The Fourth Period

　　 Teaching Aims:

　　 1. Learn and master the following words: citizen, polluter, arm,

　　 update

　　 2. Review the use of the Past Participle.

　　 3. Train the students' integrating skills, especially the writing

　　 skill.

　　 4. Learn more about reporters and news reports.

　　 Teaching Important Points:

　　 1. Train the students' integrating skills.

　　 2. Help the students write a comparison paragraph between two kinds

　　 of news media

　　 Teaching Difficult Point:

　　 .How to write a better comparison paragraph.

　　 Teaching Methods:

　　 1. Asking-and-answering activity to check the students'

　　 understanding of the two reports.

　　 2. Review method to consolidate the use of the Past Participle as

　　 Attribute and Predicative.

　　 3. Individual, pair or group work to finish each task.

　　 Teaching Aids:

　　 1. a tape recorder

　　 2. a projector

　　 3. the blackboard

　　 Teaching Procedures:

　　 Step I Greetings

　　 Greet the whole class as usual.

　　 Step II Revision and Lead-in

　　 T: Yesterday, we learned the use of the Past Participle as Attribute

　　 and Predicative. Now let's have a revision by doing an exercise on

　　 the screen

　　 Complete each sentence using the right form of the verb in brackets.

　　 1. I had nothing to do. I was (bore) and lonely.

　　 2. Jack looked even more (amaze) than he felt.

　　 3. The results were very (disappoint).

　　 4. I was thanked by the (satisfy) customer.

　　 5. The girl (dress).in red is my daughter.

　　 6. Last Monday our class went on an (organise) trip.

　　 (Teacher asks some students to do it. One student, one sentence.

　　 Meanwhile, check their answers with the whole class.)

　　 Suggested answers:

　　 1. bored 2. amazed

　　 3. disappointing 4. satisfied

　　 5. dressed 6. organised

　　 T: Besides, we've learned a lot about news media and reporters. Tell

　　 me which words in the text help us understand the life of a

　　reporter.

　　 Ss: record, report, interview, write, reflect, truthfully...

　　 T: Yes. A reporter must do some interviews, write articles, and

　　 record and report events. The basic task for a reporter is to report

　　 and reflect events and opinions truthfully. Is that so?

　　 Ss: Yes.

　　 Step Ⅲ Presentation

　　 T: Today, we're going to learn more about the work of reporters.

　　 First, we'll read two reports of the same event. Then we'll write a

　　 comparision paragraph. Now, let's learn the new words in this

　　 period. Look at the screen.

　　 (Teacher deals with the news words as usual. Then play the tape of

　　 the two reports.)

　　 T: Now, please listen to the two reports and tell which one you

　　 think is reported truthfully.

　　 (After listening.)

　　 T: Have you understood the two reports?

　　 Ss : Yes.

　　 T: Are you able to tell which one is reported truthfully? Any

　　 volunteer?

　　 S: Let me try. I think the second report is reported more truthfully

　　 than the first one.

　　 T: Why do you think so?

　　 S: Because the first report doesn't tell us why the group of people

　　 caused trouble for workers. It is unbelievable without full proof.

　　 T: (To the others.)Do you agree with him/her?

　　 Ss.. Yes.

　　 Step IV Reading and Speaking

　　 T: OK. Now, please read the reports carefully and compare them. Then

　　 discuss the questions on the screen with your partner.

　　 (Teacher shows the screen.)

　　 1. How are the reports different?

　　 2. Who do you think wrote each report?

　　 3, What do you think are facts and what are opinions?

　　 4. What would be a good headline for each story?

　　 5. What pictures would you use?

　　 (Teacher gives the students enough time to do that. At the end,

　　 teacher asks for the students' pinions and different opinions are

　　 encouraged to express. )

　　 Step V Reporting

　　 T: Next, it's your turn to be a reporter. First go back to the

　　 speaking activity and look at the events you chose. Then think about

　　 the following questions on the screen.

　　 1. How would you report them?

　　 2. What pictures would you use and why?

　　 3. What headlines would you use? Why?

　　 And then choose one of the events and write the short newspaper

　　 article about it. Finally, compare your articles with your group

　　 members. After class, hand in your articles. Are you clear?

