Unit 4 Changing and Growing Listening &Speaking课件-2025-2026学年仁爱科普版（2024）八年级英语上册

Unit 4 Changing and Growing Wrapping Up the Topic Learning Objectives 通过本课的学习，学生能够: 1. 通过听说练习，复习过去进行时，并与易混时态进行区别。 2. 加强阅读训练，复习巩固本单元重点表达。 3. 通过阅读文本，及听力练习，从中学会考试后应多与父母沟通，另外养成积极的思维方式。 Activity 1 Pair work. Look at the pictures and talk about Meimei’s growing pains. Project Meimei falied her math exam again. Her mom was very angry with her. Meimei’s dad joined them. They were discussing Meimei’s problems. Meimei’s mom was hugging her, and her dad looked very happy. After Failing an Exam Think more: Project If you are Meimei, what will you tell your parents? If you are her parents, what will you share with Meimei? Activity 2 Group work. Draw some pictures to tell a story about your growing pains. Give the story a proper title and share it with your group members. Put your pictures here. Project Activity 3 Report your group work to your class and share your story about growing pains. Project Activity 1 Listen to the conversation and complete the table. Review Xiao Ya's opinion Mom's opinion I look ______ in my new dress. You look ______! My friend Li Hong has beautiful ______ legs. Everyone is ______! Be yourself and everyone will think you are beautiful. I will wear the dress at Xiaoxiao's ______ party. You’re good at math and you are a good runner. You are beautiful in your _____ way. fat great long special birthday own Xiao Ya: Mom, do I look fat in my new dress? I’m going to wear it to Xiaoxiao’s birthday party. Mom: No. You look great! Xiao Ya: Really? My friend Li Hong has such beautiful long legs. Mom: Beauty isn't about legs or faces. It's about confidence. Everyone is special! Be yourself and everyone will think you are beautiful. Xiao Ya: But I don't think I am... Mom: Look, you’re good at math and you are a good runner. You are beautiful in your own way. Xiao Ya: I get it, mom. I will wear this dress at Xiaoxiao’s birthday party. Mom: Good for you. 人）巡视 n. 信心 Activity 1 Listen and repeat the conversation of activity 1. Review Activity 1 Pair work. Talk about their opinions. These questions may help you. Review 1: Did you have the same thoughts as Xiao Ya? 2: Do you agree with mom? Why or why not? 3: What can we learn according to mom's opinion? 人）巡视 n. 想法 Activity 2 Read the letter and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the box. Review advice receive enjoy review do Dear Lingling, How is everything going in your school? I hope you _______ everything at your new school. Well, I'm writing to ask you for some _______. I'm going to have an exam soon, just as you _______ last year. However, I didn't spend much time _______ my lessons, because I was really busy with my robot club. Now I know the exam is really important, but I am at a loss. What should I do? I hope I can _______ your letter soon. Yours, Qingyun enjoy advice did reviewing recieve n. 机器人 Activity 4 Read the letter and answer the questions. Review Dear Lingling, I am glad to hear from you. I understand your problem of planning school life. When I was your age, I was experiencing similar challenges. Here are my suggestions for you. First, make a study plan. Write down what you need to do each day and try to follow it. This will help you manage your time and avoid falling behind. Next, find time for fun. A good balance of studying and fun will make school life more exciting and colorful. Lastly, don't be afraid to ask for help. If you have any problems, talk to your teachers or classmates. They are always ready to help you. I hope these suggestions are helpful. Let me know if you need more advice! Yours, Emma Review Activity 4 Read the letter and answer the questions. 1. How can Lingling make a good study plan? 2.Why does she need to find time for fun? 3.Who can she turn to when she has problems? 4.What suggestions do you have for Lingling? She can write down what she needs to do every day and try to follow it. Her teachers or classmates. Because a good balance of study and fun will make school life more exciting and colorful. Improving study efficiency and staying positive. Read the letter again and get a better understanding. Review Dear Lingling, I am glad to hear from you. I understand your problem of planning school life. When I was your age, I was experiencing similar challenges. Here are my suggestions for you. First, make a study plan. Write down what you need to do each day and try to follow it. This will help you manage your time and avoid falling behind. Next, find time for fun. A good balance of studying and fun will make school life more exciting and colorful. Lastly, don't be afraid to ask for help. If you have any problems, talk to your teachers or classmates. They are always ready to help you. I hope these suggestions are helpful. Let me know if you need more advice! Yours, Emma 1. experience v. 经历；经受；遭受 They had the chance to experience life at sea. 他们有机会体验海上生活。 