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One way of imparting knowledge and skills gaps in the understanding of

In the design of the questionnaire, I invited six experts had held a small seminar and demonstration will be, after a preliminary investigation, analysis, discussion and revision to bring the music, the main elements of classroom teaching into the environment, interests, hobbies, teaching methods, teaching appliances, discipline, respect for students, knowledge, skills, motivation, music creation, music and evaluation of 11 dimensions. The decision to allow students to assess teachers teaching, we have experienced has been positive – negative – positive thinking, until finally determined. Through investigation, we first found that: In the knowledge and skills taught, the music teacher’s methods and have a certain gap between the expectations of students. If the questionnaire, the author of such a design problem: how to teach music classes music teacher? In the 462 valid questionnaires, 63 were chosen first teach the teachers re-learn song sheet lyrics; and 340 people know is that the teacher let them learn song sheet lyrics and then learn that such a pitch, rhythm and be able to master good; more 59 people have reflected that teacher to teach them to sing only the songs lyrics, does not sing spectrum … …

This reaction is also reflected in the music class music, imparting knowledge, such as basic music theory, music, general knowledge and so on. The teachers in imparting knowledge in music, when there is not a valid interludes, but rather to explain an isolated phenomenon. Imparting knowledge and skills of students to teachers ways in doubt … …

“Music Curriculum Standards,” said: Music Course in the knowledge and skills, including basic music knowledge, music and basic skills. Reflected in the students to learn and understand the basic elements of music (such as strength, speed, rhythm, melody, harmony, etc.) and music common structure (musical form), and the music genre and other basic forms of knowledge; to develop students self-confidence, naturally, there are expressions in singing , learning singing, playing the initial skills, auditory perception in the music based on the read musical notation, the performance of activities used in the music scores.

Not only that, “music curriculum standards” also further music creation and historical background, music and related cultural knowledge and skills into the area. Namely, a free, improvisation is to express their feelings, learn plain musical knowledge and skills. The composer’s life and works through cognitive subject matter, genre, style, and so on, to understand the development of Chinese and foreign music, a brief history of the initial identification of different ages, different ethnic music, Chinese folk music to deepen awareness and understanding. And require students to be able to understand the art of music and sister ties the major categories of perceived performance of different art tools and art forms, features, learn music and other disciplines outside the arts connection, according to their own life experiences and have learned the knowledge, understanding the social function of music, understanding the relationship between music and social life.

Surveys show that in imparting knowledge and skills, our teachers show too rigid and deliberate emphasis on musical knowledge, intentionally pursued a so-called “results”, which “results” will inevitably lead to the results of the students complain of music lesson tired, disappointed, so that pupils of the music lesson in his resistance.

A wide range of knowledge and skills, while the double-base of teaching is the eternal topic. Music, new curriculum standards, the value of emotion, attitude and status of teaching in secondary school music classes during the investigation, has been teaching and research staff Song Guiying Nanjing Teaching music teachers, music grade teacher in Nanjing, 9 Qian Yi Shui teacher, Yang Fang teacher in Nanjing, 9 , Nanjing Normal University, Jiaoke Yuan Xiaohong great teachers, teachers help grateful.

Concept placed in the top position, but did not say that the knowledge and skills is not important. Knowledge and skills of teaching has not to do, but how to teach problem. Because for music learning, the knowledge and skills is necessary. Of course, we can not blindly

A simple understanding of knowledge and skills is to teach students to read musical notation, that is, teaching students music theory, this is too narrow and one-sided understanding of music is certainly not conducive to student learning. From this, teachers and students understanding of knowledge and skills transfer means there is a gap, we need to do is how to fruitfully in the music classroom to teach students musical knowledge and skills to enable students to enjoy learning.

Second, the gap between the understanding of teacher-student relationship

Status of music teaching in secondary schools the questionnaire, each one the quality of teaching in secondary school music classes from the questionnaires, the subject of two homogeneous survey, the respondents perceive to exclude items related to the matching conditions, the researchers carried out the questionnaire structured treatment. As the investigation concerning the middle school music teaching in 11 areas of quality, the quality of these 11 relatively independent. Therefore, in calculating the reliability, the first of the contingency table for chi-square test of independence, in this based on the contingency table and then calculate the correlation coefficient – C factor.

