Module 5Newspapers and Magazines【美文阅读】How to Improve a Newspaper DesignDo you ever wonder why there are some newspapers that are really popular and have a wide readership？Then，try to take a look at their design.Remember，the first thing that people get to see in a newspaper is its layout(布局)．Nobody would bother reading the whole paper，especially if it doesn't look interesting.So，if you want to make your publication look more attractive and increase your readership，try these four easy steps to improve your newspaper design.Purchase a Publishing Design ProgramBuying software on publishing design can help a lot in creating the perfect layout for your paper.Try to look for programs that can create layouts for you，which includes typesetting and template (模板)features.Set Up a Basic TemplateTemplates not only make your task simpler and easier but can also help you e up with neat layouts.Try to refer to the designs of top newspapers for you to be able to take note of the typefaces(字型)for headlines，front pages，etc.Pick an Identifiable Typeface for Your LogoAnother thing to do to improve your newspaper design is to have a clear typeface for your logo (标识语)．This lets your readers know the type of content your paper has.Keep in mind that the simpler the logo，the better.Organize the Sections of Your NewspaperFor a better reading experience，try to e up with a way on how to organize your paper's content.One good example is to separate it into sections and pages.Also，give each section a header so that your readers will not be confused when looking for specific articles that they want to read.A newspaper's design is an important factor in determining whether your paper will have a lot of subscribers or not.By following these four simple things，you will definitely be able to improve your newspaper design.【诱思导学】1．Do you agree the four easy steps can improve your newspaper design?【答案】略2．Nowadays the newspaper has considerable value.Everybody should read it.It supplies us with a variety of news every day.Can you list some types of news items you can find in newspaper?【答案】Business news；celebrity news；economy news；fashion news；international news；politics news；sports news.Period ⅠPreviewing(教师用书独具)●教学目标本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习，了解本课文中所出现的词汇，初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识，对下一堂课对课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。
Module 5 Newspapers and MagazinesPeriod One Introduction; Reading and VocabularyThe General Idea of This PeriodThis period includes Introduction as well as Reading and Vocabulary. Introduction can serve as a warming up of the passage. To make Ss fully prepared for the study of the passage, the teacher may encourage Ss to speak out as many vocabularies in relation to newspapers and magazines as they can, which appear in Reading and Vocabulary. The reading test is a piece of news which mainly represents to us the event in which Yang Liwei, the Chinese Taikonaut, travels in space. It is suggested that Ss should first skim the reading passage and get the general idea of each paragraph and then join them into a short passage.Teaching Aims 1.Know about the vocabularies about newspapers and magazines: article, front page,front cover headline, celebrity, editor, fashion, international, journalist, politics, photographer2. Develop the S s’ reading ability and grasp some new words & phrases related to exploring the space:Words: astronaut, cosmonaut, Taikonaut, spaceship, orbit, capsule, universe, navigator, telescopePhrases: make an orbit of, take off, in totalTeaching Methods 1. Train S s’ reading skills by dealing with some reading activities.2. Individual work or pair work to get every student to participate in class.3. Explanations to make Ss master some language points.4. Fast reading to make Ss get the main idea of the passage.Teaching Important Points 1. Help Ss make sense of the whole passage.2. Help Ss improve reading ability.3. Help Ss learn & use the vocabularies about exploring space.Teaching Difficult Points 1.Help Ss grasp some reading skills.2. Help Ss use the vocabularies about exploring space.Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Lead-inBefore class, teachers may ask Ss to search some English newspapers & magazines, and understand the meanings of the newspapers and magazines. What’s more, they should also find out their functions. Before learning this section, you may ask Ss to introduce some funny newspapers and magazines or one of their columns.Brainstorming — bring as many words about newspapers and magazines as possible.Then you can write the words on the blackboard. Teach them to pronounce the words they don’t know. (Write the following words on the blackboard.)article, front page, front cover, headline, photograph, photographer, editor, journalist, sport, business, celebrity, economy, fashion, international, politics1. Teachers lead Ss to read the new words in the table.2. Teachers show the pictures and ask Ss to speak out the names of each part. During theprocedure, if Ss can speak them out. Teachers may repeat them and ask Ss to follow. If S s can’t do that, teachers can speak them out by themselves and ask Ss to repeat twiceand at the same time, teachers may present the words on the blackboard so as to emphasize them.Suggested answers: ①article②front cover③front page④headline⑤photograph3. Option 1:1) Ss read the new words in the table by themselves and circle the unfamiliar words to them.2) Teachers lead Ss to read the words unfamiliar to them. And explain to them.3) Ss classify the words and teachers check in the end.Suggested answers:People who work on newspapers and magazines:Editor, photographer, journalistTypes of news you can find in newspapers and magazines:Business, celebrity, economy, fashion, international, politics, sport4. Think of a recent example of one of the types of news. Tell other Ss about it. Add detailsto other S s’ news items.Ask Ss to think of something that has happened in three different types of news items(e.g. business,international, sport), have them take it in turns to tell a news item, and the type, collect an examplefor each of the 7 types in a whole-class setting.Step 2 Pre-reading1. Lead in the new words taikonaut, cosmonautTeachers lead in the new words by saying:what is an astronaut? An astronaut is a person trained to pilot a spaceship or travel in space for some scientific purpose. Is Yang Liwei an astronaut? Yes. But we can also call him taikonaut, as he is Chinese. An astronaut from Russia can be called a cosmonaut.2. Ask Ss to finish the exercise (Activity 1) and teachers check it.Step 3 While-Reading1. Skimming (Activity 2)First ask Ss to read out the subheadings and predict what the article is about.Suggested answer: China’s first man in spaceThen read the article quickly and match the subheadings with the paragraphs.Suggested answers: A2 B1 C32. Scanning: (Activity 3)Read this article part by part and make sure Ss can understand the details in this text.Part 1:1) Read the example and ensure that the Ss know what to do.2) Ask Ss to read the first part carefully and make questions, then check with partners.3) Collect the answers from the whole classSuggested answers: 1) What was the name of the capsule?2) Where did Yang take off from?3) How many people had traveled in space before Yang?4) How many days have astronauts spent in space in total?Part 2:1) Show the true or false questions on the Bb and make sure they can understand all ofthem.Yang spoke to 2 astronauts and both of them are Americans. FEdward Lu, whose parents were born in China, spoke to Yang in English during his flight. FInternational Space Station is orbiting the earth.T2) Read the second part and find the answers individually.3) Collect answers from the whole class, having Ss read out the statements before answering.Part 3:1) Show the students a passage with blanks on the Bb.Many countries around the world sent messages of _congratulations. Sean O’Keefe fromNASA said that Yang’s space _flight was “an important historical _achievement andNASA wishes China _continuing success with its space flight _programme”. UnitedNations Secretary- General Kofi Annan called the flight “a _step _ forward for thewhole world”.2) Students read the third part of this article and fill in the blanks.3) Collect the answers from the whole class, having students read out the passage.3. Careful readingSs read the questions on the Bb, next read the passage one more and find the answers to the questions. Finally, teacher check answers with Ss.1. How long was the taikonaut in space? The taikonaut was in space for twenty-one hours.2. Which astronaut aboard the International Space Station was related to China?Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko. Lu, whose parents were born in China.3. Where is the other cosmonaut aboard the Space Station from?The other man aboard the Space Station is a Russian cosmonaut.4. Who congratulated China on the success of sending off the satellite?China received messages of congratulations from all over the world.5. What did United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan call the flight?“Step forward for the whole world.”Have the Ss read the passage again and finish Activity 4 (true (T) or false (F)).4. DiscussionAsk the Ss to discuss questions 3, 4 and 5 in Activity 5 and keep notes of the points.And then Collect the conclusions and write a report with no less than 50 words.Step 4 Language Points Focus1．The Beijing Space Control Centre said the flight was a “complete success”.北京航天指控中心评论说a complete success 一次完全、圆满成功。
