YouthYouthisnotatimeoflife;it'sastateofmind;it'snotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;it'samatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;it'sthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity,oftheappetitefortheadventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanofgrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.Whether60or16,thereisineveryhumanbeing'sheartthelureofwonder,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhat'snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheart,thereisawirelessstation:solongasitreceivesmessageofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheinfinite,solongareyouyoung.Whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,thenyouaregrownold,evenat20,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,thereishopeyoumaydieyoungat80.Vocabularysupple['s?pl]adj.靈活的vigor['v?g?]n.活力spring[spr??]n.泉水temperamental['t?mpr?'m?ntl]adj.易沖動的predominance[pr?'dɑm?n?ns]n.優(yōu)勢timidity[t?'m?d?ti]n.膽怯appetite['?p?ta?t]n.欲望desert[d?'z??t]vt.遺棄wrinkle['r??kl]vt.使起皺紋enthusiasm[?n'θuz??z?m]n.熱情bow[ba?]vt.彎腰lure[l??(r)]n.誘惑infinite['?nf?n?t]adj.無限的aerial['e?r??l]n.[電訊]天線cynicism['s?n?s?z(?)m]n.憤世嫉俗pessimism['p?s?m?z?m]n.悲觀optimism['ɑpt?m?z?m]n.樂觀YouthbySamuelUllmanCompositionImitationTeachingobjectives:studentsimprovetheir

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essaysandtowritewithsimilarsentencestructures.2.HelpstudentstastethelanguageofessaysandgettheminterestedinEnglish.3.Laya

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emotionalfoundationforstudents’futureEnglishlearning.Importantpointsanddifficultpoints:1.Howtousethesentencestructureslogicallyandfluently.2.Howtouserhetoric

techniquesinEnglishwriting.Teachingprocedures:Step1:Lead-in1.PlayanEnglishsong,called“hero”,andreadpartofthelyricsforstudents,loudlyandemotionally.2.Askstudents’feelingsaboutthesonganddrawoutthesubjectofthelessonwiththesentences:Beautifulmelodiesmaymovepeople;Goodlyricscanencouragepeople;Greatarticleswillinfluencepeople.Step2:Pre-reading1.IntroducesomebasicinformationaboutSamuelUllman,theauthoroftheessay,tostudents.2.TellstudentsastoryaboutthepopularityofYouthStep3:While-reading1.Showmanybeautifulpicturesrelatedtoyouthtostudentswhiletheyarelisteningtotheaudio,whichmakestheessaymorevivid.2.Analyzetheessayfrom4parts:rhyme,vocabulary,sentencestructureandrhetoric.(1)Rhyme:Youthisrichinrhythmandreadsrhythmic.(2)Vocabulary:Atotalof245wordsareusedinYouth.Theyareshort,simple,easily-understoodandcommon-used.(3)sentencestructure:Itisnot…;Itis…(不是……而是……)…of…(……的)It’swell-balancedinstructure.Byrepeating,ithelpstone(語氣)andmeaning.Exercise:(1)快樂不是獲取，而是給予。Happinessisnotgaining;Itis_____________.快樂不是貪婪地獲取，而是無私地給予。Happinessisnotgainingwithgreed;Itisgivingwith_______________.(2)失敗不是勝利的終結(jié)者，而是成功之母。Failureisnottheterminatorof_____________;Itisthemotherof_____________.(3)教書不是一份為謀生的普通工作，而是一項給學(xué)生開啟光明未來的崇高職業(yè)。Teaching

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students.sentencestructure:…isa/ann.ofAoverB(…是A勝過B的…)It’swell-balancedinstructureandinsharpcontrast（對比）,whichmakesitbriefandspecial.Exercise:(1)快樂是一種熱情蓋過消極，勤奮壓倒懶惰的態(tài)度。Happinessisanattitudeof_____________overnegativity,ofdiligenceover______________.(2)失敗是一項好奇勝過冷漠，冒險勝過安逸的實驗。___________________________curiosityoverindifference,_______thespiritofadventureovertheloveofsecurity.(3)教書是一項給予壓倒索取，奉獻(xiàn)蓋過自私的崇高事業(yè)。____________________________________________________________________________sentencestructure:Nobodydoesby…We/Theydoby…(沒有人通過……而是通過……)Bymakingacontrast,ithelpsachieveforceandemphasis(強(qiáng)調(diào)).Exercise:(1)沒有人是通過充實錢包來獲得幸福。他們通過讓內(nèi)心完整來獲得幸福。Nobodygetshappinessmerelybykeepinghispurse_________.Theygethappinessbykeepingtheirhearts___________.(2)沒有人因參與競爭而失敗。他們因逃避競爭才會失敗。Nobody__________by

