九年级英语下册 Unit 7 Lesson40 The UN—Power of Words教学设计 （新版）冀教版.doc

Lesson40 The UN — The Power of Words
Title
Lesson40 The UN — The Power of Words
Teaching aims
Knowledge
1. To learn words and phrases about the UN e.g. the United Nations (the UN) ; the Secretary-General ;the UN Security Council ;permanent member countries
2. To learn about the functions of the UN
Ability
1. To be able to give a speech about preventing war
Emotion
To value the importance of keeping peace
Project
Content
Aims
Teaching procedures
Step1: Lead-in
Present Ss some pictures of different national flags;
Present the emblem of the UN.
Present pictures of headquarters of the UN; Secretary-General; The UN Security Council; permanent members
To motivate the Ss to know about the UN
Step2: Fast reading
①What does the UN help countries do?
②How many member states are there in the UN?

Step 3:listening
Listen to passage and fill in the following form

the headquarters of the UN
in_____________city
the head of the UN
__________ _________
the UN Security Council
_______members
Permanent members
China,________,_______
The U.K , the U.S

To get the general ideas of the UN

To know more about
the UN

Step4: Practice
1. Competition:
Check your memory:
Look at the screen, choose your favorite card and answer the questions. The quickest one in a certain time is the winner. When was the UN founded?
How many member states are there in the UN?
What’s the head of the UN called?
What’s in New York City?
How many members are there in the UN Security Council?
What are the permanent members?
2. Careful reading：
Here is a speech that was given at a UN meeting. Read the speech and fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
situation, agreement, satisfy, secretary

Mr. President, Mr. ________, my fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen,
It is a great honour for me to stand here and speak to you all. We know this is no ordinary time for our people. Each of us comes here with our own problems. Sometimes we cannot reach an ________. Sometimes the________ is very serious. And most of the time, we cannot ________everyone. But it is not impossible! We should work together to make the world a better place to live. More peace, less war!

To arouse Ss’ interests and consolidate the information of the UN

To lead Ss to read for specific information.
To get to know the functions of
the UN

3. Read the passage again and try to introduce the UN

3. Group work: Imagine you are representing China at the United Nations. Make suggestions about preventing war in your groups according to the mind-map.

To use the language they learnt in this lesson

To cultivate Ss’ creative ideas
Step5: progress :

Get ready for your speech: list the key words; draft; present in groups; present your speech in class

Emotion promotion.
To value the importance of keeping peace

Home-
work
1. Design a symbol about how the United Nations should work to prevent war.
2. Search more information about the UN and make a poster to introduce the functions of the UN

Board Design
Lesson40 The UN — The Power of Words

the headquarters of the UN
in New York city
the head of the UN
Secretary- General
the UN Security Council
193 members
Permanent members
China, France, Russia
The U.K , the U.S