Unit 4 Helping people around the world
Welcome to the unit
Teaching goals
Encourage the students to share their experience of helping
others in their daily life and let them know the importance
of helping others.
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Individual work， and group work
Teaching aids
Multimedia
Teaching procedure ands ways
Step 1 Lead- in
In this procedure, encourage the students to share their
experience of helping others in their daily life.
T: Hello! Boys and girls!
S: Hello! Mr/ Mrs/ Miss…
T: At the begin ning of the class, I’d like to tell you a story. One day, I went to visit a friend of mine. But , a thick mist got me l ost. Luckily, someone h elped me f ind the right place. That really comforted me. Actually, every day, we help others and receive help from others. Would you like to share your
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The students can talk about this from the following aspects: 1.In different places: at home, in public, on the bus, on
their way to… in the school…
2.Various people: children, old man, pregnant woman,
disabled man, people suffering mental problems, strangers:
3.Talk about the relevant events in the books,
夸夸我的妈妈newspapers…they have read and heard of, for example, 10
most influential personnel in China.
4.The students can also talk about the help they received
from others.
All the aims at making the students get familiar with the
topic.
S1: When s eeing a running child suddenly fall to the ground, I helped him out.
S2: On a bus, I always give my at to the old.
S3: I lent my pen to my classmate who had left his/hers home.…
T: Great! You’re ready to help others at any time and in any place. It is your kindness that makes our society much b etter. However, many things cannot be ttled down only by yourlf
/ on individual level. For example, the earthquake happened
in Pakistan in Oct. 2005; the tsunami in Indian Ocean in Dec. 2004; terrorist attack in the United States on September 11, 2001.And what happened in the disasters? Work in groups and make a discussion.
Before the students talk about the things, shows the following clues:
1.The death toll
2.Building damages
3.Mental handicap to the Americans and even people around
the world…
Step 2 Speaking
Ask the students to talk about the pictures on page 49
T: Now, let’s look at the pictures on page 49. Have you
ever en the situations?
S: Yes!
T: Where did you e them?
哈尔滨环球雅思国际英语学校S: Mainly on TV/ in newspapers/ in real life.
T: Do you know what they talk about?
S: They talk about peacekeeping, famine, flooding, agriculture (or irrigation), medical care, and poverty parately.
T: Well done! Now, discuss the pictures in groups of four, and you can discuss in this way:
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1.What you can e in the picture；
2.What the problems are;
3.What caud the;
4.How you feel about that;
5.What organizations you know can help with the situations. Show the chart while the students are discussing
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Sample answers
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Picture Problem Cau Organization
1 Peacekeeping War fighting the UN
2 famine Shortage of food the UN
3 Flooding Typhoon, hurricane,
tsunami WHO, the Red Cross and the UN
4 Irrigation Dertification the UN
5 Illness Poverty WHO, the Red Cross
6 No running water or
electricity and few schools
poverty the UN
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After a few minutes, ask the students to report their discussion results.
T: Who would like to talk about picture 1?
S: Let me h ave a try. They’re two special soldiers. I usually e them on TV. When there are wars, or fighting in some
countries, they will be nt there to keep peace. I think
the special soldiers are brave and they contribute a lot
to the peace and safety of the people who suffer from wars
and conflicts.
T: You’ve done a really great job! And can you tell us, by
whom, the special soldiers are nt to keep the peace?
S1: The nations that have special soldiers.
S2: I don’t think so. I think it’s the UN.
wipeoutT: Yes. You’re right! They are nt through the UN. And
we’ll learn more about that in the following class. Picture 2, who wants to have a try?
S: People in the picture are very thin, and painful becau
of a shortage of food. They suffer from famine. I’m sorry for them. Their most basic need cannot be fulfilled, to say
nothing of education or entertainment. I think we shouldn’t waste food any more. By watching TV and reading newspapers,
ammeterI know that our country often loans money to the countries and also give them aid. And the UN may have the relevant organization.
T: Great! How about picture 3?
S: From the picture we can e that this area was flooded.
Typhoon or heavy rain has caud it. Hous there must have