experience sth. 感受；体会；体验 I have never experienced such pain before. 我从来没有经历过这样的痛苦。 2. avoid v. 避免；防止 avoid sth. 避免冲突；对抗 We must find a way to avoid similar problem in future. 我们必须找到方法来避免将来发生类似的问题。 avoid doing sth. He made a quick exit to avoid meeting him. 他迅速离开去避免见到她。 Language points Activity 3 Pair work. Look at the pictures and make conversations with was/were doing. Review have an art lesson have fun with friends listen to music do one's homework A: Were you having an art lesson from 3 p.m to 5 p.m yesterday? B: No, I was having it from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ride bikes 过去进行时, 一般过去时, 现在进行时的区别 Review 时态 含义 结构 （肯定句） 时间状语 其他 一般 过去时 表示过去发生的动作或状态 S.+ was/ were + P. S.+did +O. yesterday last month in 1990... 现在 进行时 表示说话时/现阶段正在进行的动作 S.+ am/is/was+doing sth. now at the moment ... 过去 进行时 表示过去某一时间/某一段时间正在进行的动作 S. + was/ were+ doing sth. at that time at this time yesterday ... Review key expressions of this unit about growing pains: upset, nervous, lonely, calm disappointed, crazy, suprised, ... about sense: vision, touch, soft, taste, smell, ... about stress control: take a deep breath listen to soft music do some reading and drawing... about solutions: make new friends, accept youself learn to listen and understand don't compare yourself with others... Summary We learn: review the past continuous tense and distinguish it from other easily confused tenses.‌ revise and consolidate the key expressions of this unit.‌ cultivate a positive way of thinking and discover our own advantages. We can: read better with the skills in this unit.‌ ‌We can learn the important words in this unit. Homework You should remember the new words and important phrases of the lesson; practice the key sentence patterns with your partner; You may make a mind map of key points of this unit. Thank you! $$Unit 4 Changing and Growing Thinking Skills & Reading Strategies Learning Objectives 通过本课的学习，学生能够: 1. 掌握和运用本课重难点表达，如青春期成长烦恼的描述和应对方法。 2. 阅读英语故事，学会分析人物情感的变化的表 现和原因。 3. 在实际生活中运用所学来应对青少年成长烦恼。 Warming up Read and show the chant! The north winds blow. And we shall have snow. And what will the poor Robin do then? Poor thing. He'll sit in a barn. And keep himeself warm. And hide his head under his wing. Poor thing! Thinking Skills: understanding character development Activity 1: Look at the pictures and read the text, and then think about how and why the character changes. Beginning Kangkang lost the 100-meter race and was very upset. Middle His friend, Li Ming, came up to him and cheered him up. End Kangkang laughed again and walked with Li Ming happily. 某人）巡视 v. 笑 Activity 2 Task 1: Read the text and get the main idea of the passage. Li Hong became our new classmate a month ago. In the beginning, she was always lonely becasue she didn't have any friends. Miss Wang, our English teacher, then introduced her to Lingling. Lingling was very good at English and helped Li Hong a lot. They soon became very close friends. Now, Li Hong has many friends at school and gets along well with us. She enjoys her school life vey much. Li Hong's change at school Do you still remember the conversation in P58? Thinking Skills: understanding character development 与某人关系良好 Activity 2 Task 2: Read the text again and analyze the structure of the text. Li Hong became our new classmate a month ago. In the beginning, she was always lonely becasue she didn't have any friends. Miss Wang, our English teacher, then introduced her to Lingling. Lingling was very good at English and helped Li Hong a lot. They soon became very close friends. Now, Li Hong has many friends at school and gets along well with us. She enjoys her school life vey much. Beginning Middle Ending Thinking Skills: understanding character development Task 3: Complete the character-development chart. Beginning Li Hong didn't have any friends and _________ ____________. Middle Miss Wang _______ and they soon became very close friends. End Li Hong has many friends at school and enjoys _______ _______________. was always lonely introduced her to Lingling her school life very much Activity 2 Thinking Skills: understanding character development Activity 3 Pair work.Talk about how and why the character changes based on the character-development chart in Activity 2. 2: Why does the character change according to the chart? At first, Li Hong didn’t have any friends and was always lonely. In the end, Li Hong has many friends at school and enjoys her school life very much. 1. How does the character change according to the chart? Miss Wang introduced her to Lingling and they soon became very close friends. Thinking Skills: understanding character development Summary for Thinking Skills Characters grow and change in the story. You can understand character development by analyzing how and why a character changes. Reading Strategies: Reading with a purpose Good readers set a purpose for reading. The period of time from age 13 to 19 is a very important stage of human life. Many important life changes take place during this teenage stage. Activity 1 Read the beginning part of a text and set a purpose for reading. Your reading purpose is to find out what important life changes take place during this teenage stage. n. 