Reading(1)：The UN—bringing everyone closer together教学实录与评析

Module 6 Unit 4 Reading (I) 学案

Learning aims: 1. To gain some information about the United Nations and about the work and responsibility of a UN Goodwill Ambassador. 2. To understand a speaker’s attitude during a speech.

Learning procedures: Step I

Skimming

1. Read the speech quickly and answer the following questions. 1)

Who is Tang Ning? _______________________________________________________________________________ 2)

How many countries belong to the UN?

_______________________________________________________________________________ 3)

Which countries has Tang Ning visited?

_______________________________________________________________________________ 2.Listen to the text and decide whether the sentence is TRUE or FALSE. 1) The UN was set up in 1945 by 57 countries. 2) The UN has five main functions. 3) The UN has a great influence on the lives of people everywhere. 4) Tang Ning gets paid for her work as an UN Goodwill Ambassador. 5) The UN helps people who suffer from hunger. 6) The UN has its own website. Step II

Scanning 1.Answer the questions according the text. 1) What is the UN? _______________________________________________________________________________ 2) How does Tang Ning feel about being a Goodwill Ambassador? _______________________________________________________________________________ 3) Where do the UN soldiers come from? _______________________________________________________________________________ 4) What kind of countries does Tang Ning visit? _______________________________________________________________________________ 5) What do the group of women in South Africa make?Why? _______________________________________________________________________________ 6) Apart from wars and conflicts, what other problems does the UN help with? _______________________________________________________________________________ 7) What are two of the UN’s development goals that it wants to meet by 2015? _______________________________________________________________________________ 2.Read the text carefully and choose the best answer to each question. 1)

The author’s purpose in writing the fifth paragraph is to show that_________. A.

the UN has helped many people worldwide through its programmes B.

the author has paid several visits to many African countries C.

people in Africa are suffering from starvation and diseases D.

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2)

Which of the following is TRUE of the UN? A.

It is setting up its own website. B.

It pays much attention to protecting weak groups. C.

It help solve any problem that occurs around the world. D.

It helps people mainly by providing them with materials and money. Step III

Consolidation Work in pairs. Fill in each blank with one word according to the text. The UN ------- bringing everyone closer together It’s an international organization (2) _________ of countries wanting to promote world peace. It has no army of its own, with soldiers (3) _________ from its members. It was set up in October 1945 by 51 countries. To keep international peace. To develop friendly relationships among nations. A brief (1)__________ To work together in solving international political (4)____________ of the UN conflicts and in promoting respect for human rights. To be a centre for (5) ____________ the nations or work of different nations. Development Now it has 192 countries in all. To make sure everyone gains (6) ________ to clean water. Two of the development goals To make sure complete primary education is (7) by 2015 __________ for each child. Visiting countries Making people (9) ______ of the UN’s work with the

where the UN has help of the television and press. programmes to help people, all (10) ____________ people working on the projects. being (8)____________ Making local people pay attention to the situation. work Nature Foundation The author’s job as a Goodwill Ambassador

Step IV

Homework 1. Relevant exercises in the Assessment book. 2. Preview the important language points in this period. 第2页

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