1、 I.ObjectivesII.Suggested Teaching PlanIII.Background InformationIV.Class PresentationPreviewPreview How to achieve success in your life?The three passages in this unit may give you some idea.In the Listening and Speaking section,you will learn how to ask for and give advice and will do some practic
2、al exercises.In the Reading and Writing section,you will learn from Text A some tips about how to get a job and how to deal with rejection;Text B stresses the importance of putting great thoughts into practice by relating to the true story of the founder of a bank;and Text C presents four different
3、ways to get rich.I.ObjectivesAfter studying this unit,the students are expected to be able to master the basic language and skills to ask for and give advice;1.understand the main idea of Text A,Text B and Text C,and master the useful sentence structures and words and expressions found in the exerci
4、ses relevant to the first two texts;2.3.know how to use the direct speech and the indirect speech;4.know how to write a complaint letter;5.know how to separate facts from opinions.II.Suggested Teaching PlanSuggested Time and Teaching Plan for Unit 6 Time Contents Plan 1)The Language for Asking For a
5、nd Giving AdviceA.The teacher begins with the Preview to make sure that the students have some idea of what this unit is all about.After that,the teacher activates Listening and Speaking exercises as follows:3 periodsPreviewListening and SpeakingGive a brief lead-in talk on the practice of asking fo
6、r and giving advice;B.Have the students listen to Ex.1(23 times)and fill in the blanks with the missing words;C.Ask one student to read aloud the talk to check the fillings;D.Organize the activity to accomplish Ex.2.Divide the class into two groups:one group asking for advice,and the other giving ad
7、vice using the language presented in Ex.1.Time Contents Plan 2)Asking For and Giving AdviceA.Go through the new words and expressions for the conversation in Ex.3;B.Listen to the conversation twice and fill in the blanks with the missing words;C.Ask students to answer the questions about the convers
8、ation;D.Now have them look for language used to ask for and give advice in the conversation;Time Contents Plan E.Next,role-play the conversation.Time Contents Plan 3)Follow-up Practice(Be Selective)Go through the words and expressions from the want ad in Ex.6 and have the students do questioning exe
9、rcises as guided after reading the ad.Note:One thing can be expressed in many forms.Listen to the conversation in Ex.7,do the exercises in it,and ask some students to speak out their questions.Note:One thing can be expressed in many forms.Listen to the recording of Ex.8 and ask the students to respo
10、nd by interpreting orally the Chinese messages into English.A.B.C.Time Contents Plan Assign the students to do Ex.4,Ex.5,Ex.9 and Ex.10 as their homework before they come to class next time.The teacher tells them how to do these exercises and presents any topic-related expressions on the chalkboard
11、in advance,which can be used when the students make preparation for oral presentation.D.3 periods Review of the listening and speaking skills the students have learnedThe teacher begins with the assignment mainly to have a review of the functional and notional language the students picked up in the
12、previous unit.The teacher asks some students to deliver a lecture in class according to Ex.4,and invites a few students to tell the class their messages based on the diagram in Ex.9 or present their opinions on the topic of“What is the relationship between work and pleasure?”orally.Then,the teacher
13、turns to the Reading and Writing section.(These activities should be completed in 15 minutes.)Time Contents Plan 1)StarterAfter a brief explanation of the instructions,the teacherA.gives the students a few minutes to think about the questions in the starter;Time Contents Plan Text A&text-related exe
14、rcises B.asks some students to answer the questions.(10 minutes)2)Text AA.The teacher lets the students answer the text-related questions,helps them identify the main idea of each paragraph and analyzes someB.guides the students through the exercises,focusing on certain items or leaving some exercis
15、es as the students homework according to the students different levels of English(one period).1 period Grammar Review 1)Grammar ReviewThe teacher talks about the use of the direct speech and the indirect speech,and at the same time,asks the students to do the grammar exercises in class.Time Contents
16、 Plan difficult sentences and some language points while discussing the whole text with the students(one and a half periods);Practical Writing2)Practical WritingThe teacher tells as well as shows the students how to write a complaint letter by doing Ex.12 of Practical Writing,and then requires the s
17、tudents to do Ex.13 as their homework.Time Contents Plan 2 periods Text B,Text C&text-related exercises 1)Text BWhile discussing the text with the students,the teacher calls on the students to pay attention to the structure of the paragraphs of the text,asking the students to answer the questions ab
