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Title: Section 1 Model Passage Reading

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Unit 2
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Section 1 Model Passage Reading
Text A Dads Blessings
Text B American Men Dont Cry

A Teaching Objectives
a. Contents of the text
Focus 1 Help the students learn a lesson from
the storyLook beyond the obvious and allow
miracles to be created in our life.
Focus 2 The importance and necessity of crying.

b. Key language points in the text
Focus 1 1. Words such as graduate, purchase,
hand, regret, desire may function both as a verb
and a noun.
2. Present participle used as adverbials of time,
cause and manner.
3. Absolute construction introduced by the
preposition with.

c. Vocabulary
Focus 1 26 B-level words, 11 A-level words, and
4 phrases and expressions listed under
Vocabulary.
Focus 2 30 B-level words, 20 A-level words, and
9 phrases and expressions listed under Vocabulary.

d. Comprehensive skills
Understand a passage at the pre-intermediate
level of difficulty and on this basis, be able to
write a summary of the text.
e. Functions
Focus 1 Expressing Thanks.
Focus 2 Writing a Thank-you Letter.

B Procedures and Methods
Eight teaching periods are needed to cover the
present unit.
1. Period One and Period Two Step One
a. Background information
Graduation Day in the West Theres a time for
joy/A time for tears/A time well treasure
through the years/Well remember always
Graduation Day This is a song entitled
Graduation Day by Beach Boys. For graduates and
their families, Graduation Day marks a unique
moment in time a celebration of years passed,
while looking forward to the endless
possibilities of the countless hours that lay
ahead. To celebrate, a ceremony is usually held
at school on which students wear cap and gown for
this special moment and the song Pomp
Circumstances is the standard march. At home,
parents usually throw a party for their children
and special gifts are also necessary.

b. warm-up questions
How is the relationship between you and your
father?
What is the best gift you have ever received
from your father?

Step Two Go over the key words and expressions
in the text.
Step Three Start to teach the text para. by
para. Help students understand the text and
explain language points meanwhile.

Questions about Para. 1
(1) What was the young man in our story getting
ready to do?
(2) What did he want from his father as a gift
for him?
(3) Could his father afford it?

Notes of Para 1
A young man was getting ready to graduate from
college. ?????????????
get ready to do sth. to get prepared to do sth.
??????
????????????,????????,?????????,??????
e.g. (1) Wed better get ready to leave.
??????????
(2) The children are getting ready to go to
school. ??????????

graduate vi. to complete education at a school
or a university ??
e.g. (1) He graduated from Beijing University in
1998. ?1998?????????
(2) When did you graduate from Oxford?
??????????????
graduate????????,??a person who has completed a
university degree(??)???,???

Knowing his father could well afford it
??????????,????,???Because he knew his father
could well afford it?????knowing???????his
fathercould well afford it. ????????his father,a
faithful Christian???his father????,who owned a
prosperous business?????,????Christian?
e.g. Not knowing what to do, he phoned the
police.(??)???????,?????????

a faithful Christian ?father?????
faithful a. having and keeping faith in one
person, idea, belief, etc. ???,??????
e.g. (1) One cannot be too faithful to ones
duty. ?????????????????
(2) It is a faithful report. ??????????
faithful ??????faith,??feeling sure that you can
trust someone or something ??,????? e.g. (1)
Have you any faith in what he says? ?????????
(2) Do you have faith in Tim? ???????
(3) Christians have faith in God. ?????????

afford vt. to be able to buy or pay for ???,????
e.g. (1) This sofa is expensive. I am afraid that
I cant afford it. ??????,???????
(2) Can we afford a holiday abroad this year?
??????????????
afford ????????????to provide, to give ??,???
e.g. The tree afforded us a shelter from the
rain. ???????????????
????that was all he wanted??told?????,????????????
?? that,????????that??????all ????????????that,???
?????? (that) that was all (that) he wanted?

Questions about Para. 2
(4) What did his father hand him on the morning
of his graduation?
(5) What did he find in it?
(6) How did he feel as he saw the gift?
(7) What did he do then?

