1、3Unit 8 The art of parentingFOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS HEBEI UNIVERSITY1use the key language to talk about parenting models2apply the reading skill reading in thought groups3write an argumentative essay outline practice4translate causal clause5express your opinions about the merits
2、 and demerits of Chinese parenting models Objectives Section A Reflections of a Chinese mother in the WestProject of the unitInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsPresenting your projectLead-inProject forecastingInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsPresenting your project Project of the
3、 unitWatch the video clip and discuss the following questions in groups.Talking about parentingTask Project of the unit1.What happened between Anna and her mother?2.Do you have similar talks with your parents?Lead-inStep 1Reference answers：Dissatisfied with each other;quarrel on daily trifles;Genera
4、tion gap;disharmonious relationship;A lack of mutual understanding;Parents dislike what their children think and do;Children complain that their parents can not understand them;Young people want to follow the new trend;Older people cant help interfering when they think what young people are doing is
5、 wrong.Project of the unitLead-inWork in group of three.Two are the parents who force the child to do things he/she dislikes.The other represents the child who argues with the parents.Project of the unitLead-inStep 2Prepare for it in 10 minutes and act it out in front of the class.Your talk should c
6、over:The viewpoint and three supporting details of your side.The conclusion or suggestions of your side.Lead-inInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsPresenting your project Project of the unitProject forecasting Project of the unitMany Chinese parents encourage,lead,even force their children t
7、o learn many specialties,such as a musical instrument or drawing which the children might dislike.What do you think of it?Work in groups to discuss and form an opinion on learning specialty.Then write an argumentative essay to convince other groups to accept your viewpoints.Please get prepared by do
8、ing the following activities.Detailed understandingGlobal understandingEnhancing your skillsPresenting your projectProject of the unit Inspiring your thoughtsGlobal understanding of the textTask Skim the text and fill in the following blanks.Inspiring your thoughtsGlobal understandingStep 1After I r
9、ead the text,I know the author summarizes _ main ideological differences between _and _ parents to justify the _ parenting method.threeChineseWesternChinese In the authors opinion,to some extent,which are more effective in teaching children,Chinese mothers or Western mothers?A.Chinese mothers.B.West
10、ern mothers.Clues:A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such successful kids.(Para.1)Ive thought long and hard about how Chinese parents can get away with what they do (Para.2)Chinese parents protect their children (Para.11)When the time comes to perform,Chinese children have a blueprint
11、for success (Para.11)Inspiring your thoughtsGlobal understandingIdentify the introduction,the body and the conclusion part of the text.Map the text structure according to the correlation of each paragraph.Step 2Inspiring your thoughtsGlobal understandingIntroduction(Paras.1-?)Conclusion(Paras.?-?)Bo
12、dy 1:Paras.?-?Body 2:Paras.?-?Body 3:Paras.?-?Step 3Use one sentence to summarize the main idea of each part.Inspiring your thoughtsGlobal understandingIntroduction(Paras.1-2):Chinese parents raise successful kids,but they use some methods which are unacceptable(or different)to Westerners.Body(Paras
13、.3-10):The three ideological differences between Chinese and Western parents are explained in detail.Conclusion(Para.11):Chinese parents are more effective in teaching their children than Western parents.Attitudes Reasons Examples Western parentsChinese parents Difference 1:Attitudes toward children
14、s self-esteemCradle their childrens self-esteem to insulate from criticism.The child is tender.Praise the child who got A-minus/B.Grades are a more important measure of success than“self-esteem”.Assume their kids are hardy enough to take the criticism.Punish and shame the child for low score.Inspiri
15、ng your thoughtsGlobal understandingRead the body part of the text about the three ideological differences between Western and Chinese parents.Work together to find information to fill in the following tables.Step 4Attitudes Reasons Examples Western parentsChinese parents Difference 2:Attitudes towa
16、rd childrens gratitudeDont believe offspring must show permanent gratitude to parents.My husbands saying.Believe their kids owe them everything.Its parents responsibility to provide for their kids.A combination of the Confucian doctrine of loyalty and the fact that parents have satisfied so much for
17、 their children.No example provided.Inspiring your thoughtsGlobal understandingAttitudes Reasons Examples Western parentsChinese parents Parents support their childrens choices.Parents have ultimate authority over their childrens desires and preferences Respect the childrens individuality.Chinese da
