单元整体教案NSEFCII-U02(The first period).doc

单元整体教案NSEFCII-U02(The first period)I. Brief Statements Based on the UnitThe activities of this unit, including Warming-up, Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing, center on the subjectnews and the media, which are connected with our life closely. It provides the students an opportunity to learn the language in using it.By talking about news and the media, the students get more knowledge about themnot only know about the important parts they play in learning about the world, but also the ways they are written and made. The students must be very interested in this subject. This way, they can learn the language points easily and freely. They will not only learn some useful words and phrases about news and the media, but also learn to express opinions.Besides, the study of the Grammarthe Past Participle can help the students use the language more exactly. By finishing each task provided in the textbook and the workbook, the students" skills to use language can be well developed. Teaching Goals1. Talk about news and the media.2. Practise expressing opinions.3. Learn about the Past Participle (1): used as Attribute and Predicative.4. Write a parison paragraph. Teaching Time: Four periods IV. Background Information1. RADIOIn ancient times the only way that men could send messages from village to village was on foot. When men learned to use the horse, munication became much quicker. However, pared to the modern world munication was still quite slow. Many parts of the world had no knowledge of events in other places. Later, the post was introduced and horse riders carried letters. This meant that munication was further improved. Horses drawn coaches could move people from town to town in quite a fortable way. At the beginning of the last century the steam train was invented and for the first time really fast munication became possible. Not only could letters be sent easily from one part of a country to another, but travel was made easy, too. At about the same time, steam ships helped munication between countries.The invention of the telegraph in the middle of the last century further increased the speed at which messages could be sent. In this system electrical signals, in code, are sent along metal wires. These signals travel so fast that they could go nearly eight times round the world in one second. A special device is needed to send the code. At the other end another device is used in order to receive the code. By this method messages can be sent over distances of several hundred kilometres. With the invention of the telephone &1234567下一页 第 5 页 共 5 页