Unit2TheenvironmentTaskDesignaposterTeachingaims:EnablethestudentstodrawconclusionsthroughmeansoflisteningEnablethestudentstoreadforspecificinformationbyskimmingandcanning
Teachingprocedures:Skillsbuilding1:Llisteninganddrawingconclusions1
Warming-upShowthestudentsapictureofShanghaiandapictureofthetalkingbetweenawomanandamanandaskthemwhatconclusiontheycandrawaftertheyhear:‘YetanotherskyscraperhasbeensetupinShanghai”“Thetrainisgoingtobelateagain”“I’mnotsurpriseatall”ReadantherfiveshortdescriptionsfromnewsreportsanddrawconclusionsEarthquaketyphoondraughtfloodfire2
HowtodrawconclusionsPlaythetapeofthenewsreportandaskthestudentstodecideiftheconclusionsarelogical:Thefireshavebeenburningforquitesometime
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ThepolicesuspectcitizensofLosAngeleshelpedstartthefire