Unit 2 Growing Up

.Teaching AimsⅠ . Teaching ContentsⅡ Ⅲ. Teaching Time: Six class hours Ⅳ: Teaching Focal and difficult Points

Ⅴ. Teaching Methods: Interactive Approach Ⅵ.Teaching Aids Interactive approach Task-based teaching method Ⅶ.Teaching Procedure

Ⅰ.Teaching Aims

Text A: How Deep Is Your Love? 1.  Let the students acquainted with some

new words and good expressions: defy, fancy, interact, blossom, magnificent,

ideal, restraint, glance, haste, blame sth. on sb., in short, etc.

2.  The content of the text

Ⅰ.Teaching Aims

Section B: Care of the Elderly: A Family Matter

1. The main idea of the text 2. Some Language points

Ⅱ. Teaching Contents

① Listening and speaking

② Background Information

③ Text A: How Deep Is Your Love?

④ Text B: Holding Your Hands

Ⅳ: Teaching Focal Points

Grasp some new words and expressions

Comprehension of the text

Ⅳ: Teaching Focal and Difficult Points

Appreciation of such rhetorical devices as metaphor, simile, and parallelism.

The inverted order

Text A

How Deep Is Your Love?

1. Lead-in 2. Pre-reading Activities 3. Background Information 4. Work on Section A 5. Language Points

1. Lead-in

①Do you think love and marriage are important matters in our life? Why or why not?

② Dating and courtship is a common scene at college now. What do you think of it?

③What do you think are the most important factors that contribute to a stable love relationship?

2. Pre-reading Activities

A. Listen to short passage once and answer questions:

1. Who are the three old men in the story?

2. Did the family agree to invite the same old man in at first? Why or why not?

3. What is the passage mainly about?

2. Pre-reading Activities B. Listen to the short passage again and fill in the blank

s 1. A woman saw three old men in her front yard and thought

that they must be _______, so she invited them to come in and have something ________.

2. The old men said that they did not go into a house_____________.

3. The husband wished to invite ___________, but the woman did not agree and wished to have ________,while their daughter suggested, “_________?”

4. The woman came out and said, “which one of you is_______? Please come in and be our ________.”

5. The other two old men also got up and followed which ________ the woman.

6. One old man told the woman, “If you had invited _________ or __________, the other two of us would _____________.”

2. Pre-reading Activities Answers: A: 1. They are Wealth, Success and Love. 2. No. because they had different ideas as to what they wa

nted most. 3. Where there is Love, there are Wealth and Success. In o

ther words, love is the essence of our life and thus the basis for our pursuit of wealth and success.

B: 1. hungry, to eat 2. tighter 3.Wealth, Success, Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love 4. Love, guest 5. surprised 6. Wealth, Success, have stayed out.

3. Background Information

①. Mansi Bhatia (1978--): born in India, a graduate assistant in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Iowa, USA. She works as a freelance and full-time writer for various magazines, newspapers and online media. Now she is responsible for writing press releases for various departments of her college.

4. Work on Section A A) Structure of the Text ( a method of analyzing t

he text structure is employed) Part One (1--2) ： Love is hard to define because it can only

be felt but not described. Part Two (3--7) ： The author discusses love of different dept

hs from her own experiences. Part Three (8--11)： The two generations handle love and rel

ationships differently. The younger generation tends to be more hasty and selfish in building relationships.

Part Four (12--13) ： The author advises young people to learn the essence of love and find ways to develop relationships into lifelong bonds.

4. Work on Section A

B) Raise some questions to make students grasp some detailed information in the text (question and answer method is used)

4. Work on Section A C) Questions and Answers Part One (1--2): Questions ---What conclusion can you draw from the poem? --- According to the author, what emotion defies

definition and why? Answers --- Different people have different ideas about lo

ve. --- Love defies definition, there are two reasons:

It is a feeling that can only be felt and not described; It is an overwhelming joy that comes together with its share of sadness.

4. Work on Section A Part Two (3--7): Questions --- What does the author think of the crushes she has w

hen she was a schoolgirl? --- Did the author have opportunities to interact with bo

ys while she was in school? Why? --- Did the author’s attitude towards love show any chan

ge as she grew up? --- What does the author mean by saying love has to be

distinguished from the intense but short-lived love or the pleasures of the flesh?

