Unit 14 I remember meeting all of you in Grade 7.
教学目标与要求
话题:School days(在校时光)
功能:1. 分享过去回忆和经历(Share past memories and experiences)
2. 展望未来(Look ahead to the future)
语法:1. 复习宾语从句(Objective clauses)
I think that I’ll have to study much harder for exams.
2. 复习一般将来时(be going to)
I’m going to join the school volleyball team.
3. 复习现在进行时(be+ 动词-ing形式)
I’m looking forward to going to senior high school.
4. 复习一般过去时(Simple past tense)
A: What happened in Grade 7 that was special
B: Our team won the school basketball competition.
5. 复习现在完成时(Present perfect tense)
A: How have you changed since you started junior high school
B: I’ve become much better at speaking English.
词汇和短语:1. 能正确使用下列词汇(Curriculum words)
Survey, standard, row, keyboard, method, instruction, text, level,
degree, manager, gentleman, task, wing, double, shall, overcome, congratulate, caring, senior, thirsty, thankful, separate, ours, ahead
2. 能正确使用下列常用表达(Useful expressions)
in a row, look back at, make a mess, keep one’s cool, senior high, go
by, believe in, first of all, be thirsty for, be thankful to sb., ahead of, along with, be responsible for, set out, separate from
3. 能认读下列词汇(Non-curriculum words)
Graduate, graduation, ceremony, lastly, responsible
学习策略
辨别文章体裁和明确文章写作目的
通过找押韵词欣赏诗歌
文化知识
了解国内外毕业生毕业典礼上的发言
Section A 1 (1a – 2d)
I. Warming up
Junior high school days will soon be over. Do you have any special memories at junior high school
Give some pictures and let Ss discuss.
II. Work on 1a.
Check the things you remember doing at junior high school. Add more to the list.
Practice in pairs using the information in 1a.
At junior high school,
I remember:
_____winning a prize
_____being a volunteer
_____doing a school survey
_____a friend helping me with a problem
Learn the new word: survey
preparing for art festival, helping each other with homework…
III. Listening
1. Work on 1b. Listen and match the memory with the person.
Mary a. did homework carefully to meet the standards of a strict teacher
Frank b. remembers losing a schoolbag
Sarah c. remembers meeting this group of friends
Peter d. has enjoyed every year of junior high school
First, let Ss understand the meaning of these sentences. Then play the record. Check the answer with the Ss.
Learn the new word: standard
2. Listen again and answer the questions.
1) What did Mary lose in Grade 7
2) Who helped her find it
3) What kind of person is Mr. Brown Is he strict with students
4) How did Peter feel about him
5) What did Peter do to meet Mr. Brown’s standards
3. Listen and read.
Mary: Hey, Frank! Peter, Sarah and I were just sharing memories of junior high school.
Frank: Great! Do you have any special memories, Mary
Mary: Oh yeah, lots ... I remember losing my schoolbag in Grade 7.
Frank: I remember that! We all helped you to look for it, remember
Mary: Yes, and Peter found it. Thanks for saving my life that day!
Peter: No problem!
Mary: How about you, Peter What do you remember
Peter: Hmm… I used to be scared of Mr. Brown in Grade 8. He was so strict! I always did my homework carefully to meet his standards.
Sarah: Me, too. And I remember meeting all of you in Grade 7. And we’ve been good friends ever since, haven’t we, Frank
Frank: Yeah! I’ve enjoyed every year of junior high school.
Peter: And we’re all going to miss this place.
辨析: remember to do sth.与remember doing sth.
remember to do sth.表示“记得去做某事”, 说明事情还没有做;
remember doing sth. 表示“记得做过某事”,说明事情已经做了。
【语境应用】请根据句意用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
1) Remember ________ (call) us when you get there.
2) I remember _______ (tell) you about it once.
What are the differences between memories and experiences
—What do you remember doing
—I remember ___________________________.
A memory is what you remember of something whether you have seen it or done it.
—What have you learned during the three years
—I have learnt ________________.
An experience is something that has actually happened to you or the skill or knowledge you gain by doing something.
4. Work on 1c. List some memories and experiences from junior high school. Share your lists with your partner.
Possible answers:
I remember...
scoring two goals in a row during a soccer competition.
winning a basketball competition.
putting a plastic snake into a classmate's desk.
getting a wish card in Christmas Day.
I have...
learned to play the keyboard in music class.
learned to sing many English songs.
learned to play basketball with my friends.
Learn some new words: row, keyboard
5. Work on 2a. Listen to the conversation. Check(√) the facts you hear.
First, let Ss read the sentences. Then play the record and check the answers.
______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.
6. Work on 2b. Listen again. Match each question with the name of the person.
Question Answer
____1.Who wants to study medicine Luke
____2.Who told someone to take a break from running Brian
____3.Who hurt his or her knee Mr. Hunt
____4.Who thinks the That's Life concert is the best memory Lisa
7. Listen again and answer questions.
1. Why is the P.E. teacher great
2. What do they think of their life in junior high school
3. How did they invite the band to play at their school
4. What is Lisa going to do after she graduates from junior high
8. Fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
Lisa remembers they had a great _____ teacher. He gave clear ___________ and he was ______, too. Luke remembers when That’s life _______ at school. They wrote a _____ to the band _______ to come.
Junior high has been ______, but it has been a lot of __________, too.
9. Listen and read.
Lisa: So Brian, here we are at the end of junior high.
Brain: Yeah, I’m so happy I don’t have to do P.E. again.
Lisa: Oh Brian! But we did have a great P.E. teacher. He gave us really clear
instructions so that we’d be safe when playing sports.
Brain: Yeah, I remember Mr. Hunt was kind when I hurt my knee. He told me to take a break from running.
Lisa: What about you, Luke Do you have any special memories
Luke: My best memory is when That’s Life played at school. Remember we wrote a letter to the band about our dream of hearing them play, and they offered to come
Lisa: Yeah, that was so cool. Don’t you think that junior high has been fun
Luke: Yes…and a lot of hard work, too! What are you going to do after you
graduate, Lisa
Lisa: I want to go to senior high and then university, so I can study medicine.
IV. Practice
1. Work on 2c. Role-play a conversation in your group using the information in 2a and 2b.
Example:
A: Do you remember Mr. Hunt
B: Of course! He is a great teacher. He gave really clear instructions during the P.E. class.
C: Yeah, he was kind when I hurt my knee. He told me to take a break from running.
Learn the new word: instruction.
2. Work on 2d.
Which teachers will you miss the most after junior high school
What kind of teachers do you like
Let Ss read the conversation and complete the chart.
Which teacher What subject Why
Clara
Judy
Fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
Judy and Clara are talking about their junior high school life. Clara says she will miss Ms. Lee and Mr. Brown the most because Ms. Lee _____ always ___________ her in math class. And Mr. Brown always _____ the time __________ things to her clearly ________ she couldn’t understand anything. Judy will miss Ms. Griffin because she encouraged her in English class, and Judy’s exam ______ doubled. They will _____ each of the teachers a card and gift to say thank you.
Let Ss role-play the conversation.
V. Language points
1. I remember scoring two goals in a row during a soccer competition.
我记得在一次足球比赛中连进两球。
in a row 连续几次地
e.g. This is the third Sunday in a row that has rained.
这是接连着的第三个星期天下雨了。
拓展
a row of trees一行树木
sit/stand in a row / rows 站/坐成一排
sit in the back row坐在最后一排
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) 这是她连续获得的第三次胜利。
This is her third win ________ ________ ________.
2) 我们在房间的后面站成一排。
We stood ________ ________ ________ at the back of the room.
3) Linda不想坐在最后一排。
Linda didn't want to sit ________ ________ ________ ________.
2. He gave really clear instructions during P.E. class.
他在体育课上给出了非常明确的指导。
instruction 教师课堂的讲解、指导及要求。同manners相似,通常用复数形式。
e.g. Clear and brief instructions are very important for teacher in class.
在课堂上对老师来说,清晰扼要的讲解都至关重要。
instruction仪器、药物等的“用法说明;使用说明”、以及操作步骤的具体“做法;要求”,与direction通用,也用作复数。
e.g. Read the instructions carefully before you take this medicine.
服用此药前请先仔细阅读说明。
3. Which teachers will you miss the most after junior high school, Clara
Clara,初中毕业后你最怀念的老师是谁?
high school主要指“中学”,未必特指“高中”。在英国,人们把中学称作secondary school,而美国则多称作high school,英语亦通用middle school。
junior high (school) 初中
senior high (school) 高中
此外,在英语中还有以下表述:
vocational school 职业高中;职业学校
boarding school 寄宿制学校
day school 全日制学校
public school 公立学校;[英]公学
private school 私立学校
4. Because of her, I put in more effort and my exam scores doubled.
因为她,我付出更多努力,并且考试分数翻了一倍。
double v. 加倍; 是……的两倍
adj. 两倍的; 加倍的
e.g. They bought a double bed.
他们买了一张双人床。
I think we can double our marks in one year.
我认为我们可以在一年内把成绩提高一倍。
5. Shall we get each of them a card and gift to say thank you
我们给这些老师每人买一张贺卡和礼物来表示感谢怎么样?
shall modal. 将要; 将会
“主语 + will / shall + 动词原形”常与tomorrow, next month, in two years等表示将来的时间状语连用,表示将来某个时候要发生的动作或存在的状态。
含有will、shall 的一般将来时的否定句结构,是在will和shall后加not,will not可缩写为won’t,shall not可缩写为shan’t。
e.g. Sam won’t go to Alice’s party tomorrow.
I’m afraid I shall not / shan’t be able to come to your party.
含有will、shall 的一般将来时的一般疑问句结构为“Will / Shall + 主语 + 动词原形+其它?”。
e.g. Will you go to the movies with Mike
Shall we go rowing tomorrow
含有will、shall的一般将来时的特殊疑问句结构为“疑问词 + will / shall + 主语 + 动词原形+其它?”。
e.g. How long will it take to get there
Where shall we meet
拓展
1. shall I和shall we可用于提建议或征求对方意见。
e.g. Shall I drive the car
What shall we do this weekend
2. will可与there be结构连用,构成“there will be ...”,意思是“将有……”。
e.g. There will be a sports meet in our school next week.
【语境应用】
Ⅰ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子,每空一词。
1) 我哥哥下周将要去上海。
My brother ________ ________ to Shanghai next week.
2) 我们定在明早好吗?
________ ________ make it tomorrow morning
3) 张强今天晚上不去和朋友们看电影。
Zhang Qiang ________ ________ to the movies with his friends this evening.
4) 下周将有一场足球赛。
________ ________ ________ a football game next week.
Ⅱ. 根据各题后括号内的要求完成下列各题。
1) Jack will meet his friends at the train station. (改为否定句)
Jack ________ ________ his friends at the train station.
2) Tom will go to Beijing for holiday. (改为一般疑问句并作肯定回答)
—________ ________ ________ to Beijing for holiday
—________, ________ ________.
3) The boys will play football after school today. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ ________ ________ ________ after school today
VI. Summary
win a prize
do a survey
in a row
join the school band
teaching method
clear instructions
be patient with sb.
work out the answers
explain sth. to sb.
because of
put in more effort
Ⅶ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 从方框中选择合适的单词填空,使每个句子或对话在结构、句意和逻辑上正确。每词限用一次。
method, shall, standard, keyboard, instruct, double
1. Tim is good at playing the _________. He has played it for about 10 years.
2. People’s living __________ in that small town have improved in the past 20 years.
3. —Mom, where _______ we go for the summer holiday
—Let’s go to Dalian.
