Unit 6 TV programmes
Grammar
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
learn to use if-clause;
learn to use unless-clause.
II. Teaching contents
New words and phrases:
be in danger live in the wild
live as a family realize your dream
weather report have a chance to do sth.
Take your own food with you have little interest in sth.
New structures:
If you enjoy solving mysteries, you might like this film.
Unless you try your best, you will not realize your dream.
You will have a chance to see how a TV programme is recorded
unless you have little interest in it.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. To use if-clause to talk about the result of a possible action.
2. To use unless to say that something can only happen or be true in a particular situation.
IV. Teaching procedures
Grammar A
Step 1 Sing a song -If You Are Happy
If you’re happy and you know it , clap Your hands
If you’re happy and you know it , clap your hands
If you’re happy and you know it
Never be afraid to show it
...
【设计意图：通过英文歌曲调节气氛，同时迅速进入本课重点if-clause。】
Step 2 Free Talk
If you have a lot of money, what will you do?
What will you do if you have no homework today?
What will you do if you meet Yao Ming?
【设计意图：通过学生感兴趣的话题，给学生设问。学生运用已给句式，各抒己见，既活跃气氛，调动积极性，又能不知不觉运用if从句。】
Step 3 Practice
Finish A1.
Work out the rule.
【设计意图：完成五组if从句练习，总结该句式的结构特点。】
Step 4 Drill
Finish A2.
【设计意图：灵活运用归纳的句式结构，达到进一步巩固的目的。】
Grammar B
Step 1 Lead-in
Talk about pictures by using if-clause and unless-clause.
I will get up at noon if I don’t have to work.
I will get up at noon unless I have to work.
He will play computer games if he doesn’t have homework.
He will play computer games unless he has homework.
My mother will listen to music if she doesn’t have housework to do.
My mother will listen to music unless she has housework to do.
If she doesn’t look up the word in the dictionary, she won’t know its meaning.
She won’t know the word’s meaning unless she looks it up in the dictionary.
【设计意图：运用图片创设情境，由if-clause自然过渡到unless-clause。】
Step 2 Practice
1. Finish the exercises on Page 86.
2. Work out the rule.
★The unless-clause can come first or after the main clause.
★We can use unless to say that something can only happen or be true in a particular situation.
★Sometimes we can use if ... not to replace unless.
【设计意图：在练习中感受句型，归纳句子结构。】
Step 3 Drill
Level One Multiple Choice
1. If he ____________ hard, he will get good grades.
A. study??????????????? B. studies C. will study????????? D. studied
2. I want to know if Mary?____________?to the party tomorrow.
A. go??????????????????? B. went C. will go D. goes
3. Everyone must dress up. If you ____________, they won’t let you in.
A. don’t??????????????? B. won’t C. can’t??????????????? D. mustn’t
4. Mary will go to Sanya if she ________________a five-day trip.
A. have???????????????? B. had C. will have?????????? D. has
5. If he comes late, ______________ he will miss the train.
A. and?????????????????? B. so C. /?????????????????????? D. or
Level Two Translations
1.如果Max没准时来，我们就不等他先走。__________________________________________
2.如果没有你的帮助，我将不能完成这份工作。_____________________________________
Level Three Pair work
Let’s make sentences with if and unless.
Level Four Group work
Which TV programme would you like to watch if you have time?
【设计意图：四个级别的训练，循序渐进，难度递增，让学生更为灵活地掌握if从句及unless从句。】
V. Homework
1. Memorize the new words, expressions and patterns.
2. Preview Integrated skills.
【设计意图：通过复习，进一步加强对句式的理解。】
Unit 6 TV programmes
Integrated skills
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
get the important information by analyzing the reading materials;
finish listening exercises by guessing and analyzing;
finish a report;
express likes and dislikes and tell the reasons.
II. Teaching contents
New words: silly waste view
New phrases: a waste of time TV viewing habits TV ads
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. get the important information by analyzing the reading materials;
2. finish listening exercises by guessing and analyzing.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
T: We have learned about different types of TV programmes in this unit.
Can you remember them?
Drama series, chat show, documentary, cartoon, game show and comedy.
Today we are going to talk about TV viewing habits.