18、out the text.Ex.15 and Ex.16 can be done either in class or after class.2)Text CThis text should be read by the students themselves as their homework or as fast-reading in class.Time Contents Plan Basic Reading Skills3)Basic Reading SkillsThe teacher tells the students how to separate facts from opi
19、nions,and asks them to do the exercises in Basic Reading Skills.Time Contents Plan III.Background InformationSome“DOs”and“DONTs”in a job interviewGrameen BankMuhammad YunusA quote of Dr.YunusDo plan to arrive on time or a few minutes early.Late arrival for a job interview is never excusable.If prese
20、nted with an application,do fill it out neatly and completely.Dont rely on your application or resume to do the selling for you.Interviewers will want you to speak for yourself.Do greet the interviewer by last name if you are sure of the pronunciation.If not,ask the employer to repeat it.Give the ap
21、pearance of energy as you walk.Smile!Shake hands firmly.Be genuinely glad to meet the interviewer.Do wait until you are offered a chair before sitting.Sit upright,look alert and interested at all times.Be a good listener as well as a good communicator.Do look at a prospective employer in the eye whi
22、le speaking.Do follow the interviewers leads,but try to get the interviewer to describe the position and the duties to you early in the interview so that you can apply your background,skills and accomplishments to the position.Some“DOs”and“DONTs”in a job interview1.2.3.4.5.6.Do make sure that your g
23、ood points come across to the interviewer in a factual,sincere manner.Stress achievements.For example:sales records,processes developed,savings achieved,systems installed,etc.Do always conduct yourself as if you are determined to get the job you are discussing.Never close the door on opportunity.Do
24、show enthusiasm.If you are interested in the opportunity,enthusiastic feedback can enhance your chances of being further considered.If you are not interested,your responsiveness will still demonstrate your professionalism.Dont forget to bring a copy of your rsum!Keep several copies in your briefcase
25、 if you are afraid you will forget.Dont smoke,even if the interviewer does and offers you a cigarette.Do not chew gum.Dont answer with a simple“yes”or“no.”Explain whenever possible.Describe those things about yourself which relate to the situation.Dont lie.Answer questions truthfully,frankly and suc
26、cinctly.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.Dont make unnecessary derogatory remarks about your present or former employers.Obviously,there were issues or else you would not have left a prior company or be looking to leave a present employer.However,when explaining your reasons for leaving,limit your comment
27、s to those necessary to adequately communicate your rationale.Dont over-answer questions.And if the interviewer steers the conversation into politics or controversial issues,try to do more listening than speaking since this could be a sensitive situation.Dont inquire about salary,vacations,bonuses,r
28、etirement,etc.,on the initial interview unless you are sure the employer is interested in hiring you.If the interviewer asks what salary you want,indicate what youve earned but that youre more interested in opportunity than in a specific salary.(From the 1997 Smarter Software Solutions)The origin of
29、 Grameen Bank can be traced back to 1976 when Professor Muhammad Yunus,Head of the Rural Economics Program at the University of Chittagong,launched an action research project to examine the possibility of designing a credit delivery system to provide banking services targeted at the rural poor.The G
30、rameen Bank Project(Grameen means“rural”or“village”in Bangla language)came into operation with the following objectives:extend banking facilities to poor men and women;eliminate the exploitation of the poor by money lenders;create opportunities for self-employment for the vast multitude of unemploye
31、d people in rural Bangladesh;bring the disadvantaged,mostly the women from the poorest households,within the fold of an organizational format which they can understand and manage by themselves;and reverse the age-old vicious circle of“low income,low saving&low investment,”into virtuous circle of“low
32、 income,injection of credit,investment more income,more savings,more investment,more income.”Grameen Bank The action research demonstrated its strength in several villages and was extended to several districts in the country.In October 1983,the Grameen Bank Project was transformed into an independen
33、t bank by government legislation.Grameen Bank has reversed conventional banking practice by removing the need for collateral and creating a banking system based on mutual trust,accountability,participation and creativity.GB provides credit to the poorest of the poor in rural Bangladesh,without any c
