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Unit 13-lesson 4 First Impressions Teaching plan I Objectives 1.

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to practice making inferences to practice reading between lines to practice talking about meeting someone for the first time to practice analyze long and complex sentences II Possible problems Some students may have difficulty “reading between lines” if they find too many unknown words in a text. III Teaching Procedures Part 1: Lead-in Free talk (1)

Do you think first impression is important? (2)

Have you ever met someone you didn’t like, who later became your friend? Or have you met someone you liked but later didn’t like? If so, share your experience. Part2: Reading Step1----Fast reading Skim and try to identify what type of article the text is？(A) A. Narrative（记叙文） B. Exposition （说明文）

C. Practical writing （应用文） D. Argumentation (议论文) Step 2----Read for structure (individual work) 1. Answer the following questions. (1) When did the story happen (time)? (2) Where did the story take place (place)? (3) Who are the main characters of the story (character)? (4) What was the cause of the story (cause)? (5) What happened later (development)? (6) What happened at last (ending)? 2. Divide the whole text into four parts according the development of the story (individual work) . part 1 beginning para.____ part2 development para.____ part 3 climax(高潮) para.____ part4 ending para.____ 3.

Fill in blanks (individual work) I was doing ________for an important exam in the Beginning

local library then I was _________ by a girl's _________. Development

Jenny looked like a__________, friendly girl. I thought she was a_ ________girl, so I picked up books, ___________at her.

Climax

Ending

I left the library in a hurry,_________ my textbook behind in it. I was so _______that I almost cried. To my __________, Jenny agreed to return it to me. Jenny ________my shortcomings and we became good friends.

Step 3----Read for details (pair work) Choose the best answer to each question. (1)

“The last straw” in line 5 means______.

A.

Something that save your life B.

Something that breaks you down C.

Something that becomes the only one D.

Something that you can’t understand

(2)

“…steam coming out of my ear” in line 14 means____.

A.

Something wrong with ears B.

Feeling ok C.

Extremely angry D.

Extremely hot (3)

What can we conclude from the story? A.

Practice makes perfect. B.

Beauty is just skin deep. C.

Strike iron when it’s hot.

D.

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

(4)

What is it that makes them good friends? A.

The author’s attitude.

B.

Jenny’s humor and friendliness.

C.

Jenny and Jane’s forgiveness.

D.

Jenny’s kindness and forgiveness. Step 4 ----Sentence analysis (group work)

1. It was only when I got home two hours later that I realized I’d forgotten it and there was nothing I could do as the library was closed. 2. After confirming that I was, Jenny said that she had noticed I’d left my book in the library and as my name was in it, she’d asked the librarian to get my phone number from their files. Part 3 Post-reading (group work)

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Talk about the first time you met your best friends. 2.

What conclusion can we reach according to the story. (1)Don’t judge a book by its cover. (2)No matter what happened, it’s better to forgive others.

Part 4 Summary 1.

How to read a narrative. 2.

How to analyze long sentences Part 5 Homework Finish reading exercises given out before this class.