Module 2 No DrugsPeriod OneThe General Idea of This PeriodThis period consists of three parts, that is, Introduction, Speaking and Writing. Through studying the facts about smoking in introduction, make sure that the students realize smoking is very serious. Then let the students do some word practice. The three questions in activity 3 and the questions in speaking can be used as a whole. Group or pair work can be used now. This part is to train the students’ speaking abilities. After discussion, ask some pairs to present their discussing results. In writing, the students will read an email to Zhou Kai from a pen friend in the US, asking him some questions about smoking in China. Read it quickly and choose the correct subject for the email from three suggestions in activity 1. Then write a reply and answer his questions and ask similar questions to him. The purpose is for the students to learn to share their opinions about smoking. Meanwhile, pay attention to the way of writing an email. Teaching Aims1) Make the Ss get to know the dangers of smoking and encourage them to lead a healthy life.2) Learn some new words related to smoking and improve the S s’ speaking and writing skills. Teaching Important Points1. Make the students know the dangers of smoking by reading the facts in this part.2. Teach the students some new words: bronchitis, cancer, cigarette, heart disease3. Train the students’ speaking and writing abilities.Teaching Difficult Point1. Lead the students to talk in class actively.2. Help them to make sense of the new words and facts related to smoking.3. Improve the students’ speaking and writing skills.Teaching Methods1) Train the students’ speaking ability through individual and pai r work.2) Encourage the students to participate in class actively.Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Introduction1. Lead-inThe teacher can use a cigarette to lead in the topic. Then play a video or show them some pictures about the bad results that smoking caused.2. Activity 1Ask the students to read facts about smoking and choose the answers you think are correct.Facts About Smoking1. During the 1990s, (21 thousand/21 million) people died as a result of smoking cigarette.2. A quarter of young people who smoke more than (10/20) cigarettes a day will die prematurelyas a result of smoking.3. In the United Kingdom, smoking causes (12 000/121 000) deaths a year.4. Thirteen people die (every hour/every day) from illness related to smoking tobacco, suchas cancer, bronchitis and hear disease.5. Every year, about (20/200) people are killed and (200/2000)are seriously injured in firescaused by smoking.After they decide on the answers individually, they can check with a partner. Then the teacher may collect the answers in a whole-class setting, having the students read out the complete sentences.Suggested answers: 21 million 10 121 000 every hour 200 20002. Activity 2Find word in the box which means:Show the following on the Bb:Read the words and have the students repeat after you. Pay attention to the stress of the multi-syllable words: bronchitis, cigarette, disease, tobacco. Ask the students to relate the words to their meanings individually, and then collect their answers.Suggested answers: death die, cigarette tobacco, bronchitis cancer heart disease, injuredStep 2 SpeakingActivity 3 and speakingPair the students to discuss the three questions in activity 3 and the four questions in speaking.Show the following questions on the Bb.First make sure under the questions and then ask them to discuss them in pairs. If time permits, ask some pairs to present their discussions.Step 3 Writing1. Activity1Read this email from a student in the US. Choose the correct subject for the email survey from these three suggestions. Show the following Bb.How are you? We’re doing a class survey and I have to write emails to all my pen friends in other countries. I hope you don’t mind answering these questions.1 Do most adults smoke in China?2 In most states in the US, it is now against the law to smoke in public buildings, such as banks and offices, on public transport and in restaurants and cafes. Is it the same inChina?3 Is the government planning to change the law about smoking in public?Hope you can answer my three questions!Best wishes,PaulAsk the students to read through the email quickly to choose the correct subject for the email. Then collect the answers from the whole class.Suggested answers: smoking2. Activity 2Ask the students to read the email carefully and answer questions in the email individually. Ask similar questions to the writer Paul. The students can exchange their work each other. If possible, let some students read out their emails.Step 4 Summary and HomeworkThe teacher summarizes the knowledge they have learned in this lesson and then gives the