Module 2 Colourful Life Unit 4 Entertainment 单元同步教案

Module 2 Colourful Life
Unit 4 Entertainment
教材分析
This is the fourth unit of the second module of the textbook. The main reading part of this chapter takes the TV program as the topic and the article subject as the narrative, and describes the story plot and characters' psychology in vivid language. This chapter focuses on the cultivation of students' reading ability and the learning of language knowledge. Most students are probably very experienced television viewers, so the topic of this unit should be familiar to them.
This unit includes three parts: Reading, Grammar, Skills, More reading.
教学目标
【语言目标】
1. To enable students to get a general idea of the material----entertainment;
2. To learn grammar (Adverbial clauses of time & reason);
3. To help students know the new trend of entertainment;
4. To help students understand a floor plan;
5. To help students learn to express how to do something by describing the process of using a DVD player.
【能力目标】
1. To practice students’ speaking abilities;
2. To cultivate the ability of understanding;
3. To help the students to grasp the text structure;
4. To find a pointed place according to the given floor plan and
5.To grasp expository writing.
【情感目标】
1. To help the students to develop a positive attitude about entertainment;
2. Tto help the students to develop a positive attitude about healthy entertainment;
3. To learn how to give a survey and report the result;
4. To develop the students’ ability of cooperation.
教学重难点
1. To help students know the meanings of words and expressions and to consolidate vocabulary;
2. To learn grammar (Adverbial clauses of time & reason);
3.Identify directions, identifiers on maps, and map signs;
4. Learn to use sentence patterns to solicit opinions, opinions, and opinions.
课前准备
Multimedia, Text book, whiteboard and PPT slides
教学过程
First Period Reading
Step 1 Warm-up
A Survey
1. Do you like watching TV?
2. What kind of TV programme do you often watch?
3. How much time do you spend watching TV ?
What different types of TV programs do you know?
While discussing the topic with them, remember to help them form the right attitude towards television.
【设计意图】
在学生中进行一份调查，引出本节课话题。创设真实语言实践的场景和学习机会。
Step 2 Reading
Pre-reading
Ask students questions about their TV watching habits. Then make sure they recognize the four types of programmes in A.
How to skim?
Skimming means to look at titles, headings, pictures and diagrams and certain sentences in a passage ( such as the first and last sentences).
How to scan?
Scanning means to search the parts for the information you need. Keywords and headings can help you.
While-reading
Skimming
Students may use their skimming skills to find the answers to the questions and to predict what the passage will be about.
1. What type of the programme is being made in the television studio? (A quiz programme.)
2. Why did Mandy and Angela go there? (They went to watch the show. )
3. What surprising thing happened in the story? (Angela won the grand prize.)
Scanning
The students should locate the information in the exercise by using their scanning skills.
Try to let the students guess the meaning of words like cameraman and make-up artist , so as to help them form good reading habits.
1. Juge the sentences T or F.
1) The cameraman helped the woman off the stage .T
2) The director rushed forward and quickly powdered Angela’s face and combed her hair. F
3) Travel Quiz is the name of the programme. T
4) Cue Lester is the name of the host. F
2. Who are involved in the program?
(Director ; Contestants;Cameraman;Make-up artist;Audience;Announcer;host)
3.Scan the passage to find the answer to these questions.
1) What did the cameraman do?
2) What did the make-up artist do?
3) What is the name of the programme?
4) What is the name of the host?
4. Rearrange the sentences below to retell the story
The quiz programme had begun. (5)
Angela raised her hand and joined in the quiz. (4)
Angela and Mandy went to watch a quiz show at a studio. (1)
The director had to ask someone else instead. (3)
Angela won a trip for two to Paris. (6)
A woman contestant fainted. (2)
5. Summary
Angela and Mandy were at a TV___________ to attend the__________of a quiz program. 5 minutes before the show started, one of the ___________ __________. The ________ helped her off the _________. The director shouted to the ________ who would like to be on TV. Angela raised her
hand. A _________rushed forward and quickly__________ her face and combed her hair after the director _________ her. The announcer _________ it was time for Travel Quiz and the_______ came running out. Angela was soon __________ the other two. She kept getting
