Unit-5-Weeping-for-My-Smoking-Daughter

UnitFiveWeepingforMySmokingDaughterI.TeachingPeriodofTime:8classesII.TeachingObjectives1.Graspthemainidea2.Masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;3.Conductaseriousofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.III.TeachingContents1.Warm-upexercisesinvolvinginlisteningandspeakingactivities2.Textstructureanalysis3.Languagepointsthathelptounderstandthetext4.Extensivelearning/Assignment/WritingExercises5.PhrasesofSectionBExtensiveReading6.SectionBExtensiveReadingLanguagePointsIV.Teachingcontentsindetails1.Warm-upExercisesCulturalNotes1.Camelisthenameofakindofcigarette.TheUniversityofIowaDepartmentofCommunicationStudiesconductedastudythatexplorestheR.J.ReynoldsAdvertisingCampaignsforCamelCigarettesandtheirearlyuseofthecartooncharacter,”JoeCoolCamel”toattractyoungpeople.Itincludessomediscussionofthecourtcasethatresultedinthischaracterbeingthrownoutandreplacedbyanordinarycamel.2.BothMarlboroandPlayersarebrandnamesofcigarettesmanufacturedbyPhilipsMorris.Thecompany’swebsiteprovidesanoverviewofthecompany,itsproductsanditsmarketingpolicies,anddiscussesvarioustobaccoissuessuchashealth,youthsmokingandenvironment.3.PrinceAlbert(1819-1861)wasthehusbandofQueenVictoriaofGreatBritain.ThisisalsothenameofakindofBritishtobacco.4.QueenVictoria(1819-1901)wasqueenofGreatBritainandIreland(1837-1901)andempressofIndia.HerRulewasthelongestinEnglishhistory.5.EatontonisatowninthestateofGeorgia,USA.TheofficialsiteoftheEatontonChamberofCommerceincludesinformationonthetown’shistory,resources,geographyandthepeople.6.GeorgiaisastateintheSoutheasternU.S.,surroundedbyFlorida,Alabama,Tennessee,NorthCarolinaandSouthCarolina,andtheAtlanticOcean.7.HollywoodisthecenteroftheU.S.movieindustry.Intermsofgeography,HollywoodreferstoanareaconsistingoftheCityofWestHollywoodanditsvicinitythatformpartoftheGreaterLosAngelesmetropolitanarea.8.ThirdWorldreferstothetechnologicallylessadvancedordevelopingcountriesofAfrica,AsiaandLatinAmerica.9.Abatteredwomen’sshelterisaplaceforwomenandchildrentoescapefromviolentrelationships.2.TextStructureAnalysisThepassageisafirstpersonnarrativeaboutthewriter’sresponsestowardtheproblemofherdaughter’ssmoking.Thewritertriestoshowhowsmokingisharmfultoherownfatherandtothepeopleinpoorcountriesasexamplestosupportherfeelingsagainstherdaughter’ssmoking.Andthensheconcludesthateveryhomeshouldbeano-smokingzone.Thewriterorganizesparagraphsbyusing“CauseandEffect”writingskill.Thepassageisdividedintothreeparts.PartOne:(Para.1)---Theparagraphtellsusthatthewriter’sdaughtersmoke.Asamothershefeelsseverelyhurtatherdaughter’ssmoking.PartTwo:(Paras.2-5)---Thewriterrecallshowherfatherwashookedandeventuallykilledbycigarettes.PartThree:(Paras.6-8)---ThispartshowsthatthewritergainsabetterunderstandingoftheharmofsmokingintheThirdWorldcountriesandappealtoallpeopletostopsmokingatfamilies.WritingTechnique:Thecause-and-effectstructureisnotnewtous.Wecameacrossthisstructurebefore.However,itisveryusefultohaveareviewofthisstructure.Wefindthroughouranalysisthatthewriterofthetextpresentsuswithahorriblepictureoftheharmfuleffectsofsmoking.Andtheharmfuleffectsaredescribedasaresultofthecause—smoking.InParagraph6,theauthorpresentsuswithaneffectiveadvertisementaboutaconfidentorfashionableoldermanandabeautiful,“worldly”youngwoman,bothofthemsmokingleisurely.Becauseofthepowerfuladvertisements,theeffectsaremoneyfallingintotobaccocompanies,peoplestarvingforfoodandairandbecomingincreasinglyweakenedandeventually,poisonoussmokingkillingpeople.Cause→EffectCause:…Iseemanypeoplelikemyfatheranddaughter.Effect:peoplestarvethemselvesofbothfoodandair…Thecause:WhenItraveltoThirdworldcountriesIseemanypeoplelikemyfatheranddaughter.Therearelargeadvertisementsignsdirectedatthemboth:thetough,confidentorfashionableolderman,thebeautiful,“worldly”youngwoman,bothdraggingaway.Theeffects:Inthesepoorcountries,asinAmericaninnercitiesandonreservations,moneythatshouldbespentforfoodgoesinsteadtothetobaccocompanies;overtime,peoplestarvethemselvesofbothfoodandair,effectivelyweakeningandhookingtheirchildren,eventuallykillingthemselves.Ireadinthenewspaperandinmygardeningmagazinethattheendsofcigarettesaresopoisonousthatifababyswallowsone,itislikelytodie,andthattheboiledwaterfromabunchofthemmakesaneffectiveinsecticide.Purpose:Improvethestudents’readingandwritingabilityandunderstandthegeneralideaofeachparagraphandtounderstandthestructureofcause-and-effectwriting.Method:Readthetextindividuallyandtalkingroups;Usetask-basedlanguageteachingmethod,readingapproach,communicativeapproachandtotalphysicalresponsemethod.3.LanguagepointsthathelptounderstandthetextDifficultWordsandPhrases1.weep:搭配:weepfor/oversb.sth.为„„流泪;weeptearsofjoy流出喜悦的眼泪;weepforjoy喜极而泣2.grateful:搭配:begratefultosb.forsth.因sth感激某人;agratefulletter感谢信3.brand:搭配：brandmark商标;brandsb.assth.给某人加上污名；谴责某人为„„;brandsth.onsth.给某事物上打上烙印4.closeathand:近在手边e.g.Thefinalexamisathand.期末考试近在眼前。5.pickup:拿起；举起e.g.Thetrainstoppedtopickuppassengers.火车停下来让乘客上车。DifficultSentences1.Shedoesn’tknowthis,butitwasCamelsthatmyfather,