's advice encouraged Shaq to be the best in his career.
Detailed listening, and explain some words and sentence structures to the students.
Listen to the report for a third time and let the students do the True or False exercises.
Listen to the report again and check the answers.