1、英语牛津译林版选修6Unit 4同步精品系列教案（2）（Reading）Unit 4 ReadingTeaching aimThe reading text here is a speech given by a successful businessman 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 a
2、nd responsibility of a UN Goodwill Ambassador. Students are expected to gain some knowledge about the United Nations, practice and reinforce their reading skill and in improve their overall ability by participating in the activities. The Reading Strategy in this unit teaches students how to understa
3、nd a speakers attitude during a speech. Students are expected to put this skill into practice.Teaching tools Chalk, mediaTeaching procedures: 1. Lead-in Start the class with the following questions:Have you ever thought about the future?What do you want to be in the future?What do you think you shou
4、ld do to make your dream come true in the future?Which do you think will help you fulfill your dream, hard work, a good environment or both?Do you know that in other parts of the world, there are lots of children who are still struggling with starvation or war? Do you think that they have dreams as
5、well? What do you think they can do to realize their dreams?Have you ever thought about doing something for those children to help them realize their dreams? If you have, what would you do? Have students discuss and report their answers to the class. Help students understand that not everyone in the
6、 world has the same opportunities. It would be very hard for some people in poor areas to realize even a simple dream like having a warm bed to sleep in at night. Something should be done for those who are suffering a lot.2. Tell students that they are going to read a passage about a helpful woman w
7、ho has devoted lots of her energy and time to making the life of poor people better.Ask students what they can find by reading the title, and ask them to predict what may be covered in the passage that they are going to read.Today, we are going to read a passage entitled “The UN-bringing everyone cl
8、oser together”.What do you think of when you see the title? What do you think will be mentioned in the passage?3. Reading comprehension1. Ask students to go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find the answers to the three questions in Part A. Remind students only to focus on and a
9、nswer these questions. 2. Ask students to read the passage again and complete Parts C1 and C2 individually. Questions in part C1 are to check students reading comprehension and improve their ability to find specific information. Part C2 serves as a strengthening activity to let students decide wheth
10、er the statements are true or false according to the content of the passage. If time permits, you can ask students to either find the topic sentence of each paragraph of summarize the main idea in each paragraph while conducting Parts C1 and C2. After students finish the exercises, check the answers
11、 with the class.4. design a table to check the students reading comprehension about the UN.The United NationsWhen it was set upAfter the Second World War in October 1945Countries in the UNOriginally 51 countries Recently 191 countriesProblems it deals with Helps end some of the worlds most horrible
12、conflicts, assists the victims of wars and disasters; protect human rights; improves international laws; helps with other problems such as lack of education, lack of food, poverty, disasters and diseaseIts four main purposesTo keep international peace To develop friendly relationships among nations
13、To cooperate in solving international problems and in promoting respect for human rightsTo be a centre for organizing the actions or work of different nationsGoals it promises to achieve by 2015Eight goals, one of which is to ensure that fresh drinking water is available to everyone and another is t
14、hat all children complete primary education4. Talk to students about Tang Ning. Ask students what they know about this UN Goodwill Ambassador and businesswoman from the passage. You may ask the following questions: What occupation does she take up in the UN?How much money does she earn by doing this
15、 Job?What Project or projects has she been involved in?How does she help those people that need help?How does she feel about taking this occupation?Ask students to discuss what they think of Tang Ning.5. Ask students to complete Part D and Part E individually. Part D aims to check whether students c
16、an understand the meanings of words from the context of the passage and to show them how to explain the meanings in English. Part E aims to make students more familiar with the reading passage and some useful words in it.6. Ask students if they have ever read a speech before and encourage them to fi
17、nd out what unique language is used in a speech. Remind then that when reading a speech, it is important to pay attention to the speakers attitude. The positive and negative adjectives can help then identify the positive negative opinion or attitude of the speaker.Ask students to read the Reading St
18、rategy and find more sentences that express the speakers attitude in the reading passage.Language points:1. refer to: 提到，谈到，涉及， 参考，查阅，认为What I have to say refers to all of you.When I said that some people were stupid I was not referring to you.Please refer to the last page of the book for answers.It
19、 is a collection of documents with reference to the First World War.2. be made up of A team made up of three doctors and ten nurses was sent to the disaster area in Fujian.The oldest kind of computer was a huge machine made up of thousands of parts, covering nearly 100 square meters.3. operate All t
20、he Disney parks are operated by the same company.This machine operates day and night. Operate on sb. for The doctors decide to operate on her immediately. Operation I can use a word processor but I dont understand its operation. He is the officer in charge of operation.4. honored He was honored with
21、 a title of “ Model Worker”.They removed their hats to honor the flag. Its a great honor to be invited. May I have the honor of this dance? While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded in honor of the nurse Florence Nightingale.5. touch Visitors are not allowed to touch the exhibits.I wa