一段时间；时期 adj.青少年的； n. 阶段 Reading Strategies: Reading with a purpose Before learning this part, you should know about these words: reach teenager n. 青少年 v. 达到；到达；够得着 adult adj. 成年的；发育；成熟的 n. 成年人 /'tiːneɪdʒə/ /riːtʃ/ /'ədʌlt/ It is a magazine about teenager's study. 它是一本关于青少 年学习的杂志。 It can reach 44℃ in summer of Chongqing. 重庆夏天的温度能达到40度。 An adult needs 8 hours to sleep every day. 成年人每天需要8小时的睡眠时间。 Reading Strategies: Reading with a purpose Before learing this part, you should know about these words: certain /'sə:tən/ area /'eərɪə/ n. 面积；地区；，地域 adj. 特定的；无意的；确实的 height /haɪt/ n.高度；身高； I'm certain that my parents will agree with me. 我确定我的父母会同意的。 It didn't hurt other areas of your body. 并没有伤到你身体的其他部位。 The boy is almost 2.5 meters in height. 这个男孩几乎有2.5米高。 Reading Strategies: Reading with a purpose Good readers decide what is important or unimportant for the reading purpose. As teenagers grow in age, their bodies reach their full adult height. This is the clearest change. Also, hair grows on certain areas of their bodies, and their voices change too. Activity 2 Read a sentence from the same text and decide whether the information is important or unimportant for your reading purpose. 1. Teenagers grow in age. 2. Their bodies reach their full adult height. 3. Hair grows on certain areas of their bodies, and their voices change too. Important /Unimportant Important /Unimportant Important /Unimportant Reading Strategies: Reading with a purpose Before learning this part, you should know about these words: pressure /'preʃə/ pain /peɪn/ stress /stres/ shine /ʃaɪn/ discover /dɪ'skʌvə/ compare /kəm'peə/ Activity 3 As a teenagers, you also have growing pains. You face problems like schoolwork stress, pressure from other people and so on. Then how can you deal with the growing pains? Firstly, learn to listen and understand. This can help you learn more about life and people around you. Secondly, make friends with your classmates. Your friends may have the same problem as yours, so you can always understand and help each other. Lastly, don’t compare yourself with others. Everyone shines in their own ways. You should discover and develop your own strong points. Task 1 Predict the main idea of the passage with the help of expressions in red. Reading Strategies: Reading with a purpose adj.青少年的； As a teenagers, you also have growing pains. You face problems like schoolwork stress, pressure from other people and so on. Then how can you deal with the growing pains? Firstly, learn to listen and understand. This can help you learn more about life and people around you. Secondly, make friends with your classmates. Your friends may have the same problem as yours, so you can always understand and help each other. Lastly, don't compare yourself with others. Everyone shines in their own ways. You should discover and develop your own strong poingts. Beginning Details Activity 3 Your reading purpose is to find out how to deal with the growing pains. Task 2 Read the text to get the main idea and set a reading purpose first. Activity 3 4. Don't compare yourself with others. 1.You also have growing pains. 2. Learn to listen and understand. 3. Make friends with your classmates Important /Unimportant Important /Unimportant Important /Unimportant Important /Unimportant Task 3 Read and decide whether the information is important or not for your purpose. Activity 3 Task 4 What have you learned to deal with the growing pains from the passage ? Firstly, Secondly, Lastly, learn to listen and understand. make friends with your classmates. don't compare yourself with others. 1. Then, how can you deal with the growing pains? 那么，你是如何处理成长的烦恼呢？ deal /diːl/ v. dealt (pt) 词组：(1) deal with sth 解决；处理；应付 (2) deal with sb 对付；应付；对待 翻译：(1) 他擅长和各种人打交道。 He is good at dealing with different kinds of people. (2) 李红正在处理工厂的问题。 Li Hong is deaing with the problems of her factory. Language points 2. Lastly, don't compare yourself with others. 最后, 不要总把自己和他人作比较。 compare /kəm'peə/ v. 比较；对比 词组: compare A with B 把A和B进行比较 翻译: 我的父母不再把我和其他孩子进行比较。 My parents no longer compare me with other children. Language points 3. 区别stress、pressure (1) stress /stres/ n. ① 精神压力；心理负担；紧张 (指因生活问题引起的精神压力) ② 重读；重音 翻译：① 你面对很多难题，比如生活压力。 You face problems like life stress. ② 我们在这个单元学习了重读。 We learned stress in this unit. (2) pressure /'preʃə/ n. 心理压力；紧张 (指为达到某一目标或有某种行为表现而产生的心理压力、紧张) 翻译：康康由于考试压力，昨天没和我们去打篮球。 Kangkang didn't play basketball with us yesterday because of the pressure of exam . Language points 4. You should discover and develop yourself your own strong points. 你应该发现和发挥你的优点。 (1) discover /dɪ'skʌvə/ v. 发现 discoverer n. 发现者 (2) develop /dɪ'veləp/ v. ① 发展；壮大 ② 加强；增强；发挥 翻译：(1) 这座城市正在迅速发展。 