1、Unit1Blue-CollarWorkersObjectives:readanarticleaboutthedemandforblue-collarworkers;enlargeyourvocabularyrelatingtopersonalqualities;gainsomeideasofwhatthetop9blue-collarjobsare;getsometipsaboutmodalverbsinEnglish;learnhowtoreadandwriteathank-youletter.Focuses:Vocabulary:(omitted)Speaking:Talkaboutth

2、eideasofanidealjobbasedonthefollowingquestions.Grammar:ModalverbinEnglishPracticalwriting:Howtowriteathank-youletter.Outline:Period1:Warm-upDiscussion;studyofwordsandexpressionsinTextAPeriod2:DiscussionofTextAPeriod3:ComprehensiveExercisesPeriod4:GrammarTips;ActiveWordsandVocabularyCheckPeriod5:Disc

3、ussionofTextBandthefollow-upComprehensionPeriod6:PracticalWritingPeriod7:StartingOut&In-classActivities(PracticalListeningandSpeakingCourse)Period8:CulturalNotes&After-classActivities(PracticalListeningandSpeakingCourse)Methods:PracticespeakingandlisteningDiscussionPresentationandroleplayExercisesTe

4、achingProceduresPeriod1:Step1.Warm-upDiscussion(5minutes)Questions:1.Doyoulikeblue-collarjobs?Hint:Ilikeblue-collarjobsbecause:thedemandishuge;wecangetprofessionaltrainingandtechnicalknowledge;andthesalaryisgood.2.Whatwillbeyourfavoriteblue-collarjobandwhy?Hint:Myfavoriteblue-collarjobisthatofagarde

5、ner,becauseIcanworkoutdoorsandenjoythefreshair;andIcankeepfitandgetgoodpay.Step2.BackgroundInformation(10minutes)TellsomethingaboutdifferenttypesofWorkersAblue-collarworkerisamemberoftheworkingclasswhoperformsmanuallabor.Blue-collarworkmayinvolveskilledorunskilled,manufacturing,mining,construction,m

6、echanical,maintenance,technicalinstallationandmanyothertypesofphysicalwork.Blue-collarworkisoftenpaidhourlywage-labor,althoughsomeprofessionalsmaybepaidbytheprojectorsalaried.Thereisawiderangeofpayscalesforsuchworkdependinguponfieldofspecialtyandexperience.White-collarworkerstypicallyperformworkinan

7、officeenvironmentandmayinvolvesittingatacomputerordesk.Serviceworkers,orpink-collarworkers,makeupathirdtypeofworker.Theirlaborisrelatedtocustomerinteraction,entertainmentsalesorotherservice-orientedwork.Step3.VocabularyinTextA(20minutes)AskSstoreadnewwordsandexpressionsbythemselvesandthenreadtheneww

8、ordstogether.Explaintheimportantpoints.heartlandn.theareaorregionwhereaparticularsetofactivitiesorbeliefsismostsignificant中心地域，心臟地帶Jackhadasix-daybustouraroundtheindustrialheartlandofAmerica杰克在美國工業中心地域乘大巴旅行了六天EventheattackonPearlHarbourwasremotefromthecountrysheartland.即即是珍珠港事件的發生地也遠離美國的心要地帶。2.resid

9、entn.peoplewholiveinaplace居民，住戶Theyaregoingtobuildmorelow-costhomesforlocalresidents.他們將為當地居民建筑更多低成本的住處Phrases:(1)permanentresident永久居民(2)residentphysician住院醫生residev.居住MargaretresideswithhermotherinaLondonsuburb瑪格麗特3.panymultinationalcorporations4.workforcen.勞動力，勞動隊伍Inthecountry,halftheworkforceisu

10、nemployedanemployerofaverylargeworkforce5.Replacementsth.orsb.thattakestheplaceofsth.orsb.else代替物，代替者TaylorhasnominatedAdamsashisreplacement6.shortagen.withoutenoughofsth.缺少，缺少Vietnamissufferingfromfoodshortage越南正遇到食品欠缺之苦。7.manufacturern.abusinessorcompanywhichmakesgoodsinlargequantitiestosell生產商the

11、worldslargestdollmanufacturer全球最大的玩偶生產商8.annualadj.onceayear,everyyear年度的，每年的annualmeeting/annualreport9.earningsn.(pl.)moneyreceivedinreturnforoneswork(復)收入，薪資，掙得的錢netearningearningrateearnv.掙錢Jackearnsalotofmoneyeverymonth.杰克每個月掙好多錢。10.pointto顯示，表示；指向WhenJapanesepeoplerefertothemselves,theypointto

12、theirnose,nottheirheart.當日自己表示自己時，他們會指向自己的鼻子，而不是心口。11.gapn.bigdifference;spacebetweentwothingsoraholeinthemiddleofsth.solid差距；縫隙thegapbetweenrichandpoor貧富差距Hepulledthethickcurtainstogether,leavingjustanarrowgap.他拉上厚厚的窗簾，僅留下一條狹窄的縫隙12.plumbv.putthepipesinbuildingsforcarryingwater;examinecloselyordeepl

