高中英语Module5 Newspapers and Magazines 外研版必修2.docx

1、高中英语Module5 Newspapers and Magazines 外研版必修2Module 5 Newspapers and MagazinesTeaching Aims:1. Knowledge and SkillTo get Ss to learn some words to describe newspapers and magazinesTo get Ss to know something about daily newspapers in Britain and the United StatesTo improve the Ss ability of collecting

2、 some useful information from newspapers or magazinesTo encourage Ss to talk freely and actively about their personal favorite interviewsTo enable Ss to use adverbial clauses of time and reason correctlyImprove the students knowledge about newspapers and magazines and their ability to expand an arti

3、cle according to the headline and the first lines2.Emotion and ValuesTo arouse the Ss interest in learning about newspapers and magazines.To make them proud of the achievements their motherland made on space flight 3. Cultural awareness:To make them familiar with some foreign newspapers and magazine

4、sTo know the different attitude towards exploiting and utilizing space between China and some western countries4. Character-building:To help them form the right method of getting the information they need from a newspaper or magazine.To let them know the importance of cooperating with others in a gr

5、oup.Difficulties and Importance:To enable the students grasp the usage of adverbial clauses of time and reasonEnable the students to understand the passage clearly and get some information about space travel of China.Teaching Method:Task-based methodology Communicative ApproachTeaching Time:Five per

6、iods:Period 1 vocabulary and speaking+ Cultural corner Period 2 Vocabulary and readingPeriod 3 Grammar 1 Adverbial clause of time +Listening and speakingPeriod 4 Reading and ListeningPeriod 5 Grammar 2 Adverbial clause of reason + Function and Everyday English+ WritingTeaching Procedures:Period 1Ste

7、p 1 Warming-upAnswer the following questions.Q1 Have you ever read some newspapers or magazines?Q2 Can you match the words with the numbered items in the illustrations of the newspaper and magazine?articlefront coverfront pageheadlinephotographStep 2 Words Studya. Match the words with the following

8、definitions.1. business a. a person who takes photographs2.celbrity b. a person whose job is to collect and write news stories3. economy c. a person who chooses texts written by one or by several writers4. editor d. the relationship between production, trade and the supply of money5. fashion e. the

9、activity of making, buying, selling or supplying goods or services for money6. international f. political affairs or life7. journalist g. physical activity8. politics h. connected with two or more countries9. photographer i. a famous person10. sport j. a popular style of clothes, hair and so onsugge

10、sted answers: 1. e 2.i 3.d 4.c 5.j 6.h 7.b 8. f 9. a 10. g b. Divide the words above into two groups.Group A: person who work on newspapers and magazinesGroup B: types of news items you can find in newspapers and magazinesSuggested answers:Group A: editor; journalist; photographerGroup B: business;

11、celebrity; economy; fashion; international; politics; sportStep 3 Culture CornerPre-reading: (brainstorming)Answer the following questions.Q1. How many foreign newspapers do you know? What are they?Q2. Have you ever read them before? If so，what is your feeling about that?Q3. Do you think reading Eng

12、lish newspapers help you a lot?While-readingAnswer the following questions.Q1. What is the quality press?Q2. What is the popular press?Q3. What are the main differences between the two?Q4. What is the content of The Times, The Sun, The New York Times and The New York Daily News?c. Post-readingRead t

13、he passage again and decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F) (1)The quality press is more serious( ) (2)You can know about famous pop stars in a popular newspaper( ) (3)You can find large headlines and a lot of big photographs in The Times( ) (4)The Sun is the most successful

14、quality newspaper in Britain( ) (5)The New York Times is produced in New York( )Suggested Answers： (1)T(2)T(3)F(4)F(5)TStep 4 DiscussionWhat kind of newspapers do you enjoy reading most? (Divide the students into several groups and let them give the specific reasons to support their idea.)Homework:R

15、eview the new words we have learned.Preview the passage of Chinese Taikonaut Back on earth.Period 2Step 1 Pre-reading:Answer the following questions?Q1. Do you remember the news about Yang Liwei in October, 2003?Q2. How did you find out about it?Q3. What were your feelings when you heard the news?St

16、ep 2. While-readingSkimming and Scanning.Read the subheadings. Match the subheadings with the parts.Conversations in Space.October 16th, 2003.Congratulations from Around the worldSuggested answers: Para1. B Para2. A Para3. CDetailed readingAnswer the following questions.What was the name of capsule?

