2019新人教高中英语必修一Unit4NaturalDisasters整单元公开课教案

2019新人教高中英语必修一Unit4NaturalDisasters整单元教案

2019新人教高中英语必修一

Unit4ListeningandSpeaking教案

Teachingaims:

1.Enablestudentstosummarizethemainideaoftheconversationand

practisethetipoflistening一listeningforkeywords.

2.Concludethemainpointsofanewsreport.

3.Analysethecommonexpressionsofanewsreport.

4.Reportanaturaldisaster.

Teachingkeypoints:

1.Helpstudentsgetfamiliarwithsomedifficultwordsbeforelistening.

2.Enlightenstudentstoreportnaturaldisastersinalogicalway.

Teachingdifficultpoints:

l.Dealwithsomedifficultwordsinlistening.

2.Enablestudentstoretellandreportthenaturaldisasters.

Teachingprocedures:

StepILead-in

Activity1Havestudentswatchavideoandwritedownthenamesofdisasters

theysee.

Suggestedanswers:tornado,tsunami,earthquake,flood

Activity?Helpstudentsgetmorefamiliarwithsomenewwordsbyaskingthe

question:Whatmayhappeninthesedisasters?

Suggestedanswers:Peoplemaybekilled.Homesmaybedamagedordestroyed.

Itwillcauseeconomylosses.Peoplewhosurvivemightsufferpsychologicalhurt.etc.

StepIIListening

ActivitylFirstListening

Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

Suggestedanswer:Fournewsreportsaboutnaturaldisasters:earthquake,flood,

tornado,landslide.

Activity?SecondListening

Circlethekeywordsinthequestionsbelowandwritethekindofinformation

theyreferto.Thenlistenagainandanswerthequestions.(红色为学生完成部分)

QuestionTypeofinformationAnswer

l.<^ha£)wasthe(^agnituj§>ofnumber7.8

theearthquakeinEcuador?

manypeopje>werenumberAbout230werekilledand

orfjnjure3jnEcuador?morethanl500wereinjured

3(^her§)arethefloods?placeCentralChina

4(^haj)aretherescueworkersactivityTheyareworkingdayand

andsoldiersdoinginthenighttomakesurethatpeople

flood-hitarea?aresafe.

5j^he$)didpeopleseethetimeAt9:25a.m.

tornadoinMemphis?

6A$hichbuildln^>wereplaceAlibraryandasupermarket

<^amageB>inSeoul?

7<^auseB)thelandslideinreasonByheavyrainthathasfallen

Seoul?overthelastweek.

TimePlaceDisasterDamageRescue

116AprilEcuadorearthquakeThedisasterdamagedVolunteersandrescue

manybuildings.Aboutworkersarehelpingthe

230peoplewerekilledsurvivors.

andthan1,500were

iniured.

2MaybeCentralfloodHomesandlandhaveRescueworkersand

daysChinabeendestroyed.Nosoldiersareworking

before27onehasbeenkilled.dayandnighttomake

Marchsurethatpeopleare

safe.Theyarealso

Bringingfoodandwater

tothosewhosehomes

werelostinthedisaster.

312AugustSoutherntornadoFourhomeswereThepoliceadvise

Memphisdestroyedandatleastavoidinnthnarea.

oonpersonhasdied.

4About12SeoullandslideNoonnwasinjured.A

Julylibrary,asupermarket,

Andseveralcarswere

damaged.

Discusswithyourpartnersabouttheanswerszsummarizethemainpointsofa

newsreportandtrytoreportthenewsaccordingtotheinformation.

Suggestedanswer:mainpointsofanewsreport:when,where,what,howand

whatmoretocome.

Activity4Fourthlistening

Newsreport1

It's17April.AstrongearthquakehitEcuadoryesterday.The

7.8-magnitudeearthquakedamagedmanybuildings,andabout230

peoplewerekilledandmorethan1,500wereinjured.Volunteersandrescueworkers

arehelpingthesurvivors.

Newsreport2

Goodevening.Todayis27March.thefloodsincentralChina.The

governmentishelpingmorethan12,000peopleinHunanandJiangxigetawayfrom

therisingwater.Homesandlandhavebeendestroyed,butnoonehasbeen

killed.Rescueworkersandsoldiersareworkingdayandnighttomakesurethat

peoplearesafe.Theyarealsobringingfoodandwatertothosewhosehomeswere

lostinthedisaster.

