unit11 Lesson 1 World News
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Lesson 1 World News
Teaching aims:
1. To practise using the Passive
2. To practise identifying the type of newspaper an article is from.
3. To talk about what is in the news
Teaching difficulties:
To practise using the Passive
Teaching Aids： computer; cassette
Teaching procedures:
Ⅰ. Warming up:
T: DO you care about what’s going on in the world?
S:
T: How do we know these news?
S: we know what’s going on in the world by radio, newspaper, TV, or Internet at once.
T: With the development of communicating technology. We not only read words, listen to the sound but also see the pictures. World news plays an important in role in our life. What areas of the world are often in the news at the moment?
S:
T: Why?
S:
T: Becoming a journalist is many people’ dreams, Why?
S:
T: Yes Journalists’ life is exciting, colorful and challenging. Now let’s read two stories of world news then learn to write world news as a reporter.
ⅡReading
Read the text and do the exercise True or False.
1. G8 stands for eight presidents of the world’s wealthiest nations
2. The Group of Eight will be reformed this year.
3. G8 has decided to cancel the debt of Africa .
4. At 12:45 UK time today London ’s name has been announced twice.
5. Prince William in New Zealand ask British to celebrate activities for the news
6. The topic of the meeting of G8 is about Africa .
Answers: 1．F 2 F 3 F 4F 5F 6T
Ⅲ Listening and Reading
First listen to the cassette to improve your listening ability and correct your pronunciation. Read aloud again then do the exercise 2 to answer the questions
Ⅳ Language points
1. demand
2. 2. delighted
3. come down to
4. concern
5. in detail
6. look forward to
7. applications to
Ⅴ Grammar: The Passive
Do the exercises 3, 4 and5
Ⅵ Practise writing
Do the exercise 6
Homework: Language in Use.
International organization has provide a one-week camp for some African children with AIDS. Write a short 100-word news report for a local newspaper