13、y裝水管；探望，研究Shelearnedtowireandplumbthehouseherself.她學會了自己給房屋接電線、裝水管。Magdahadplumbedherownheartforanswers.瑪格達在自己心中搜尋答案。13.programn.aseriesofactionsoreventsthatareplannedtobedone;asmallbookorsheetofpaperthatgivesinformationabouttheplayorconcert;asetofinstructionsthatacomputerfollowsinordertoperformapar

14、ticulartask方案，計劃；節目單；程序thenationslargesttrainingandeducationprogramforadults該國最大的成人培訓與教育計劃14.findawayup找到進步或榮膺的門路“Youvegottofindawaytobreakupconventionalthinking,”hesays.他說：“你必定找出打破常例思想的方法。”15.investmentn.theactivityofusingonesmoneytoincreaseitsvalue;themoneyusedthisway投資行為；投資款項Thegovernmentmustintr

15、oducetaxincentivestoencourageinvestment.政府必定經過賞賜稅收利益來激勵投資。Step4.VocabularyCheckB&C(10minutes)Askthestudentstofinishtheexercise,vocabularycheck(partBandC).Thenchecktheanswers.Period2:Step1.LanguagePointsinTextA(30minutes)ExplainthelanguagepointstoSsandanalyzethestructureofthepassage.Paymoreattentiont

16、olongersentencesinTextAandtrytomakeSsunderstand.1.Tomany.offeritsresidents.:Formanypeople,Americasindustrialheartlandcantprovideenoughworktoitsresidents.toolittle:nottoomuch,notenough太少Toomuchworkandtoolittlerestoftenleadtoillness.過分的工作和過少的歇息會惹起疾病。offer:makeavailableoraccessible,provideorfurnish供應，給

17、予Wehavebeensuccessfulbecauseweareofferingaqualityservice.我們向來是成功的，原因是我們在供應優異服務。2.Butthingslook.inOhio.:ButintheeyesofKarenWrighttheCEOofArielCorporationinOhio,thingsaredifferent.lookverydifferentto:appeardifferentinsb.seyes在某人眼中看上去不一樣樣Theydontlookdifferenttomewhethertheyrechildrenoradults.不論他們是少兒或許變

18、成了成年人，在我腦海中都是相同的。3.Idontknowwherewearegoingtofindreplacements.:Idontknowwherewearegoingtofindthenewandyoungskilledworkforce.replacements:equivalentpersonsorthingsintheplaceofanother代替thereplacementofdamagedorlostbooks受損或扔掉書籍的替補Weneedareplacementforthesecretarywholeft.我們需要一個人代替已辭職的秘書。4.Thatmaysoundsu

19、rprising.forageneration.:Consideringthatthestatehassufferedfromlackofjobsforageneration,itmaysound“given”isapreposition.Ifyousaygivensomething,youmeantakingthatthingintoaccount.GiventheuncertaintyoverLeighsfutureIwasleftwithlittleotherchoice.考慮到莉前途未卜，我幾乎沒有選擇余地。Theindustrialrecoverycomeswithaprice:aq

20、uicklyrisingdemandforskilledworkers.:Theindustrialrecoverysuffersfromaquicklyrisingdemandforskilledworkers.Here,“aquicklyrisingdemandforskilledworkers”isanexplanationof“aprice”.price:sth.youhavetodoorsufferinordertogetsth.else代價Theremaybeapricetopayforsuchrelentlessactivity,perhapsillhealthorevendiv

21、orce.這樣沒完沒了的活動可能是要付出代價的，或許是健康惡化甚至是離婚。Compare:(1)atanyprice(2)ataprice無討價錢的高低；不惜任何代價以高于市場(或正常)的價錢；做出相當大的犧牲(3)atthepriceof以的代價6.Theshortageof.worldeconomy.:TheshortageofindustrialskillsmeansawidegapbetweentheAmericaneducationsystemandthedemandsoftheworldeconomy.pointto:mean,show表示，證明是Alltheevidencepoi

22、ntstohisguilt所有憑證都表示他有罪。7.Formanyyears.systemsdesign.:Formanyyears,Americanshavebeentoldthatthefuturedependsontheadvancedservices,suchaslaw,and“creative”professionssuchassoftware-writingandsystemsdesign.high-end:high-level,advanced高端的high-endinterview高端訪談high-endjewelry高檔金飾Step2.ComprehensionofTextA

23、(15minutes)Givestudents5minutestogothroughthetext,askthemtofinishtheexercisethenchecktheanswers.Period3:Step1.ComprehensiveExercises(45minutes)Askthestudentstofinishtheexercisethenchecktheanswers.Period4:Step1.Activewords(20minutes)Askthestudentstopaymoreattentiontothefunctionoftheactivewordsandthen

24、finishtherelativeexercises.Step2.GrammarTips神態動詞(ModalVerbs)(20minutes)First,askSstopreviewtheexplanationandthengivefurtherstudyofthegrammartip.DotheexercisestocheckoutwhetherSsknowthegrammarwell.神態動詞的定義神態動詞有必定的詞義，表示說話人的情緒、態度或語氣，不可以獨自作謂語，只能和其他動詞原形構成謂語。神態動詞數量不多，主要有：can(could),may(might),must,need,oug