For example, I like watching drama series. I usually watch them at weekends.
They’re my TV viewing habits.
What’s your TV viewing habit?
...
【设计意图：通过free talk导入，引出view habits话题。】
Step 2 Pair work
S1: What’s your TV viewing habit?
S2: I like ... best. I usually spend ... watching TV. What about you?
S1: I like ... best. I usually spend ... watching TV.
Step 3 Speak up
1. Free talk
T: What kind of TV programme is it?
S: …
T: Yes. It’s a TV ad. Do you like TV ads?
S: …
T: Why?
S: …
I hate ads. They often tell lies. They are boring especially while I am watching drama series.
2. Listen and answer questions
T: Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:
(1) Does Millie like TV ads?
(2) What does she think of them?
(3) Does Simon like TV ads?
(4) What does he think of them?
Step 4 Practice
Read the information in A1 and answer some questions.
Listen to the tape and complete the notes in A2.
Complete the report in A3.
【设计意图：通过阅读、听力获取信息，并完成报告，听、读、写的能力得以训练。】
Step 5 Drill
Have an interview
Work in groups and have an interview. One is an interviewer. The others are interviewees. Write down the interviewees’ TV viewing habits. Then come to the front and report them to the whole class.
Give Daniel some advice
Daniel likes watching TV very much. He begins to watch TV as soon as he gets home. He usually begins to do his homework after 9:00 p.m. He goes to bed very late. He feels sleepy in the daytime. His favourite TV programme is Sports Today. He even spends a whole night watching some important matches.
Work in groups and try to give Daniel some suggestions.
Some suggestions given by the teacher.
【设计意图：青少年的主要任务是学习，不能花太多时间看电视, 电视节目也应该有所取舍，看电视时要注意看电视的姿势等。通过这一环节，给学生一些正确的引导。】
V. Homework
1. Read the dialogue in Speak up and learn it by heart.
2. Write an article about your TV viewing habits.
3. Preview Study skills.
Unit 6 TV programmes
Reading (II)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. learn words and phrases to talk about different TV programmes;
2. learn to choose the most suitable TV programmes for someone;
3. learn to develop reasonable and moderate hobbies.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: round-up, up-to-date, fan, a number of, coming, cover, live, Asian, vote, music video, announce, text message, murder, murderer, horror, direct, director, wealthy, mystery, might, scared, unless, animal-lover, scene, latest, record.
2. New structures: This year’s Beijing Music Awards will be covered live this Saturday.
Write down your answers and send text messages to 1396 while watching the show.
Murder in a Country House is a horror film directed by Cindy Clark, a new director.
This one-hour documentary takes a close look at the life of tigers in India.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
How to choose the most suitable TV programmes for someone.
How to use some new words and phrases to talk about different TV programmes.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Free talk.
T: We have learned about Saturday’s TV programmes. What are they?
S: ...
T: Of the four TV programmes, which one do you like best? Why?
S: ...
2. Exercise.
T: Can you recommend the most suitable Saturday’s TV programmes to Millie and her friends? Finish B4 on Page 83.
【设计意图：通过free talk，让学生回顾上一课所学的四个电视节目，谈论自己最喜欢的电视节目及原因。并通过给Millie等人推荐最合适的电视节目的练习逐步引出四个节目，为下一个教学环节做好铺垫。】
Step 2 Sports World
1. Recommend different TV programmes to different students.
T: What is the best TV programme for Simon? Why?
S: The best TV programme for Simon is Sports World. He loves music and sports, especially football. He will be at home all morning or after 10 p.m.
2. Fill in the blanks.
T: Can you tell Simon something about it? Fill in the blanks.
In Sports World, there is a weekly round-up of what is happening in sport, with up-to-date information. The programme covers different sports.
【设计意图：根据给Simon的推荐引出 Sports World，引导学生去关注每个人的喜好以及空闲的时间，并做出合理的推荐。然后根据填空练习，引出要重点讲解的词汇。】
3. Language points.
T: Do you like football? If you like football very much, that is to say you are a football fan.
When you are watching Sports World, what information do you hope to get from it?
S: The most important news.