students assignment. Ask the students to hand in their emails after class.Period 2Reading and VocabularyThe General Idea of This PeriodThe reading passage consists of two articles. Article 1 tells us the story of Adam Rouse. He told us how he got addic ted to taking drugs and how he stopped. From article 2, we’ll know what cocaine is and how it does harm to people. Six activities are designed in this part. The students will learn more new words connected with drugs in activity 1. In activity 2, the opening paragraphs of two articles are given. First, let the students choose the topic for each article from the listed three topics. Following that is a word practice. In activity 4, the rest of the two articles are put in wrong order. Read them and tell which article they belong to. Then the students will do some true or false questions according to the text. The last activity is to complete questions and answers about Adam Rouse, who is the character in article 1. The teacher can check the students’ detail un derstanding about the first article. If time permits, the teacher may encourage the students to retell the story of Adam Rouse. Through the study of this part, the students can not only learn some information about drugs but also learn to organize a passage and improve their ability of analyzing.Teaching Aims 1) Train the students’ reading comprehension skills.2) Improve the students’ ability of organizing and analyzing an article.Teaching Important Points 1. Train the students’ reading skills.2. Teach the students some difficult language points.3. Encourage the students to learn some new words related to drugs.Teaching Difficult Points 1. How to choose the topic for the passage.2. Learn how to organize a passage.3. Improve the students’ reading ability. Teaching Methods 1) Read individually to put the paragraphs in the right order.2) Make them discuss in class through organizing some practice activities.3) Explanations to help the students understand the passage better.Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Greetings and Pre-reading1. Activity1addict blood pressure break into cannabis crack cocaine danger drug addict drug dealer heart attack heart rate immediately increase inject needle powerful reduceup in dictionary.Option 2 To give the students the definitions of the words, and let them match them.2. Activity 3After that, let the students choose the correct meaning of the words in activity 3.1 If a drug is addictive, does it mean that (a) you can easily stop taking it or (b) youcannotstop taking it? b2 Does powerful mean (a) very strong or (b) very weak? a3 If something increases, does it (a) get bigger or (b) get smaller? a4 Is a drug dealer someone who (a) sells drugs or (b) uses drugs? aEncourage the students to finish the sentences individually. And then collect the answers from the whole class.Step 2 While-reading1. Activity 2Ask the students to read the opening paragraphs of two different articles as quickly as possible and choose the topic for each paragraph.Show the following on the Bb. And after a while, collect the answers from the whole class.A. A Drug Addict and His StoryB. Dangerous Activities of TeenagersC. The Dangers of Using CocaineSuggested answers: Article 1: A Drug Addict and His StoryArticle 2: The Dangers of Using Cocaine2. Activity 4Read parts 1-6 individually and decide which article they belong to.Suggested answers: Article 1: 2, 3, 5, 6 Article 2: 1, 4After that, play the tape recorder for the students to listen to the whole articles.3. Activity 5Read the articles again and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or (F).1 Cocaine can be smoked and also injected. ( T )2 People who inject cocaine are in more danger if they share needles. ( T )3 Cocaine makes your heart go more slowly. ( F )4 Smoking crack cocaine can change people’s behavior. ( T )Ask the students to make their own choices individually, and then check with their partner to whether they have the same opinion. Collect the answers from the whole class.Step 3 Post-reading1. Activity 6Complete these questions and answers about Adam Rouse without referring to the texts. This activity is designed to test the students understanding of the details.Suggested answers:1 How old, 15(years old).2 did he use, He used cannabis.3 did he buy, He bought it from a man in the street/a drug dealer.4 offered/sold him, It was crack cocaine.5 He broke into a house and stole things.6 to the police station7 Yes, he did.8 does Adam, He works in a center for drug addicts.2. Story tellingTell the story of Adam Rouse with the help of the key words: drug addict, drug dealer, crack cocaine, break into, be addicted to, the police s tation, take the doctor’s advice. . .Step 4 Related language points1. I’m 19 years old and I used to be a drug addict. 我十九岁, 而且以前有毒瘾。
