1、 Reading newspapersBy Zeng Xiaoting From Yangzheng Middle School1. The newspaper used: Issue 27 and 28, Senior 2 edition.2. Learning Objectives: To learn how to read a newspaper (what columns it contains, how it is arranged etc.).To learn to analyze the structure of a passage in the newspaper.To pra
2、ctise using some important reading strategies. To express themselves when given a certain topic.3. Teaching Aims: To show the Ss the importance of reading newspapers in our life as well asin learning a foreign language.To raise students interest in reading a newspaper.To let the Ss come to realize w
3、hat to expect of a newspaper and how to read it. To help students to form proper habits when reading a newspaper. To help Ss to better understand different reading skills -skimming, scanning, and so on.To help Ss to use proper reading strategies while reading.4. Possible problems: Some students may
4、not be quite familiar with a newspaper in totally English.Some students may be quite slow in reading.Some students may be shy because they are short of time to get well prepared.5. Teaching procedures:Step 1 lead-in ( brain- storming) T：We began to use Teens at the beginning of this semester. Think
5、about the pages in the newspaper. Whats in our English newspaper?S: frontpage, science life, sports and leisure, entertainment, news, etc.Step 2 warm-up （extensive reading） Enjoy part of the movie, the scene mentioned in the passage.Step 3 Fast Reading: What is special about the movie Slumdog Millio
6、naire? The movie took the most Oscars in Hollywood last. It has won eight awards including best picture and best director What is the movie mainly about?The movie follows the life of an 18-year-old boy whos grown up in the slums of Mumbai India. The boy ends up winning money and love when he makes i
7、t onto a popular TV game show. In which country is the story set? Its set in the poor and brutal society of one of Mumbais slums, India.Then help student to analyze the structure of the passage.1. its success in Hollywood2. the story of the movie3. Indias opinion Can any of you tell me how the autho
8、r arrange the passage? 1. Its success in Hollywood (paragraph_) 2. the story of the movie (paragraph_) 3. Indias opinion (paragraph_)Step 3 Intensive Reading Structure DetailsSuccess inHollywood (Para_ )It took the most _ in Hollywood and won _ awards.About the story (Para _ )It follows the life of
9、an 18-year-old boy whos grown up in the_ of Mumbai and ends up winning _ and _.The Indians opinion (Para _-Para _)They think the movie portrayed India as a _ land.They are unhappy with the title. They dont like others calling them “_”.Language points:1. star: n think over in order to decide 讨论， 或仔细考
10、虑We are just debating about what to do next.（讨论下一步怎么办）Im debating about where to go on holiday. （琢磨着去哪度假）4chase v. (- after sth/sb ) to run/ rush/ hurry 追赶，追求Eg: The kids like chasing each other around the kitchen table. 围着餐桌追赶。5tailor n. 裁缝 描述The book portrayed his personal experience.这本书描绘了他的个人经历。
11、2).扮演He portrayed Napoleon in the play.他在戏里扮演拿破仑。词性转换: portrayal / portrait (n.)Step 4 DiscussionIf you were the boy in the movie, who wins the 20 million, what would you use the money for？ Step 5 Reading Strategies :Analysis the steps of some important reading strategies and use them to read about
12、another passage in another newspaper- Dickens survives on TV. ( P5, in Issue 28 ) Before reading, look at the title, pictures and the first couple of lines to help you predict what kind of text it is and what it is about. Read the text to get the general idea. Ignore the words you dont know. Match t
13、opics with paragraphs to help you better understand the structure of the text. Pay attention to the first sentence of each paragraph as it is often the key sentence of the paragraph. Identify the important words and underline them. Try to decide the part of speech and guess its meaning. Check the co
14、ntext to see if the meaning fits.( eg. portray, tailor,chase) Now use a dictionary to check the exact meaning of the word.Step 6 Application of the strategiesChoose the key sentence of each paragraph: From Dickens Survive on TV Para1: Television, however, has rescued this great English writer from d
15、isappearing in the modern age. Para2: In the UK for several years, Dickenss novels have been turned into exciting television dramas. Para 3: There are, however, some differences between the books and television dramas. Para 4: Some television dramas have also slightly changed Dickenss female charact
16、ers to make them more acceptable to a modern audience. Para 5: Several TV critics have argued that Dickenss stories are actually better suited to television than they are being read as books.Step 7 Online Test homework Watch the movie Slumdog Millionaire this weekend. And writer a film review, talking about: The music , The picture the performance of the hero and the heroine. Or anything else you like
