News media（The Fourth Period）

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News media（The Fourth Period）（通用2篇）

News media（The Fourth Period）篇1

　　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. inpidual, 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