T: So the round-up is a summary of the most important points of the news. What’s more, the information should be up-to-date. That is to say, we can learn the latest news from it. Look, I bought an up-to-date magazine on sports this morning. Who is the man on the cover? He is Messi.
T: Do you like Messi? How many of you are the fans of Messi?
A number of students like him.
The number of his fans is 14 in our class.
Look at these two sentences. Can you find out the rules?
S: “A number of” means “many or a lot of”. We often use the plural form of a noun after it. “The number of his fans” only refers to a number. So it is singular.
T: Let’s look at this sentence. Can you find out the answer?
In our school library there ______ a number of books on science, and in these years the number of them ______ growing larger and larger.
A. are, is B. is, are C. are, are D. is, is
【设计意图：创设情境，帮助学生在情境中掌握fan, round-up, up-to-date, a number of等的用法。】
Step 3 Beijing Music Awards
1. Recommend different TV programmes to different students.
T: What is the best TV programme for Amy? Why?
S: The best TV programme for Amy is Beijing Music Awards because she likes sports and music. But since she will be home after 2 p.m., she can only watch Beijing Music Awards.
2. Answer some questions.
T: I have some questions. Who can help me?
How will it be covered? (It will be covered live.)
Who will attend it? (Many Asian pop stars.)
How could I win the free concert tickets? (You can write down your answers to the questions and send text messages to 1396 while watching the show.)
3. Language points.
T: Do you still remember a girl called Xiao Caiqi? While she was dancing on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, people could see her dancing on TV at the same time. Do you know why? Because the programme is covered live. That is to say her dancing was sent out and shown on TV while she was dancing.
T: Thanks to the Spring Festival Gala, we can see stars not only in China, but also from other Asian countries. Look, who is he? He is Li Minghao. He is a famous actor in Korea, a small country in Asia. He has many fans in China.
The Spring Festival is coming. Don’t forget to send text messages to your friends and relatives. If you can send them your greetings, they will get excited.
【设计意图：由给Amy的推荐引出Beijing Music Awards，并帮助学生在情境中掌握be covered live, Asian, send text messages to等用法。】
Step 4 Murder in a Country House
1. Recommend different TV programmes to different students.
T: What is the best TV programme for Millie? Why?
S: The best TV programme for Millie is Murder in a Country House because she likes programmes about animals and films. She isn’t scared of anything terrible. Since she has to go to bed at 10:30 p.m., the horror film is a good choice.
2. Language points.
T: Millie will watch a horror film named Murder in a Country House. It is a horror film directed by Cindy Clark. The murder happened in a country house. A wealthy man was killed. He was a man of wealth. Maybe someone killed him for his money. But we will not find out who is the murderer until the very end.
T: As we all know, Cindy Clark directed the film. We can also say, the film was directed by Cindy Clark. The film directed by her was a great success. As a new director, she is successful. Here are two sentences for you. Can you complete them?
Lost in Thailand is a Chinese comedy _________ by Xu Zheng. (directed)
At the film festival, the audience can enjoy young __________ films from different countries. (directors’)
【设计意图：由给Millie的推荐引出Murder in a Country House，并帮助学生在情境中掌握murder, murderer, direct, director, wealthy等用法。】
Step 5 Tiger Watch
1. Recommend different TV programmes to different students.
T: What is the best TV programme for Andy? Why?
S: The best TV programme for Andy is Tiger Watch because he likes films, sports and programmes about animals. Since he’ll be home at 10 p.m., he can only watch Tiger Watch.
2. Language points.
T: Tiger Watch is a one-hour documentary. It takes a close look at the tigers in India.
Look, an 8-year-old boy is taking a close look at the dog. He likes animals very much. He is an animal-lover.
When you have a look at these pictures, how do you feel?
S: We feel sad.
T: If we humans don’t stop hunting these animals for their meat, fur and bones, soon there may be no animals in the world.
【设计意图：由给Andy的推荐引出Tiger Watch，并帮助学生在情境中掌握one-hour documentary, take a look at, animal-lover等词汇。】
Step 6 Conclusion
1. Summary of this class
T: Today we have learnt to choose the most suitable TV programmes for different people according to their hobbies and the time they have. We also have learnt about some words and phrases from the four TV programmes.
