新标准大学英语综合教程3教师用书(文秋芳-外研社)4.pdf

Unit 4 Changing times Unit overview Unit key features Organizing suggestions Passage 1 • As to Passage 1, ask Ss to interpret the Work in corporate Passage 1 is an argumentative type intentions of the writer and understand the America of writing, debating about the work messages involved. in corporate America. Passage 2 • Use Passage 2 to see how the writer Passage 2 is another argumentative type of develops the arguments and makes Ss learn Our supposedly writing, trying to persuade readers to how to write persuasive arguments. exciting times are certain points of view. • Choose one of the passages for a more really rather dull detailed discussion if time is limited. (a) Predicting • Use Passage 1 for skills (a) and (b). (b) Using irony to create empathy • Use Passage 2 for skills (c) and (d). Reading skills (c) Fact or opinion • T highlights the similarities and differences (d) Paradox between the two argumentative passages. Use speaking activities to: • Learning to use empathy to involve • create empathy in oral presentations or the audience Speaking skills discussions in d