module 2 developing countries

Module 2 Developing and Developed Countries Basic Information

Date: 2017-04-07

Time: 11:30-12:10 (Time Duration: 40 mins)

Teaching content: Module 2 Developing and Developed Countries Lesson type: reading

Lesson time: 40mins

Students: 59, Intermediate, Senior, grade one

Teaching Methodology: Task method, cooperative learning

Teaching aids: A projector, a computer

Students Analysis (学情分析)

Students have already mastered some basic skills about reading English passage, and they also have the ability to cooperate with other people to finish the task.

As students in Grade one, on English language, they should know the main communicative functions, get familiar with the normal topics about social life; on language skills, they should do things under clear instructions, gain the main information from reading materials, use different strategies for different reading purposes, describe people or things simply; on affect, they should be interested and confident in English learning, have cooperative spirit, know and respect foreign

cultures; on learning strategy, they should be able to control themselves, communicate with others and learn from various resources; on cultural awareness, they should have basic knowledge about foreign cultures.

In the learning process, students may have some difficulties. For example, they may find it not easy to describe the differences between developing countries and developed countries, and may be confused about the words in the passage when reading. And I will give some advice on learning words. For example, grouping words. Then, I help them guess the meaning of the new words according to the text.

After the class, students will strengthen their reading skills, such as skimming and scanning, and they will be able to guess the meaning of new words according to the context. And we also learn some basic skills to describe a place from different aspects.

Teaching Goals

1.Target language

a. Words and Expressions

Learn the following words and expressions: hunger, income, poverty, human, development, index, measure, goal, position, educate, life expectancy, make progress, make efforts

b. Sentence pattern

The Index measures a country’s achievement in three ways…

Norway is at the top of the list, while the US is at number 7.

The UK is in the thirteenth position, while China is in the middle of the list.

However, the challenges are still great.

Although more than 80% of children in developing countries go to primary schools…

The report shows that we are making some progress but that we need to make greater efforts..

2. Ability goals

Enable the students to know about some expressions related to the topic and some information about the Human Development Report.

3. Learning ability goals

Enable the students to reflect upon the issues raised in the reading and discuss their relevance and importance.

Teaching important points

Help the students to make comparisons and get information from the text.

Teaching difficult points

How to help the students to fix on special language in a report.

Teaching methods

Talking method, skimming, scanning and Pair work / Group work.

Teaching aids

A tape recorder and a slide projector.

Teaching procedures

Step I Greetings and Revision

T: Good morning / afternoon, boys and girls!

Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Ms Tao.

T: Whose turn to do the duty report? Let’s do a review about new words we just have learnt last class

Check the answers to the Ex 4 on P15, use the word but to rewrite the sentences with although, and then let the students talk about the use of link words—but, however, while and although.

Ss present their sentences.

S1: There is poverty in this area but people are happier than in the city.

S2: Life expectancy is still low but it has improved in the last ten years.

Step 2 Lead-in

Ss will have three minutes to talk about the differences between developing and developed countries.

T: What are the symbols of the developed countries?

S1: People there can enjoy better education.

S2: The most important thing is to provide free medical treatment.

For example, in Britain medical treatment is provided free on the National Health systems.

T: Any more?

S3: The next may be life expectancy and their income.

T: Oh, What you said is reasonable. Now tell me the problems of developing countries.

S4: I think poverty is a big problem, but if people can get better education, poverty and hunger can be reduced.

T: Well, your words sound interesting. Please give me your reason.

S4: OK, as everyone knows, knowledge is power. If people have much knowledge, they will be trying to live a better life, then poverty will disappear.

T: Good idea. Come on!

S5: I think the biggest problems are the development with environmental sustainability, such as population, pollution and sanitation. As for as I know, there are more than 1 billion people in developing countries who don’t drink safe water.

T: There are so many differences between developing and developed countries. In your opinion, what should the richest countries do?

Ss: Give help.

T: All right. Now the world’s pop ulation continues to grow. This creates an ever-greater need for food, water, housing, energy and jobs, so

everyone must make better use of the earth’s natural resources. To do this, developing countries should try not to the environment as they develop their economies. More developed countries need to work to reduce global poverty and lesson the differences in wealth between the richest and poorest nations.