Chi-square test results show that the questionnaire has a relatively high reliability. Between the two sets of items are not independent of each other, there is a correlation. However, in the “respect for the students,” one, and its P value is to the .183 did not reach statistical significance level. To this end, the author had “respect for the students,” this dimension failed to meet the statistically significant level of regret. However, the text by the students answer, only confirms the author’s “doubts”: that is, not the design of the questionnaire, but our music teacher lack of respect for the students. Perhaps the teachers agreed that students in their love and respect for the students. The students replied that music, classroom music teachers lack of them enough respect. Maybe we do not understand the teachers felt that students misunderstood what they say, but it is a fact. Therefore, no matter how we think hard to design “respect for the students,” the contents of this dimension of the answer, the students will be in accordance with the fact that choice. This gives us music teacher sounded the alarm: “respect for the students” is a basic requirement for teachers, you respect other people, will be respected by others. We should establish a good relationship between teachers and students, as classroom teachers and students a place joint activities, classroom teaching teacher-student relationship is harmonious, the role of the student’s level of play and teaching efficiency has a direct impact. Should be concerned about the students at any time to observe the students ability to grasp and reaction conditions, in order to solve problems met by the students, the students can not be ignored, blindly lectures. Ask questions in class, teachers of language, and looked to the students hope to encourage students. The students could not answer correctly, teachers should be patience, patience to help them get good grasp of the issue will be, can not take penalties, cynical way of their students, hurt students self-esteem. The classroom, the students distracted affect classroom discipline, teachers should try to suggest ways to enable students to consciously recognize our mistakes and errors, non-violence Cusheng gas, publicly reprimanded. At the same time teaching with particular attention to create a democratic atmosphere, respect for students, confidence in students so that students have something to say, there is doubt dare to ask, to do that everyone is equal before the truth. Permit, to encourage students and teachers to explore controversial issues, not teachers, lays down the law, teachers have the final say. Teacher-student relationship harmonious and lively atmosphere, the students will take the initiative. We should make full use of the classroom 45 minutes, at the same time imparting knowledge to take care of students, and treat every student as a person worthy of respect, as equals, and students do go on a spiritual friend, formed between teachers and students good relations. Sense of responsibility is tall and straight trees!

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“Life in the peoples walk walk walk community in the times to go.” This is the art of teaching seventh grade in a word, is China’s basic education reform a true portrayal. Art courses are conducted in sound, the United States Sub-division courses build up on the basis of a comprehensive curriculum reform of basic education in this country for the first time into the educational Corner. Music, Art arts though the same, but the knowledge and skills are two totally different areas, therefore, the implementation of arts courses used for the sound, the United States Sub-division courses for teachers is undoubtedly a serious challenge. As one of the national experimental zone Xishan District, art courses, in practice only as a point of exploration, the arts, as a new integrated curriculum, nor a lesson, curriculum implementation more to rely on teachers to collaborate in exploring the staggers along. Weak teachers in the arts, arts education facilities are not perfect, how tap the existing educational resources, expand arts courses are particularly important. I passed a few years of practice and exploration, with the following shallow experience and thought.

1, from the classroom were collected dynamically generated resources, expand arts courses.

Art Classroom teaching is a process of dynamically generated, but also generate new practice teachers, wisdom foothold. “Dynamically generated” requirement with the wisdom of teachers that can not be foreseen in time to catch the teaching factors, teaching scenes such as effective information, use of available generation resources to carry out teaching, through the class generation, clever and eliminating, to enable students to actively discover and actively explore, solve problems, to gain the joy of discovery, explore interests, insight surprise, thinking pleasure. Continuous real-time generated class, only the teacher is full of wise regulation and control and guide the students to use all their talents, experience and emotion to feel, comprehend, and tap the connotation of the arts in order to make our classroom full of wisdom, in order for our art class shine with vitality of life.

