1. 《牛津初中英语》 Unit 4, 9A TV programmes

2. vocabulary Understand key vocabulary related to TV programmes Use vocabulary to talk about different types of TV programmes

3. Grammar Use ‘between… and…’ to express a period of time Use ‘from… to…’ to express a period of time Use ‘before’, ‘after’ and ‘until’ to talk about when things happen

4. Use ‘while’ and ‘as’ to talk about when things happen Use comparative and superlative adverbs

5. Main task Make a plan and write an outline of a new TV programme Write your own TV programme

6. Welcome to the unit How much do you know about TV ? Come on and have a quiz !

7. All about TV 1.TV is one of the greatest inventions in the_____ century. 2. Who first invented TV? ________ 3. What does digital TV mean ?_______ 4. Which channel is the movie channel on CCTV ? ________ 5. Where are TV programmes made? _________ 20th John Logie Baird 数字电视 Channel 6 in a studio

8. 6. What can we use to control TV from a distance ? __________ 7. What is the full name of BBC ? __________________ 8. What is the famous TV factory in Nanjing ? _____________ 9. What is the full name of CCTV ? ______________________ 10. What are the three original colours ? ______________________ remote control British Broadcasting Corporation Panda China Central Television red yellow blue

9. Do you like watching TV ? Why do you watch TV? Which TV programme do you like best ?

11. Cooking drama CCTV News

12. cartoons movies fashion

13. MTV Traveling Sports Nature

14. How much time do you spend watching TV a day ? It’s reported that spending too much time watching TV is harmful to your mind and body. We call people who spend too much time watching TV in sofa ‘ couch potato’ Do you think that Eddie is a couch potato ? Let’s see what his life style is like !

18. Why is Eddie far too busy to go shopping ? Can you tell us what makes Eddie get fat ? Eating too much food Spending a lot of time watching TV Spending less time doing sports

19. debate For: It’s good for students to watch TV in their spare time. Against: It’s not good for students to watch TV in their spare time.

20. Exercises 1. far too busy 2. have a sleep 3. at dinner time 4. TV station 5. 去购物 6. 无事可做 7. 我最喜欢的节目 8. 喜欢看电视

21. This TV programme was made in the s___ CCTV 6 is a M_____ Channel. I didn’t know you were a f_____ model. More and more c_____ are welcomed by adults now. My mother likes watching programmes on _____ (cook). The boy was trapped in the hole and had nothing _____ (eat) for two days.

22. She is too busy _____ (go) shopping. Eddie says a dog’s work is never ____ (do). I haven’t ____ (watch) TV for a long time because I have to ____ (prepare) the English test. He is a famous _____ (act) and acted in a drama ____ (call) Farewell My Concubine.

23. Reading (1) Ask students if they want to know what’s on TV, what will they do ? Read a TV guide

24. What’s on this Saturday Sports World 10 a.m --- 11.30 a.m Beijing Music Awards 8 p.m --- 10 p.m Sunshine TV will broadcast the programmes. Murder in a Country House 7 p.m – 9.30p.m Tiger Watch 10.30 p.m– 11.30p.m The programmes will be broadcast on Golden TV

25. StationProgrammeAbout whatTime Read the passage and fill in the table: Reading:

27. 1.For most sport fans who cannot often watch TV, what kind TV programme is suitable ? Why ? weekly, round-up, up-to-date information 2.What does this programme cover ? 3. If you are not a football fan, why is this week’s programme a bit boring ?

29. 1. How will this year’s Beijing Music Awards be covered ? Live 2. Who will attend the presentation ? 3. What have lots of fans voted online for ? 4. When will the results be announced ? 5. How can people win two free concert tickets ?

30. Step 2: Do part B on P62

31. New words: 1. round-up 2. up-to-date 3. presentation 4. announce 5. attend 6. cover A. take part in an event B. shown on television C. a formal event during which gifts and prizes are given D. a short report of the most important information E. tell a decision, plans, etc. to the public F. includes the latest information

32. Step 3: True or false ( )1. We can watch sports news on Saturday afternoon. ( )2. Sports World covers badminton this week. ( )3. There are many interviews with the famous football coaches in this week’s Sports World. ( )4. Beijing Music Awards was recorded last week. ( )5. Just a few big film stars will come to the show. ( )6. Two thousand journalists have voted online for their favourite songs, singers and music videos. ( )7. You could get a free ticket if you answer the questions during the awards. F F F F F F F

33. Step 4: read for the third time and fill in the blanks according to the text

34. Fill in the blank according to the text. This Saturday you can watch ______________ and __________________ on Sunshine TV. If you watch Sports World, there is ___________________ of what is happening in sports. The pragramme are mainly about ___________. There are ____________________ with the famous football players. The _____________ of Beijing Music Awards will be held this coming Saturday and it will be ______________. Before the awards, there will be ______________ with the most famous stars. Two thousand fans __________ ______________ their favourite songs, singers and music videos. Sports World Beijing Music Awards a weekly round-up footballa number of interviews presentation covered live interviews have voted online for

