Unit 14
第一课时 Section A(1a-2d)
一、教学目标
1.知识目标
(1)单词:survey,standard,row,keyboard,method,instruction,double,shall
(2)短语:in a row
(3)句型:①I remember...②l have learned to...③Shall we...
2.能力目标
(1)能听懂谈论初中生活记忆与经历的对话;
(2)能理解并正确朗读对话。
3.情感目标
加深与老师、与同学之间的友谊,懂得感恩与回报。
二、重点难点
1.教学重点:掌握本课时的重点词汇、句型和语言点;朗读对话
2.教学难点:编写主题对话
三、教学准备
PPT课件, 录音
4、教学方法
任务型教学法、情境交际法、自主学习法与合作学习相结合。
5、教学过程
Step 1 Lead-in
Ask the following questions. Let the students think and then answer them.
1. Do you have any special memories of junior high school
2.Which teachers will you miss most after junior high school 3. What other memories do you have
Step 2 Presentation
Work on 1a.
Let the class work in pairs to talk about the things they remembcr doing at juniorhigh school.Check () the things and then add more to the list.
For example:
A: Well, junior high school days are over. Do you have any special memories
B: I remember mecting all of you in Grade 7.
Work on 1b.
Task 1
Listen and match the memory with the person.
1.Before listening, ask the students to read the names and the sentences.
2.Ask them to listen to the recording and match the memory with the person.
3.Play the recording again for the students to check their answers.
4.Check the answers.
Answers:
Task 2
Listen again and answer the questions.
1. What does Frank remember about Mary's schoolbag
2.Is Mr. Brown strict with students
3. What did Peter do to meet Mr. Brown's standards
Answers: 1.He remembered that Mary lost her schoolbag and they helped her tolook for it.
2.Yes, he is.
3.He always did his homework carefully.
Work on 1c.
Let the students list some memories and experiences from junior high school andshare the lists with their partners.
Possible Answers:
l remember...
scoring two goals in a row during a soccer competition.
winning a football game.
watching an interesting movie with my classmates.
making a birthday cake for my mother on her birthday.
l have...
learned to play the keyboard in music class.
learned to sing many English songs.
learmed to play basketball with my friends.
Step 3 Listening
Work on 2a.
1.Before listening, ask the students to read the sentences quickly.
2.Play the recording and ask the students to check (h the facts they hear.
___√_____Someone didn't like P.E.
____√_____Someone was advised to take a break from running by a teacher.
______Someone had a health problem.
________Someone joined the school band.
____√___Someone liked Mr. Hunt's teaching methods.
Work on 2b.
Listen again. Match each question with the name of the person.
Answers:
Step 4 Practice
Work on 2c.
1.Ask the students to work in groups. Make up a conversation usingthe information in 2a and 2b like this:
A: Do you remember Mr.Hunt
B:Of course! He's a great teacher. He gave really clear instructions during P.E.class.
C: Yeah, he ...
2.Ask some groups to role-play their conversations.Step 5 Rcading
Work on 2d.
1.Play the recording of the conversation.
2.Ask the students to read the conversation after the recording.
3.Explain some important language points in the conversation.
4.Ask them to read the conversation on their own.
5.Role-play the conversation in pairs.
6. Divide the class into two groups and ask them to role-play the conversation.
Step 6 Language points
1. I have lcarned to play the keyboard in music class.我在音乐课上学会了演奏键盘。
learn及物动词,意为“学习,学会"",其后可接名词、代词或动词不定式作宾语。
learn to do sth.意为"学会做某事""。
we should learn to behave properly、我们应该学会举止得体。
[拓展] learn about意为“了解,知道""。
learn...from sb.意为“向某人学习......""。
learn...by oneself意为“自学”",相当于teach onesclf....“learntthat 从句”意为“认识到.....”-
2.Someone was advised to take a break from running by a teacher.
有人被老师建议停止跑步.休息一下。
advise及物动词,意为“劝告;建议”。
(1) advise sb.(not) to do sth.意为“建议某人(不要)做某事”"。
He advised me to buy a new computer.
