TV programmes

Teaching aims

To practice the main language points of the context

Teaching focus

1. To practice the main language points of the context

2. To guess meaning from context

Difficultpoints

To learn some useful expressions and use them in different context

Teaching method

Free talk, Presentation, Practice, Consolidation.

Teaching procedures

The second preparing lessons

Step1 revision

1) Have a dictation.

1. a weekly round-up 2. up-to-date information 3. cover different sports 4. such as 5. be covered live 6. this coming Saturday 7. vote online for… 8. will be announced 9. send text messages to… 10. win two free concert tickets 11. murder in a country house 12. take a close look at the Asian tiger 13. face much danger 14. interview 15. presentation 16. director  17. dead 18. disappear 19. scene 20. attend

(2) Retell the passage one by one.

Step2 Step 2 Reading

Read the whole passage carefully, and then try to tell the students the TV guide with their own words.

Step 3 Practice

Which TV program is your favorite?

Can you choose to watch all your favorite TV programs?

There are four TV programs. Please recommend the most suitable Saturday TV programs to Millie and her friends according to their different demands

1. The best TV program for Millie is Murder in a Country House.

  (By inference, Millie cannot watch Tiger Watch, which starts at 10.30p.m.)

2. The best TV program for Simon is Sports World.

  (By inference, Simon cannot watch Beijing Music Awards, which ends at 10 p.m.)

3. The best TV program for Amy is Beijing Music Awards.

  (By inference, Amy cannot watch Sports World, which is shown in the morning.)

4. The best TV program for Andy is Tiger Watch.

  (By inference, Andy cannot watch Murder in a Country House, which ends at 9.30 p.m.)\

Step 4 Drills

Ask students to prepare a short passage, and then ask one of the students to recommend them a suitable TV programs.

Step 5 Reading and Explaining

1. director (n.) person in chare of a film, play, etc. who supervises and instructs the actors,

camera crew and other staff. e.g. john Woo is a famous Hong Kong film director.

2. live (adv.) broadcast directly from an actual performance without being edited. e.g. The charity show is being shown live on TV.

3. presentation (n.) ceremony where something is given or presented e.g. He received an award for his acting at the presentation in Shanghai.

4. round-up (n.) summary e.g. I like to watch the news round-up before I go to bed.

Step 6 Consolidation

Millie and Amy are talking about what they watched on TV last night. Complete their conversation using words from the box. Please note that some words will not be used in the dialogue.

Step5 Homework

Try to retell this article

(1) 当你看到Tiger Watch 这档节目时，你能领略印度风光。

You can see ____________ India while ____________ Tiger Watch.

(2) 你可能会发觉他有点紧张。

You may ____________ him ________________________.

(3) 他不介意坐在我旁边。

He doesn’t ________________________ next to ____________.

(4) 请密切关注大熊猫。 

Please ________________________ the pandas.

(5) 今天的报纸有很多最新的信息。

____________ newspaper ________________________ information

Teaching notes