Lesson 13

Teaching Aims

通過本課學習,讓學生掌握表達 “約會”, “邀請”, 建議”的日常交際用語;

初步了解報紙的出版流程及<<中國日報>>的情況.

Step 1 Revision and lead-in

1, Check the homework exercises.

2, Ask the students some questions as warm-up exercises.

1) Do you often read newspapers?

2) What kind of newspaper do you want to read?

3) What do you usually read them for?

4) What’s on television to night?

5) What’s on at the cinemas in downtown?

6) What films have you seen recently?

7) Are you free this weekend?

8) And what are you going to do for the weekend?

3. Show the Ss a copy of China Daily. Tell them there many columns in the paper like News about China, International News, Business News, Travel, Sports, Entertainment, Advertisements, Weather Reports, etc. Ask them which columns they are interested in, and the reason.

Step 2 Dialogue Presentation

Ask the students to listen to the tap and answer some questions.

The first listening. Question:

What do Zhou Lan and Betty decide to do this weekend?

( go to a performance by the “ Red Roses”)

The second listening. Questions:

1) Where are the “ Red Roses” performing? ( At the people’s Theatre.)’

2) What does the performance start? ( At 7p. M this weekend)

3) What time do Betty and Zhou Lan plan to meet? ( At sixty-thirty.)

Ask the students to pay attention to how Betty makes an invitation and how Zhou Lan accepts the invitation.

Betty: Will you be free?

Zhou Lan: Yes, I’ll be free. I’d like to go.

Language points

1. What’s on? = What performance are planned? People use this expression to refer the fixed, pre-planned entertainment, like films, TV programs, concerts and performances. 如:

What’s on at the cinema this evening? There isn’t anything good on.

on 正在進行或發生

The fright was still on.

Is there anything on tomorrow?

The light in his room is still on.

There is a new film on at cinema.

on 在…… 進行之中. 相相當于類似的形容詞的用法.

They are on a friendly visit to China.

They are on their holiday.

The workers are on strike.

He left for Shanghai on business.

on 即將發生

there is nothing on this afternoon. So let’s go out.

Have you got anything on tonight?

on 依據,根據.

Slave owners in the south and rich people in big cities grew rich on the work of slaves.

People in the south live on rice.

That idea is not based on facts.

on 以 …… 方式, 通過.

They talked on the telephone.

I heard the news on the radio.

They left on an early train.

She cut her finger on a knife.

on 在 ….. 后立即

on hearing about the idea, I decided against it.

On arriving there, we all set out to work.

She decided to stay on the second thought.

on 的其一些用法

Have you got any money on/about/with you.

He is on China Daily. = He works for China daily.

Do you know the tall girl on the Chinese team?

That is a county town on the Changjiang River.

2. They are said to be very good.

* sb. is said + Inf.

It is said that-.

People say that-. 它們表達的意思相同, 可以互換,表示 “ 據說, 聽說” 之意思.

People/They say there are many monkeys in the forest.

It’s said that he had punished another wonderful book this year.

They say/It’s said that he ‘s in fact from Canada.

Many monkeys are said to be in the forest.

III. Dialogue Drills

1. Play the tape the thirst time for the students to repeat after.

2. Let the students practice the dialogue in pairs, and then encourage them to act it out.

IV. Dialogue Practice

Practice 1.

Ask the students to retell the dialogue in the first or the third person form.

Model:

Today, Zhou Lan and I had lunch together in the student’s dinning room. While I was there, I read Zhou Lan’s copy of China Daily and got to know that there would be some performances on this weekend. A pop group named “Red Roses” will give s performance at the People’s Theatre. It’s said that they are very good, so I decided to go to it. I asked Zhou Lan if she would be free this weekend. She said yes and would like to go with me. Before parting each other, we fixed a time to meet at the theatre.

Practice 2:

1) Match the questions with answers in Part 2 on page 19,SB.

2) Ask the students to make new dialogues with their partners to talk about a film, a football match, a basketball match, a play or a performance.

Model:

A: Hi, Jim. We are going to have a football match with the teachers this weekend.

B. That sounds fine.

C. Would you like to join us?

B. What time does the match start?

A. At four.

B. Then I think there is no problem for me. By the way, where shall we meet?

A. I suggest on the left side of the sports ground.

B. Good! See you then. Bye.

V. Dialogue Production

Ask the students to make dialogue acting to the situation given below, practicing offering invitation.

Situation:

If you are free this weekend, you plan to go for a picnic, ant outing, a camping or

a visit to some places of interest. You’ like to invite some friends to go with you.

Model:

A. Hello! This is Richard speaking.

B. .Hello! This is Kitty.

A. Hi, Kitty. I’m going to have a barbecue this Sunday. I wonder if you have time to come.

B. Yes, I’ll be free then. Where are you going to have it?

A. Just in my garden.

B. When will the barbecue begin?

A. How about ten o’clock in the morning?

B. That is fine. May I ask whom else you have invited?

A. My cousin, Mr. Green and his wife. I think you know them If you like, you may bring one or two friends with.

B. Thanks for your invitation. It’s very kind of you.

A. With pleasure. See you this Sunday.

C. See you then. Bye.

Lesson 14 2000 .9.20

Step 1 Revision

1. Check the homework exercises.

2. Revise the dialogue, ask some students to recite and act out the dialogue.

3. Change the dialogue onto a short passage.

Step 2 Presentation

1. Talk about Sydney Olympic Games and ask some questions:

How many gold models have the Chinese team won?