Newsreport3

Saturday12August.Atornadoinsouthern

Memphis.at9:25a.m.,thetornadodestroyedfourhomes.Apoliceofficer

tellsusthatatleastonepersonhasdied.Moretornadosarepossible,andthepolice

adviseavoidingthearea.

Newsreport4

AndinSeoul,alandslidedamagedalibraryandasupermarketinasouthern

neighbourhood.ThelandslidewascausedbytheheavyrainthathasfalleninSeoul

overthepastweek.thepolice,noonewasinjuredinthelandslide,but

severalcarsweredamaged.Thoseareforday21July.

Suggestedanswers:Goodmorning;earlyreportssaidthat;Morenewsabout;

Breakingnews;wasjustseen;Eyewitnessessaidthat;Accordingto;thetopnews

StepIIISpeaking

Havestudentsreadaboutthedisastersbelowandprepareashortnewsreport

ononeofthem.Remindthemtostartwiththemostimportantinformationandthen

providethedetails.

EarthquakeWildfireFlood

Wenchuan,ChinaAlberta,CanadaColombo,SriLanka

•14:28Mon-day,12May,Beganon1May,BeganinMay

,Magnitude7.8(8.0)•2400homesdestroyed•82killed,500,000affected

•Atleast8,500killed(by13,Almost88000people,Rescueteamsprovidedfood

May)evacuatedandwater

•Rescueworkers(medical,Hundredsoffirefighters,Shelterssetupbythe

teams,troops,volunteers,arrivedgovernment

etc.)organisedquickly•Planes,helicoptersusedto

fightthefire

•Nodeaths,noinjuries

Sample:

Goodmorning.Todayis1May.AhugeearthquakehitWenchuan,China

yesterdayafternoon.Ithaskilledatleast8500peoplebynow.Theearthquake

measured7.8ontheRichterscale.Injuredsurvivorshavebeenmovedtothesafety

byrescueworkers,includingmedicalworkers,troops,andvolunteers,whoorganised

quickly.

2019新人教高中英语必修一

Unit4ReadingandThinking教案

Teachingaims:

1.EnablestudentstolearnabouttheTangshanearthquake,summarizethemain

ideaandfigureoutthestructures

2.Identifythelanguagefeaturesofliteraryjournalismandthestructuresofthe

text.

3.Appreciatethefiguresofspeechandwritingskillsusedinthetext.

4.Graspandusesomewordsandphrasestodescribeanaturaldisaster,and

strengthentheawarenessofcopingwithdisasters.

Teachingkeypoints:

1.Guidestudentstobetterunderstandthelanguagefeaturesofliterary

journalismandthestructuresofthetext.

2.Helpstudentstofigureoutthewritingpurposeandemotionsexpressedin

thetext.

Teachingdifficultpoints:

1.Enablestudentstograspandusesomewordsandphrasestodescribea

naturaldisaster.

2.Guidestudentstoexplorethefiguresofspeechofthetext.

Teachingprocedures:

StepILead-in

Askstudentstodiscusswhatcanhappentoacityduringabigearthquake.Work

inpairs.

Suggestedanswer:

Acitycanbedamagedintheearthquake.Theelectricitycangodown.The

watercanbeunsafetodrink.Firescanstart.Peoplecanpanicorgetseverelyinjured.

Step团Prediction

AskstudentstolookatthetitleandphotoonPage50

andguesswhatthetextisabout.Thenanswerthefollowingquestions.

Questions:

l.What'sthetextmainlyabout

2.Whatdoesthewritermeanbythetitle（本题可留到最后解答）

Suggestedanswers:

l.Thetextismainlyaboutaterribleearthquake.2.Nightistimeforsleep.

Usuallyitshouldbesafeandquiet.Butatthatnight,theearthwasactiveand

everythingchanged.Thatwasasleeplessnight.

Step团Skimmingformaininformation

Activity1Readthepassagetojudgethetypeofwritingofthetextandhowthis

textisorganized.

Questions:

1.Whatisthetypeofwritingofthetext?

2.Howaretheeventsarranged

Activity2Readthetextcarefullyandthenwritedownthemainideaofeach

paragraph.