4. The teacher gave the students _____________ to get to school by 8:00 tomorrow morning.
5. Jill was happy that her math exam scores _________.
6. New teaching _________ encourage students to think for themselves.
Ⅱ. 根据汉语提示完成句子。
1. 我记得做过一次学校调查。
I _________________ a school _______.
2.如果你付出更多的努力,你就会赶上别人的。
If you ____________________,you will catch up with others.
3.你们应该对老人耐心。
You should __________________ old people.
4.你会演奏电子乐器吗?
Can you ___________________
5.用这个教学方法,你会做得更好。
You will _______________ in the teaching _________.
6.做完作业后,你最好休息一下。
You’d better ___________________after finishing your homework.
Ⅷ. Homework
1. Share your memories and experiences from junior high school in 70 words.
2. Recite the conversation in 2d.
3. Preview the article on page 107.
Section A 2 (3a–3c)
I. Warming up
What do you remember about your life in junior high
What activities can the writer remember about his or her life in junior high Read the passage and check your prediction.
II. Reading
1. Work on 3a. 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
2. 拓展:英语诗歌小常识
1) 有的英文诗分成几节(stanza),每节由若干诗行组成;有的诗则不分节。
2) 英文诗每行的第一个字母都大写,但是一诗行不一定是一个完整的句子,
不一定能表达一个完整的意思。有时候,一行诗正好是一句,有时两行甚至许多行才构成一个意思完整的句子。
3) 英文诗一般都押韵。常见的几种押韵方式:头韵是指一行(节)诗中几个词开头的辅音相同,形成押韵。押在诗行最后一个重读音节上,叫尾韵。这是英文诗歌最常见的押韵部位。诗行中间停顿处的重读音节与该行最后一个重读音节押韵者,叫行内韵。也有不少英文诗是不押韵的,不押韵的诗称无韵诗或白体诗(blank verse)。多用在戏剧和叙事诗中。
Listen and find the rhyme.
Work on 3b. Read the poem again. Write the words that rhyme with the words below.
things rings year _______ class ________
land ________ school ________ flowers ________
3. Read the poem (1-6 stanzas) and finish the diagram.
Stanzas Experiences / Memories Feelings
1 morning reading
2 school sports day, long hours of training pride of overcoming fear
3 starting day shy
4 making friends, helping each other with homework
5 preparing for art festivals, New Year’s parties
6 learning different language
4. Read the poem (7-8 stanzas) and answer the following questions.
(1) How does the writer feel about leaving the school He/she wants to cry.
(2) What will the writer miss The school trees and flowers, and kind and caring teachers.
5. Work on 3c. Have you experienced any of the following things How did you feel
How does the writer feel about them
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) learning English
6. Let’s read
I Remember 我记得
Looking back at these past three years
I remember many things
Trying to be on time for morning readings
Running when the lunch bell rings
I remember the excitement
Of the school sports day each year
The many long hours of training
Pride of overcoming fear
I remember starting day one
The shyest in my whole class
Never speaking to anyone
And thinking I would not pass
Then slowly I made some new friends
To remember forever
Helping each other with homework
Getting better together
Preparing for art festivals
And making a great big mess
Having fun at New Year's parties
Wishing everyone the best
We have learned a different language
That is from a foreign land
English brings many challenges
We work hard to understand
And now it's time to graduate
We will leave our lovely school
I can't believe it's been three years
I'm trying to keep my cool
But it's difficult not to cry
I'll miss the school trees and flowers
And our kind and caring teachers
Wonderful memories of ours
10. 朗读诗歌,比比看谁朗读得最好。
III. Language points
1. Looking back at these past three years回顾过去三年时光
look back at 回顾
e.g. Every time I look back at my childhood, I cannot help missing my dear
grandma.
每当回忆童年生活,我总是忍不住想念我亲爱的祖母。
2. Trying to be on time for morning readings尽量按时赶上早读
on time准时 in time 及时
【语境应用】选用in time或on time填空。
1) We students should go to school ________.
2) The doctor came _______ and saved the little boy’s life.
3. The many long hours of training
Pride of overcoming fear
长时间的运动训练
让克服恐惧,自豪之情充满胸膛
overcome 克服;战胜
e.g. They overcame all kinds of difficulties and completed the task.
他们克服了各种困难完成了任务。
4. And making a great big mess
结果弄得一团混乱
make a mess 弄得一团糟 (一塌糊涂)
mess n. 混乱;杂乱,不整洁
e.g. I've made a real mess of my exams.
我考试彻底考砸了。
【拓展】
in a mess 乱七八糟 (表示状态)
e.g. The house is in a mess. 屋里一片狼藉。
5. I’m trying to keep my cool 我在尽力让自己保持冷静
keep one’s cool “保持沉着;不让自己失去控制”, cool在此用作名词。
e.g. “I must keep my cool,” she thought, “Losing my temper isn’t going to help.”
她想:“我要保持冷静,发脾气是不会起作用的。”
【拓展】keep/stay cool 保持冷静
cool adj. 沉着的;冷静的
e.g. You must keep cool when you’re in trouble.
当身处困境时你必须保持冷静。
6. And our kind and caring teachers
还有那些善良体贴的老师们
caring adj.体贴人的;关心他人的
e.g. The school aims to provide a caring environment.(翻译)
学校力求提供一个充满关怀的环境。
7. Wonderful memories of ours
将变成我们的美好回忆
ours pron. (名词性物主代词) 我们的
相当于“形容词性物主代词+名词”
e.g. No, that's not ours. 不,那不是我们的。
【语境应用】词汇运用。
1) Your classroom is on the second floor and o________ is on the third floor.