__________. Finally she won __________--- a trip for 2 to the lovely city of Paris.
(studio;filming;contestant;fainted;Cameraman;stage;audience;make-upartist;powdered;seated; boomed;host;ahead of;the questions right;the grand prize )
【设计意图】
以电视节目为话题，文章题材为叙事性，以生动、形象的语言来描述故事的情节和人物的心理。侧重学生阅读能力的培养和语言知识的学习。
Step 3 Language study
New words and expressions
1. studio n. a place where TV programmes are filmed
We are going to the TV studio to be in the audience for a programme.
2. film v. to make a film or TV programme 拍摄（电影或电视节目）
They will be filming all day tomorrow. 他们明天一整天都要去拍摄电影。
n. 电影
3. director n. the person in charge of making a film or TV programme 导演
Zhang Yimou in one of the most famous directors in China.
direct v. 指挥；命令 Can you direct me to Times Square?
direction n. 方向； 说明
in this direction/ in that direction/ in all directions / follow the directions
4. contestant n. a person who takes part in a contest 参赛者
Let’s welcome the contestants from Shanghai.
5. Whisper v. to speak in a low voice n. 低语、耳语 in a whisper
It is not polite to whisper when some one is delivering a speech.
6. faint v. to fall over and no longer be aware of one’s surroundings 昏厥
The little girl fainted because of hunger.
adj. a faint sound 微弱的 very small; slight 微小的，些微的
I haven’t the faintest idea what you are talking about.
7. gasp v. to say in amazement or surprise (因惊讶或害怕)喘着气说
“Help! Help!”gasped the man drowning in the river.
8. cameraman n. the person who operates a camera to film a TV programme （电影或电视的）摄影师
Jim wants to be cameraman to a place where they can sit 使坐下
9. seat v. 就座、请坐、容纳
He seated himself before the meeting.
He was seated when the teacher came in.
He found himself seated after the explosion.
take one’s seat
The newly-built stadium can seat 1000 people.
n. 座位
10. rush forward to run quickly to the front 冲上前去
Near the end of the game, David Beckham rushed forward and scored the winning goal.
11. powder v. to put powder on (someone’s face) （往脸上）抹粉
Beijing Opera singers have to learn how to powder their own faces.
powder n. 粉末
12. cue v. to signal that someone should begin doing something （在表演中）提示
When it is your turn to dance, the director will cue you.
13. clap v. to quickly hit one’s hands together making a noise 拍手；鼓掌
The audience clapped at the end of the performance to show their appreciation of the actors.
14. boom v. to say in a loud, deep voice 有洪亮而低沉的声音说
The man boomed, ‘The work has to be done today!’
15. quiz n. a game in which people compete by answering questions 智力竞赛
I watched the quiz shown last night.
16. terrific adj. wonderful, great 极好的，极棒的
She has done a terrific job!
17. ahead of in front of 领先
Their company is ahead of its rivals in sales.
ahead of time ahead of schedule ahead of sb…in…
18. tense adj. very nervous or worried 紧张的；焦虑的
The boy tends to get tense when he is on stage.
19. beat v. to defeat 击败；战胜
Class One beat Class Two at the basketball match.
beat( beat beaten ) win ( won won )
20. keep still to be not moving; to stay calm 静止不动
“Keep still!” the dentist ordered the frightened patient. “别动！”牙医命令这个被惊恐的病人。
Language points
1. Five minutes until we start filming.
*I didn’t go to bed until 12.
*Not until 12 did I go to bed.
*It was not until 12 that I went to bed.
There are only five minutes left before we start filming.
2. The three contestants were sitting at their desks on the stage, waiting.
Three people were waiting for the quiz to begin. They were sitting at their desks.
waiting 在此句中是现在分词做伴随状语。
eg: She read the sad story, crying.
3. A cameraman helped the woman off the stage.
A cameraman helped the woman get off the stage.
off 是介词，意为“离开”。如：
Can you take the books off the table?