2. Discussion
T: While we are watching different TV programmes, we can learn something. What can we learn from these TV programmes?
S1: We know that sport is very important to us. To keep healthy, we should do more exercise.
S2: We also learn that music has no boundaries.
S3: By watching horror films, we learn to be brave. We also enjoy solving the mysteries in them.
S4: We learn about the importance of protecting the wildlife. We will try our best to help these animals in our lives.
【设计意图：讨论的话题能够对本课reading进行一个升华，让学生不仅学会如何选择合适的电视节目，更能从这些电视节目中学到一些东西并展开思考，帮助他们培养健康、合理的爱好。】
V. Homework
1. Review the words and phrases we learn today.
2. Find out all the if-clauses from the article and write them down.
3. Write a short article about your parents’ favourite TV programmes and the reasons why you think so.
Unit 6 TV programmes
Reading (I)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. learn the skills of reading a TV guide;
2. learn to choose the most suitable TV programmes for oneself;
3. learn to develop reasonable and moderate hobbies.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: round-up, up-to-date, fan, a number of, coming, cover, live, Asian, vote, music video, announce, text message, murder, murderer, horror, direct, director, wealthy, mystery, might, scared, unless, animal-lover, scene, latest, record.
2. New structures: This year’s Beijing Music Awards will be covered live this Saturday.
In the film, a wealthy doctor is found dead in his house.
You will not find out the answer until the very end.
This one-hour documentary takes a close look at the life of tigers in India.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Teach the students how to use skimming or scanning to get the main ideas or the specific information.
How to talk about their favourite TV programmes.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. A game.
T: I know you like watching TV very much. Now let’s play a game. Watch a TV programme collection and tell me how many kinds of TV programmes there are in it. What are they?
S: ...
【设计意图：通过小游戏，让学生看视频，说出视频中的电视节目类型，复习上一课要点，同时自然导入新课。】
2. Presentation of some new words.
T: Do you watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV every year? It is covered live. What does “be covered live” mean? Try to guess. It means that people can watch it on TV at the same time as it is happening.
Of all the TV programmes we watched just now, I like watching news best. I can learn about the up-to-date information from it. What does “up-to-date” mean? Try to guess. It means that I can know the latest information in the world.
【设计意图：在free talk中通过图片呈现两个新短语be covered live和up-to-date，训练学生的猜词能力，并为reading做好准备。】
Step 2 Fast reading
1. Introduce a TV guide to the students.
T: If you want to find out when a TV programme will be shown and what it is about, what can you do?
T: Yes, you can read a TV guide online or in the newspaper.
Look, this is a TV guide. It can give you information about different TV programmes.
2. Read the two web pages quickly to get the main idea and complete the form.
T: Millie is reading a TV guide online. First, read it by yourselves quickly. Can you help Millie complete the form?
T: Remember that when you are reading it, you only need to read the title, the main headings, the first and last paragraphs, and the first sentence of each paragraph. This will give you a good idea of what the text is about.
programme
TV station
about what
time
【设计意图：第一遍快速阅读，完成填表任务，并指导学生在阅读中运用skimming的阅读技巧。】
Step 3 Careful reading
Sports World
1. Read it carefully and answer some questions.
T: Now let’s take a close look at the information about Sports World. Read it carefully first. Millie is asking you for help. Can you answer her questions?
T: Remember that while reading it, you do not need to read every word. Just look for the key information that will answer the questions.
Questions:
a. Can people know the information about sports for the last two weeks?
b. Is the weekly round-up in sport all about basketball?
c. What is this week’s programme about? What other information can we get from it?
【设计意图：第二遍分段仔细阅读，指导学生在阅读中运用scanning的阅读技巧回答相关问题。】
Beijing Music Awards
1. Watch a short video about Grammy Music Awards.
T: Now it’s time for music. Let’s watch a short video first.
Look, this video is about the famous Grammy Music Awards in the USA. After the two hosts announced the result, a young man jumped up. Why? Because he was the winner of the Best Song of the Year. All the people got excited at the news. What does “announce” mean? Try to guess. It means “to tell people about a decision or something that will happen”.
