Period7TaskReportingonshort-sightednessI.Teachingaims:Improvethestudents’listening,speakingandwritingskills.II.Teachingimportantpoint:Helpthestudentstowritearadioscript.III.Teachingdifficultpoint:Howtofinishanotesheetwiththeskillslearntinthispart.IV.Procedures:Step1:FirstlisteningListentothetapeforthefirsttime,payingmoreattentiontothenumbersmentionedinthepassage.FinishPartAonpage26AnswersA(1)short-sightedness(2)increasing(3)22.8(4)55.2(5)70.3(6)21.5(7)32(8)61.3(9)64.2(10)distant(11)image(12)reading(13)bed(14)rooms(15)information(16)protectedStep2:SecondlisteningListentothetapeagainformoreinformation.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.Howcanshort-sightednessbecorrected?2.Whatisrecommendedwhensomeonewantstogetcontactlensesortohavelasereyesurgery?Why?3.Whatwillhappenifshort-sightednessisnotdiscoveredanddealtwith?Step3:FinishPartBandPartC1.Readaloudtheinstructionsandchoosethecorrectanswers.AnswersBNo.1SecondarySchoolNo.9SecondarySchoolfdahj2.ListentoPartCandchoosetherightanswers.AnswersCNo.1SecondarySchoolNo.9SecondarySchooliebjStep4:Interviewingadoctor1.Organizestudentsintosmallgroupsandaskthemtodiscusssolutionstoprotecteyesight.2.Gothroughthesentencestructuresonpage28,makesuretheyunderstandeachsuggestion.3.Studentsworkinpairs.4.Demonstratesomeoftheirinterviewsinclass.Step5:Writingaradioscript1.ReadtheinstructionsinStep3.Soyoucanlearnthatyouaregoingtowriteareportaboutshort-sightednesswiththeinformationyougatheredinSteps1and2.Reviewtheresultsyouhavecollectedandthemainpointsyouneedtoincludeinwritingascript.2.Workingroupsoffourtowriteanoutline.YoumayrefertothestructureofthereportyouorganizedinSkillsbuilding3.3.Writeascriptinsmallgroups.Eachmembershouldberesponsibleforapartofthescript.PossibleexampleReporter:Goodmorning,everyone.ThisisDavidattheschoolradiostation.Weareinvestigatingaproblem—short-sightedness,whichisverycommonamongChineseteenagerstoday.Wehaveinterviewedadoctorinourcityaboutwhatparentsandstudentscandotoprotectstudents’eyesight.Thedoctorstronglysuggeststhateveryyearstudents’eyesshouldbetestedtoidentifyanyproblemsandtheyshouldnotreadinbedwithpoorlightingaswell.Apartfromthis,we’vealsomadeasurveyonthemeasuresthattakeinNo.1andNo.9SecondarySchools.Theybothhavetakenstepstoprotectstudents’eyesightsuchasaskingstudentstolookoutofthewindowatregularintervals,changingtypesofpaperandadvisingthemtodoeyeexercisesbothatschoolandathome.Ihopeourinvestigationmightbringyourattentiontotheproblemandbehelpfulforyou.Thankyouforlistening.Step6Homework:1.ReadthepassageinPartAonpage117inWorkbook.ThenwriteapassageaccordingtotheinformationgiveninPartB.2.PreviewProjectV.Designofwritingonblackboard:VI.Recordafterteaching:
