The first lesson: warming up, writing
Topic ∶talk about news and media
一 Teaching aims and demands
1, present the central topic of this unit 一一media. Help students get familiar with things related to media.
2.learn some new words and expressions about media, that’s language preparation for learning the whole unit.
3.practise expressing opinions
二 key points
Familiar with different media; learn to be a critical reader
三Teaching aids
A piece of newspaper, a magazine, a radio, television, a web page, slides.
四 Teaching methods
Partner job, group discussion
五 Teaching procedure
Step 1 .greeting 30 seconds
T∶ Good afternoon! I’m glad that I have this chance to study with you this week.
Step 2. Lead-in 15 –17 minutes
T∶Last month, the Olympic games was held in Athens. How many gold medals did our country get? Yes, 32! and do you know 刘翔 ? That handsome man? Right, he got the gold medal of 110-meter-hurdle race! Then how did you get that information?
Ss: by watching TV, reading newspaper
T: good! And we call TV, newspaper -----“news media”. This week, we are going to learn a new unit -----. Unit 2 news media.
What does this word “media” mean in Chinese? Yes, it’s 媒体.and this translation is according to the pronunciation of “media ”. It’s the plural form of “medium”. Nowadays, there are many kinds of media, and what’s this? 〈show a piece of newspaper〉right, a newspaper. I think most of you like reading newspapers, and what do we call this page? 〈point to the front page〉yes, it is front page. What about the first part of it? Right, it is front-page headline. Headline is a new word of this unit. It means 标题。We can see there are many articles in the newspaper. Article is a new word too and it means 文章。The articles are always written by reporters. Reporter means 记者.
What’s this? 〈show a magazine〉we can read a lot of good articles from it. There are many kinds of magazines, can you give some examples?
ss∶读者 科学世界 健康之友 ……….
T∶well done! What do we call this? 〈 point to ‘cover”〉
ss∶封面/cover
T∶right! 〈introduce the word editor in the same way〉what do we use a radio to do ?
ss∶ listen to music/ listen to some programs…..
T∶yes, what kinds of programs do you often listen to ?
ss∶news , sports ……….
T∶personally, I like listening to music on radio very much., do you know 陆浩？I like his programs very much, he is a DJ! 〈then show a web page〉where can we see this ?Yes, on the Internet. internet also is a new word and it means 因特网 ,we still can say net. Nowadays, surfing the net is very popular. Even our grandmas chat on QQ. That is a television 〈 point to the television in the classroom〉who like watching TV. Put up your hands please. 〈choose one student〉
T∶why do you like watching TV?
S1∶it’s vivid and may broadcast “live”. And there are many kinds of programs, such as talk shows.
T∶very good!! Let’s do a partner job. There are two questions on the slide. Discuss them with your partner just like S1 and I did just now.
〈slide〉Questions∶1. Which media do you like best?
2. Why do you like it?
〈about 2or 3 minutes later, check answers and present them on the blackboard〉
★ Suggested answers∶
Newspaper ∶report the latest events, can read it any place , any time, cheap.
Magazine ∶weekly or monthly, always focused on one topic〈e.g. Students life, healthy, business.〉provides “deeper” coverage and analysis.
Internet ∶visit by yourself, anyone can write things on it, it’s unedited and not for profit.
Television ∶vivid, many kinds of programs ,, may broadcast live .
Radio ∶invisible; vivid; many kinds of programs; may broadcast live
Step 3 moral objectives 7 minutes
T: just now, we have talked about some advantages of the five media. Those are also the differences among them. Then, do you think the information you get from the media is always reliable? (Slide) volunteer, please!
S2: yes / no / it all depends.
T: how do you know what is true or not? Give an example please.
S2: :::::::::::
T: Thank you! Sit down, please! Different people have different opinions. In my opinion, the media are equally reliable. Because official websites are edited in the same way as magazines, newspapers and news shows on radio and TV. Although major news organizations are trying their best to be as objective as possible, they still can achieve complete objective. They are biased because all the news is reported on their own understanding and opinion. It is also difficult to know what it is true or not. Because the news happened far away, we can’t verify them.
So we should be a critical reader! We’d better read more than one account of the same event. We should have our own understanding and opinions.
