unit2 news mediabehind the headlins教案

1. revise what was talked about news media in the last lesson
2. lead in to the new passage
t: well, you’ve learned something about news media. there are several kinds of news media, right? can you tell me what they are? (ss respond) yeah, radio, tv programmes, magazines, newspapers, a website, and so on.
t: good! all these news media help us learn about the world around us. which of then do you think is more convenient and cheaper? (ss respond) do you agree that newspapers are more convenient and cheaper? we and just put a newspaper in our bag and take it everywhere,; we can read it when waiting for a bus…(ss respond)
t: and which kinds of newspapers do you often read? (ss respond.) the people’s daily, the chinese youth daily, guangzhou daily, and so on.
t: now, look at this! in a newspaper, what do we call this, the heading printed in large letters? (ss respond) right! we call it a headline. and the headlines refer to the news or the main points of news. and who write the news we read in these newspapers? (ss respond.)  yeah, very good! journalists or reporters. and how is the news made and written? anyone who knows? nobody? well, it doesn’t matter. today, we will learn a new passage about reporters and newspapers. two of china’s many talented journalists were asked to help us know about their work and how the news is made and written.
step 3: pre-reading and fast reading           (7 mins)
1. ss guess the questions in the pre-reading from the title and the three pictures.
2. ss read the text quickly to see whether they have guessed the right answer.
t: ok, turn to page11. let’s come to the new lesson “behind the headlines”. in the pre-reading, there are six questions, see it? now, look at the title of the passage and the three pictures try to guess which of the above six questions the text will answer. you can discuss with your partner. a minute for you.
  (a minute later.)
t: stop discussing, please! what is your opinion? (s1 responds.) different opinions? (s2 responds.) thanks for your opinions!
t: all right! now please read the text quickly and find out the right answer. let’s see whether you have guessed it right or not. i will give you tow minutes. just glance over the text and get the main idea, you don’t need to understand every word of it.
(two minutes later.)
t: ok, stop here! have you find the right answer? (ss respond.) right, the first one and the last one. “how does a reporter decide what to write?” “how de newspapers help us understand the world?”