Unit 4 Making the news 教学设计.docx

1、Unit 4 Making the news 教学设计Unit 4 Making the news一. 教学目标 (Teaching aims) 1. 能力目标 (Ability aim)Enable the Ss to recognize the variety of jobs there are in newspapers and what is needed to work in a newspaper office.Enable the Ss to know what is needed to become a reporter and how to conduct an interv

2、iew. 2. 语言目标 (Language aim)重点词汇和短语 occupation, do research, on ones own, cover, concentrate on, acquire, accuseof, so as to, scoop重点句子1) Not till you are more experienced!2) Youll find your colleagues very eager to assist you and if you are interested in photography, it may be possible for you to co

3、ncentrate on that later on.3) Not only am I interested in photography, but I took a course at university, so its actually of special interest to me.4) Only if you ask many questions will you acquire all the information you need to know. 5) We say a good reporter must have a “nose” for a story.6) Thi

4、s is a trick of the trade.7) Have you ever had a case where somebody accused your reporters of getting the wrong end of the stick?8) Perhaps I too will get a scoop!二. 教学重难点 (Teaching important points)Know what is needed to become a reporter and how to conduct an interview三. 教学方法 (Teaching method)Fas

5、t reading; Task-based method & discussion四. 教学步骤 (Teaching procedure)Period 1Step I Lead in.1. Where can we get the news?Newspaper, TV, radios, website, magazines, mobile phones, etc2. What are the advantages of newspaper over other means of news medias?Step 2 Warming up.1. Can you tell some jobs in

6、 a newspaper company? What are their jobs involves? Types of jobsWhat it involvesReporter/ journalistInterview people or finds out events from onlookersPhotographerTakes photos of important people or eventsEditorMakes sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate, check factsDesignerLays out the a

7、rticles and photographsPrinterPrints the newspaper2. Do you know whats the press of making a newspaper?The chief editor hold a meeting.Journalists interview people and write storiesPhotographers take photographsPhoto are quickly developedEditors check the report.Editors write the headlineThe newspap

8、ers are printed.The newspapers are delivered by train and truck.Step III Pre-readingT: Get the students discuss the importance of qualities a good news reporter needs to have. And why?Step IV Reading1. Listen to the tape and do the True or False questions.1) Zhou can go out on a story immediately (F

9、)2) Zhou took a notebook, a pen, a camera with himself. (T)3 While interviewing, the reporter would just ask the questions prepared before hand.(F)4) Zhou took a course of photography at mid-school. (F)5) Zhou is very enthusiastic. (T)2. Read the passage and answer the following questions.1) When ca

10、n he go out on a story on his own?2) A good reporter must have a “nose”, what does it mean?3) What mistakes must he avoid?4) Why is listening so important?Step V Divide the dialogue into three parts, and write down the main idea of each section.Part 1: To work in a teamPart 2: how to get an accurate

11、 storyPart 3: how to protect a story from accusationPeriod 2. Language points:1 occupation (1) job / employment 工作/ 职业Please state your name , age and occupation(2) period of time during which a house ,country ,etc, is occupied They have a five-year occupation of the farm .他们对该农场有五年的占用期.2 fill in Do

12、nt forget to fill in your boarding cards. (填写)Let me fill you in on whats been happening in the office over lunch . (向 提供最新消息)We have got some time to fill in before the show . Lets go for a drink .( 消磨( 打发)时间)Sallys off sick . Can you fill in for her for a month. (临时替代 )3 reporter : journalist an o

13、n-the spot reporter 现场记者 It s reported that 据报道 report sb 告发某人 report to sb 向某人汇报4 personality (1) characteristics and qualities of a person seen as a whole 人格/ 个性She has a very strong personality .(2)u/cn distinctive , esp socially attractive ,qualities 特色 We need a person with a lot of personality

14、 to organize the party .(3) cn famous person A lot of personalities from the film world attended the party .5 assignment She was sent abroad on a difficult assignment . (task or duty that is assigned to sb)The English assignment is a book report . (homework )assign homework 留家庭作业 be assigned to a ne

15、w post 被派到新的工作岗位6 Never will Zhou Yang forget his first 否定词放在句首,故用倒装把谓语的一部分位于主语之前.类似词有:no / not / never / little / hardly / seldom / scarcely / neither nor / not only but also / no sooner than / hardlywhen/ by no means / in no time 他很少去看电影. Seldom does he go to the cinema .在我一生中还未曾听说或见过这样的事呢 . Never

16、 in my life have I heard or seen such a thing .7 influence have a good / bad influence on sb / sth 对 有好/坏的影响have (no ) real influence over sb /sth 对.有/没有真正的约束力use ones influence with sb 利用与某人关系的影响力under the influence of 在的影响下8 go out on a storyon 加名词与come /go / set out 等动词连用可表示目的,表示去做某事He is leaving

17、 for Shanghai on business tomorrow . 他明天要动身去上海出差. 她打算下周去北京旅行. He is go on a visit to Beijing next week .9 Not on your own .Not till you are more experienced ! = You cant go on your own ! You cant go till you are more experienced !on your own = alone / without help / excellent Im all on my own today