--- What are the two metaphors the author uses to explain love in Para.7??

Answers --- Those were only harmless puppy loves, but at tha

t time she took them most seriously. --- Hardly. She attended an all girls’ school. --- Yes. As she grew up, she came to realize that lov

e would happen when it had to. --- She means that, different from what are called the

“the pleasures of the flesh”, true love is “a meeting of minds” and should last long.

--- 1. “Love was a magnificent building built on the foundation of friendship.” 2. Love was a flower. “It took time to blossom.”

4. Work on Section A Part Three (8--11): Questions --- How did the author’s parents’ generation handle love

and relationships? --- What is the author’s tone of the remark “these are all

so frequently remindful of a bygone era”? --- Who is to blame for the younger generation’s haste t

o fall in love according to the author? --- How do some people explain teenager’s love affair

s?”

Answers --- The older generation handled love and relationshi

ps with more constraints, restraints, respect, admiration, and plenty of romance. They tended to preserve the holiness of love and relationships.

--- She sounds disappointed with young people’s behavior today. It seems to her that it is a pity that the traditional way of handling love and relationships is now gone forever.

--- It is the media that are to blame because today’s media have quickened the development of our sensibilities too much.

--- They attribute the state of affairs to peer pressure.

4. Work on Section A Part Four (12--13): Questions --- What kind of love does the author encourage? --- What is the difference between the parallelism used i

n Para.11 and that in Para.12? Answers --- The author encourages us to seek love that can mak

e us stronger, love that happens once in a lifetime. In short, she sings the praises of relationships based on true love.

--- Parallelism in Para.11 appears in statements while here it is in the form of rhetorical questions, which ask for no answers. The rhetorical effect, however, is the same.

5. Language Points

Part One (1--2)

①. And some say love is holding on. (Para.1)

hold on: continue in spite of difficulties

E.g. 在经济衰退时期我们要把业务坚持下去。We should hold on to our business during the re

cession.

②. At some stage or the other in our lives we experience an emotion which defies definition. (Para.2)defy: vt. 1.to make impossible or unsuccessful E.g. This problem defied solution. 此问题无法解决。2. to refuse to obey E.g. They defied their parents and got married.Collocations: defy the authority 反抗权威 defy the government 蔑视政府 defy severe cold 不畏严寒 defy enumeration 不胜枚举 defy laws human and divine 无法无天

③. An overwhelming joy that comes together with its share of sadness. (Para.2)

overwhelming: adj. overpowering in effect or strength

E,g. 巨大的压力终于让他精神崩溃了。He eventually got a nervous breakdown under the overwhelming 　 pressure.

5. Language Points

Part Two (3--7)①. Given the busy nature of our lives, it’s to be

appreciated that we even find the time to indulge in matters of the heart.

Q: What does “matters of the heart” mean?A: something spiritual and emotional like love.

1.given: prep. taking sth. into accountE,g. Given that she is interested in children, I a

m sure teaching is the right 　 career for her.

2. indulge: vi.. [often used with/ in] to allow oneself to have or do sth. that one enjoys, esp. sth. that is considered rather bad or harmfulE.g. 我们应该给孩子们提供更多引导，以免他们沉迷于电脑游戏。 We should give the children more guidance, in case they indulge in PC games.CF. spoil & indulge 这两个动词均含“纵容”、“迁就”之意。spoil 纵容，易造成性情的扭曲。例如： Don’t spoil the child by giving him whatever he asks for. 不要对孩子有求必应， 这样会惯坏他。indulge 指迁就或放任某人应该节制的欲望要求或感情。例如： She always indulges in idle daydreams. 她总是沉溺于徒劳的白日梦中

②. Harmless puppy loves that are as brief as soap bubbles. (Para.3)

Q: What are puppy loves? A: Puppy loves happen to people too young

to understand true love.

Q: What are the same characteristics that puppy loves and soap bubbles share according to the sentence?

A: They are both short in existence and won’t produce too much influence on people nor will they do harm to people.

