Unit2NewsmediaGoals/Teachingaimsanddemands:a.Achievelanguageskillsandrelatedknowledgeaboutthetopicofnewsandthemedia.b.Practiseexpressingopinions,usingthefollowingsentencestructures:Iwouldratherchoose…….Idon’tthinkwecouldchoose……Maybeitwouldbebettertochoose……Whatdoyouthinkof…….What’syouropinion?Whydoyouchoose……?c.Vocabularyinthisunit:media,reliable,fire,face,difficulty,elect,injure,headline,editor,informed,relate,talented,switch,present,reflect,unique,spiritual,seldom,AIDS,addict,social,suffer,ignore,tolerate,affair,retire,awful,telegram,housewife,crowded,shopper,complete,bore,attitude,disappoint,responsible,citizen,polluter,arm,updated.Usefulexpressions:goup,foronce,relateto,beaddictedto,evenif,drawattentionto,onallsides,changeone’smind,currentaffairs,lookupto,fallinlove,etc.e.Grammar:LearnaboutthePastParticiple:UsedasAttributiveandPredicative,herearesomeexamplesforyoutoillustrateitsusages:1.Myfriendssentmesomeusedstamps.2.BookswrittenbyCaiZhizhongarewellreceived.3.WeareallinterestedinEnglish.4.HeseemedconfusedatwhatIsaid.WarmingupActivities:Collectthenamesofasmanyfamousnewspapersandmagazinesasyouknowandintroducetheoneyouaremostinterestedin.(thefollowingquestionsmayhelpyouinthediscussion:Whatnewspaper/magazinedoyousubscribe?Whydoyoulikeit?Canyouintroduceonesectionofit?Whatsectiondoyoumostliketoread?)Listening:Aim:tointegratelistening1.Makeyourstudentsclearaboutthetasksfirst,andtellthemwhattheyshoulddoafterfinishingthetape.2.Playthetapeonceagainifnecessary.3.Discussingtheanswersbygroupwork.4.Checktheanswers.用心爱心专心115号编辑5.Finishingthelisteningtasksintheworkbook.Speaking:1.Encourageyourstudentstobebraveenoughtopractice,andguidethemtofinishthespeakingtaskintheworkbook..2.Allowthem10minutesormoretodogroupwork.:Begintheworkwiththefollowingquestion:Howdoyougetthenewsofthe28thOlympics?Thenguideyourstudentstodiscusstheadvantagesordisadvantagesofthemediayouarefamiliarwith.3.Askeverygrouptomakeoneortwosentencesusingthewordsface/fire/goup/burndownPre-reading:questions:Allowthestudentsafewminutestodiscussthequestionslistedonthetextbook,andthendoQ&Apractice:----Howdoesareporterdecidewhattowrite?----Howmuchdoesanewspapercost?----Whydopeoplereadnewspapers?----Howdonewspapersreportwhathappens?----Wheredopeoplereadnewspapers?----Howdonewspaperhelpusunderstandtheworld?Reading:Skimthetexttogetthemainideaofthepassage,andthenaskSsthequestion:Whatdoes“Behindtheheadlines”reallymean?Discussioningroupoffourorsix:Howcanthemediahelpsolveproblems?Givesomeexamples.Writing:Askstudentstodevelopwhattheyhavediscussedintoapassageofabout100words.Tipsforwriting:UsecorrecttensesandsentencestructurePayattentiontopunctuationCheckyourworkformistakesPairactivity:Improvewritingbyexamineeachother’sworkandgiveadvice.Languagestudy:Askstudentstostudythefollowingsentencesandtrytogetthemeaningofthesentences,encouragingthemtouseadictionaryifnecessary.用心爱心专心115号编辑1.Experiencededitorsandreportersmakeinformeddecisionsaboutwhateventstoreport,howtoreportthem,andwhy.2.Theeditor’sjobistokeepthenewspaperbalancedandinterestingtothereaders.Grammar:GivesomeexamplestostudentsandaskthemtostudytheusageofthePastParticiple:1.theburnedlog/anescapedprisoner/developedcountries/fallenleaves.2.Iboughtsomepaintedchairs.3.Thatisanewly-inventeddevice.4.Afteratiringday,youfeeltired.5.Don’tgetexcited.6.Summerisgone.Askthemtomakeasmanysentencesastheycan,usingtheinfinitive.Integratingskills:Aims:improvereadingandwritingskills.1.Explainsomeimportantsentencesandhelpstudentstosolveproblemstheymetduringthecourseofstudyingthetwonewsitems..2.Discusswhatisincludedinanewsitem:4W+1H----what/who/when/why+howOut-of-classwork:Learnthenewwordsandtheusefulexpressionsbyheart.Readmorenewsitemsaboutsciencefromnewspapersormagazines.CopyonenewsitemfromChinaDailyorothernewspaperandstudyitcarefully:1.Find4W+1Hinthenewsitem;2.Writeapieceofnewsusingtheskillsyougotinlearningthisunit.用心爱心专心115号编辑