The city is developing rapidly. (2) 我们应该多发挥自己的优势。 We should develop our strong points more. Language points The _____of time from _____ 13 to 19 plays an important _____in our lives. During this teen _____, although the growing _____, such as schoolwork stress, make us unpset or nervous, our life is still meangingful. For example, we can learn how_______________ the relationship with our parents. And if we don't awalys __________ ourselves _____ others, we will find our strong points easily. Everyone will shine in their own way! Self -check ：用所给单词的适当形式填空 compare...with stage age pain role period deal with period age role stage pains to deal wtih compare with 2: What should good readers do ? By analyzing how and why a character changes. 1: How can we understand character development? Firstly, good readers set a purpose for reading. Secondly, they will decide what is important or unimprtant for the reading purpose. Self -check of reading skills Homework You should ' remember the new words and important phrases in this lesson; practice the key expressions to describe your changes at school. You may ' Use the reading strategies and thinking skills in daily reading. Thank you! $$Unit 4 Changing and Growing Function & Pronunciation Learning Objectives 通过本课的学习，学生能够: 1. 观察图片，用英语谈论自己或他人的感受。 2. 利用听说活动，学在实际情境中，表达自己学业中遇到的困难。 3.通过有节奏的朗读与chant, 掌握英语朗读韵律及重读技巧。 Warming up：“I am a smart dictionary.” Who can speak out words about feelings as many as possible within 1 minute? 1. When you feel angry, you need to take a _________ to calm down. 2. She ______ eating too much candy now. 3. The cookies ______ so good that he forgot his sadness. 4. If Tom _______ a soft blanket, it might help him feel calm. 5. They don’t need to ______ the soup if they’re not hungry. ‌ 6. When you feel stressed, you don’t need to cry—close your eyes and think of a happy ______ to feel better. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given words in the box. Exercise breath regrets smell touches taste vision regret vision touch smell taste breath Activity 1 A. Pair work. Look at the pictures and talk about the boy’s feelings. push Can’t find his cat see s snake have fun with friends （某人）巡视 v. 推 angry sad scary happy Activity 2 Pre-listening Look at the sentence in red. Please guess the main idea of the conversation . Miss Wang: Hi! Li Hong. You look sad. What’s the problem？ Li Hong: Hi, Miss Wang. I failed the English exam. Miss Wang: Don’t worry. You can do better next time. Li Hong: Thanks. But what should I do? Can you give me some suggestions? Miss Wang: If you have any problem, you can always come to me. Li Hong: Thank you very much, Miss Wang. And you know, I moved here a month ago. I miss my friends in my hometown. They often helped me with my English. Miss Wang: That's all right. You can keep in touch with them and make new friends here. Li Hong: I guess so. But I don't know how to start. Miss Wang: Well, Lingling is nice, and her English is very good. I can recommend her to you. I'm sure she would like to be your friend. Li Hong: Thanks for your help, Miss Wang. Activity 2 Listen to the conversation and answer the question. What is Li Hong talking about with Miss Wang? Li Hong’s problems in her school life. What problems does Li Hong have? A. She failed the English exam. B. She misses her friends in her hometown. C. She can’t get in touch with her friends. D. She doesn’t know how to start to make new friends. √ √ √ Activity 3 Problem Suggestion _______ the English exam has no __________ here can go to Miss Wang for _______ can ___________ with Lingling failed help make friends Activity 3 Post -listening Listen and repeat the conversation, then role play the conversation . （某人）巡视 Miss Wang: Hi! Li Hong. You look sad. What’s the problem？ Li Hong: Hi, Miss Wang. I failed the English exam. Miss Wang: Don’t worry. You can do better next time. Li Hong: Thanks. But what should I do? Can you give me some suggestions? Miss Wang: If you have any problem, you can always come to me. Li Hong: Thank you very much, Miss Wang. And you know, I moved here a month ago. I miss my friends in my hometown. They often helped me with my English. Miss Wang: That’s all right. You can keep in touch with them and make new friends here. Li Hong: I guess so. But I don’t know how to start. Miss Wang: Well, Lingling is nice, and her English is very good. I can recommend her to you. I'm sure she would like to be your friend. Li Hong: Thanks for your help, Miss Wang. v. 推荐 Activity 4 Pair work. Suppose you are Lingling and your partner is Li Hong. Make up a new conversation and act it out. Li Hong: Hi, Lingling. I’m Li Hong. Lingling: Hi, Li Hong. Why do you look so upset? Li Hong: Emm, I failed my English exam. And I’m new here. Could you help me with my English? Lingling: Of course. You can improve your English by listening to English songs, watching movies and so on. Li Hong: Thanks a lot, Lingling. For example: Show time Choose some groups to come to the blackboard and share their conversations. Items Stars Be brave and confident. (大胆自信) Good coorperation. (配合默契) Fluent presentation. (流利的表达) Language points You can keep in touch with them and make new friends here. 