I. Brief Statements Based on the Unit

　　 The activities of this unit, including Warming-up, Listening,

　　 Speaking, Reading and Writing, center on the subject－news and the

　　 media, which are connected with our life closely. It provides the

　　 students an opportunity to learn the language in using it.

　　 By talking about news and the media, the students get more knowledge

　　 about them－not only know about the important parts they play in

　　 learning about the world, but also the ways they are written and

　　 made. The students must be very interested in this subject. This

　　 way, they can learn the language points easily and freely. They will

　　 not only learn some useful words and phrases about news and the

　　 media, but also learn to express opinions.

　　 Besides, the study of the Grammar－the Past Participle can help the

　　 students use the language more exactly. By finishing each task

　　 provided in the textbook and the workbook, the students' skills to

　　 use language can be well developed.

　　 Ⅱ. Teaching Goals

　　 1. Talk about news and the media.

　　 2. Practise expressing opinions.

　　 3. Learn about the Past Participle (1): used as Attribute and

　　 Predicative.

　　 4. Write a comparison paragraph.

　　 Ⅲ. Teaching Time: Four periods

　　 IV. Background Information

　　 1. RADIO

　　 In ancient times the only way that men could send messages from

　　 village to village was on foot. When men learned to use the horse,

　　 communication became much quicker. However, compared to the modern

　　 world communication was still quite slow. Many parts of the world

　　 had no knowledge of events in other places. Later, the post was

　　 introduced and horse riders carried letters. This meant that

　　 communication was further improved. Horses drawn coaches could move

　　 people from town to town in quite a comfortable way. At the

　　 beginning of the last century the steam train was invented and for

　　 the first time really fast communication became possible. Not only

　　 could letters be sent easily from one part of a country to another,

　　 but travel was made easy, too. At about the same time, steam ships

　　 helped communication between countries.

　　 The invention of the telegraph in the middle of the last century

　　 further increased the speed at which messages could be sent. In this

　　 system electrical signals, in code, are sent along metal wires.

　　 These signals travel so fast that they could go nearly eight times

　　 round the world in one second. A special device is needed to send

　　 the code. At the other end another device is used in order to

　　 receive the code. By this method messages can be sent over distances

　　 of several hundred kilometres. With the invention of the telephone

　　 the human voice could be sent over long distances. Because of this

　　 the telephone system replaced the telegraph for quick communication

　　 over long distances. The telegraph is still used, however, by

　　 newspapers in order to send news and for other purposes too.

　　 At the beginning of this century radio was invented and in a few

　　 years communication was again improved. The main difference between

　　 radio and telephone is that radio uses no electrical signals which

　　 travel long distances along wires. Instead invisible waves, moving

　　 at the same speed as electrical signals, are used. A few years ago

　　 there were not many radio stations in the world. Today there are

　　 many hundreds of radio stations broadcasting in different languages

　　 and in all countries. The invisible radio waves can easily travel

　　 from one country to another. This means that listeners in one

　　 country can listen to programmes broadcast from another country. In

　　 this way information travels from country to country. Radio is often

　　 used by policemen to communicate with one another. In addition,

　　 police forces in one country can communicate with those in other

　　 countries in order to catch criminals. Ships at sea use radio so

　　 that they know exactly where they are. Aeroplanes use radio for the

　　 same reason and this makes it easier for them to find their way from

　　 place to place.

　　 In the modern world there are many methods of communication. As well

　　 as radio there is television, for example. This enables information

　　 in the form of a picture to be broadcast from one place to another.

　　 Radio is often used as part of a telegraph system where distances

　　 are very large. Of the many modern methods of communication, radio

　　 probably remains the most important.

　　 2. How the Program Is Broadcast?

　　 We turn on the radio and a program comes to us from a

　　 broadcasting station miles and miles away. We know that words and

　　 music themselves haven't traveled all that distance through space,

　　 but something certainly is bringing the program from the station.

　　 What is this silent carrier?

　　 The answer is radio waves. We can not see radio waves or feel

　　 them or even hear them. In fact, nobody knows exactly what they are.

　　 But we do know that they are made by electricity, and we have

　　 learned how to use them.

　　 At the broadcasting station people talk or sing, instruments (乐器)

　　 play, doors slam(砰) ,and all of these make sound waves. The sound

　　 waves reach the microphone, and here they are changed into

　　 electricity. Then from a tall tower called the broadcasting aerial

　　 (天线) ,electricity sends radio waves. The waves travel in every

　　 direction, and some of them reach our radio aerial. Now a wonderful

　　 thing happens. The radio waves start an electricity current (电流) in

　　 our aerial like the one that was first made in the broadcasting

　　 station. Finally, the loudspeaker in our set changes electricity

　　 into sound, and we hear the program.