Step 4 discussion 10 minutes
T: Although we can’t believe everything we see on TV or read on newspaper, we still like watching TV, like reading newspaper. Right? Then, do you know how a newspaper is made? (Slide) Let’s discuss it in a group of four. And there are two questions to help you.
(Slide) 1. How does a reporter get information?
2. Who decide which story will be reported?
(About 5 minutes later, ask some groups to report their answers)
T: Just now, some groups showed their opinions of how a newspaper is made. But I won’t give you the right answer. You can find it in the reading part. So preview it carefully and try your best to understand the whole passage.
Step 5 writing 4--5 minutes
T: The writing part in this unit requires us to write a paragraph about comparing the similarities and differences between two media. At the beginning of class; we have talked about the advantages (differences) of those five media. You can choose two of them or any other media to write. But those are not enough, you have to find much more information. Now, I‘d like to explain how to write it. Firstly, examine the similarities and differences between two or more things and make a list of them. Secondly, choose the ones that best help explain what you are describing. Think about what the reader will want and need to know and what details may best help the reader understand your comparison. Thirdly, Organize the paragraph by arranging the similarities and differences either point-by-point or by grouping similarities and differences together.
Now turn to page 16, there are some information to help you write your paragraph. You must finish it before Friday.
▲ Repeat homework. (Preview next lesson and start to find information for writing.)
▲ Give each student a self-text paper:
The things I can do Evaluation
I can talk about media 5 4 3 2 1
I can write a brief news report in English 5 4 3 2 1
I can tell what a journalist’s work is like 5 4 3 2 1
I can briefly introduce a newspaper or a TV programme 5 4 3 2 1
I can read a media message and think about the information it brings 5 4 3 2 1
I can describe people or things with past participles 5 4 3 2 1
I can remember the new words and expressions, and use them in new situations freely and correctly 5 4 3 2 1
Step 6 blackboard work
(New words)
Newspaper ∶latest events; Read it any place, any time; cheap. front page 头版
Magazine ∶weekly or monthly; one topic front page headline头条 article文章
Interne: visit by yourself; Write things freely; unedited; nonprofitable. reporter 记者
Television: vivid; many kinds of programs (talk shows); live cover 封面
Radio: invisible; vivid; many kinds of programs editor 编辑
may broadcast live D.J.音乐节目主持
live 直播
reliable可信的
critical批判性的
Reading Ⅰ(period 2)
一. Teaching aims
1. Familiar with news reporters’ job
2. Help students understand that media have other social functions besides reporting events.
3. Deal with those important words, expressions and difficult sentences.
二. Key points and difficult points
Key points: the function of media; language points
Difficult point: two difficult sentences
三.Teaching aids
slides
四.Teaching procedures
Step 1. Lead-in 5 minutes
T: (choose one student) do you often read newspapers?
S1: yes.
T: which parts of a newspaper do you like best?
S1: entertainment/sports/news….
T: Thank you! Sit down, please. (Ask the whole class) What were we doing just now?
Ss: having an interview.
T: Right! I interviewed S1, and then we call S1…?
Ss: interviewee
T: what about me?
Ss: interviewer
T: Very good! As a reporter, I have got the information I want from S1, and then what will I do?
Ss: Write articles/ talk it with your editor…
T: Now, open your book and turn to page 11. Look at the picture on the right. Guess who are
they and what are they doing?
Ss: They are editors, reporters…they are surfing the net, discussing something…
T: Very good! We know this text is about reporters and newspapers. Then what does the title
“ Behind the headlines” mean?
Ss:标题背后的故事。
Step 2 Fast –reading 6-7 minutes
T: Right! Now, let’s learn this text. First, read the first paragraph, those three questions and the last paragraph quickly. And find out the answers to two questions.
( Slide ) questions: 1.Who do they interview?
2. Do media only tell people what happens?
(4-5 minutes later)
T: stop here please! Who’d like to answer the first question?
S2: Cheng Ying and Zhu Lin
T: Very good! And what about the second question?
S3: no!
Step 3 Careful- reading 31-33 minutes
Part 1. 17-18 minutes
T: Then what other things can media do? Keep this question in your mind, we’ll deal with it later. Let’s learn the first paragraph now. Listen to the tape of the first paragraph, pay attention to the reader’s pronunciation.
