Unit 6
I’m going to study computer science.
Section B
In this part, Ss will know more about New Year’s resolutions and get further study on The Simple Future Tense with “be going to”. They may familiar with this topic and have a lot to say.
【Knowledge objectives】
Ss will be able to master the following curriculum words and phrases:
resolution, get good grades, get a part-time job, make more friends, team, foreign, able, be able to, question, meaning, discuss, promise, beginning, at the beginning of, improve, write down, physical, themselves, have to do with, self-improvement, take up, hobby, weekly, schoolwork, agree, agree with, own , personal, relationship
Ss will be able to use “be going to” to talk about future intentions and make New Year’s
Resolutions more fluently.
【Ability objectives】
Ss will get further study on The Simple Future Tense with “be going to”.
Ss will be able to improve their listening skills and reading skills.
【Moral objectives】
Help students build up the positive attitude towards life goals and make plans for them.
【Teaching key points】
Ss will be able to talk about New Year’s Resolutions using “be going to”.
【Teaching difficulties】
1. Ss might find it a little difficult to learn so many new words.
2. Ss might find it a little difficult to read the article in 2b.
教学过程
Step 1. Warm-up and leading-in
Tell Ss the date today and ask them when New Year’s Day is.
Tell them a new year is coming. A year’s plan stars with spring. What are you going to do
next year? The plans you make for yourself on New Year’s Day are called New Year’s resolutions.
Step 2. Presentation
Introduce Mike’s New Year’s resolution and teach 5 new phrases with the help of pictures.
Do 1a
Read New Year’s Resolutions together then let Ss match the pictures with resolutions.
Number the pictures1-5.
Do 1b
Ask Ss to say something they are going to do next year. Write some of the plans on the
blackboard. Then let them work in pairs and talk about their own New Year’s resolutions.
Step 3. Listening and speaking practice.
Do 1b
Tell Ss here are three students(Lucy、Kim and Mike) talking about their New Year’
resolutions. Let Ss listen carefully and circle the resolutions in 1a.
Check the answers.
Let Ss look at the chart carefully and get to know what they will do.
Play the tape twice and let Ss write down the way they are going to make their resolution work.
Check the answers
Guide Ss to repeat the listening material using the information in the chart .Introduce Lucy,
Kim and Mike’s future plans.
Do 1e
Read the conversation first then make a similar conversation with your partner.
Step 4. Reading
Before reading
Ask Ss if they made any resolutions last year and if they were able to keep them. If it is
possible, ask them reasons.
While reading
Tell Ss we will do some reading to understand resolutions better.
Let Ss read the passage generally and finish 2b. Put 4 sentences in the correct places in the passage. Write the letters A-D. .
Read Paragraph 1carefully and answer 4 questions from 2d.
Q1: What is a resolution?
Q2: When do people usually make resolutions?
Q3: Why do people usually make resolutions?
Q4:How can people remember their resolutions?
Read Paragraph 2 carefully and answer a question from 2d.H
Q1: How many kinds of resolutions may does the writer talk about?
Scan Paragraph 3 and choose the main purpose of it .Underline the words and phrases that
helped they decide.
Read Paragraph 3 carefully and answer two questions from 2d and fill in the chart.
Q1: Why do you think resolutions may be difficult to keep?
Q2: Do you think the best resolution is to have no resolutions? Why or why not?
Do 2c
Read the passage after the tape and finish 2c.
After reading
Explain some language points in the passage.
Do 2e
Read the article again. Let students understand each phrase and write their own sentences.
Do 3a
Tell Ss from the article in 2b, we learned the meaning of resolutions, different kinds of
resolutions and the problems in keeping them. Here is another article on it. Let them read and complete the article with the words in the box.
Step 5. Consolidation
Do 3b
1. Lead Ss to have a quick look at the instruction and the example to know how to do it.
2. Give Ss several minutes and write down the resolutions on the blank line.
Do 3c
1. Let Ss use their notes to write three more paragraphs about their resolutions. In each paragraph, write down what they are going to do and why.
2. Check the article by themselves first, then check with each other.
3. Share the articles together
Step 6. Groupwork
Tell Ss we have a dream that one day our city will be cleaner and greener. As the people who
live in this city, we should do something. Let them work in groups and think of a plan to make the city cleaner and greener.
2. Let them work in groups
3. Report their plans.
Step 7. Self-check
1. Let Ss do self-check individually first.
2. Check the answers together.
Step 8. Summary
1. Let Ss think of what they learnt in Section A.
2. Summarize together.
Step 9. Homework
Write down your family’s New Year’s resolutions.
课件31张PPT。Warm upWhat is the date today?When is New Year’s Day?What are you going to do next year?The plans you make for yourself on New Year’s Day are called
New Year’s resolutions.Presentation Mike’ New Year Resolutions learn to play the pianomake the soccer team get lots of exerciseMike’ New Year Resolutions eat healthier foodget good gradesPresentation Presentation Match the pictures with the New Year’s resolutions.
Number the pictures[1-5].5423Presentation What are you going to do next year ? Tell your partner.Listening and speaking practice Listen and circle the resolutions you hear in 1a.5423Listening and speaking practice Listen again. Write how people are going to make their resolutions work.She’s going to study hard and do her homework every day.He’s going to practice really hard, and this summer he’s going to a soccer camp.Listening and speaking practice Make a list of other resolutions and how you are going to make them work.
