Reading(1)：The UN—bringing everyone closer together优质课一等奖

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Reading1 【设计思想】

This unit introduces and develops the theme of helping people around the world. The reading passage here is a speech given by a successful businesswoman about her work as a UN Goodwill Ambassador. Students are presented with a brief but clear introduction to the United Nations and some general information about the work and responsibility of a UN Goodwill Ambassador. Students are expected to gain some knowledge about the United Nations, practice and reinforce their reading skills and improve their overall ability by participating in the activities. The Reading strategy in this unit teaches students how to understand a speaker’s attitude during a speech. 【教学目标】

After learning Task, the students will be able to: 1. Introduce the UN and its principles and goals to other people and understand the necessity of the existence of the UN; 2. Be well aware that it’s everyone’s responsibility to help people in need around the world. 3. Put the skill how to understand a speaker’s attitude during a speech into practice. 【重点难点】

教学重点：提高学生的信息搜索能力以及关键信息的概括能力。

教学难点：限定时间内完成信息的概括；对演讲类文章演讲人情感的把握。

【教学环节】

Step 1

Brainstorming

Discussion and presentation

How much do you know about the UN? Ask some students to share what they know about the UN and then summarize the information. A short video from the Secretary-General of the UN, António Guterres will be shown to the students. Some pictures about the UN headquarter are also presented to students. Step 2

Fast reading Task 1

Fast reading for general ideas Go through the passage as quickly as possible and divide the text into several parts and try to find the main idea of each part.

Part 1

(paragraph 1)

Beginning

Part 2

(paragraph 2-3)

Brief introduction of ______ Part 3

(paragraph 4-5)

Working as a UN

Part 4

(paragraph 6)

the UN helps solve

Step 3

Detailed-reading Task 2

Acquire information about the UN

(fill the tables or answer questions) 1.The United Nations (Para1-2) When it was set up

Countries in the UN Its four main purposes

After the Second World War in________ (originally) _____countries

(recently) _____countries 1. to keep international______ 2. to develop friendly____________among nations

3. to cooperate in solving international ______and in promoting respect for __________ 4. to be a _______for organizing the actions or work of different nations

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2.The United Nations (Para 3/6) The United Nations

Problems it deals with

Goals it promises to achieve by 2015 1. Helps end_______ 2. Assists the ______of wars and disasters;

3. Protects____________ 4. Improves_____________ 5. helps with other problems such as

lack of ________, lack of food,______, ________and disease _____goals, one of which is to ensure that _________________is available to everyone and another is that all children_______________________

Task 3

Acquire information about the UN Goodwill Ambassador

3. Read

para4-5 Who

What to do

How to help

Visits to Africa

Step 4

Further understanding To understand a speaker’s attitude. Ask students to find more sentences to express the writer’s attitudes in the passage.

Positive

Negative Step 5

Consolidation Practice 1. Retelling When it was set up:

Countries in the UN: Its four main purposes:

Problems it deals with: Goals to be achieved by 2015: 2. Consolidation: Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the reading material Tang Ning is a UN Goodwill A__________.In her speech about the work she has been doing ,she first tells something about the UN.The UN o_______programmes to help people all over the world.The UN is based on a charter with four main p_______:to keep international p_______;to d_______friendly relationships among nations;to c__________in solving International problems and in promoting r______for human rights;and to be a c______for organizing the actions or work of different nations.

The organization is i_______in peacekeeping operations to help end world’s c_______.With The help of armies and other organizations,it a_______the victims of wars and disasters.Besides,it helps p______human rights and works to i______ international laws.It also helps with other problem such as l____of education and food,p______,disasters and disease.By the year 2015, it’ll m____eight goals.One of them is to e_____that fresh 第

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drinking water is a_______to everyone.Another is to ensure all children c_______primary education. Tang Ning has visited many countries in A____. When she visits those countries,the television and p_____ will record her visits.This helps increase people’s a________ of the work of the UN.It will also d_____local people’s attention to some problems.

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