World News Lesson One

Learning objectives   By the end of this lesson, you will be able to   1. know the structure of news report   2. use reading strategies to read news report.   3. report a piece of news.

1.Do you care about what happened in the world?

An earthquake hit Japan.

Oil price The oil price has been raised again!

2.Where can we get the news ？ In the newspaper

In the magazine

On TV

On the radio

On the Internet

British flag Olympic flag 1. Prediction: What’s the news about News 2 Headline (title)

Scanning  1.Go through “London wins” and fill in the blanks below.  2.Check if your prediction is correct.

Headline （ title) IntroductionWho when where what why Bodyreaction

IntroductionWho when where what why Bodyreaction London wins London 12:45(July6,2005) Singapore London’s name was announced by IOC It got the right to hold the Olympic Games

How were people reacting to this news? The news was being celebrated by crowds in the streets

Headline （ title) London wins IntroductionWhoLondon when12:45(July6,2005) whereSingapore what London’s name was announced by IOC why It got the right to hold Olympic Games Bodyreaction headline introduction body

The structure of a news report Headline Introduction Introduction body An inverted pyramid

Headline （ title) IntroductionWho when where what why Bodyreaction To predict what the news about To get main idea with 5W and 1H To know details

According to the table, write down the main idea of “ London wins ”  At 12:45July6,London was announced by IOC as the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Look at Ex.6 on page 23 and find out its main idea  On July four powerful bombs hit central London during this morning’s rush hour

Reading Strategies: Summarize the tips for reading news  1. predict through pictures and headlines 2.get the main idea in the introduction 3.get detailed information in the body

1st news Predict: What do you think the news is possibly about? It’s about a ________ whose main topic is about ______. meeting Africa

Task1:Read the news and choose its main idea  A. Reforms have been demanded from the whole world  B. In 2005, G8 will discuss Africa’s problems.  C. AIDS is a problem of great concern  D.G8 was formed by eight of the world’s wealthiest nations in 1998

. Task2: Read the first news quickly and match the headings with each paragraph..

Match a heading with each paragraph. Match a heading with each paragraph. Suggested solution — cancel the debt Suggested solution — cancel the debt What is G8 What is G8 A historical meeting to discuss the topic of Africa

Task3: Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks..

Africa on G8 Agenda When: ____________ Where: _________ Who: G8– ______________ —was formed by the world’s wealthiest nations in 1998 : France, US, UK, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and Russia. They meet every summer to ____________________ that concern the whole world. What: the topic of Africa _____________________ —a historical meeting of G8. Why: 1) ________________ in Africa: not enough water, clothing, housing, electricity or education; 2) ______ is another problem in Africa. How: 1) reforms _____________________ ; 2) the debt is expected to __________ ( the only way to _____________________ ). July 5th, 2005 Scotland the Group of eight discuss major problems will be discussed in detail widespread poverty AIDS have been demanded be canceled escape their painful pasts Reading for specific information Task 3

 Write a news report about a basketball match which includes information with 5W and 1H.  Report the news.

PRACTICE ： Discuss the following questions and report the news to the whole class. （ 10 minutes ） Time :April 14,2014,Place:playground) Class 9 Vs Class 10) 1.When and where was the final match held ?( Time :April 14,2014,Place:playground) 2.Which classes in Grade One took part in the final ? ( Class 9 Vs Class 10) 3.How was the match going ? 4.What was the result ? 5.Did you enjoy it ? 6.Why was the basketball match held ?

The Basketball Final Match Possible Vocabulary Possible Vocabulary 1. fierce adj. 激烈的 2. cheer sb. on 加油 3. champion n. 冠军 4. build up one’s body 5. enrich the campus life 丰富校园生活 丰富校园生活 Presentation

Homework Write a short piece of latest news that happened in our school