教学目标和要求

UNIT FOUR NEWSPAPERcomplete the tasks of listening, speaking, reading and writing which the textbook provide. Reading materials “ How a newspaper is produced” and “China Daily” should be exactly understood. Students should understand the process of publishing a newspaper and some information about China Daily. The exercises concerned should be completed.UNIT FOUR NEWSPAPERLESSON THIRTEEN DIALOGUETEACHING AIMS:1.Learn and master the following:A Words: rose, check, magazine, daily,B Everyday English:Are/Will you be free thenYes. I’ll be free, I’d like to go.Let’s go together then. I’ll meet you at the theatre at six thirty.Good! See you then.What time shall we meetWhere is the best place to meetWhat about meeting outside…I suggest …2.Enable Ss to know the meaning of a new word by looking it up in anEnglish-English dictionary.KEY TEACHING POINTS:1.Phrases: have a look, give a performance2.Sentence patterns:1)Sure, go ahead.2)What’s on …3)They are said to be very good.DIFFICULT TEACHING POINTS:The use of the sentence pattern “ … be said to do … ”.TEACHING METHODS:1.Listening-and-answer activity to help the Ss to go through with the dialogue.2.Pair work or group work to make every student work in class.TEACHING AIDS:I. GRRETINGS AND LEAD-INT: Today we are going to learn Unit 4. It’s about “Newspapers”. Please look at the picture in your textbooks. There are two girls in the picture. One is Betty, the other is Zhou Lan, who is holding a newspaper in her hands. Now let’s listen to what they are talking about.Questions:1.Do you like reading newspapers2.What kind of newspapers do you like to read3.I know many of us have newspapers at home. Now tell me what papers doyou have at home4.Why do you like reading newspapers5.Do you read English newspapers6.What English newspapers do we have in ChinaII. DIALOGUE1.Pre-listening questions:1)Where does the conversation take placeThe conversation takes place at the students’ dining room.2)When will Betty meet Zhou LanBetty will meet Zhou Lan at six-thirty.2.Post-listnening questions:1)What newspaper does Zhou Lan have with herChina Daily.2)Why does Betty want to have a look at China DailyBecause she wants to3)What are “the Red Roses”They are a pop group.4)Where will the performance be heldThe performanc e will be held at the People’s Theatre.5)What does the performance startThe performance will start at 7 p.m.6)What do Betty and Zhou Lan decide to do this weekThey decided to attend a performance given by the “Red Rose” popgroup.7)What time do Betty and Zhou Lan arrange to meetAt six thirty.III LANGUAGE STUDYIV A LITTLE TEST: WRITINGT: Now read the dialogue by yourselves and then fill in the blanks.V ORAL PRACTICE Part 2 page 191.Read the sentences by yourselves.2.Work with your partner. One asks, and the other answers.3.Make a dialogue like the one in Part 1. 3’Situation 1: You are going to hear a talk given by Li Yang on Crazy English.Situation 2: Your class is going to organize a picnic lunch somewhere outside the city. You can also talk about the cinema,a football match, a basketball match, a play or a performance.VIexplanation for each of the words. 2’VII SUMMARYT: In this class, we have learned some phrases and sentence patterns in the dialogue. Remember the phrases “have a look” and “give a performance”.Use the sentence pattern “Sure, go ahead.” “What’s on …” correctly. Payspecial attention to the use of the sentence pattern “…be said to do…/ It’ssaid that…” We have also learned how to make a dialogue for anappointment and done some exercises in your workbooks.VIII FURTHER DEVELOPMENTWrite a short passage based on the dialogue.Phrases may be used:A look at China Daily What’s on this weekendA performance at the People’s Theatre When and where to meetBetty met Zhou Lan in the students’ dining room. Betty wanted to have a look at_Zhou Lan’s copy of China Daily. She wanted to know what would beon that weekend. The newspaper said that “the Red Roses ” pop groupwould give a performance. They were said to be very good. Betty would liketo go. Finally they decided to go to the theatre together and they would meetat the theatre at six-thirty.VIII HOMEWORK1.Write Ex. 4 in your exercise-books and collect them.2.Prepare for Ex.3.UNIT FOUR NEWSPAPERSLESSON FOURTEEN HOW A NEWSPAPER IS PRODUCED TEACHING AIMS:1. Words and expressionsfix, photogaraphers, deliver, rail, chief, event, immediately, develop, add, lorry, speed, face-to-face, take a photograph (of ), pass on,2. Improve the Ss’ reading abilityKEY TEACING POINTS:1.Master the following phrases:Cover the