Unit4 ReadingTeaching AimsLearn some knowledge about the important film events around the world.Teaching Important Points Practice reading comprehension ability of skimming and scanning.Teaching Difficult PointsLearn the reading strategy how to identify similarities and differences.Teaching Procedures Step 1 Lead-inShow some pictures about the famous actress Fan Bingbing and Li Bingbing.Ask students where are they? If they know anything about film events around the world: Can you name some famous film festivals held around the world? Where are they held? (The Cannes Film Festival is in France. The Berlin International Film Festival is in Germany. The Sundance Film Festival is in the USAThe Venice Film Festival is in Italy. The Toronto International Film Festival is in CanadaThe Tokyo International Film Festival is in Japan. The Shanghai International Film Festival is in China.)Step 2 Pre-readingTell the students that the reading passage they are going to read is a transcript of a television show about film festival. Ask them to guess which specific film festivals might be talked about in the reading passage. Write their guesses on the blackboard. (Then compare their ideas with the content of the reading passage after they read it.)Step 3 Fast-readingAsk the students to go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in Part A. (Remind the students only to focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions)1How many film festival representatives appeared on the show? Six2Which film festivals are mentioned in the transcript? The Cannes Film Festival, The Berlin International Film Festival, The Sundance Film Festival, The Venice Film Festival, The Toronto International Film Festival and The Shanghai International Film Festival.3At which festival are you not likely to find Hollywood films?The Sundance Film Festival. Step 4 Careful-reading1Ask the students to read the passage again and complete Parts C1 and C2 individually. The Venice film festival is the youngest film festival. ( ) The Sundance film festival is well known before 1981. ( ) Cannes have well-known actors, many of them are Chinese. ( ) Shanghai International Festival was founded in 1993. ( )2Ask the students to read the passage again and complete Parts C1and C2individually.(Questions in Part C1check students reading comprehension and improve their ability to find specific information. Part C2serves as a strengthening activity, which requires students to look for and identify more specific information according to the chart included in Part C2.)After students finish the exercises, check the answers as a class with the slide-showing.3After students finish Parts C1and C2, ask them if they have ever read a transcript of either a television show or a radio programme. Ask students which reading strategies should be applied or used when they are reading transcripts.Have you ever watched the programme called Dialogue on CCTV Channel 9? Are you interested in this kind of television show? Pay attention to the way that people speak on television talk shows. How do they express their views? Is the language that they use to express their views different from the language people use to express their opinions in situations other than on a talk show?4Draw students attention to the “Reading Strategy”. Ask them to identify similarities and differences.Step 5 Post-reading1Ask students to complete Part D individually. This part helps students comprehend the meanings of the words from the context by matching them with the correct definitions. (Check the answers with Slide-showing)2Have students complete Part E, which are notes from a lecture on the Academy Awards. It aims to make students more familiar with the usage of words and expressions in the text. (Check the answers with Slide-showing)Step 6 Homework1Review the reading passage.2Learn more about Films and film events around the world do exercise.3Find some important words and phrases.