Notes of Para 2
approach vi./vt. to come near or nearer ??,??
e.g. (1) As summer approached, the weather became
hotter. ???????,????????
(2) Silently the cat approached the rat.
??????????
approach??????,??movement nearer to sb./sth. in
distance or time a way of dealing with sb./sth.
????,????,?????,??approach?????to?
e.g. (1) The enemy ran away at our approach.
??????,??????
(2) We must think of some new approaches to
teaching languages. ??????? ??????????

await vt. to wait for(?)??,??,(???)??(??)
e.g. (1) I am awaiting your reply. ?????????
(2) He is in prison awaiting trial. ?????????
?????????,??????????,await?wait for?????
purchase vt. to buy?,??
e.g. (1) She purchased a new car last month.
???????????
(2) He purchased the house at a high price.
????????????

purchase????,??an article that has been bought
??????
e.g. Please put my purchases on the truck.
?????????????
that his father had purchased the car
that???????,??signs?
Curious, but somewhat disappointed
??????,????????,????????
e.g. Helpless, we watched the house being burned
before our eyes. ???????????????

curious a. eager to know or learn ???
e.g. (1) When I mentioned his name, everyone was
very curious. ?????????,???????
(2) I feel nothing than curious. ?????????
curious??????about,????????
angry and depressed?????????????,?????
e.g. Overjoyed, he rushed out of the room.
????????????

depressed a. low in spirits ???,???,?????
e.g. (1) She was depressed because of failing in
the final exam. ?????????????
(2) You look depressed. ????????
depressed???????depress?depress??to make someone
feel sad and dull to make less active
???,?????,???
e.g. (1) This grey weather depresses me.
???????????????
(2) Some medicines depress the action of the
heart. ?????????????

storm vi. to go with violent anger ??????,?,?
e.g. (1) She stormed out of the room. ???????????
(2) Why did the man storm out of the managers
office? ????????????????????
storm ???????,???????
storm?????,???????????????????,???????????????????
??
leaving the Bible ????????????

Question About Para. 3
(8) Did the young man come back to see his father
after this incident?
(9) Did the young man miss his father while he
was away? Why or why not?
(10) How did he learn that his father had passed
away?

Notes of Para 3
domestic a. of the home or family remaining
much at home fond of home not foreign native
of ones own country ?(?)?,??????,??????
e.g. (1) He had a good many domestic troubles.
???????????
(2) He is a very domestic man. ???????????
lead???????????led?

lead alife to pass or spend your life in a
certain way ?(?)??(????)
e.g. (1) They lead an active life. ????????????
(2) The old man led a happy life. ????????????
telling him his father had passed
away????????????,??telegram,?????????he
received a telegram that told him his father had
passed away?
e.g. He lived in a room facing (that faced) the
south. ????????????
??his father had passed away ?tell?????,?????????t
hat?

pass away to die ??
??die??????
e.g. (1) She passed away at the age of 70.
?70?????
(2) His grandmother passed away last week.
?????????
will vt. to leave (possession or money) in a
will ?(???)??
e.g. (1) My father willed his house to me.
????????????????
(2) He willed most of his money to his nephew.
????????????????
will ???,????,????

possession n. C ?pl. something that you own
or have property??,????
e.g. (1) He lost all his possessions in the fire.
???????????????
(2) He is a man of great possessions. ??????
???????in possession of ?,?????,??,???
e.g. He was found in possession of dangerous
drugs. ???????????
??????,possession???????
possession ??????possess,??to have or own
(something), or to have (a particular quality)
??,???

Question about Para. 4
(11) How did he feel when he arrived at his
fathers house?
(12) What did he see when he searched through his
fathers important papers?
(13) What happened when he began to turn the
pages of the Bible?

Notes of Para 4
regret n. U feeling of sadness at the loss of
something ??,??,??
e.g. (1) The manager expressed his regret at the
failure of the talks. ????????????
(2) I hear with regret that a friend is ill.
????????,???????
regret??????,??to feel sorry for ??,??,???
e.g. I regret that I will be unable to come to
your party tomorrow. ???????????????

??regretful ?regrettable?????regret????,?????,??
???,???????regretful???????????,????????regrett
able???????????????,???????,???????????regretful
?regrettable????,?????
e.g. He made a regrettable mistake some time ago
and still feels regretful now. ????????????????,??
??????????

who had the sports car he had desired who
?????????dealer?he had desired ????????car,???????
?that ??which?
desire vt. to wish, want, or hope for, very much
??,??,??
e.g. (1) Young people all desire independence.
?????????
(2) What do you desire me to do? ????????
desire????,??a strong hope or wish ??,??,???
e.g. He has not much desire for wealth. ??????????