events, get down to doing sth., face-toface, work on, pass…on to…2.Help the students understand the text better.TEACHING METHODS:1.Fast reading to find out the general information in the text.2.Question-and-answer activity to help the Ss to understand the detailed informationin the text.3.Pair-work activity for Ss to further understand the text.TEACHING AIDS:I GREETINGSII REVISIONRetell what Betty and Zhou Lan talked in the dining room.Betty met Zhou Lan in the students’ dining room. Betty wanted to have a look at_Zhou Lan’s copy of China D aily. She wanted to know what would be on that weekend. The newspaper said that “the Red Roses ” pop group would give a performance. They were said to be very good. Betty would like to go.Finally they decided to go to the theatre together and they would meet at the theatre at six-thirty.III LEAD-IN AND DISCUSSION1.Free talk about newspaper.T: Newspapers have much to do with our daily life. Do you think soThen what do you think they can tell / give usS: They can tell us what has happened at home and abroad. They can alsogive us pleasure.T: Yes. In a word, newspapers are very important to everyone. There arevarious kinds of newspapers. Can you name someS: The People’s Daily, The Chinese Youth Daily, English Weekly, EnglishCoaching Paper and so on.T: Now please work in groups of four and have a discussion about thesequestions: p-201.Which newspapers and magazines do you read2.Which newspaper and magazines do you buy3.Which part of the newspaper do you find most interesting4.Which part of the newspaper do you find least interesting…T: (holding a copy of …) Hello, everyone. This is a copy of China Daily. It’stoday’s paper. Now let’s have a look at the headlines and see what ishappening in and outside China.…Good. You see. You already have the ability to read some important newsfrom an English newspaper. Now I have got a question: Does anybodyknow how a newspaper is made Does anyone know how all this news iscollected and printed Well, I think we can get the answer from the readingpassage in this unit.IV READING1.Fast and silent reading 5’Questions:1)What’s the “homework” for the reportersThe so-called homework for reporters is to go to the newspaper’sknown library to look up any information that they need.2)Why is writing headlines in English more difficult than in ChineseBecause the English letters are not of the same size. For example, inEnglish the letter M is wider than the letter I, so editors must check thatthere is enough space for the headlines they have written.3)What does an editor doAn editor tells the journalists what they are going to write about anddecides which will be the most important story.4)What do journalists doA journalist interviews people, writes a report and checks information.2. Second reading for detailed information 5’1.The chief editor holds a meeting every morning. Because they discuss themain events of the day.2.Reporters cover events. As soon as they know what to write about, they getdown to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. They also go to library to check information.3.Reporters go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information thatthey need. This is so-called “doing one’s homework”.4.I think a journalist must be learned, diligent and talkative. He must be able towork fast.5.They decide which photographs are needed for the next day’s paper.6.The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the firstpage. Other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes. They also write the headlines for each story.7.Writing headlines in English is more difficult than in Chinese. For example, inEnglish the letter M is wider than the letter I, so editors must check that there is enough space for the headlines they have written.8.Because people want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buyyesterday’s.V1.1. chief editor2. journalists3. photographers, photographs4. The photographs/photos5. check6. headlines7. printed8. delivered3. Work in pairs. Tell your partner how a newspaper is made, using the diagram.When you do this, you can add extra information which you read about in the passage.VII WB P-89VIII SUMMARY AND HOMEWORKT: Today we’ve learned a passage about how a newspaper is published. We should learn how to use some words, expressions and sentence patterns inthe passage. And we should be able to retell the process of publishing anewspaper in our own words.IX FURTHER DEVELOPMENTSuppose you are a reporter. Make a telephone call to somebody to fix a time for a face-to-face interview.。