4. “You’re on!” the director shouted. “I’ll put you on TV as a contestant!” shouted the director.
on 指演员在表演中。 You’re on 意为“登台”。
5. After he seated her on the stage, a make-up artist rush forward.
After he had her sit on the stage, a make-up artist came forward quickly.
rush forward 意为“冲上前去”。如：
The bodyguard rush forward to protect the president when he saw the gunman.
6. Lester Li came running out and stood in front of the desk. Lester Li ran out and then stood in front of the desks.
running out 是现在分词作伴随状语。如：
The young pop star stepped onto the stage smiling.
7. Since she answered the questions easily, she was soon ahead of the other two contestants.
She wan advanced further than other two contestants because she wanted the questions easily.
8. Angela kept getting the questions right. Angela kept giving the right answers.
安吉拉一直答对问题。
9. She could hardly keep still. She could barely stop herself moving. 她坐立不安。
keep still 意为“静止不动”如：
It is hard to make the boy keep still.
【设计意图】
帮助学生记忆新词汇和分析一些重点长难句，加深对课文的理解。
Step 4 Practice
Do the exercises D1 and D2 on page 48 in the textbook.
【设计意图】
巩固复习所学词汇，提高学生实践运用能力。
Step 5 Homework
1. review the new words
2. Do the exercises E1and E2 on page 48 and 49 in the textbook.
【设计意图】
完成课后练习，复习所学内容。
Second period Grammar
Step 1 Warm up
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【设计意图】
了解状语从句相关的语法知识。
Step 2 Grammar
1.Adverbial clause of time:
when, as, while, as soon as, before, after, since, till, until, minute, the moment, immediately, directly, no sooner … than, hardly/scarcely…when
1)I didn’t realize how special my mother was until I became an adult.
2) While John was watching TV, his wife was cooking.
3) Tom went out the moment he heard the noise.
4) No sooner had I arrived home than it began to rain.
before = at an earlier time than
after =at a later time than
while and as = at the same time as
while is usually used with longer actions and as with shorter actions
Since =from the time that
until = up to the time that
when speaking ,we can use till instead of until
when、while、as 的区别
when ① 当…时侯（从句谓语可先于主句谓语；或与主句谓语同时进行，“一事发生的过程中另一事正在进行”，即主、从句谓语动词所花时间一长一短）
② 这时
while ① 当…时侯（从句的谓语必须是持续性动词，与主句谓语同时进行且用进行时态；或从句用“be+表语”表示状态）
② 趁…之时；③ 而(并列句)；④ 尽管
as ① 当…时，在…的同时；正值（口语多用；从句的谓语多为动作性动词，强调动作，与主句谓语同时进行）
② 一边…一边…；③ 随着...
before 1)在…之前；才…； 2)还没来得及…就； 3)没过多长时间就；4)趁还没…；
5)一……就……
1)I had hardly entered the classroom before / when I heard the bell.
2)You’d better write it down before you forget it.
3)Look it before you leap.（三思而后行）
4)It will be half a year before I come here again.
5)It was less than one month before they got the result.
Since的用法 It is / has been + 时间段 + since… “自从…以来已有多长时间了”
eg: It is five years since she came back to settle down from abroad.
eg: It is three years since I began to smoke.
eg: It is three years since I smoked a cigarette.
eg: It is four years since he lived here.
注意：这个句型的时间要从since从句中作谓语的动作或状态结束后算起；如果since从句的谓语是持续性或反复性动词时，要按否定来理解。
as soon as一…就…the moment the minute, the second, directly…
1)The engine started the minute the button was pressed.
2)The lamp will light instantly you press the button.
3)I knew I had made a mistake directly I had done it.
as soon as一…就… no sooner…than,
hardly…when,
scarcely…when
注意: no sooner…than,
hardly…when,
scarcely…when中否定词放句首时主句要部分倒装，并且用过去完成时态。
1)Hardly / Scarcely had I got home when it began to rain.
