The Second Period Reading (II)

Teaching goals教学目标

1. Target language目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

agenda, nation, political, widespread, poverty, electricity, AIDS, sex, administration, reform, demand, debt, belief, painful, host, announce, committee, distinction, application, pub, delighted, stand for

b. 重点句子

The G8 is made up of political leaders from... P22

It is going to be remembered as a historical meeting this year. P22

The news is being celebrated by crowds in the streets. P23

2. Ability goals能力目标

Enable the students to open their thoughts to the world news focus by talking about the news at the moment and reading more news in different parts of the world.

3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Let the Ss learn how to understand the key points in the news by reading and answering questions of these points; understand the passive sentences used in news in their reading.

Teaching important points 教学重点

Help the Ss understand the main ideas of the two pieces of news, meanings of the sentences, the connotations of the information they transfer and learn about news language characteristics by the text reading.

Teaching difficult points教学难点

Analysis the characteristics both in writing and language of the news; get the main idea of the news; guide the Ss to learn to dig the connotations of the information in news.

Teaching methods 教学方法

Fast reading, careful reading, analysis and summaries.