2. Read it aloud and then answer Millie’s questions.
T: In China, we have our own music awards too, that is Beijing Music Awards. Read it aloud and then Millie has some questions for you.
Questions:
a. Who will attend the show?
b. Do lots of fans vote online for their favourite film stars?
c. How can people win free concert tickets?
【设计意图：通过格莱美音乐节的视频，呈现单词announce，并引出北京音乐节。阅读并回答问题。】
Murder in a Country House
1. Look at the picture and guess what happened in the film.
T: Let’s change the channel to Golden TV. Oh, it’s time for film now. Look at this picture. Can you guess what may happen in the film?
S: Someone was killed.
T: Who was killed, a rich man or a poor man?
S: ...
2. Read and complete the note.
T: Read it silently by yourselves and answer the question. Who was killed?
S: A wealthy doctor was killed.
T: Yes. “Wealthy” means “rich”. A rich doctor was killed. Do you know who killed him?
S: I don’t know.
T: If you want to know the answer, you should watch the film until the very end.
Read it again and help Millie complete the note.
Murder in a Country House is a ______ film. The director is ___________. In the film, a _______ doctor is found _______ in his house. But you won’t find out if he was killed or he killed _______ until the end of the film. The film is full of _______ and _______. Remember not to watch it if you get ________ easily.
【设计意图：读前先通过图片对电影内容进行猜测。呈现生词wealthy，阅读并完成填空。】
Tiger Watch
1. Watch a short video.
T: Wow, the horror film is terrible. I don’t like it because I get scared easily. Now let’s watch a short video together. What kind of TV programme is it?
S: It’s a documentary.
2. Read and help Millie check the notes.
T: Millie wanted to watch a documentary, so she made some notes. Can you help Millie check her notes?
a. Tiger Watch lasts for two hours. F
b. In the documentary, we can see the tigers in the zoo in India. F
c. If people keep hunting tigers for their fur and bones, these animals will be in danger. T
d. This documentary won an award for its beautiful music. F
e. Animal lovers might find Tiger Watch a bit funny. F
【设计意图：通过有关动物的纪录片导入，引导学生读后完成判断正误的任务。】
Step 4 Practice
1. Finish B3 on P83.
T: After reading the TV guide, we have learned a lot about Saturday’s TV programmes. Help Millie complete the article with the information in the TV guide. Finish B3 on P83.
2. Finish B4.
T: Millie and her friends don’t know how to choose the most suitable TV programmes for themselves. Can you help each of them make a good choice? Finish B4 on P83.
【设计意图：通过完成书后B3部分的填空练习，巩固学生对于课文知识的理解。通过B4部分的练习，引导学生学会根据爱好和时间选择合适的电视节目。】
Step 5 Discussion
1. T: After learning about the four TV programmes, we know that each TV programme is suitable for different kinds of people. Can you give me some advice? Which kind of people is each TV programme suitable for? Discuss with your partners and complete the form.
TV programme
people
Sports World
football fans, sports fans ...
Beijing Music Awards
music fans
Murder in a Country House
people who enjoy solving mysteries
Tiger Watch
animal lovers, people who like photography
【设计意图：通过小组讨论，在回顾课文内容的基础上，分析出每个电视节目的适宜人群，为接下去谈论自己最想要看的节目做好准备。】
2. T: If you can only choose one of the four TV programmes to watch, which one will you choose? Why? Work in groups of four and discuss with you group members.
3. T: Today we learned about four different TV programmes. Remember that you should learn to choose the most suitable TV programme for yourselves according to your hobbies and your timetable.
【设计意图：通过对自己最想观看的电视节目的选择，一方面复习四段课文中所学到的重点单词、短语和表达方式，另一方面引发学生对于如何选择最喜欢的电视节目的深层思考，引导他们培养合理的爱好。】
V. Homework
1. Read the TV guide fluently.
2. Underline the words, phrases and sentences that you are not familiar with.
3. Write a short article about your favourite TV programme and the reasons why you like it.
Unit 6 TV programmes
Study skills
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
learn about the characteristics of the newspaper headlines and articles;
learn to read a newspaper;
learn to find out the key information from the article in a newspaper.