2)No sooner had I got home than it began to rain
Until的结构
1)He didn’t realize the importance of health until he was ill.
2)Not until he was ill did he realize the importance of health.
3)It was not until he was ill that he realized the importance of health.
2. Adverbial Clauses of Reason:
原因状语从句
because, since, as, for, now that
1. My friends dislike me because I’m handsom and successful.
2. Now that everybody has come, let’s begin our conference.
3. Since you can't answer the question, perhaps we'd better ask someone else.
1）because语势最强，用来说明人所不知的原因，回答why提出的问题。当原因是显而易见的或已为人们所知，就用as或 since。a. I didn‘t go, because I was afraid.
b. Since /As the weather is so bad, we have to delay our journey.2）由because引导的从句如果放在句末，且前面有逗号，则可以用for来代替。但如
果不是说明直接原因，而是多种情况加以推断，就只能用for。a. He is absent today, because / for he is ill.b. He must be ill, for he is absent today.
【设计意图】
学习时间状语从句和原因状语从句。
Step3 Practice
1. Filling the following blanks with proper words: When、while、since、until、before etc.
1)Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up ____ I could answer the phone.
2)_________ he comes tomorrow, I shall ask where he has been.
3) The thieves ran away _________ they caught sight of the police.
4）They decided to go back home _________ their money ran out.
5）It was not ________ he took off his eyeglasses that I recognized him.
6）I haven't seen him _________ he moved to the other side of the town.
7)He learned to speak German _________ he was in Berlin.
2.Filling the following blanks with proper words：Because、because of、since、as、for:
1)The ship changed its course _______ there was a storm.
2）The ship changed its course ________the storm.
3)______he was ill, he didn’t go to school.
4)_______ you are ill, you’d better go to see the doctor.
5)_______ you do not understand ,I will explain again.
6)______she was late for class, she had to say sorry.
7)________Jane was the oldest in this family, she had to look after the others.
8)________ class is over, let’s go to play football.
9）He must be ill, __________he is absent today.
【设计意图】
通过练习巩固本节课所学的语法知识。
Step 4 Homework
1. Finish the exercises A1 , A2 and B on page 51 and 52 in the textbook.
2. Review the grammar.
【设计意图】
完成课后练习，复习本节课所学语法知识。
Third Period More Reading
Step 1 Brainstorm List different kinds of entertainment

【设计意图】
通过头脑风暴引入相关词汇，激活背景知识。了解各种不同的娱乐形式。
Step 2 Skimming
When it comes to the reading passage, ask students to scan to find the keywords regarding the three new trends in entertainment technology in the text.
New trends
Key words
Imax Dome Theatre
Home entertainment system
MP3 player
Imax Dome Theatre: It has speakers behind the screen. The screen surrounds the audience. The sound seems very real.
Home entertainment system: It uses a wide, flat-screen TV. It is suspended on the wall like
a picture. Stereo speakers are arranged round the wall Digital technology
Mp3 player : It uses digital technology to... ... smaller than cigarette lighters. …listen to high-quality music while…anything
【设计意图】
训练学生归纳段落大意和寻找关键信息和归纳成表格的能力 ，培养学生的阅读技巧。
Step 3 Scanning
1.What does a home entertainment system include ?
A home entertainment system uses a wide, _________ TV. Often, this is _________ on the wall like a picture. _________ speakers are ________ round the viewers.
(flat-screen; Suspended; Stereo; arranged)
2.The advantages of MP3
1)People have taken them everywhere, since they were introduced in 1997.
2)They are smaller than cigarette lighters.
3)They can record hundreds of hours of music.
4)You can listen to high-quality music while you are doing nearly anything.
3.Read the article and do the exercise B1and B2 on page 57.
【设计意图】
本章节的阅读设计旨在扩大学生的词汇量和增进学生的阅读的知识面。让学生感受到科技的高速发展。
Step 4 Discussion
New forms of entertainment have changed our lives. Some people feel the change has been good, but others disagree. They feel that the original forms of entertainment were better. What is your opinion?