Case: In the first form of an outdoor paint grade art class, suddenly uttered shrill whistle sounded, I was wondering, the have a relatively low whistle spread to ear. Often billed as a look, is actually two complete the job as early as the students get together, his mouth leaves the mouth, a blow. When he saw I walked past

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Also known as aesthetic education or aesthetic aesthetic education, it is to train students to have the correct perspective and appreciation of aesthetic beauty to create America’s educational activities. The implementation of quality education is also an important part. Art class teaching and learning activities with small children to perceive the United States, recognized the United States, to understand the United States, appreciation of beauty and the creation of America’s education, mold US sentiments and inspire the pursuit of the US’s desire to promote their ability to create beauty. To improve children’s aesthetic qualities, the completion of quality education in the task of aesthetic education. Through teaching practice and a lot of reading theory books, I think it is a good aesthetic education of primary school children in art class teaching activities, we must seriously study the outline and teaching materials, teaching materials fully explore aesthetic factors. In the skills training process to find aesthetic factors that stimulate a strong interest in art class; the use of a variety of instructional media to provide students with the US’s material; close to student life, using a variety of skills training methods. In order to better teaching and learning activities in art class in the implementation of Aesthetic Education.

A, passion cited interest to foster the awareness of the creation of the United States.

People know that the interest is an important human psychological characteristics of personality. Psychology, believes that interest is a positive understanding of knowledge to explore something positive activities tendencies and trends. Interest is something that people seek to explore the emotional colors, and with a strong psychological tendency is a human cognitive activity of the power source. Interest in learning and make learning task becomes a positive, proactive, to gain a good learning. Therefore, efforts should be made in teaching teachers to design every aspect of good teaching, especially teaching, import, allow students to learn actively, if he has no interest in learning is completely mandatory forced to learn, it will stifle learning wishes. So I learned to apply classroom scissors, fight, tear, paste and other production methods that enhance students skills and hands-on abilities, change to a simple transmission of knowledge and imitation-based teaching methods, using the teaching of the rich characteristics of the times, novel Interestingly, the logic of highly creative content to mobilize the students, teaching content and methods constantly updated and changing. To enable students to observe the practice in the mental and physical work, thinking, imagination, encourage students to feel the United States, to appreciate beauty, the creation of the United States, the gradual formation of the appropriate skills, students also practice the hobby evolved and cultivate an interest, which in turn reflects the create education requirements, but also classroom knowledge into operational capability alone an effective way. For example, I in the fifth grade, “blow-Indian ink and color painting” a lesson, let students to appreciate a good blow produced paintings, and asked, “the painting beautiful?” The students answered “very beautiful.” “The painting that I made, but not the painting, is blowing out” The students can see such a beautiful painting, said: “Xu teachers, we also want to do,” because blowing Indian painting no fixed pattern, is chance effects and the result of human, the students intentionally or unintentionally, the blowing, enthusiasm rising up immediately, but also to mobilize the students the desire to be more like an art class. To enable students to gradually master the creation, students aesthetic ability and production capacity, have been greatly improved, so that the content of classroom teaching practice of organic and living together and supported by sublimation and development, expand the students to open outlook, students create a ability to receive good results.

2, the use of modern media to enhance aesthetic

Ushinski once said: “The kids is guided by the shape, color, sound and general feel of things to think about, if someone forced them to use other ways to think about things, then he would be harmful to the students interest and nature.” because classroom teaching is a three-dimensional flow process, contains multiple contradictions in the relationship, if this process into an optimized process, to make it consistent with the rules and requirements of the relationship between education and become a carrier of the United States, first and foremost task is to develop the idea of aesthetic education program , in imparting knowledge and aesthetic education is focused on fine arts disciplines, ideological, emotional practice, factors such as the unity of creation, but also will show the inner beauty and the specific form of manipulation skills to a more unified, breaking the long-term students still copying things to draw from nature and traditional teaching approach, in order to “Instruction in the United States”, that is, the concept of penetration at the same time aesthetic and efficient use of modern audio-visual media, with an intuitive, vivid, images etc., in order to to see, to listen to, can be static, movable, with its clear-cut The color, vivid image, pleasing sound to enhance the attention of students so that students perceive the United States, appreciation of the United States, the creation of the United States at the same time, will teach basic knowledge, basic skills training in aesthetics and art education, integration of teaching, such as the I was teaching fourth grade paper-cut, first of all based on content developed from shallow to deep, lesson plans, lesson plans compiled fine steps, self-made video tapes, audio-visual media have displayed through the folk paper-cut features, and understand the characteristics and performance of paper-cutting techniques, from the intuitive to understand paper-cut modeling method, the general law of yin and yang moment, and then using the projector display paper cutting composition methods, to enable students to an intuitive grasp of the basic requirements for paper-cutting, which mobilize the students interest for students to display works from the immediate experience to the folk art charm and a strong country flavor. For example, I on the “bird’s home” in the interest of self-editing video tapes for import, see the thick lush forest, I heard a variety of bird calls, to broaden their horizons, break time and space constraints, a large number of transmit information to students, from which to observe things, to develop students who love the United States desires. courseware to guide students to use computers in the phenomena of life to observe the richer emotional activities, namely the attitude of the state of harmony, I learned from teaching the practical departure, choose to use a variety of media, to seize the materials and audio-visual materials aesthetic point of knowledge points to seriously explore educational points, points to education as the soul of organizational knowledge transfer points, making the static solidification in the textbooks the United States, the United States through the audio-visual means of dynamic and interesting ways into teaching to inspire students to a variety of positive psychological factors are involved in aesthetic activities, resulting in an unexpected effect of art.