他建议我买一台新电脑。
(2) advise doing sth.意为“建议做某事"”"。
Miss Gao advised leaving early.高老师建议早点几动身。
(3) advise后若接that从句,从句通常委用虚拟语气,即谓语用""should+动词原彤”",其中should可以省略。
She advised that we (should) not go out at night.
她建议我们晚上不要外出。
3. She helped you to work out the answers yourself no matter how difficult theywere.
无论它们多么难,她帮助你独立得出答案。
no matter how意为“无论多么;不管怎样”"。
No matter how difficult it is, we can finish it on time.
不管它有多么困难,我们都能按时完成。
[拓展] no mattcr+疑问词︰不管......:不论......
I'll never forget you no matter where you go.
无论你去哪里,我都不会忘记你。
No matter what happens, don't be surprised.
无论发生什么事.都不要惊讶。
Homework
1. Remember the new words and expressions.
2. Preview the passage on page 107.
Board Design
课堂达标
I.根据汉语意思完成句子
1.我们应该向这位英雄学习。
We should______ _______the hero.
2.我记得在一次足球比赛中连续进过两个球。
I remember scoring two goals______ _______ ______during a soccer competition.
3.不管它们有多么难,她都帮助你自己解出答案。
She helped you to_______ _______the answers yourself_______ ________how difficult they were.
4.我的老师们对我很严格,所以我有很好的习惯。
My teachers are______ _______me, so I have a good habit.
II.单项选择
1.- You'd better advise him_________anything out of the window while driving.
- _I will. He has to know it's dangerous.
A. not throwing
B. to throwing
C. not to throw
D. don't throw
2. Susan never gets upset when she has to wait in line. She is very______.
A. shy
B. honest
C. funny
D. patient
3. I can't _________the problems in this way. I will try it in another way.
A. set out
B. check out
C. work out
D. give out
答案: I. 1. learn from 2. inarow 3. work out, no matter 4. strict with
II. 1.C 2.D 3.C
第二课时 Section A(3a-4b)
一、教学目标
1.知识目标
(1)单词: overcome, graduate, caring. ours, senior, text, level
(2)短语:loo back at, make a mess, keep one's cool, scenior high (choo), go by,
used to, look forward to
(3)句型:①特殊疑问句 ②宾语从句
2. 能力目标
(1)能理解英文诗I Remember的内容并流利地朗读;
(2) 能掌握和运用新学的知识点;
(3)熟练掌握特殊疑问句和宾语从句的结构,正确使用一般现在时、一般过去时、一般将来时和现成完成时等主要时态。
3.情感目标
感恩初中生活,感恩老师的教诲和同学的帮助。
二、重点难点
1.教学重点:英文诗的朗读:本单元重点语法的掌握
2.教学难点:各时态在具体语言环境中的使用:宾语从句的特点以及used to和look forwardto的正确使用
三、教学准备
PPT课件, 录音
4、教学方法
任务型教学法、情境交际法、自主学习法与合作学习相结合。
五、教学过程
Step 1 Lead-in
Show some pictures to the class.
T: What memories do you have at junior high school
S:I remember...
Step 2 Reading
Work on 3a.
1. Ask the students to close their books and just listen to the reording of the passage.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions.
(1.) What kind of writing is this
(2.) What is the main subject of this writing
(3.) Who do you think the writer is
3. Check the answers.
Answers: (1). This is a poem.
(2.) The main subject is the writer's memories of school over the last three years.
(3). The writer is a student who is just about to graduate.
4. Read the passage and then ask some students to read it to the class.
Work on 3b.
Read the poem again. Write the words that rhyme with the words below.
Answers:
Work on 3c.
1. Show the following questions to the class. And ask them if they have experinced some of the following things and how they felt.
(1). trying to be on time for morning readings
(2.) running to the dining hall when the lunch bell rings
(3). training for sports day
(4.) starting the first day in Grade 7
(5). slowly making some new friends
(6). helping classmates with homework
(7.) preparing for art festivals
(8. )going to New Year's parties
(9.) leaming English
2. In pairs, get the students to discuss what the writer's feelings were with regard to
these various events.
3. Check answers.
Possible Answers:
(1)It was a struggle to be on time for morning readings.
(2.) He/She was hungry so he/she rushed to the dining hall when the bll rang.
