1、选择性必修二 Unit 2 Improving yourself(3)高二年级 英语Developing ideasValuable valuesReadingLearning objectives At the end of the class,you will be able to:1.get the main idea of the passage;2.acquire the specific information and tell what each of the four jars represents;3.talk about your understanding of the
2、values represented by the four jars;4.share how you will spend money to class.Lead in.Activity 1:Look at the chart and answer the questions.Lead in.1.What are the top three things students from this school spend their money on?2.What else do you think students often spend their money on?Lead in.1.Wh
3、at are the top three things students from this school spend their money on?The top three things students from this school spend their money on are books and magazines(17.5%),school supplies(17.5%),and clothes(15.5%).Lead in.2.What else do you think students often spend their money on?Computer games,
4、snacks and presents,and so on.Lead in.What do you spend your money on?Draw a chart to show your spending habits and share it with the class.L i n d a s chart Lead in.From this chart we can see that Linda spends most of her money on entertainment and clothes.She also spends much money on snacks.L i n
5、 d a s chartValuable valuesWordplay uses sounds and meanings of similar words in an amusing or clever way,for example:I was trying to discover how lightning worked,and then it struck me!It can also be used to reinforce the meanings of themes:in the title The Importance of Being Earnest,“Earnest”is a
6、n adjective as well as a characters name.Valuable valuesvaluable:(to sb/sth.)very useful or important;worth a lot of money.(Oxford dictionary)value:U,C how much sth.is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged.(Oxford dictionary)Make a prediction.Valuable values Read for general id
7、ea.Read the passage and find out the meaning of the title.Read for general idea.The title means that the valuable concept of managing money can help us make good use of money and make a big difference to our life.Read the passage and find out the meaning of the title.Para 1:what to do with their mon
8、ey?./One example.Para 2:age is no barrier to making good use of money /Another example.Para 3:managing it(money)seems to be unprecedentedly important to /statement to the thesis.Introduction to the thesis Read for general idea.Para.4What the four jars are.Para.5Para.6Para.7Para.8Para.9The value of t
9、he Spending jar.The value of the Saving jar.The value of the Investing jar.The value of the Giving jar.Restatement of the main point to draw a conclusion.BodyConclusion Read for general idea.Para.4What the four jars are.Para.5Para.6Para.7Para.8Para.9How the Spending jar helps.How the Saving jar help
10、s.How the Investing jar helps.How the Giving jar helps.Why the method is good.BodyConclusionValuable valuesIntroductionBody ParagraphsConclusionPara.1Para.3Para.4Para.8Para.9Valuable valuesIntroductionBody ParagraphsConclusionWhatHowWhy Read for detailed information.Organise the information from the
11、 passage and complete the diagram.Read for detailed information.Spending jarYou are responsible for 1 Money gives you independence and 2 your own happiness.opportunity to buy something you like.Read for detailed information.Saving jarIt gives you a vision for 3 This could involve saving for universi
12、ty or saving for4 the future.that special something youve seen in the stores.Read for detailed information.Investing jar It represents a vision for the future and the opportunity to 5In addition to putting money aside for university education,it also means 6 build for the future.investing in yoursel
13、f.Read for detailed information.Giving jarIt is all about 7 Whoever or whatever the recipient,its your money to give to 8 kindness and helping.whatever cause you believe in.Retell the passage.Level 1:Body paragraphs Level 2:Introduction Body paragraphs Conclusion Retell the passage.Level 1:Body para
14、graphs Spending jar:Saving jar:Investing jar:Giving jar:Retell the passage.Level 2:Introduction Body paragraphs Conclusion Think and Share1.Why does the author use the example of Khloe Thompson?2.How does the passage inspire you to improve your spending habits?3.If you were given 1,000 yuan,how much
15、 money would you put in each jar?4.What methods of self-management have you learnt in the two reading passages in this unit?What else do you need to improve?Think and ShareWhy does the author use the example of Khloe Thompson?The author uses the example of Khloe Thompson to prove age is no barrier t
16、o making good use of money.In contrast to these big spenders,there are also teens that prove age is no barrier to making good use of money.With the help of her grandmother,eight-year-old Khloe Thompson Think and ShareHow does the passage inspire you to improve your spending habits?Think and ShareIf
17、you were given 1,000 yuan,how much money would you put in each jar?Think and ShareKen:If I were given 1,000 yuan,Id think it twice.Before learning this lesson,I would spend it on all the things Im interested in.I didnt save money at all.But now I know Id better have a vision for the future.So I will
18、 make a good plan for it and Ill put at least 400 yuan in the spending jar to buy books and school utensils,and 200 yuan in each of the other jar.I believe when less is more,it will be more significant.Think and ShareWhat methods of self-management have you learnt in the two reading passages in this
19、 unit?What else do you need to improve?Think and ShareZiXuan:From Lesson One I learn that we rely too much on social media.Wed better step away from it and communicate with each other better.And from todays lesson,I understand that we should use money wisely and with the help of the four-jar method,
20、Im sure I can do better than before.Yujun:In my view,I also need to improve my sense of social responsibility.For example,I need to do better in garbage classification.I think working as a volunteer is a good way to improve my sense of social responsibility.First of all,working as a volunteer provid
21、es me chances to engage in various activities,such as monitoring garbage sorting,serving the elderly,and preserving the environment.Besides,by offering help,I can develop a good understanding of loveto love is to give.Show Time Give a talk about your understanding of the values represented by the fo
22、ur jars.Show Time Organise your idea by completing the notes.The most important jar:Reasons:Supporting examples:Show Time Give a talk in groups first and then in the class.Make comments to the performances with the help of the Criteria form.ItemsLevels:(05 stars)The most important jar is showed clea
23、rly.Two or three related reasons are listed.Some supporting examples are given.Overall performance:In my point of view,the four jars are all important due to the fact that they share different functions.But I think the most important jar for me is the Spending jar.Before this lesson,I mostly spent m
24、y money on a lot of junk food and I treated my friends a lot.Now I will make a good plan and use it to do things more significantly.For example,I will quit the junk food but to buy some books to enrich my life.I can also spend my money on keeping fit.SummaryThe valuable values are to make good use o
25、f money wisely,so that you grow up understanding the value of the valuable and make a difference to life.Money is a good servant but a bad master.HomeworkOption1:To write a brief essay on your understanding of the values represented by the four jars.Option2:To collect more methods about self-improvement and make a report to the class.Option3:To complete the exercises of the work sheet.