3, take various forms, to cultivate independent creativity.

First, the task of teaching art lessons to the classroom 40 minutes to the quality, but also organize students Shanghao an important place in art activities class positions. Because lessons are rich in art activities for children of aesthetic life, broaden the aesthetic realm, induced by aesthetic emotion, a variety of ability students an effective way, while the art-curricular activities can appreciate the idea of creating the main line, according to the study painting, cut and paste , tear, roll, and other produce as the main way to fight, to adopt new and interesting features, very practical content and form a variety of teaching methods to teach the students. Let students in activity classes in the “live” up “move”, take the initiative activities, hand-brain and used to enhance the students direct experience, and aimed for all students, so that every student willing to enjoy participation, emphasis on students conceptual design, creation and evaluation of to mobilize students to a variety of sensory capabilities, so that students imagination, thinking, hands-on to develop. Based on the progress of the original at the same time to study as a kind of pleasure in order to stimulate creativity and design activities in the lesson, I start to understand and grasp the whole basis of the characteristics of materials, in complying with the teaching objectives and requirements, based on the students hands-on creative ability, give full play to the students in appreciation, aesthetic and hands-on, etc. capabilities. So I launched the “wool paste painting”, “Clip Art Decoration” and other fine arts activities, classroom activities, lesson content to become an integral part of their interest and operate skillfully combine and pay attention to the form of diversification, entertaining, to enable students to their own creations, through the activities so that students better understand and master the knowledge. Teachers should be prepared according to precise teaching content, seize the opportunity to guide the students to grasp what they have learned and can be used in real life, through practical activities to enhance the aesthetic and creative skills, and aroused the enthusiasm of students to participate in the activities. To improve operations quality and hands-on creative ability of students to enable students to see their own achievements, enjoy the joy of success and inspire the creative zeal of the students, so that the knowledge learned in life fully integrate the use of them, so our students learn to beautify the home and life environment to enable students to realize their own ideas in practice in the success of happiness, to classroom education extends to community life in order to enable students to explore the rich social practices in the industry, expand knowledge, to learn new information, so as to achieve exercise creative thinking The purpose of capacity,

I and students collaborative learning through practical activities to enhance the capacity and the creation of the aesthetic beauty of ability to respond effectively to stimulate the enthusiasm of the students to learn to play the main role of the students, for students to create a self-training and self-improvement opportunities to inspire students to participate in art activities positive lesson in the art class in creative education to maximize the factors, so that each can be a powerful lesson in art activities to promote the development of creative abilities of students. So that the students themselves can really appreciate the ability to art class to create the need for and importance of the creation of the United States, so that creativity into a student’s own capacity rather than a mere formality.

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One, materials based on

Compulsory curriculum standard test edition of the textbook to teach art Hebei 6 Lesson 13, “If I become small”

Second, design ideas

Characteristics of students according to age, and student interests and hobbies, playing children’s favorite animated video, and guide students to enhance the image of the feelings of ability and imagination ability to stimulate students interest in learning, stimulate the desire to explore and mobilize the enthusiasm of students, bold imagination and performance. The focus is to make students aware of both large and small are arrived at by comparing, in the paintings need to have a reference point for comparison, points of reference play a background role.

Third, teaching objectives

Knowledge and ability: the ability to understand the contrast between large and small, understand the large and small by comparison with the reference point arrived at.

Process and methods: to exercise their imagination, bold change into small scenes depicting able to compare the relationship between the use of the performance of the screen to have fun and to better the organization and configuration of the screen color screen.

