Teaching contents | Procedures | Purposes |
Teacher’s activity | Students’ activity |
Activity 1 | - Teacher asks students to read the sentences in the box and pay special attention to the words in bold.
- Teacher asks students to work in groups and discuss the two questions.
- Teacher invites some students to share their answers.
- Teacher instructs students to look for more sentences with the past continuous passive in the reading passage and summarise the use of the past continuous passive in their own words.
- Teacher asks some students to share the answers.
| - Students observe the two sentences in the box and pay attention to the words in bold.
- Students discuss the two questions in groups.
- Some students share their answers.
- Students look for more sentences with the past continuous passive in the reading passage and summarise the use of the past continuous passive in their own words.
- Some students share their answers with the class.
| - To help students find out the structure and function of the past continuous passive.
- To help students get familiar with the past continuous passive.
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Activity 2 | - Teacher asks students to read the passage and get the main idea of the passage.
- Teacher asks students to rewrite the passage using the past continuous passive. Then asks students to make corrections in groups.
- Teacher checks the answers with the class.
| - Students read the passage and get its main idea.
- Students read and rewrite the passage using the past continuous passive. Then make corrections in groups.
- Students check the answers with the teacher.
| To help students to apply the past continuous passive in a context. |
Activity 3 | - Teacher asks students to look at the two groups of pictures with the words on the pictures carefully.
- Teacher asks students to work in groups and follow the model sentences to describe the changes in the news industry using the past continuous passive where appropriate.
- Teacher invites one or two groups to share their answers with the class.
| - Students look at the two groups of pictures with the words on the pictures carefully.
- Students work in groups and follow the model sentences to describe the changes in the news industry using the past continuous passive where appropriate.
- One or two groups share their answers with the class.
| To help students consolidate the application of the past continuous passive in a real context. |
Activity 4 | - Teacher asks students to think about another industry that has undergone great changes individually.
- Teacher asks students to work in groups and have a discussion, then describe the changes in the industry using the past continuous passive where appropriate.
- Teacher invites some students to share their descriptions with the class and others make comments.
| - Students think about another industry that has undergone great changes individually.
- Students work in groups and have a discussion. Then describe the changes in the industry using the past continuous passive where appropriate.
- Some students share their descriptions with the class. Others make comments.
| To help students further understand the changes of another industry and the use of the past continuous passive. |
Activity 5 | - Teacher asks students to read the passage and answer the first question.
- Teacher checks the answers with the class.
- Teacher asks students to pay attention to the expressions in bold and then answer the second question.
- Teacher invites some students to share their answers with the class.
| - Students read the passage and answer the first question.
- Students check the answers with the teacher.
- Students pay attention to the expressions in bold and then answer the second question.
- Some students share their answers with the class.
| To make students learn some new expressions about the changes of times. |
Activity 6 | - Teacher asks students to complete the speech with the correct form of the expressions in Activity 5.
- Teacher checks the answers with the class.
| - Students complete the speech with the correct form of the expressions in Activity 5.
- Students check the answers with the teacher.
| To help students review the expressions about the changes of times. |
Activity 7 | - Teacher asks students to read the sentences and find out the purpose of the activity.
- Teacher plays the audio and asks students to choose the correct answer.
- Teacher checks the answer with the students.
| - Students read the sentences and find out the purpose of the activity.
- Students listen to the audio and choose the correct answer.
- Students check the answer with the teacher.
| To train the skills in grasping the main idea of an interview through listening. |
Activity 8 | - Teacher asks students to look at the interview record first. Then plays the audio again and asks students to complete the interview record.
- Teacher asks students to listen for the third time and check the answers by themselves.
- Teacher invites some students to share their answers with the class.
- Teacher asks students to talk about the changes in Shenzhen in their own words.
| - Students look at the interview record first. Then listen to the audio again and complete the interview record.
- Students listen to the audio for the third time and check the answers by themselves.
- Some students share their answers with the class.
- Students talk about the changes in Shenzhen in their own words.
| To help students to get the details of the listening material. |
Activity 9 | - Teacher asks students to look at the two headers and tell what they know about the different functions.
- Teacher asks students to complete the boxes with the expressions from the interview.
- Teacher checks the answers with the class.
| - Students look at the two headers and tell what they know about the different functions.
- Students complete the boxes with the expressions from the interview.
- Students check the answers with the teacher.
| To help students consolidate the expressions of describing a place and comparisons of past and now. |
Activity 10 | - Teacher divides students into pairs and asks them to describe the changes in their home town using the expressions in this section.
- Teacher invites several pairs to present their ideas in front of the class.
- Teacher asks students to think about how well they can use the language they have learnt to express themselves.
| - Students work in pairs and describe the changes in their home town using the expressions in this section.
- Several pairs present their ideas in front of the class.
- Students think about how well they can use the language they have learnt to express themselves.
| To encourage students to further practise describing changes in a place. |