Reading

I. Task 1: prediction

Predict what the two different attitudes are according to

the two titles.

A Follower Of Bill Gates

1. The first passage may introduce _ qualities of Bill

Gates.

2. What may he think of Gates? For or agains0

A Competitor Of Bill Gates

1. The second passage may introduce qualities of Bill

Gates. 1. Train the Ss'

predicting skills;

2. What may he think of Gates? For or against?

II. Task 2: Group-work

Read passage 1. discuss and pick out some sentences

and facts that support the follower's attitude. After reading,

each group is required to give a report about what they have

found.

1. Some sentences and facts that support the follower's

attitude.

1)

2)

3)

4)

2. Practice Ss'

reading abilities

including catching

the main idea and

picking out the key

information;

2. Some sentences and facts that support the competitor's

attitude.

1)

2)

3)

4)

III- Guide the students to summarize their opinions on Bill Gates by using the key words.

For example:

According to the follower. Bill Gates is

， ， and makes . So the follower Bill Gates.

3. Guide the students

and embrace

students' ability to summarize different opinions on Bill Gates by using the words or phrases in the passage.