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Unit 1 Teenagers today — Developing ideas Reading for writing
Class Type: Reading for writing
Teaching Aims
1. Language Objectives
‑ Master key words & phrases: youth, hope, take action, make history, shoulder the responsibility, future.
‑ Get main information of the passage Liang Qichao and “The Young China”.
‑ Understand the meaning of key quotes from The Young China.
2. Skill Objectives
‑ Skim to get main idea; scan for specific details.
‑ Answer textbook comprehension questions.
‑ Collect information for writing an introduction to another work about youth.
3. Affective Objectives
‑ Understand young people’s responsibility for our country.
‑ Inspire students to think about their own roles as Chinese teenagers.
Key & Difficult Points
Key Points
1. Get basic facts about Liang Qichao and The Young China.
2. Understand the core ideas of the text.
3. Learn the steps to write an introduction to a work.
Difficult Point
‑ Understand the deep meaning of the famous lines in The Young China.
‑ Organize information to prepare for the follow‑up writing task.
Teaching Methods
‑ Task‑based language teaching
‑ Skimming & scanning reading strategies
‑ Pair‑work & whole‑class discussion
Step 1 Lead‑in & Pre‑reading (7 mins)
1. Warm‑up discussion
Teacher asks:
What roles should teenagers play for our country? What hopes do people have for young people?
Invite 2‑3 students to give short answers.
2. New words preview
Present key phrases from the textbook: shoulder the responsibility, take action, make history, youth, future. Explain briefly in simple English.
3. Predict
Show the title Liang Qichao and “The Young China” and the photo in the textbook. Ask students to guess:
Who is Liang Qichao? What may “The Young China” talk about?
Step 2 While‑reading (15 mins)
Task1 Skimming (3 mins)
Students read the passage quickly. Finish textbook matching task: complete the file and match parts a‑c with descriptions.
Ask: What is the main idea of this passage?
Expected answer: It introduces Liang Qichao and his famous work The Young China, and tells what he expects from Chinese youth.
Task2 Scanning (7 mins)
Students read carefully and find facts to fill in the textbook file:
‑ Writer: Liang Qichao, a well‑known writer and educator.
‑ Main idea: Young people were the hope of the nation. They should shoulder the responsibility and take action to make China strong and energetic. They could build a bright future for China. China's youth would make history.
Check answers as whole class.
Task3 Deep reading (5 mins)
Students work in pairs to read the famous excerpts from The Young China.
Teacher guides students to think about textbook Think and share questions 1‑3.
1. Why does Liang use so many “If …, China will …” sentences?
2. What do expressions such as “blue sky”, “wide land” and “as endless as the ocean” suggest about the future?
3. What are your favourite lines from “The Young China”? Why do you like them?
Call several pairs to share their ideas. Teacher gives simple feedback.
Step3 Post‑reading (12 mins)
Task 1 Textbook writing preparation task
Show the textbook writing task: Write an introduction to another work about youth.
Go over the 5‑step writing procedure in the book with students:
Step1 Read a work (book, poem or passage) about youth.
Step2 Answer the guiding questions:
1. Who is the writer?
2. What is the main idea of the work?
3. What are your favourite lines from the work? Why do you like them?
4. What does the writer think about young people?
5. What do you think of the work?
Step3 Organise your ideas.
Step4 Check your writing (checklist from textbook).
Step5 Share in class.
Teacher highlights the checklist points for students:
☐ introduce the writer and main idea
☐ talk about favourite lines
☐ include your own thoughts
Task2 Pair work: brainstorm (7 mins)
Students work in pairs. Pick one youth‑related work they know. Use the 5 guiding questions from the book to collect notes. Walk around to offer help.
Invite 2‑3 pairs to share their short notes with the whole class.
Step4 Summary & Homework (6 mins)
1. Summary
‑ We have read about Liang Qichao and his work The Young China. It tells us youth should shoulder responsibility and take action for our country’s future.
‑ We learned how to get information and prepare to write an introduction to a work about youth.
2. Homework (follow textbook requirement)
3. Reread the passage and underline useful expressions about youth and responsibility.
4. Finish your note‑taking for the writing task (prepare answers for the 5 guiding questions).
5. Optional: Finish the full draft of the introduction to another work about youth.
Blackboard Design
Liang Qichao and “The Young China”
Key phrases
‑ shoulder the responsibility
‑ take action
‑ make history
‑ youth; hope; future
Main points
1. Writer: Liang Qichao (writer & educator)
2. Main idea: Young people are the hope of China.
3. Famous lines: If we are …, China will be …
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