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Unit 1 Honesty and responsibility
Extended reading
I. Learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. understand the importance of the importance of taking responsibility through reading;
2. know the way to take responsibility for themselves and the rewards;
3. analyze the relationship between taking responsibility for themselves and for society.
II. Key competence focus
1. Find out how to take responsibility.
2. Analyze the consequences of not taking responsibility.
III. Predicted area of difficulty
1. Summarize the points of view from the speakers.
2. Express their opinions about the consequences of not taking responsibility.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Brainstorming
T asks Ss to predict what the principal will talk about at the students’ coming-of-age ceremony.
T: Hello, boys and girls. Your coming-of-age ceremony is approaching, your principal will give a talk to you, can you guess which topic will he talk about Why do you think so
(Possible answers: Honesty, Success, Hardworking, Responsibility...)
T: Your principal will talk about Taking responsibility at the coming-of-age ceremony, so what aspects will be included in his speech
T: Thanks for your sharing. It’s time to read the transcript written by your principal.
【设计意图：本节课以情境导入——邀请学生猜测成人礼上校长可能会讲什么，讲哪些方面，引导他们回忆旧知，为新课的教学做好铺垫。】
Step 2 Skimming
T asks Ss to read the article carefully and find out the structure about the passage.
Part 1(Paras 1-2): Introduction
Part 2(Paras 3-5): Body
Part 3(Para 6): Conclusion
T: Please find the main idea of each paragraph.
Part 1(Paras 1-2)Introduction Greet with the students and introduce to the topic
Part 2(Paras 3-5)Body Para. 3 Understand the importance of taking responsibility as a foundation which will support your future development.
Para. 4 Take responsibility for yourself in everyday life to practise the virtue of courage, determination and integrity.
Para. 5 Take responsibility for society and its rewards.
Part 3(Para 6)Conclusion Responsibilities weigh heavily.
【设计意图：学生了解文本的结构并且找出每一部分的主旨大意。】
Step 3 Scanning
Read paragraph 2 and answer the following question.
How does the principal comfort the students when the students are anxious about the new experience
Read paragraph 3 and answer the following questions.
How does the principal explain the students should learn to treat responsibility not as a weight that burdens them, but rather as a foundation which will support your future development
Read paragraph 4 and answer the following questions.
What should the students do to take their studies seriously and accept responsibility for their own learning
What should you do when you encounter difficult situations
Read paragraph 5 and answer the following questions.
Why does the principal want to do using the starfish boy’s story
What example are listed to advance our society continously in this paragraph
【设计意图：通过分段细节阅读，让学生对文本有更多细节的了解——承担责任的重要性以及为自己和社会承担责任及其回报。】
Step 4 Post reading
T asks Ss to think alone and write down their opinions on the books.
How do you understand the sentence “Jade is good-for-nothing if not carved” in the last paragraph
What is the relationship between taking responsibility for yourself and taking responsibility for society
【设计意图：通过阅读进一步积累语言后，让学生结合旧知和新知分析两者之间的关系。】
Step 5 Critical thinking
T asks Ss to think alone first and then share their opinions with their partners about the following question.
What are the consequences of not taking responsibility Support your ideas with examples.
V. Homework
1. Search some idioms, quotes, proverbs related to honesty and responsibility;
2. Write a short passage about how to take responsibility as a student in high school and a kid of your parents.
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