牛津9A教案

Unit4 TV programmes

Vocabulary

Teaching Goals

●To use vocabulary related to TV programs to talk about different types of TV programs

Teaching Procedures

Step 1Presentation

Show some pictures and teach new words.

1. cartoon — A cartoon is made up of a series of drawings. By photographing the drawings piece by piece and showing them in a rapid sequence, the characters on the drawings will look as if they are moving.

2. chat show — Basically, chat shows do not focus on serious topics. Guests at the show discuss their work and lives in a casual manner. In American English, a “chat show” is called a “talk show”.

3. documentary —Documentaries focus on things that happen in real life.

4. game show — A game show can also be called a quiz show if contestants answer a lot of questions in the show.

5. drama series — A drama series is usually fictional. It is a set of programs that deal with the same subject or have the same characters.

6. comedy —A comedy is intended to be funny. It usually has a happy ending.

Step2 Practice

(1)   The pictures of Part A on page 68 represent different types of TV programs. Try to match the scenes with the correct types of programs they represent.

Answers: 1. comedy      2. game show       3. cartoon 

4. documentary  5. chat show        6. drama series

 (2) Make the dialogue like this:

A: What kind of TV programs do you like best?

B: I like documentaries best.

A: Why is it?

B: It focus on things happening in real life. What about you?

A: I like comedies best. Because they usually have happy endings.

(Replace the underlined words with your own information.)

Step 3Presentation

Sandy and her friends are talking about different types of V programs. Listen carefully and try to find out what types of TV programs do Sandy and her friends like? Why?

Millie → documentaries →learn a lot about nature, history and real life events

Sandy →game shows →take part in them, answer all the questions and win a great prize.

Daniel →comedies →actors are always very funny and they make people laugh

Simon →a chat show →there are always very famous people on the shows talking about their lives

Amy →cartoons →interesting

Andy →drama series →they always have such interesting stories

Step 4 Practice

First, complete the dialogue of Part B on page 68, and then read it and practice it .

Answers: 1. documentaries  2. game show  3. comedies 

4. chat show     5. cartoons     6. drama series

Step 5 Consolidation Exercises

改写句子

1. The elephants are killed for their skin and tusks. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ the elephants ________ _________by hunters?

2. The actors are all new. (改为同义句)

_____ ______ ______ _______ ______ new.

3. The cartoon film was directed by Cindy Clark. (改为同义句)

_________ _______ ________ the cartoon film was Cindy Clark.

4. We recorded the traffic accident last month. (改为被动句)

The traffic accident ______ ________ last month.

Step 6Homework

1.      Revise the phrases we learned today.

2.      Make a dialogue with your good friends or family member about the TV programs, and then write down it on your notebook.

3. Do some more consolidation exercises.

(1) 他们正在讨论不同类型的电影。

They’re ____________________________________ films now.

(2) 这个女孩上个月没有参加运动会。

This girl ________________________ the sports meeting last month.

(3) 我从未遇见过如此糟糕的天气。

I have never ____________________________________.

(4) 昨天我们赢得了大奖。

We ____________________________________ yesterday.