(3.) He/She was excited about training and proud when he/she overcame his/her fears.
(4). He/She was shy when starting his/her first day in Grade 7.
(5). He/She felt it was a lttle difficult to make friends.
(6.) He/She was happy helping classmates with homework.
(7). He/She enjoyed preparing for art festivals and making a great big mess.
(8). He/She had fun at New Year's parties.
(9). There were many challenges that the writer and hisher friends had to work hard to understand.
Step3 Language points
1. pride用作不可数名词,意为“骄傲,自豪"。
take pride in .对....感到自豪;....为荣
the pride of ...骄傲
He showed us his new house with great pride.他非常骄傲地给我们看他的新家。
We will take pride in your sccess.我们将为你的成功感到自豪。
2. prepare for意为“为....做准备”。
prepare此处用作不及物动词,意为使(自己)有准备”,其名词形式为preparation,意为“准备;预备"。
Life is full of challenges. We should hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
生活充满挑战,我们应该怀有最好的希望,做最坏的准备。
|拓展| prepare还可用作及物动词,意为“准备”,常见用法有:
(1) prepare sth.意为“准备某物",prepare其后常接名词或代词作宾语,表示准备的内容。
Our teacher is preparing the lessons.我们的老师正在备课。
(2) prepare to do sth.意为“准备做某事"。
Taking out a picce of paper, he prepared to write to his parents.
他拿出一-张纸,准备给他的父母写信。
3. ours名词性物主代词,意为“我们的",可在句中作主语、表语或宾语。
That red car is ours.那辆红色的小汽车是我们的。
[拓展]名词性物主代词在句中独立使用,其后不接名词,它相当于“形容词性
物主代词+名词”。
This bike is mine. = This is my bike.这是我的自行车。.
Step4 Grammar Focus
1. Go over the grammar by completing the sentences.
(1)-在七年级发生了什么特别的事情
_______ _______in Grade 7 that was special
-我们队赢得了学校篮球赛。
Our team won the______ _______ ________.
(2)-自你开始读初中以来,你有怎样的变化
How ________you.______since you started junior high school!
-我变得更擅长说英语了。
I've become much better at______ _______.
(3)-你认为高中会有什么不同
How do you think things will_______ _______ _______senior high school
一我认为我会更加努力为考试做准备。.
I think that I'll have to______ ________ _______for exams.
(4)-明年你有什么计划
_______ ______ _______ ________for next year
-我要参加学校 排球队。
I'm going to.______the school volleyball team.
(5)- _你记得八年级的什么事吗
What do you remember about Grade 8
- -我记得当过志愿者。
I remember ________ _______ ________
(6)-什么事你过去常做但是现在不做了
What._______ _______ ______ ______ _______
that you don't do now
-我过去上舞蹈课,但不再上了。
I used to________ ______ ______but I don't anymore.
(7)-你在期待什么
What are you looking forward to
-我很期待进入高中。
I'm looking forward to_______to senior high school.
Answers: (1) What happened; school basketball competition
(2) have, changed; speaking English
(3) be dfferent in; study much harder
(4) What are your plans; join
(5) being a volunteer
(6) did you use to do; take dance lessons
(7) going
2. Read all the sentences in the chart. Then work in pairs. Ask and answer.
3. Explain.
特殊疑问句的结构.
(1)特殊疑问句一般用倒装结构:疑问词+助动词+主语+动词原形+其他
Why did you go there yesterday 你昨天为什么去了那里
(2)陈述语序:疑问词+谓语+宾语/状语
What made you so happy 什么让你如此开心
[注意|疑问代词位于句首用作主语或用作修饰主语的定语时,特殊疑问句用陈述语序。
宾语从句的时态.
如果主句为一般现在时,从句时态可根据具体情况来确定:如果主句为一般过去时,从句通常要用相应的表示过去的某种时态。
口诀助记:
主句若为现在时,从句时态随句意;
主句若为过去时,从句时态变过去。
Step 5 Practice
Work on 4a.
1. Number the sentences to make a paragraph.
____When I get to senior high, I will join the school swim team.
___ _My time in junior high school has been enjoyable.
____In Grade 8, I studied harder but I still got poor grades in English. I had problems with pronunciation and reading texts. So the next year, I worked much harder and got better grades.