2) Their lifestyle is quite different from ________(our).
IV. Summary
look back at
morning readings
school sports day
long hours of training
overcome fears
prepare for…
art festival
make a mess
Ⅴ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 从方框中选择合适的单词填空,使每个句子或对话在结构、句意和逻辑上正确。每词限用一次。
our, care, overcome
1. Miss Green is such a kind and _______ teacher that all her students like her.
2. Your playground looks much larger than _______.
3. Finally Betty managed to __________ her shyness in class.
Ⅱ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示,写出所缺内容,每空一词。
1. It rained _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ (连续三天).
2. When I _______ _______ _______ (回忆) my primary school days, I feel happy.
3. I was angry because my son _______ _______ _______ (弄得一团糟) in the living room last night.
4. Susan _______ _______ _______ (保持冷静) when facing the bad man, and was able to successfully run away.
5. My sister is good at _______ _______ ________ (弹键盘式电子乐器).
6. Last week we _______ _______ _______ (做一项调查) of what movies most primary school students like to watch.
Ⅵ. Homework
1. Recite the poem.
2. Preview Grammar Focus.
Section A 3 (Grammar focus-4b)
I. Grammar focus. Read the sentences and understand them.
Translation.
1. 在七年级发生了什么特别的事
______ _________ in Grade 7 that was special
我们队赢得了学校的篮球比赛。
_____________________________.
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
我更擅长说英语了。
__________________.
3. 你认为高中会有什么不同?
How do you think things will
___ ________ ___ senior high school
我认为我会更加努力为考试作准备。
____________________________________________.
4. 明年你有什么计划?
_____ ____ _____ ______ for next year
我要参加学校排球队。
_____________________________________________.
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。
_________________________________________________________.
6. 你过去常做但是现在不做的事?
What ___ ___ ___ __ __ that you don't do now
我过去常上舞蹈课,但是现在不了。
__________________________________________________________.
7. 你期盼着什么?
What are you _______ _______ ___
我盼望着能进入高中。
I'm looking forward to going to senior high school.
II. Grammar
1. Revision
一般过去时
用法:可以表示过去某一时间或某一段时间内发生的动作或存在的状态,也可以表示过去经常或反复发生的动作。
谓语部分要用动词的过去式。
标志性词汇:yesterday, the day before yesterday, ago, later, just now, at that moment, last, in 2001, in the past, last year等。
一般将来时
用法:可以表示将来某个时间要发生的动作或存在的状态,也可以表示将来经常或反复发生的动作。
构成:will / shall + 动词原形(注意:主语为第一人称时使用shall)
标志性词汇:tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next, in five days, in the future, later on, soon等。
“be going to + 动词原形”也可以表示将要发生的动作或打算、计划、决定要做的事。
现在完成时
用法:表示过去发生或已经完成的动作对现在造成的影响或结果,也可表示过去某一时间开始并一直持续到现在(包括“现在”在内)的动作或状态。
构成:主语+ have / has +过去分词 + …
标志性词汇:just, ever, never, yet, already, for, since, so far, recently, twice, three times等。
宾语从句
宾语从句即在复合句中充当宾语的句子。
连接词
从句来源 连接词 备注
陈述句 that 口语或非正式文体中常省略
一般疑问句 if / whether
特殊疑问句 连接代词:who; whom; whose; which; what等 在句中担任主、宾、定或表语。
连接副词:when; where; why; how等 在句中担任状语
语序
宾语从句用陈述语序。如:
He is an honest boy. The teacher said.
→The teacher said(that)he was an honest boy.
Does he work hard I wonder.
→I wonder if/whether he works hard.
When did he leave I don’t know.
→I don’t know when he left.
时态
①主句是现在的时态,从句的时态可根据实际情况而定。如:
I hear that she has written three letters to the headmaster.
Mr. Green says that the snow was very heavy last month.
② 主句是过去的某种时态,从句常用过去的某种时态。
e.g. We didn’t know why she had missed the flight.
He told me that he was watching a cartoon film at 10 o’clock this
morning.
注意:
如果宾语从句表述的是客观真理、自然现象等时,不管主句是什么时态,从句都要用一般现在时。
e.g. He said that light travels much faster than sound.
【语境应用】将句子合并成宾语从句。
1) She bought a new camera yesterday. Li Fang said.
2) Writing is as important as speaking. I think.
3) Taiyuan is the capital city of Shanxi Province. The teacher told us.
4) You can speak French well. I believe.
2. 中考链接
1. The workers ______ the community center now. (2022北京中考)
A. cleaned B. were cleaning C. will clean D. are cleaning
2. Don’t lose heart. If you keep working hard, you _____ some day.(2022北京中考)
A. will succeed B. succeed C. succeeded D. have succeeded
3. Jim ______ a lot about Chinese culture since he began to study in our school.
(2022北京中考)
A. learns B. learned C. will learn D. has learned
4. —I ________ in London for many years.
—You have never regretted moving back to China, have you
(2022江苏镇江中考)
A. lived B. was living C. have lived
5. —Congratulations! You __________ big progress in the last three years.
—Thank you, Mr. Li. I’ll never forget the good times in Junior High.
(2022湖北武汉)
A. make B. made C. have made D. will make
6. Sorry, I ________ a mistake. Let me correct it. (2022河北中考)
A. will make B. am making C. was making D. have made
7. John is waiting for me. We ________ to the bookstore together.
(2022河北中考)
went B. have gone C. will go D. were going
8. —Excuse me, what is Nick doing
—Look! He _______ flowers outside.