你可以在这里与他们保持联系并结交新朋友。 keep in touch with sb.‌ 表示“与某人保持联系”。 After graduation, we promised to keep in touch with each other. 毕业后，我们承诺要互相保持联系。 Keep in touch with your parents when you travel alone!‌ 独自旅行时要和父母保持联系！ ‌He keeps in touch with his pen pal in Canada by email.‌他通过电子邮件和加拿大的笔友保持联系。 13 2. I can recommend her to you. 我向你推荐她。 recommend /rekə'mend/ v. 推荐；举荐；介绍 recommend sb./sth. to sb. 向某人推荐某人、某物 I recommended Tom to my friend. 我给我的朋友推荐了汤姆。 Miss Wang recommended a story book to us. 王老师给我们推荐了一本故事书。 Language points Pronunciation: Rhythm&Stress Activity 1 Listen and read the sentences aloud. Pay attention to the rhythms. The rhythm is based on the units of strong and weak forms. We read the stressed units clearly and the unstressed units ones quickly. 1. Time and tide wait for no man. 2. All in his mind is right or flight. 3. I will not make the same mistake again. 4. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Pronunciation: Rhythm&Stress Activity 2 Listen and read the sentences. Mark the stresses in each sentence. 1. She must be excited. 2. I am glad to make many new friends. 3. My sister will become a middle school student. 4. There are big changes in body and mind at different ages. Example：She is a 'teacher. ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Pronunciation: Rhythm&Stress Activity 3 Listen and chant. Pay attention to the rhythms. The north winds blow. And we shall have snow. And what will the poor Robin do then? Poor thing. He’ll sit in a barn. And keep himself warm. And hide his head under his wing. Poor thing! [bləu] [snəu] [wɪŋ] [θɪŋ] ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' [θɪŋ] Summary We learn: 1. 描述遇到问题的相关英语表达：fail the English exam, have no friends here等； 2. 提供建议或者帮助的表达： If you have any problem, you can always come to me. You can keep in touch with them and make new friends. 等 3. 如何正确判断英语重读及韵律。 We can: 1. 正确判断英语重读及韵律。 2. 能用所学的表达方式向朋友、老师或家人倾诉困惑。 3. 在他人遇到问题时提出建议。 Homework You should remember the new words and important phrases in this lesson; practice the key sentence patterns with your partner; use English to talk about your problems at school. You may Be glad to give suggestions in English to your classmates who meet problems . Thank you! $$Activity to listen to the conversations and fill in the blanks. One, I have the flu. I can go out. I can't visit my grandparents, and I can see my friends. I feel tired. What should I do? Me too, I do some reading and drawing to help me feel Better. You can have a try. Too, I feel so happy. It's the spring festival in chinatown today. I enjoy the fireworks, and I got a red packet from a shopkeeper. lucky? How much lucky money did you get? Fifty UN. Unit for preparing for the topic. Vision touch soft . come. Full . regret breath. Upset, nervous sense . flu. chinatown. firework. keeper. Lonely . push snake miss . recommend . expLoring . the topic, laugh happily. Period, stage . purpose. teenager, rich . adult. adult. Height, hair . certain . area. Pain, schoolwork, stress, pressure, deal. firstly. Compare . shine discover. Memory junior . high . school. Trouble email . detail . advice. Congratulation, disappointed, honest, gather, courage, spare. Cell phone . boss careless joy. comfortable. Smoke . youth. Might . bathroom jog . postcard developing the topic . band ticket . crazy . surprised gain argue? Lucy, notice . relationship. accept any more, wrapping up the topic. Review robot . similar . manage avoid baLance. Activity to listen to the conversation and answer the question. highly hung. You look sad. What's the problem? Hi, miss wong, I failed the english exam. Don't worry, you can do Better next time. thanks. But what should I do? Can you give me some suggestions? If you have any problem, you can always come to me. Thank you very much. Less wrong. And you know, I moved here a month ago. I miss my friends in my hometown. They often helped me with my english. That's all right. You can keep in touch with them and make new friends here. I guess so, but I don't know how to start. Well, lining is nice and her english is very good. I can recommend her to you. I'm sure he would like to be your friend. Thanks for your help, miss wong. Activity one pair work, listen to the conversation and complete the table, and then talk about their opinions. Mom, do I look fat in my new dress? I'm going to wear IT to shout, shout w's . birthday party. No. you look great really. My friend lee hang has such beautiful long legs. Beauty isn't about legs or faces. It's about confidence. Everyone is special, be yourself, and everyone will think you are beautiful. but I don't