Step 3 Pre—Reading

T: Now, let’s take up our new lesson. The Human Development Report. First, please predict what topics will be discussed in the reading by using the picture and the title.

After a short discussion, Ss express their ideas.

S1: It is about people’s family.

S2: About population.

S3: Maybe something to do with poverty because of the world development.

S4: It must be about education and health.

S5: …

T: OK, you are great. Next, let’s read the passage and answer the five questions above to make sure that your prediction is correct.

Ss are encouraged to do the work by scanning. The purpose of it is to understand some information in detail. It is not difficult to find the answers, but the most important thing is to speak them out. A few minutes later, the teacher asks some of them to talk about each question.

T: Who’d like to talk about the first question? Li Hua, can you have a try?

S: In the year 2000, 147 world leaders agreed to work together to reduce poverty by 2015 or earlier.

T: The second question. Liu Xin, please.

S: The Human Development Index measures a country’s achievement in three ways: life expectancy (how long people usually live), education and income.

T: OK, now the third one, Ma Li, please.

S: The first two Development Goals are to reduce poverty and hunger and to make sure that all children have education up to the age of 11.

T: Then the fourth question. V olunteers?

S1: In the last ten years in China, 150 million people moved out of poverty.

S2: More than 80% of children in developing countries go to primary school.

S3: In some regions of the world, e.g. Eastern Europe, water is now mostly safe to drink.

S4: Although we are making some progress, We need to make greater efforts.

T: You all did very well. Who can answer the last question?

S: Developed countries need to give much more financial help. It is right that they should do so.

T: Well done. Thank you for all your answers.

(Ask some students to retell the five answers to get a general idea of this reading.)

Step 4 While—Reading

1. Fast reading

(After having a general idea of the passage, Ss are asked to read the passage as quickly as possible and find out the main idea of each paragraph. After a while, the teacher checks their understanding.) T: Now, who’d like to tell me the main idea of the first paragraph?

S1: Paragraph 1. Introduction how the Human Development Report came out.

T: Yeah. Right. The second paragraph?

S2:Paragraph 2. The Human Development Index measures a country’s achievement.

S3:Paragraph 3. The most five important goals of the report.

S4:Paragrpah 4. Examples of successful development in 2003.

Pare 5: Developed countries should give much more financial help.

2. Careful Reading for the details

T: Quite right. We have known the main idea of each paragraph. Now read some paragraphs needed, then finish Exx ② and ④.

(Show the slides to help them do the two exercises.)

②

Human Development Index

Top of the list

Number 7

Number 13

Bottom of the list

④

Fact Figure

Increase in life expectancy in

China(1953—1962)

Number of people moved out of poverty in China (1993—2003)

Number of hungry people in developing countries

Number of children not receiving education in developing countries Number of people without safe water in developing countries

(After a few minutes, Ss can present their answers.)

Step 5 Post—Reading

Ss now are familiar with the passage, they should also be asked to pay attention to some useful sentences.

T: Now, look through the text again and pick out the sentences with link words: while, although, but, however.

S1: Norway is at the top of the list, while the US is at number 7.

T: Good, another example?

S2: The UK is in the thirteenth position, while China is in the middle of the list.

T: Oh, you got it. Now please give more examples with however.

S3: However, the challenges are still great.

S4: However, in other regions of the world, e.g. Eastern Europe, water is now mostly safe to drink.

T: OK, who can find examples with although?

S5: Although more than 80% of children in developing countries go to primary school, about 115 million children are not being educated.

S6: Although developed countries give some financial help, they need to give much more.

T: Thanks for your exact examples.

(Then ask the students to finish the Exx ③and⑤ on Page 13. Ss can have a few minutes to do the work. Then ask them to exchange the ideas with their deskmates. If necessary, give some explanations.)

T: let’s do a discussion according to the following questions:

1.What did you know about these cities before you read the text?

2.What new information did you learn?

3.Which of them would you most like to visit?

(work in pairs).

Step 5 Homework

Introduce your city and your city’s landmark and famous buildings.