Emotion, attitude and values: the willingness from various angles of observation and thinking, experience of life.

Fourth, teaching points

Able to understand the contrast between large and small, understand the large and small are arrived at by comparing the

5, teaching difficult

Able to apply to have fun and comparison with the performance of the screen, a better picture of the organization and configuration of the screen color.

6, teaching preparation

School with teaching aids:

Teacher: “Thumbelina,” a fairy tale video, the movie “My dear smaller the child,” the first animated and student works.

Student: drawing paper, watercolor pen or oil pastel, crayon and so on.

7, the teaching process

1, Import

Division: students you like to listen to a story?

Health: Do you like.

Teachers: So let’s listen to a story?

Multimedia Player “Thumbelina” video, the students were staring into the big screen and seriously enjoy.

Teachers: This story nicely do?

Students:好听.

Division: That who use their own words to briefly describe the story.

Students: talked about as big as a little girl with the finger through a lot of hardships and finally returned to his hometown to become the story of the king of flowers.

Division: Life in the thumb, as you heard or seen such a big girl, people?

Health: no.

Teachers: That from books or movies as well?

Students: none.

Division: Next, we look at a movie title sequence.

Screening of the film “Honey I leave my child is getting smaller,” the first animated film.

Teachers: Who saw the film.

Students shook his head.

Division: That teacher gave us a brief look at the film’s main content. This is a U.S. sci-fi movie, named “My dear child, I put smaller,” talked about a scientist invented a machine to make the objects smaller machines. One day, his children and neighbors of the children playing, accidentally started the machine, the results of several children were smaller. The scientists then mistakenly that they poured into the litter bins, the number of children experienced a number of risks and setbacks, scientists release their restoration to their original look. In addition, like the “Big Country A Voyage to Lilliput” is also a very nice movie, there is a chance, then we must take a look at. People can not really smaller, but we can imagine the scene after the change into small, it must be very interesting, today, we have to learn the first 13 class if I were smaller.

Blackboard Topic: If I become smaller

Second, teaching & Products

Teachers: The following give us five minutes to play to your imagination, imagine, after we get into small scenes, think about what interesting things will happen.

Students are immersed in the imagine.

5 minutes

Division: students, who would be willing to talk about your larger or smaller after the scene, let us share the interesting things you encounter.

Health 1: If I were smaller, I can fly like a bird in the sky the same.

Health 2: If I were smaller, I can drill into the ants, the ants go to listen to what they are saying?

Division: It seems that you are fond of observing a child, I hope you soon discover the secret of ants, who would like to say.

Health 3: If I were smaller, I can live in the trees, my mother can not find me.

Teachers: Your mother can not find you, she will be very worried. Child, we went out to play should tell her mother or other elders, lest they have to worry, we all should be done.

Health 4: If I become big, I am the tiger, lion, elephant even bigger, they see I’m very scared, I was King of Beasts.

Health 5: If I were smaller, I can play like a fish in the water, like swimming, playing games … …

Health 6: If I become big, I reach out to one can pick apples and pears to the tree, and instead of climbing the.

Division: students, your imagination really rich. Then how does the performance into small change? Let’s do a little game. Hu towel Zun (sub Shao Ai), Liu Tao (sub-slightly) You two go to the front, students, and the two of them stand together, who’s tall?

Students: Liu Tao tall statue sawed-Hu towel.

Division: That teachers and Tao stand together, who’s tall.

Students: Teacher tall Tao tall dwarf.

Teachers: You may say that Liu Tao, a higher one would be saying that he has short, then he does in the end is high or low? Why is this?

Students: Liu Tao and Hu towel respect ratio, Liu Tao is high; Tao and teacher ratios, Liu Tao dwarf. He had more than others in order to know that he is high or low.

Shi: Yes, students said very good, big and small are arrived at by comparison. We are to judge of things, we can not simply say that it large or small, good or bad, should be adopted more readily. That method of painting with the performance of large and small do? Now we come to appreciate the pieces of student work.

Multi-media works by showing student

Teachers: From the map where you can see it larger or smaller?

Health 1: map the little girl bent over at the stroke giraffe, from this we can see that the little girl gets bigger.

Health 2: many of the kids who sat playing mantis, from this we can see that the children were smaller, mantis larger.

Health 3: a child and spiders in wrestling, there are a lot of people watching, from this we can see that smaller children, spiders larger.

