Lesson 4
The Trial That Rocked the World
Teaching Objectives:
1. Comprehension of the text and the mastery of the important language points
2. Paraphrase of certain complicated or difficult sentences
3. Enlargement of the students' vocabulary
4.Familiarization with the styles of composition and devices of figuration
Teaching Emphasis & Difficulties:
To enable students to hold correct attitude towards human being's origin
Teaching Methods:
In-class lecture and discussion
Time Span: 12 hours
Teaching Procedures:
I. Lead-in
where do human beings come from?
In the west:
In China:
Modern scientific view on people's origin:
II. Background Knowledge
1. What's the monkey trial mainly about? and what's your comment on it?
2. John Thomas Scopes
3. The Jazz Age
4. The Bible & Christianity
5. Charles Darwin & his theory
6. The American Judicial System