ParagraphLWarninRsi^nsbeforetheearthquake.

Paragraph2:________________________________

Paragraph3:________________________________

Paragraph4:________________________________

Paragraph5:________________________________

Suggestedanswers:

Activity1

l.Thetypeofwritingofthetextisliteraryjournal-ism,whichliesbetweennews

reportsandliteraryworks.

Literaryjournalismusuallydescribesrealhistoricaleventsandrealcharacters.

Theusageofthefiguresofspeechcanstimulatereaders'feelingsandthustouchthe

readers.

2.Thetextisorganizedinthechronological/timeorder.

Activity2

Paragraphl:Warningsignsbeforetheearthquake.

Paragraph2:Thehappeningofthebigearthquake.

Paragraph3:Theimmediateeffectsoftheearthquake.

Paragraph4:Therescuework.

Paragraph5:Therevivalofthecity.

StepIVScanningfordetails

Activity1ReadParagraphItoanswerthefollowingquestions.

Questions:

1.What'sthetopicsentenceofParagraph1?

2.Whatweresomeofthestrangethingshappeningbeforetheearthquake?

3.Whatwastheattitudeofthepeopleinthecitytowardsthosestrangethings?

Suggestedanswers:

1.StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.

2.

Inthefarmyardl.Dogsrefusedtogoinside

building

2.chickensandpigsweretoo

nervoustoeat

StrangeInthefield1.fishjumpedoutofthewater

thingswere2.Miceranoutofthefields

happeninglookingforplacestohide.

Inthevillagewells1.Thewaterroseandfell

2.Deepcracksappeared

3.Smellygascameoutofit

Inthesky1.brightlightswereseen

2.Loudnoiseswereheard

3.Butthecity'sonemillionpeopleignoredallthesignsandwereasleepas

usualthatnight.

ActivityaReadParagraph2toanswerthefollowingquestions.

Questions:

1.What'sthetopicsentenceofthisparagraph?

2.Whataboutthesupportingdetails?

3.Whatwasthepeople'sfeelingatthattime?

4.Guesswhattheword〃ruin"meansfromthecontext.

Suggestedanswers:

1.Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend.

2.Supportingdetails（红色部分为学生填写）

At3:42ameverythingbegantoshake.

11kilometresbelowthecity,oneofthegreatestearthquakesofthe20thcenturyhadbegun.

ItwasfeltinBeijing,whichismorethan150kilometresaway.

Nearly1/3ofthewholenationfeltit.

Ahugecrackthatwas8kilometreslongand30metreswidecutacrosshouses,roadsand

waterways.

Inlessthanoneminutealargecitylayinruins.

2/3ofthepeoplewholivedthereweredeadorinjured.

Thousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.

Morethan400,000ofpeoplewerekilledorbadlyinjured.

3.Peoplewereshockedatthattime.

4.Thisworddescribesthecitystraightaftertheearthquake.Inashorttime,a

lotofdamagewasdone,soitmustdescribeaplacethathasbeenbadlydamaged.

Activity3ReadParagraph3toanswerthefollowingquestions.

Questions：

1.What'sthetopicsentenceofthisparagraph?

2.Whataboutthesupportingdetails?

3.Whatwasthepeople'sfeelingatthattime?

Suggestedanswers:

1.Everywheresurvivorslooked,therewasnothingbutruins

2.

Supportingfactories,buildingsandhomes,hospitals,bricks

detailsbridges,railwaytracks

cows,pigs,chickens

Water,food,electricity

2.Peoplefelthopelessatthattime.

Activity4Readparagraph4toanswerthefollowingquestions

Questions:

1.What'sthetopicsentenceofthisparagraph?

2.Whataboutthesupportingdetails?

whowhatResult

/z

3.WhatdoesthewritermeanbySlowlyzthecitybegantobreatheagain”

Suggestedanswers:

1.Buthopewasnotlost.

2.

whowhatResult

soldiersdigoutthosewhowere

trappedandburythedead

doctorsandnursescametoprovidemedicalto

breathecarethecitybegantobreatheagain

workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivors

whosehomeshadbeen

destroyed

3.Thewritermeansthatthecitybegantofunctionagain,becausethe

earthquakehadstoppedpeopleandsup-pliesmovingabout,andsoitwaslikethe

citycouldn*tbreathe.