(This paragraph is the most difficult one in the text. So I’ll explain it sentence by sentence)
Language points:
1.more than 不仅仅
e.g.: I can do more than this.
2. make sure 确信
e.g. Please make sure all the lights are off before you leave.
3.relate to sb./ sth. 理解或同情某人（某事）
e.g.: Marry find it difficult to relate to children.
Students find it difficult to relate to the life of a scientist.
relate (…) to … 相关的，有关联的
e.g.: This relates to something I mentioned earlier.
If you relate the results to the cause, you will find things are not that simple.
4. switch roles for once 这一次转换角色
e.g.: For once, he broke the rule.
(Slide) help understand the last sentence of this paragraph:
The two reporters agreed to switch roles for once / and be the interviewees rather than the
interviewers / in order to let us know about their work and how the news we read is made.
Part 3. 13-14 minutes
T：Are there any other questions about the first paragraph? Good! Well, let’s go back to that question “what other things can media do?”(slide) Do you want to know?
Ss: yes!
T: Ok, let’s find it. Turn to next page, the last paragraph. (choose a student to read it)
Now, discuss the question with your partner and make a list of it.
(slide)Suggested answers:
1. help solve problems by draw people’s attention to it.
2. help people become interested in important questions.
3. help people understand each other and the world better.
T: All of you have done a good job! Well, let’s solve some difficult sentences. Who’d like to tell us the meaning of the first sentence?
S4: 媒体总是能帮助解决问题，会把人们的注意力吸引到需要帮助的问题上。
T: Very good! For example, we can know many things happened in other parts of China and in other countries from newspapers like “ The People’s Daily”.
Now let’s learn the last sentence, it’s difficult. “leading to a future world” 是现在分词做状语，表示目的。”Where”引导的是定语从句，用来修饰 a future world.
(slide)The result is a better understanding of the world on all sides, leading to a future world /where people from all countries are respected /and different views and opinions are tolerated.
Language points
1.draw attention to 对。。。表示注意
e.g. Reporters write articles to draw people’s attention to pollution.
2.on all sides 方方面面，各方面
四．Homework
T: Today, we have learned the functions of media. We know that media are very important in our life. If you are interested, you can think about what our life will be like without media.
Please preview the rest parts of the text.
五. Blackboard work
1.more than 不仅仅 (new words)
e.g.: I can do more than this. interview
2. make sure 确信 interviewer
e.g. Please make sure all the lights are off before you leave. interviewee
3.relate to sb./ sth. 理解或同情某人（某事）
e.g.: Marry find it difficult to relate to children.
Students find it difficult to relate to the life of a scientist.
relate (…) to … 相关的，有关联的
e.g.: This relates to something I mentioned earlier.
If you relate the results to the cause, you will find things are not that simple.
4. switch roles for once 这一次转换角色
e.g.: For once, he broke the rule.
5．draw attention to 对。。。表示注意
e.g. Reporters write articles to draw people’s attention to pollution.
6.on all sides 方方面面，各方面
Reading Ⅱ (period 3)
一. Teaching aims
1. Let students know reporter and editor’s job
2. Learn to do a news report or interview
3. Deal with language points
二. Key points
Reporter and editor’s job; language points
三．Teaching procedure
Step 1.Review 3 minutes
T: Last class, we learned the first paragraph and the last paragraph. Who’d like to tell the main idea of the first paragraph?
S1: The interviewees and the aim of media.
T: Very good! And what about the last paragraph?
S2: The function of media.
Step 2. Careful-reading (part 2) 28-31 minutes
Question 1.(paragraph2 and 3) 10-12 minutes
T: All of you have done a good job! Now, let’s start to learn the rest parts of the text. (interview content) First, I want someone to read Zhu Lin and Chen Ying’s answers to the first question for us. Who’d like to have a try? (after the reading) What can we learn from Zhu Lin’s answer?
Ss: it’s about the editor’s job.
T: who’d like to tell what the editor’s job is?
S3: Listen to reporter’s ideas and give some suggestions. Keep the newspaper balanced and interesting to the readers.
T: Perfectly right! Very good! Pay attention to the third sentence ”for long and important articles” means 长篇要闻. “feature” here doesn’t mean 特点 it’s 特写，专题报道. Then what does the whole sentence mean?