【设计意图】
用学生自己的话进行谈论本节课内容，培养学生善于表达自己的观点。
Step 5 Homework
1.Finish the exercise B3 on page 57.
2. Learn about the meanings of new words and expressions.
【设计意图】
完成课后练习，加深对阅读的理解。
Fourth period Listening and Speaking
Step 1 Listening Understanding a floor plan
When listening to a person giving directions according to a floor plan, you need to pay attention to these kinds of expressions:
Ask for directions(问路)
Excuse me. Where’s the…?
Is there a… near here/in the neighborhood?
Can you tell me how to get to the…?
Can you tell me the way to the…?
How can I get to the…?
Give directions(指路)
It’s on your right/left.
Go straight (along…).
Go down/up/along…Street.
Turn right/left
Go down…
It’s the first / second door on the left / right…
It is opposite / to the right / left of …
Listening A2 (page 53)
【设计意图】
识别地图上的各种标示符，能分辨方向,听懂地名,方向,方位,地理环境。
Step 2 Speaking
T: Have you ever given a survey asking other people questions?
S: ….
T: what will you do after the survey?
S: ….
T: We’d better report the answer to others.
I. Ask the students make a survey about their favourite TV programmes.
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Useful phrases(Questions)
1.What do you think of __________?
2.Do you like __________________?
3.How do you like ______________ ?
4.What do you think of ___________ ?
5.What kind of TV shows do you like best ?
...
Answers
1.I like______.
2.I love_______.
3.I spend my free time__________ doing sth.
4.I really enjoy_____________.
5.I’m always happy _____________________.
Report your result
You can use this useful words:
1.The most popular TV programmes among us are _______
2.most of us like ______________________________________.
3.Many boys like ______________________________________.
4.Not many girls love ____________________________________
5.Only a few enjoys____________________________________
I. Conclusion:
The most popular TV programme is ___________________.It is ________(fantastic, funny and exciting) we can sit comfortably in our own home and find out what's going on in the world after a whole day work. As we all know, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is coming, Through CCTV News we can have a clear picture of the result of the competition.
II. According to the survey, write a passage about 150 words.
Homework:
1.Finish Page 54 B1 B2 B3
2.Make a survey on : My favourite event in the Beijing Olympics.
【设计意图】
通过问卷调查, 学会采访，作小结报告。
Fifth period Writing
Step 1 Warming up
Ask students to describe orally the process of using a TV remote control or an MP3 player when you are teaching either or both of these topics.
【设计意图】
根据课本所提供的材料，学会如何发表自己的观点和看法。
Step 2 Writing
Giving instructions about a process
This section analyses an important type of expository writing.
Then explain to the students that when writing about a process with a picture or pictures, they should follow a certain procedure.
1. Have students imagine they are in an electrical appliance shop. A shop assistant is explaining to a customer how to use the remote control. Ask them to look at the pictures in the Student’s Book and listen to the shop assistant’s introduction.(Page 56)
A. In the middle of the picture is a DVD remote control.
B. picture 3 shows a DVD player with its tray out.
C. The button in picture 2 will make the tray open or close.
D. The screen behind picture 4 shows a DVD menu.
E. You use the ‘Enter’ button to select something from the menu.
F. The volume arrows in pictures 6 are useful for raising or lowering the sound.
Useful phrases:
raise or lower ， put select， finish ， press， open ， push ， start
In picture 1, you can see …To switch on the … , press …
Put … into … , and then …
【设计意图】
学习描述一个操作过程的说明文的写作。
Step 3 Summary
When giving instructions about a progress, You often use a picture. First describe the picture in a step-by-step manner. You can use imperatives to explain what someone should do, and use the infinitive of purpose (to+verb) to explain why someone should do something.
【设计意图】
总结如何描述一个操作过程的说明文。
Step 4 Homework
1. Have students finish the writing task using the shop assistant’s explanation for help.
2. After students finish the writing task, have them work in pairs to make a dialogue based on their writing and act it out in front of the class.
【设计意图】
更进一步训练描述一个过程写作能力。
课后反思
略。