Teaching Goals and Suggested Teaching Process
Part One
Teaching Goals
Upon completion of this unit, teachers are expected to have enabled students to:
■ have a thorough understanding of the text contextually and linguistically;
■ acquire useful language for telling a love story and know how to use the key words and expressions in context properly;
■ write an informal letter to family members;
■ tell a personal story and recount a popular folk tale;
■ get familiar with the writing of an informal letter;
■ know how to write a condolence letter.
Part Two
Suggested Teaching Process
This unit is designed for eight periods/class hours. In each of the periods, certain tasks are to be completed. Generally speaking, there may be several different ways to explore this unit. Here is a suggested teaching plan.

注:本单元的课文主要为书信体裁,讲课过程中应简单介绍书信的格式。由于Reading & Interacting以及Viewing & Listening的通信双方均为关系密切的夫妻(情侣),教学中尤其要说明应根据收信人身份的不同采用合适的称呼(salutation)、结束语(closing)和署名(signature),为最后写作部分的吊唁信写作打好基础。

