Unit 8

Objectives In this unit students are required to : 1.master the Main language structures 2.practice listening comprehension 3.learn dialogues 4.do some preparation activities such as discussion,group work, pair work to practice their spoken skill and communicative skills 5grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary 6.read the in-class reading passages in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passages to improve their reading comprehension 7.do some post-reading exercises in the Workbook to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their four basic skills

Teaching Tasks and Process Language Structures Dialogue I 1. Background Information 2. Warm-up Questions 3. Main Idea 4. Language Points Reading I 1. Warm-up Questions 2. Main Idea 3. Language Points Reading II 1. Background Information 2. Warm-up questions 3. Structure Analysis Exercises / Discussion Assignments

Language Structures The relative clause introduced by when The relative clause introduced by where The relative clause preceded by the way The relative clause introduced by why Expressing increase by using times

Dialogue I At the Sunday Fair in Kashi

Background Information

Warm-up Questions What does B think about Urumqi? Why does the city Kashi give B a deep impression? Give some details. How do the people in Kashi do business? Will you go to Xinjiang if you have a chance?

Main Idea In this dialogue, B tells A about his wonderful trip to Xinjiang. B first went to Urumqi and then to Kashi. A is curious about Uygurs and B describes the traditional crafts of Uygurs. Afterwards, B tells A the importance of hats to Uygurs. B is also interested in the special way Uygurs do business. A wishes he will also have a chance to go to Xinjiang.

Language Points It was some time before I figured out why they all wore hats. figure out: to understand e.g. Everybody wanted to figure out why he left the company just before promotion. He finally figured out the total for the deal.

It’s disrespectful to Allah if they go bareheaded. disrespectful: adj. e.g. Although he was brought up by his grandparents, he was quite disrespectful towards them.

You didn’t resist the temptation to buy one, did you? resist: v. e.g. These soldiers kept resisting the attack until the last minute. The labor union called on the workers to unite together and resist the merger. Children usually cannot resist delicious food.

temptation: n. e.g. The temptation of money caused him to rob the millionaire and killed him. Chocolate is always a temptation for her.

Reading I Daydreaming

Warm-up Questions Define daydreaming What sort of people show particular interest in daydream research? When and where is one most likely to daydream? In what day does daydreaming differ from fantasy? How does daydream affect us positively? How is daydreaming related to personality type? Do most daydreamers have personality problems? Which pattern of daydreaming fits the majority of people?

Main Idea This article tells the readers something about daydreaming. It’s common that a lot of people have daydreams. Some psychologists argue that a daydream occurs when the world cannot meet a person’s needs. But others emphasize the positive value of daydreams. And daydreams can be fitted into three patterns.

Language Points But the windows are open, and outdoors the birds are singing and the trees are budding. bud: v. 发芽， n. 花蕾，芽 e.g. The willow trees have already budded. Flowers were not in their full blossom yet, but we could see buds.

… daydreams are a kind of wishful thinking … wishful thinking: the false belief that something is true or will happen simply because one wishes it e.g. She encouraged us by her wishful gestures.

People who continually experience daydreams of this kind tend to brood and be riddled with self-doubt. be riddled with self-doubt: be full of self- doubt, be completely lacking in belief in oneself and in one’s abilities e.g. The man was riddled with heart disease for many years.

… use their daydreams in a constructive way. constructive: adj. serving to improve or advance; helpful e.g. He always put forward some constructive proposals.

Reading II Mysteries of Memory

Background Information

Warm-up Questions Have you ever wondered how one’s memory works? What kind of things affect one’s memory? Does the story strike you as something very unusual?

Structure Analysis This article is about the strange experience of a young man. After he has a motor accident, he lost some of his memory, but there was no problem with his health. Later, he gradually recovered, but he couldn’t recall what happened just before the accident or the accident itself all his life.

Exercises / Discussion Interaction activities Recalling My primary and Secondary School Days

Assignments Finish the exercises in Work Book.