Question About The Whole Text
(14) What moral can we learn from the story about
life?
Notes of Paras 5-6
How many times do we miss the Spirits blessings
and answers to our prayers because they do not
arrive exactly as we have expected?
???????????????????????,??????????????????

Spirit n. U God ??,?,??
e.g. (1) Dont miss the Spirits blessings.
?????????
(2) The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are referred
to as Trinity in the Christian religion.?????,????
???????????(????????????)?
??spirit?????????,????s????

spirit?????????,??????the part of a person that
includes their mind, feelings and character
rather than their body ??,????,??pl.??,????,?
??
e.g. (1) We have the power of spirit to overcome
difficulties. ?????????????
(2) He is in low spirits for failing the exam.
????????????
(3) Teenagers are not allowed to drink spirits.
???????????

TODAYS affirmation Today I look beyond the
obvious and allow miracles to be created in my
life. ????????,???????????,????????
????????,????????????,???,?????????????????,?,m
iracles in life are beyond the obvious?affirmation
n. C declaration ??,??
e.g. (1) She made an affirmation that she was
loyal to her husband. ?????????????
(2) He made an affirmation that A was better than
B. ???A??B?

beyond prep. at, on or to the farther side
of????,????
e.g. (1) Beyond the mountains is another village.
???????????
(2) Dont go beyond this river. ????????
beyond???????at or to a distance ?????
e.g. They crossed France and traveled to the
countries beyond. ??????,?????????

allow vt. to let (someone) do something without
opposing to permit ??,??
?????allow sb. to do sth.?
e.g. (1) My parents dont allow me to smoke.
????????
(2) Smoking is not allowed here. ???????
allow??????????to provide or give ??,???allow
sb. sth.?????
e.g. My parents allowed me 50 for books.
?????50?????
????allow for???????,??????
e.g. We should allow for every possible delay.
???????????????

miracle n. C a wonderful unexpected event
??,??????
e.g. (1) It is a miracle that they werent killed
in the car accident. ????????????????
(2) The invention of computer is a miracle.
????????????
create vt. to cause something to exist to make
??,??
e.g. (1) Many people believe that God created the
world. ?????????????
(2) The novelist created a great character in his
latest work. ?????????????????????????
create??????????to give rise to to produce
??,???
e.g. His rudeness created a bad impression.
??????????????

2. Period Three and Period Four
Step One Review the whole text.
Step Two Proceed to Exercises. First, do
Exercise I. 2. In doing Exercise I. 2, group
discussion in class is encouraged. The discussion
and Exercises I. 1 and I. 2 will take up one
period.
Step Three Continue with Exercises II, III, IV
and V.
Continue with the rest of the exercises which are
designed on three levels the vocabulary level,
the sentence level and the discourse level. In
this period it is expected that Exercises II,
III, IV and V can be finished.

Exercise II is relatively easy and thus suitable
for those students with a relatively low level of
English proficiency. Exercise III is for more
advanced students. Exercise IV is focused on both
the vocabulary and the sentence structure in the
model passage, and Exercise V on the sentence
structure only.

3. Period Five and Period Six
Step One Review the whole text.
Step Two On the basis of the revision of the
text, proceed to Exercise VI. This exercise is a
comprehensive exercise, involving both the
students comprehension and production skills.
Step Three Focus on Listening and Speaking which
will take up the second period. In dealing with
Listening and Speaking, direct the students to
the language function of expressing ones
gratitude.

4. Period Seven and Period Eight
Step One Proceed to Focus 2, practical reading.
After the students have finished reading, do
Exercise I to check their understanding of the
text. Then go over language points for further
understanding and after that do Exercise II.
Step one may need 60 minutes.
Language points
1.Crying is a weakness
characteristic of the female and no American male
wants to be identified with anything in the least
weak or womanly. ?????????,???????????????????,?
?????????

identify to cause or consider (someone) to be
connected with (something) ???????,??
e.g. (1) Crying is often identified with
weakness. ???????????
(2) She has identified the person who attacked
the old woman. ???????????????
be identified with to be closely connected with
sb./sth. to support sb./sth. ??????,??
e.g. He is closely identified with the new
political party. ???????????

in the least (usu. in negative) at all ??,??,??
???????,?????????
e.g. (1) He is not in the least worried.
?????????
(2) He was not in the least surprised. ????????
2. Crying, in our culture, is identified with
childishness, with weakness and dependence.
???????,???????????????
is identified with ????,???????considered equal
to ??????????e.g. Dont identify opinions
with facts. ???????????