　　 Ss: Yes.

　　 (Teacher goes around the class, giving them directions if necessary.

　　 )

　　 Sample reports:

　　 No. 1 : In the past few days, three children were killed in our

　　 city. The authority is trying every bit of effort to capture the

　　 culprit. Parents living in the city should take care of your

　　 children to avoid being further hurt. Anyone who can offer the clue,

　　 please come to us as soon as possible in order to put the present

　　 situation under control.

　　 No. 2: China beat Brazil 5-1 in today's football match. Like table

　　 tennis in China, Brazil is famous for the football, and has won the

　　 champion of the World Cup many times, having a lot of up erstars in

　　 its football team. The beat by China with the unbelievable score 5-1

　　 undoubtly brings an impacting wave to the world. It is an inspiring

　　 and exciting thing to us Chinese. Let's cheer our football players

　　 up!

　　 Step VI Writing

　　 T: Now, turn to Page 16. It's time for you to write a comparison

　　 paragraph. Before writing, please read the following instruction. It

　　 may be helpful for you to write your paragraph.

　　 (First, teacher asks one students to read through the instruction.

　　 Then teacher sums up some key points.)

　　 T: From the instruction, we know, to write a comparison paragraph,

　　 the first thing you should do is to think about the things you are

　　 going to compare before you write; then you should explain how two

　　 or more things, places, people or ideas are similar to or different

　　 from each other; besides, you should think about what

　　 characteristics or features are the most important, and what

　　 differences or similarities will help the reader understand the

　　 things you are comparing. All these things are important. You must

　　 pay special attention to. Do you know how to write a comparision

　　 paragraph now?

　　 Ss: Yes.

　　 T: Next, please look at the following information about the

　　 comparison between websites and newspapers. It may help you write

　　 your paragraph. You can read it before preparing for your

　　 comparison paragraph. Of course, you can choose any other kinds of

　　 media to compare. (Teacher allows the students enough time to

　　 prepare. After they finish it, teacher can show the following

　　 checklist for the students to revise what they have written and make

　　 some necessary changes. )

　　 Does your paragraph have a topic sentence?

　　 Is it easy to understand what you are explaining?

　　 Do your supporting sentences focus on the main idea?

　　 Have you used enough examples?

　　 Does your paragraph have a closing sentence?

　　 Is your paragraph interesting?

　　 Check your spelling.

　　 Does each sentence have a subject and a verb?

　　 Do the subjects and verbs agree with each other?

　　 Sample comparison paragraph:

　　 As two main media, TV and newspaper have much in common. Both of

　　 them can provide the information needed by people, trying to cater

　　 for the different tastes of people on all sides of life. Mean while,

　　 they make money and survive in the society by selling ads. On the

　　 other hand, it is the difference between them that makes them have

　　 their own characteristics. TV can "broadcast" the information you

　　 want while newspaper can't TV can provide a series of lively

　　 consecutive pictures while newspaper only has printed pictures on

　　 it. Most of time, TV offers information for free while newspaper

　　 costs you money. As to which is convenient, TV is not much as easy

　　 as to be taken as newspaper.

　　 Step Ⅶ Summary and Homework

　　 T: In this class, first, we've read two reports and compare them.

　　 Next, we've learnt to write a report. Then we learnt how to write a

　　 comparison paragraph. Finally, we practised writing one.

　　 Through these activities, we've learnt more about news media and

　　 learnt how to write a comparison paragraph. Besides, your ability to

　　 use language has been well developed. After class, you should

　　 practise more to train your ability. So much for today. See you

　　 tomorrow.

　　 Ss: See you tomorrow.

　　 Step Ⅷ The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard

　　 Unit 2 News media

　　 The Fourth Period

　　 How to write a comparison paragraph:

　　 a. What things are you going to compare?

　　 b. What characteristics or features the most important?

　　 c. How are two or more things, places, people or ideas similar to or

　　 different from each other?

　　 Step Ⅸ Record after Teaching