Unit 5 Section A Weeping for My Smoking Daughter Teaching plan (4 periods) Objectives Students will be able to 1. grasp the main idea 2. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 3. conduct a serious of read ing, listening, speaking and writing activ ities related to the theme of the unit Lesson procedure Period 1 Period2 Period 3 Warm-up exercises Detailed reading After reading Section B Cultural notes Global reading Cultural Notes Is the name of a kind of cigarette. The University of lowa Department of Communication Stud ies conducted a study that explores the R.J. Reynolds Advertising Campaigns for Camel Cigarettes and their early use of the cartoon character, " Joe Cool Camel"to attract young people. It includes some discussion of the court case that resulted in this character being thrown out and replaced by an ord inary camel 2. Both Marlboro and Players are brand names of cigarettes manufactured by phil ips Morris. The company's web site prov ides an overview of the company, its products and its marketing policies, and discusses various tobacco issues such as health, youth smoking and environment 3. Prince Albert(1819-1861)was the husband of Queen Victoria of Great Britain This is also the name of a kind of British tobacco 4. Queen Victoria(1819-1901)was queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901)and empress of India. Her Rule was the longest in English history 5. Eatonton is a town in the state of Georgia, USA. The official site of the Eatonton Chamber of Commerce includes information on the towns history, resources geography and the people 6. Georgia is a state in the Southeastern U.S., surrounded by Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina, and the atlantic Ocean 7. Hollywood is the center of the U.s. movie industry. In terms of geography Hollywood refers to an area consisting of the City of West Hollywood and its vicinity that form part of the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area 8. Third World refers to the technologically less advanced or developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin america
Unit 5 Section A Weeping for My Smoking Daughter Teaching Plan (4 periods) Objectives Students will be able to: 1. grasp the main idea 2. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 3. conduct a serious of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. Lesson procedure Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Warm-up exercises Cultural notes Global reading Detailed reading After reading Section B Cultural Notes 1. Camel Is the name of a kind of cigarette. The University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies conducted a study that explores the R.J.Reynolds Advertising Campaigns for Camel Cigarettes and their early use of the cartoon character,” Joe Cool Camel” to attract young people. It includes some discussion of the court case that resulted in this character being thrown out and replaced by an ordinary camel. 2.Both Marlboro and Players are brand names of cigarettes manufactured by Philips Morris. The company’s web site provides an overview of the company, its products and its marketing policies, and discusses various tobacco issues such as health, youth smoking and environment. 3. Prince Albert (1819-1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. This is also the name of a kind of British tobacco. 4. Queen Victoria(1819-1901) was queen of Great Britain and Ireland(1837-1901) and empress of India. Her Rule was the longest in English history. 5. Eatonton is a town in the state of Georgia, USA. The official site of the Eatonton Chamber of Commerce includes information on the town’s history, resources, geography and the people. 6. Georgia is a state in the Southeastern U.S., surrounded by Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina, and the Atlantic Ocean. 7.Hollywood is the center of the U.S. movie industry. In terms of geography, Hollywood refers to an area consisting of the City of West Hollywood and its vicinity that form part of the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. 8.Third World refers to the technologically less advanced or developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America