S s:对于长篇要闻，比如专题报道，编辑会告诉我怎么展开故事。
T: Do you have any other questions? (No!) Well, let’s continue to see Chen Ying’s answer. She told us the reporter’s work. What does the first thing reporter usually do?
Ss: contact the people to be interviewed.
T: right! “to be interviewed ” here is an infinitive used as attribute, we have learned this grammar last week. We also can say, “contact the interviewees”. And what will he do next?
Ss: Prepare questions and interview.
T: Good! Is interview someone easy?
Ss: No! He must know how to ask the right questions and how to get people to talk about the topic.
T: Very good! What does “right” here mean?
Ss: 正确的….
T: it means suitable 恰当的. We know no reporter’s questions are wrong, they will prepare not only correct questions but also suitable questions. During an interview, the interviewee sometimes will say something that not relate to the topic. Then the reporter must know the skills to bring him back to the topic. Well, what will the reporter do after interview?
Ss: Present the material in an organized way and write articles.
T: Really? Are you sure? Think about Zhu Lin’s answer.
Ss: Go to the editor and get some advice first.
T: Yes! That’s right! The article written must reflect events and opinions truthfully.
Question 2(paragraph 4 and 5) 6-7 minutes
T: We know Cheng Ying and Zhu Lin are talented journalists. Of course they have written lots of good articles. Which of those articles they have written do they like best? Let’s see their answer. Now, read this part by yourself and discuss a question with your partner.
(slide) Which articles do they like best? Why?
(answers will be showed on the slide)
T: Who have got Cheng Ying’s answer?
S4: her favourite article is the one about the efforts to bring stolen culture relics back to China.
T: Right! And can you tell the reason?
S4: Because it’s both news and interesting story.
T: Well-done! “effort” here means 努力 and “stolen culture relics” is 被盗文化遗迹 As we all know, in the Qing dynasty, The Eight - Power Allied Forces invaded our country ,sacked and burned the Winter Palace. So many culture relics were lost that time.
What about Zhu Lin? Which article does she like?
S5: The story about an ordinary young woman who tried to adapt to her new life after
having studied aboard.
S6: it’s the first time she had written with real passion. It made her realize that everyone’s life is different.
T: Good! It seems that all of you have previewed this text well. “adapt to ” means 适应. How to translate 他很难适应新环境
Ss: It’s difficult for him to adapt to the new environment.
Question 3(paragraph 6 and 7) 8-10 minutes
T: Well, let’s learn the last part. This part is a little difficult. Listen to the tape first.(after listening, explain important words, expressions, sentences.)
Language points:
1.spiritual fulfillment: 精神上的满足
2.seldom:很少 e.g. I seldom drink cold drinker.
3.AIDS 艾滋病. (蒋雯丽-形象大使)
4.Be/ get/ become addicted to : 沉溺于
e.g. He becomes addicted to cigarette (books).
5.even if 即使
e.g. I will come even if it rains tomorrow.
T: We have known what Zhu Lin and Cheng Ying will write if they could write any article they want. Then, if you were a journalist, what would you like to write about? Ok, here comes your first homework. Please do a group work. You can choose to do a news report (2-3 minutes) or an interview (3-5 minutes). Any topic is ok.
Step 3 summarize 4 minutes
T: we have learned each paragraph carefully. Now please read through the whole passage quickly and find out the topic sentence of this text. (3 minutes later) well, which sentence is the topic sentence?
Ss: The first sentence of text/ the last one of the first paragraph/ the last one of the text
T: You have different ideas. Who is right? Let’s see the text. We know, this text is an interview script. The first paragraph (part 1) is about the interviewee and the aim of this interview. Paragraph 2 to 7 (part 2) is the interview content. And the last paragraph (part 3) is the function of media. (slide) So the first sentence ” Newspapers and other media do more than simply record what happens” is the topic sentence of the text.
Step 4 speaking (post- reading) 7-10 minutes
T: Now, let’s do question 3 in post reading. It’s important to be a critical reader. There are four kinds of news media, how would you read it? Why? Please focus on one news medium and discuss it with your partner. Two minutes later, I will choose some of you to show your opinions. Look at the slide first, there are some useful expressions to help you.
★ useful expressions:
What do you think of …?
What’s your opinion?
Why do you choose…?
Perhaps…is more important.
