Unit7FrontPageNewsListeningandSpeakingLanguagelearningobjectives:TohelpstudentsreviewthetextToenablestudentstodescribeanewspaperToenablestudentstomakeadialogueonnewsSkillandabilityobjectives:Todevelopstudents’abilitytolistenforspecificinformationTodevelopstudents’speakingabilityofdescribinganewspaperTodevelopstudents’speakingabilityofcommunicatingonapieceofnewsAid:Multi-mediaProcedure:I.Textreview1.Reviewthewordsandphrasesinthetext2.ReviewthecontentsofthetextII.Listening1.Listentothedialogueanddo“TrueorFalse”2.Listentothedialogueandcorrectthefalsestatements3.ListentothedialogueandwritedowntheadjectivesandadjectivephrasesusedtodescribeTheTimesIII.Speaking1.DescribeTheTimeswiththeadjectivesandadjectivephrasesmentioned2.Makeadialogueaccordingtothenewsgiven1)Learnhowtostartadialogue2)Learnhowtorespondtoapieceofnews3)Readapieceofnewsforsomedetails4)MakeadialogueaccordingtothenewsgivenAssignments:用心爱心专心1.DescribeShanghaiTimes(申江服务导报)in8to10sentencesorallyAspectAdjectives&AdjectivePhrases(forreference)Generalideawell-arranged,beautifully-printed,specialHistoryJanuary1,1998Featureinformative,fashionableSection…2.PreviewadditionalreadingonP.91(when,where,who,what,why,how)OlympicFlameatopMt.QomolangmaTheOlympicflamemadeitsfirsttriptoMountainQomolangmalastThursday.Chinesemountainclimbersbroughtittothetopoftheworldat9:18a.m.Beijingtimethatday.Theclimbingteamwasmainlymadeupof36membersincluding3females.And19climberswerefinallyselectedtobringtheOlympicflamefromtheattackcamp(突击营)tothehighestpointofMountQomolangma.HeavysnowfallonMay2and3oncestoppedtheclimb.Butassoonastheweatherturnedfavorable,thegreatteamcontinuedmakingtheirwaytothetopsuccessfully.StrongEarthquakeHitsSouthwestChinaAstrongearthquake,7.8Richter(里氏)scale,shookWenchuanCountyinsouthwestChina’sSichuanProvinceat2:28p.m.Monday(May12).ThedeathtotalinSichuanalonehasclimbedtonearly10,000.ThequakewasalsofeltinTianjin,Chongqing,Shanghai,Ningxia,Henan.ManyotherpartsofChina,eventheremotesouthernislandprovinceofHainan,feltthequake.SodidBangkok,thecapitalofThailand.PresidentHuJintaoonMondayorderedall-outeffortstohelpthosevictims.Andreliefsupplies(救援物资)areontheway.用心爱心专心2008LujiazuiForum(陆家嘴论坛)ClosesLujiazuiforum,Shanghai’sfirsthigh-levelinternationalfinanceforum,closedlastSaturdayinShanghai.Thethemeofthistwo-dayforumis“DeepeningFinancial(财政的,金融的)Reform--ChinaandtheWorld”.ZhouXiaochuan(governororPeople’sBankofChina)andHanZheng(MayorofShanghai)arechairmenoftheforum.Theforumaimsatbringingtogetherinfluentialgovernmentofficials,financialleadersandscholarstodiscusshowtofurtherthefinancialreformandmarketopeningofChina.HundredsofSpidersforANetHaveyoueverseenhundredsofspidersgatheringforanet?Maybeyouthinkitisjustajoke.Butitistrue.OnMay12,aphotowastakenofhundredsofspidersgatheringamongsomebranchesofatreeinSuicuan(遂川),JiangxiProvince.Forus,itmayseemspecial,butexpertssayitisnormal.Thisphenomenon(现象)appearsjustbecauseofthewetweatherthesedays.Oncetheweatherturnsfine,thespiderswilldismissnaturally.用心爱心专心