9. a battered womens shelter is a place for women and children te violent relationships Global reading Structure The cause-and-effect structure is not new to us. We came across this structure before However, it is very useful to have a review of this structure. we find througl our analysis that the writer of the text presents us with a horrible picture of the harmful effects of smoking. and the harmful effects are described as a result of the cause--smoking In Paragraph 6, the author presents us with an effective advertisement about a confident or fashionable older man and a beautiful, "worldly young woman, both of them smoking leisurely. Because of the powerful advertisements, the effects are money falling into tobacco companies, people starving for food and air and becoming increasingly weakened and eventually, poisonous smoking killing people Detailed reading (language study patterns) 1. Weeping for My Smoking Daughter (Title Mrs. Miller wept at the news that her cat had been killed by a truck weep with joy喜极而泣 The girl wept for her sad fate女孩为自己的苦命悲叹落泪。 2. .. I am looking at the half-empty package of Camels.(Para. 1) Package: n a box or pocket in which things are packed a package of towels-包毛巾 a package of cigarettes一包香烟 a package of peas-袋豌豆 a large package of books-大包书 3. .. tossed carelessly at hand. (Para. 1) Meaning:. thrown carelessly near her (close) at hand within reach: near When betty writes, she always keeps a dictionary at hand.贝蒂写作时,手边总放着一本 词典 Fortunately there was someone at hand, so we asked him to deliver the message at once. f 好旁边有个人,我们就请他立即把信送去。 This phrase can also be used figuratively to refer to time, meaning: near in time The end-of- term exam is at hand.期末考试近在眼前。 4. I pick them up,.(Para. 1 Pick up: lift sth Or sb. From a surface The boy picked up a stone and threw it at the window.男孩捡起一块石头朝窗户扔去
9. A battered women’s shelter is a place for women and children to escape from violent relationships. Global Reading Structure: The cause-and-effect structure is not new to us. We came across this structure before. However, it is very useful to have a review of this structure. We find through our analysis that the writer of the text presents us with a horrible picture of the harmful effects of smoking. And the harmful effects are described as a result of the cause—smoking. In Paragraph 6, the author presents us with an effective advertisement about a confident or fashionable older man and a beautiful, “worldly” young woman, both of them smoking leisurely. Because of the powerful advertisements, the effects are money falling into tobacco companies, people starving for food and air and becoming increasingly weakened and eventually, poisonous smoking killing people. Detailed Reading (language study & patterns) 1. Weeping for My Smoking Daughter（Title） weep:vi. Cry Mrs. Miller wept at the news that her cat had been killed by a truck. weep with joy 喜极而泣 The girl wept for her sad fate.女孩为自己的苦命悲叹落泪。 2. …I am looking at the half-empty package of Camels…(Para.1) Package:n. a box or pocket in which things are packed a package of towels 一包毛巾 a package of cigarettes 一包香烟 a package of peas 一袋豌豆 a large package of books 一大包书 3．…tossed carelessly at hand. (Para.1) Meaning:…thrown carelessly near her. (close) at hand :within reach; near When Betty writes, she always keeps a dictionary at hand. 贝蒂写作时，手边总放着一本 词典。 Fortunately there was someone at hand, so we asked him to deliver the message at once.幸 好旁边有个人，我们就请他立即把信送去。 This phrase can also be used figuratively to refer to time, meaning: near in time. The end –of-term exam is at hand. 期末考试近在眼前。 4. I pick them up,…(Para.1) Pick up: lift sth. Or sb. From a surface The boy picked up a stone and threw it at the window.男孩捡起一块石头朝窗户扔去
I picked up the telephone and rang her number我那起了电话拔她的号码。 It' s difficult for a short- sighted person to pick up a needle from the ground.眼睛近视的人 要从地上把针捡起来是很艰难的。 The student turned over to the police the wallet he had picked up in the street这个学生把 他在马路上捡到的钱包交给了警察。 The woman picked the baby up in her arms and held it tight那女人双手将孩子抱起并紧 紧揽在怀里。 5... and study them-they 're filtered for which I am grateful. (para. 1) study"is used here in the sense of examine carefully She studied the map.她仔细查看地图。 He stud ied her face wondering what she was thinking about.他仔细看她的脸,琢磨 她在想什么。 6. they are filtered. (Para. 1) filter: vt. To filter sth Means to pass it through a device which is designed to remove ertain elements contained in it Filtered cigarettes过滤嘴香烟 Filtered coffee滤过的咖啡 The best prevention for the disease is to boil or filter water; and eat only well-cooked food.预防该疾病的最好办法是将水烧开或过滤,只使用煮透了的事物。 7.... theyre filtered, for which I am grateful. (Para. 1) grateful: a. wanting to thank sb. for sth We are very grateful to you for your help when we are in trouble 8.... I hardened myself against feeling so bad; ...(Para. 1) Meaning:. I made myself become less sympathetic and less easily affected emotionally Harden y 1)make sb. less conscious of; (cause sb to )become stronger, severe, unkind, or lacking human feelings He became hardened to the suffering around him.他对周围人的疾苦变得麻木不 仁。 For her own good, Lisa hardened her heart against Aunt Janet.为了自己的利益,莉 莎对珍妮特姨妈变得冷酷无情。 Rough living in the desert hardened the young men a lot沙漠中的艰苦生活把这些 年轻人锻炼得更加坚强。 As the war progressed, attitudes on both sides hardened.随着战争的进展,双方的态 度都变得强硬了。 2)(cause sth. to) become hard, strong, etc The food hardens as it cools.食物冷却时变硬