22、s really touched beyond words. Well keep in touch with each other wherever we go. I hope we dont lose touch again. 6. apart from The two houses are a mile apart. The house stands apart from the village. I cant get these two things apart. He tore the cooked chicken apart and began to eat it. 7. lack
23、They are so rich that they lack for nothing. He was acquitted for lack of evidence. There was a severe shortage of petroleum during the war. 8. ensureThe book ensured his success.Please ensure that all the lights are turned off at night.These pills should ensure you a good nights sleep.Customs are a
24、sked to ensure that they have been given the right change before leaving the shop. 9. rather thanId prefer to go in summer rather than in winter.It ought to be me rather than you that sign the letter.I decided to write rather than (to ) telephone.I would stay at home rather than go shopping.He would
25、 rather beg in the streets than get money in such a dishonest way. 10. on behalf of On behalf of my colleagues and myself I thank you.Ken is not present, so I shall accept the prize on his behalf.The legal guardian must act on behalf of the child.On behalf of all the staff, I would like to wish you
26、a happy retirement.7. HomeworkPart A on page 128 in Workbook.课后作业阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。“I cant believe it！These blooms have lasted so long this year，” my wife said.“I hadnt really thought about it，but you are right.As much as I love lilacs (丁香)，they come and go so fast，” I said.It
27、has been incredibly exciting this year here in my backyard.Our lilac tree has produced the most blooms I have ever seen.The scent (香味) is so wonderful that I spend a lot of time just standing on our small deck breathing it all in.Many of the branches are hollow (中空的) and cracked (破裂的)，leaving me to
28、believe it has seen many springs.A few winters ago one of the biggest branches crashed to the ground under the weight of melting snow.It broke my heart.I guess I wasnt expecting much from the old thing this year.But it is magnificent!Since we have been experiencing so much rain lately，the flowers ha
29、ve become heavier.The once tall branch seems to be under a lot of pressure.There are big gaps because the branches are lower.Sadly，today I noticed the first bunch of flowers turning brown.It wont be long until they are all gone.But heres what Ive learned from it.Some people are like flowers.They com
30、e into our lives ever so briefly and leave behind scent that remains rooted in our being.They brighten our day by just having had contact with them even if for a moment.In the coldest，darkest days of the winter of my life，the memory of them will get me through it all and bring a smile to my face and
31、 I will have spring forever in my heart.1The author felt excited this year because the lilac tree_.Asent off more scent this yearBhad produced more blossoms than everChad grown new branchesDsurvived the heavy snow2What can we conclude from the last paragraph?APeoples lives are as fragile and brief a
32、s flowers.BThe author has gone through many dark days in his life.CMemories of nice people always cheer the author.DThe author feels sorry that some people left so soon in his life.3Which of the following best describes the authors feeling in the passage?AGrateful. BSad.CRegretful. DHopeful.4The aut
33、hors purpose in writing the passage is to tell us that_.Abeautiful things usually dont last longBits not easy to find people who can brighten your dayCthere is something similar between people and flowersDnice people can leave good memories on you 【参考答案】阅读理解14、BCAD任务型读写Children are the future of eve
34、ry country.It is important that we protect this resource no matter what economic background they come from.Special attention should be paid to those in economically unstable situations，especially in the third world countries.It is easy to see these children everywhere from traffic stops，construction
35、 sites or even stalls at the outdoor market begging and peddling (叫卖)Sometimes one wonders how this is possible.There are pure economical factors that decide the fate of the children coming from poor families.Poverty forces poor parents to take their children out of school and put them to work，so th
36、at a little more money can be earned to support the family.The children of such families are the most unfortunate ones because they are not offered any opportunities to choose what they are doing. What should we do to help these children，especially those coming from poor families？The first thing tha
37、t should be done is to help them get a good education.Once this is done，everything will become much easier. Education is the key to future success.If the dropout rate (失学率) continues to increase，it will be bad for the future of our country.So there is an urgent need to set up more education societie
38、s that would provide free education and other things like food，clothing and medicine for children from poor families，so that their families dont feel the burden of their education.Along with education，if some vocational (职业的) training is provided，these children can make a better living after graduat
39、ion.This way they will be able to use the skills gained during their education better. We also need to design childhood development and welfare programs exclusively (专有地) for poor children. This simple way of helping the children by making proper education available to them，will help in building a h
40、ealthy society and solving the poverty problem.Education programs need to be set up with the help of charitable (慈善的) organizations and the effort of the whole society.ThemeHelp poor children get education1._Many children are begging，peddling and doing child labor in 2._ areas in some poor countries
41、 and they need special attention and care.Reasons3._ forces the children out of school to work to make a living or support the family.SolutionHelp poor children complete their 4._.WaysSet up more education programs and provide 5._ education，food，clothing and medicine for poor children.Provide vocati
42、onal 6._ for poor children.The 7._ they gain from training may help them live a better life.Design some 8._ for the development and welfare of poor children.9._Offering proper education to poor children is 10._ to society，but requires the help of everyone.【参考答案】任务型1Problems2.public3.Poverty4.education5.free6.training7.skills8.programs9.Conclusion 10beneficial