_____Next year, I will be in senior high school. I can't believe how fast the time went by!
_____ This year, with Mr. Trent's help, my English level has been improving and I hope to get good grades at the end of the year.
_____In the first year, I didn't work very hard in class, but I joined many different school clubs and had a lot of fun.
2. Ask the students to read the sentences and then number them in the correct order.
3. Check answers.
Answers:(自上而下)613542
Work on 4b.
1. Ask the students to write their own answers to the questions.
(1). What do you remember about Grade 7
(2.) What happened in Grade 8 that was special
(3). What did you use to do that you don't do now
(4.) How have you changed since you started junior high school
(5). How do you think things will be different in senior high school
(6). What are your plans for next year
(7). What are you looking forward to
2. Get the students to read all the questions. Make sure they know the meaning of the questions.
3. Ask the students to write down the answers to the questions on their own.
4. Check answers by asking and answering.
Possible Answers:
(1). I remember winning first prize in the English reading competition.
(2). I danced with my classmates on the New Year's Day.
(3). I used to argue with my good friend.
(4).1 have cared my parents more. I've gotten new hobbies, such as playing basketball and swimming.
(5). I think that I'll have more lessons to leam.
(6). I am going to study harder and start an English Club in my class.
(7). I am looking forward to getting good scores at the end of the year and having a relaxing holiday.
Homework
Make sentences with these words and expressions.
Board Design
课堂达标
I.单项选择
1. Nowadays China has made great achievements in many fields. We really______our amazing China.
A. take pride in
B. take care of
C. take an interest in
D. take a break
2.-_ _____can we find your brother at weekends
-On the football field.
A. When
B. Which
C. Why
D. Where
3. - Have you ever been to the Palace Museum
- -Not yet. But my parents_____me there this summer holiday.
A. take
B. will take
C. took
D. have took
4.I _______Mr. Smith since he moved to Shanghai.
A. didn't hear from
B. don't hear from
C. won't hear from
D. haven't heard from
II.根据汉语意思完成句子
1.我们不能去看电影,因为我们不得不为考试做准备。.
We can't go to the movies because we have to______ ______an exam.
2.这是你的房间,我们的(房间)就在隔壁。
This is your room, _______is just next door.
答案: I 1.A 2.D 3.B 4.D
II. 1. prepare for 2. Ours
第三课时 Section B(1a-1e)
一、教学目标
1.知识目标
(1)单词: degree, manager
(2)短语:believe in
(3)句型:①What do you hope to do in the future
② l hope to get a business degree and become amanager.
2.能力目标
通过听力练习,提高捕捉主要信息和关键信息的能力;能够运用所学的功能语言谈论未来。
3.情感目标
从小建立职业规划意识并为之努力学习。
二、重点难点
1.教学重点:重点词汇、句型的运用:听力材料的理解和信息捕捉
2.教学难点:运用正确的句型谈论未来打算
三、教学准备
PPT课件, 录音
四、教学方法
任务型教学法、情境交际法、自主学习法与合作学习相结合。
五、教学过程
Step 1 Lead-in
T: You are going to senior high school in a few months. What are you plans for senior high school And what would you like to do in the future
S: ..
Work on 1a.
Get the students to write about what they would like to do in the future.
Possible Answers:
1. get a business degree and become a manager
2. go abroad to learn English and become an English teacher
3. learn Chinese medicine and become a doctor
Work on 1b.
1. Ask the students to work in pairs. Read the conversation.
2. Get them to make up their own conversations and practice.
Step 2 Listening
Work on 1c and ld.
Task 1
1. Ask the students to look at the pictures and tell what they are.
Answers: (from left to right)
Picture 1: a doctor
Picture 2: a musician
Picture 3: a teacher
Picture 4: an astronaut
Picture 5: a boy who has received his test result
2. Play the recording and ask the students to check the hopes they hear.
3. Check answers.
Answers:
Task 2
1. Get the students to read the passage and guess the missing words in ld.
2. Play the recording. Ask them to complete the passage.
3. Check answers.
Answers: sad, great, pass, music, science, prize, astronaut, go for it, party
Task 3
Work in pairs. Talk about what Bob, Shirley, Ken and Anna hope to do in the future.
person Hopes to...