I picked up the telephone and rang her number.我那起了电话拨她的号码。 It’s difficult for a short-sighted person to pick up a needle from the ground.眼睛近视的人 要从地上把针捡起来是很艰难的。 The student turned over to the police the wallet he had picked up in the street.这个学生把 他在马路上捡到的钱包交给了警察。 The woman picked the baby up in her arms and held it tight.那女人双手将孩子抱起，并紧 紧揽在怀里。 5. …and study them—they’re filtered, for which I am grateful.(para.1) “study” is used here in the sense of “examine carefully”. She studied the map. 她仔细查看地图。 He studied her face wondering what she was thinking about. 他仔细看她的脸，琢磨 她在想什么。 6.they are filtered…(Para.1) filter: vt. To filter sth. Means to pass it through a device which is designed to remove certain elements contained in it. Filtered cigarettes 过滤嘴香烟 Filtered coffee 滤过的咖啡 The best prevention for the disease is to boil or filter water; and eat only well-cooked food. 预防该疾病的最好办法是将水烧开或过滤，只使用煮透了的事物。 7….they’re filtered, for which I am grateful.(Para.1) grateful: a. wanting to thank sb. for sth. We are very grateful to you for your help when we are in trouble. 8. …I hardened myself against feeling so bad;…(Para. 1) Meaning:… I made myself become less sympathetic and less easily affected emotionally;… Harden:v. 1) make sb. less conscious of; (cause sb. to )become stronger, severe, unkind, or lacking human feelings He became hardened to the suffering around him. 他对周围人的疾苦变得麻木不 仁。 For her own good, Lisa hardened her heart against Aunt Janet. 为了自己的利益，莉 莎对珍妮特姨妈变得冷酷无情。 Rough living in the desert hardened the young men a lot.沙漠中的艰苦生活把这些 年轻人锻炼得更加坚强。 As the war progressed, attitudes on both sides hardened. 随着战争的进展，双方的态 度都变得强硬了。 2) (cause sth. to ) become hard, strong, etc. The food hardens as it cools. 食物冷却时变硬
The paint takes a few minutes to harden.这油漆需要几分钟才变硬。 9.... Nobody I know ever smoked these brands. ( Para. 1) brand: n. a type of product manufactured by a particular company Which brand of toothpaste do you prefer??你喜欢什么牌子的牙膏? The company sells goods under their own brand这家公司用他们自己的品牌出售商 品 This product is the brand leader.这种产品比其他产品卖得好 10. .. it was Camels that my father, her grand father, smoked. (Para. 2) It is(was). that(who): This structure is used for emphasis It was the new machine that they used It was the teacher who helped them solve the problem Notice that this structure can be used to emphasize any element of a clause except the verb. Another point to note is that that", not" when"or"where", is used even if this structure is used to emphasize an adverbial of time or place It was last month that i bought a video camera It was in London that i met her for the first time In these two sentences we never use"when''or"where 11. upon getting out of bed. ( Para. 4) Upon/on: prep immed iatly after the occasion of sth Upon asking for information I was told I must wait.在打听消息时,我被告知必须 等待。 On being introduced to someone, a British person often shakes hands.当被介绍给别 人时,英国人通常握手。 I saw them on my return.我一回来就见到了他们。 12.... the beautiful, worldly" young woman. (Para. 6) worldly: a. experienced and has much knowledge of the practical elements of life instead of things of the spirit After ten years in London, my sister is much more worldly than she used to be 4fe 敦生活了十年,我妹妹比以前善于处世多了 Worldly people俗人 An experienced and worldly man who had been almost everywhere一个几乎去过任 何地方,经验丰富又老于世故的人 13... both dragging away. (Para. 6) drag: vi (slang)smoke(a cigarette) He waited and dragged at the cigarette他边等边抽烟 away: ad. All the time, continuously They worked away all day.他们整天不停地工作。 heard him pound ing away.我听见他不停地用锤子敲东西 14....the boiled water from a bunch of them makes an effective insecticide. (Para. 6 Bunch: a number of things, usu. Of the same kind, growing, held or in a group togethe
The paint takes a few minutes to harden. 这油漆需要几分钟才变硬。 9…. Nobody I know ever smoked these brands. (Para.1) brand: n. a type of product manufactured by a particular company Which brand of toothpaste do you prefer? 你喜欢什么牌子的牙膏？ The company sells goods under their own brand.这家公司用他们自己的品牌出售商 品。 This product is the brand leader. 这种产品比其他产品卖得好。 10．…it was Camels that my father, her grandfather, smoked.(Para. 2) It is (was) …that (who) : This structure is used for emphasis. It was the new machine that they used. It was the teacher who helped them solve the problem. Notice that this structure can be used to emphasize any element of a clause except the verb. Another point to note is that “that”, not “when” or “where”, is used even if this structure is used to emphasize an adverbial of time or place. It was last month that I bought a video camera. It was in London that I met her for the first time. In these two sentences we never use “when” or “where”. 11. upon getting out of bed.(Para.4) Upon/on : prep.immediatly after the occasion of sth. Upon asking for information I was told I must wait. 在打听消息时，我被告知必须 等待。 On being introduced to someone, a British person often shakes hands. 当被介绍给别 人时，英国人通常握手。 I saw them on my return. 我一回来就见到了他们。 12．…the beautiful, “worldly” young woman,…(Para. 6) worldly: a. experienced and has much knowledge of the practical elements of life instead of things of the spirit After ten years in London, my sister is much more worldly than she used to be.在伦 敦生活了十年，我妹妹比以前善于处世多了。 Worldly people 俗人 An experienced and worldly man who had been almost everywhere.一个几乎去过任 何地方，经验丰富又老于世故的人 13….both dragging away. (Para. 6) drag:vi.(slang) smoke (a cigarette) He waited and dragged at the cigarette.他边等边抽烟。 away: ad. All the time, continuously They worked away all day. 他们整天不停地工作。 I heard him pounding away. 我听见他不停地用锤子敲东西。 14. …the boiled water from a bunch of them makes an effective insecticide. (Para. 6) Bunch: a number of things, usu. Of the same kind, growing, held or in a group together