How do you know?

Do you often read newspapers?

Do you know how a newspaper is made?

2. Come to Part1, divide the class into groups of four. Let the students ask each other the

questions. Then report the answers to the rest of the students.

Step 4 Reading

1) Go through the questions at top of the passage and check understanding of the word editor/journalist. Then ask the students to read the passage to find out the answers to these questions

2) Do Exercise 1. Let the students read the passage carefully and answers, working in pairs. Check the answers with the whole class.

Step 5 Language points

1. Reporters are then sent to cover the Olympic Games.

Cover Vt. 對…進行新聞采訪, 報導有關……消息。

All important events in the world are covered in China Daily.

Do you know who will cover the Science Conference?

*cover 其它用法

　He covered himself with a blanket.

His face was covered with sweat.

He tried to cover his mistakes.

He said he could cover the distance on foot in two hours.

How many pages have you covered?

The dictionary doesn’t cover all the English words.

What are the main points are going to cover in your talk?

The city covers ten square miles.

We have only just covered our expenses.

The lies written in ink can never cover the facts written in blood.

Slightly I covered his face, and asked him to guess who I am.

2. They get down to work.

Get down to = to begin to give serious attention to sth. or doing sth..開始認真干某事。

I always work hard when I get down to it.

You have been lazy too long. You must get down to your studies.

While the weather is fine, I must get down to repairing the house.

3. face to face; face-to-face

They had a face-to-face argument.

We must have a face-to-face struggle against the enemy.

The public library and the school stand face to face across the street.

I have heard about him, but I never met him face to face.

Heart to heart; shoulder to shoulder; hand in hand; arm in arm.

4. They fixed a time for a face-to-face interview.

Fix

make firm or fast; fasten so that it can’t be moved

They fixed a cupboard to the wall.

I wonder how he managed to fix so many facts in hid mind.

direct ( the eyes, one’s attention) steadily ( on)

It is important for a child to form the habit of fixing his attention on what he is doing.

He fixed his eyes on me.

decide

Have you fixed a date for the meeting.

They sell their goods only at fixed prices.

What you say fixes it.

put in order; prepare

Fix your bed after you get up.

You must fix thing right as soon as possible.

There is something wrong with my watch. I must have it repaired.

5. everyday; every day; daily

everyday adj.

every day adv.

daily 1) adj. = everyday

2) adv. = every day

Most newspapers appear every day/ daily.

Thousands of people cross the bridge daily/ every day.

Everyday/ Daily English is important for us students.

6. look up

*to find information in a book or a computer

you look up the members in the telephone book.

Can you look up the time for the next train to Nanjing?

*respect

They all looked up to him as their leader.

She looks up to me as her teacher.

*raise the eyes

I looked up and saw two beautiful kites in the sky.

*get better

The weather is looking up.

*rise

Prices are looking up.

7. work on/ work at

均可表示 “致力于, 從事于”, = be engaged in, 可以互換。但work at 更傾向于表示克服困難，解決難題；work on 則傾向于 “致力于創作或制造”。或者說 work on

指從事某方面或什么有關的工作；work at則指具體干什么工作。

It is said that he is working on/at a new novel.

All the people who work a newspaper must be able to work fast.

He likes to work at difficult problems in maths.

Then he started to work on the maths problem.

They will work on till sunset.

8. care for

1) like

I don’t care for the old man to be my waiter.

He doesn’t care much for music.

2) look after

Since then she cared for him as if he were her own son.

They decided to ask the old man to care for the young trees.

9. take photos of, take a photo of, take a picture/pictures of

I think we will take some nice pictures of this village.

They also took photos of the farmers at work.

*have one’s photo/picture taken

His elder sister had no photos of herself taken since then.

10. add

*join one thing to another

there is no more time left adding new stories.

The fire is going out, will you please add some wood?

If you add 5 to 5, you will get 10.

*= go on to say

“ I hope you will realize it one day.” He added.

I should like to add that we are pleased with the result.

She added that you should say sorry to this teacher.

*= increase

This trip of course will add to our store of information.

I believe that this visit will add greatly to our understanding of your country.

*add up; add up to

Please add all these figures and see how much we can get.

His whole education added up to no more than one year.

11. there is nothing left for adding new stories.

There is (no) … left for sth. /doing sth.

There is some time left for discussion.

There is a little money left for food/buying food.

There is no space left for the piano.

Step 6 Reading aloud

1. Play the tape of the passage for the Ss to listen and follow.

2. Ask the Ss to read the passage aloud.

Step 7 Activity

SB page 21, part 3. Read the instruction aloud to the students and check that they understand what to do. Point out that there are nine gaps and nine words. Do Number 1 with the whole class; let the students work in pairs. At the end check the answers with the whole class.

Step 8 Consolidation

1. Do the exercises.

2. The general idea of the passage.

3. Homework .

Lesson 15

Step 1 Revision

2. Check the homework exercises.

1. Get the students to retell the passage, without looking at their books.

Step 2 Presentation for reading

T: What was the name of the newspaper that Betty and Zhou Lan were reading?

Today we are going to read a text about the newspaper China Daily. Read the passage quickly to find out the answer to the question: Why does the student Sun Yao enjoy reading China Daily?

Step 3 Reading and language points

1. Let the Ss read the passage and answer some questions.

2. Deal with the language problems.

( Lesson 14)