Teachers: students to observe very carefully, then think about the painting when the painting is only one person said he was bigger or smaller, can I?

Health: no.

Teachers: Why?

Students: because the big and small by comparison was out, so only the painting a person, there is no comparable, we can not say that he was bigger or smaller, should draw a comparison with his things.

Shi: Yes, in painting this thing called a reference point to compare each piece works, there is a reference point to set off the child’s “big” or “small.”

3, Student creative activities

Teacher: Some students can not wait to show it, it is good, painting or writing with a way to express themselves larger or smaller after the scene, you can also imagine what Thumbelina also experience things, it depicts or recorded. Be careful not to copy the book works, we should be bold imagination and performance, a rich imagination to see who’s a reasonable difference. Note that composition should be full, and fill in your favorite color, to see who painted the good, the following start.

Students painting, teachers, tour guidance.

Fourth, the students enjoy the work, the students evaluate each other and share the joy of success.

Teacher: Some students have been painting well, following your work on the table to the top left corner, all of us together to enjoy, is good. You can work on your assessment, you can also propose changes or comments. Let’s get started.

5, teachers Summary

Students, this lesson that you must have a lot of harvest it, we not only know the “Thumbelina” story, but also know that large and small are arrived at by comparing, in the performance of large and hours, should choose a frame of reference for comparison.

Through this lesson, the teacher found that you are too rich in imagination, and imagination of so many interesting things. Then the next class to change into small you think the scene after that to give you a good friend, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister to listen, or give them to talk about the story of Thumbelina, and their appreciate your work together, to share these interesting things.

8, teaching reflection

Pre-class collection of some of the content of the video lesson, the purpose is to stimulate student interest and desire to explore, New Curriculum Standards require the use of a variety of lively and interesting teaching methods, such as movies, stories, games, music, etc. to enhance the students feelings of competence and imagination ability to stimulate students interest in art.

The use of visual and other perceptual material to stimulate students to explore the desire to stimulate interest → → → bold imagination to complete the design work of this series of links in line with the law of children’s cognition. The focus of this lesson is to make students aware of both large and small by comparison readily. Students can use to compare them to compare the works of the imagination rich, rich taste. For the students work, because the ability of students and different levels, so they give the students more room, free play, painting or writing can be a way to represent. Emphasis on students learning process as possible knowledge and skills, emotional values, attitudes and learning habits, processes, methods and try to encourage students to play a bold creativity and individuality.

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Microsoft Corp launched Windows 7, which is the most significant upgrade in the global personal computer industry in eight years and is the latest version of the Windows family, in China on Friday.

More than 1 billion people, or 95 percent of the global PC users, install various Windows systems in their computers, and analysts said demand by users to upgrade to Windows 7 will give the PC and the entire IT industry a huge boost.

Customers experience Windows 7, the latest Windows operating system, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 23, 2009. Microsoft Corp launched Windows 7 in China on Friday.

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The commanding Chelsea crushed Blackburn 5-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday to return to the top of Premier League.

The visitors were totally out of pace in front of the confident Blues who had just sent off Atletico de Madrid 4-0 three days ago in the European Champions League group stage even though their top scorer Didier Drogba was absent.

Chelsea were denied several times by Blackburn’s goalkeeper Paul Robinson in the first period but were granted the lead when Gael Givet diverted Nicolas Anelka’s cross into his own net in the20th minutes.

Then Chelsea enjoyed their harvest through ruthless attacks with Frank Lampard opened the second-half score three minutes after the break. Four minutes later, Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien fired home from long range to make it three.

Meanwhile, the powerful striker Drogba kept threatening in front of Blackburn’s struggling defence and when he pounced into the box in the 59th minute, Ryan Nelsen tripped him to concede a penalty to the hosts. Lampard slotted in the bottom left corner with hesitation.

Drogba concluded Chelsea’s scoring show by nodding home Michael Ballack’s corner in the 64th minute.

Leaders Chelsea are two points ahead of Manchester United and the defending champions are slated to visit Liverpool on Sunday.

With new owner Carson Yeung on the stands, Birmingham City edged Sunderland 2-1 to claim their third win in Premier League this season.

Birmingham dominated the first half and Sebastian Larsson’s free kick flipped into the net after bouncing Liam Ridgewell’s body in the 37th minutes.

