文档介绍：Unit 16
Open the Door to Forgiveness
Teaching Objectives
1. To get students know the importance of forgiving others.
2. To understand the purpose of writing anization of the text.
3. To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing various types of exercises.
I. About the text
1. What is the theme of the text?
To explain the importance of forgiveness and offer some suggestions to set about it.
2. How is this argumentative anized?
paring two opposite attitudes toward being hurt: hating and forgiving.
II. Structural analysis of the text
Main idea of each part:
Part One (1-2) ---menting on mon experience: tit for tat.
Part Two (3-6) --- the right approach to being hurt: forgiving
Part Three (7-18)--- some suggestions about how to achieve forgiveness (including examples)
Part Four (19-22)---counter-argument on “forgiveness is a sign of weakness”.
Part Five (23)--- conclusion: forgiveness is a godlike action of creation.
III. Some difficult sentences, words or phrases
1.       Hate is a malignancy that festers and grows, stifling joy and threatening our health.
Hate is like a vicious and uncontrollable disease that darkens our life and affects our health
2.       …we should keep in mind that we are seldom merely sinned against.
…we must remember that we are seldom mere victims of other people’s sins or wrongdoing. We also hurt others.
3.     ..the way a child opens his hands and frees a butterfly…
it is as easy to free a butterfly in the hands of a child as to forgive one person
4. abuse—to say unkind or rude things to
. The vicious landlord often abused those poor tenant who took a break occasionally.
abuse---to treat badly
This little guy was always abused by his stepmother and hit heavily.
5. pay for—to receive punishment
son has paid for what he did since he has spent the last 3 years in jail.
6. confront—to face bravely
. They have confronted the problem of terrorism with great courage.
We need not confrontation but negotiatio