21st Century College English Book 3 Unit 2Unit 2 Text A The Titanic PuzzleShould a good feminist accept priority seating on a lifeboat?I. Teaching Objectives1.To understand the writers purpose to write the text and the attitudes towards the equal rights between men and women.2.To grasp the key words and phrases.Variety of words(1) women and children first; ladies to the lifeboat; a somewhat more urgent variation on giving up your seat on the bus to a woman(2) helpless(ness); defenseless; dependence(3) innocence; blameless; dependence(4) insulting to women; reduce them to the status of children; depressing reductionism(5) group women with children; adult women are routinely classified with children(6) grant them special protection; be entitled to special consideration; protected by special immunity(7) disabilities attached to womanhood; legal and social constraints placed on women(8) an instinct that developed to perpetuate the species; disguised survival strtegies3.To master the skills of writing and reading in this unit.1)To develop a passage by presenting a possible explanation for the attitude hes discussing and they showing why he disagrees with it.2)To identify the writers purpose in reading comprehension. II. Teaching Content1Lead-in Activities2. Text Organization3. Skill Learning in Writing and Reading4. Language Points( key words, phrases and difficult sentences)5. Grammar Focus ( the word given used as a preposition and the use of the present participle in the absolute construction.) 6. Guided Practice (exercises, oral practice and group work)III. Teaching Process1.Warm-up Questions1)For gentlemen: There are many traditional ways of showing courtesy to women gestures like lighting their cigarettes for them or standing up when they enter a room. What other things can you think of? Name some of those you know!2) For ladies: What do you think of the womans argument about everyday reality? What about you view of common courtesy?Text OrganizationPart I (Paras.1-2) Presenting controversial responses to “women and children first”. (The text starts with a fabricated story that Titanic II is sinking when the captain shouts “ Women and children first!” Then a negative response “ Why women?”)Part II (Paras.3-8) The authors opinion versus the traditional attitude of “women and children first”.(Establishing the authors viewpoint against the priority of women through rhetorical questions.)Part III (Paras.9-17) Arguing against the point of view that women should be grouped with children to enjoy priority.2. Skill Learning in Writing and Reading1) To get readers to think about a commonly accepted attitude the author is interested in. Start by stating what the issue is, the present a viewpoint that seems to explain it. Go on to explain why you disagree with this view. 2) To identify the writers purpose in reading comprehension. (The common purposes of writing are: a) to inform; b) to persuade; c) to entertain.) To identify the purpose with the help of some clues.(subject, the use of language, etc.)3. Language Points1) priority - n. right to have or do sth. before others (the title)Examples: I have priority over you in my claim.Banks normally give priority to large business when deciding on loans. (the title) 2) The Titanic Puzzle - The Paradoxical Question Concerning the TitanicA puzzle is a question that is difficult to understand or answer, or a game or toy that demands skill or careful thought to answer it or to put it together.3) An audience can enjoy these at a distance.- From far away in time, viewers can take pleasure in looking at these (period things). (para.2)at /from a distance - a long way away in space or timeExamples: Remembering the disaster at a distance, l now feel sure that it was not his fault.4) , let alone feminist, object to it as insulting to women? (para.3)let alone - (used to indicate that a particular situation is even less likely or possible) not to mention; without consideringExamples: There wasnt enough room for us, let alone three dogs and two cats.I was too tired to walk, let alone running.object to - oppose; be againstExamples: Professor Hawking objects to being treated like someone special.The embassy objects to their requests to take refuge there.5) at random - without method or conscious choice (para.4)Examples: The enemy soldiers couldnt have seen us; they were shooting at random.I chose a name at random, and it turned out to be an old acquaintance. 6) ,how can one not wince when adult women are routinely classed with children? (para.8)class-vt. consideras belonging to a particular group; classify.Examples: At nineteen you are still classed as a teenager.He was classed with the top ten American novelists. 7) Children are entitled to special consideration for two reasons: helplessness and innocence. (para.9) be entitled to -