18、ughters cant have boyfriends in high school and there are no late curfews or trips to sleep-away camps.Believe they know whats best for their children.Encourage children to pursue their true passions.Inspiring your thoughtsGlobal understandingDifference 3:Attitudes toward childrens desires and prefe
19、rences This text is a(an)_ essay.The author,by employing _,presents a view that _Fill in the blanks after reading the text.argumentative comparisonsthe Chinese parenting method is more beneficial to children in preparing them for the future.Inspiring your thoughtsGlobal understandingStep 5Global und
20、erstandingDetailed understandingEnhancing your skillsPresenting your projectProject of the unit Inspiring your thoughts1)Why does the author take“an obese child”as an example in Paragraph 2?2)Why do Western parents want to protect their children from criticism?3)What will Western parents do if their
21、 child comes home with a B?And what will Chinese parents do?4)Do Western parents and Chinese parents hold the same opinion that the offspring owe their parents everything?Why or why not?5)Which parenting method is more beneficial to childrens success in the future,according to the author?Read the te
22、xt again and answer the following questions.Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understandingTask 1Detailed understanding of the textInspiring your thoughts1)Why does the author take“an obese child”as an example in Paragraph 2?The author uses the example of“an obese child”to show different parenting met
23、hods between Chinese and Western parents,thereby vividly introducing the topic of this text.2)Why do Western parents want to protect their children from criticism?Because they think that their children are tender and not strong,and that parents should protect their childrens self-esteem and protect
24、them against the feeling of failure.Detailed understandingto be continuedInspiring your thoughts3)What will Western parents do if their child comes home with a B?And what will Chinese parents do?Western parents may worry about their child privately,but they will never blame their child.While Chinese
25、 parents demand perfect grades.Because they take it for granted that their child can get them,and grades are a more important measure of success than“self-esteem”.Detailed understandingto be continuedInspiring your thoughts4)Do Western parents and Chinese parents hold the same opinion that the offsp
26、ring owe their parents everything?Why or why not?No.Unlike Chinese parents,Western parents think that children are not born because they want to come to this world.Instead,their parents force life on them.Consequently,their parents should take on the responsibility of raising them.Children dont owe
27、their parents anything and they only need to be responsible for their own kids.Detailed understandingto be continuedInspiring your thoughts5)Which parenting method is more beneficial to childrens success in the future,according to the author?According to the author,though Western parents try to resp
28、ect their childrens individuality and provide a positive and nurturing environment for them,the author is not optimistic about the effectiveness.On the contrary,the author thinks that Chinese parenting is more effective because Chinese parents equip their children with skills,work habits and inner c
29、onfidence for success in the future.Detailed understandingStep 2Step 1Work in pairs.Suppose one is a Western parent and the other is a Chinese parent.Both of your children got B grades in an important test.Discuss the grades with your partners.Think over the following question and share your ideas w
30、ith your classmates.Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understandingCritical thinkingTask 2What kind of parenting method do you prefer from the standpoint of a child?From the standpoint of a child,I prefer Western parents parenting method because there are a lot of advantages in it.Western parents prov
31、ide enough space for their childrens development so that they can grow happily and become healthy,creative,open-minded,and independent.What parents should do is to teach their children based on their own characteristics.I like Chinese parents parenting method.Chinese parents seem to be too strict wi
32、th their kids,but their method proves to be more practical and effective than the one adopted by Western parents.Children brought up by Chinese parents obviously are more likely to succeed in their study and career.Reference answers：Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understanding Language highlighting
33、Language learningPresenting your projectProject of the unitInspiring your thoughts Structure analysisA cause-and-effect essay Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusTask 1Learning verbs to talk about parenting modelsLanguage focusLanguage learning Step 1 Match the words with their meanings.Enhancing you
