Lesson 1《World News》教案（北师大版必修4）.docVIP

Lesson 1 World News 教案 Objectives ■ To practise using the Passive. ■ To practise identifying the type of newspaper an article is from. ■ To talk about what is in the news. Resources used 　World map (Before you start), Grammar Summary 5, a selection of the day’s newspapers (in Chinese). Possible problem 　Students should have no great difficulties with the form of the Passive, but need to be aware that the Passive is used more in English than in other languages (which use other impersonal structures instead). Background 　Montserrat (population about 15,000) is a British colony in the Caribbean. Its capital and main port is Plymouth. It is a mountainous island with active volcanoes. In 1997 there was a major volcanic eruption in the south of the island and most of the inhabitants had to be evacuated. Routes through the material . If you are short of time, set some of the exercises for homework (e.g. Exercises 9) and omit Exercise 8. . If you have time, do the Options activities. . If you have two lessons for this unit, a suitable natural break is after Exercise 5. Language Power: pages 66-67. Mini-grammar: 11. Reading Before you start Exercise 1 ■ As a whole class, students discuss what areas of the world are in the news at the moment and why. If you have a large world map on the wall, have students come and point to the areas of the world they are talking about. Read to learn Exercise 2 ■ Students work individually answering the questions ■ They then compare their answers in pairs before checking them as a class. Answers 1 Because scientists believe there will soon be a large volcanic explosion in that area. 2 They were moving to a safe zone in the north of the island. 3 They are going to give financial help to the islanders. 4 Because the government should have acted sooner and also because the people are being evacuated to areas that are still dangerous. 5 It measured 6.3 magnitude. 6 China, Germany, Russia and Spain are involved. 7 B