think I am. Look, you are good at math and you are a good runner. You are beautiful in your own way. I get IT. Mom, I will wear this dress at all. Showers, birthday party. good for you. Activity one, listen and read the sentences allowed pay attention to rhythms. One time and tide wait for no man two, all in his mind is fight or flight three. I will not make the same mistake again. For an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Activity one sea pair work, listen and repeat, and then replace the parts in bold and practice with your partner. Why do you look upset? I am feeling nervous about tomorrow's speech. Why not take a deep breath and smell something good, and then you will feel relax. Activity three, listen and chant, pay attention to rhythms. The north winds blow, and we shall have snow. And what will pour Robin do poor thing. He'll sit in a barn and keep himself warm and hide his head under his way for things. The north winds blow, and we shall have snow. And what will pour Robin do? Then posing, he'll sit in a barn and keep himself warm and hide his head under his wing. Poor thing. Activity one a, listen to the drama and take the correct . answers in the garden. Mister Jason was watering the flowers. Dad, my favorite rock band, will hold a concert in our town next weekend. How exciting. They're quite popular. Did you get . the ticket? No, but my friend James son can help me to get one. Jason. yes. Jameson sells hot dogs at the stadium. I'm happy to have him as a friend. 啦啦啦。two days later in the bedroom. What were you doing this afternoon? I was just sitting here. Dad, Jameson didn't get the tickets. Oh, are you feeling . upset a little? I know you're feeling. In fact, I saw the bands show ten years ago. I was almost crazy . about IT, really. Yes, I asked my friends to help me buy two tickets. Jameson, and you can go to the concert. Wow, you're the best dad, but I want to go with you. Me, yes, most parents of my friends don't even know this band. I really want to have this special experience with you. I'm so glad to hear that. Activity to read the email and answer the questions. From lee shang to uncle wong, dear uncle wong, how time flies. Congratulations on moving to your new house. How's everything going in london? So many things took place in my past school year. Last october, I signed up for a music club. I felt so lucky to make some good friends there. The music teacher, mrs. John, helped me improve my singing skills, but my parents didn't allow me to learn singing. They said, IT is a waste of time. I was disappointed and didn't know what to do. When mrs. John learned about this. SHE advised me to have an open and honest talk with my parents. I gathered my courage to talk to them. After that, my parents started to understand my love for music. Two weeks ago. They even came to cheer me on. I was very glad to have their support, but here is the problem. I can't spare much time for my study because of the singing activities. What should I do? Any advice yours, lee shang? Unit 4 Changing and Growing? Listening &Speaking Learning Objectives 通过本课的学习，学生能够: 1. 认真观察图片，获取信息，学习有关感官的词汇。 2. 利用对话练习，听力练习，记忆巩固单词。 3. 通过同伴合作，学会询问对方遇到的困惑或压力。 4. 敢于在实际生活中表达自己的压力或者向他人提供缓解压力的方法。 Warming up Let’s play a game. “Magic Box” 1. The teacher has put different kinds of things in the magic box, such as somgthing soft, something hard etc. 2. One student will touch these things with out seeing them. 3. Meanwhile, he /she will answer the two questions:“How do you feel about it? ” “Guess what?” Activity 1 A. Match the words(a-e) with the pictures at the top of the next page. d e c b a a. vision b. hearing c. taste d. smell e. touch How do we sense? B. Fill in each blank with a suitable word above. Before finishing the task, these hints may help you. soft /sɒft/ breath /breθ/ calm /kɑːm/ fool /fuːl/ regret /rɪ'gret/ adj. 轻柔的，柔软的 adj.真经的；沉着的 v.使平静 v. 感到遗憾的；懊悔 n. 一次吸入的空气 n. 蠢人 adj. 傻的； 愚蠢的 B. Fill in each blank with a suitable word above. a.vision b. hearing c. taste d. smell e. touch ______ 1. When I feel tired, I often wash my face with cold water. _______ 2. I like listening to soft music. The music makes me feel calm. ______ 3. What a fool I was to taste hot pepper! I really regretted doing that. ______ 4. I wil never forget seeing so many world-famous paintings in the museum. touch hearing taste vision ______ 5. The flowers smelt so good! I took a deep breath and tne smell made me relaxed. smell Pre-listening Look at the pictures and talk about the questions. Is the girl happy or sad? Can you guess what happened to her? While-listening Pair work. Listen and repeat. Why do you look upset? Why not take a deep breath and smell something good? And then you will feel relaxed. I'm feeling nervous about tomorrow's speech. 观，带（某人）巡视 adj.难过；沮丧 观，带（某人）巡视 adj.