(2022重庆A卷)
A. waters B. watered C. is watering D. has watered
9. I ________ a party next Saturday. I hope you can come. (2022重庆中考B卷)
A. had B. was having C. have had D. will have
10. —What are you saving money for
—Father’s Day is around the comer. I ________ a gift for
my father. (2022安徽中考)
A. am going to buy B. have bought
C. bought D. was buying
11. —Do you know _________ the new national park
—Yes, I do. To protect wildlife and benefit the local people.
(2022北京中考)
A. why did China set up B. why China set up
C. when did China set up D. when China set up
12. I wasn’t sure what to write for my school project, so I asked my Dad ________ I should do.
(2022内蒙古包头)
A. how B. where C. which D. what
13. —I wonder _______ life will be different in the future.
—Maybe we will be able to live on another planet with the development of space technology.
(2022四川成都中考)
A. when B. how C. what
14. —Could you tell me ________
—It’s about 6,300 kilometres long. (2022天津中考)
A. how wide is the Changjiang River
B. how wide the Changjiang River is
C. how long is the Changjiang River
D. how long the Changjiang River is
15. —I wonder ________.
—Yes, it tastes really nice.(2022新疆中考)
A. who likes eating zongzi
B. where we can buy this kind of zongzi
C. how much we should pay for this kind of zongzi
D. if Jiaxing zongzi is delicious
16. —Miss Zhang seems quite familiar with Yunnan Province.
—Don’t you know She ________ a town school there as a volunteer teacher for over 2 years. (2021 江苏南通中考)
A. is in B. has gone to C. has been in D. has been to
17. —Peter, what are you doing
—Oh, I ________ a report about national heroes. (2021 北京中考)
A. will write B. am writing C. wrote D. have written
18. My parents and I ________ trees last Sunday. (2021 北京中考)
A. plant B. will plant C. are planting D. planted
19. —What’s your plan for the summer holiday
—I’ll go to Chengdu as soon as the school term ______. (2021四川乐山)
A. end B. ends C. will end
20. Mr. Green ______ a new bike for his daughter tomorrow. (2021吉林中考)
A. buys B. bought C. will buy
21. I don’t know if Lucy______ to Jack’s party next Sunday. If she ______, so will I.
A. goes; goes B. will go; will go
C. goes; will go D. will go; goes (2021广西贺州中考)
22. The doctor wanted to know ______ this morning.
A. what did you have
B. what you had
C. what you have (2021广西桂林中考)
23. —I think it’s difficult to write the book report in two days. I really don’t know______.
—Plan your time properly, and you can make it.
A. why I have to do it B. when will I finish it
C. how I can do it D. if can I finish it (2021湖北黄冈中考)
24. — Could you please tell me _______
—Next Thursday morning.
A. when we visited the Capital Museum
B. when did we visit the Capital Museum
C. when we will visit the Capital Museum
D. when will we visit the Capital Museum (2021 北京中考)
III. Work on 4a. Number the sentences to make a paragraph.
1. _____When I get to senior high, I will join the school swim team.
__1__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. Read the passage and write the timeline.
My time in junior high school (general introduction)
In the first year (Grade 7)
In Grade 8
This year (Grade 9)
Next year
When I get to senior high
IV. Work on 4b. Talk about your own answers to the questions.
Let Ss finish the exercises first. Then let Ss check the answers with their partners. And ask some Ss to speak out their answers.
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
___________________________________
Work in groups
Share your answers with different classmates.
the teacher that encouraged you the most
the classmate that helped you the most
the subject you liked the most
your favorite place in school
your favorite food in the dining hall
V. Summary
senior high (school)
go by
with sb.’s help
look forward to
VI. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境,用括号内所给词语的正确时态填空。
1. Be quiet! The students __________ (have) an exam in the classroom.
2. This book is so interesting that I _________ (read) it twice so far.
3. We _________ (believe in) Tom because he is trustful.
4. Judy and I _______ (visit) the museum next Saturday.
5. Ruby _______ (do) her best in the swimming competition yesterday.
6. My grandpa told my little brother that light _______ (travel) faster than sound.
Ⅱ. 根据短文内容,用括号内所给词语的正确时态填空。
My junior high school life is coming to an end soon. In the three years, I (1) ___________ (get) lots of help from many people and have experienced many interesting things. I (2) _____________ (remember) them forever in my life.
I still remember the first term in school. At that time, I was quiet and shy. I was afraid to speak to anyone. What's worse, I (3) ________ (show) no interest in my lessons. As a result, I often failed the exams. I thought that all my teachers and classmates (4) _________ (look) down upon me. However, to my surprise, they were very nice to me and (5) _______ (try) hard to help me. My teacher Miss Green even often helped me with my math in her free time. She also (6) _________ (suggest) that I communicate more with my classmates and try to make friends with them. I followed her advice. By the end of the first term, I (7) ____________ (change) a lot. Not only did I become interested in my lessons, but I also (8) _______ (start) to take part in different kinds of school activities. By the time I was in Grade Eight, I (9) ___________ (become) one of the top students in my class.
Now I (10) _____________ (prepare) for the senior high school entrance examination (入学考试). I hope that I will be able to attend a key senior high school.
VII. Homework
1. Review Grammar and write your own answers of the exercise 4b.
2. Preview 1a-1e on page 109.
Section B 1 (1a-1e)
I. Warming up
1. Present the new words
2. Play an English song for Ss.
3. Ask students: What do you hope to do in the future
doctor, policeman, teacher, lawyer, astronaut, band player, camera operator
II. Work on 1a.
Let Ss write about what they would like to do in the future.
1. get a business degree and become a manager
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
III. Work on 1b.
Pair work:Ask Ss to talk about what they hope to do in the future.
