 Talk with students about the following:

1.       Did you sleep well last night?

2.       How long did you sleep last night ?

3.       When did you start class today ?

4.       How long have you been in class today?

 

Œ Draw a long horizontal line on the blackboard. Say, This is called a time line. It shows the years from 19- to the present. Let’s put some information about ourselves on the time line.

T: Maria, when did you start studying English?

S₁: 2005.

T: Maria started studying English in 2005.(Write the words Maria started English above the date 2005 on the time line.)

Maria has been studying English since 2005. (class repeat)

 

 Repeat the activity using different dates for several other students. Use a different situation, such as When did you start to ride a bicycle? or When did you start to baby-sit? if these questions are more appropriate. Each time ask the class to repeat a sentence, point to the starting date and run the finger along the years up to the present year.

Ž学生两人一组问答

A: How long have you been…?

B: I have been … since/for….

 

Œ呈现1a的图片，把话题引到skating 中来，并教学新词：marathon。

work on 1b 学生听录音完成1b。

v Work on 1c

Sa: How long has Alison been skating?

Sb: She’s been skating for five hours.

Sa: How long did Sam skate?

Sb: He skated for four hours.

 

ΠWork on 2a. Get the students to understand the situation

first and then listen and check.

v Work on 2b. Listen again and match the questions with answers.

w Listen and imitate.

两人一组分别扮演记者和Alison 掌握句型，强化口语.

Sa: How long have you been skating ?

Sb:I’ve been skating since I was seven years old.

ΠGreet the class and check the homework.

Ask a pair of students to say their conversation.

S₁:How long has Victor been skating?

S₂:He’s been skating for five hours.

S₁:How long did Celia skate?

S₂:She skated for two hours.

 

T: Do you know what they are holding the skating marathon?

Collect the students answers and tell them: They are skating to raise money for charity.

ŒP46 3a. Fast reading.

 How much money does each student raise for every hour skate?

 Read again and complete the table.

Ž Finish 3b to check if the students have understood the article well.

 Play the tape for the students to listen and repeat.

5 Get the students to make the report according to the form and some key words.

Sa: Yelan, what sport do you play?

Sb: Tennis.

Sa: When did you start?

Sb: When I was eleven.

Sa: So how long have you been playing ?

Sb: Three and a half years.

1)Fill in the blanks with since or for.

1.I’ve been practicing the piano since 10:30.

2.Mario has been running __________ 15 minutes.

3.Sarah has been sleeping __________ 9:00.

4.Dale has been talking on the phone __________ five minutes.

5.Louie has been studying Chinese __________ he was six years old.

6.I’ve been watching you __________ ten minutes.

2)Write the questions.

1.Q:How long has he been standing there?

A: He has been standing there for four hours.

2.Q:_______________________

A: I’ve been riding a bicycle since I was ten years old.

3.Q:_______________________

A: She has been walking for five hours.

4.Q:_______________________

A: I’ve been watching TV since 7:00.

1.       Q:_______________________

ΠGreet the class as usual and check the homework.

 tongue twist: She sells seashells in the seashore, and the seashells she sells are the seashells from the seashore.

 

ΠShow some different kinds of shells and ask: Do you like them? Would you like to collect them/have a collection of them?

 A guessing game: I have a collection. Can you guess what I collect?

 

两人一组进行讨论，共同根据图片并模仿1b中的句子进行口语练习，把自己收藏或想收集的东西填在表格中。

Œ What do those foreign students Bob, Marcia and Liam collect? Listen and write down “What”.

 Listen again and complete the chart.

Ž Listen and imitate

Pairwork (2c)

 

课前任务：同学们把自己的收藏带到班里。

课上任务：四人一组，互相询问各自的收藏并完成表格。选出本组最喜欢的或最有趣的收藏；请几位学生代表在班上做介绍。最后评出一种最有特色的收藏来。

Sa: What do you collect?

Sb: I collect ------

Sa: How long have you been collecting them?

Sb: I’ve been collecting them since----

Sa: How many do you have?

Sb: I have----

Sa: When did you start ?

Sb: When I was ---years old.

Sa: What would you like to collect?

Sb: I’d like to collect----

 

Jim likes collecting many things. Let’s get to know something about him!

A: Hello, Jim. May I ask you some questions?

B: Certainly!

A: When were you born ?

B:I was born 1 February 18,1992.

ŒGreeting the whole class as usual。

 What do you collect?

 

 Teach new words monster.

 P48 3a. Fast reading and find out the answer to this question: When did Ellen first get the snow globe?

Ž Read again more slowly and match the snow globes with their descriptions.

 Get the students to explain these phrases in English: run out of/store/particularly/collectors’ club/by the way

 Get the students to finish self check 1 and then make up their own sentences with the words.

 

↘Writing

 work on 3b on Page 48

Get the students to write the email. Then show some emails to students and correct some mistakes.

↘Task招聘广告及求职报告

课前任务：以小组为单位，设计本组的招聘广告。贴在教室四周墙上。

课上任务：1. 学生们在广告上寻找自己想得到的工作，并完成一份自己的求职报告。

          2.写好求职报告后在班上做报告。

课后任务：整理自己的求职报告并张贴在教室墙上（设计为手抄报）目的是让学生们相互了解，取长补短。

目的：通过四人小组讨论、合作设计出自己的招聘广告，让学生学会写求职报告并能随时去应聘，找到自己的工作。

语言知识：现在完成进行时的应用

提示词语及句型：be interested in   since for How long have you been ?

活动形式：四人小组

 

 T: How much do you know about history?

Students discuss the three questions in small groups.

 

Œ Read the title I’ve been studying history in China to the class.Get students to predict what they think the article is about,according to the title.

 P50 Section 2. Fast reading and find out the answer to this question: Where did Leo live before he came to China?

Ž scan the text for information to complete the sentences in 3a.

 学生听短文，并跟读，培养学生的能力。

分组讨论，并找出有用的词组或句型

将这些词组组成句型板书在黑板上

 

↘.Groupwork(3b)

四人小组中进行操练，三个人对话，另外一个人倾听并做好复述（即重复三个人说过的句子，强化口语）

Sa. I’ m going to work in Australia.

Sb. If you do that ,you’ll miss your family.

Sc. If she works far away, she will miss her family.

Sd. Repeat the three sentences.

↘Go for it !(Section 4 )

Talk with the class about people moving

If I move to a foreign country……

If a foreigner moves to China…….

 

Why do we learn foreign languages?