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Unit 2 I know that you will be better at maths.【教学目标】l Knowledge objectiveKey vocabularyrose, kindness, disappointed, bedside, note, whomKey expressionlaugh at, give up, try ones bestl Ability objectiveTo get information about school-leavers party.l Moral objectiveTo know more about other persons feelings; To cherish the friendship between friends,teachers and parents; To respect others effort and trust each other.【教学重点】To learn some expressions in the passage.【教学难点】1. To get information from the article.2. The use of “give up and try ones best”.【教学方法】PWP method, task-based method 【教学手段】A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures【教学过程】Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Lead-inLet Ss enjoy a song together.(Auld Lang Syne).What is the song about?Friendship.Today we will learn Unit 2, here is a speech that given by Betty at the school leavers party. Suppose that you were Betty, what will you say at the school leavers party?Now let us learn the passage and check your answers.Step 2 Consolidate new words and expressionsThe teachers shows the new words and expressions of this lesson. rose n. 玫瑰 kindness n. 善举；好意disappointed adj. 失望的bedside n. 床边note n. 便条whom pron. .的人，那个人，那些人laugh at 嘲笑give up 放弃Step 3 Pre-reading1. Ask Ss to look at the picture and choose the answers to the questions. There may be more than one answer. 1) Who will probably get thanks from the school-leavers? a) Family b) Friends c) Teachers2) What is the speaker probably going to say? a) Thank you. b) Good luck! c) Cheers!2. Now Give Ss some time to read the passage and check.1) Who will probably get thanks from the school-leavers? a) Family b) Friends c) Teachers 2) What is the speaker probably going to say? a) Thank you. b) Good luck! c) Cheers!Step 4 ListeningPlay the recorder of part 3 for Ss and ask them to answer the questions.1. How many roses does the speaker have?2. Did the speakers father buy a violin?Keys: Three.Yes, he did.Step 5 Reading1. Ask Ss to find sentences which show the following situations in the passage:1) the three things the speaker has learnt2) the three groups of people the speaker wants to thank3) what the speaker has learnt from each group of peopleKeys: 1) These three things are friendship, effort and trust.2) I give the red rose to my friends. I give the white rose to my teachers. I give the yellow rose to my parents.3) She has learnt kindness from her friends, effort from her teachers. The parents taught her that love is about trust.2. Questions for Ss:1) Which sentence in Paragraph 4 means “You have to work hard to succeed”?2) “You only really lose if you give up!” What does the sentence mean?3) “Im sure you will be good at music. I know that you will be better at maths.” What did Bettys father want her to do?4) How do you think Betty would write to her father in reply?5) “Im sure that you all have your own memories about the happiness of the last three years, and the people whom you want to thank for it”What does it mean?Keys: 1) “You only really lose if you give up!” 2) 只要你坚持下去，跑完全程，那么即使你最后一个到达终点，你也不是一个失败者。 3) He wanted her to study maths harder. 4) Thanks for your gift, and Ill do better in maths as well as music.5) Let all the students say thanks to their friends, teachers and parents.3. Let Ss check the answers to the questions. There may be more than one answer. 1) Which words can you use to describe the speech in Activity 1? careful excited moving polite silly troubled warm worried2) Which sentence(s) will you probably find in speeches at a school-leavers party? a) Thank you, friends, teachers and parents! b) Well always stay in touch. c) Im proud to be chosen to speak to you. d) Lets all stand up and say Step 6 Learning to learn To teach Ss to learn about the ways to make speeches.You may have to make speeches on the first day at your senior high. Try to plan ahead what you are going to say, but do not write the speech in fulljust make notes. When you make your speech using the notes, you will sound much more natural.Step 7 Language pointsTo learn about the main points in the passage.1. But they were not laughing at me. laugh at sb. 嘲笑，对一笑置之 e.g. We shouldnt laugh at the person who is disabled.2. Today, thanks to their kindness, my Chinese is much better, and we become friends. thanks to +名词/v-ing 多亏，由于 表示原因，在句中作状语，可以置于句首或句末。 e.g. Thanks to his help, we found the hospital. kindness n. 善举，好意 是不可数名词3. I always finished last and I just wanted to give up. give up 放弃 e.g. Smoking is bad for you, so give up smoking right now.常见的含give的短语有：give back 还给，归还；恢复（健康等）。give in 交进来；认输，投降；让步，勉强同意。 give out 散发；停止运转；被用完，耗尽；发出，散发出。 give away 送给人，分发；背弃，出卖；泄露。4. I give the white rose to my teachers, who have taught me that there is no success without effort. who have taught me that there is no success without effort是一个非限制性定语从句，对前面的先行词teachers进行信息的补充，而不是限定性描述。与限定性定语从句不同，非限定性定语从句前面通常加逗号，从句部分即使被省略也不会照成主句意义上的不完整。非限定性定语从句中的关系代词不能省略。此句中还包含有一个宾语从句that there is no success without effort, 作have taught的宾语。no/not without 表示“没有就不”。e.g. We cant achieve anything without you.5. I still cant run fast enough, but Ive learnt to try my best, not only with running but with whatever else I do. try ones best 尽某人最大努力 其后常接带to的动词不定式，即try ones best to do sth.，表示“尽力做某事”。 e.g. Try your best to do whatever you do. not only but . 不但而且 e.g. The girl is not only clever but hardworking. 6. I was disappointed. disappointed adj. 失望的 e.g. I felt disappointed when he gave up studying.7. Then, on the morning of my birthday, I woke up to find a beautiful violin at my bedside. bedside表示“床边，床头”。 句中的to find a beautiful violin at my bedside是一个不定式结构，表示行为的结果。 e.g. He arrived at the station to find the train gone.Step 8 WritingAsk Ss to write a speech they might give at their school-leavers party.l Start your speech by saying what your speech is going to be about.Dear head teacher, teachers and parents, Id like to thank you for l Decide who you want to say thank you to. There are many people who Id like to thank. First, I want to thank l Decide what you want to thank them for with examples.They have always given me great help l Finish your speech by giving best wishes for the future.Thank you and good luck for the future.Step 9 ExercisesLet the students practice the main points in Unit 2.1. Its not right to laugh _ others when they make mistakes. A. for B. to C. at D. with2. Ill try _ best to finish the work before Friday. A. I B. me C. my D. mine3. I cant get high marks _ your help. A. with B. without C. at D. under4. His father didnt buy the toy bear, so he felt _. A. happy B. disappointed C. kind D. wonderfulKeys: CCBBStep 10 Homework毕业在即，请在毕业纪念簿上留下你对同学一直要说的话。60词左右。
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