焦虑的；担忧的 Activity 1 C Post-listening Pair work. Listen and repeat, and then replace the parts in bold and practice with your partner. Why do you look upset? Why not take a deep breath and smell something good? And then you will feel relaxed. I'm feeling nervous about tomorrow's speech. Activity 1 C regret /rɪ'gret/ v. regretted(pt) 惋惜；懊悔；有礼貌/正式地表示抱歉、痛惜或悲伤 (1) regret sth 后悔... If you don't study hard, you'll regret it in the future. 如果你不好好学习，将来你会后悔的。 (2) regret that... 很遗憾... I regret that I am not able to join your team. 很遗憾，我不能加入你们队。 (3) regret doing sth 后悔做了... He regretted doing that. 他后悔做那件事。 (4) regret to do sth 遗憾... We regret to tell you that you failed the exam. 我们很遗憾的告知您，您未通过考试。 Language points ————————————————————————————— If you touch something soft, you will feel less nervous about the exam. You will never regretting seeing so many world-famous paintings. Summary We learn: Ways to reduce stress. 1. 当我听轻音乐时，我会感到内心平静。( soft music, feel calm) When I listen to soft music, I will feel calm. 2. 你将不会对此次赏析世界名画之行感到遗憾的！( regret doing sth) ————————————————————————————— 3. 如果考试前你摸摸一些柔软的东西，就不会那么紧张啦！(touch, feel nervous about) ————————————————————————————— 4. 在你进入游泳池之前，做做深呼吸吧！（take a deep breath） When Spring Festival comes, we will enjoy the fireworks. Summary We learn:Ways to reduce stress. When the old man feels lonely, he will take a walk. ————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————— 6.那位老人感到孤独时，他便去散步。(feel lonely) Before you jump onto the swimming pool, take a deep breath. ————————————————————————————— 5. 春节时，我们会去赏烟花！(enjoy the fireworks) Activity 2 Pre-listening Look at the key words and talk about the questions. How do you feel when you have the flu? Do you enjoy the fireworks in the Spring Festival? （某人）巡视 n. 流感 观，带（某人）巡视 n. 烟火；烟花 Activity 2 Listen to the conversations and fill in the blanks. I have the flu. I can't go out. I can't visit my grandparents and I can't see my friends. I feel . What should I do? ______ Me, too. I do some and drawing to help me feel better. You can have a try. _____ I feel so happy. It's the Spring Festival in Chinatown today. I the fireworks and I got a red packet from a shop keeper. Lucky! ______ How much lucky money did you get? yuan. tired reading enjoyed 50/Fifty Activity 2 Role play the conversations. I have the flu. I can't go out. I can't visit my grandparents and I can't see my friends. I feel . What should I do? ______ Me, too. I do some and drawing to help me feel better. You can have a try. _____ I feel so happy. It’s the Spring Festival in Chinatown today. I the fireworks and I got a red packet from a shop keeper. Lucky! ______ How much lucky money did you get? yuan. tired reading enjoyed 50/Fifty Activity 3 Group work. Read the following situations and discuss what you usually do to reduce your stress. give a speech feel lonely in a new school prepare for an exam Activity 3 Group work. Read the following situations and discuss what you usually do to reduce your stress. For example: When I give a speech, I usually feel nervous about it. I will take a breath and touch something soft. Then I will feel relaxed. Your work: When I..., I usually... . I will... and... Then I will ... Show time Choose some groups to come to the blackboard and share the ways they usually do to reduce the stress. Homework You should ' remember the new words and important phrases in this lesson; practice the key sentence patterns with your partner; use English to talk about sense and stress control. You may ' give others advice about how to reduce stress in a short passage. Thank you! $$Unit 4 Changing and Growing Theme Reading Learning Objectives 通过本课的学习，学生能够: 1. 通过阅读和讨论李想的邮件，理解并能运用重点英语表达, 如sad memories, meet some troubles etc.。 2.通过完成思维导图，进一步理解邮件，梳理李想的故事发展脉络。 3.针对李想的问题，通过小组合作，找到解决办法，并能运用在实际生活中。 Review Can you translate these sentences? The _______ of time from age 13 to 19 play an important _______ in life. 3.每个人都会有成长的烦恼。 Everyone has their own_______ _______. 2. 青少年随着年龄的增长, 他们的身高达到成年人的高度。 1. 从13岁到19岁的这段时期，是人生中的重要阶段。 peroid role As _______grow in age, their bodies _______ their full _______ _______. teenagers reach adult height growing pains Review Can you use these expressions to make sentences? Do you have any good ways to _______ _______ schoolwork _______? 4. 你有好的方法来应对学业压力吗？ deal You should trust youself. Don't always_______ youself _______ others. 5. 你应该相信自己。 不要总是将自己与他人作比较 with stress compare with Activity 1 Pair work. Talk about the following questions. n. 回忆， 记忆 Q1: Did you have any happy or sad meomries in junior high school? What were they? Q2: When you met some troubles at school, how did you solve them? 初级中学 （美国和加拿大） n. 问题，困难； Activity 2 Task 1 Lead in. Learn about the meaning of each word according to the sentences. detail /dɪˈtel/ advise /əd'vaɪz/ n. 详情，细节 v. 建议；劝告 e.g. Please find out the most important detail of the conversation. e.g. Police advise us to stay at home this week. 警方建议我们这周要留在家里。 请找出这段对话中最重要的细节。 