Lesson 40 The UN — The Power of Words教学实录及点评

Lesson40

The UN —

The Power of Words 教学设计

Teaching aims:

1.

To learn words and phrases about the UN e.g.

the United Nations (the UN) ; the Secretary-General

;the UN Security Council ;permanent member countries

2.

To learn about the functions of the UN 3.To be able to give a speech about preventing war

4. To value the importance of keeping peace[来源学_ Project

Content

Aims

Step1: Lead-in

Present Ss some pictures of different national flags; Present the emblem of the UN. Present pictures of headquarters of the UN;

Secretary-General; The UN Security Council; permanent members

To motivate the Ss to know about the UN

To get the general ideas of the UN

To know more about

the UN

Step2: Fast reading

①What does the UN help countries do?

②How many member states are there in the UN?

Teaching Step 3:listening

procedures Listen to passage and fill in the following form

the headquarters of the UN in_____________city the head of the UN __________ _________ the UN Security Council _______members Permanent members China,________,_______ The U.K , the U.S

Step4: Practice

1.

Competition: Check your memory:

Look at the screen, choose your favorite card and answer the questions. The quickest one in a certain time is the winner.

When was founded?

the UN How many members are there in the UN Security Council?

To arouse Ss’ interests and consolidate the information of the UN

How many member states are there in the UN? What are the permanent members? What’s in New York City? What’s the head of the UN called?

To lead Ss to read for specific 2.

Careful

reading：

Here is a speech that was given at a UN meeting. Read the speech and fill in the blanks with the words in the box. situation, agreement, satisfy, secretary information.

To get to Mr. President, Mr. ________, my fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour for me to stand here and speak to you all. We know this is no ordinary time for our people. Each of us comes here with our own problems. Sometimes we cannot reach

an ________. Sometimes the________ is very serious. And most of the time, we cannot ________everyone. But it is not impossible! We should work together to make the world a better place to live. More peace, less war! know the functions of the UN

3. Read the passage again and try to introduce the UN

4.Group work: Imagine you are representing China at the United Nations. Make suggestions about preventing war in your groups according to the mind-map.

To use the language they learnt in this lesson

To cultivate Ss’ creative ideas

Step5: progress :

Get ready for your speech: list the key words; draft; present in groups; present your speech in

class

Emotion promotion. To value the importance of keeping peace

1. Design a symbol about how the United Nations should work to prevent war. 2. Search more information about the UN and make a poster to introduce the functions of the UN