1、Unit 1 Teenager Life Listening and Speaking Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. -Aristotle Sth. is very important or has an important impact on sb. Teaching objectives: By the end of this period, you will be able to 1. talk about activities in different school clubs and the reasons
2、for choosing a school club. 2. predict the contents of listening materials by reading questions and optional choices. 3. identify the useful sentence patterns and expressions from the listening text. 4. express suggestions about how to choose a suitable school club by using the language in the liste
3、ning text. Your senior high school life has started. What kind of life do you wish to live in the senior high school? Have you joined any clubs in our school? Lead in Ballet Club _ Nature Club _ Volunteer Club _ Debate Club _ Listening：Choose a school club Match the pictures with the names of the cl
4、ubs. Pre-listening: prediction What are the two conversations about according to the questions? Which cant be the right choice for Question 1 and Question 2?Why? 1. What are they learning about in conversation 1? A. Hearing B. Sounds C. Dogs 2. The students are discussing_in conversation 2? A. schoo
5、lwork B. relationships C. dating 3. Circle the two clubs where these two conversations happen. A. Science Club B. Ballet Club C. Nature Club D. Debate Club Tip: Reading the questions and choices will help you to predict what you will hear. 1. What are the two conversations about according to the que
6、stions? 2. Which cant be the right choice for Question 1 and Question 2? Why? Choice C of Question 1 and Choice A of Question 2 cant be the right choices . Because they have nothing to do with school clubs according to Question 3. They are about school clubs. Conversation 1 cartoons B. animals; plan
7、ts C. making friends, cleaning up (3) Which club do you think is suitable for Adam? Why? I think Adam should join the _ club because he says that he _. Volunteer would like to do something outdoors Listen again and answer the following questions. (1) What club will Julia join? Why? (2) Why wont Adam
8、 choose the Cartoon Club? (1) Julia will join the Ballet Club because to be a dancer is her dream and she thinks ballet has such beautiful movements. (2) Adam wont choose the Cartoon Club because he is not good at drawing and he would like to do something outdoors. Julie: Hi, Adam! Are you going to
9、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, dancing is not for meIve got two left feet! Mr Brown told me about the Nature Club. They w
10、atch biology lectures and grow plants in a green house. I like animals, but Im not so interested in plants. Julie: Did you hear about the Cartoon Club? Adam: Yes, I love cartoons! But what do they do in the club? Watch cartoons? Julie: No, they write stories and draw cartoons. Adam: Oh, no. Im not g
11、ood 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? 笨手笨脚；肢体 不协调 Read the conversation and pay attention to the sentences and expressions to express how to ch
12、oose a suitable club. Speaking Like: I like/love/enjoy, I prefer, Im interested in, Im fond of, Im crazy about Dislike: I dont like, I hate Suggestion: I think you should, How about? Why not? Review expressions about like , dislike and suggestion: Lets make a dialogue with your partner about choosin
13、g a school club. You may start like this. Example: A: Hi, Sam! Ive decided to join the Music Club. B: Good decision! A: How about you? Are you going to join a club? B: Yes. Im wondering which one I should choose: the Acting Club or the Ballet Club? A: I guess the question is Do you like dancing bett
14、er than acting? B: Actually, I like acting better, but my friends go to the Ballet Club and I want to be with them. A: HmmIf you ask me, I think you should choose what you like. Role-play A: Hi, Tom! Ive decided to join the Sports Club. How about you? Are you going to join a club? B: Yes. Im wonderi
15、ng which one I should choose: the Cartoon Club or the Nature Club？ A: Do you like cartoons? B: Yes, I love to watch cartoons! But Im not good at writing stories and drawing cartoons. A: Are you interested in plants? B: Actually, I like biology and grow plants. A: Hmm If you ask me, I think the Nature Club is more suitable for you. Possible version 1. Write down a dialogue about choosing a club. 2. Review the new expressions learnt from the listening material: high frequency sounds, Ive got two left feet, watch biology lectures.
