U2 Lesson 2 News from a School Broadcasting Station Teaching objectives:
To enable the students to do the following:
1. know the ways of broadcasting news from international, national and school. 2. know the ways of starting a news program, moving from one item to another, finishing a news program.
3. learn the gerund as subject and object Language points:
1. The Gerund as subject and object
2. Review the phrase ‘would rather…rather than…’ 3. Consider sth. / doing sth.
4. It’s time for …. First, news from…; Now, turning to …; Now for…; That’s all for the…, Join us again…
I. Warming up
1. 2. 3. 4.
What do the people in the pictures do? What are they doing?
Has … succeeded in the competition?
What’s … responsible for at the school broadcasting station?
II. Vocabulary teaching
1.architect n. 建筑师 architecture n. 建筑学 I like Greek architecture.
2.establish v. 建立，设立 3.succeed vi. success n. successful a.
succeed in doing sth.
fail v. / feil/ 在……失败 failure n. 4. competition n. ( with/ between/for)
compete v. a chess competition
competition n, 竞赛 contest competitive a. 竞争的 competitor n. 竞争者
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compete v. 竞争，比赛
5. rebuild recycle reduce reappear reuse retell redo, reopen, retell,
6. permanent a.永久的 a permanent job 固定的工作 a permanent address
7.of general interest 普遍感兴趣的 In his last book, we can find several topics of general interest. 8. consider v. 考虑；认为 I consider him a good architect. Please consider my suggestion.
9. fund v. 为……提供资金 The local government will fund this project.
The city government will increase the fund for culture , education and public health next year. 10. congratulation congratulate sb. on sth.
He congratulated himself on having survived the air-crash. 11. organization organize v. They organized a visit to the museum last …. 12. income c.u. He has a small yearly income.
I have no idea how much monthly income they get.
13. present v. 主持、展示、授予
a. 出席的、目前的 n.礼物 He presented his plan at the meeting.
The headmaster presented the winner with a gold medal. 14. classical a. 古典的，经典的 drama n. 戏， 剧本 15. information n, 信息 inform v. 通知
informative a, 提供信息的 16. present n. 礼物
present a. 目前的，出席，在场 present v. 赠送，提出
17. responsible a.负责任的; responsibly ad. 负责任的 responsibility n. 责任
18. It’s time for sth. It’s time to do sth.
It’s time for the English News Programme It’s time to get started. 20. say sth. in English write it in French 21.负责某事
be responsible for sth.
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take charge of sth. be in charge of sth. 22. education n, 教育
educational a.有教育意义的 educator n, 教育家 23. establish v. 创办，建立 set up build
Listen to the tape of the text and answer some questions:
Comprehension Check
1. What’s the news in our school English News Programme today? First, they reported two pieces of news from around the world. 2. What were they about?
The U. S. government has started planning to rebuild the World Trade Center towers, and Russia is planning to send a man to the moon by 2025 and to establish a permanent base there in a few years.
3. Are the Americans going to design the new towers themselves? No, A German architect will be responsible for the design. 4. How is Russia going to manage the space plan?
As the plan is expensive, it is looking for international help in funding the programme. 5. What national news did they report?
There will be a special radio programme for high school students next month, and an earthquake hit Xinjiang on February 24. 6. By the way, what’s the aim of the radio programme?
Improving students’ English speaking and writing abilities. 7. Is there any news about our school?
Yes. Our school debate team has won the championship of the City High School Students’ Debate Contest, and Zhang Yuancheng from Junior Two won first prize at the 21st National Mathematics Contest on Monday. 8. I must congratulate them. Succeeding in these important competitions is really a great honour for our school. Exactly. III. Pattern teaching
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1. A: Is becoming an architect your dream?
B: Yes. I enjoy designing new buildings. What about you?
A: I would rather become a space scientist. I prefer working in a space station to designing new buildings.
2. A: Is watching competitions your hobby?
B: Yes. I enjoy watching competitions. What about you?
A: I would rather take part in a competition. I prefer winning a competition to watching it. 3. A: Is preparing for the school debate contest your plan? B: Yes. I enjoy taking part in a debate. What about you?
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A: I would rather prepare for the school maths contest. I prefer entering for a maths contest to taking part in a debate.
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