Module 10 On the Radio
Unit 1 I hope that you can join us one day.
Teaching aims:
To be able to give advice and warnings, and get specific information from the conversation.
To be able to talk about radio programmes.
Important and difficult point:
To give advice and warnings.
Teaching period: 1
Teaching steps:
Lead-in
The teacher listened to radio on the way to school this morning. Listen to part of it and answer: (1) What’s the name of the radio station (2) What’s the name of the radio programme
Pre-listening
Discuss: (1) Do you often listen to radio
(2) What kind of programmes do you like listening to
(3) What do you not like listening to
2. Brainstorm the relevant vocabulary.
Where – radio station, newsroom, studio
Who – director, reporter, editor, presenter
What- interview, news, national, international
While-listening
Listen and check the types of news you hear.
Listen again and complete the sentences.
Watch and find what Tony and Lingling did at Radio Beijing.
Listen and fill in the blanks.
Check the answers and make deeper analysis.
the meaning of on air; what we should do when it’s on air
why it gets crazy in the newsroom before the programme begins
why Lingling and Tony have different ideas about the sports news
Listen and read after the tape.
Post-listening
Discuss: (1) How can you become a good presenter
(2) How can you make a good radio programme
2. Pairwork.
A: presenter of the school radio; B: Lingling/Tony
Ask and answer:
What do you think of Radio Beijing
What did you see there
What did you do there
What did you learn
Do you want to be a presenter
What will you do
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Homework
Write a report of your interview.