35. Exercises: 1. a weekly round-up of sport 2. up-to-date information 3. cover different sports 4. such as 5. a number of interviews / pop stars 6. cover… live / be covered live 7. this coming Saturday 8. vote online 9. announce the results 10. win two free concert tickets

36. 选用上面所给词组填空 The programme on CCTV 5 _____________, _______ football, basketball, swimming and boxing. If you don’t have enough time to watch TV, watching _____________ is a better choice. Because it can provide you with lots of _________. This year’s Asian Music Awards will _______ in Singapore _______________. At that time _________ will attend the presentation. People can ________ for their favourite singers, songs and music videos, and the results ________ during the programme. covers different sports such as a weekly round-up up-to-date information covered live this coming Saturday a number of pop stars vote online will be announced

37. Reading (2) What’s on Golden TV ?

38. get scared be full of horror and mysteries

39. 1.What kind of film is ‘Murder in a Country House’? Who was the film directed by? Is he a new director or a famous director? 2.What happened to the doctor in the film? found dead 3.What was the problem? 4.When can you find out the answer? not…until 5.Who will love this film and who should not watch it? enjoy solving mysteries, get scared easily 6.Can you say something about the actors in this film?

40. take a close look at the Asian tiger natural habitat

41. 1.What kind of TV programme is ‘Tiger Watch’? How long does it last? What does the programme take a close look at? the Asian tiger 2. What can you realize after you watch the programme? disappear quicker than pandas 3. What does the documentary explain? 4. How do animal lovers feel about this programme? a bit disturbing 5. When and where was the film taken? in India between 2003 and 2005 6. What kind of award did ‘Tiger Watch’ win? won an award for its amazing photography.

42. 2.Find these words in the passage. Then read the words around them and choose the best meanings. 1. direct a. aim sth in a particular direction b. tell actors in a play, film etc.what they should do c. tell sb how to get to a place 2. scared a. frightened of sth. b. make sb feel frightened c. frightening

43. 3.disappear a. to become impossible to find b. to stop existing c. go out of sight 4. scene a. part of a play b. view c. the place where an accident happened 5. mystery a. condition of being secret b. an event, situation that people don’t understand c. a subject that is very secret

44. 6. disturbing a. surprising b. worrying or upsetting c. suffering 7. documentary a. drama b. a film giving detailed info. about a particular subject. c. comedy 8. habitat a. earth b. camp c. the natural home of a plant or animal

45. ( )8. If you don’t mind feeling scared, you can enjoy Murder in a Country House on Sunshine TV. ( )9. The director of the film, Cindy Clark, is very famous. ( )10. In the film, a doctor is found dead in his house. ( )11. The film is very interesting, and you will laugh from the beginning to the end. ( )12. Tiger Watch will last for two hours. ( )13. Asian tigers are disappearing faster than pandas. ( )14. Tiger Watch was taken in Thailand between 2003 and 2005. F F T F F T F

46. Murder in a Country House is a _______ film. The director is ____________. In the film, a doctor is found ______ in his house. But you won’t find out if he was killed or he killed _________ until the end of the film. The film is full of _________ and _________. Tiger watch will last for ____________. It talks about ______________ and how much danger these tigers face. They are disappearing ________ than pandas. If you love animals, you might find this programme a bit ____________ as you watch it. This programme was taken ___________ between 2003 and 2005. While watching, you can also enjoy __________ of India. Tiger Watch won an award for _______________________. horror Cindy Clark dead himself horror mysteries one hour the Asian tiger quicker disturbing in India scenes its amazing photography

47. Read and think Read the text again and find words in the text to complete the following sentences:

48. 1.They pay a _______ visit to their parents. 2. Unemployment is likely to rise in the _______ year. 3. Visit our Web site for the most __________ team standings. 4. There’ll be a news ________ before the station goes off the air. 5. The _________ of prizes will begin at three o’clock. 6. She ________ the Ethiopian famine for CBS news. 7. It wasn’t a recorded show and it was ________. 8. The government has_________ plans to create 10,000 new jobs. 9. The mother of the _______ victim wept in court. 10. The play was ________ by Frank Hauser. weekly coming up-to-date round-up presentation covered live announced dead directed

49. Translation: 1. 最新消息 __________ 3. 足球迷 ____________ 5. 恐怖片 ____________ 7. 查出答案 ___________ 9. 自然的生存环境 ________________________ 10. 一名热爱动物的人 ______________________ 2. 例如 ______________ 4. 写下 ______________ 6. 自杀 ______________ 8. 充满 _______________ up-to-date information such as a football fan write down a horror film kill oneself find out the answer be full of natural habitat an animal lover

