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Module 6 Unit 3 Task学校 大江中学 姓名 高轶Teaching aims:1. Through a series of activities, help to practise students skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.2. In Step 1, by listening, enable students to find out about problems and causes.3. In Step 2, by introducing different sentence structures while discussing in groups, help students to make suggestions for the poor children in northern Thailand.4. In Step3, this part is mainly about writing a proposal based on the information on what they can do for those poor children.Teaching Approaches:Task-based approachesForm of Activities:Individual, pair or group work and topic discussions.Teaching Aids:The multimedia and the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Skills building 1: Listening for specifics While listening, students should know how to listen for problems and the causes of the problems. Tell the students that we always pay more attention to some specific information. And then the teacher will ask students to find out what should be seized while listening to a news report. Then summarize what has been talked about. Tell students to focus on the problems and causes of them. 1. Discussion: If we want to know what the problem is when we are listening to a news report, what phrases or sentences should we pay special attention to? Problems: As you can see The result is As a result, As I said earlier and so This means A common problem is that 2. Discussion: If we want to know what has caused the problem when we are listening to a news report, what should we pay special attention to?Causes: This is because Unfortunately because because of as Step 1 Finding out about problems1. Let students read the guidelines in this part to find out what they will have to do, this is, what they will listen for.2. Listen to part A, and tell the students to find out as much information as possible to fill in the problems and the causes, but not all the information is included in the recording. For more information, they can read Part C3. Listen to the second part of the report and complete the table on page 59.4. Have students read the report in Part C. Ask them to read for other information needed to finish the two tables. Listening Answers: Part A: (1) no running water (3) no money (4) few clothes or furniture (5) no electricity (6) forest has been cut down Part B: (1) poverty (2) many children, especially girls, do not go to school (4) all farming is done by hand (5) small amount of land and water available (6) children have poor diets (7) children do not grow properly (8) many of the childrens parents have died of AIDS (9) grandparents have to bring up children (10) grandparents are old and poor Part C: A (2) repairing of pumps takes several days B (3) not enough moneySkills building 2: Discussing in groupsBy introducing different sentence structures while discussing in groups, help students to make suggestions for the poor children in northern Thailand.1. Making suggestionsI think it would be a good idea toI would like to suggest thatIt would be a good idea if we could1. Asking for opinionsWhat do you think? Does anyone else have any suggestions?Can you suggest anything else?2. Expressing agreement / disagreementI agree / disagree becauseThats a great idea, butIm sorry but I dont think that would work because Unfortunately, I dont think that will work.3. Making conclusionsSo to summarize, our group has decided toIn conclusion, we have decided toStep2: making suggestions1. Have students read the instructions and make sure they know what they are going to do. Divide students into small groups and discuss what other ways they think of to help these children. Ask them to use the sentence structures in Skills building 2 to give suggestions , and express agreement / disagreement.2. While discussing, one group member should take notes, and another member should be chosen to report what has been written to help those poor children. Discussion: What can we do to help the poor children in northern Thailand? We can raise some money for them. donate pocket money. give away some books. give them some clothes.Skills building 3: Composing a proposal Help students to read the six points in this part. They will learn what components will be included in a proposal. Make sure what students should do when writing a proposal. Step 3. composing a proposal Students will be asked to write a proposal to UNICEF about how to help the hill tribe children in northern Thailand with the information they have learnt in steps 1 and 2.1. Help students form different groups to discuss the answers based on the previous information.2. Have students write the proposal and ask each group to present theirs to let others share their opinions.Possible example: Title: Helping the hill tribe children in northern Thailand Group members: (Students own names) Introduction: We have been researching the problems faced by the children in northern Thailand. There are many villages in northern Thailand where children do not have books. Their classrooms have no roofs. Many girls cannot go to school.Our group would like to help them. Proposal: We would like to help the children by: 1. donating the money collected from the students and teachers in our school 2. donating English books collected from the students in our school 3. donating clothes collected from the students in our school Writing a letter to them to tell them that we want to do what we can to help them Benefits: Helping the hill tribe children in northern Thailand to go to school and live a better life. Helping us recognize that there are many people in the world that need help. We would be pleased if you would approve our proposal. If you require any further information, please contact us. Our contact details are: (Students school address).Language points:1. face (v.) 