unit 4 making the news教案
unit 4 making the news
period 1&2 warming up and reading
teaching aims:
1.enable the students to talk about the qualities needed to be a good reporter and how to conduct a good interview
2. enable the students to learn some reading strategies
3. enable the students to learn the necessary qualities in their future job
important points and difficult points
learn about how to be a good reporter
teaching methods
strategic reading method; task-based method
teaching procedures:
i. elaboration (warming up): help the students to relate their known knowledge to the topic that will be learned
task 1 :( group discussion) talk about jobs in china daily?
types of jobs what it involves
reporter
task2: predict what is going to be learned by looking at the title of the text. which type of job will be talked about in the text?
ii. prediction (pre-reading):
task 3: predict the main idea of the text by discussing the following questions:
1. what are the qualities a good news reporter needs to have?
(have group discussion first and then finish part 1 individually)
2. what your first day at school was like? how would you feel on your first day at work? (group discussion)
iii. skimming, scanning, analyzing (reading & comprehending)
task 4: read the text quickly to get a general idea of the text.
task 5: divide the passage into three sections and match the following main ideas to the three sections:
how to get an accurate story
how to protect a story from accusations
how to become a reporter
the skills needed
the importance of listening
stages in researching a story
how to check facts
how to deal with accusations of printing lies
work in a team
task 6 read quickly to find out the information to fill in the form below
task 7: tell what is required for a reporter and a photographer
patient; imaginative ; well-organized; technically good; polite; concise; thorough; creative; curious; careful; gifted; professional
a reporter a photographer
iv. summarizing
task 8: write a summary of the text
v. assignment
read an english newspaper and retell the main idea of one article in it.
period 3&4 words & expressions
employment; occupation; job; profession; vocation; work; trade
he is looking around for .
: artist
he is out of .
she chose teaching as her .
she’s a lawyer by .
he’s a carpenter by .
2. assign v.
assignment n.
she gladly accepted the assignment. (分派的任务;工作)
the english assignment is a book report. (课外作业,功课)
3. on one’s own
of one’s own
for one’s own
we should complete the test _________
4. experienced adj.
be experienced in/at sth/doing sth.
who is experienced in cooking in your home?
5. the first/last time + 时间状语从句
the first time i came here, i was not used to the climate here.
cover n. 封面,掩盖(物) ;
v.
1). tom will covered the outbreak of the disease.
2). the road was covered with snow.
3). she laughed to cover her worry.
4). the red army covered about 30 miles a day.
5). is the money enough to cover the cost of a new shirt?
7. be eager for sth. (sucess)
to do sth.
that clause
he is eager to see his daughter.
we are eager that the project should be started early
period 5 grammar
teaching aims:
get the students to use “inversion” correctly and appropriately
important points and difficult points
use “inversion” correctly and appropriately
teaching methods
task-based method; demonstrating; discussion; summarizing; practicing
teaching procedures:
i. presentation
task 1: comprehend the following sentences
only then did i begin my work on designing a new bridge.
=i began my work on designing a new bridge only then.
2. not only was there a christmas tree, but also exciting presents under it.
=there was not only a christmas tree, but also exciting presents under it.
inversion: 起强调作用
ii. analyzing & summarizing
task 2: find 4 examples of inversion in the reading passage
1. never will zhou yang forget his first assignment at the office of china daily.
2. only when you have seen what he or she does, can you cover a story by yourself.
3. not only am i interested in photography, but i took a course at university.
4. only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know
task 3: analyze the sentences above and summarize the rules
1. why can these sentences use inversion ?
2. how are these inverted sentences made?
※ 否定副词no;not;hardly, little, seldom, never, no sooner…than, no more, not only, only 等开头的句子要部分倒装。
※ 部分倒装:只把谓语的一部分(如助动词\情态动词)等放到主语前,或把句子的强调部分提前。
task 4: analyze more sentences below and summarize the rules
1) only after he had spoken out the word did he realize he had made a big mistake.
2) ______,there was no hope of her being able to sleep.
as she was exhausted
if she was exhausted
exhausted as she was
now that she was exhausted
※ 当as(尽管)引导让步状语时,要部分倒装
3) . i often go out for a walk after supper. so does she.
4). if you don’t wait for him, nor shall i.
※ 当so, neither, nor表示另一者也具有前面所述的情况时,要部分倒装.
iii. practice
task 5:do exercise 3 on page 30 (“discovering structures”)
iv. analyzing & summarizing
task 6: analyze sentences below and summarize the rules
1). there appeared a man in black in the distance.
2). under the tree sits a beautiful girl.
inversion(倒装) → 部分倒装
↘ 完全倒装
※ 以地点副词here, there, down, under和时间副词now, then开头,后面的动词是be, come, exist, fall, follow, go, lie, remain, seem, stand等,而且主语是名词时,构成完全倒装句.
※ 完全倒装:把整个谓语动词放到主语之前
3)the teacher came in and the class began.
=in came the teacher and the class began
4).____ from the tenth floor when the policeman pointed his gun at him.
a. jumped down the thief
b. down the thief jumped
c. the thief jumps down
d. down jumped the thief
5). here we are.
※ 在here, there引出的倒装句中,当主语是普通名词是用完全倒装句,当主语是代词时,则用陈述句语序(主+谓)
v. assignment:
do exercise 1 on page 64 (“using structures” in workbook)
period 6 extensive reading
teaching aims:
1. enable the students to know writing and printing process for an article and what is the primary source and the second source
2. enable the students to consolidate some reading strategies
3. enable the students to learn the necessary qualities in their future job
important points and difficult points
enable the students to know writing and printing process for an article and what is the primary source and the second source
teaching methods
strategic reading method; task-based method
teaching procedures:
i. elaboration (warming up): help the students to relate their known knowledge to the topic that will be learned
task1.review the types of jobs in a newspaper
task2. talk about the process of making a newspaper? (group discussion)
give the following hints when needed: interview; do some research; write a story; check the article written by a reporter; print the first edition; set the page; check again
ii. skimming and summarizing
task 3: read and fill in the form
task 4: learn some words and expressions
period 7 listening and speaking
teaching aims:
1. learn how to make an appointment
2. improve the students’ listening and speaking skill
important points and difficult points
learn how to make an appointment
teaching methods
task-based method
teaching procedures:
i. elaboration & prediction: get the students to predict what they will listen to and elaborate the topic to their known knowledge.
task 1: go over ex1 on page 31 and guess what they will listen to on the tape.(group discussion)
ii. listening
task 2: listen and circle the correct summary of the listening passage.
this is about a young man who is refused an interview with liu ming.
this is about a young man who is trying to arrange in interview with liu ming.
this is about a young man who wants to ask liu ming about how to work abroad.
task 3: listen to the tape again and answer questions on page 32.
task 4: listen to the tape again and try to note down the dialogue (pair work)
task5: role-play the dialogue and elect the best actors (the most similar to the original dialogue)
iii. speaking and listeningwww.xkb1.com
discuss the phrase that may be used in making appointments (input)
shall we make an appointment? how about…?
when are you free? when do you think is convenient for you?
is it possible to…? i shall be busy at… and… but i can be free at…
where is the best place? maybe we can meet at…