《英语》（九年级上册）
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.
课件20张PPT。Unit 6 TV programmes Reading (II) What is the best TV programme for Simon? Sports WorldBeijing Music AwardsMurder in a
Country HouseTiger Watcha football fana person who likes football
very muchthe most important newsround-upup-to-datethe latesta summary of the most
important points of the newsan up-to-date magazine A number of people like Messi.The number of his fans is 14 in our class.many/a lot of 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; isSports WorldBeijing Music AwardsMurder in a
Country HouseTiger Watch What is the best TV programme for Amy? Beijing Music Awards How will it be covered?
It will be covered live.
2. Who will attend it?
Many Asian pop stars.
3. 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. be covered liveThe TV programme is sent out and shown on TV while it is happening. Lee MinHo is from Korea, a country in Asia. He has become a famous Asian star.Asian Asian. adj. send text messages to ...send them your greetingsSports WorldBeijing Music AwardsMurder in a
Country HouseTiger Watch What is the best TV programme for Millie? Murder in a
Country HouseGolden
TV Millie will watch a ______ film named
Murder in a Country House. It is a film
_______ by Cindy Clark. The _________
happened in a country house. A________
man was killed. He was a man of _______.
Maybe someone killed him for his money.
But we will not find out who is the
________ until the very end. horrordirectedmurderwealthywealthmurdererCindy Clark directed the film.
The film was directed by her.
The film directed by her was a great success.
As a new director, she is successful.
direct v. director n.
Lost in Thailand is a Chinese comedy
_________ by Xu Zheng.
At the film festival, the audience can
enjoy young __________ films from
different countries. directeddirectors’Sports WorldBeijing Music AwardsMurder in a
Country HouseTiger Watch What is the best TV programme for Andy? a one-hour documentarytake a close look at the tigers in IndiaAn eight-year-old boy is taking a close look at the dog.He is an animal-lover.sadIf we don’t stop
hunting these animals
for their meat, fur or bones,
soon there may be
no animals in the world. Words:
fan, round-up, up-to-date, Asian, murder, murderer, direct, director, wealthy, animal-lover
Phrases:
be covered live, send text messages to, a number of fans, a one-hour documentary, take a look atDiscussion:What can we learn from these TV programmes? S1: Sport is very important to us. To keep healthy, we should do more exercise.
S2: 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.
...
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.
