Unit 11 Integrating skills and Writing

integrating skills and writing (ticket to success)
teaching aims:
1. learn and master the following words and phrases:
congratulate finance combination bride hands-on live up to in demand make the most of once again.
2. improve the students’ reading ability.
3. enable the students to talk about success and let them know the ways to success are different for people
teaching difficult points:
1. how to write a letter about success.
2. master the following sentences:
it is no use for sb to do……？
no matter how hard you try，……
teaching methods:
1. scanning and skimming methods
2. individual, pair work or group work
3. discussion.
teaching procedures:
step 1 lead-in
( teacher shows the pictures on the screen.)

t: do you think they are successful? what does success mean for you?
do you think university degree is the only ticket to success and happiness in life?
(encourage the students to give different opinions)
s1: i think success means you have a lot of money.
s2: as far as i can see. success means you make yourself well known to others.
s3: in my opinion, success means you can do things better than others.
t: can you tell me what success means for us students?
ss: going to university.

step ⅱ skimming.
read the passage quickly and answer this question:
q1: what is the text about ?
ss: the article tells us the story of li yonghong. it shows that going to university is not the only ticket to success. we should choose the job that is fit for us and then we can make great achievements.
step ⅲ scanning.
answer these questions:
① what’s li yonghong’s two important decisions in her life.
② why are people like li yonghong very much in demand?
③ what are the two personality types that the author mentioned?
step ⅳ discussion:
do you think going to university is really the ideal career for most people?
t: it is no use for everybody to try to pursue the same career. but many people forget that in order to become successful, we must first explore our talents and get to know ourselves so as to find out where our interests lie. we must make the most of our special talents or “intelligences”.
step ⅴ writing:
fill in the form according to these questions:
1. what you think about her decisions
2. how you feel about the fact that she declined her parents’ offer
3. whether you think she should have tried to go to university.
4. how you feel about the way she managed her finances.
5. whether you think she took any risks.
( in groups of four ,the group leader show the opinions)
items li yonghong’s
experience your opinions