1、 Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. - Aristotle What habits are good for a student? Opening Page Questions about the picture. 1 What are the teenagers doing in the photo? 2 What kind of life do you live? What kind of life do you wish to live? Clubs at school What do you know about
2、them? Before Listening What are the names of the clubs? Ballet Club Debate club Volunteer Club Nature Club What do you think students do in these clubs? Before Listening 2. Listen to the first two conversations and choose the correct answers. 1 What are they learning about in Conversation 1? A Heari
3、ng. B Sounds. C Dogs. 2 The students are discussing _ in Conversation 2. A schoolwork B relationships C dating 3 Circle the two clubs where these two conversations happened. A Science Club. B Ballet Club. C Nature Club. D Debate Club. Predict content Before you listen, you can read the questions and
4、 the choices. It will help you to predict what you will hear. While Listening Conversation 1 Teacher: Shh! Listen carefully! 3-second beep at about 40 kHz Teacher: Did you hear that? No? How about this? 3-second beep at about 17.4 kHz Teacher: If you couldt hear the first one, it means youre not a d
5、og! Laugh Dogs can hear very high frequency sounds, but people cant. And if you could hear the second one, youre younger than 25. Student: Wow! Why is that? Teacher: Our ears change when we get older. Childen and young people can hear the second one, but most people older than 25 cant. Conversation
6、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 spend more time studying. Team B: We dont agree with Team A. Our answer isYes. Teenagers can date if they want.
7、 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? 3. Listen and help Adam choose a club. 1 Tick the activities that happen in each club. Ballet Club Nature Club Cartoon Club Volun
8、teer Club learn new 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 directions 2 Adam says that he likes _ but is not so interested in _ . A stories, cartoons B ani
9、mals, plants C making friends, cleaning up 3 Which club do you think is suitable for Adam? Why? I think Adam should should join the _ Club because he says that he _ . volunteer likes to do something outdoors While Listening Conversation 3 Julie: Hi, Adam! Are you going to join a club? Adam : Hi, Jul
10、ie! _, but Im not sure which one. Julie: I think I will join the Ballet Club. _ to be a dancer, and ballet has such beautiful movements. Adam : Oh, wow, _ Ive 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 _.
11、 Conversation 3 Julie: Did you hear about the Cartoon Club? Adam : Yes, _! But what do they do in he club? Watch cartons? Julie: No, they write stories and draw cartoons. Adam : Oh, no. _. Besides, _ do something outdoors. Julie: Max is in the Volunteer Club. He says that they mostly help clean up p
12、arks and give directions to visitors. _? Conversation 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 movements. Adam : Oh, wow
13、, 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. Conversation 3 Julie: Did you hear about the Cartoon Club? Adam : Yes, I love cartoons! But what do they
14、 do in he club? Watch cartons? 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? 4.
15、 Work in pairs. Help each other choose a club. What do they talk about? After Listening Like Dislike Suggestions I like/ love . I enjoy/ prefer . Im interested in . Im into . Im fond of . Im crazy about . I dont like . I hate . I have mixed feelings about . I think you should . Why not .? You can tr
16、y . Maybe you could . Expressions and Dialogue Pronunciation 1 Listen and repeat. Then add more words to each group. al ay ai are talk wall pay stay paint daily care declare ar er ir or or ur bar hard her prefer bird circus horse absorb word work burn hurt 1 Listen and repeat. Then add more words to
17、 each group. ee ea ea ear ear keen tree clean eager head ready clear appear earn heard oa ow ow ou ore boat coach show grow now shower out loud more bored Pronunciation 2 Listen to the proverbs and repeat. Notice the pronunciation of the letters in bold. 1 The early bird catches the worm. 2 Always p
18、repare for a rainy day. 3 Actions speak louder than words. 4 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 5 Distance tests a horses strength. Time reveals a persons character. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。早起的鸟儿有虫吃。 未雨绸缪。未雨绸缪。 事实胜于雄辩。事实胜于雄辩。 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 路遥知马力路遥知马力,日就见人心。日就见人心。 Assignment 1. Prepare a dialogue based on the example on page 13. 2. Read the words twice and memorize the rules. 3. Recite the proverbs.