　　 The First Period

　　 Teaching Aims:

　　 1. Learn and master the following words and phrases:

　　 media, reliable, fire, face, difficulty, elect, go up, burn down,

　　 injure

　　 2. Practise expressing opinion using the following:

　　 What do you think of...?

　　 What's your opinion?

　　 Why do you choose...?

　　 Perhaps...is more important.

　　 I would rather choose....

　　 I don't think we should choose...

　　 Maybe it would be better to choose...

　　 Our readers want to know about...

　　 3. Talk about news and the media.

　　 4. Train the students' listening and speaking abilities.

　　 Teaching Important Points:

　　 1. Master the useful words and expressions appearing in this period.

　　 2. Train the students' listening and speaking abilities by talking

　　 about news and the media.

　　 Teaching Difficult Points:

　　 1. How to help the students understand the listening material

　　 exactly.

　　 2. How to help the students finish the task of speaking.

　　 Teaching Methods:

　　 1. Listening-and-answering activity to help the students go through

　　 the listening material.

　　 2. Individual, pair or group work to make the students finish each

　　 task.

　　 Teaching Aids:

　　 1. a tape recorder

　　 2. a projector

　　 3. the blackboard

　　 Teaching Procedures:

　　 Step I Greetings and Lead-in

　　 T: Good morning/afternoon, class.

　　 Ss: Good morning/afternoon, Miss/ Mr. X.

　　 T: Sit down, please. Being the members of the society, we all cares

　　 for/about what happens around us or even what happens at home and

　　 abroad. How can you do so?

　　 Ss: By reading newspapers and magazines, watching TV programmes,

　　 listening to the radio.

　　 T: Are there any other ways? Think it over.

　　 Ss: By a website.

　　 T: Yes. It's also a way to learn about the world. What do you call

　　 these things which help us know about to the world?

　　 Ss:新闻媒体

　　 T: In English, we call it news media. Today we'll begin to learn

　　 Unit 2 News media (Bb: Unit 2 News media). First, let's learn the

　　 new words in this period. Look at the screen.

　　 (Teacher first asks some students to read the words on the screen.

　　 Correct the Ss' mistakes in prononciation. Then teacher gives brief

　　 explanations. At last, let the Ss read and remember them for a

　　 while.)

　　 Step Ⅱ Warming up

　　 T: Well, now please open your books at Page 9. Warming up first.

　　 Look at each of the pictures and tell me which kind of news media it

　　 shows?

　　 Ss: The first picture shows a website; the second one shows radio;

　　 the third one shows TV programmes; the fourth one shows magazines;

　　 the fifth one shows newspapers.

　　 T: Quite right! Now, please work in groups of four and discuss the

　　 five questions below the pictures. A few minutes later, I'll cotleet

　　 your answers. OK?

　　 Ss: OK.

　　 T: You can begin now.

　　 (A few minutes later. )

　　 T: Are you ready now?

　　 Ss: Yes.

　　 T: Which group would like to talk about the first question? Choose

　　 one member of your group to answer the question.

　　 S1: I think TV is the most reliable among the news media. TV

　　 consists of a series of lively consecutive pictures. For the people

　　 who want to know what is exactly happening, a picture responds

　　 better to offer the truth of a fact than the mere words upon a page.

　　 It can offer an unique function of seemingly on-the-spot feeling,

　　 which is not available to the other media.

　　 T: The second question?

　　 S2. I think TV programmes are easy for most people to understand.

　　 Radio, can only be heard and sometimes can't be picked up clearly.

　　 Newspapers and magazines are only useful for people who can

　　 read. Websites have many different pages, but you should be careful

　　 to read some of the pages. who can read. Website have many different

　　 pages, but you should be careful to read some of the pages.

　　 T: The third question?

　　 S3 : I will check other sources.

　　 T: The fourth question?

　　 S4: Every morning, the newspaper chief editor and the journalists

　　 discuss the main events of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover

　　 the events. They usually do some interviews and then check the

　　 information. They must work very fast. Later in the day, everything

　　 is put together at the news desk. Then the editors read the stories

　　 and make any necessary changes and choose a good title for each

　　 story. At last, they print them quickly and deliver them. Making a

　　 magazine is more or less the same as making a newspaper. But

　　 the articles in a magazine are more like stories, which are written

　　 by all kinds of writers. Magazines are not published as quickly as

　　 newspapers.

　　 T: The last question?

　　 Ss: News broadcast, newspaper, magazine, radio programme, website,

　　 report, reporter, editor, interview, write articles...

