Module5NewspapersandMagazinesTeachingPlan3Teachingaims:Enablingthestudentsto1.knowsomewaysofshowingbeliefanddisbelief2.knowsthaboutdailynewspapersinBritainandtheUSA3.mastertheusageofsomelanguagepointsTeachingsteps:I.Readtheconversationonpage48andanswerthequestions:1.WhichexpressionsindicatethatSusandoesn’tbelievewhatRobbieissaying?Youdon’tbelieveinaliens,doyou?Oh,comon!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat!Idon’tbelieveawordofit!It’sacrazyidea.Youmustbejoking!Itsimplyisn’tpossible.Youcan’tbeserious!2.WhichexpressionsindicatethatRobbiebelieveswhathe’sreading?There’ssomeinterestingevidence.Yes,it’squitepossible.Youneverknow.Strangerthingshavehappened.I’mnotsosure.3.DoyouthinkthatSusanandRobbieknoweachotherverywell?Yes,thereisafriendly,informaltoneabouttheconversation.II.Workinpairs.Completetheconversationwithexpressionsof(dis)belief.Answers:Oh,comeon!That’simpossible.youneverknow.It’sacrazyidea!Youcan’tbeserious!Well,strangerthingshavehappened.Youmustbejoking.III.Listenandcheck.IV.Culturalcorner.Nowlistentothetapeandfindtheanswertothesequestions:WhendidTheTimesbegin?--In1785.WhenwasTheSunfounded?--In1964.Readthepassagequicklyandtrytogetasmuchinformationaspossible.Answerthequestiononpage49.Thequalitypapersconcentrateonnews,financeandculturalevents.Thepopularpressisinterestedinfamouspeople,theroyalfamily,andhaslargeheadlinesandlotsofbigphotos.Dealwiththelanguagepointsinthispassage.1.bedividedintodivide…intotwohalves2.homeandinternationalnews3.carry刊登、登载4.beknownas5.concentrateon/upon6.suchas7.aroundfourmillionpeople8.besimilartoV.Homework:WriteashortpassageaboutthedailynewspapersinChina.