17、Where did Yang take off from?How many people had traveled before Yang?How many days have astronauts spent in space in total?Step 3 Post-readingRead the article and decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F)1. One of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station was born in China. 2. T

18、he other man aboard the Space Station is a Russian cosmonaut.3. China received messages of congratulations from all over the world. 4. Sean OKeefe works for the United Nations. 5. Kofi Annan thought that the flight was very good news just for China.6. The taikonaut was in space for twenty-one hours.

19、 7. The Beijing Space Control Centre said: “ It is a great moment in the history of china.” 8. When Yang landed, Premier Wen Jiabao telephoned the Control Centre to offer his congratulations.Suggested answers:1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. F 7. F 8. TReading Comprehension1. The passage mainly talks abo

20、ut_.A. the admiration for Yang Liwei after his space flightB. the success of the first manned space flight of ChinaC. the messages of congratulations from the worldD. the conversation between Yang and other astronauts2. Which is wrong according to the passage?Yang took off and landed at different pl

21、aces. Yang had a nice talk with other people in space.It took Yang about 90 minutes to orbit the earth. Only Yang was traveling in space at that time.3. It can be inferred from the passage that _.Edward Lu is a Chinese-American B. Yang succeeded in photographing our planet32 countries sent astronaut

22、s to travel in space D. Oct. 16, 2003 was an unforgettable day for Yang4.Kofi Annan called the flight a step forward for the whole world. It means_.China still has a long way to go for sure B. The whole world expect a lot from ChinaC. The flight pushes the whole world forward D. China develops faste

23、r than the other countries5. The congratulation from United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan was that_A. the flight was a complete successB. The flight was a step forward for the whole worldC. Its great work by thousands and thousands of people from ChinaD. The flight was an important historical

24、 achievement6. After Yang landed, all the following people offered congratulations EXCEPT_. A.Premier Wen Jiabao B.Edward Lu and Yuri Malenchenko C.Sean OKee D. Kofi AnnanSuggested answers: 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. BStep 4 Language points:1The flight was a“complete success”这次飞行是一次完全的胜利。 flight n飞

25、行，航程，航班 E.g.(1)This is a comfortable flight (2)I want to catch Flight CA3672Yang is the 438th person to travel in spaceincluding astronauts from 32 countries在来自32个国家的宇航员中，杨利伟是第438位太空旅行者。 including prep包括在内 EgWe will all go home，me includedThirty students passed the exam，John included3Yang spoke to t

26、wo astronauts aboard the International Space Station杨利伟和两位国际太空站的宇航员通了话。 aboard prep. & adv.上(船，飞机，汽车，火车等)；在(船飞机，汽车，火车等)上 E.g.(1)He was already aboard the plane (2)There are 180 people aboard4Lu，whose parents were born in China，spoke to Yang in Chinese during his flightLu的父母在中国出生，他在飞行中和杨利伟说中文。 whose在

27、定语从句中作定语，它引导的定语从句的先行词可以是人，也可以是物。 E.g.(1)Yesterday I met a boy whose name is Tom (2)This is an English book，whose cover is green and orange (3)They bought a house whose previous owner was their friend5YangS space flight was an important historical achievement杨利伟的太空之旅具有重大的历史意义。 (1)historical a4(有关)历史的

28、，历史学的 E.g. Do you know the historical background to the war? They are doing historical research (2)achievement n成绩，成就，功绩，完成 E.g. They are proud of their childrenS achievementsEven a small success gives you a sense of achievementHomework:Give a summary of this passage.Finish exercises 10, 11, 12 on p

29、age 93,94.Period 3Step 1 Presentationa. Read the sentences and answer the questions.While he was traveling in space, Yang spoke to two astronauts aboard the International Space Station.When he was orbiting in the capsule, he took photographs of planet earth.There are two verbs in each sentence. Why

30、are the tenses different?Is one action longer than the other?Did one action take place after the other?Did one action take place at the same time as the other?Suggested answers:1The past continuous verb(was travelingwas orbiting)was continuing all the time，and was interrupted by actions of short dur

31、ation(spoketook)which are in the past simple2Yesthe first action in each sentence(although it doesnt have to be placed first)is longer than the second one3NoThey took place at the same time，although the second action started after the first one4Yes，it didb. Read the sentences and choose the correct answers.When Yang landed, Premier Wen Jiabao telephoned the Control Center.When Yang landed, Premier Wen Jiabao was telephoning the Control Center.1. In the first sentence, (a)the Chinese Premie