Unit10《Money》Lesson4AdvertisementsObjectives■Toreadatextanddistinguishfactfromopinion.■Touse-edand-ingadjectives.■Touselinkingwords:also,either,plus,too.Resourcesused‘Gadgets’ofyourownthatyoucanbringintotheclassroomand/oraskstudentstobringtheirowngadgetstoschool.PossibleproblemsPossibleconfusionwith-edand-ingadjectives.BackgroundTwoofthegadgetsarereal(‘WalkaboutHeadphones’and‘MicroCamera’)andbothareactuallyonsale.Theothertwoare‘Chindogu’inventions.ChindogucomesfromJapanandistheartofcreatingingeniousbutfundamentallyuselessinventions.OtherChindoguinventionsincludewaterproofnewspapercoverssothatyoucanreadthenewspaperinthebath;anupsidedownumbrellathatcollectsrainwaterinatankcarriedontheperson’sshoulder;walk’n’washtanks,strappedtoyourlegssothatyoucanwashyourclotheswhilegoingforawalkinthepark.Routesthroughthematerial.Ifyouareshortoftime,setsomeoftheexercisesforhomeworkandomitExercise7..Ifyouhavetime,dotheOptionactivity..Ifyouhavetwolessonsforaunit,asuitablenaturalbreakisafterExercise3.LanguagePower:pages60-61.ReadingBeforeyoustartExercise1KeyWordscheap,compact,convenient,easy(touse),expensive,practical,reliable,useful■CheckthemeaningoftheKeyWordswiththestudentsandcheckpronunciation,especiallywordstress.■Checkstudents’understandingofagadget(beingadevicethatissmallandoftennotessential)byaskingthemifawashingmachine,awatch,apenaregadgets.■Inpairs,studentsdiscussthelistofgadgets,givingtheiropinionsandsayingiftheyhaveoneorhaveused专心爱心用心1one.■Elicitothergadgetsfromstudents.Askstudentstodescribethemandsaywhattheydo.ReadtolearnExercise2■Studentsquicklylookatthepicturesandscanthetextstodecidewhichofthegadgetstheythinkarereal(themicrocameraandthewalkaboutheadphones).Dotheythinkpeoplewouldbuytheothertwogadgetsiftheywerereal?■Havestudentsheardofanyothergadgetsthattheythinkareuseless?Exercise3■Ifyouwish,dividetheclassintogroupsandhaveeachgroupreadonetextandnotedowntheadvantages.■Thengivethewholeclasstimetoreadtheothertextsbeforecheckinganswers.AnswersMicroCamera-smallconvenientreliableeasytousemadefromtitaniumnotexpensiveWalkaboutHeadphones-nowiresorcablescanhearstereo/TVupto60metresawayandthroughglass,woodendoorsandwallstopqualitysoundexcellentvalueEarplugearrings-attractiveusefuluseinmanydifferentsituationsabargainFelineFloorCleaners-madefromgoodqualitynylonpracticaleasytowashcheapAskstudentstocoverthetextsandeachgrouptosaywhatelsetheyrememberaboutthetexttheyread.■ReadtheReadingStrategiesboxwiththestudents.AskstudentswhatsortofwordstheylookforinChinesetofindopinions(e.g.adjectives).■Studentslookthroughthetexttofindthreefactsandthreeopinions.■Studentsreadouttheirfactsandopinionstothewholeclass.Drawtheirattentiontoexpressionswherefactandopinionbothoccur,e.g.‘excellentvalueat￡80.45’.■Inpairs,studentspractisereadingaloudsomeoftheadvertisements,payingattentiontostressandintonationandtryingtosoundenthusiasticabouttheproduct.Exercise4■Studentsreadoutexamplesofthesentenceswithlinkingwordsfromthetext,e.g.‘Theseexcitingheadphonesgiveyoufreedomtomovearoundplustopqualitysound.’专心爱心用心2‘Itisreallyeasytouse,too.’‘It’salsomadefromtitanium.’‘Themicrocameraisnotexpensiveeither.’■Studentsthendotheexercise.Checkanswersbyhavingthemreadthesentencesaloud.Answers1Pocketcalculatorsaresmallandconvenient.Theyareusefulforhomework,too.2Electrictoothbrushesareexpensive.Theyarealsonotverypractical.3Mobilephonesaresmallanduseful.Plustheyarecheaperthanbefore.4Laptopcomputersareveryexpensive.Theyarenotveryreliableeither.5Radioalarmclocksareusefultogetupinthemorning.Theyareverycheap,too.Vocabulary:AdjectivesExercise5■Studentsreadthetextsandcompletethetable.Answers-ed:advancedtiredboredsatisfiedworried-ing:relaxingexcitingtiringboringWritethesentencesforoneofthepairsontheboard:Whenareyouboredataparty?Doyoufindhouseworkboring?■Elicitthedifferencebetweenboredandboringinthispairofsentences:‘Heisbored.Heisboring.’Exercise6■Checkstudents’answersbyhavingthemreadthesentencesaloud.Answers1boring/bored2tired/tiring3interested/interesting4exciting/excited5pleased/worrying6exciting/disappointedSpeakingExercise7■Readtheexamplewiththeclassandelicitmore‘Yes/No’questionsthatstudentscanask.■Demonstratetheactivitybyselectingsomethingfromthelistyourselfandstudentsaskyoutenquestionstofindoutwhatitis.■Studentsthenworkingroups,takingturnstochoosesomethingforthelistoranyotherproductfromtheunit.QUOTE…UNQUOTEReadthequoteanddiscusswiththe专心爱心用心3studentswhateffectsdifferenttypesofadvertisementhaveonthem.Dotheybuysomethingnewthathasbeenadvertised?Dotheybuysomethingnewifafriendrecommendsit?OptionPracticeBringinsomegadgetsofyourownoraskstudentstobringintheirgadgets.Ingroups,studentstaketurnstodemonstrateagadgetandtrytopersuadetherestofthegrouptobuyone.Thedemonstratorshouldtrytomixopinionandfact.Theotherstudentscanaskquestionsaboutthegadget.专心爱心用心4