面对，面向 The terrace faces towards the sea/faces south.Their houses face each other across the street. 面临问题，（问题等）逼近 Passengers could face long delays. This is one of the many problems faced by working mothers. Youre faced with a very difficult choice there. 正视（问题） I think Phil has to face the fact that she no longer loves him. We have to face facts hereWe simply dont have enough money. He is dying but he refuses to face the truth. face up to sth. 敢于面对，勇于正视（困难或不快之事）She is going to have to face up to the fact that hes not going to marry her. face-to-face 面对面Weve spoken on the phone but never face-to-face.She came face-to-face with the gunman as he strode into the playground. to sbs face 当着某人的面 If you got something to say, say it to my face. in the face of 面对She left home in the face of strong opposition from her parents.高考链接： （1） _ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time. A. Faced B. Face C. Facing D. To face （2）_ with a difficult situation, Arnold decide to ask his boss for advice. A. To face B. Having faced C. Faced D. Facing Answers: AC2. break down 机器出故障，汽车抛锚 Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road. 精神崩溃 When we gave her the bad news, she broke down and cried. 计划等失败 break的常用短语： break away 逃脱，脱离 (from) break in 强行闯入，打断 break into 强行闯入 break off 折断；中断，停顿 break out 爆发，突然开始 break through 突破 break up 粉碎；结束；解散，（与某人）分手eg: He grabbed her, but she managed to break away. The burglars broke in through the kitchen window. My car has been broken into twice this month. As she was talking, he suddenly broke in, saying, “Thats a lie.” War broke out in 1914. Fighting has broken out all over the city. He broke off a piece of chocolate. She broke off in the middle of a sentence. Protesters broke through the barriers. Shes just broken up with her boyfriend. We broke up for the holidays in June.高考链接： （1）News reports say peace talks between the two countries _ with no agreement reached. A. have broken down B. have broken out C. have broken in D. have broken up （2）The computer system suddenly _ while he was searching for information on the Internet. A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in （3）I was still sleeping when the fire _, and then it spread quickly. A. broke out B. put out C. came out D. got out （4）Were trying to ring you back, Bryan, but we think we _ your number incorrectly. A. looked up B. took down C. worked out D. brought about Answers: AAAB3. means C 方法 They had no means of communication. We need to find some other means of transportation. We must use every means at our disposal. There is no means of tracing the debt at all. The family had no means of support(= way of getting money).means的常用短语: by all means 当然可以eg: “May I borrow this book?” “By all means.” by no means 决不eg: It is by no means certain that we will finish the project by June. This isnt the last we will hear of it by any means. by means of 借助手段，依靠方法eg: She tried to explain by means of sign language.高考链接： Ive tried very hard to improve my English. But by no means _ with my progress. A. the teacher is not satisfied B. is the teacher not satisfied C. the teacher is satisfied D. is the teacher satisfied Answer: DExercises:单项填空1. We to have you here tonight. Thank you and it is for me to be invited.A. honor; honorable B. honor; an honor C. are honored; honorable D. are honored; an honor2. Though money, his parents still managed to send him to university. A. lacked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in3. This event not only promoted of world hunger, but also raised lot of money to help starving children. A information B. knowledge C. instruction D. awareness4. If I am not when you phone, ask for my brother. A. available B. able C. spare D. busy5. Do you really want to go out? It may rain. , I shall go out; I dont mind the rain. A. Anyway B. Otherwise C. Somehow D. Somewhat6. They take little interest in a far from their homes and from their everyday problems. A. debate; far B. conflict; remote C. fight; distant D. discussion; away7. Does it make any whether we leave at 9:00 or at 10:00? A. difference B. time C. way D. sense8. The lock in my bag me of not locking my closet. A. recalled B. remembered C. reminded D. told9. Its sparing yourself some time to do physical exercise under such considerable learning pressure. A. very worth B. well worthy of C. well worth D. much worth10. _ environmental damage is done, it will take many years for the ecosystem to recover. A. If only B. Even if C. While D. Once11. the occasional visit, what else does Alan do for his kids? A. Except B. In spite of C. Apart from D. Beside12. Good ways of doing things mean saving time, and it is important for us to find them. A. meanwhile B. otherwise C. however D. therefore13. It was foolish of him to his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished. A. refer to B. stick to C. come to D. turn to 14. As civilization , more and more people have realized the importance of preserving rare animals from extinction. A. stretches B. expands C. extends D. spreads 15. Changes are being introduced to make the department . A. operating quickly B. going quickly C. operate more efficiently D. go more efficiently任务型阅读The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illnesses is not a new discovery. In 1945, about 60 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates(硝酸盐), commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives(添加剂), caused cancer. Yet, these additives which cause cancer remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on