Teaching Aims:

1. To train the students’ ability of listening and writing.

2. To practice writing a report for a programme on short-sightedness.

Teaching procedure:

Step 1 Brainstorming

1. Do you often watch English news on TV?

2. How much can you understand?

3. What problems do you have in listening to the news about current affairs or situations?

Skills building 1: listening for current situation

If you are listening to a TV report about a current situation, you will need to listen for the following:

1. The current situation (This may be a problem)

2. An explanation of the situation (this may include facts and figures to support the explanation, and probably a definition of the topic)

3. Reasons why the situation exists.

4. How the situation can be recognized and the problems solved.

You will also think about the following:

1).Why do you need to understand the information?

2).How will you use the information?

3).Will need to change the information or will use it as it is?

Step2. Completing notes

A: Listen to a TV programme and take notes to report on the current problems of short-sightedness, which is very common among Chinese teenagers today.

B: Read the following article, and then fill in the table with the measures this school is taking. Write the correct letters in the column on the left.

C: Listen to a radio announcement about what No.9 Secondary School has done to help protect students’ eyesight.

Skills building 2: interviewing someone

When you are conducting an interview, you need to structure and organize your interview and your questions in a certain way.

1. Introduce yourself and thank your guest for agreeing to be interviewed.

2. Say why you are doing the interview and what you want to find out.

3. Start to ask questions from general questions to more detailed questions.

Step3. Interviewing someone

1. Discuss solutions to protect eyesight.

1). Do eye exercises twice every day.

2). Do not read in bed or without good lighting.

3). Take some eyesight supplements such as Vitamins A, C and E.

2. You are interviewing a doctor about what parents and students can do to protect students’ eyesight. Do the interview with your partner according to the information on page 28.

Skills building 3: writing a radio script

When writing a script, you need to include:

1. Who you are

2. The subject

3. The opening

4. Explanation of what the topic is

5. Background information, including the current situation

6. Reference to other sources

7. Recommendations

8. Closing (thank people for listening)

Step4. Writing a report for the school radio station

Write a radio script for a programme on short-sightedness for your school radio station. Use the information in step 1 and 2 to help you.

Step5. Homework

1. Preview “Project”.

2. Write a report on short-sightedness.

Language Points:

1. current

adj. of the present time:

‘thou”這個詞現在不再使用了.

The word 'thou' (= you) is no longer in current use.

currently: adverb

他現在正在美國舉行會談.

He is currently having talks in the USA.

current affairs: plural noun

Political news about events happening now.

2. hold: v. [T not continuous] held, held

(1) to contain or be able to contain sth.:

現代電腦能夠容納大量的信息.

Modern computers can hold huge amounts of information.

(2) to take and keep sth. in your hand or arms:

我開門的時候你能拿一下包嗎?

Can you hold the bag while I open the door?

3. adjust (CHANGE) v. [T]

(1). to change sth. slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable:

如果椅子太高,你可以調整一下以來適應你.

If the chair is too high you can adjust it to suit you.

(2) to arrange your clothing to make yourself look tidy:

她整整襯衫,深吸一口氣,走進房間.

She adjusted her skirt, took a deep breath and walked into the room.

adjustable: adj. able to be changed to suit particular needs:

方向盤的高度是可以調整的.

The height of the steering wheel is adjustable.

adjustment n. [C or U] a small change:

她把攝象機的焦距進行了一些小小的調整.

She made a few minor adjustments to the focus of her camera.

4. certain: adj.

(1).having no doubt or knowing exactly that sth. is true, or known to be true, correct, exact or effective:

你完全肯定你給他們的號碼是對的嗎?

Are you absolutely certain (that) you gave them the right number?

你們應該確保每個人理解這些指示.

You should make certain (that) everyone understands the instructions.

(2) know/say for certain: to know or state sth. without doubt

我并不確切知道她是否會來.

I don't know for certain if she's coming.

(3) adj. [before noun] FORMAL named but neither famous nor known well:

我應該解釋一下,我和某一位Tom吃午飯的,不是這個Tom.

I had lunch today with a certain Tom not the Tom, I should explain.

make certain/sure of/that… to take action so that you are certain that sth. happens, is true, etc:

確保我們晚會有足夠的餓飲料.

Make certain (that) we have enough drink for the party.

查實會議的時間和地點.

Made sure of the time and the place of the meeting.

NOTE: some student=a certain student 某個學生

some students 一些學生 certain students 某些學生