剑桥商务英语》授课教案Unit5.docVIP

Unit 5 (a) Facts and figures I. Teaching Objectives: i. To enable Ss to describe trends ii. To practise reading for specific information iii. To review adjectives and adverbs II. Materials needed: None III. Teaching Process: i.Unit overview 稟n annual report Reading: Ss read extracts from the Millennium Annual Report and answer “Right, Wrong, Doesn’t say” comprehension questions. Speaking: Ss work in pairs and tell their partner what an annual report will contain. 稤escribing graphs: Reading: Ss match sentences abput Millennium with information in graph ang bar chart form. Vocabulary: Ss complete word faamilies: infinitive and past simple verb forms and nouns. Language focus: Ss review adjectives and adverbs describing degrees of change. Vocabulary: Ss complete gaps in two short texts about Millennium’s performance. Ss focus on prepositions used to describe change. Speaking: Ss work in pairs and take turns to describe a graph or draw their partner’s graph. (Activity Sheets on pages 125 and 129) 稴elf-study Vocabulary: Matching verbs and diagrams (verbs of movement). Language focus: Gap-fill exercise (prepositions). Vocabulary: Matcing exercises (compound nouns). Exam practice: Matching visuals dwith sentences. ii.Detailed study of this unit Step 1 An annual report Warmer: T introduces the idea of the annual report and elicits from Ss who the report is written for (shareholders), why (to inform shareholders of the financial situation—and hence to reassure /attract) and what type of information it contains (company activities and financial information such as the balance sheet and profit and loss account). T asks Ss to find something is satisfactory for the company (e.g. further steady growth in Britain), which is disappointing for the company (e.g. the effect of the strong pound on growth in Europe), which is a challenge for the company (e.g. changes in distribution). Ex.1 Reading Ss read the text for specific informa