1、Unit 6 TV programmesReading (II) I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy 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 ho
2、bbies.II. Teaching contents1. 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 structur
3、es: This years 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
4、in India.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyHow 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 proceduresStep 1 Lead-in1. Free talk.T: We have learned about Saturdays TV programmes.
5、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 Saturdays 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
6、教学环节做好铺垫。 】Step 2 Sports World1. 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 b
7、lanks.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. L
8、anguage 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. Whats mo
9、re, 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 numbe
10、r 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: Lets look at this sentence. Can you find out
11、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 Awards1. Recommend different TV
12、 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 questi
13、ons. Who can help me?a. How will it be covered? (It will be covered live.)b. Who will attend it? (Many Asian pop stars.)c. 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
14、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: Than
15、ks 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. Dont forget to send text messages to your frie
16、nds 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 House1. Recommend different TV programmes to different students.T: What is the best TV pro
17、gramme 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 isnt 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 ho
18、rror 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
19、, 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
20、 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 Watch1. Recommend different TV programmes to different students.T: What is the best TV progra
21、mme for Andy? Why?S: The best TV programme for Andy is Tiger Watch because he likes films, sports and programmes about animals. Since hell 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. Loo
22、k, 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 dont stop hunting these animals for their meat, fur and bones, soon there may be no animals in the world.
23、 【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 Conclusion1. Summary of this classT: 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
24、 about some words and phrases from the four TV programmes. 2. DiscussionT: 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 t
25、hat 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. Homework1. 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.