2. To learn to narrate a person’s life story with time expressions.

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1. Leading-in

Tell Ss something about the listening text. Teacher may say, “From the text, we know that most countries in Africa are poor. And there are a lot of volunteers and organizations helping them. Jo is only one of them. Today, we are going to listen to an interview between Jennifer Wells, a reporter with a TV station, and Dr Mary Murray, an Australian volunteer working in Sudan. Dr Mary Murray is working with Medecins Sans Frontieres, MSF for short, an organization that is devoted to helping developing countries. In the listening text, you may find two words difficult to understand. stethoscope - Doctors use　 stethoscopes to hear if a man is ill or not. Celsius --- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, or 100 degrees centigrade.”

Step 2. Listening

1. To develop Ss’ listening ability.

2.　　　 Ask Ss to preview Listening and Speaking (Using Language)

Period 5　 Listening and Speaking (Using Language)

Teaching Goals:

1.　　　 Ask Ss to review what they have learnt in this period.

2.　　　 Ask Ss to finish Ex 3 on P34, if time is enough. If time is limited, let Ss finish it as homework.

Step 7. Homework

1.　　　 Arrange a discussion. Teacher may say, “If you have some pocket money to spend and you want to donate some of it to help those in need in developing countries, what gifts would you buy? Give your reasons.” Leave some time for the discussion and then get some students to present their opinions.　

2. Lead Ss to deal with more language points.

(1) in need (line 2, para 2): poor

We should always help those in need. (those in need = the poor people) 我们应该时常想贫困者伸出援助之手。

Most of the people here are in great need. 这里的大多数人都非常贫困。

　 (2) This gift allows a woman…, giving her and her family a better future. (Question 1 of Ex2 on P34)

giving… a better future是结果状语,如：

Webster wrote a dictionary, giving American English its own identity.

Football has been played for centuries, making it the most popular sport in the world.

　 (3) participate in (Question 2 of Ex2 on P34): take part in

The teacher participated in the children’s games. 老师加入了孩子们的游戏。

Britain participated in the war by sending an army to Iraq. 英国向伊拉克派出了军队，加入了战争。

　 (4). cover the cost (Question 3 of Ex2 on P34): be enough for the cost　　

Will $10 cover the cost of a new shirt? 十美元能买一件新衬衫吗？

　 (5) otherwise (Ex.(6)): or else

The leftovers were fed to the chickens, which otherwise would be thrown away. 剩饭用来喂鸡，否则就得扔掉了。

Step 6. Discussion

1.Ask Ss to underline the following phrases and translate them into Chinese.

2. Ask Ss to underline what they cannot understand in the Internet page.

Step 5. Language point

1.　　　 Ask Ss to read the Internet page carefully and finish Ex2 on P34. Then let them ask the following question.

What would you like to donate for the people in trouble?