牛津英语模块七Unit2 Task教案
Skills building 1: listening for current situations
In this part, you will learn to listen for a current situation, an explanation of the situation, why it exists, as well as how it can be recognized and the problems solved. You are expected to finish a note sheet with the skills learnt in this part. 1. I’d like to ask you some questions:
Do you often watch English news on TV? How much can you understand?
What problems do you have in listening to the news about current affairs or situations?
Let’s have a discussion about how to improve your listening ability.
2. Read the instructions on page 26. Make sure that you understand how to listen for current situations. You should know that it is important to identify the problem, the explanation, the reasons and the solutions in the report. Step 1: completing notes
You will listen to a TV programme and take notes to report on the current problem of short-sightedness, which is very common among Chinese teenagers today.
1. Make a survey of short-sightedness in class. You may focus on the following points: ? number of students who wear glasses
? comparison of the number to the last year’s figure reasons for the problem ? solutions to the problem
2. Listen to the tape and finish Part A on page 26.
Tapescript TV Reporter: Here I am in China, investigating a problem that is common among Chinese teenagers today. I am sure that you have noticed an increasing number of eye doctors in the streets. The reason for this is that the number of Chinese teenagers with short sightedness is increasing. According to the result of a national investigation into students’ health, 1 / 8
the short sightedness rate for Chinese primary school students is twenty-two point eight percent. Among junior high school students the number increases to fifty-five point two percent, and by the time students get to senior high school, seventy point three percent of them need to wear glasses. Figures in other cities show this increase. Let’s take Taiyuan in Shanxi Province for example. In two years the number of junior high school students with short-sightedness in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province increased from sixty-one point three to sixty-four point two percent, and for primary school students, the number increased from twenty-one point five to thirty-two percent. These high figures worry both teachers and doctors. But first, what exactly is short-sightedness? Short-sightedness is caused when the eye is unable to focus on distant objects. This results in an unclear image. Short-sightedness can usually be corrected with glasses or contact lenses, or, in some cases, with laser eye surgery. Contact lenses, which rest on the eye, and laser eye surgery, which changes the eye itself, both involve directly touching the eye. Therefore, it is recommended to wait until adulthood to get contact lenses or to have laser eye surgery because by then the eyes are less likely to change. The question is, why do so many children in China suffer from this problem? It is a question that I asked Dr Li, an expert on the problem. He said that many schools encouraged students to do a lot of reading as homework, but this is not actually the problem. The problem is that many students read in bed, and very often their rooms are not well-lit. He said there is growing concern, among teachers and doctors, at the number of children who are becoming short-sighted. Teachers and doctors think that parents and students need more information on the problem so that they understand how their eyes can be protected. The problems is that if the short-sightedness is not discovered and dealt with, then the children’s
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education can suffer because students usually fall behind with their school work when they can’t see things clearly. Besides, being short-sighted also means student are less likely to take part in sports and so their health is affected in some ways. Now let’s talk to another expert on the situation. Answers A (1) short-sightedness (2) increasing (3) 22.8 (4) 55.2 (5) 70.3 (6) 21.5 (7) 32 (8) 61.3 (9) 64.2 (10) distant (11) image (12) reading (13) bed (14) rooms (15) information (16) protected 3. Read the instructions of Part B on page 27. You will be divided into groups of four and finish the notes by putting the measures under the correct school. You may have a competition.
4. Read the instructions in Part B and finish the chart on page 27. You may work in pairs. Answers B No. 1 Secondary School f d a h j No. 9 Secondary School 5. Listen to the radio announcement in Part C and fill in the missing information in the table. Tapescript Announcer: No. 9 Secondary School was recently awarded a prize from the local health authority for the ways in which it is helping to protect students’ eyesight. Teachers have been trained and are looking out for students with eyesight problems. The school has advised students to do eye 3 / 8
exercises both at school and at home. He has also introduced adjustable chairs in the library to improve the way that students sit while reading. Less shiny paper has replaced the type of paper the school has been using so that students’ eyes won’t get tired too easily. Besides these changes, the school has also published a booklet to help parents see how they too can help protect their children’s eyesight. This includes advice that televisions should be at least two meters away from where their children are sitting, and that the light in the room should be on and the TV set should be at or below eye level so that children do not have to look upwards. The booklet also lists signs that suggest a child may have a problem with their eyes. They include rubbing eyes, frequent headaches and falling behind with school work. Well done, No. 9 Secondary School!
Answers C No. 1 Secondary School No. 9 Secondary School i e b j Skills building 2: interviewing someone
This part aims to help you conduct an interview. You will learn how to structure and organize your interview and questions.
1. Go over the instructions on top of page 28. Make sure you understand what each point is about. Make sentences after examples provided. You may discuss and suggest more ways to give self-introduction and to start to ask the questions.
2. Listen to an interview and pay attention to the language the interviewer and interviewee use. You will notice there are some sentences that have not been covered in this part. Write these sentences on the margin of your book and then use them in your own interview.
Step 2: interviewing a doctor
This part is designed to train your speaking skill. By interviewing a doctor, you will
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