Unit 6 TV Programmes
Reading 1
Teaching objectives:
1．To recognize and understand vocabulary related to programmes.
2．To identify statements as true or false based on the reading passage.
3．To match students’ preference and schedules to TV programmes.
Important & difficult points:
Words: up-to-date fan coming cover live Asian direct director wealthy might
unless animal-lover latest record
Phrases: a weekly round-up a number of interviews with famous players
a report on the coming World Cup
be covered live vote online for sb send text messages to… a horror film directed by sb
be full of horror and mysteries get scared easily win an award for sth
Patterns:
1. A weekly round-up of what is happening in sport, with up-to-date information.
2. The programme covers different sports, such as swimming, basketball, badminton and football.
3. In the film, a wealthy doctor is found dead in his house.
4. This one-hour documentary takes a close look at the life of tigers in India.
5. The situation will continue unless humans stop hunting them for their fur and bones.
6. In the documentary, you can see scenes from India, one of the few places where tigers still live in the wild.
Teaching procedures:
Activity One Free Talk
What type of TV programme do you like best/least? Why?
Activity Two: Fast-reading
Step 1 Read the whole passage quickly and silently, and answer the question.
What’s the passage about?
Step 2 Circle the correct letters(P82 B1)
Step 3 Read the text again and complete the following form:
programme
type
station
time
Step 4:T/F:
1.There is a report on the coming Olympics in Sports World.
2.About 30,000 fans have voted for the Beijing Music Awards.
3.People can send text messages to 1396 to win a prize while watching the awards show.
4.Murder in a Country House was directed by a new director.
5.Tiger Watch lasts for two hours.
6.Tiger Watch reminds people how much danger tigers face.
Step 5:Learn the passages one by one
Answer the questions
Fill in the blanks
Step 6:complete B3 on P83.
Step 7:Complete B4 on P 83.
Activity Four: Exercises
当堂反馈：根据句意完成句子
1.We send short text _______(pieces of information) to each other by using mobile phones.
2. He is preparing for the c test this Friday.
3. I wonder if this is an__________(latest)magazine.
4. Of all the American _______（导演）,Steven Spielberg is my favourite.
5.People didn’t know how he became _______(富有的) overnight.
6. This important meeting will be _______live tonight.
7. It wasn’t a recorded show and it was ________.
8. You will have an accident u______you take more care.
Activity Five: Personal reflection