a bunch of flowers一束花 a bunch of keys on a rl ng圈上的一串钥匙 bananas一串葡萄/香蕉 a bunch of newspapers一捆报纸 Grass growing in bunches丛生的草 15.... the boiled water from a bunch of them makes an effective insecticide.(Para. 6) make: vt. If one thing makes another thing, it serves or functions as another thing This hall would make an excellent theatre.这个大厅能成为绝好的剧院。 Cold tea makes a good drink in summer.凉茶在夏季是理想的饮料。 heir success makes a good end ing to the book他们的成功成为这部书的圆满结 局。 insecticide: n. a chemical substance used to kill insects Agricultural insecticide农用杀虫剂 Chemical insecticide化学杀虫剂 Spray insecticide on crops往庄稼上喷杀虫剂 16.. surely one such victory in my family, for the prosperous leaders who own the obacco companies, is enough. (Para. 8 Meaning:. surely one victim of the tobacco industry in my family means that the prosperous owners of the obacco companies have won a victory in my family, but one such victim is enough Homework Finish the exercises in Section a 2. Prepare for Section B Section B Stop Spoiling your Children I Understanding Figrative Language The particular readin ng skill introduced in this unit is understanding figurative language. To make language clearer more interesting, and more striking, all of us use expressions which are not literally true. we make comparisons in speaking and writing. Figurative language--language that compares-paints a picture for ability to recognize and interpret figurative language may help us uf ally.The the reader. Figurative language can be confusing if it is understood lite understand a writer's point. There are many different ways of using figurative language. Listed here are just a few of them: a) Similes. These are figurative expressions which directly compare one thing to nother by using the words as or like The tobacco industry, coupled with hollywood movies in which both male and female heroes smoked like chimneys,.(Para. 3, Unit 5) In this sentence,“… smoked like chimneys” means“… smoked heavily and continuously", but the comparison between the two makes the idea clearer and more ims
a bunch of flowers 一束花 a bunch of keys on a ring 圈上的一串钥匙 a bunch of grapes/bananas 一串葡萄/香蕉 a bunch of newspapers 一捆报纸 Grass growing in bunches 丛生的草 15. …the boiled water from a bunch of them makes an effective insecticide. (Para. 6) make: vt. If one thing makes another thing, it serves or functions as another thing. This hall would make an excellent theatre. 这个大厅能成为绝好的剧院。 Cold tea makes a good drink in summer.凉茶在夏季是理想的饮料。 Their success makes a good ending to the book.他们的成功成为这部书的圆满结 局。 insecticide: n. a chemical substance used to kill insects Agricultural insecticide 农用杀虫剂 Chemical insecticide 化学杀虫剂 Spray insecticide on crops 往庄稼上喷杀虫剂 16. ..surely one such victory in my family, for the prosperous leaders who own the tobacco companies, is enough.(Para. 8) Meaning: …surely one victim of the tobacco industry in my family means that the prosperous owners of the tobacco companies have won a victory in my family, but one such victim is enough. Homework 1. Finish the exercises in Section A. 2. Prepare for Section B. Section B Stop Spoiling your Children Ⅰ. Understanding Figrative Language The particular reading skill introduced in this unit is understanding figurative language. To make language clearer, more interesting, and more striking, all of us use expressions which are not literally true. We make comparisons in speaking and writing. Figurative language—language that compares—paints a picture for the reader. Figurative language can be confusing if it is understood literally. The ability to recognize and interpret figurative language may help us fully understand a writer’s point. There are many different ways of using figurative language. Listed here are just a few of them: a) Similes. These are figurative expressions which directly compare one thing to nother by using the words as or like.: The tobacco industry, coupled with Hollywood movies in which both male and female heroes smoked like chimneys,…(Para. 3, Unit 5) In this sentence, “…smoked like chimneys” means “…smoked heavily and continuously”, but the comparison between the two makes the idea clearer and more imaginative