③. nothing could be more serious an affair for me. (Para.3)

1.Q: What does this sentence imply? A: To me, a love affair was the most serious t

hing.)

2.Analyze this sentence grammatically. The structure “nothing can be more (+adj.) tha

n sth.” means sth. is the most (=adj.). When the comparative degree is used in a negative sentence, most often it means the superlative degree.

More examples: Nobody can do the job better than he can. It can’t be worse.

④Being in an all girls’ school I hardly had the opportunity to interact with members of the opposite gender. (Para.4)

interact: vi. (of people) to act together or co-operatively, esp. so as to 　 communicate with each other

E.g. Parties are a chance for people to interact with each other.

⑤ Socials between our school…, would be awaited anxiously. (Para.4)

await: vt. to wait for E.g. 我们仍在等候指示。 We are still awaiting instructions.

⑥Love was a magnificent building I built on the foundation of friendship. (Para.7

build on : to base on E.g. 好的婚姻应该建立在相互理解的基础上。 A good marriage should be built on mutual un

derstanding.

⑦It took time to blossom. (Para.7) blossom: vi. to produce flowers E.g. The cherry trees blossomed early this yea

r

⑧And it has to be distinguished from the intense but short-lived love or the 　 pleasures of the flesh. (Para.7)

Q: What’s the difference between true love and the intense but short-lived love or the pleasures of the flesh?

A: True love develops slowly but lasts long, and it needs more sharing, caring and mutual understanding than the intense but short-lived love or the pleasures of the flesh.)

Translation: 我们必须把爱情同强烈而短暂的激情或身体的愉悦区别开来。 flesh: n. the body as opposed to the mind or soul E.g. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足。 Life is not the pursuit of flesh pleasures. Collocations: flesh-eating 食肉的 flesh and blood 血肉之躯 in the flesh 活生生的，本人 make one’s flesh creep 心惊肉跳

5. Language Points

Part Three (8--11) ① . It was an era of constraints, restraints, respect, admira

tion, and plenty of romance. (Para.8) 1.constraint: n. sth. that limits one’s freedom of action

E.g. We should not ignore the moral constraints in our pursuit of success.)

2. restraint: n. the act of restraining or the condition of being restrained

E.g. 随着孩子们渐渐长大，他们开始反抗父母的管束。As they grow older, kids begin to rebel against the restrai

nts imposed by their parents.

②. What we have been exposed to via the media have fast paced our sensibilities so much that taking things slow requires effort on our parts.(Para.9)

Q: What is the influence of media on us according to the author?

A: It makes us mentally and emotionally respond to love more quickly.

Translation:我们从媒体中接触到的人和事，使我们的感情历程大大加速，要想慢慢体会自己的感受，确实需要付出努力。

③Some might blame the current state of affairs on peer pressure. (Para.10)

blame sth. on sth./sb.: to consider sth./sb. responsible for sth. bad

E.g. The police blamed the accident on the taxi driver.

④. There is more of closeness and less of intimacy.

Q:What is the difference between closeness and intimacy?

A: Closeness is meant in a physical sense, while intimacy is in the spiritual sense.

Q: What does this sentence imply?A: People in love can contact each other m

ore easily, but they aren’t as spiritually close to each other as before.

⑤. There is more of a passion and less of emotion. (Para.11)

passion: n. a powerful emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger

E.g. There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

CF. emotion, feeling, passion & sentiment “ ” “ ”这些名词的共同含义是 感情 或 情感 。

emotion 普通用词，词义中性。泛指因外界刺激而引起思想情感从细微变化到最强烈的发作。例如： She spoke unsteadily in a voice that betrayed her emotion. 她断断续续的讲话暴露了她的感情。 feeling 普通用词，含义广。多指具体的、内心的感受，或表露出来的强烈情感。例如： Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings. 诗是强烈感情的自然流露。

passion 指极强烈的感情，尤指愤怒、爱好等。也常指两性间的爱情。例如： His passion for her made him blind to everything else. 他强烈地爱着她 , 对其他一切都已熟视无睹。

sentiment 一般指由一种思想激起的感情，含较大的理智因素。例如： He delivered a speech full of lofty sentiments. 他的演讲充分表达了一种高尚的情操。

⑥. In short, there is more of ME and less of US.