II. Teaching contents
How to read a newspaper.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
How to get the topic of each article from the headline;
How to find out the key information from the article.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Show the students some newspapers
T: Do you like reading newspapers? What information can you get from a newspaper?
S: The up-to-date news.
2. Show a newspaper to them
T: When you read a newspaper, what attracts you first, the headline or the article?
S: The headline.
T: Why?
S: We can know the topic of each newspaper article from the headline.
【设计意图：通过图片和free talk引入主题，把学生的注意力先引到headline上来。】
Step 2 Presentation (how to read headlines)
1. Show some headlines
T: Look, here are some headlines from a newspaper. To save space, some words are left out. Try to guess the general idea of each article from the headlines.
① Driver killed, eight hurt in bus crash
Can you complete the headline?
S: The driver was killed, and eight were hurt in a bus crash.
② Cat show held in Shanghai
S: A Cat show was held in Shanghai.
③ Xi’an travel tips
S: Here are some Xi’an travel tips.
2. Compare the headlines with the sentences and find out the rules.
T: Let’s compare the headlines with the sentences. What kinds of words are left out? Can you work out the rules?
S: Words like a/an/the, do/does/did, the verb be and and/but/or are left out.
T: What tense do these headlines use?
S: The present tense. After learning about the topic of each article, we can decide which newspaper article to read.
【设计意图：通过对于headline的分析与对比，引导学生发现其中的规律，为下一步的文章阅读做好铺垫。】
Step 3 Presentation (how to read an article)
Show an article to the students
T: Here is an article for you. Look at the headline. Can you complete it?
S: A popular poet passes away.
T: Can you ask questions about the headline?
S: Who was the poet? / When did she die? / Where did she die? / What happened to her? / How did she die?
T: Read the article quickly. Try to find out the answers to these questions.
S: ....
T: Where can we find the answers to these questions?
S: In Paragraph 1.
T: So you can see newspapers use a special style of writing. The words like who, what, when, where, why and how always come first. The details come next, from the most important details to the least important ones.
【设计意图：鼓励学生对标题提问题，并通过阅读发现报纸文章写作的特殊形式，在潜移默化中习得本课的重点。】
Step 4 Practice
1. Tips on reading a newspaper
T: Many students often read English newspaper articles in a wrong way. They pay more attention to looking up the words, which makes them read slowly.
How can we read newspaper articles quickly and efficiently?
How can we get as much information as possible in the shortest time? Here are some tips for you. But some of them are wrong. Let’s have a discussion and choose the correct ones.
Tips: a. Read the headlines carefully.
b. Ask questions like when, where, who, what, why and how about the headline and guess what the article may be about.
c. Pay no attention to the pictures in a newspaper.
d. Look at the pictures and information in any “boxes”. They also give an idea of the main topic in the article.
e. Read the article carefully and don’t miss every new word.
f. Skim through the rest of the article.
g. Look up the word in a dictionary whenever you meet one.
h. Use the context to guess the meaning of any words you don’t know.
S: We should choose a, b, d, f and h.
【设计意图：通过小组讨论，选择合适的阅读策略，总结提炼之前所学的内容，为下一个任务做好准备。】
2. Choose a headline, ask questions about it and answer them.
T: Here are some headlines from a newspaper. If I want to learn about the recent missing plane, which article should I read?
S: Flight from Indonesia to Singapore goes missing
T: Can you ask questions about the headline?
S: ...
T: Read the article quickly and try to find out the answers.
S: ...
T: If I want to learn about the accident in the Bund in Shanghai, which article should I read?
S: Shanghai copes with trauma
T: Can you ask questions about it?
S: ...
T: Read the article quickly and try to find out the answers.
【设计意图：通过推荐阅读内容的任务，帮助学生将之前所学的阅读技能运用到实际的阅读情境中，进一步巩固强化之前的所学的内容。】
3. Write a headline according to the article.
T: Here is a newspaper article. Its headline is missing. Can you help the reporter write a headline? Let’s have a discussion.
S: ...
T: Yes, the headline can be 3 dead, 14 injured in NE China warehouse collapse.
