Man behind Alibaba (P2)

浙江省玉环县楚门中学 吕海英

文章内容介绍： 本文介绍了马云是如何从一位普通的大学英语教师而转变为一位著名的企业家以及他的网站。

教案介绍： 通过询问学生上网都做些什么，来引出本文的主题人物，马云。而后，学生经过问题的指导，对他会有比较深的了解。同时，让学生明白一些新单词和词组的确切含义，为下文的写作打下铺垫。最后，通过辩论的方式来加深学生对他独特的见解和做法的理解。

教学目标： 1 ． Improve students' reading, writing and speaking ability

2. Learn from this businessman

3. Encourage students to express their thoughts and opinions

Pre-reading:

•  What do you usually do when surfing the net?

•  Have you ever been to the TaoBao.com or Alibaba.com? How much do you know about these two websites?

Alibaba.com works its m____ in China by setting up online m___________. It provides Chinese manufacturers ( 厂商 ) with a way to sell their p_________ both within China and across the world. They sell e_________ from computers to livestock ( 牲畜 ). TaoBao.com is Alibaba's most p________consumer ( 消费者 ) -to-consumer trading site, where people can s______ and t______.

3. Who set up Alibaba.com?

While –reading:

Task1: comprehending

•  According to this picture, what impression does Ma leave on you? (Use one sentence to describe him.)

A 162cm tall m_____ aged b_________ is thin and often wears o__________ suits.

•  Which year was his career's turning point? Why?

•  How could he speak such fluent English?

•  What did he owe his success to?

•  What is his plan for the near future?

•  If you were the writer, what else would you introduce about Ma to your readers?

Task2: further-understanding

1. Explain the following bold expressions in English according to the context:

oversized

come a long way

root

found

ambition

put … down to

branch

direction

within

•  Make sentences about these useful expressions

•  Write a short passage about Ma using some of the above expressions (around 80 words).

Post-reading:

1.Ma once put his success down to three things: No money, no technology and no plan. “When you have money, you tend to waste it and make mistakes. I don't know technology, but I hire ( 雇佣 ) people who do and respect their decisions. I make no plans because things change all the time,” he says.

How do you understand his words?

2. What qualities in Ma do you think have played a key role in his success? Explain your reasons.

For example: I noticed his perseverance. To be fluent in English, he gave free tours of his city to American visitors and this lasted for nine years.

Suggested answers:

Pre-reading: 2. magic; marketplaces; products; everything; popular; shop; trade

While-reading:

Task1:

1. businessman, oversized.

2. 1995, from an English teacher to a businessman.

3. By offering a free guide to American visitors.

4. No plan, no money, no technology.

5. Alibaba will open its British branch to help sell British goods to the Chinese.

He will turn Yahoo into a Chinese Internet search engines, which is different from Google.

Task 2:

Oversized: much larger (than usual)

Come a long way: make progress;

Root: the origins or background of something;

Found: to start an organization, company, political party etc. / establish

Ambition: something that you very much want to do, usually something that is difficult to achieve

If you put something down to a particular reason, you think it has happened for that reason

Branch : a shop or office representing a large company or organization in a particular area

Direction : the general development or progress of someone or something

Within : inside