25、htto,dare(dared),shall(should),will(would)等。神態動詞的特點神態動詞無人稱和數的變化，其否認式構成是在神態動詞后邊加“not”。有些神態動詞有此刻式和過去式兩種形式，過去式常用來表達宛轉的語氣，時態性不強。神態動詞介紹（見課本）Step2.Practice(5minutes)Givestudentsfiveminutestogothroughandfinishtherelativeexercises.Period5:Step1.LanguagePointsinTextB(30minutes)Selectsomeimportantwordsandexpr

26、essionstoexplainandanalyze,payspecialattentiontothelanguagepoints.ThenaskSstoscanthetextandconductfurtherstudy.1.Whatsmore.so-calledwhite-collarjobs:Moreover,thepayforthesejobsisnearlythesameasthatformanyso-calledwhite-collarjobs.Whatsmore:furthermore,moreover不但這樣，而且2.theseworkersevenmakemuchmoretha

27、ntheaverageAmericanworker:Thesalaryofblue-collarworkersishigherthanthatoftheaverageAmericanworker.3.Bodaysworkforce.:Thefollowingsarethetop9best-payingblue-collarjobs,whicharestillmuchneededintodaysworkforce.below:referstothethingorthingsthatyouareabouttomention4.Pmercialandpublicbuildings.:Plumbers

28、andpipefittersinstall,maintainandrepairmanydifferenttypesofpipesystems,whichrangefromthoseincitywatertreatmentplantstoresidential,commercialandpublicbuildings.Here,“those”isapronoun,referringtothepipesystems.5.Electricians.classroominstruction.:Electricianslearntheirprofessionthroughapprenticeshippr

29、ograms,includingbothon-the-jobtrainingandrelatedclassroominstruction.apprenticeship:afixedperiodoftimeduringwhichsomeonelearnsaskillfromapersonwhohastheparticularskill學徒期6.Ehisfield.:Inordertodoagoodjobinthisfield,eye-handcoordination,physicalfitnessandagoodsenseofbalancearethreekeyelements.Here,“wh

30、owanttodoagoodjobinthisfield”isarelativeclausesentence,whichmodifies“people”.physicalfitness:goodphysicalcondition;beinginshapeorincondition身體健康7.aprobationaryperiodrangingfromsixmonthstothreeyears:atrialperiodisaboutsixmonthstothreeyears.aprobationaryperiod:thestateorperiodofsuchtestingortrial見習期St

31、ep2.Follow-upComprehension(15minutes)HelpstudentsgothroughTextBandfinishthecomprehensiveexercises.Period6.PracticalWriting(HowtoWriteaThank-youLetter)Itisnecessarytoteachsomewritingskillsbeforehand,andthenstudythesample.AskSstowriteanoteonthespot.Step1.GeneralIntroduction(10minutes)在社會生活中，我們常常會獲取別人的

32、幫助或贈禮。為此，我們需要經過某種方式表示我們的感謝之情。給對方寫感謝信是一種常有的道謝方式。下面示范的是兩封用英語書寫的感謝信，可以經過電子郵件發送。Step2.SentencepatternsforexpressingthanksinEnglish(15minutes):Thankyousomuchforyourhospitality.Thankyouverymuch/eversomuch/mostsincerely/indeed/fromthebottomofmyheart.Manythanksforyourkindandwarmletter.4.Pleaseaccept/Iwishto

33、expressmysincere/grateful/profoundappreciationfor5.Isincerely/deeply/warmlyappreciate6.Iamvery/sincerely/most/trulygratefultoyoufor7.Itwasgood/fine/thoughtfulofyou8.Weweredeeplytouchedby9.WeareindebtedtoyouforStep3.Asampleforthewritingtaskinthisunit(25minutes):February20DearTom,Imsogratefultoyoufort

34、hedictionaryyougavemeasagift.Itisveryhelpfulinmywork,especiallywhenImtranslatingbusinessmaterial.Thanksforyourkindness.Youreatruefriend.Cometoseemewhenyouarefree.Takecare.Yours,XiaoMingPeriod7:Step1.StartingOut(15minutes)Thisisthefirstunitofthesecondsemester.Bynowthestudentsmustbeveryfamiliarwiththe

35、campus.Sotheteachermaywantsomestudentstodrawasketchmapofthecampuseitherbeforeorduringthefirstclass.Andthenonthebasisofthemap,demonstratetothestudentshowtoaskforandgivedirectionsaboutthebuildingsoncampus.Askthemwhichbuildingtheywouldliketolocate.Teachermaywanttomakeadialoguewithoneofthemoreadvancedstudents;eitherlethim/hertoaskyouoraskhim/hertogivedirectionstothatbuilding.Oncethestudentsknowhowtodoit,letthemmakedialoguesinpairsandtalkaboutoneortwoofthefollowingtopics.ThelibraryThecomputerlabTheschoolcanteenTheadministrativebuildingTheschoolgateStep2.In-classActiv