Activity5ReadParagraph5toanswerthefollowingquestions.

Questions:

1.What'sthetopicsentenceofthisparagraph?

2.WhatdoyouthinkhelpedintherevivalofTangshancity?

Suggestedanswers:

1.Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.

2.IthinktherevivalofTangshanwashelpedbythestrongsupportofthe

governmentandthepeoplewhoallworkedinunitytorebuildthecityevenbetter

thanbefore.

StepVReadingforlanguagefeaturesandwritingskills

Activity1Readthetextonceagainandfindoutthesentenceswherefiguresof

speechareusedandtheirfunction.

Activity2Figureoutthefunctionofthefigures.

Suggestedanswers:

Activity1

1.①Thenighttheearthdidn'tsleep.

②Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.(personifica-tion拟人；tomakethe

languagevividandexpressive,andresonatewithreaders)

2thewaterinthevillagewellsroseandfelljoseandfell,(repetition重复to

makethedescriptionmorevividandinvolvethereadersintheatmosphere)

3.Itseemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend!(exaggeration夸张toshow

thedestructionwasextremelysevere)

4.①Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves...(simile明喻tomake

thedescriptionmorevivid)

②Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.（metaphor暗喻）

Activity2

Toshowthedisastrousdestructionandsuffering;tomakethepassagetrueand

convincing.

Step团Discussion

Discussthefollowingquestions.Workinpairs.Questions:

Whatothercitiesortownshavegonethroughsimilarchanges?

Whatlessonscanwelearnfromtheseevents?

Suggestedanswers:

WenchuancountyandsomeothertownsnearWen-chuanhavethesimilar

experiences.Thesetownswerebuiltupfromtheruins.Aswellasdevelopingbetter

waystodetectandprepareforthesedisasters,wehavelearntthatactingquicklyand

inunityisthebestwaytogetoversuchdisasters.Thestrongsupportfromthe

governmentandpeoplearoundisalsoveryimportant.

Step团Homework

1.Summarizethepassage.

2.DosomeresearchonothernaturaldisastersbysurfingtheInternetandmake

areport.

2019新人教高中英语必修一

Unit4DiscoveringUsefulStructures教案

Teachingaims:

1.Enablestudentstoidentifyrestrictiverelativeclausesandexplorethe

structuresandthepragmaticfunctionofrestrictiverelativeclauses.

2.Sumuptheusageofrelativepronouns.

3.Userestrictiverelativeclausestodescribepicturesofdisasters.

Teachingkeypoints:

1.Guidestudentstounderstandthefunctionofrestrictiverelativeclausesin

enrichingthecontentofsentences,describingthecharacteristicsofthingsand

supplementinginformation.

2.Enlightenstudentstouserestrictiverelativeclausestodescribenatural

disastersvividly.

Teachingdifficultpoints:

Howtochoosesuitablerelativepronounstoexpressthemselves.

StepILead-in

Letstudentsreadafewsentencesandappreciatetherestrictiverelativeclauseby

answeringthefunctionofit.

“0〃comingbackafewdaysafterwards,!foundtheyhadchristened

him*Heathclifff:itwasthenameofasonwhodiedinchildhood,andithasservedhim

eversince,bothforChristianandsurname.M

Suggestedanswers:□theoriginofthenameDtheinfluenceonhispersonality

□toimplyhisdestiny

（设计意图本句摘自《呼啸山庄》第四章，通过限制性定语从句描写希斯克

利夫这个名字的由来，初步体会限制性定语从句的语言作用和功能，激起学生学

习的兴趣。）

Step□Mastertheusageofrestrictiverelativeclauses

Activity1Findandunderlinetherestrictiverelativeclausesinthesentences

below.Whatfunctiondotherestrictiverelativeclauseshave?

l.TheTangshanearthquakewasaterribleexperiencethatmygreat-grandma

cannotforget.

2.Thecouplewholivenexttousvolunteeredtohelpafterthevolcanoerupted.

3.Thesupplieswhichwereprovidedtothedisasterareawerecollectedfrom

aroundthecountry.

4.MrLiisanarchitectwhosedesignsforthenewtownhavewonpraise.

5.AdoctorwithwhomJamesusedtoworkdiedinthe2016earthquakein

Ecuador.