34、r skillsbafflegorgeinfringecradleclashextinguishpreacharmorconfer eat or drink so much of sth.that you cannot eat or drink any moreconfuse pletelymake a fire stop burning;make an idea/feeling stop existingdo sth.that is against a law or sb.s legal rightshold sth.gently,as if to protect itbe opposed
35、to each otherprovide defenses express a strong opinion and try to persuade other people to accept itgive sth.such as authority,a legal right,or an honor to sb.1)Since she married she has _ with the financial support of her parents.2)A group of demonstrators _ with police.3)He _ himself on meat.4)Liv
36、ing in a countryside tends to _ us from the outside world.dispensedStep 2Fill in the blanks with the following words in the box.dispense gorge insulate clash gorgedinsulate clashed Language focusLanguage learning Enhancing your skills5)The teacher kept _ about the importance of study.6)Chinese paren
37、ts protect their children by _ them for the future.7)She _ him with a single word.8)The school _ a medal on any student who has special achievements.armoringpreaching extinguish armor confer preachextinguishedconfersLanguage focusLanguage learning Enhancing your skillsStep 3Verbsarmorbaffleproducedi
38、spensecradleinsulateperformpreachintensify conferpunishshamesacrificeclashinfringeLanguage focusLanguage learning Enhancing your skillsChoose 3-5 verbs or expressions from the following lists to talk about parenting models.Expressionsgorge(oneself)on sth.tiptoe around sth.insulate sb.from get away w
39、ith sth.have a high/low/good/bad opinion of sb./sth.paint a portrait of have authority overforce sth.on/upon sb.provide for sb./sth.dispense withLanguage focusLanguage learning Enhancing your skillsPeople have different opinions about Eastern and Western parenting styles.Which style results in happi
40、er,more successful kids?The following are three peoples opinions about this controversial question.While reading their opinions,try to complete the collocations with appropriate words.Language focusLanguage learning Enhancing your skillsTask 2Learning collocations to talk about parenting modelsnegat
41、ive self-image;hair-tearing explosion;perfect grades;stony silence;substandard performance;shatter confidence;unilateral decisions;secretly believe;unquestioning obedience;true passions;intensity efforts;ultimate authorityI was raised by Chinese parents.As I was being drilled and pushed and encourag
42、ed to go all the way to the top,there would always be a screaming,1)_ explosion.Even making it into the 2nd best class in school was cause for a 2)_ self-image,which had always hurt me.Getting 98 out of 100 on apaper was still 3)_ performance for my parents.My creative writing talent means nothing t
43、o them,and they would react in 4)_ silence.It wasnt until I was turning 21 and went to university that I finally could leave far away from my parents.hair-tearingnegativesubstandardstonyLanguage focusLanguage learning Enhancing your skillsTo most Americans,to have“balance”in ones life is very import
44、ant.Too often parents sacrifice individuality of their children for 5)_ grades.I must confess that both my children attend private piano and violin classes weekly.I have had to make6)_ decisions to take my boys PC away because of excessive video game playing.I dont want to 7)_ their confidence but I
45、 must compete with distractions,such as electronic games and phone texting.However,I find that the more I manage their distractions the better my children perform.I 8)_ believe parents have the same distractions as their children.Language focusLanguage learning perfectunilateralshatterEnhancing your
46、 skillssecretlyIm trying to forge a middle ground which my daughter could build upon and thrive love,discipline,guidance,and freedom,rather than 9)_ obedience.For the first 6 years,it is all love and no discipline;during the next 6 years self-discipline is taught.After age 12,a child is to be treate
47、d as a friend as he has learnedself-discipline and knows his 10)_ passions.The main objective of learning self-discipline is that a child must learn how to 11)_ his efforts to achieve long term objectives which he has decided himself with guidance provided by his parents.Parents dont have 12)_ autho
48、rity over their childrens desires.Language focusLanguage learning Enhancing your skillsunquestioningtrueintensityultimate1.insulate(Para.3)vt.1.(sb./sth.from/against)protect sb.or sth.from unpleasant experiences or influences 使免除（不愉快的经历）；使免受（不良影响）；隔离Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highli
49、ghting Task 3Detailed learning of key vocabularyTranslation:纵观世界，巨富之人的生活都是被重重保护起来的，不受周围贫苦民众苦难生活的影响。All around the world,extremely wealthy people live a rather protected lifestyle and are insulated from the suffering lives of the poor all around them.1.insulate(Para.3)vt.2.protect sth.with a material
50、 that prevents heat,sound,electricity,etc.from passing through 使隔热；使隔音；使绝缘Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Translation:屋顶对极热和极冷的天气隔绝效果很好。The roof is adequately insulated against extremely hot or extremely cold weather.2.intellect(Para.4)n.1.C,U the ability to understand thing
