冀教版英语必修5 Unit 6 Teenagers and Television.doc

Unit 6 Teenagers and Television Period One Teaching aims: 1. Master some words , useful phrase and sentence patterns. 2. Students will look at the place of television in their lives in North America. Important and difficult points: 1. Words: current, soap, opera, suspension, raise, harmful, chapter, committed, leave out, agree on, in any way, miss out. 2. I don’t know what it’s like to have to deal with problems of …,but I do know what it’s like to have to deal with problems and issues at high school. Teaching procedures: Step 1. Lead-in Look at the picture. I am a TV. Do you like me? Today we are going to learn Unit 6 Teenagers and Television. Free talk: In this part, students are encouraged to discuss these questions with their partners. Before you read: 1. Do you enjoy watching TV as North American teenagers do? Why or why not? 2. What are some positive and negative things about TV? Step 2. Fast Reading Read the passage as fast as you can.(7’) True or false: 1. Teenagers spend on average between21~27 hours watching TV per day. F 2. Teenagers watch so much TV due to a lack of options in Mary’s opinion. T 3. Teenagers watch TV in order to study something. F 4. Adults watch sitcoms, with teenagers as the main characters. F 5. Mary thinks she can deal with problems and issues at high school through TV. F 6. TV has a positive influence on our lives. T Step 3. Careful Reading According to the questions of the teacher asked and fill in the answer that every student’s response. Question 1 ?Don’t have as much freedom as adults Mary Q2 keep teenagers informed about all the latest trends and fashion Jenny Q3 Teenagers have teenagers as the main characters Adults like TV programs with adults as the main characters Jim Q4 be close to teenagers’ lives and living experience Jim Q5 Sesame Street Peter Q6 Hard to get homework done Miss out on things Friendship isn’t real Jenny Tom At the same time, the teacher ask that the bad effects of TV are pointed out in the tex