A: What do you hope to do in the future
B: I hope to …
IV. Listening
1. Work on1c. Ask them to listen to a class discussion and check the hopes they hear.
1) Write down the job name according to the pictures.
2) Play the record and check the answers.
T: Listen again and Finish the column.
Person Hopes to…
Bob pass the exam to get into senior high school
Shirley get into a music school, play in a band
Ken be an astronaut, go into space
Anna improve her English to teach kids English in the future
2. Work on 1d. Students listen again and complete the passage.
1) Let Ss understand the passage and write down some words meaning.
Today is the students’ last class. Bob feels ______ about it and thinks Mrs. Chen’s classes have been ______. The students talk about what they want to do in the future. Bob hopes to _____ the exam to get into senior high school. Shirley wants to get into a _______ school.
Ken is good at _______ and he won a _____ for it. So he wants to be a(n) _________.
Mrs. Chen believes in all of them and tells them to “___________”. To celebrate the end of junior high, they are having a ________. They ask Mrs. Chen to come, and she is happy to accept the invitation.
2) Play the record twice and ask students to pay attention some useful expressions.
That makes me sad.
in the future, go for it, the end of,
Language points
Mrs. Chen believes in all of them and tells them to “go for it”.
陈老师信任他们所有人, 并告诉他们要努力争取。
believe in信任;信赖
e.g. We believe in our government.
The people want a President they can believe in.
believe in相信……存在/有用/正确
e.g. The school believes in letting children learn at their own pace.
辨析:believe & believe in
believe表示相信某人说的话是真的或相信某事会发生(或已经发生)。如:
I don’t believe you.
The dad didn’t believe his son would do such a thing.
believe in后接sth.(真理、宗教一类的词)多表示信仰某事物,相信其存在;后接sb.则表示信赖某人或相信某人的人格。如:
Do you believe in magic
We all believe in Mr. Zhang.
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) 我相信他所说的,因为我信任他。
I ______ ______ ______ ______ because I ______ ______ him.
2) 她说她没有带钱,你相信她的话吗?
She said she didn't take the money. Do you _______ _______
3) 信任自己,否则你永远不会成功。
________________, or you’ll never succeed.
V. Discussion
Pair work: What do you want to say in a speech for your graduation Discuss it with your partner.
Work on 1e. T: Prepare a speech for your graduation. Use the questions to help you.
Present your speech to your group.
How have you changed since you started junior high school
Who has helped you most
What advice have your parents given you
What will you do after you graduate
What are you looking forward to
1) Let Ss answer the questions one by one.
2) Ask Ss to write down some notes according to the information above.
3) Let some Ss read it out.
VI. Summary
将来 in the future
信任;信赖 believe in
接受邀请 accept the invitation
初中 junior high school
获得商学位 get a business degree
Ⅶ. Homework
1. Write a passage about what you hope to do in the future in about 80 words.
2. Preview the article on Page 110.
Section B 2(2a-2e)
I. Warming up
Watch the video about a speech given by a teacher to her graduates. What’s your highlight in the three years
Ask Ss what the most important thing they have learned in junior high school is
to get pleasure from helping others
to take on challenges
to cooperate with others
Never give up!
Knowledge is power.
to be thankful
to accept imperfection
II. Reading
1. Work on 2b. Read the passage and ask 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) Who is it for
4) What’s the main idea of the passage
2. Work on 2c. Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1) What were the students like in Grade7
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
3. Listen to the speech and underline the negative sentences. Understand why they are used many times in the speech.
4. Work on 2d. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
attend be thirsty for none set out be proud of
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 tomorrow. 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 ourselves.
III. Language points
1. Thank you for coming today to attend the graduation ceremony at No. 3 Junior High School. 感谢大家今天来参加第三初级中学的毕业典礼。
Thank you / Thanks for“因……而感谢(你/你们)”,后面接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。
e.g. Thanks for inviting us to your birthday party.
2. First of all, I’d like to congratulate all the students who are here today.
首先,我想祝贺所有在座的同学们。
congratulate vt. 祝贺
congratulate sb. 祝贺某人
congratulate sb. on sth. 因某事祝贺某人
congratulate sb. on/for doing sth. 祝贺某人做了某事
e.g. I want to congratulate you with all my heart.
Jane congratulated me warmly on my new job.
Sandy congratulated Bob on/for winning the table tennis game.
【拓展】
congratulation n. 庆贺,祝贺; 祝贺的话
congratulations to sb. 祝贺某人
congratulation on sth. 祝贺某事
e.g. Congratulations! I hear you’ve passed the math exam.
Congratulations to the new parents.
Congratulations on a superb performance!
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) 他们祝贺我找到了新工作。
They _______ _______ _______ my new job.
2) 全班同学都祝贺我赢得了演讲比赛。
The whole class _______ _______ _______ _______ the speech contest.
3) 祝贺你!我听说你通过考试了。
_______ _______ _______! I hear you have passed the exam.
3. You were all so full of energy and thirsty for knowledge.
你们个个都朝气蓬勃,求知若渴。
be thirsty for 渴望的;渴求的
【拓展】
be eager to do sth. 渴望做某事
be eager for sth. 渴望某事
look forward to (doing) sth. 盼望、期待(做)某事
e.g. Young man should be thirsty for knowledge.
They were only too eager to help us.
We're really looking forward to seeing you again.
【语境应用】单项选择。
The children in the poor area are _____ a good school to learn more knowledge.
A. thirsty for B. thankful to
C. known for D. harmful to
完成句子。
如果孩子渴望学更多,你可以了解下这个课程。
If the child is thirsty __________________ more, you can learn about the subject.
