解放军文职招聘考试International Left-hander’s Day 国际左撇子日

 International Left-hander’s Day

国际左撇子日

  If you are a leftie(左撇子), then Left Hander’s Day is just for you!

  The world is built for right handers. In school, have you ever seen a left handed desk? They don’t exist. Many left handed items cost more. The computer mouse is designed for right handers. Scissors are for right handers. Only a lefty would understand this.

  But do you know that right handed people operate in the left side of the brain? Left handed people use the right side. Therefore, only left handed people are in their right mind.

  Left handers have certainly earned the right to have a day special for them. This special day was first declared and celebrated on Friday, August13, 1976 by an organization called Lefthanders International. They chose to open their business on that day to address the myths (荒诞说法) and misconceptions(误解) about left-handers. They published a magazine for left-handers and they sold left-handed products for more than twenty years before going out of business a few years ago. The holiday is celebrated annually on the 13^th of August.

  But Left-Hander’s Day is not merely a celebration of the creative superiority of lefties, it also aims at raising awareness of the difficulties presented by a right-handed world. This is a day for left-handers to show their pride and pay tribute to(歌颂) famous left-handers past and present, including some of our greatest artists, athletes and entertainers. Furthermore, this day is to praise the creativity and talents of those left handers who are less famous but equally productive members of the society.

  So take a minute to appreciate your left handed friends and loved ones. Don’t forget to send them a Left-Hander’s Day E-card to show your respect. Remember that “Lefties have rights!”

I Aims and Demands（教学目的和要求）

To learn a passage about International Left-hander’s Day and get the students to know that left-handers should have equal rights as right-handers have.

ⅡKey Points and Special Difficulties（重点和难点）

Key points: to grasp some useful words and expressions

declare, address, annually, awareness, athlete, creativity, talent, appreciate, go out of business, raise awareness of…, pay tribute to   

Special difficulties: to learn something about International Left-hander’s Day (its date, origin, importance…)

Ⅲ Teaching Aids and Approaches（教具及教学方法）

Multi-media, Task-based approach and the integrated approach

Ⅳ Brief Teaching Procedures（教学过程）

Step1 Lead-in （导入新课）

In your daily life are you accustomed to using your left hand or right hand?

Left-handed people are called lefties, and they have a day special for them—International Left-Hander’s Day.

Step2 Fast reading（快速阅读）   

Read the passage quickly and answer the questions（快速阅读并回答下列问题）:

1) What does the writer mean when he says “The world is built for right handers.”?

2) When was International Left-hander’s Day declared and celebrated?

Keys（参考答案）:

1) Left-handers aren’t paid enough attention to.

2) On Friday, August 13^th, 1976.

Step3 Careful reading（细读）

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

(The writer thinks that left-handers should have equal rights as right-handers.)

2. Read the passage again and decide whether each of the following statements is true or false.

1) The writer says, “Therefore, only left-handed people are in the right mind” in the third paragraph in a serious way.

2) There was once a magazine for the left-handers.

3) Few people think doing things with right hands is reasonable.

4) There are many famous artists, athletes and so on in the past and at present.

5) All left-handers are proud of themselves.

6) Relatively, left-handers have more difficulties to overcome than the right-handers.

(F, T, F, T, F, T)

3. Translate the following sentences

1) They chose to open their business on that day to address the myths and misconceptions about left-handers.

The sentence means “They chose to open their business on that day to make others know  it’s wrong to have misunderstanding about left-handers.” address =deal with

2) But Left-Hander’s Day is not merely a celebration of the creative superiority of lefties, it also aims at raising awareness of the difficulties presented by a right-handed world.

raise awareness of… 唤起……的意识

The purpose of Left-Hander’s Day is not only celebrating the creativity of lefties, but also getting people to understand that there are many difficulties for them.

3) Furthermore, this day is to praise the creativity and talents of those left-handers who are less famous but equally productive members of the society.

What’s more, this day wants to praise the creativity and talents of those ordinary left-handers who can also make great contributions to society.

Step4 Homework（作业）

Step5 Assessment（评价）

Rewrite the passage.

Words and expressions（词和短语）

1. declare  vt. 宣布，宣称                      2. address  v. 针对，处理

3. annually  adv. 每年地                        4. superiority  n. 优越性

5. awareness  n. 意识                              6. present  v. 呈现

7. athlete  n.  运动员                              8. creativity  n. 创造性

9. talent  n.天赋，才能                            10. appreciate  vt. 欣赏，感激   

11. go out of business 停业                       12. raise awareness of… 唤起……的意识