(
课件网) Family Matters Developing ideas Learning Objectives: 1.To understand the structure of a feature story. 2. To read for general ideas and detailed information. 3. To retell the story using students’ own words. 4. To foster critical thinking and botherly love. Just a brother Before reading View, watch, guess, describe Pre-reading Relationship: _____ Name: _____ Country: _____ Occupation: _____ Source: _____ Brothers Brownlee GBR Athlete Newspaper Learning Tip A good reader usually makes full use of titles and pictures, etc. to facilitate the reading. What information can you get from this picture Pre-reading Which sports event are they competing in Triathlon Watch and describe What happened between the two brothers during the race Any thoughts on that While- reading Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. Activity 1 Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 A. The divided(有分歧的) opinions. B. Alistair's choice. C. Jonny was about to fall in the match. D. The development of the Brownlee brothers' love. Evidence: The Brownlee brothers have been doing triathlons since they were children. the background the development people’s divided opinions the development They are Alistair Brownlee and Jonny Brownlee. Who It happened during the final part of the 2016 World Triathlon Series. When It happened in Mexico. When Alistair came round the corner, Jonny was about to fall onto the track. What Para. 1 Background Where Alistair ran towards Jonny, caught him and started pulling him towards the finish line. Alistair then pushed his brother over the line. 1.What did Alistair do to help his brother Para. 2-3 Development Because having a brother trying to beat him at everything he does is an enormously positive force on him. 2. Why does Alistair think that having a brother is “an advantage” Para. 2-3 Development People hold divided opinions about the ending to the race. Some people think the brothers should have been disqualified, while others think they should be highly praised for their actions. Para. 4 Ending 1. Choose the main message of the passage. Love and competition between the Brownlee brothers make them successful athletes. People have different opinions about Alistair Brownlee’s actions in the triathlon final. For Alistair Brownlee, family love is more important than winning the triathlon final. Activity 2 Read and think What is the genre of this passage Features Features are “people stories”, and are typically longer than standard news stories. Features are written in an individual style, with extra detail and background. View and say Activity 3 What are the characteristics for feature writing Feature stories typically start with a “hook” that gets the interest of the reader. The style of the first paragraph also needs to set the tone of the whole piece. The middle part contains the “meat” of the story, with the ... ...
