教案-B1-Unit6

Unit 6 Section A

To work or not to work —That is the question

I ． Learning Objectives

♦ To talk about the effects of part-time employment

♦To further understand the text

♦To apply the phrases and patterns

♦To master the paragraph writing skill

II ． Lead-in Activities

A) 1. Why do some students like to take part-time jobs?

To meet their financial needs To learn to be responsible

To make friends

To acquire communicative skills

To gain experience for future jobs…

2. What problems will students face with when they take part-time jobs?

To have less time to devote to school assignments To get too tired from work to study

To view school less rewarding

To have low correlation between part-time jobs and their majors…

3. What suggestions will you put forward towards students planning to work part-time?

To make a balance between learning and part-time working

To improve the overall quality

To strengthen the awareness of self-protection and legal protection …

B) 1. What jobs are the students in the pictures doing?

2. If you are going to work part-time, what job would you like to take? Why?

III. Text Study

A) Main Idea & Structure

This passage is a report of a study on the relationship between part-time employment and students’ commitment to studies. It focuses on some undesirable effects that part-time jobs may have on students’ academic performance . The author then suggests that students should work no more than 10 hours a week to

ensure

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academic success.

B)

Passage Understanding

1. What was the objective of the research mentioned in Paragraph 1?

2. According to the research, how does a heavy commitment to part-time work affect school performance?

3. According to the research, what is the safe amount of working time that does not affect school performance significantly?

4. What is the positive result after students stop working or reduce their work hours?

5. What may be the consequences when students have less time to devote to school assignments?

6. How does earning large amounts of spending money change students' feeling about school education?

Research methods

Research findings

Explanations for the negative effects

Conclusion of the research

7. Why are teenagers working long hours more likely to have alcohol and drug problems?

8. What is the overall attitude of the author regarding doing part-time jobs while studying?

to contrast with与……形成对比；和……相对照

The experts also contrasted smokers with non-smokers, on different indicators of their commitment to conduct. to interfere with妨碍；阻止

Sharpening the axe will not interfere with the cutting of firewood.

to take a/ its toll on对……产生不良影响

The difficult curriculum, and fierce competition have taken a serious toll on students’ physical and mental health .

to cut back on削减；缩减

Experts suggest that as the concentration of PM2.5 in the air exceeds 200, the general population should cut back on the social and recreational activities.

to drop out退学；辍学；退出；脱离

We should help those students who have dropped out of school because of poverty, enabling them to return to school.

Functional Patterns

1. Nev ertheless, given that…, indications/proofs/investigations are that sb. is at risk of doing sth.

用于表达“在某种证据下，某人做某事所产生的风险”。

2. In other words, the more sb. do, the less sb. become/do.

用于表达“某人做某事产生的相反效果”。

3. According to sb.’s studies/ surveys/investigations, sth., in turn, may be linked to sth., and therefore, is likely to do sth..

用于表达“某事造成的影响”。

IV. Writing Practice

In Text A, there are several paragraphs organized in the pattern of listing. Paragraphs of this pattern usually start with a topic sentence followed by pieces of information listed one after another. Have a look at Paragraph 1 and see how the listing pattern is used.