Teaching Objectives:1.To grasp the main idea and structure of the text;2.To appreciate the writing model demonstrated in the text (General Statement +Specific Details + Conclusion);3.To familiarize with the way to develop a paragraph --- cause and effect;4.To master the important language points and key sentence patterns.Stage I Pre-reading ActivitiesI. Warm-up activities (10minutes)1) When and where did you begin to learn English?— I began to learn English... years ago.— I have learned English for...— My experience with English began in... when...2) Do you enjoy learning English? Why?—No, I don’t enjoy it because it is useless / too difficult.— Y es, I enjoy it very much. It can help mefind a good job after graduation.learn the cultures of other countries.make some foreign friends.learn the value of hard work.3) How was your English teacher in junior or senior middle school?—My English teacher in... was kind/patient/encouraging/strict/impatient/cold/always angry.4) Do you have any trouble learning English? If any, what is it?— I always feel it difficult to...—It’s not easy for me to…understand what others say.remember so many words.understand the grammar.read quickly.speak in public.5) What are the advantages of learning English online?equal opportunity to do...any place, any time or pacecheaper and more convenientquicker and easier to get access tomuch information and to teachersstudent-centeredno limit to the number of studentsII. Background Knowledge1. Online learning: Online learning, a form of distance education, refers to learning and other supportive resources that are available through the Internet. In an online lesson, studentswork with a computer program to select the materials they should be studying. The materials can be presented as text, graphics, animated graphics, audio, video, or a combination of these that are displayed in Web browsers or other multimedia players such as Windows Media Player.2. Junior middle school: In the US,it refers to a school for children who are twelve to fifteen years old while in Britain it refers to a school for children aged seven to eleven years.3. Senior middle school: It refers to a stage of education after junior middle school and before college or university.4. Primary and secondary school:Begins around age six for US children. They attend five or six years of primary school. Next they go to secondary school, which consists of either a two-, three-year program or a four-year program. This is called “middle school” or “junior high school” and “senior high school “ (often just called “high school”).Stage II While-reading ActivitiesIII Global Reading1. Understanding the major details of the textMain idea of the textLearning a foreign language was one of the most rewarding experiences the writer has had. Organization of the textIntroductory remarks: The author presents readers with his own language learning experiences at different stages. And at different stages, the author met different teachers a nd consequently formed different attitudes towards English learning.1. Part Division of the TextPart I (1) Introduction Learning a foreign language was one of the most rewarding experiences the writer has had.Part II (2-7) The author’s four stages of learning the foreign language Language learning experiences from junior middle school to senior middle school to college and then to online learning. There is also comparison between traditional learning and online learning.I. In junior middle school (Para.2):The teacher: kind and patient, positive, often praising the studentsThe author: at the top of my class, eagerly answering all the questions, never worrying much about making mistakesII. In senior middle school (Para.3):The teacher: punishing quickly, pointing a long stick at us and shaking it up and down, shouting “No! No! No!”The author: losing my eagerness, losing my joy, losing my desireIII. At college (Para.4):The teacher: patient and kind, no pointed sticksThe classes: very large, many students spoke much better than I didThe author: feeling intimidated, afraid to speak, staying at the same levelIV. The on-line learning (Paras.5—7):The on-line learning requires: much time, commitment, disciplineThe author (at the beginning): making many mistakes, crying out of frustration, feeling like giving upThe author (finally): reaping the benefits of all the hard workPart III (8) Conclusion Summarizes the writer’s experiences in learning a foreign language. Through the learning process, the writer learned the value of hard work, gained insights into another culture, and opened his mind to new ideas.Four benefits:1. Teaching me the value of hard work.2. Giving me insights into another culture.3. Enabling me to communicate with more people.4. Being able to bridge the gap between my language and theirs2. Structure AnalysisA. The Writing Model of Passage A:General Statement + Specific Details + Conclusion1)What is the General Statement?2)What are the specific details?3)What is the conclusion?The General Statement (the Main Idea)Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life.(Para.1)The Specific DetailsEnglish Learning Experiences:Difficult : a. in senior middle school. (Para. 3)b. at college. (Para.4 )Rewarding :a. in junior middle school (Para. 2)b. with the online course. ( Paras.5—7 )ConclusionLearning a foreign language has been a most trying experience for me, but one that I wouldn’ t trade for anything. (Para. 8)B. The way to develop paragraphs: Cause and EffectTopic→Cause→EffectThe paragraph begins with a general statement about what is to be talked about. (Topic)Next comes the major factor or factors that result in the effect as expected. (Cause)As a conclusion, an effect shows what the cause or causes have produced on the concerned. (Effect)The cause and effect technique can make clear the reasons why something happens by showing the relation between cause and effect.List the cause and effect of Para. 2, 3, and 4.Para. 2 Cause: The kind and patient teacher often praised the students.Effect: I eagerly answered questions, not worrying about making mistakes. I was atthe top of my class.Para. 3 Cause: The new teacher quickly punished those who gave wrong answers.Effect: I lost my eagerness to answer questions and my desire to say anything inEnglish.Para. 4 Cause: Large classes made me only able to answer a couple of questions in each class period. Many students spoke much better than I did.Effect: I was afraid to speak. My English seemed to stay at the same level.Detailed Readingnguage Points(50minutes)Para. 11. rewardvt. to give something in return for good and valuable doingsreward sb. with sth.; reward sb. for sth/doing sth;Our hard work was finally rewarded. 在奥运会上的成功使他的努力得到了报偿。