【设计意图：进一步引导学生以新闻记者的身份来撰写新闻标题，训练他们的总结概括能力。】
Step 5 Conclusion
T: Remember that reading is a good habit. It’s best to read the newspaper when everything else is finished and in its place. Most newspapers are written at a very low reading level in order to attract more readers. Don’t be afraid of reading them any more. Remember that knowledge is power.
【设计意图：建议学生培养良好的阅读习惯，为终身学习和终身阅读打好基础。】
V. Homework
1. Read some newspaper articles.
2. Recommend some articles to your parents and friends.
Unit 6 TV programmes
Task
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
learn to make an outline before writing;
learn to create a simple TV drama script.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: gun, twin, burglar, receive a message, ask for help, call the police, three men in police uniforms, with guns in their hands, be pushed into a minibus, open the back door of ...
2. New structure: The twins saw three men in police uniforms coming out of the building with guns in their hands.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Teach the students how to create a TV drama script.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
T: Do you like watching drama series? Have you watched this drama series Modern Family?
What do you think of it?
S: It is exciting/interesting/humorous ...
T: Do you know this man? He is good at writing stories. He wrote the TV drama script for Modern Family. Because of his good writing, we can enjoy such exciting drama series.
【设计意图：通过电视剧引出编剧，让学生对于本课的写作任务有了初步的认识。】
Step 2 learn about the outline
1. Learn about the background.
T: Look, Millie is writing a TV drama script for a competition. To write a good TV drama script, she made an outline before writing. Now let’s take a look at the first half of her outline.
How many parts are there in the outline? What are they?
S: There are two. They are the background and the story.
T: Read the background first. What information can be introduced in this part?
S: We can introduce characters, time, place, events and so on.
T: Read the background carefully and answer these questions.
who: the twins Justin and Luke; their friend Sarah
when: one day
where: The twins were at home. Sarah lived in Hill building.
what: The twins received a message from Sarah, who was asking for help. There were some burglars in Hill Building.
【设计意图：通过对于outline的分析，帮助学生对这一部分逐步形成认识，为下面的写作做好铺垫。】
2. learn about the story
T: What happened then? Read the outline carefully and answer these questions.
What did the twins do after they received the message?
They called the police at once and then ran there quickly.
What did they see when they got there?
They saw three men in police uniforms coming out of the building with guns in their hands.
What happened to the twins then?
They were pushed into a minibus.
What did they do on the bus?
They tried to use a knife to open the back door of the minibus.
【设计意图：通过对于story的阅读，回答问题，为下一步阅读任务的完成打好基础。】
3. help Millie finish her writing
T: Can you help Millie finish the first half of the story?
4. learn about ways to write a good beginning
T: After reading the first paragraph of the story, do you want to know what happened next?
S: Yes.
T: So remember that a good writer should catch readers’ attention in the first paragraph.
【设计意图：关于电视剧本开头部分的写作给学生提出一点建议，为接下去的写作做好铺垫。】
5. learn about ways to write a good story
T: What did the twins do in the story?
S: a. called the police
ran to Hill Building at once
saw three men in police uniforms coming out of the building with guns when they arrived there
thought ...
ran towards the three men
tried to stop them from leaving
were pushed into a minibus
T: After reading these sentences, what do you think of the twins? What kind of people are they?
S: They are helpful and brave.
T: So remember that a good writer can make readers know what the characters are like by their actions, thoughts, appearance and speeches.
【设计意图：通过对于故事主体部分一系列动作的罗列，帮助学生更清楚地了解电视剧本的写作特点和方法。】
T: The twins were pushed into a minibus. It seemed that they were trapped and in danger. However, it was clever of them to take a knife with them. Isn’t it surprising? Can they open the back door with the knife and get away from the minibus?
S: ...
T: Remember that a good writer often describes what happens, what the characters do and where the turning points are to attract readers’ attention. What’s more, he or she often chooses two or more scenes for the story.
【设计意图：通过创设开放性问题引发学生的思考和讨论，为接下去续写故事做准备。】
Step 3 writing
1. Help Millie finish the rest of her story.
T: Can the twins get away from the minibus? If they opened the back door, what would happen next? If the burglars found them opening the back door and stopped them, what would happen next? Let’s have a discussion and continue Millie’s story.
