Module & Topic

Module 5 Newspapers and Magazines

Type

Reading & Vocabulary

Knowledge and ability

grasp some vocabulary and expressions about space and learn China’s first flight in space.

Process and methods

a. improve reading skills of news for main idea by inquiring methods.

b. learn the five basic elements of news by reading and summarizing..

Emotional attitudes and values

learn the importance of working hard and persistence from Yang Liwei.

Key Points and Difficult Points：At the end of this lesson, the students will

Key point

be taught how to find the main idea of news and the five elements of news.

Difficult point

be taught vocabulary related to space and description of news.

Methodology & Strategies

communicative teaching methodology; task-based teaching methodology; cooperative learning strategy, individual and group work.

Aids and Materials

Multi-media, a blackboard

Teaching Procedures

Teacher’s activity

(what and how)

Students’ activity

(what and how, possible answers)

Why

(reasons and objectives)

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Step 1: Lead-in

Show Ss news about Han Geng who will be the first common person to space and introduce the topic by asking: Who was the first Chinese to space?

Learn the news and answer the question.

(possible answer :Yang Liwei)

Arouse Ss’ interest and warm up.

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Step 2: Vocabulary

From now on ,let Ss have a competition.

Competition1:Word competition to check the word learning.

Have a competition about the words and have a good understanding of the words’ usage.  

Consolidate the vocabulary and prepare Ss for reading.

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Step 3: Reading. 1.Skimming

Let Ss match the subheadings with each part and grasp reading skills by answering questions.

2.Scanning

1. Let Ss fill in the form according to five elements of news.

2. Let Ss find the sentences which are connected with number information.

Read the text,

1. match the subheadings with each part.

2. Answer the questions:

What’s the news mainly talk about?

Which is the most important part in this news?

Fill in the blanks.

Students find out related information about the numbers.

Guide Ss to find the main idea of the news and introduce five basic elements of news(who, when, where, what, how).

Help Ss get detailed information about the passage.

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Step4: Practice

Let Ss retell the text using the useful information.

Retell the most important parts of the passage using the useful information practiced before.

1.what(when young take off...; when he was travelling in space...; when he traveled..., phoned...)

2.how(greatest, a success, an achievement, a step)

Check if Ss have grasped the input of the text.

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Step 5: Role play.

Guide Ss to prepare an interview about Yang Liwei’s flight in space and his preparation  work.

Ss prepare a news conference with their group members

Encourage Ss to learn from Yang Liwei.

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Step6: Homework

Exercise on Workbook

Consolidation