Module 10 On the radio > Unit 2 It seemed that they were speaking to me in person.

Module 10 On the radio
Unit 2 It seemed that they were speaking to me in person.
课型：Reading and writing
【学习目标】
1. 知识目标：
重点词汇
seem, listener, in person, article, studio
重点句型
It seemed that that they were speaking not to lots of listeners but to me in person.
…, and hoped someone might be listening.
2. 能力目标：
能听懂简单的英文广播，能提取其中的细节信息并进行判断；
能谈论自己收听广播的情况；
能理解文章中事件的先后顺序和人物行为；
能根据提示描述过去的经历并给出背景信息；
能向他人介绍自己的经历。
3. 情感目标：
学习作者坚持不懈、勇于追求梦想的精神。
【学习重点】
复习宾语从句
【学习难点】
宾语从句连接词，时态，语序与人称转化
【学习过程】
课前预习
1. Read and learn the new words and expressions:
seem, listener, in person, part-time, article, studio, purpose
2. Look up some information about VOA and BBC
课堂交流
Step 1 Warming-up
1. Look at the photo and say what it shows.
Where to see: in the life story of a famous radio presenter
What to do: do a sound research
Step 2 Fast-reading
Read to answer the questions:
1. How old was the boy
2. Why did the boy want a job in radio at such an early age
3. Did he get the job
Step 3 Careful-reading
1. Read to divide the passage into two parts and find answers to the questions:
Questions Paragraphs Answers to the questions
How 1,2,3,7,8,9,10,11,12 meet a radio manager, be asked why, sit down in the studio, do a sound check, get the job
Why 4,5,6 have always loved the radio since he was four, …
2. Read for details.
What happened to him when he was 4 years old /when he was 9 years old /when he grew older /when he was 15 years old
Step 4 Useful expressions
Deal with the language points:
1. look down at sb.
2. set close to the radio, listening to the voices of sb.
3. It seemed that they were speaking to me in person.
4. ask for a part-time job
5. As I grew older, my interest in … grew.
6. prepare a programme once a week
7. do research on articles about music, sport news, and the weather report
8. do a sound check
9. a radio presenter
10. The purpose is to check the sound level.
11. have sth. for breakfast
12. This was how my first real job in radio began.
Step 5 Listening
Listen to the passage, paying attention to the useful expressions.
Step 6 Complete the sentences
(Activity 3, Page 83)
Step 7 Complete the passage
(Activity 4, Page 83)
Step 8 Questions
Go through the whole passage again, and raise questions.
课堂练习
一．根据首字母提示补全单词，完成下列句子。
1. My uncle used to do some cleaning, l_______ to some music.
2. Your v_____ sounds sweet, and I enjoy your songs.
3. You can improve your English by r eading English a______ in the newspaper.
4. The p_____ of the activity is to raise money for the homeless.
5. When she was little, she liked to sit c_____ to her granny and listened a story.
二．运用本课有用表达，写出下列句子。
1. 格林先生经常吃两片面包当早饭，然后上班。
2. 他爸爸低头看着他，脸上带着笑。
3. Miss Li 要面对面跟你谈谈。
4. Peter 似乎他的新工作很开心。
5. 他很幸运，才20岁就找到了自己喜欢的工作。
6. 听众们可以打电话向帮助热线求助。
7. 我的第一份工作就是这样开始的。
【课后反思】
1. What words and expressions have you learned to use in this lesson
2. What useful expressions have you learned by heart
3. Are there any lessons from the writer of Radio times What are they
4. What of your skills are to be improved
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