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Unit1 period4. Write a News Report
PROMOTING CULTURE THROUGH DIGITAL IMAGES
——曾雨婷
1. Teaching Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. Understand the key components of a news report.
2. Write a clear, coherent news report based on a given topic.
3. Edit and revise their work effectively.
2. Teaching Procedures
Step1. Lead in
1. Show some pictures to introduce Dunhuang Mogao caves (explain key words like: heritage, preserve, promote)
2. Guide Ss to surf the digital library of Dunhuang (explain key words like: digital, image)
3. Q: Unfortunately, Mogao Caves are disappearing. How could people preserve them?
Step2. While reading
Task1: Fast reading
1. Find 5Ws of this news report
2. Match main idea of each paragraph
Q: Where can you get the answers of the 5Ws? Guide Ss to analyze the guide part and summarize the structure of this news report
Task2: Careful reading
· Para1: the scientist’s work
Read again and answer 2 Qs:
Q1: what are they doing in details?
Q2: How many photographs have been produced?
Guide Ss to analyze and conclude writing tips1: Numbers can make details more exact.
and writing tips2: Relative clause can be used to explain unfamiliar details.
· Para2: Mogao cave’s information
Read para2 and underline the sentences about Mogao caves, guide Ss to summarize writing tips3: Comparison can make details easier to understand.
· Para3: the group’s hopes
Read para3 and think about a question: what’s the function of putting someone’s saying in the end of the news report? Guide Ss to summarize writing tips4: Direct quote can make details more persuasive.
Step3. Before writing
Make a summary about the structure again. And offer the checklist for the writing.
Step4. while writing
There are many old buildings which are also valuable cultural heritages in our hometown Ningdu. And there was a senior teacher named Chen Lei who paid a lot of efforts to preserve and promote thes