Unit 15 Youth cultureUnit 15 Youth culture Warming-up Speaking listening A short video of Hip-Hop Are you interested in it? Why or why not?Who do you think like it best?Most young peopleIt is one aspect of youth culture. Which activities and interests do Which activities and interests do most young people like?most young people like? What others do you know?What others do you know? Nowadays people often talk about the “global teenager”. What do you think teenagers in China have in common with those in other countries?All self-confident, all like to follow the fashion,all want risk and excitementGroup workGroup work Design a poster or bring a picture showing what life is like for a modern teenagers today. You can choose to include one aspect of youth culture or several. speakingspeaking Show your poster or pictures in class and give a short presentation about it. Explain your design , content and why do young people like these things? Discussion Discussion What is youth culture? Is there a bad side to youth culture?All aspects that interest modern youth all over the world. My posterMy posterPre-listening Pre-listening Does he need help? Who will help him? Danny is a student who is interested in volunteering to help children . What types of work could he do? Listening to the tape and underline Listening to the tape and underline the projects that you hear in the the projects that you hear in the tape. Which project is Danny most tape. Which project is Danny most interested in?interested in?Big brothers and sisters 1 help 1 scheme football team Youth league’s “ Go West”scheme Summer School Listen to the tape again and choose the best answers.Listen to the tape again and choose the best answers. 1). What should the volunteers of the project “Big brothers and sisters”do? A. football coaching B. classroom assistant helping the children with exercises and activities C. helping with homework playing chatting and giving advice 2). Whom is the second project for? A. childern whose parents have died B. childern with a criminal background C. childern who have difficulty in learning and cannot keep up in school 3). When is the third project held? A. 2 or 3 hours on Saturday afternoon B. twice a week in the evening C. full-time for 2-3 weeks in the summer vacation3. Listen and answer the following 3. Listen and answer the following questionquestion What reasons does he give for not wanting to work on the other projectsBig brother and sisters---- he is busy studying for exams in the evenings.Football team----- he think his football skills are not good enough. Discussion Discussion If you were Danny, which project would you like to choose? Why?Homework Homework Try to collect more pictures and information about youth culture. Preview the next lesson—reading.