I would rather choose…
I don’t think we should choose…
Maybe it would be better to choose…
四 Homework
1.a news report (2-3 minutes) or an interview (3-5 minutes)
2.finish word study
五 Blackboard work
contact the interviewee prepare questions feature
interview ask for some advices from the editor reflect
prepare material write articles
language points: passion
1. stolen culture relics 被盗文化遗迹 effort
2． adapt to 适应
e.g. It’s difficult for him to adapt to the new environment. ignore
3.spiritual fulfillment: 精神上的满足 social
4.seldom:很少 e.g. I seldom drink cold drinker.
5.AIDS 艾滋病. (蒋雯丽-形象大使)
6.Be/ get/ become addicted to : 沉溺于
e.g. He becomes addicted to cigarette (books).
7.even if 即使
e.g. I will come even if it rains tomorrow.
Listening (period 4)
一. Teaching aims and requirement
1. To stimulate students to show their ability of acting
2. To cultivate students’ ability of listening for information
3. To learn the following new words
Fire(v.); face(v.); difficulty; nosy
二. Key points and difficult points
Key points: catch the wanted information
Difficult points: take notes
三. Teaching aids
Slide; tape
四. Teaching procedure
Step 1 acting 12 minutes
(Check yesterday’s homework.)Teacher chooses two groups to act out a news report or an interview in the front of class.
Step 2 pre-listening 4 minutes
T: Today, we are going to learn the listening part. Open your book to page 10. Let’s see the title first. There are two parts of the listening material, part 1 is an interview and part 2 is a dialogue. First, let’s learn those new words in exercise 1(the table below)
New words are: fire; face; difficulty; nosy.
Part 1 Part 2 Both Neither
The man was fired.
The man faced difficulties.
The man was careful.
The man talked too much.
The man was funny.
The man was nosy.
The man was generous.
The man was honest.
The man was a nice person.
The man was very clever.
T: Exercise 1 asks us to choose the descriptions of Mr. Gray that have been mentioned in the listening materials. According to those descriptions, let’s guess what will they talk about Mr. Gray on the right two pictures of the book.
T: Picture 1 is an interview. The fat man is called Mr. Keller and the other one is Mr. hunter. What do they do?
Ss: an interviewer / reporter; boss/ headmaster/headquarter
T: Maybe! What will they talk about Mr. Gray?
Ss: …
T: later, we will see who is right! What about picture 2? They are Mr. Gray’s friends---Paul and Wendy.
Ss: …
Step 3 while- listening (part 1, part 2) 29 minutes
T: Well, we have done some guesswork about the listening material. Now, let’s listen to the tape for the first time. While listening, try to get the main idea and take some notes.
(after listening)
T: What do they talk about Mr. Gray in part 1/ picture 1?
Ss: Something negative/ he was fired …
T: What about part 2/ picture 2?
Ss: Something positive…
T: Very good! This listening material is a bit difficult. When we do listening exercises, we should learn to catch the information we want, that’s catch the key words. As for this exercise, we must pay attention to those words that describe Mr. Gray. Such as: careful, funny, honest. At the same time, try your best to write down the key words as quick as possible. In order to save time, you can use some simple symbols instead of those long sentences that you can recognize. (4 minutes)
Part 1 15 minutes
T: Ok, now, let’s listen to part 1 for the second time. While listening, finish exercise 1.
(After listening, check answers)
T: You have different opinions with some answers. Now, listen for the third time and find out the answers to those uncertain answers. This time, try your best to take some notes. Please write down what other things they have talked about Mr. Gray.
(After listening, give the right answers of part 1)
T: What have you written down?
Ss: …
T: ok, look at the slide. These are what the boss has talked about Mr. Gray.
Now, listen for the last time to see if you can get all the information on the slide.
(slide) too slow
talk too much; noisy
wild; not serious enough
nosy
rude; said bad things about people
careless with his money
part 2 10 minutes
Because teacher has taught some listening skills in part 1, and part 1 is really a good example. So teacher will speed up. And the steps are similar as part 1.
(slide) face difficulties but not give up
careful
funny; happy
kind
generous
honest
五. Blackboard work
Mr. Keller fire v. 开除
Mr. Hunter face v. 面对
Paul difficulty 困难
Wendy nosy 爱管闲事的
Grammar (period 5)
一 Teaching Aims
1. Review the words appearing in the last four periods.
2. learn and master the use of the Past Participle as Attribute and Predicative
二 Teaching Difficult Point
How to use the Past Participle correctly, especially how to use the Past Participle instead of the Attributive Clause.
