1Unit8LifeandSuccessTeachingFocusTextATextBThemeGeniusCharactersEntrepreneursVocabularypowerful,calculate,handle,strike,describe,search,exist,crash,shock,source,persuade,function,limitbrilliant,possess,anywhere,employ,former,remind,mall,generalPhrasesandExpressionsputsomethingintopractice;searchfor;inthefaceof;lookfor;atonesbest;befamous(or:wellknown)forberegardedas;comefrom;whynot;incontrast;inaddition(to);beamong;ingeneralGrammar1)Howtousetheexpressionaswellasandthewordbeyond(FocusingonSentenceStructure)2)Howtocombinesimplesentencesintocompoundorcomplexsentences(BasicWritingSkills)WritingUnderstandingandwritingnotices(1)(PracticalWriting)2TeachingPlanLifeandSuccess8()Tomakealistofthecharactersyousupposeageniusshouldhaveandstateyourreasonsbeloweachone.SearchonlinetofindthestoryofMaYunsspeechesandseewhatyoucanlearnfromhim.Tobefamiliarwiththecontextmeaningandtheuseofthosevocabularyofthetwotextslistedintheabovetable.Tobefamiliarwiththecollocationofthosephrasesandexpressionslistedintheabovetable.Tobeabletomakesentenceswithputintopractice,inthefaceof,atonesbest,andpickup.Tobeabletorewritesentencesaftermodels,usingtheexpressionofaswellasorbeyond.Togetfamiliarwithsomerulesofusingcompoundandcomplexsentences.Tobeabletounderstandandwritenotices.SectionATextA:GeniusCharactersSectionBTextB:EntrepreneursSectionCPracticalWriting:Understandingandwritingnotices(1)3LeadingInandExploringtheTopicFinishthelisteningexerciseofExploringtheTopiconP138.Workinpairs.Eachonechoosesoneofthecharactersthathebelievesageniusshouldhaveandsharesitwithhispartnerbygivinganexampleorexamples.SectionAReadingThroughGothroughthetexttogetherwiththeclasstomakesurethestudentsunderstandeachsentenceinthetextDividetheclassintosixgroups.Askeachgrouptowritedownaparagraphbystatingageniusqualityandsupportingthequalitybyexamplesgiveninthetext,usingtheirownwords.Askonerepresentativefromeachgrouptosharetheirparagraphswiththeclass.Encouragetheclasstochallengeeachgroupsideasaftertheyfinishsharing.Allowtheclassfiveminutestodiscussthefollowingtwoquestions:1)Besidesthequalitiesmentionedinthetext,whatotherthingsdoyouthinkarealsoimportantforsomeonetobeagenius?2)Willthetexthaveaneffectonyou?Whatcanyoulearnfromthetext?BasicWritingSkillsPrepareaPPTwithsentencesoftheexerciseonP147andP148ofSB.Asksomestudentstotelltheiranswerstotheclassandexplainwhy.Classifyalltheanswersintocompoundsentences,andcomplexsentences,andcompound-complexsentencesaccordingtotheruleslistedonP147.SectionBReadingMoreAllowtheSs10minutestobefamiliarwiththecontentofthetextandfindtheanswerstothefollowingquestions:1)WhoisJeffBezos?2)Whatdoesanentrepreneurmean?3)Whatarethetwoqualitiesallentrepreneurshaveincommon?44)Doalltheentrepreneurshavesimilarbackground?5)Doalltheentrepreneursstarttheircareersatayoungage?Encouragesomevolunteerstosharetheiranswerswiththeclass.Givehelpwherenecessary.Asktheclasstodiscussthefollowingthreequestionsingroups:1)Doyouagreethatentrepreneursareamongthemostrespectedpeopleinoursociety?Why,orwhynot?2)Whatdoyouthinkofthetwoqualitiespossessedbyallentrepreneurs?3)Doyouhavethesetwoqualities?Ifnot,doyouwishyourselftohavethesetwoqualities?Whyorwhynot?SectionCPracticalWritingGuidethestudentstofinishthethreeexercisesonP155toP156ofSBaccordingtothesamplesgiven.Askeachstudenttocheckhisorherpartnersworkandthenchooseseveralstudentstosharewhatheorshehasfoundwiththeclass.Helpthestudentsifthereareanythingunclearorincorrect.FinishalltheexercisesinUnitEight.ReadthepassageinReadingOutonPage142ofSBandreciteit.Chooseoneofthequalitiesthatageniususuallypossesswhichyoulikebestandshareitwithoneofyourfriendbyeitherspokenorwrittenform.FindaChineseentrepreneuryouadmiremostandseewhatyoucanlearnfromhimorher.5