3. No one likes a crybaby, and we disapprove of
crying even in children, discouraging it in them
as early as possible. ??????????,?????,?????????,?
????????????
disapprove vi./vt. (of) to have an unfavorable
opinion ???,???
???approve????,?approve??????dis-??????????,??????
???????????,??????of,????????
e.g. (1) He disapproves of women smoking.
????????
(2) They disapproved strongly of my proposal.
???????????

discourage vt. to take away courage and spirit
from ???,???
???courage ?????dis-???
e.g. (1) Dont let one failure discourage you.
????????????
(2) It discouraged me that I failed again in the
French exam. ??????????,????????

4. In a land so devoted to the pursuit of
happiness as ours... ??????????????????
devoted a. showing great fondness or loyalty
caring a great deal ???,???,?????
e.g. (1) He is devoted to music. ??????
(2) He is devoted to helping others. ?????????
devoted ?????devote????????? devoteto,???to
give all or a large part of time or resource
to???(?),?????
e.g. We shouldnt devote any more time to this
question. ?????????????????

5. Adults must learn not to cry in situations in
which it is permissible for a child to cry.
?????????,??????????
in which it is permissible for a child to cry
?????????????????
?????????????which?
6. Women being the weaker and dependent sex,
it is only natural that they should cry in
certain emotional situations. ????????????????
?,?????????????????

Women being the weaker and dependent sex
????????????????????????Because women are the
weaker and dependent sex??????,???????????????
,??????????????????
e.g. John having run a red light, the police
arrested him. ??????????????
dependent a. needing sb./sth. in order to
survive or be successful ???,???
e.g. (1) I cant be dependent on my parents all
my life. ?????????????
(2) They have a dependent child. ?????????????

7. So goes the American credo with regard to
crying. ?????????????
??so???????,?In women, crying is excusable. But
in men, crying is a mark of weakness.
??,so????????????
8. A little man, we impress on our male
children, never cries... ????????????????
impress vt. to make the importance (of sth.)
clear to (sb.) ??????,????,??
impress??????impress sth. on sb.,impress sb.
with sth.?
e.g. (1) My father impressed on me the value of
hard work. ????????????????
(2) The village impressed me with its beauty.
?????????????????
(3) His words are strongly impressed on my
memory. ?????????????

10. It is not that American males are unable to
cry because of some biological clock within them
that causes them to run down in that capacity as
they grow older, but that they are trained not to
cry. ???????,????????????,????????????????????,???
????????????
run down to gradually stop working, decline
(?)????,(?)??????
e.g. (1) The battery has run down it needs
recharging. ???????,???????
(2) The company is running down its sales force.
???????????

11. Thus do we produce a trained incapacity in
the American male to cry. ????????????????
thus ?????,???????,????do????we??????????
12. The human species is the only one in the
whole living nature that cries tears.
???????????????????
that cries tears?????,??one?????????only?,???????
?which??,????that???
e.g. Football is the only game that I enjoy.
????????????

Section 2 Listening and Speaking
Listening 1. Listen to a conversation on the
text only once and then fill in the blanks
according to what youve just heard.
Father Son, you are (1)
graduate from (2) . What gift
do you want for your graduation?
Son I saw a beautiful sports car in a (3)
showroom. That is all I want.
(A few days later.)
Father Come into my (4) .
Son Whats up, dad?
Father Today is your (5) Day.
You are such a fine son and I am (6) of
you.
Son Thank you, dad.
Father I love you. Here is something for you.
Son What is in this beautifully (7)
box? Im (8) .
Father Open it and have a look.
Son What? With all your money, you just give me
a (9) ? Im really (10)

Listening 2. Listen to the first part of an
English song twice and
then put the following in the correct order
according to what youve
just heard.
Father and Son
(1) Youre still young, thats your fault
(2) If you want you can marry
(3) Theres so much you have to know
(4) Its not time to make a change
(5) Look at me, I am old, but Im happy
(6) Just relax, take it easy
(7) Find a girl, settle down
(8) and I know that its not easy
(9) But take your time, think a lot
(10) For you will still be here tomorrow, but
your dreams may not
(11) To be calm when youve found something
going on
(12) I was once like you are now
(13) Why, think of everything youve got
(14) From the moment I could talk I was ordered
to listen
(15) I know I have to go

Listening 3. Listen to a letter twice and then
answer the questions.

