冀教版九年级全一册Unit 10 Get Ready for the Future Lesson 56 Manage Your Time Analysis of teaching material:In this unit, students will reflect on their final year of junior high school and look toward the future. They will set goals and learn time-management, planning and decision-making skills that will help them achieve their goals. They will learn how to express their dreams and hopes for the future and how to send warm wishes to others. This unit will provide students with some final words of wisdom and is designed to inspire and motivate them as they enter a new phase in their lives. Analysis of studentsThe students are the ninth graders, and they are busier this term, and have the ability of thinking more deeply. Teaching objectives: 1. Students will be able to use the words and expressions to give suggestions.2.Students will be able to use appropriate language to write a letter back to help others in trouble.3.Students will be able to use appropriate strategies to get the main idea of an article or a paragraph.4.Students will be able to guess the meaning of a word or a phrase according to the context.(可选词汇primary, on top of that, fall asleep, be dropped from, notebook)5. Students will be willing to cooperate in groups and express their suggestions in English.6. Students have a positive attitude towards the future. Teaching emphasis and difficulties: 1. To make the students learn about reading skills. 2. The useful words and phrases. . Teaching aids: Multimedia, blackboard. Teaching approaches: 1. Task-based Language Teaching Method 2. Situational Language Teaching . Teaching procedures: 1.Pre-readingStep 1: Warming-up: Discuss with the students about their after-school hours.Teacher:How much time do you spend on your homework every day?Students:I spend two or three hours doing my homework.Teacher:What else do you have to do besides your homework?(Explain besides here.)Students: I also need to look after my sister./Besides that, I usually help my mother do some housework./I have classes in maths or English./I go to art class on Tuesdays.Teacher:Do you think you manage your time well?Students: Yes, I have a timetable./No, Im too busy. Thank you for your sharing.Step 2: Leading-inToday well meet a girl named “a tired girl”. She has some problems and needs help. Now lets see what happened to her and if we can do something for her.2.While-readingStep 3:Part OneTeacher: Please open your books to Page 148 and read the first letter quickly. Try to find the main idea of the first letter.The girl cant manage her time well.The girl has some difficulties in managing time.The girl is embarrassed with time management.Teacher: Why does the girl called herself “A tired girl”? Students: Because she has too many things to do.Teacher: What are they?schoolworkevery weekdaygo to a chess clubtwice a weekhelp her younger cousin oftenhave classes in dance,piano,art.on top of all thatLet the students guess the meaning of the words or phrase according to the context.1.weekday : From Monday to Friday. What about Saturday and Sunday? Weekend.)2.primary : Before you get into junior high school, you are in primary school. You just finished your primary school about 2 years ago.3. that What does “that” refer to in the phrase “on top of all that”?(doing her homework, going to a chess club and helping her younger cousin)All the above.On top of all that is similar to besides.Step 4:Part TwoTeacher: Ok, Thats all for the girls problems. Turn to the second letter. It is from Sue,an expert. Guess what will be written in it.Students:Maybe some advice./Some suggestions.Teacher: Read the first line. Sue shows her pity to the girl.(Explain such a busy kid-so busy a kid)Teacher: Next, read Para.2 aloud and conclude the main idea.Students: Sue advises the girl to make a proper plan.Teacher: Lets go on. There are some other tips from Sue. xxx, read them out.Step 5 Group work1Teacher: 1. Among the four suggestions from Sue, which one do you think will work best? Why?2. If you dont like any of them, whats your suggestions?Discuss with your groupmates and show us your ideas later.Step 6 Structure of the text Show the structure of the text and the ways to express suggestions.Show the second letter on the screen. Para.1: Expressing sympathyPara.2:Offer some suggestionsPara.3 Express wishes.Encourage the students to find the words or phrases about giving suggestions in the letter such as:I think you should.You can.Imperative sentence(祈使句）What other ways do you know to express your suggestions?Youd better.What about.Why not.Ok now, you have known the structure of the letter and the ways to give suggestions. Maybe it is easier for you to write a letter like this.3. Post-read