模块六 Unit 4 (Helping people around the world)

上海龙凤1314Period 4 Task

上海龙凤1314Teaching aims：

上海龙凤13141. Through a series of activities, help to practise students’ skills of listening,

speaking, reading and writing.

上海龙凤13142. In Step 1, by listening, enable students to find out about problems and causes.

3. In Step 2, by introducing different sentence structures while discussing in

groups, help students to make suggestions for the children in northern Thailand.

上海龙凤13144. In Step3, this part is mainly about writing a proposal based on the information

on what they can do for those poor children.

Teaching difficulties：

上海龙凤13141. To understand the problems and causes by listening

2. To make suggestions and write a proposal based on them

上海龙凤13143. To master the language points in this part

Teaching procedures:

上海龙凤1314Skills building 1: listening for problems and causes

上海龙凤1314Step 1 Lead-in

上海龙凤13141. Ask students to read the guideline on page 58 and then answer your question:

上海龙凤1314How should we listen for problems and the causes of the problems?

上海龙凤13142. Tell the students that we always pay more attention to some specific information.

上海龙凤1314And then ask students to find out what should be seized while listening to a news

report. Then summarize what has been talked about.

3. Tell students to focus on the problems and causes of them.

1. Problems:

As you can see…/The result is…/As a result, …/ As I said earlier…/ … and so…

This means…/ A common problem is that…

2. Causes:

This is because…/ Unfortunately…/ …because…/ …because of …/ … as …

上海龙凤1314Step 2 Listening

1. Listen to part A, and tell the students to find out as much information as

possible to fill in the problems and the causes, but not all the information is

included in the recording.

2. Listen to the second part of the report and find out as much information as

上海龙凤1314possible in the table on page 59.

上海龙凤1314Step 3 Reading

上海龙凤13141. Have students read Part C. Ask them to read for other information needed to

finish the two tables.

2. Talk about some language points in Part C.

Skills building 2: discussion in groups

Step 1 Lead-in

上海龙凤1314By introducing different sentence structures while discussing in groups, help

students to make suggestions for the poor children in northern Thailand.

上海龙凤13141. Making suggestions

I think it would be a good idea to…

上海龙凤1314I would like to suggest that…

It would be a good idea if we could…

上海龙凤13142. Asking for opinions

上海龙凤1314What do you think?

上海龙凤1314Does anyone else have any suggestions?

Can you suggest anything else?

上海龙凤13143. Expressing agreement / disagreement

上海龙凤1314I agree / disagree because…

上海龙凤1314That’s a great idea, but…

上海龙凤1314I’m sorry but I don’t think that would work because …

上海龙凤1314Unfortunately, I don’t think that will work.

上海龙凤13144. Making conclusions

So to summarize, our group has decided to…

上海龙凤1314In conclusion, we have decided to…

Step 2 Practice

1. Have students read the instructions and make sure they know what they are

going to do. Divide students into small groups and discuss what other ways

they think of to help these children. Ask them to use the sentence structures

上海龙凤1314in this part to give suggestions , and express agreement / disagreement.

上海龙凤13142. While discussing, one group member should take notes, and another member

上海龙凤1314should be chosen to report what has been written to help those poor children.

上海龙凤1314Skills building 3: writing a proposal

Step1 Lead-in

上海龙凤1314Help students to read the six points in this part. They will learn what components

上海龙凤1314will be included in a proposal. Make sure what students should do when writing

a proposal.

Step2 Practice

上海龙凤1314Students will be asked to write a proposal to UNICEF about how to help the hill

上海龙凤1314tribe children in Thailand with the information they have learnt in steps 1 and 2.

上海龙凤13141. Help students form different groups to discuss the answers based on the previous

information.

上海龙凤13142. Have students write the proposal and ask each group to present theirs to let others

上海龙凤1314share their opinions.

Step 3 Homework

Finish the exercises related to the task in the exercise book.

上海龙凤1314Exercises for students:

一、随堂练习

Listen to Part A and choose the correct phrase for each blank.

(1) A. no running water B. no fresh water C. no underground water

上海龙凤1314(3) A. no tool B. no mechanical equipment C. no fund

(4) A. little food B. few entertainments C. few clothes or furniture

(5) A. no electricity B. no firewood C. no repairman

(6) A. few forests B. no bus C. no boiled water

Listen to Part B and choose the correct phrase for each blank.

(1) A. lack of money B. lack of builders C. lack of materials

(2) A. Boys don’t go to school. B. Girls don’t go to school.

上海龙凤1314C. many children don’t go to school.

上海龙凤1314(4) A. All farming is done by hand. B. All housework is done by hand.

上海龙凤1314C. All cooking is done by hand.

(5) A. lack of land B. lack of water C. lack of land and water

上海龙凤1314(6) A. Adults have poor strength. B. Children have poor diets.

C. Old people have poor health.

(7) A. Children don’t grow properly. B. Children die of hunger.

C. Children die of AIDS.

上海龙凤1314(9) A. Grandparents die of sadness. B. No one takes care of children.

C. Grandparents have to bring up children.

上海龙凤1314(10) A. Grandparents are old and poor. B. Children become bad.

上海龙凤1314C. Parents’ love is irreplaceable.

上海龙凤1314Read Part C and complete the table in Part A and B.

Part A (2) __________________

Part B (3) __________________ (8) _________________

Recording after teaching: