人教版高中英语如何书写英语新闻稿

Unit 4 Earthquakes 写作课教案

Students: Ganzhou No.3 Middle School students, Class 11, Grade 1

Book:New Senior English for China Student’s Book 1

Lesson duration: 45 mins

Teaching objectives:

1.Get students to learn how to write news and make them write in a more practical

and effective way;

2.Train students the ability to cooperate with each other to search for information

and make them understand the tips for writing;

3.Learn more about Tangshan earthquake and honor the people of Tangshan;

4.Write news on Tangshan earthquake.

Teaching content: News Writing

Teaching aids: tape recorder, blackboard, chalk, PowerPoint

Type of the lesson: writing

Teaching procedures:

Step 1: Lead-in

1.Review of the text we have learnt last class

a)When did Tangshan earthquake happen?

b)How many people died during the earthquake?

c)What can we learn from the earthquake?

2.Listen to the news report on Tangshan earthquake.

Step 2: Presentation of students’ news writing(homework of last class)

1.Three aspects: headline; content and language (write down these while students

listening to the news)

2.point out the mistakes in students’ news writing according to three aspects (make

students change their papers each other and point out the mistakes in his or her writing by themselves)

Step 3: Tips for writing

1. Preparation: Choose a topic; decide what you want to say about the topic; organize your ideas and write clearly.

Outline: A headline; a list of main ideas; a list of important details

2. Headline

a) Appreciation of headlines

New business regulations;

New tax on housing sales A Night the Earth didn’t Sleep;

Cyclists Ready to Go on the Road for Blind Kids;

China Marks 30th Anniversary of Tangshan Earthquake;

Does Beijing snack change its flavor?

Memories of quake die hard for Tangshan survivors;

b) Characteristics of headlines (brief, clear, accurate)

c) Practice: write headlines for the following news according to the picture and

information given

Flood relief efforts----The death toll on the Chinese mainland from Typhoon Kaemi has risen to 32, with at least 65 still missing. Local governments are sparing no efforts to carry out relief work.

PLA celebrates 79th birthday----The Chinese People's Liberation Army is 79 years old, and the Defense Ministry has held a reception to celebrate.

Quake hits Indonesian island----A moderate earthquake has struck near Indonesia's Nails Island off northern Sumatra. The quake, with a magnitude of 5.6 struck just before 8.30 am, and was centered under the Indian Ocean, about 55 kilometers northwest of the main town on the island, Gunung Sitoli.

Railway's impact on Tibetans----The Railway brings the remote Qinghai-Tibet plateau closer to the rest of the world. With people able to move in and out of the region more easily and the economic benefits the railway brings, the lives of Tibetans will never be the same again.

3. Content

Tips----Be clear of the content you want to mention; List your ideas; Write the most important thing in the beginning and the less ones in the following 4．Language

Tips----clear; objective; brief; accurate; written English…

Step 4: Appreciation of news

1. News report----“Tangshan Quake 30th Anniversary”

2. Show students the text of the news report

Step 5:Improvement of students’ writing

Improve your news writing about Tangshan earthquake

Reflection :( to be written immediately after the lesson)