Extended Reading

Should Junk food advertising be banned during Children’s TV programs

Teaching aims:

After the lesson, students are able to :

1.know the structure of argumentation

2.present and support the opinion in different ways

3.infer who the speaker is from the language

4.judge the advertising in a proper way

Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty

1.know the structure of argumentation

2.present and support the opinion in different ways

Teaching procedures:

Step 1: Lead-in

Watch a video about junk food and ask students to answer three questions:

1. What type of TV program is it?

2. What is it about?

3. What do you think of junk food?

(I think junk food should be banned because it is not healthy.)

Step 2 : Present the title: Should Junk food advertising be banned

Ask students to answer the question

(Some of you agree, while others disagree.)

Step3: Read the article and answer

Ask students to read through the four articles and answer the following questions:

1. What are their names?

2. What are their jobs?

3. What is their opinion about junk food advertising? Agree or Disagree?

(Some of your answers are correct, but some of your answers might be wrong. Let’s go deep into the article and check your answers later)

Step 3: Read about Kyle and Kate and complete the form

Please read through articles about Kyle and Kate. And answer the question:

Do they agree or disagree? How do you know?

板书： I think … should …/ It is not the government’s responsibility to do…

Why does Kyle agree?  

板书：obese

(what does “obese” mean? Can you find the phrase to tell the meaning? Have got back into shape)

What bad influences does being obese have on Kyle?

板书：depressed/couldn’t do many things

Think: What couldn't he do if he was obese?

(Being obese has bad influences on children’s health. That is why Kate also agrees to ban the advertising. Why is Kate against the advertising in some way?)

板书： persuade/trick…into doing…/It is not easy to…

Discussion:

What do ads persuade/trick you into buying?

Ads persuade/trick me into buying…

（In these two articles, we know junk food advertising has so many bad influences. How do they make you believe their opinion?）

板书：through their life experiences

Junk food advertising has so many bad influences. Why do other people disagree?

Step 4: Read the two articles and answer

Which sentences tell you they disagree?

板书：When it comes to …/… has the freedom to…/…have the right to…/There are no true legal grounds../…should not…

Explain the meaning of “when it comes to”

(When it comes to junk food advertising, why does the speaker disagree? )

板书：this will not even do anything to do…/It is…who…/ … it is up to…/ it is not up to…

What does “this” refer to ? ——such a ban

Why is it not the company’s responsibility?

板书: … it is up to…/it is not up to..

What does “it is up to” mean? —— depend on

Step5: Presentation

When it comes to junk food advertising, what is up to them?

Children:

Companies:

Parents:

When it comes to junk food advertising, what do you think?

Step 6: Homework

Write down your opinions about ads by using what you have learnt today.