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Unit 4 Listening and Speaking
Background information
Analysis of teaching material
This lessen belongs to the fourth unit of Book 1, and the whole topic of this unit is natural disasters. This lessen is the first period the unit, so the main task is to enable students to know some natural disasters and to report a natural disasters orally.
Analysis of students
They are from class six, grade 1, senior high school.
Students in the class are at the middle level in listening and speaking. As for the topic, students may be familiar with the flood and typhoon, but they are unfamiliar with tsunami, tornado, volcanic eruption etc. Besides, they are unfamiliar with the news report and the structure. In addition, students have known the simple past tense, present continuous tense and present perfect tense, but they can’t apply them to their reports correctly.
Teaching content: Book1 Unit 4 Listening and Speaking
Teaching objectives :
By the end of the class, you will be able to:
(1) catch the detailed information of news reports on natural disasters while listening;
(2) know how to make news reports on natural disasters
(3) report a natural disaster orally
(4) raise the awareness to deal with natural disasters positively
Teaching key points and Difficult points
Key points :
catch the detailed information of news reports on natural disasters while listening;
know the basic structure of reporting the natural disasters.
Difficult points
report a natural disaster orally in correct tense.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Pre-listening
Ask students to look at the opening page on page 47 and think :
What kind of natural disaster do you see in the picture
What other natural disasters can you think of
(Purpose: Guide students to understand the topic of the Unit and activate their background information.)
Ask students to watch the video” Natural Disasters” and write down the names of natural disasters.
(Purpose: Help students to know more expressions about natural disasters and lay the foundation for the listening.)
Step 2. While-Listening
Task 1: Ask students to listen to the four news reports and tick the disasters they hear. (page 48)
(Purpose: Help students to get the main information in the four reports.)
Task2: Circle the key words in the questions and write the type of information they refer
to.(page 48) Listen again and fill in the blanks.
(Purpose: Require students to apply the listening tip to the listening task, and get the detailed information quickly.)
Question Type of information Answer
1. What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Ecuador
2. How many people were killed or injured in Ecuador About ______ people were killed and more than _______ were injured.
3. Where are the floods _________ China
4.What are the rescue workers and soldiers doing in the flood-hit area They are working _____________ to make sure that people are _________.
5. When did people see the tornado in Memphis At________ a.m.
6. Which buildings were damaged in Seoul A ______ and a _________
7. What caused the landslide in Seoul The________
Task3: Listen again and write down the expressions on your worksheet
(Purpose:Help students to get more detailed information from the listening material)
News report 1
News Lead Damage Rescue
Good morning, it's 17 April. A strong ____________ hit Ecuador ________. The disaster damaged ______________. About 230 people __________and more than 1,500 ___________ ___________ and rescue workers are helping the survivors.
News report 2
News Lead Damage Rescue
Today is _____March. More news about the ________ in central China. Homes and land have been ___________, but no one has been killed. Rescue workers and soldiers are working day and night to make sure that people are safe. They are also bringing ____________ to those whose homes were lost in the disaster.
News report 3
News Lead Damage Rescue
Breaking news, Saturday 12________ . A ________was just seen in southern Memphis. The tornado destroyed _____ homes. At least_____ person has died. The police advise ________ the area.
News report 4
News Lead Damage Rescue
In Seoul, a _______ damaged a library and a supermarket ... _______ was injured, but several_____were damaged
Step 4. Think and conclude
Teacher ask Ss to summarize the information(time, place, disaster) and the tenses used in the news reports.
What kind of information are included in the four reports？
What tense should be used in the news
(Purpose: By analyzing the commonalities existing in the four news reports, guide students to summarize the main elements in the four reports and develop their thinking ability.
Step 5
Read about the disasters on Page49 and prepare a news report on one of them.
Use the check list to give your partner feedback.
√ Does the news report include all the information
√ Does the news report provide the most information first
√ Does the news report use the correct tenses
√ Are there any spelling or grammar errors？
Step 6
Ask two students to report on the stage.
Homework:
Write down and polish your report and present it to the next class.
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