4. Never fail to be thankful to the people around you.
永远不要忘记对你身边的人心存感恩之情。
否定结构的祈使句。祈使句否定结构大多由助动词don’t承担。为加强语气,可用never替代don’t,表示“千万不要……;一定别……”。
e.g. Don’t come late.
Never use dirty words on others.
5. You’ll make mistakes along the way, but the key is to learn from your mistakes and never give up.
你们一路上会犯错,但重要的是你们要学会从错误中吸取教训,并且永不放弃。
make mistakes固定短语,“犯错”(相当于make a mistake)。mistake后可接介词in,表示在某方面犯错误。
e.g. I made a few mistakes in spelling.
【拓展】
mistake v. 弄错;误解;误会
mistake…for… 把……错当成……
in mistake for 误以为是;错看成
e.g. It's easy to make a mistake.
Her grandma always mistakes her for her younger sister.
The boy was shot dead in mistake for a burglar.
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) 没关系,我们都会犯错。
2) 服务员结账时算错了账。
3) 孩子可能会把药片错当成糖果吃。
6. But along with difficulties, there will also be many exciting things waiting for you.
然而除了困难,也有很多让人兴奋的事情在前方等着你。
along with 除……以外(还);与……同样地(连接两个主语时, 谓语动词的数应和along with前面的那个主语保持一致)
e.g. Mom sent me some money along with her letter.
Many books in the library were stolen last night, along with a camera.
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) 和朋友们一起,我总是感到很高兴。
2) 除了三明治以外,Daisy还吃了一个巧克力蛋糕。
3) Sara连同她父母已经在北京待了三周了。
7. Choose wisely and be responsible for your decisions and actions.
选择要明智,并要为自己的决定和行为担负责任。
responsible adj. 有责任心的
be responsible for… 对……有责任;负责任
【拓展】
responsibility n. 责任
take responsibility for (doing) sth. 承担(做)某事的责任
e.g. We need to take responsibility for looking after our own health.
8. Although you have to go your separate ways now, …
虽然你们现在将要开始各自的旅程,…
separate adj. 单独的; 分离的
e.g. Our children want separate rooms.
【拓展】
separate v. 分开; 分离
separate ... from ... 把……与……分开
separate ... into ... 把……分成……
go your separate ways 断绝往来;分道扬镳
e.g. Can you separate the good ones from the bad ones
Separate the students into four groups.
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) 孩子们都睡在各自的床上。
2) 请将冰箱里面的肉和其他食物分开。
3) 毕业之后,我们就都各奔东西。
9. As you set out on your new journey, you shouldn’t forget where you came from.
在你踏上新的旅程的时候,不要忘记你来自哪里。
set out on something 开始进行新的或重要的事情
e.g. When we set out on this project, we knew it would be difficult.
set out 出发
e.g. After a three-day rest, the travelers set out again.
【拓展】
set about sth./doing sth. 着手(做)某事
e.g. We set about our task at once with great enthusiasm.
我们以极大的热情立即着手这项任务。
【拓展】
set out 出发;动身;启程;开始工作,展开任务
set about (doing) sth. 开始做;着手做
set aside 省出,留出
set off 动身,出发
set up 建立,成立
e.g. After a three-day rest, the travelers set out again.
We set about our task at once with great enthusiasm.
My parents set aside some money every month for my future study.
Jerry and I set off on foot for the beach.
The school has set up a special class to help slow students.
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) 她一心努力要打破世界纪录。
2) 我们得着手寻找一个解决办法。
3) 她每个月都尽量存点钱。
IV. Post reading
Work on 2e. Underline the sentences you like in the passage. Tell your partner what they mean and why you like them.
V. Summary
毕业典礼 graduation ceremony
首先 first of all
渴求知识 be thirsty for knowledge
成长 grow up
在过去的三年里 over the last three years
对某人心存感激 be thankful to sb.
新生活的开始 the beginning of a new life
出发; 启程 set out
处理, 对付 deal with
在……前面 ahead of…
连同;除……以外还 along with…
做出你自己的选择 make your own decision
(三个或以上)都不 / 没有一个 none of…
分离;隔开 separate from…
为……骄傲;感到自豪 be proud of…
对……有责任; 负责任 be responsible for…
VI. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示,写出所缺单词。
1. My classmates ___________ ( 祝贺) me when I got first prize in the writing competition.
2. The bird hurt its both _________(翅膀), so it couldn't fly.
3. It's impossible for us to finish these _________ (任务) in such a short time.
4. When I opened the door, I found three _________ (绅士) standing outside it.
5. My two sons sleep in _________ ( 单独的) beds.
6. Of all the _________ (经理), Mr. Green is the kindest.
7. The temperature has risen five _________(度数) since last week.
Ⅱ.根据汉语意思,完成英语句子,每空一词。
1. Mike对工作负责任,因此他的老板很喜欢他。
Mike _______ _______ _______ his work, so his boss likes him very much.
2. 我对帮助过我的人都心存感激。
I _______ _______ _______ the people who have helped me.
3. 人们渴望和平。
People _______ _______ _______ peace.
4. 最初我妹妹只是微笑,后来她才开始大笑起来。
_______ _______ _______, my sister just smiled, and then she started to laugh.
5. 我看见一个女孩在我前面三十米处。
I saw a girl thirty meters _______ _______ me.
6. 除了一支钢笔外,我还买了几本书。
_______ _______ a pen, I also bought several books.
7. 尽管他们早上六点就出发了,但他们最终还是迟到了。
Although they _______ _______ at six o'clock in the morning, they were late in the end.
8. 和我们的父母分离总是很难。
It's always hard to _______ _______ our parents.
III. 请从方框中选择恰当的单词补全下面这首诗歌,注意形式变化。
wing, goodbye, without, memory, senior, although
Your day has arrived
Graduation day is finally here,
And so now ends your 1. _______ high school career (生涯).
