Unit 4 TV programmes
tiger watch 10.30 p.m. – 11.30 p.m. about the life of asian tiger
step 3. listen& read
listen to the tape and read the passage after the tape, then identify statements of part c on page
63 as true or false.
1. sports world covers ice skating this week. (t)
(students need to work out this answer by inference. sports world covers different sports.
although ice skating is not given as one of the examples, it is also a kind of sport.)
2. sports world is interviewing famous basketball players this week . (f)
3. beijing music awards was recorded last month. (f) (it will be covered live.)
(tv programmes are “recorded” whereas films are “shot”. )
4. people have voted for beijing music awards on the internet. (t)
5. murder in a country house is a documentary. (f)
6. the actor in murder in a country house are superstars. (f) (they are all new.)
7. there are asian tigers in india. (t) \
8. animal lovers might find tiger watch a bit funny. (f)
( they might find it a bit disturbing.)
step 4. read & exercise
(1) read the pasage one by one, try to find out the meanings of the new words, such as round-up, up-to-date, etc. then finish the exercises of part b1 on page 62.
answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. b 7. a 8. c
(2) millie is thinking about which tv programme to watch. however she can’t remember all the information in the tv guide. help her fill in the blanks of part b2 on page 62. for weaker classes, write the words on the blackboard.
answers: 1. round-up 2. live 3. horror 4. mystries 5. scenes
step 5. read & retell
according to the key words and phrases, retell the tv guide.
sports world: round-up, up-to-date, cover, a bit boring
beijing music awards: live/laiv/, attend, vote..for, announce
murder in a country house: a horror film, direct/director, solve mysteries
tiger watch: documentary, find…a bit disturbing, nature habit.
step 6. consolidation
根據(jù)中文、英文釋義及所給單詞，用正確形式填空
1. there will be many ____________ (會見) with the chairperson this evening.
2. that ____________ (授予儀式) will be held tomorrow.
3. the headmaster was ____________ (not alive) last year.
4. he didn’t ____________ (take part in an event) at last.
5. the results were ____________ (announce) a moment ago.