T: Let’s share our stories together.
【设计意图：写作任务分两步开展，一是续写故事。经过之前的诸多铺垫，此时的续写已经水到渠成。从学生中抽取故事在全班分享则提供了一个很好的学生间交流的平台，能够互相取长补短。】
2. Tips for creating an interesting story.
T: Here are some tips for creating an interesting story. If you are interested in creating your own TV drama script, you can follow these tips.
3. Show some pictures to the students and ask them to write a story about them.
T: Look, here are some pictures. Can you create a TV drama script according to these pictures? As a good writer, you’d better make an outline before writing.
Today we learn to create a TV drama script and continue Millie’s story. After class, can you finish your TV drama script? If you are interested in it, you can also create your own TV drama script. By writing you learn to write.
【设计意图：二是看图编写故事。因为课堂时间的限制，教师可安排学生在课堂上列出写作提纲，写作任务则在课后完成。】
V. Homework
1. Review the different ways to create a TV drama script.
2. Finish the TV drama script according to your outline.
Unit 6 TV programmes
Comic strip and Welcome to the unit
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
learn different types of TV programmes;
learn to talk about their favourite TV programmes.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: done, chat show, game show, real-life, dialogue, comedy, documentary, drama series
2. New structures: Aren’t you getting bored with staying at home all day?
If you’re as busy as I am, you won’t get bored.
A dog’s work is never done!
There’s not much dialogue in it.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. Different types of TV programmes.
2. How to talk about their favourite TV programmes.
IV. Teaching procedures
A Comic strip
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Do you like watching TV in your spare time? I like watching Korean drama series because they are interesting. How about Eddie?
【设计意图：通过free talk迅速进入本课话题】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Listen to the tape and answer some questions.
What TV programme does Eddie watch?
What else does he do every day?
2. Let’s watch the cartoon and complete the story.
Hobo asks Eddie whether he is getting bored with staying at home all day. Eddie thinks if Hobo is as busy as he is, he won’t get bored. Eddie is busy every day. He watches sports on TV, has lunch and then needs a little sleep. A dog’s work is never done! However, Hobo doesn’t think so. In his opinion, Eddie has nothing to do.
【设计意图：听录音，了解对话大意；看动画片，通过填空的方式巩固学生对于动画的理解】
Step 3 Practice
1. Read the dialogue after the tape.
2. Now you are Eddie and Hobo. It’s time for you to have a talk. Work with your partner and act
out the dialogue.
【设计意图：熟读课文后，采用给动画配音的方式，进一步巩固学生对于对话的掌握】
B Welcome to the unit
Step 1 Lead-in
Eddie often watches sports on TV. What other TV programmes can we watch on TV?
【设计意图：通过free talk，自然过渡到welcome to the unit部分】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Show six short clips of different TV programmes and learn more about them.
2. Help Sandy match the scenes with the types of TV programmes and read them together.
【设计意图：通过小短片帮助学生更直观地理解各种电视节目，并通过简单的英文解释加深他们的理解】
Step 3 Presentation
Sandy and her friends are talking about their favourite TV programmes. Work in groups, read the dialogue in roles and complete the table.
Names
Programmes
Reasons
Millie
documentaries
learn a lot about nature, history, real-life events ...
Daniel
game shows
answer questions, win big prizes ...
Amy
chat shows
famous people talk about their lives ...
Simon
cartoons
children’s favourite, not much dialogue ...
2. Learn about more TV programmes.
【设计意图：分角色朗读调动学生参与课堂活动的积极性，填表的形式有助于学生整理对话中所获得的信息，增强条理性，词汇的拓展更为下一个活动做好铺垫】
Step 4 Practice
1. What type of TV programmes do you like? Discuss this question with your group members and then make a dialogue.
S1: What type of TV programmes do you like?
S2: I like … because …
【设计意图：通过对话表演，让学生灵活掌握并运用对话句型】
Step 5 Revision
Words review
Finish the exercises.
【设计意图：通过单词复习和练习，进一步巩固本课所学要点】
V. Homework
1. Remember the important words, phrases and sentences.
2. Preview Saturday’s TV programmes on Page80.