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competition.They__________by__________therace.(3)沒有老師通過嚴(yán)厲批評學(xué)生而成功。他們通過溫柔地鼓勵學(xué)生而成功。Noteacher__________(success)by_________(criticize)students_________(severe).They___________(success)by____________(encourage)students___________(tender).sentencestructure:Solongas(只要)…so+invertedstructure（倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)）Theinvertedstructuremakesthesentencerhyme(押韻)well.Exercise:(1)只要你設(shè)定一個小目標(biāo)并且實現(xiàn)它，只要你關(guān)心他人，只要你滿足于所擁有的，你就是快樂的。Solongasyou________asmallgoaland_____________it,you______________others,you___________________allyouhave,sohappy________________.(2)只要你盡力而為，并從失敗中吸取教訓(xùn)，你就很成功。_____________youtryyourbestandlearnalessonfromthefailure,___________________.(3)只要他們尊重學(xué)生，愛他們，傾聽他們，和他們交流，他們就會受歡迎。____________________________________________________________________________(4)Rhetoric:Parallelism(排比)Theparallelconstructionhelpsrhythm,emphasisandcoherence.

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Rhetoric:Synecdoche(借代)＂60＂＂16＂arestandingfortheoldandtheyoung.Here,itusesthepartforthewhole.Exercise:Fillintheblankswithparallelconstructions.快樂不是盛宴，不是巨鉆，不是華服；快樂是和愛人旅行,和家人聊天，和朋友吃飯。快樂很難追求，容易失去，難以維持。它是禮物，是財富，是智慧。無論80或是18，每個人心中皆有對快樂的贊賞，對快樂的向往，對快樂的堅持。Happinessisnotamatterofdeliciousfeasts,_______________and________________;Happinessistohaveatourwithsweethearts,to________________________________,to__________________________.Itishardtopursue,_________________________,__________________________.Itisagift,_________________and______________.Whether_____or_____,thereisineveryhumanbeing’shearttheappreciationtohappiness,__________________________,and__________________________.Step4:Post-readingSummary:Anessayismadeupofeverysinglesentence,youonlyneedtoputthemtogetherandchangetheirordersifnecessarytomaketheessaymorelogicallyandfluently.ModelessayHappinessisnotgainingwithgreed;Itisgivingwithunselfishness.Happinessisnotamatterofdeliciousfeasts,hugediamondsandbeautifulclothes;Happinessistohaveatourwithsweethearts,tohaveachatwithfamilies,ortohaveamealwithfriends.Itishardtopursue,easytolose,difficulttomaintain;Itisagift,treasureandwisdom.Happinessisanattitudeofenthusiasmovernegativity,ofdiligenceoverlaziness.Nobodygetshappinessmerelybykeepinghispursefull.Theygethappinessbykeepingtheirheartswhole.Whether80or18,thereisineveryhumanbeing’shearttheappreciationtohappiness,thedesireforhappiness,andthepersistenceonhappiness.Solongasyousetasmallgoalandachieveit,youcareaboutothers,youaresatisfiedwithallyouhave,sohappyareyou.Step5:ConclusionExercise:FreewritingWriteashortpassagewiththesentencestructuresandtherhetoricsyoulearnttoday.Youneedtouseatleastonesentencestructureandonerhetoric,butthemorethebetter.…isnot…;Itis…(不是……而是……)…isa/ann.ofAoverB(…是A勝過B的…)Nobodydoesby…We/Theydoby…(沒有人通過……而是通過……)Solongas(只要)…so+invertedstructure（倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)）Parallelism排比Metaphor隱喻Synecdoche借代____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Step6:PromotionRemember3things:Imitation(模仿)isthefirststepoflearning.Youshouldreadtheclassics（經(jīng)典）more,imitatemoreandpractisemore,thenyou’llimprovegreatlyinyourEnglishwriting.ReadthetextmessagesofWeChatlessandgoodbooksmore.Becausereadingtenthousandbooksisliketravelingtenthousandmiles.Readingisnotonlybeneficialtowidenyourhorizonbutalsohelpfultomasterthelanguage.Readingmakesafullman.Usemoderntechnologiestoentertain(娛樂)