6.Thereweredeepcracksthatappearedinthewellwalls.

Suggestedanswers:

1.TheTangshanearthquakewasaterribleexperiencethatmygreat-grandma

cannotforget.

2.Thecouplewholivenexttousvolunteeredtohelpafterthevolcanoerupted.

3.Thesiwplieswhichwereprovidedtothedisasterareawerecollectedfrom

aroundthecountry.

4.MrLiisanarchitectwhosedesignsforthenewtownhavewonpraise.

5.AdoctorwithwhomJamesusedtoworkdiedinthe2016earthquakein

Ecuador.

6.Thereweredeepcracksthatappearedinthewellwalls.

限制性定语从句、先行词、关系词小结

口限制性定语从句是指在复合句中，修饰名词或代词的从句，充当形容词使

用。

□先行词被定语从句所修饰的名词或代词。口关系词（引导词）□引导定语

从句的词叫关系词，关系词分为关系代词和关系副词。

Activity2Discussingroupstouseatabletosummarizetheclassificationand

usagesofrestrictiverelativeclauses.

先行词作主语作宾语作定语

人

物

Suggestedanswers:

先行词作主语作宾语作定语

人who/thatwhom/thatwhose

物which/thatwhich/thatwhose

Activity3Completeeachsentencewithsuitablerelativepronouns.Then

translatethesentencesintoChinese.

1.Herearesomeofthepeoplehomesweredestroyedbythe

typhoon.

2.Theterribleshakingofthebuildingwokeupallthepeoplewere

asleep.

3.Thenextday,peopleputupsheltersintheopenairusing

anythingtheycouldfind.

4.Severaldayslater,mostofthebuildingshadbeendamagedbythe

hurricanewererepaired.

5.Theinjuredboymotherwaslostinthedisasterwastakentothe

hospital.

6.Thewomanwroteathank-youlettertothesoldierbyshewas

rescued.

7.Isthistheyoungboysavedseveralotherstudentstrappedunder

buildings?

Suggestedanswers:

1.whose2.who3.that4.that/which5.whose6.whom7.who/that

翻译

1.这些人的家园被台风摧毁了。

2.建筑物可怕的摇晃把人们从睡梦中惊醒。

3.第二天，人们用能找到的一切物品在空地上搭建起避难所。

4.几天以后，大多数被飓风破坏的建筑物得到了修缮。

5.那个母亲在灾难中失踪的受伤男孩被送去了医院。

6.这位女士给营救他的战士写了一封感谢信。

7.这就是那个从建筑物下面救出了好几位被困学生的男孩吗？

Step□Discussingroupstosummarizetheusageofrelativeclauses.

定语从句四步法□找出先行词是人还是物。□找出定语从句。

□确定关系词在从句中的成分。□确定关系词。

StepIVUserestrictiverelativeclausestodescribepicturesofdisasters.

Workwithapartner.Taketurnstoaskeachotheraboutthepictures.Make

sentenceswithrestrictiverelativeclausesusingthat,which,who,whose,orwhom.

Example:

A:Whafstherescueworkerdoing

B:She'sfeedingthebabywhosurvivedtheearthquake.

2019新人教高中英语必修一

Unit4ListeningandTalking教案

Teachingaims:

1.Enablestudentstosummarizethemainideaoftheconversationandsortout

measurestakenbefore,duringandafteranearthquake.

2.Reportsafetyinstructionsaccordingtodifferentdisasters.

3.Arousetheawarenessofdisasterprevention.

Teachingkeypoints:

1.Helpstudentsgetfamiliarwithsomedifficultwordsbeforelistening.

2.Enlightenstudentstogivesafetyinstructionsinalogicalway.

Teachingdifficultpoints:

1.ImprovetheirlisteninglevelindealingwithfastEnglishconversations.

2.Enablestudentstoexpresstheirownopinionsongivingsafetyinstructions.

Teachingprocedures

Step团Lead-in

Activity1Havestudentsingroupsprepareflashcardsbeforeclass,onwhichthe

typeofthenaturaldisastertheychooseandwaysforprotectionarewritten.Sharein

class.

Activity2Introducesomenewwordswithpictures:tap,pipe,whistle.

Suggestedanswers:

Thetypeofthedisaster:typhoon

Waystoprotectourselves:

Outdoors:!.Gototallbuilding

2.Don'tstandindangerousplaces.