Bob get into senior high school
Shirley get into a music school, play in a band
Ken be an astronaut, go into space
Anna teach kids English
For example:
A: What does Bob hope to do in the future
B: He hopes to get into senior high school.
Step 3 Speaking
Work on 1e.
1. Ask the students to read the questions in the box and think about how to answers them.
2. Ask the students to prepare a speech for graduation. Use the questions to help.
3. Work in groups. Each member makes a speech.
4. Encourage some students to present their speeches to the whole class.
Step4 Language points
1. I hope to get a business degree and become a manager
我希望获得商科学位,成为一位经理。
degree名词,意为“(大学)学位;度数:程度”。
It's over 30 degrees outside.外面的温度超过30度。
After graduation, he got the degree that he dreamed of.毕业后,他获得了他梦寐以求的学位。
[拓展| degree of ....的程度; ...的学恒
in one's degree按照其本身的情况(或程度)
toa degree在某种程度上,在一定程度上:非常
to some degree在某种程度上;有点,稍微
2. Mrs Chen believes in all of them..陈老师信任他们每一个人.....
believein意为“信任:信赖”。
They believe in him, who is always true to his words.他们信任他,他总是说话算话的。
I believe in the story.我相信这个故事。
3. They ask Mrs. Chen to come, and she is happy to accept the invitation.
他们请陈老师来(参加聚会),她愉快地接受了邀请。
辨析: accept 与receive
Homework
1. Preview the new words and expressions.
2. Previcw the article on page 110.
Board Design
课堂达标
I. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Brian hopes____ (be) a doctor in the future.
2. Luke is good a_____ (play) the keyboard.
3. Today is the_____ (students) last class They feel a lttle sad.
4. I have changed since I_____ (start) junior high school.
5.____ (clebrate) the end of jumior high, they will have a great party.
II.根据汉语意思完成句子
1.今天早上的温度是10摄氏度。
The temperature was ten______ ______centigrade this momning.
2.他的工作要求有高超的技能。
His job demands a______of skill.
3.布莱克先生是这家旅馆的经理。
Mr. Black is the________of the hotel.
4.我相信他的话,但我不信任他。
1_____ him, but I don't_____ _______him.
5.胡老师接受我们的邀请了吗
_______Mr. Hu________our invitation
答案: I.1.tobe 2. playing 3. students' 4. started 5. To celebrate
II. 1. degrees 2. high degree 3. manager 4. believe, believe in 5. Has, accepted
第四课时 Section B(2a-2e)
一、教学目标
1.知识目标
(1)单词:gentleman, graduation, ceremony, congratulate, thirsty, thankful, lastly, task, ahead, responsible, separate, wing
(2)短语:first of al, be thirsty for, be thankful to sb., ahead of, along with, be responsible for, set out, separate from
(3)句型:①Thank you for... ②Never fail to be thankful to the people around you.
2.能力目标
(1)能够朗读短文,理解短文的内容;
(2)能够掌握并运用所学的知识点。
3.情感目标
让学生学会感恩老师、父母和同学。
二、重点难点
1.教学重点:本课时的重点单词、短语、句型:短文的朗读
2.教学难点:新学知识的灵活运用
三、教学准备
PPT课件,录音
4、教学方法
任务型教学法、情境交际法、自主学习法与合作学习相结合。
五、教学过程
Step 1 Lead-in
Begin the class with thinking about and answering the questions.
1. How many days are left before you leave school
2. What time do you go to bed every night
3. Do you have any time to do outdoor exercise
Step2 Warming up
Work on 2a.
Get the students to work in pairs. Discuss: What is the most important thing you
have learned in junior high school
Step3 Reading
Fast reading
Work on 2b.
Ask the students to read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What kind of text is this Is it a story, a speech or a notice
2. Who do you think wrote it
3.Whoisitfor .
Answers: 1. It is a specch.
2. The principal of the school is probably the person who wrote it.
3. It is for the graduates of the school.
Careful reading
Work on 2c.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. Read the questions carefully first.