18、.Although her father was in the company ,she got the job on her own .When it comes to maths , Mary is on her own .by oneself 独立地/ 单独地of ones own 属于某人自己的 10 experience un / cn /vtDo he has much experience ? He had many interesting experiences while travelling in Africa .learn by / from / through expe

19、riencea meeting to exchange experience a man of rich /much experience be experienced / skilled / expert in / at 11 The first time well send you with an the first time , “首先,第一次”带从句表示“某人第一次干某事”,the first time 可引导时间状语,类似，the moment / the second / the last time / immediately / every time / directly 注意：

20、从句中将来的事要用一般现在时 。The first time , we should make ourselves familiar with the surroundings .首先,我们应当熟悉一下环境。The first time I came here ,I couldnt adapt myself to the climate here .第一次来这的时候,我不适应这的气候.Ill tell him about the matter the moment he comes back .他一回来我就告诉他这件事.12 Only when you have seen what he or

21、 she does Only if you ask many different questions will you Only+状语放在句首,主句倒装,修饰名词和代词,句子不用倒装.Only in this way can you make progress in your English .只有这样你才能在英语学习上取得进步.Only when he reached school did he find out that he had left his textbook at home .直到他到学校时,他才发现把课本落在家.Only you can find out the truth

22、.只有你能弄清真相.13 cover a story by yourself .He has been sent to cover the conference. (report )Cover the table with a cloth . ( place sth over or in front of sth )Our city has a beautiful park covering 1000 mu (have as a size / take up )Is that word covered in the dictionary ? (4 include / deal with )We

23、 covered about 30 miles a day . (walk )Is the money enough to cover the tuition? (afford )14 You find your colleagues eager to assist be eager for /after / about sth 热切/兴奋的情绪be eager to do sthbe anxious to do sth 焦虑的心情be anxious about sth 15 concentrate vt- concentration n concentrated (adj ) 集中的/浓缩

24、的/ 紧张的/ concentrate ones attention on sthconcentrate on (doing ) sth concentrate the / ones mind concentrate ones attention on sthconcentrate on (doing ) sth concentrate the / ones mindThe threat of going bankrupt is very unpleasant but it certainly concentrates the mind .即将破产的威胁虽令人极烦恼,但也能逼人开动脑筋.We

25、should concentrate all our efforts on improving education.我们应集中精力努力改进教育工作.concentrate on 专心于16 but I took a course She took a course in philosophy . (n 课程,常与in/on 连用)Our course was straight to the south . (n 路线/ 方向)It was one of those ideas that change the course of history . (un 过程/进程)The first cou

26、rse was soup . (一道菜 )17 of special interest to me of + 抽象名词 (interest / importance / value / use / help / benefit ) = be + adj of + (the same) size / weight / height / length / colour / kind /shape 等这个会议很重要 .The meeting is of great importance. = The meeting is very important.18 have a good nose for

27、sth = have an eye for / have an ear for . 有眼光/ 对.感兴趣She has an ear for music .A good reporter has a nose for news .19 avoid : v keep oneself away from sb /sth ; stop sth happening / prevent avoid ( doing ) sth learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones (惩前毖后)avoid ones company (避免和某人往来)Such kind

28、 of accidents should be avoided .Though he made a mistake ,he wanted to avoid being punished .20 Here comes my list of .here / there / now / thus / then 等副词放在句首时,句子全部倒装.Now comes your turn .H 21 Meanwhile adv = in the meanwhile / in the meantime / at the same time 22.a trick of trade = clever ways k

29、nown to expert 职业的诀窍play a trick on sb = make fun of sb / play a joke on sb 23 If the person being interviewed .being interviewed是现在分词的被动语态作the person 的后置定语表明先行词the person 所承受的被动动作正在进行.24. Have you ever had a case where somebody accused your . case : situation , 句中where= in which 引导定语从句 in case : 连词

30、,接从句 假使/ 免得/ 以防万一,从句用一般现在时表将来in case of : = if sth happens ,介词短语,接名词或名词短语.假使 / 万一in no case : 决不,放在句 首时,倒装in this / that case : 既然这/那样in any case : 无论如何,总之25 accuseaccuse sb of sth 指控某人某事charge sb with sth 控告某人某事blame / scold sb for sth 谴责/责备某人某事26 getting the wrong end of the stick I had meant to t

31、ell you to come here at 3 oclock ,not at six ,you must get the wrong end of the stick . (弄错/ 误解)27 This is how the story goes . =This is the story.28 deliberately. Adv deliberate adj 深思熟虑的/蓄意的/ 不慌不忙的 vt / vi 仔细考虑/ 商议He is walking deliberately . 他在不慌不忙地走着.29 so as to 为了./ 目的是 so as to do sth - so as not to do sth 不用于句首, 在句中作目的状语in order to do sth - in order not to do sth 用于句首或句末 作目的状语我们尽早启程以便午前赶到那里.We started early so as to get there before noon. We started early in order