Then discuss them with your group.Listening and speaking practice Listen again. Write how people are going to make their resolutions work.I want to be an engineer. I’m going to study math. I want to be a reporter. I’m going to keep on writing articles. I want to be a cook. I’m going to go to a cooking school. Listening and speaking practice Listen again. Write how people are going to make their resolutions work.How are you going to do that?Sounds like a good plan. I want to get a lot of exercise.I want to be a teacher. Well, I’m going to study hard and get good grades.Before Reading Discuss the questions with your partner.Did you make any resolutions last year?
Were you able to keep them?
Why or why not?Fast Reading Read the passage. Put the sentences [A-D] in the correct.A. These are about making yourself a better person.
For example, a student may have to find more time to study.
These are good reasons for this.
The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions.
Reading Stratages
1. Read 4 sentences and get to know the meaning first.
2. Then read each paragraph, pay more attention to the sentences around each blank。
3. Put sentences according to the context .Extensive Reading Para 1
Do you know what a resolution is? It’s a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people.( “Mom, I promise I’m going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) However, promises you make to yourself are resolutions, and the most common kind is New Year’s resolutions.
When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year. Others tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.D. The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions 1. What is a resolution?
When do people usually make resolutions?
Why do people usually make resolutions?
4. How can people remember their resolutions?
Extensive Reading 1. What is a resolution?
2. When do people usually make resolutions?
3. Why do people usually make resolutions?
How can people remember their resolutions?
It’s a kind of promise that you make to yourself.People often make resolutions at the beginning of the year.They hope that they are going to improve their lives.Some people write down their resolutions and plans. Some people tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.Extensive Reading Para2
There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with
self-improvement.
Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning, like making a weekly plan for schoolwork.
A. These are about making yourself a better person.B. For example, a student may have to find more time to study.
How many kinds of resolutions does the writer talk about?Extensive Reading How many kinds of resolutions does the writer talk about?physical healthself-improvement
(which includes taking up a hobby)better planningExtensive Reading Para3
Although there are differences, most resolutions have one thing in common. People hardly ever keep them!
Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. Sometimes people just forget about them. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! How about you-will you make any next year?B. These are good reasons for this.Why do you think resolutions may be difficult to keep?
Do you think the best resolution is to have no resolutions?
Why or Why not?Extensive Reading Read after the tape. Match each paragraph
[1-3]with its main purpose below.312Language Points 1. discuss v. 讨论；商量
eg. Let’s discuss how to deal with this problem.
让我们讨论一下如何处理这个问题。
discuss 的名词形式是discussion
All we need now is action, not discussion.
我们现在需要的是行动，不是讨论。Language Points 2. Most of the time, we make promises to …
promise n. 承诺；诺言
v. 许诺；承诺；答应
eg. He promised to help me. 他许诺过要帮助我。
Once you make a promise, you should keep it, and you shouldn’t break it.
一旦你许下诺言，你就得遵守你的诺言，而不应当违背你的诺言。
make a promise 许下诺言
keep a promise 遵守诺言
break a promise 违背诺言
promise sb. to do sth 许诺某人干某事Language Points 3. Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement.
have to do with 关于；与…有关系
eg. The book has to do with computers. 那本书与计算机有关。
What does that have to do with it? 那跟这有什么关系?
Harry said he didn’t want to have anything to do with the new comer.
哈利说他不想与那新来的扯上关系。 Language Points 4. Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby …
take up （尤指为消遣）学着做；开始做
eg. I'd be happy to take up a new hobby.
我很乐意开始一种新嗜好。
When did you take up Japanese as a second foreign language?
你什么时候开始选修日语作为第二语言?Language Points 4. Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby …
take up 还可意为“拿起；接受；继续；占据” 等。
eg. She took up the receiver and began to dial the number.
她拿起听筒开始拨电话号码。
Gerry's wife Jo takes up the story. 格里的妻子乔接着往下讲。
I won't?take up?much of your time.?? 我不想多占用你的时间。Consolidation Find these phrases in the passage. Then write your own sentences with them.Consolidation Complete the first two paragraph about resolutions with the words in the box.arehelpmakelearntakeislistenConsolidation Write your resolutions under the following headings.1. Ideas for improving my physical health
_________________________________________________________
2. Ideas for improving my relationships with my family and friends
_________________________________________________________
3. Ideas for doing better at school
________________________________________________________get more exercise,eat more vegetableshelp mom cook meals， play games with friendsmake a weekly plan for schoolwork，work hard at math and EnglishConsolidation Find these phrases in the passage. Then write your own sentences with them.Consolidation Example The second resolution is about improving my physical health. I am going to try a new sport such as ping pong and play it two or three times a week. Playing more sports will help me to become healthier and I will not fall ill so often.
The third resolution is about improving my relationships with my family and friends. I am going to spend more time with my family. Maybe we can take up a new hobby together!
The last resolution is about how to do better at school. I am going to read more books in English. That is going to help me learn more English words. I know I can keep this resolution because reading is fun.Groupwork Imagine you work for your city.
Think of a plan to make it cleaner and greener.We’re going to plant more trees and flowers around the city. We’re going to go to school or work by bike. We’re going to help clean the streets and parks on the weekends. We’re going to use more cleaner energy. Homework 2）Write down your family’s New Year’s resolutions. Listen to a song—Never say never.2. Homework you choose to do （选做作业）1）Finish the self-check.1. Homework you have to do （必做作业）