(1). What were the students like in Grade 7
(2). How have the students changed
(3). Who should the students thank and why
(4.) What will senior high be like
(5). How should the students deal with the future
(6). What advice would you give to students who are just starting junior high school
2. Read the passage and find out the answers to the questions.
3. Check answers by answering each question.
Answers: (1). They were all so full of cnergy and thirsty for knowledge.
(2). They are now talented young adults who are full of hope for the future.
(3). They should thank the important people in their lives- their parents, teachers and friends- because these are the people who have helped and supported them.
(4.) Life in senior high will be harder and the students will have many difficult tasks ahead of them.
(5). They should learn from their mistakes and never give up, choose wisely and be responsible for their own decisions and actions, and not forget where they came from.
(6). Answers will vary.
Step 4 Language points
And yes, some of you were a lite dificult to deal with!是的,(那时)你们中有一些同学有点难以管理!
deal with意为“处理;对付”,既可指处理或应对具体的人或事,也可以指解决具有抽象意叉的问题。dowith也可表示处理"。注意, how道常与deal with连用,what 常与do with连用。
Do you know how to deal with the problem 你知道怎么处理这个问题吗
What are you going to do with the old newspapers 你打算如何处理这些旧报纸
2. ..ut the key is to learn from your mistakes and never give up. ...但重要的是你们要从错误中汲取教训,永不放弃。
(1)动词不定式短语to learn from your mistakes在句中作表语。当主语是wish, dream, job, key, hobby等名词时,常用动词不定式(短语)作表语。
My dream is to become a pilot.我的梦想是成为一名飞行员。
(2)giveup意为“放弃”,是一个动词+副词”型短语,名词作宾语时,放在up前后均可,人称代词作宾语时,必须放在up之前。give up doing sth表示“放弃做某事”。
Whatever you do, never give up.无论你做什么,永远不要放弃。.
When did your father give up smoking 你父亲什么时候戒烟的
Step 5 Post-reading
Work on 2d.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
1. Ask the students to read the words in the box. Make sure they know the meaning of the words.
2.Read the sentenees and fill in the blanks with the eorreet ferms of the words.
(1). It is time to say goodbye, but______of us want to leave.
(2). It is always hard to separate from those whom you have spent so much time with for the past three years. However, we are still excited to_______ on a new journey when we enter senior high school.
(3). The teacher can see in our eyes that we____ knowledge. She tells us that knowledge will give us wings to fly.
(4). We will_______the junior high graduation ceremony torrow. It is a very special time for us.
(5.) Our teachers and parents will______us because we have grown up and can be responsible for oursclves.
3. Check answers.
Answers: 1. none 2. setout 3. are thirsty for 4. attend 5. be proud of
Work on 2e.
1. Ask the students to underine the sentences they like in the passage.
2. Work in pairs. Tell your partner what they mean and why you like them.
Homework
Review the new words and expressions we' ve learned today.
Board Design
课堂达标
单项选择
1.- -Mike passed the exam finally.
- Let's _________him.
A. produce
B. help
C. congratulate
D. fool
2. They had to________the other people, because they had a trrible ilness.
A. be separated from
B. be learned from
C. be divided into
D. be proud of
3. His father has many tlens____ he can play the violin very well.
A. Lastly
B. First of all
C. At last
D. In the end
4.一Shall we go to the beautiful beach tomorrow
一Good idea! Let's________in the early moning.
A. set up
B. give up
C. set out
D. look out
5. - HI don't know where to go this summer vacation.
- Why not________visiting Jingzhou There are many places of interest.
A. regard
B. consider
C. wonder
D. suggest
6. We couldn't buy anything because_____ of the shops were open.
A. all
B. both
C. nothing
D. none
答案: 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.D
第五课时 Section B(3a-Self Check)
一、教学目标
1.知识目标
掌握重点句型。
2.能力目标
梳理初中生活中令自己难忘的事情并根据要求完成书面表达
3. 情感目标
教导学生学会珍惜和感恩。
二、重点难点
1.教学重点:书面表达;掌握本单元重要知识点
2.教学难点:多种语法的综合运用
三、教学准备
PPT课件, 录音
4、教学方法
任务型教学法、情境交际法、自主学习法与合作学习相结合。
五、教学过程
Step 1 Warming up
Work on 3a.