Indoors:l.Closethedoorandwindows

2.Movefromtheoldhousetoasafeplace.

Step0Listening

Activity1Listeningforthemainidea

Whatisthemainideaoftheconversation?

Suggestedanswer:

MrsForsissharingwithsomestudentsaboutdifferentmeasurestaken

before,duringandafteranearthquake.

Activity2Listeningfordetails.

Listenagainandfindoutthefollowinginformation.

BeforeanearthquakeMakeasafetylistofwhattodo,wheretogo

andwhotocontact.

Duringanearthquake(inabuilding)Rememberto"drop,cover,andholdon〃.

Duringanearthquake(outdoors)Gotoa(n)openspaceawayfrom

buildings,trees,orpowerlines.

Afteranearthquake(ifyou'retrapped)Usea(n)cellphonetogethelp

Taponapipeorawallorwhistleforhelp.

Activity3Listeningforlanguageexpressions.Listenagainandfillintheblanks.

Student1:Sowhatshouldwedoifthere'sanearthquake?

MrsFors:/zdrop,cover;anclholdon".ontoyourhandsand

knees,coveryourheadwithyourhands,andfromglass,windows,or

anythingthatcouldfall.findcoverunderadeskortable.Holdontothe

deskortablesoitdoesn'tmoveawayfromyou.

Teacher:Whatshouldwedoifwe'reoutsidewhenanearthquakehappens?

MrsFors:anopenspaceawayfrombuildings,trees,orpowerlines.

Student2:Andwhataboutafteranearthquake?

MrsFors:Welljfyou'retrapped,useacellphonetocallortextfor

help.alsotaponapipeorawall,orwhistleforhelp.ThatwayLuckyandI

canfindyou.

Suggestedanswers:

Rememberto;Dropdown;stayaway;Youcould;Goto;youcan;Youcan

Step团Speaking

Reporttotheclassthesafetyinstructionsforacertainnaturaldisasterandthen

explainwhatemergencysuppliespeopleshouldkeeponhand.Thefollowing

instructionsandemergencysuppliesareforyourreferencezandyoucanaddmoreif

necessary.Payattentiontothelogicofyourreport.

First/Firstofall,youshould...

Staycalm.

Don'tdriveorwalkoutside.

Collectwaterandfoodifyoucan.

Coveryour...

Listentothenews.

Movetoasafeplace.

Finally,...

Callanemergencynumber.

Stayawayfrom...

Makesure...

Stayindoors.

Example:

Ifyoufindyourselfindangerfromaforestfire,firstofall,staycalm.Coveryour

facewith...Thengotoasaferplaceifyoucan...

Nowforouremergencysupplies,wewouldsuggestalwayshavingonhand

enoughwaterandfoodforthreedays,aradio...

2019新人教高中英语必修一

Unit4Readingforwriting教案

Teachingaims:

1.Enablestudentstogetthemainideaofthetextandidentifythetypeand

languagefeaturesofthetext.

2.Analysethesampleandsummarizethekeyelementsinwritingasummary.

3.Writeasummaryofthepassage"THENIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN'TSLEEP".

Teachingkeypoints:

1.Helpstudentsidentifythetypeandlanguagefeaturesofthetext.

2.Enablestudentstowriteasummary.

Teachingdifficultpoints:

1.Getstudentstoanalysethestructuresandlanguagefeaturesofthetext.

2.Enlightenstudentsonthekeystepsofwritingasummary.

Teachingprocedure

StepILead-in

WatchaclipfromuVideoTime”.Preparesomequestionsbeforewatching.

l.Whatisatsunami?Whatcausesit?

2.Whatdamagecanitcause?

Suggestedanswers:

1.Harborwave.ltiscausedbytheearthquake.

2.Itcancrashovereverythinginitsway,buildingsandevenawholecity.

Besidesjtcancausemanydeathstoo.

StepIIReading

Activity1Prediction

Lookatthepictureandtitlejnferthetypeofthetextandpredictwhatthetext

mightbeabout.Ifstudentscanrecognizethetextisanewsreport,thenaskthem

furtheraboutthekeypointsofanewsreport.

Suggestedanswers:

Itisanewsreport.ltmightbegoingtotalkabout