Unit 6 TV Programmes
Reading 1
Teaching objectives:
1.To learn words and phrases related to TV programmes.
2.To develop reading skills such as skimming, scanning, guessing the meaning of new words, predicting, inferring, etc.
3.To help students introduce their favourite TV programmes.
4. To guide students to choose good programmes to watch and right time to watch them.
Important & difficult points:
Words: up-to-date cover live director wealthy latest
Phrases: a weekly round-up a number of interviews with famous players be covered live vote online for sb send text messages to… a horror film directed by sb be full of horror and mysteries win an award for
Patterns:
1. If you are a football fan, you will not want to miss this week’s programmes.
2. This year’s Beijing Music Awards will be covered live this Saturday.
3. Murder in a Country House is a horror film directed by Cinday Clark, a new director.
4. This one-hour documentary takes a close look at the life of tigers in India.
Teaching procedures:
Activity One Lead-in Introduce my favourite TV programme
1. Watch a short video about “ A Bite of China” and answer a question
2. Fill in the blanks quickly with the information given.
Activity Two: Fast-reading
Step 1 Read the whole passage quickly and silently, and answer the question.
What’s the passage about
Step 2 Read the text again and complete the following form:
programme Station time type
Sports World 10:00a.m.-11:30a.m. sports
Beijing Music Awards Sunshine TV
Murder in a Country House 7p.m.-9:30p.m.
Golden TV
Step 3:Introduce the four TV programmes one by one
1. Sports world
⑴What does sports world cover this week (show reading skills)
⑵ Read and guess (show reading skills)
2. Beijing Music Award
⑴ Read and answer (pair work)
⑵ Read like a crazy host after watching the video
3. Murder in a Country House
⑴ Read and fill
⑵ How will you introduce the film to attract people
4. Tiger Watch
⑴Listen and choose
⑵ What will you do after you watch the documentary
Step4:Complete and read(B3)
1. Finish by yourselves
2. Check your answers in your group quickly
Step 5: Choose the TV programmes for friends(B4)
Pay attention to the time and their likes or dislikes at the same time
Step6 Good sentences for you
Activity Three: Make a report about your members’ favouriteTV programme
____________ like ________________. They think__________________.
_____________like________________because_____________________.
But I like ___________ because ____________________________.
Activity Four: Suggestions of TV viewing habits
No matter how wonderful theTV programme is , you should finish your own homework first. Because it’s you who shape your future and your city’s future.
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