　　 Step Ⅲ Listening

　　 T: Next, let's come to the Listening. We are going to listen to two

　　 parts of conversations. The first part is an interview; the second

　　 part is a dialogue. Now, look at Exercise 1: Listen carefully to

　　 what is said and tick the information you hear in each part. If

　　 necessary, I'll play it twice. (Teacher begins to play the

　　 tape, and checks the answers after listening. Then ask the students

　　 to finish the rest of the tasks. )

　　 T: OK. Now, please listen to each part once again and then work in

　　 pairs to talk about the questions in Exercises 2,3,4 and 5. Are you

　　 clear?

　　 Ss: Yes.

　　 (Teacher allows them enough time to talk about the questions. Then

　　 ask some students to say their answers.)

　　 Step IV Speaking

　　 T:　Well,　now it's time for us to be the editors of a newspaper. Here

　　 is a list of ten things that happened today. Look at the screen.

　　 (Teacher shows the screen and read through the list to the

　　 whole class.)

　　 200 people died in an earthquake in Turkey.

　　 China beat Brazil 5-1 in football.

　　 France elected a new President.

　　 Three children from your city were killed.

　　 Someone robbed a bank in Shanghai.

　　 Food prices are going up.

　　 A house in your town burned down. Nobody was injured.

　　 2 000 people in your city were happy today and moved into new

　　 buildings.

　　 A Chinese scientist has invented a new car engine that does not

　　 pollute the air.

　　 There is a rumour that a large company wants to build a factory

　　 in your town:

　　 (Bb :go up, burn down)

　　 T: Now, you've known the ten things, but you only need to report

　　 five of them. So, first decide which events you are going to put in

　　 your newspaper. Then give reasons for your choices and compare with

　　 your classmates. Work in groups of four or five. And the following

　　 expressions on the screen can help you with your dialogue. After a

　　 while, I'll ask some of you to act out your dialogue.

　　 (Teacher shows the screen. )

　　 What do you think of'...?

　　 I would rather choose....

　　 What's your opinion?

　　 I don't think we should choose...

　　 Why do you choose...

　　 Maybe it would be better to choose...

　　 Perhaps... is more important.

　　 Our readers want to know about....

　　 (Teacher goes around the Ss and checks their work. If necessary,

　　 teacher may join in them. ) Sample dialogue:

　　 A: Hello! How is everything going? Have you finished your work?

　　 B: I'm very busy today. I've chosen five events among ten things

　　 that happened today to report in our newspaper. But I'm not sure

　　 whether I made the best choices. I need your advice.

　　 C: Tell us more about your choices.

　　 B: The first event I chose is "France elected a new President". It

　　 is an important event these days. I think it may have a great effect

　　 on international affairs. The second is "There is a rumour that a

　　 large company wants to build a factory in our town." What is your

　　 opinion?

　　 A: I agree with your first choice, but why do you choose the second

　　 one? We should report something true to our readers, not rumours.

　　 Maybe it would be better to choose "A Chinese scientist has invented

　　 a new car engine that does not pollute the air." It shows our

　　 country's science advancement.

　　 B: Good idea. Then I'd rather choose "2 000 people in our city were

　　 happy today and moved into new buildings. " and" China beat Brazil

　　 5-1 in football. "They are both exciting news. They also reflect the

　　 improvement of people's life and the achievement in sports.

　　 D: I think you made a good choice. What about the fifth one? Have

　　 you decided yet?

　　 B: I think two events are suitable. I really don't know which is

　　 more important. It is hard to choose. They are "Food prices are

　　 going up. " and "200 people died in an earthquake in Turkey."

　　 D: Perhaps the former is more important. Our readers want to know

　　 more about their life. And this thing is related to everybody's

　　life.

　　 B: It sound reasonable. Let's think them over. Thank you for your

　　 advice.

　　 Step V Summary and Homework

　　 T: Up to now, we've talked a lot about news media. By listening and

　　 speaking, we've become more familiar with news media. At the same

　　 time, we've learnt some useful words and phrases. You should

　　 remember them and practise using them freely and exactly. After

　　 class, please collect more information about news media and talk

　　 about them with your classmates. Besides, don't forget to

　　 preview the contents of the next period. So much for today. See you

　　 tomorrow V

　　 Ss: See you tomorrow.

　　 Step VI The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard

　　 Unit 2 News media

　　 The First Period

　　 I : Five news media

　　 website, radio, TV programme, magazine,

　　 newspaper

　　 Ⅱ. Useful words and phrases

　　 　　　　　　　words., reliable, fire, face, difficulty, elect,

　　 injure

　　 phrases., go up, burn down

　　 Step Ⅶ Record after Teaching