1、Listening and Speaking Chelsea Chen1In this unit,you will 1.read about school life in the USA.2.hear and talk about extra-curricular activities of senior high school students.3.write about teenage problems and solutions.4.learn about teenage life in other countries.2Quote(引用)3Look and discuss:1)What
2、 are the teenagers doing in the picture?Theme picture:the International Kite Festival held in Xiamen,Fujian Province,China.Cherish your youth,be positive,fly/pursue your dream.4Look and discuss:2)What kind of teenage life do you(wish to)live?Word bank(teenage life)5Cultural NoteGood habits formed at
3、 youth make all the difference.-AristotleMeaning:the habits we form in our youth determine our character or personality when we are older.Good habits really make a big differenceDevelop/Get into good habits from now on6Q:Which club do you want to join?Patterns:1.I enjoy/love/like/prefer(doing)sth2.I
4、m interested in(doing)sth3.Im fond of(doing)sth4.Im crazy about(doing)sth7Word bank(school clubs)8Listen for key words听前听前:根据所给出的根据所给出的信息预测听力内容信息预测听力内容1.Listen to the first two conversations and choose the correct answers.What are they learning about in Conversation 1?A Hearing.B Sounds.C Dogs.The s
5、tudents are discussing _ in Conversation 2.A schoolworkB relationshipsC dating Circle the two clubs where these two conversations happened.A Science Club.B Ballet Club.C Nature Club.Listen and checkConversation 1 Teacher:Shh!Listen carefully!3-second beep at about 40 kHz Teacher:Did you hear that?No
6、?How about this?3-second beep at about 17.4 kHz.Teacher:If you couldnt hear the first one,it means youre not a dog!Laugh.Dogs can hear very high frequency sounds,but people cant.And if you could hear the second one,youre younger than 25.Listen and checkStudent:Wow!Why is that?Teacher:Our ears change
7、 when we get older.Children and young people can hear the second one,but most people older than 25 cant.Conversation 2 Teacher:Todays topic is“Should teenagers date?”Team A,please begin.Team A:We say no,they shouldnt.One reason is that teenagers are too young.They should think about schoolwork and s
8、pend more time studying.Team B:We dont agree with Team A.Our answer is“Yes”.Teenagers can date if they want.It is quite natural for a teenager at that age to feel he or she likes somebody.We think its possible for teenagers to date and study at the same time.Teacher:Team A?Listen and check learn new
9、 movements watch dance programmes make ballet clothes listen to lectures grow plants work in a greenhouse watch cartoons write stories draw cartoons help old people clean up parks give directions2.Listen to conversation 3.Then help Adam choose a club.Tick the activities that happen in each club.Adam
10、 says that he likes _ but is not so interested in _.A.stories,cartoons B.animals,plants C.making friends,cleaning up Which club do you think is suitable for Adam?Why?I think Adam should join the Club because he .Volunteerlikes to do something outdoorsWork in pairs.Help each other choose a school clu
11、b.Patterns:1.I think you should 3.You can try.2.Why not.4.Maybe you couldConversation 3 Julie:Hi,Adam!Are you going to join a club?Adam:Hi,Julie!Id like to,but Im not sure which one.Julie:I think I will join the Ballet Club.Its always been my dream to be a dancer,and ballet has such beautiful moveme
12、nts.Adam:Oh,wow,dancings not for meIve got two left feet!Mr Brown told me about the Nature Club.They watch biology lectures and grow plants in a greenhouse.I like animals,but Im not so interested in plants.Listen and checkJulie:Did you hear about the Cartoon Club?Adam:Yes,I love cartoons!But what do
13、 they do in the club?Watch cartoons?Julie:No,they write stories and draw cartoons.Adam:Oh,no.Im not good at drawing.Besides,Id like to do something outdoors.Julie:Max is in the Volunteer Club.He says that they mostly help clean up parks and give directions to visitors.Why not talk to him?Listen and
14、checkSet up a student club1.Listening tips:听前:根据所给出的信息预测听力内容2.Speaking tips:Patterns about expressing likes:1)I enjoy/love/like/prefer(doing)sth2)Im interested in(doing)sth3)Im fond of(doing)sth4)Im crazy about(doing)sthPatterns about suggestions:1.I think you should 3.You can try.2.Why not.4.Maybe you could3.The word bank about teenage life,school clubs,set up new club1920
