高二英語上學期unit2newsmedia

1、Unit 2 News MediaBrief Statements Based on the UnitThe 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

2、 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 world, but also the ways they ar

3、e 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,

4、 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 student

5、s’ skills to use language can be well developed.The First PeriodTeaching goals1. Target languagemedia, reliable, fire, face, difficulty2. Ability goalListen to a dialogue and from the dialogue the students should have an

6、 opinion that people will have different reports about the same event. 3. Learning ability goalListen to a dialogue and be able to express one’s opinion in a positive or negative way.Teaching important pointsTalk about n

7、ews and mediaTeaching difficult points How to improve students’ listening ability and teach them to express opinions.Teaching methods 1. Listening to the tape (individuals).2. Discussion after listening to the materials.

8、Teaching aids 1. A recorder2. A projector 3. A computerTeaching procedures took long to do his job? talk too much; noisy; wild; not serious; ? spend …disturbing? nosy; ? rude; say bad things about…; ? careless with mone

9、yHis coworkers:? careful; always took the time to do a job well ? Even…busy…found time to speak to… ? funny; happy;? care about …? honest; told people what he thought…?generous; spend money on …Discussion :We have heard

10、two different descriptions of what happened to Jim Gray. How are they different? Why are they different? Which one do you think is true?The first description is negative and the second description lists positive things,

11、because Mr. Keller doesn’t like Mr. Gray and he also calls him “ Mr. Gray” to show that he is not a friend. Mr. Gray’s coworkers like him and talk about “Jim” .The two descriptions are probably both “true”.What’s the dif

12、ference between A and B?A too slow noisy wild not serious nosy rude careless B careful funny happy honest generous Conclusion It is not possible for media messages to be completely objective becau

13、se it is reported from a certain point of view and to a specific audience. The best way to deal with the “information” is to become a critical reader and to read more than one report of the same event and check news sour