(1) Why did John write this letter to Mrs.
Jones?
. (2) Why was
John nervous at first when visiting the Joneses?

. (3) What did John
enjoy in particular while he was staying with the
Joneses? (4) What did John do together
with Mrs. Jones son?

. (5) What country is the letter
sent to?
.
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Listening 3. Listen to a song twice and then
fill
in the blanks.
Title Butterfly Kisses
Artist Bob Carlisle

There's two things I know for sure
1 , and she's Daddy's little girl.
As I drop to my knees by her bed at night
She talks to Jesus and I close my eyes
And I thank God for all of the joy in my life, oh
but most of all...
For 2
Sticking little white flowers all up in her hair
Walk beside the pony Daddy, it's my first ride
3 , but I sure tried
Oh with all that I've done wrong, I must of done
something right
To deserve a hug every morning, and butterfly
kisses at night.
Sweet sixteen today

She's looking like her Mama, a little more
everyday.
4
To perfume and makeup, from ribbons and curls.
Trying her wings out in a great big world
But I remember...
Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer
Sticking little white flowers all up in her hair.
You know how much I love you Daddy, but if you
don't mind
I'm only gonna kiss you on the cheek this time.
With all that I've done wrong, 5

To deserve her love every morning, and butterfly
kisses at night.
(background)
All the precious time,Oh, like the wind the years
go by.
Precious butterfly,
6
She'll change her name today.
She'll make a promise, and I'll give her away.
Standing in the brideroom just staring at her.
She asks me what I'm thinking, and I said I'm not
sure.
7 ,
And she leaned over...

Gave me butterfly kisses with her Mama there
Sticking little white flowers all up in her hair.
Walk me down the aisle Daddy, it's just about
time.
8
Daddy, don't cry.
Oh, with all that I've done wrong, I must of done
something right.
To deserve her love every morning, and butterfly
kisses,
I couldn't ask God for more, than this is what
love is.
I know I gotta let her go, but I'll always
remember...
Every hug in the morning, and butterfly kisses.

The answers
1.She was sent here from heaven
2.butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer
3.I know the cake looks funny Daddy
4.One part woman, the other part girl
5.I must of done something right
6.Spread your wings and fly.
7.I just feel like I'm losing my baby girl,
8.Does my wedding gown look pretty Daddy?

Speaking
Instructions On Fathers Day, you send your
father a card to express your love and thanks.
Work with you partner to role-play the situation.
Functional Expressions
Thanks.
Thank you.
Thanks a lot.
Many thanks.
Thank you very much.
I cant thank you enough.
Its very nice/kind of you.
I really appreciate it.
I am grateful to you for
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Id like to express my gratitude.

Speaking Reference Answer

A What day is it today, dad? B Its Sunday.
Why? A Its the third Sunday in June. Today is
Fathers Day. B Oh, I didnt realize that. A
Dad, this card is for you. I made it myself. B
Thank you, dear. Its beautiful. A With this
card, Id like to say thank-you. Thank you for
bringing me to the world and giving me so much
love and care. I love you, dad. B Im so moved,
dear. I love you, too.
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Section 3 Practical Writing
Writing a Thank-you Letter. This can be
assigned as homework after explaining the basic
elements of writing a thank-you letter.

Reference answer
Dear Xiao Ming,
Im now back to Shanghai. In this letter I would
like to convey my heartfelt thanks to you for the
wonderful vacation I spent with you in Hangzhou.
Hangzhou is such a beautiful city. We visited so
many pretty places and among them I was
particularly impressed by the lovely scenery by
the West Lake.
I do hope one day you can pay a visit to Shanghai
so that I can have an opportunity to pay back
your friendship.
Thank you again and keep in touch.
Yours sincerely,
Li Jun