北师大版英语高一下必修四Unit11：Lesson1教学指导

Unit 11《The Media》Lesson1 World New教学指导

Objectives

■ To practise using the Passive.

■ To practise identifying the type of newspaper an article is from.

■ To talk about what is in the news.

Resources used

World map (Before you start), Grammar Summary 5, a selection of the day's newspapers (in Chinese).

Possible problem

Students should have no great difficulties with the form of the Passive, but need to be aware that the Passive is used more in English than in other languages (which use other

impersonal structures instead).

Background

Montserrat (population about 15,000) is a British colony in the Caribbean. Its capital and main port is Plymouth. It is a

mountainous island with active volcanoes. In 1997 there was a major volcanic eruption in the south of the island and most of the inhabitants had to be evacuated.

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