34、ollateral.Professor Muhammad Yunus,the founder of Grameen Bank and its Managing Director,reasoned that if financial resources could be made available to the poor people on terms and conditions that are appropriate and reasonable,“these millions of small people with their millions of small pursuits c
35、ould add up to create the biggest development wonder.”Today Grameen Bank is owned by the rural poor whom it serves.Borrowers of the Bank own 90%of its shares,while the remaining 10%is owned by the government.As of July,2004,it has 3.7 million borrowers,96 percent of whom are women.With 1,267 branche
36、s,GB provides services in 46,000 villages,covering more than 68 percent of the total villages in Bangladesh.Grameen Banks positive impact on its poor and formerly poor borrowers has been documented in many independent studies carried out by external agencies including the World Bank,the Internationa
37、l Food Research Policy Institute(IFRPI)and the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies(BIDS).(Adapted from the 1998 Grameen Communications)Muhammad Yunus Muhammad Yunus was born in 1940 in Chittagong,the business centre of what was then Eastern Bengal.He was the third of 14 children of whom five
38、 died in infancy.Educated in Chittagong,he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and received his Ph.D.from Vanderbilt University,Nashville,Tennessee.In 1972 he became head of the Economics Department at Chittagong University.He is the founder and managing director of the Grameen Bank.In 1997,Professo
39、r Yunus led the worlds first Micro Credit Summit in Washington,DC.In 1974,he led his students on a field trip to a poor village.They interviewed a woman who made bamboo stools,and learnt that she had to borrow the equivalent of 15p to buy raw bamboo for each stool made.After repaying the middleman,s
40、ometimes at rates as high as 10%a week,she was left with a penny profit margin.Had she been able to borrow at more advantageous rates,she would have been able to amass an economic cushion and raise herself above subsistence level.Realizing that there must be something terribly wrong with the economi
41、cs he was teaching,Yunus took matters into his own hands,and from his own pocket lent the equivalent of 17 to 42 basket-weavers.He found that it was possible with this tiny amount not only to help them survive,but also to create the spark of personal initiative and enterprise necessary for them to p
42、ull themselves out of poverty.Against the advice of banks and government,Yunus carried on giving out“micro-loans”,and in 1983 formed the Grameen Bank,meaning“village bank”founded on principles of trust and solidarity.In Bangladesh today,Grameen has 1,084 branches,with 12,500 staff serving 2.1 millio
43、n borrowers in 37,000 villages.On any working day Grameen collects an average of$1.5 million in weekly installments.Of the borrowers,94%are women and over 98%of the loans are paid back,a recovery rate higher than any other banking system.Grameen methods are applied in projects in 58 countries,includ
44、ing the US,Canada,France,The Netherlands and Norway.(Adapted from the 1998 Grameen Communications)A quote of Dr.Yunus:“If I could be useful to another human being,even for a day,that would be a great thing.It would be greater than all the big thoughts I could have at the university.”(From the 1998 G
45、rameen Communications)IV.Class PresentationListening&SpeakingReading&WritingListening&SpeakingFollow-up PracticeThe Language for Asking For and Giving AdviceAsking For and Giving AdviceThe Language for Asking For and Giving AdviceYou are going to listen to an instructor talking about asking for and
46、giving advice.Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the missing words.Tell the class about a decision facing you or a planned course of action,then ask for advice.Try to use the language you have picked up in Exercise 1.Follow-up PracticeRead the following words which may be new to you Read t
47、he following words and expressions which may be new to you.Read the following words which may be new to you.Listen and,during the timed paused,translate orally into English the Chinese sentences in each of the following three short conversations.Take a close look at the following diagram.Think about
48、 it for one minute.Then give a two-minute oral presentation to tell the class the information in the diagramHave a discussion on the topic given below.Read the above professional advice aloud in class.Then deliver the advice as a brief(摘要摘要)in class.To be or not to be?Sometimes,it is hard to ,isnt i
49、t?You might ask someone you trust for advice when you find it hard to to do something.At that moment,you need .Advice helps you your decision or course of conduct.On the other hand,you might when asked for a recommendation about a decision or course of conduct.If you are thus consulted(请教请教),then yo
50、u must be respectable and trustful.Are you proud of yourself?Isnt it important to in asking for and giving useful advice?Arm yourself with the appropriate language for this skill:You are going to listen to an instructor talking about asking for and giving advice.Listen carefully and fill in the blan
