helping people around the world教案
unit 4 helping people around the world
part one teaching design
第一部分 教学设计
aims and requirements
♦ read a speech made by a un goodwill ambassador and the diary entry of a medecins sans frontieres (msf) nurse
♦ listen to a news report about problems in the mountains in northern thailand
♦ discuss the work and skills of a un goodwill ambassador and talk about ways in which students could help children in poor areas
♦ write a proposal suggesting ways to help poor children
♦ make an action plan of things you could do to help your community
procedures
reading the un—bringing everyone closer together
step 1: lead-in
now, we’re studying in the large, bright classroom equipped with advanced facilities. in this environment, most of us believe we c an realize our dreams as long as we work hard. but look at these pictures. do you think they have dreams as well? what do you think they can do to realize their dreams?
so, we know that in other parts of the world, there are lots of children who are still struggling with starvation or war. have you ever thought about doing something for those children to help them realize their dreams? if you have, what would you do?
for reference
1. make a donation to help mo re children in poor areas to attend school.
2. help to raise the public’s awareness about the plight of the poor.
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step 2: fast reading for general ideas
go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part a on page 50. just focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions.
answers
a 1 a businesswoman and a goodwill ambassador.
2 191 countries.
3 countries in africa.
step 3: detailed reading for important information
1. let’s read the speech a second time and complete parts c1 and c2 on page 52
answers
c1 1 an international group made up of countries that want to increase peace.
2 honoured and happy.
3 they come from different countries that belong to the un.
4 she mainly visits countries where the un has programmes to help people.
5 baskets. they sell them at the market.
6 lack of education, lack of money, lack of food, poverty, disasters and disease.
7 access to fresh drinking water for everyone and primary education for all children.
the united nations
when it was set up after the second world war in october 1945
countries in the un(originally) 51 countries
(recently) 191 countries
problems it deals with helps end some of the world’s most horrible conflicts; assists the victims of wars and disasters; protects human rights; improves international laws; helps with other problems such as lack of education, lack of food, poverty, disasters and diseases
its four main purposes to keep international peace
to develop friendly relationships among nations
to cooperate in solving international problems and in promoting respect for human rights
to be a center for organizing the actions or work of different nations
goals it prom ises to achieve by XX eight goals, one of which is to ensure that fresh drinking water is available to everyone and another is that all children complete primary education
step 4: practice
1. let’s complete parts d (refer to the text while completing part d)
answers
d 1. d 2. f 3. a 4. g 5. i 6.h 7. e 8. c 9. b
2. now, let’s read an article about tang ning’s speech by a newspaper reporter and fill in the blanks with the given words. after that, you’ll be more familiar with the speech. finish the exercise by yourselves and we’ll check the answers later together.
answers
(1)honoured (2)international
(3)purposes (4)laws
(5)poverty (6)disasters
(7)encourage (8)drinking water
step 5: post-reading activities
1. pair work:
now, have a d iscussion with your partner. suppose you are a journalist from a local newspaper and have the chance to interview tang ning. what other thins do you want to ask her apart from what you already know?