Always remember the friends you hold dear,
And look toward your future 2. ________ any fear.
This is the day you've been preparing for
Since the day you walked through that first classroom door.
Now it is time to say 3. ___________,
And spread your 4. ___________ — you're ready to fly.
So shed a tear (流下泪水) and share a smile,
And be sure to remember all the while,
That 5. ___________ it may now be time to move on,
Today's 6. ___________ will last your whole life long.
VII. Homework
Write a passage about what mattered in the three years in about 80 words.
Review what have learned in the unit and preview the rest of the unit.
Section B 3 (3a-Self Check)
I. Revision
对某人心存感激 be thankful to sb.
连同 along with
对……有责任 be responsible for…
渴求,渴望 be thirsty for…
(时间)过去 go by
弄得一团乱 make a mess
沉住气;保持冷静 keep one’s cool
骄傲 be proud of
出发;启程 set out
犯错 make mistakes
放弃 give up
在……之前 ahead of…
充满 be full of
处理 deal with
成长 grow up
II. Writing
1. 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.
Who is the person / What is the event
When and where did you first meet this person / When and where did this event happen
How did you feel when you met this person / How did you feel when this event happened
How did this person help you / What happened later
How has this person’s advice/event changed your life
2. Work on 3b. Write a passage about the person or vent you thought about in 3a.
Describe the person/event.
Explain how you feel about this person/event.
Describe how this person / event has changed your life.
写作指导:
If you want to write about a person …
写一个难忘的人
方法:
1. 对人物的出场、肖像进行描写。简要介绍该人物。
2. 选择一个角度,通过对某些事情的叙述,更加生动地描写人物,描写该人物如何对你产生了影响。
3. 总结自己对人物的评价、情感等。
Words preparation:
【Appearance】
good-looking pretty lovely slim overweight middle-aged fit wear glasses always smile
【Personality】
brave self-confident warm-hearted patient easy-going outgoing energetic forgetful generous hardworking helpful humorous optimistic punctual talented
good-tempered straightforward considerate honest
If you want to write about an event …
记一件难忘的事
方法:
1. 交代清楚时间、地点和人物,一般用过去式。
2. 详细描述事情发生的经过和结果。
3. 发表对此事的看法和感受。
You may begin like this:
1. I once had an experience…
2. It was the most unforgettable experience that has ever happened in my life.
3. The most unforgettable experience in my memory was that one day my classmates and I went to the park.
4. I will never forget the military training.
5. There are a lot of memories in my heart that I can’t forget. When I was … years old, I ....
6. As we all know, everyone has something special in his life. I think I will never forget … because on that day …
7. I think my junior high was wonderful, because it taught me to be …
8. Whenever I open the book full of photos, I always look back when I …
9. I still remember the most valuable time that I have ever had.
10. Everyone has a different junior high. It may be wonderful, exciting or hard. I have a …junior high.
Your feelings
1. I think this is the most unforgettable experience in my memory.
2. On that day, I began to feel that I have the duty for my life. And I must be
stronger.
3. I felt that I was growing up, and I should be responsible for myself.
4. How exciting and unforgettable the experience was!
5. It’s really an important day to me and I’ll learn to be…all the time.
6. Junior high is a precious memory without pressure, competition and lots of homework.
7. From this experience, I learnt that I should be careful. If I am careless, I will lose a lot of chances.
III. Self-Check
What happened in junior high that made you have these feelings Complete the chart.
Feelings Memories/experiences
excited Our class won the sports meeting.
happy My friends hold a birthday party for me.
worried I didn't finish my homework and my teachers were strict.
sad I was sad when I had a fight with my best friend and we didn’t talk to each other for a week.
tired I was tired after staying up late to study.
proud I got the first in the final examination.
shy I fell down in front of my classmates on the playground.
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
I can’t believe (believe) that today is the last day of junior high school. I still remember (remember) the first day of Grade 7 like it was yesterday. I used to be (be) a really shy person, so on the first day of junior high, I was(be) so scared and nervous.
I thought (think) that I would never make any friends. But now, I realize (realize) that I was just being silly. Since then, I have made (make) so many good friends and I shared (share) so many good memories with them. Even though I __am___ (be) sad that junior high is over, I _am looking_ (look) forward to new experiences in senior high!
IV. Exercises
阅读短文,从方框中选择恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空。
build, never, study, on, plant, need, famous, also, excite, graduate, attend, task
Carrying on her family tradition, a girl from Tianjin entered a well-known university. What makes it more (1)_______ is that her university is the one where her grandfather studied 71 years ago.
With a score of 695 in this year's gaokao, Dai Jingyi has become a member of the (2)_________ Tongji University in Shanghai. She will be studying engineering there.
Over seventy years ago, Dai Jingyi's grandfather, Dai Mengchao, went to the university to study architecture (建筑学). After his (3)___________, Dai worked on many different projects. In 1959, at the age of 26, he took part in the construction (建造) of some important (4)________ such as the Great Hall of the People and the Revolutionary History Museum. Dai spent his whole life (5)________ architecture. “Wherever my motherland (6)________ me, I will be there,” he said.
Dai Jingyi grew up listening to her grandfather's stories, which (07)________ a seed (种子) in the girl's heart. She made up her mind (08)________ Tongji University just like her grandfather. “Tongji is my dream school, and becoming a 'Tongjier' (09)________ fulfills (实现) my grandfather's wish,” she said.
According to the younger Dai, she will follow in the footsteps of her grandfather by (10)_______ hard at the university. “I want to be an excellent Tongjier like my grandfather,” she said.
Ⅳ. Homework
Polish your passage about the person or event you thought about in 3a.
Review what you have learned in the 14 units and list the grammar items.