Lesson 40 The UN — The Power of Words公开课教案

Lesson40 The UN — The Power of Words Title Lesson40 The UN — The Power of Words 1.

To learn words and phrases about the UN e.g. the United Nations (the Knowledge UN) ; the Secretary-General ;the UN Security Council ;permanent member countries Teaching aims Ability 2.

To learn about the functions of the UN 1. To be able to give a speech about preventing war Emotion Project To value the importance of keeping peace Content Aims To motivate the Ss to know about the UN Teaching procedures 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 Step2: Fast reading

①What does the UN help countries do? ②How many member states are there in the UN?

Step 3:listening 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.

To get the general ideas of the UN

To know more about the UN

To arouse Ss’

interests and consolidate the information of the UN

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When was the UN How many members are there in

founded?

the UN Security Council?

To lead Ss to read for How many member states What are the permanent members? specific are there in the UN? information. To get to know the functions What’s in New York What’s the head of the UN of City? called? the UN

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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

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!

To use the language they learnt in this lesson 3.

Group work: Imagine you are representing China at the United Nations.

Make suggestions about preventing war in your groups according to the To cultivate mind-map. Ss’ creative ideas

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

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Home- work Step5: progress :

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

Lesson40 The UN — The Power of Words

the headquarters of the UN the head of the UN Board Design the UN Security Council Permanent members

in New York city Secretary- General 193 members China, France, Russia The U.K , the U.S

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