三 Teaching Methods
1. Practicing to finish each task in World Study and Grammar.
2. Individual or pair works to make every student work in class.
四 Teaching Aids
Slides
五 Teaching Procedures
Step 1
T: Today, we are going to learn the Past Participle used as Attribute and Predicative. First, let’s see what is Attribute and Predicative.
Attribute: 定语, 放在名词前,用来修饰名词,一般由形容词充当
Predicative: 表语, 用在诸如 be, become, get, look 等词后，一般有形容词,名词充当.
e.g. Liu Xiang is a handsome man. (Attribute)
Liu Xiang is handsome. (Predicative)
T: Now, open your book and turn to page 13. Look at the sentences from the text of reading course. Each of them has the Past Participle as Attribute or Predicative. Is that so?
Ss: Yes!
T: Now read those 8 sentences and work in pairs to translate each sentence into Chinese and then tell if the Past Participle in it is used as Attribute or Predicative. A few minutes later, I’ll check your answers. Are you clear?
Ss: Yes.
(Slide) suggested answers:
Attribute: experienced, informed, talented, organized, stolen, addicted, printed
Predicative: needed, respected, tolerated
Step 2
T: well done! Next, look at exercise 2. Rewrite each past participle that is used as attribute with the attributive clause. (Explain the example) First do it by yourself, and then check with your partner. At the end, I’ll check your answers. You can begin now.
(Slide) suggested answers:
Informed decisions= decisions that are informed
Talented journalists= journalists who were talented
An organized way= a way that is organized
Stolen culture relics= cultural relics that had been stolen
People addicted to drugs= people that/ who are addicted to drugs
Printed articles= articles that are printed
Step 3
(Then teacher asks the students to finish exercises 3 and 4 as they do exercise 2.)
(Slide) suggested answers:
Ex.3
1. The telegram sent by my sister brought the news of my clear grandma’s death.
2. Let’s try the bookstore opened last month.
3. Nine out of ten housewives interviewed about the product said they liked it.
4. Three guns, stolen from the police station, were found in the house.
5. I don’t like to go to supermarkets crowded with shoppers
Ex. 4
1. The three injured students were sent to hospital.
2. Some used textbooks were given to the students in the countryside.
3. Tom can’t go to school because of his broken leg.
4. The ground is covered with fallen leaves.
5. Many returned Chinese students overseas made a great contribution to our country.
Step 4
T: well, now please look at page 13, let’s do Word Study. Are you ready?
Ss: Yes.
T: Look at exercise 1 in it: complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Change their forms if necessary. To do it better, first, you should read and understand each sentence. Then choose the proper verb and use its right form to complete each sentence. Are you clear?
Ss: yes!
T: Before do the exercise, let’s review those verbs in the box. (The teacher reviews those verbs which have been learned last four periods with students.)
Prepare for a few minutes. Then I’ll check your answers.
(Slide) suggested answers:
1. was elected 2. was injured 3. was fired 4. was switched
5. be tolerated 6. did…relate 7. is reflected 8. were…presented
六 Homework
Finish all the exercises in the workbook. We’ll check the answers next lesson.
七 Blackboard work
Experienced editors editors who(关系代词) are experienced
We lived in the house that was built by my father we lived in the house built by my father.
Exercise (period 6)
一. Check answer 5 on page 14. deal with some new words and expressions
Answers: surprised, amazing, interested, boring, surprised, satisfied, noticed, interesting, disappointed
二. Check answers in the workbook
Vocabulary 1. ① ABD ② C ③ AB ④ A ⑤ ABC
2. reflect, addicted, headlines, reporter, affairs
3. an editor, a reporter, the interviewer, the interviewee, retired, prison guard
Grammar
1. ①excited ②interested ③ surprised/ shocked ④ surprised/ shocked
⑤ scared/ frightened/ worried ⑥ shocked/ worried ⑦ worried / frightened ⑧ tired ⑨ challenging ⑩ satisfied ⑾ encouraging
⑿ chosen
三. Group game
Write words with the given character as the first letter on the blackboard one by one.