50. 选用上面的词组填空, 注意词型的变化。 1. My grandma and my mother don’t like watching _________ because they get scared easily. 2. The bottles __________ orange juice. 3. Mr. Wang is __________. He likes the programs on animals. And he often goes to the zoo on Sundays. 4. I’ll try my best to ___________ to these questions. 5. I like eating many kinds of fruits,__________ apples, pears, bananas and strawberries. horror films are full of an animal lover find out the answers such as

51. Reading (3) Review the reading part. Do part D on P63. Which programmes do the students like?

52. Language points: 1.weekly adj. 每周一次的，每周的 a weekly magazine 周刊 a weekly visit 每周一次的访问 They are doing the weekly cleaning. 他们正在进行每周一次的大扫除。 补充： daily 每天的 monthly 每月的 quarterly 每季度的 yearly 每年的 adv. She writes to her mother weekly. They meet twice weekly.

53. 2.happen vi.( 偶然 ) 发生，主语常是物；（无被动语态） The story happened in Shanghai. A fire happened in his factory last night. What happened just now? 常用短语： happen to sb./sth. If anything happens to the machine, do let me know. happen to do sth. I happened to be out when you called. take place 发生（无偶然性）无被动语态 In 1919, the May 4th Movement took place in China.

54. 3. cover v. 涉及，包括 Is that word covered in the dictionary? v. 报道， 采访 He is covering the 10th National Sports. v. 覆盖 She covered the sleeping boy with a coat. v. 行过，走过（路程） She covered 50kms that day. n. 封面，覆盖物 The cover of the book is attractive. be covered with… The ground is covered with white snow. The trees are covered with fruits I autumn. The classroom is covered with dust without cleaning for a week.

55. 4. a number of: a lot of （大量的，修饰可数名词） A number of students are playing football on the playground. I have a number of letters to write. A large number of students are studying hard. the number of…… 的数字 The number of the students of our class is 40. The population of china is 1.3 billion.

56. 5.live adv./ adj. （现场的，实况转播的） The football match is covered live on TV. There is going to be a live TV program about teenage problems. adj. 活着的， ( 一般不修饰人 ) Have you ever touched a live snake? v. 居住，生活，生存 They will live for ever in my heart. His parents lived a happy life. We can’t live without water. They live in Shanghai.

57. People in the south live on rice. He lives by teaching. alive adj. 活着的表语形容词，作定语时常后置 She kept the little dog alive by feeding it warm milk. He is the only man alive in the battle. The fish was caught alive. living adj./n. Are there any living things on one of the stars? make a living / earn one’s living 谋生 lively adj. He had a strange way of making his classes lively and interesting.

58. 6. die v. 死亡 His grandpa died three years ago. His grandpa has been dead for three years. The little dog is dying. They are very sad because of the little dog’s death. 7. attend v. 出席, 参加, 上学, 到场 (join; join in; take part in) Did you attend the meeting yesterday? She was so sick that she didn’t attend her classes.

59. 8. be full of : be filled with The film is full of horror and mysteries. The bottle is filled with red ink. 9. If you enjoy solving mysteries, you’ll love the film. finish, keep, practise, mind, can’t help, feel like +doing sth. 10. These tigers are being killed for skin and bones. Tiger Watch won an ward for its amazing photography. 11.a bit 稍微, 少许, 相当 用来修饰动词、形容词、副词及其比 较级 I’m afraid I’ll be a bit late tonight. This pair of trousers is a bit too long for me.

60. 1 我妹妹很喜欢吃水果，象苹果、西瓜等。 My sister likes to eat fruit, such as apples and watermelons. 2. 第二十九届奥运会将于 2008 年在北京举行。 3. 那个篮子里装满了各种鲜花。 4. 我们都喜欢看冯小刚导演的影片。 5. 自从 1978 年以来，我们的国家发生了巨大的变化。 The 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. The basketball is full of all kinds of fresh flowers. We all like the movies directed by Feng Xiaogang. Great changes have taken place in our country since 1978.

61. 6. 游客们陶醉于西湖的美景之中。 7. 他们每周用大约两小时打扫他们的教室。 8. 昨天下午我做作业时，我爸爸在看一本英语杂志。 9. 我们的教学楼座落在绿树从中。 10. 南京到北京有 1000 多公里。 The visitors all lose themselves in the beautiful scenes of the West Lake. They spend about two hours cleaning their classroom and their bedrooms every week. My father was reading an English magazine while I was doing my homework yesterday. Our teaching buildings lie among the green trees. It is about 1000 kilometers from Nanjing to Beijing.