Q: What does this sentence mean?A: Today young people handle love in a more self-centered way, only concerned with their own feelings and even interests in an affair, forgetting that love also needs sharing and giving.

Part Four (Para.12--13)

①We have hardened ourselves so much in this competitive age that we have forgotten the essence of relationship. (Para.12)

harden: v. (cause sth.) to become hard, strong, unyielding, etc

E.g. Attitudes to the strike have hardened on both sides.

The soldiers were hardened to life on the frontier.

5. Language Points

②What about trying to be self-sufficient emotionally before letting ourselves loose?

Q: What can we infer from this sentence?A: Only when we become emotionally ma

ture can we start a relationship and indulge in love.

Translation:等我们在感情上成熟起来后再尽情地追求爱情，怎么样？

1.sufficient: adj. being as much as is needed E.g. Most people have sufficient income for a comfortable retirement. The party offered sufficient food for a hundred guests.晚宴准备了足够一百号人吃的食物。

CF: adequate, enough & sufficient 这些形容词均含“足够的”、“充足的”之意。adequate 指数量上足够，质量上适当。enough 最普通用词，口语、书面语都可用，较强调分量或数量的足够，多指希望 的满足。sufficient 正式用词，强调数目、数量或程度达到某一特定要求或需要。

2. let sb. loose (on sth.): to allow sb. to deal with sth. in their own way

E.g. Sometimes parents should let their children loose on their relationships. Father let his son loose on the family business after his retirement.父亲退休后就把家里的生意放手交给了他的儿子。

③What about channeling our energies and emotions toward building life-long bonds rather than wasting them on seasonal relationships?

Q: What do “them” refer to in this sentence? A： our energies and emotionsQ：What do “seasonal relationships” mean?

A： Literally the expression means relationships that var

y from season to season. Here it means short-lived relationships we are involved in with different people.

bond: n. a uniting force or tie, a linkEg． The bonds of affection brought the whole family to

gether in the misfortuneThe bond between mother and child is extremely strong.

④And we should not have become so tired by our frivolous acts that when it comes we aren’t able to receive it with open arms.

Q：What does “it” refer to in this sentence? A： true love．T：我们本不应任由轻佻的行为令自己身心疲惫，以致当真爱到来时，却没有能力张开双臂迎接它。

Text B

Holding Hands

1. Ask students to finish reading text B in ten minutes and doing exercises on page 48.

2. Languages Points:

2. Language Points

①.I had grown used to it the year we were apart… (Para.3)

grow/be/get used to: be accustomed to

Eg. It’ll take quite a while for those freshmen to get used to the ways of teaching at college.

…② .my mother was fascinated with the quiet way he managed the silverware and coffee cups in hands…(Para.4)

fascinate: attract and hold the interest or attention of

E.g. The idea of travelling around the world has always fascinated her.

2. Language Points

③ …, she fit comfortably into the length of those two hands,… (Para.5)

fit into: have sufficient space in

E.g. Our bedroom is so small that we can’t fit into another chair.

④ ….,gave haircuts to three sons in the course of their growing up and … (Para.6)

in the course of: during

E.g. They hope to see those famous ancient buildings in the course of their brief stay in London.

⑤ They reached for mine through seven months of chemotherapy and its agonizing side effects,… (Para.8)

reach for sth.: put your hands/feet into sth. in order to find/get sth.

E.g. She reached into her bag for a coin and gave it to the beggar.

2. Language Points …⑥ ,my grief for my husband had been frozen

within me like an icy presence that would not yield. (Para.12)

Meaning: I had managed to bury the grief for my husband deep down in my heart as if it had turned into ice that would not melt.

Translation: …，对丈夫逝去的悲伤如同冰凌雪块封存在心中，不曾融化。

yield: v give in E.g. We love peace, yet we are not the kind of

people who yield to any military threat.

⑦ Tears came as I closed my eyes and tried in vain to remember the clasp of Paul’s hands. (Para.12)

Translation: 我闭上眼睛，怎么也回忆不起保罗的双手握握的手时的感觉，泪水夺眶而出。

in vain: without a successful result

E.g. All my work was in vain; I had to do it again.