Unit Nine Premarital Agreement Total 200m
1. Pre-class activity 15m.
1.1 Dictation 5m
Listen to the following paragraph carefully and try your best to make sure the sentence structures and punctuation.
The creation of Dolly, a cloned sheep, has aroused great attention around the world. We now live in the reality of human cloning. This suggests, on one hand, great medical development and possibilities in curing previously incurable diseases. On the other hand, human cloning has brought confusion and fear to people who worry that it would threaten human society and dignity. If humans are produced, whom will be respected as ancestors, father, or mother? Will cloned people be true humans? The problem really is the creation of a new world order of human.
1.2 clearing up the way 10m
Topic 5m What are the premarital preparations in your hometown?
Desk mates discussions
Can you tell your partner your feelings of a marriage to which money is closely attached?
Ideas assembling 5m
Money &
marriage
2. Classroom practice
2.1 Expected sentence structures 5m
2.1.1 … At the same time while doing
example: He always listen to the radio. At he same time he is driving to work.
He always listen to the radio while driving to work.
2.1.2…Not even/never/no sooner/never ever/least of all/seldom/unless/…do(be) S…
example: This thought did not come to her mind even once.
Not even once did the thought come to her mind.
2.2 vocabulary blacklist (for teacher only)
verify pre- bind con test candidate sting-stung shield dispute enforce-reinforce forge static- dynamic heap dissolve burden
agenda contribute adequate currency subtract vary
2.3 Question-based text analysis 75m
Note: Students are encouraged to read the article partially according to given assignments.
Introduction of prenups:
Question 1: Most of those prenuptial are about what? (1-2)
A humorous beginning — crazy clauses of premarital agreements.
(Para. 1)
The real premarital agreement:
Most of them are about how financial assets will be divided up if a couple divorces.
(Para. 2)
Question 2 : What are prenups and who sign them?(3-4)
1. Prenuptial agreements — or “prenups ” — are designed to address the problems of
the division of financial assets as they arise.
2. Prenups are negotiated by lawyers for the prospective spouses, and signed by the
prospective spouses before a marriage ceremony.
Para. 3
An example of prenups:
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis won $26 million through her prenups with her second
husband Aristotle Onassis.
Para. 4
Question 3 :Who want prenups?(5-8)
Prenups for those who will be involved in great economic consequences in a divorce and those who want to remarry.
Para. 5
Prenups for those who have accumulated considerable wealth, have already been stung once, and want to reduce their exposure to future problems.
Para. 6
Prenups for those who want to shield assets to be passed on to children and grandchildren.
Para. 7
Prenups for those who has, or is in line for, great inherited wealth or a family business, especially if the future partner has little or nothing at all.
Para. 8
Question 4 : What are the points to be taken care of regarding prenups?(9-14)
1. Proper guidelines are necessary.
2. A lawyer is required to write the document.
3. Do not use the same lawyer as your future spouse does.
Para. 9
Do not sign a prenuptial agreement under pressure.
Para. 10
Two examples of not taking the advice.
Para. 11
Watch out that a dispute of carrying out prenups could happen if a couple decides to divorce while living abroad with different passports.
Para. 12
An example of Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s divorce.
Para. 13
An understanding of the nature of prenups: prenups are business agreements.
Para. 14
Question 5 : What are the evaluations of prenups?(15-16)
Prenups sometimes may help save a couple from a terrible marriage.
Para. 15
Prenups sometimes prove to be of no use to some happy marriages.
Para. 16
3. Teaching log. ( summarize what have been learned) 3m
teacher-students reflection.
4. Possible Assignments 2m.
Depends on personal teaching schedule/plan/procedure and need
5. Appendix B 50m
A reading skills 10m
Types of Reading Comprehension Questions
Generally speaking, reading comprehension questions fall into the following six types:
1. Main idea questions;
2. Specific detail questions;
3. Guessing unknown word (or expression) questions;
4. Inference questions;
5. Logic structure questions;
6. Attitude or tone questions.
Practice P265 Getting acquainted with The types of possible questions 20m
Students-centered teacher-guiding
B Scanning and skimming for needed information 20m
Extensive reading
Practice P266
6. Text-book correspondence 50m
Students are greatly spurred to take part in recalling and reflection. Some minutes’ students’ talking will be appreciated in the procedure.