1、Teaching Plan Teaching objectives: 1.The students will be able to try to use the new language actively. 2.The students will understand why sometimes their parents dont allow them to do something they enjoy. Learning& teaching focus: 1.Understanding some useful expressions: get in the way of, be seri
2、ous about, spend time on, care about, succeed, achieve, realistic, 2.Learning to show their own idea with the help of the expressions above. 3.Understanding what their parents really worry about. Anticipated difficulties: It may be difficult for students to understand the reading wholly, and express
3、 their opinions on this topic. Solutions: Draw a chart for the structure on the blackboard. Teaching aids:PPT, blackboard, chalk Learning& teaching arrangements: Teachers activitiesStudentsactivitiesPurposes Step 1 Greeting and leading-in. Introduce myself and ask about the age of the students to ge
4、t the key word: teenager Togreettheteacherand introduce themselves. This step helps students knowthenewteacher better and get involved in the topic. Step 2 Talk about things students are allowed to do and their hobbies 1.Ask “What kinds of decisions are you allowed to make?” 2.Ask “Is it your hobby
5、to?” “Do you spend a lot of time on it?” “Does it get in the way of your study?” “Do your parents agree or disagree?” Why or why not?” (Put the information into the chart on the blackboard.) 1.Im allowed to 2.Talk with the teacher according to their own situations. This step helps students learnsome
6、useful expressions like get in the way of, spend more time on, Step3 Before reading Lets read a passage, the character in the passage just has the similar problem to you. 1.Let the students read the title and answer yes or no. 2.Let the students read the picture. Put up their hands to show their ans
7、wers. This step helps them to get ready for the reading. Step4 While reading 1.Let the students read and find the information about Liu Yu quickly. How old is Liu Yu? What is his hobby? What does he want to be when he grows up? (Fill his information in the chart.) 2.Liu Yu wants to be a professional
8、 runner, why dont his parents support his dream? 3.Whats the parents way for Liu Yu to succeed?(Filltheinformationinthe chart) 4.Which way is easier for Liu Yu to succeed? Why? 5.So his parents really care about him. Can you find more examples to show they care about him? Fill in the chart. 6.Does L
9、iu Yu understand his parents care about him? Is he very happy? What does he think? 1.He is fifteen years old. He likes running. He wants to be a professional runner. 2.Readandfindoutthe opinions of his parents and the reasons in Paragraph 2 or 4. 3.Underline the sentences in the passage. 4.Express t
10、heir opinions and reasons. 5.Read and find out the reasons 6.Read Paragraph 3 and 5, find out Liu Yus opinions. These tasks help students understandthepassage better. Thisactivityhelpsto understandLiusparents really care about him This activity may help us understand what Liu Yu wants Step5 After re
11、ading 1.Discuss the question: Do you think Liu should be allowed to practice running as much as he wants? Why or why not? 2.If you are Liu Yus classmate, what do you want to say to Liu Yu or his parents? Please write a letter and tell them what you think about their disagreements. 3.Lets share your
12、letters. Discuss in group of four Students begin to write the letter to Liu Yu or his parents Some students read and share their letters. This step gives students a chance to show their opinions. This step help students to use what they have learned to express their opinions in writing. 4.Asktheques
13、tion:“ShouldIBe Allowed to Make My Own Decisions?” again and see if there are some students have changed their opinions. Students put up their hands to show their answers again. This step is to check if students have learned something in this class. . Step6:Homework Whatsyourdreamjob?Doyour parents
14、support your dream? Why or why not? What do you want to say to them? Write a letter to your parents, use theexpressionsinthepassageto support your opinion. You can also give a good example around you to support your idea. It may help students to deal with their problems in real life and they can hav
15、e better understanding with their parents Blackboard design: Should I BeAllowed to Make My Own Decisions? hobbiesopinionsreasons watch TV play computer games read books hang out with friends Liu Yu (agree) 1.be good for 2.should be allowed to decide for himself 3.be serious about running 4.the only thing hes ever wanted to do parents (disagree) 1.get in the way of 2.spend more time on 3.difficult to achieve/succeed 4.need to think about what will happen if 5.worry about his success in the future care about parentsLiu Yu study hardrunning get a good joba runner succeed