Three minutes into the second period, forward James McFadden added a goal to cheer the home fans.

Although Sunderland fought back hard later and came closer with Scott Dann’s own goal in the 82nd minute, Birmingham kept three points in pocket at last.

In addition, Tottenham Spur were depressed at home as Glenn Whelan scored the only goal for Stoke City. Burnley were defeated 3-1 by visiting Wigan.

Hull City and Porsmouth drew 0-0. Wolverhampton and Aston Villa claimed one point each after a 1-1 tie.

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key pledged here Saturday to boost bilateral and regional trade amid the global financial crisis.
During their half-hour meeting on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits at the Thai beach resort of Hua Hin, Wen said the China-New Zealand ties have maintained a good momentum of development and the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed last October between the two countries has achieved positive results.

The two countries should let the FTA play a greater role and promote cooperation in such sectors as the resource exploration, food safety, energy-saving, environmental protection, science and technology, culture and education, as well as tourism.

He also called for joint efforts against trade protectionism and to push for progress of the Doha Round talks of the World Trade Organization, which had been lagging behind its schedule.

New Zealand highly valued the friendly cooperative relations with China, Key said, adding that he was satisfied with the remarkable growth of the bilateral trade boosted by the FTA.

New Zealand is willing to deepen trade and economic cooperation with China, jointly promote regional free trade and fight against trade protectionism, he said.

New Zealand has attached great importance to China’s role in the fields of food security, energy-saving, emission control and in response to the climate change, he noted, hoping to enhance cooperation with China in this respect.

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd called here on Saturday for an early signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two Asia-Pacific major economies.
“The mutual-respect, mutual-trust and cooperation between China and Australia, both as big countries in the Asia-Pacific region, will not only yield tangible benefits for the two nations, but also have a positive impact on a larger scale,” Wen said in talks with Rudd on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits.

The key to maintaining a sound and steady development of bilateral ties lies in their respect for and care about each other’s core interests and major concerns, Wen said, pledging to work together with Australia to boost their ties.

The Chinese premier also highlighted the importance of an FTA between the two countries, asking the two sides to reach a quality, comprehensive and acceptable FTA deal in a spirit of positive cooperation, pragmatism, balance and mutual-benefit.

While hailing the cooperation between Australia and China in various fields, Rudd said his country is willing to maintain high-level exchanges and deepen mutual understanding with China under the principle of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit.

He pledged adherence to the one China policy and respect for China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Australia hopes to reach consensus as early as possible on the FTA and will bolster cooperation with China in such fields as trade, economy, investment, energy, agriculture and service, Rudd said during their meeting at a hotel in the central Thailand beach resort.

The two leaders also exchanged their views on East Asian cooperation and climate change.

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China will establish economic cooperation zones in ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member states and encourage Chinese companies to invest there, said a statement issued here Saturday.

“Both sides should also promote cooperation in the protection of intellectual property, removal of trade barriers and establishment of a consolidated system for sanitary and phytosanitary standards inspection,” said the statement issued after ASEAN-China summit.

China said it would also organize a forum on China-ASEAN FTA (Free Trade Area) to develop an FTA business portal.

By 2010, tariffs on almost all goods traded between ASEAN and China would be eliminated.

“This — together with the recent signing of the ASEAN-China Investment Agreement — serves as a milestone in ASEAN-China relations,” said the statement.

Bilateral trade had increased more than three folds over the past six years from 60 billion U.S. dollars to 192 billion U.S. dollars in 2008.

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South Korea and the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Sunday agreed towork for upgrade bilateral ties from the current comprehensive cooperative partnership to a strategic partnership, South Korea’s presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.

The decision came at a summit between South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and the leaders of the ASEAN in the eastern Thai coast resort of Hua Hin.

During the summit, Lee and the 10 leaders of ASEAN countries exchanged views on ways to strengthen the South Korea-ASEAN relations.

Establishing a South Korea-ASEAN strategic partnership will significantly boost their diplomatic ties along with the economic cooperation, which the two sides has agreed to promote by signing a free trade deal on investment in June, Cheong Wa Dae said in a press release.

They also reviewed the implementation of a joint statement adopted by the two sides at their special summit at Jeju, a South Korean resort island, in June, and made joint assessment on development cooperation, low-carbon green growth and cultural and human exchanges between the two sides, Cheong Wa Dae said.