Unit Six   Maker movement in China

Text: In China, lessons of a "Hackerspace"

Teaching goals

Upon completion of this unit, students are expected to:

■ have a thorough understanding of the text contextually                     andlinguistically;

■ build up an active vocabulary to talk about the maker movement and         know how to use the key words and expressions in context properly;

■ understand what the maker movement is about and why it isimportant;

■ talk about their own experience of making something of their own;

■ write a well-developed paragraph with a clear topic sentence.

Previewing Task 1: opener

Turn to page 125, work with your partners and answer the questions listed.

Previewing Task 2: audio part of  the text