Think of a person or an event from junior high school that you will never forget.Make some notes about how this person or event changed your life in some way.
1.Ask the students to read the questions below.
Who is the person / What is the event
When and where did you first meet this person / When and where did thisevent happen
How did you fecl when you met this pcrson / How did you feel when thisevent happened
How did this person help you / What happened later
How has this person's advice / event changed your life
2.Get them to choose a person or an event.
3.Ask them to try to write down the answers to the questions.
Step 2 Writing
Work on 3b.
Write a passage about the person or event you thought about in 3a.
1.Before writing, ask the students to know how to write their passages.
Follow the following steps:
Step 1: Describe the person/event.
Step 2: Explain how you feel about this person/event.
Step 3: Describe how this personJevent has changed your life.
2.Teach them some writing methods.
(1)写使你印象最深的人/事,有真情实感的文章容易打动人;
(2)用上本单元所学习的句型;
(3)写作时注意突出六要素: when, where, who, what, how, why;
(4)最后总结人/事对自己的影响或自己的感受与收获。
3.Encourage some students to share their passages.
Sample writing:
The person from my junior high school days that I will never forget isMrs. Wang, my English teacher in Grade 7.
When I first started Grade 7,I was shy and did not dare to speak toanyone. My English was not very good and 1 felt nervous when I had toanswer questions in class. I would have problems speaking even though lknew the answer. I felt quite unhappy with myself.
One day Mrs. Wang spoke to me after class. She encouraged me to speakslowly. She also told me that she believed I could speak well if I practicedmore. 1 was touched by what she said and it made me work harder on myspcaking skills.
Mrs. Wang continued to encourage me and 1 became even moreconfident. I improved so much that I won an English speech contest that year!l will always be thankful to Mrs. Wang for her advice and support.
Step 4 Self Check
Work on part 1.
What happened in junior high that made you have these feelings Complete the chart.
1. Make sure all the students know the feelings.
2.Let them think when they had the feelings during the past three years and whathappened.
3.Ask them to complete the chart.
4.Ask some studcnts to share their memories or experiences.
Possible Answers:
5.Ask the students to work in pairs and tell each other when they felt excited,happy, worried, sad, tired, proud and shy.
For example:
A: When did you feel excited during the past three years
B: I felt most excited when ! won the first prize in the speech competition. How about you
A: I felt excited when...
Work on part 2.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1.Gct the students to fill in the blanks on their own.
2.Check answers by reading the passage.Correct the mistakes.
Answers:
I can 't believe (believe) that today is the last day of junior high school. I stillremember (remember) the first day of Grade 7 like it was yesterday. I used tobe (be) a really shy person, so on the first day of junior high, I was (be) soscared and nervous. I thought (think) that I would never make any friends.But now,I realizc (realize) that I was just being silly. Since then,I have made (make) so many good friends and I have ..shared (share) so many goodmemories with them. Even though I am (be) sad that junior high is over,Ilook/am looking (look) forward to new expcricnces in senior high!
Homework
Revise the key words and sentences.
Board Design
课堂达标
I.根据汉语意思完成句子
1.谢谢你们今天来参加第三初级中学毕业典礼。
Thank you for _______today to______ the graduation ceremony at No.3Junior High School.
2.尽管你们在过去三年里一直都很努力地学习,但是你们没有一个人是在孤军奋战。
Although you've all worked very hard over the last three years______ ________ you did it alone.
3.永远不要忘了感谢你身边的人。
Never fail _____ ______ _________to the people around you.
4.但是除了困难,也会有许多令人兴奋的事情等着你们。
But along with difficultics,there will also be many exciting things ____ ______ you.
5.她告诉我们知识会给我们插上飞翔的翅膀。
She tells us that knowledge will give us _______ _______ _______.
II.单项选择
1.Li Ming is so honest a boy that we all ______ him.
A. hear of B.believe in C. take after D.look like
2.I want to do something for these children in the village. They ________ knowledge very much.
A. are good for B.are famous for C. are thirsty for D.are bad for
答案:I. 1.coming, attend 2.none of 3. to be thankful 4. waiting for 5. wings to fly
II. 1.B 2. C