Lesson 9 A news website is not as personal as a TV news show
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Topic Lesson 9 A news website is not as personal as a TV news show Teaching Contents 1.To learn new words:
media, up-to-date, updated, channel, ad, site, similar, comment,
disadvantage.
2.To read and understand the text, get the main idea and analyze
the paragraphs by answering some questions.
3.①To master the usage of comparisons about adj. (adv.) by
using as…as; not as (so)…as;
②too…to…
4.To retell the text and then write a similar report according to
the text.
Teaching Aims 1.To improve Ss’ reading comprehension abilities by using
reading skills and reading strategies.
2.To practice the structure “(not) as (so)…as” very well in
speaking and writing English.
3.To cultivate Ss’ interest in reading English.
Key points 1.To understand the text well and answer the questions.
2.To master the grammar---to compare the same kind of things
by using “(not) as …as”
Difficult Points 1.To analyze each paragraph and understand the text well.
2.To retell the text fluently.
Teaching Type New lesson
Teaching Methods Guiding and Finding, Aural-oral
Teaching Aids Courseware, recorder
Steps Teacher’s activities Student’s activites
Ⅰ. Leading in Ⅱ1.To ask two Ss to act out a
dialogue about news in
newspapers.
2.To ask Ss: where do you
often get news about what
is happening in our city,
our country or other
countries?
To show Ss TV news
video and the news
websites and ask them to
discuss: What are the
differences between news
on TV and news on the
S1…
S2…
S3…
To watch and discuss teacher’s
question.