Activity 2 Task 1 Lead in. Learn about the meaning of each word according to the sentences. congratulation /kəngrætjʊ'leɪʃ(ə)n/ disappointed /'dɪsə'pɔɪntɪd/ e.g. Congratulations on your final exam results of English. 祝贺你在英语期末考试中，取得了好成绩。 e.g. Because she lost the match again and again, she was disappointed with herself. 因为一次又一次的输掉比赛，她对自己很失望。 n.祝贺 adj. 失望的；沮丧的 Activity 2 Task 1 Lead in. Learn about the meaning of each word according to the sentences. gather /'gæðə/ honest /'ɒnɪst/ v. 收拢；聚集 adj. 真诚的；显示内心诚意的 e.g. The students gathered their books and left the classroom. 学生收好了书，然后离开了教室。 e.g. After the exam, he had an open and honest talk with his parents. 考试后，他敞开心扉和父母聊了聊。 Activity 2 Task 1 Lead in. Learn about the meaning of each word according to the sentences. spare /speə/ courage /'kʌrɪdʒ/ e.g. Our teacher is busy. She can't spare time for breaking. 我们的老师很忙，她腾不出时间休息。 e.g. My sister showed great courage in the speech competition. 我妹妹在这次演讲比赛中表现出非凡的勇气。 v. 抽出；拔出；匀出 n. 勇气；勇敢；无畏 Activity 2 Task 2 Pre-reading. Read the title and answer the question. Li Xiang’s past school year What is your reading purpose for the email? To learn about Li Xiang’s past school year. Activity 2 Task 3 While-reading : Read the email and answer the questions. Are the following details important or unimportant for the purpose? 1. Last October, I signed up for a music club. ( Important/ Unimportant) 2. Mrs. Zhang advised me to have a talk with my parents. ( Important/Unimportant) 3. My parents finally understood my love for music. ( Important/Unimportant) From: To: Li Xiang Uncle Wang Reply Forward Dear Uncle Wang, How time flies! Congratulations on moving to your new house! How's everything going in London? So many things took place in my past school year. Last October, I signed up for a music club. I felt so lucky to make some good friends there. The music teacher, Mrs. Zhang, helped me improve my singing skills. But my parents didn't allow me to learn singing. They said, “It is a waste of time.” I was disappointed and didn't know what to do. When Mrs. Zhang learnt about this, she advised me to have an From: To: Li Xiang Uncle Wang Reply Forward open and honest talk with my parents. I gathered my courage to talk to them. After that, my parents started to understand my love for music. Two weeks ago, they even came to cheer me on. I was very glad to have their support. But here is the problem. I can't spare much time for my study because of the singing activities. What should I do? Any advice? Yours, Li Xiang Activity 2 Are the following details important or unimportant for the purpose? 1. Last October, I signed up for a music club. ( Important/ Unimportant) 2. Mrs. Zhang advised me to have a talk with my parents. ( Important/Unimportant) 3. My parents finally understood my love for music. ( Important/Unimportant) Task 3 While-reading : Read the email and answer the questions. Beginning He signed up for a music club and made some good friends there. He felt________ ______________ ______________ ______________ Middle _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ End _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ disappointed that his parents didn't allow him to learn singing. His music teacher advised him to have an open and hoest talk with his parents. His parents started to understand his love for music. However, he can't spare much time for his study now. Activity 3 Read the text again and complete the character- development chart. He talked to his parents. Activity 4 Complete the sentences with the words or phrases from the text. v. 收到，受到 1. Li Xiang wrote to Uncle Wang for help because he had _______. 2. Li Xiang signed up for a music club last October to _______ his singing skills. 3. Li Xiang's parents didn't allow Li Xiang to _______ singing because they thought it was _____________. 4. Li Xiang was ___________ and didn't know what to do. 5. After an open and _______ talk, Li Xiang was glad to receive his parents' support. a problem improve learn a waste of time disappointed honest Activity 5 Group work. Read the text again and discuss how to help Li Xiang to solve his problem. Li Xiang's Problem Your suggestion He can’t spare much time for his study because of the singing activities. 1. plan everything well 2. .... Here are some tips: 1. Keep good learning habits: take notes carefully, listen to teacher carefully... 2. Ask teachers or classmates for help when meeting learning problems. 3. Be confident and trust yourself. 4. Don't be nervous about it, and keep calm. ... Show time Choose some groups to come to the blackboard and share suggestions, and the classmates will vote for: evaluation suggestion the most practical (切实可行的) one the most effective (高效的) one 1. Did you have any happy or sad memories in junior high school？ 你记得初中时难过或者快的事情吗？ memory /'mem(ə)rɪ/ c. n. 回忆；记忆 childhood memories 童年的回忆 翻译： 关于你的家乡, 你最早能记得什么？ What is your earliest memory about your hometown? 2. When you met some troubles at school, how did you solve them? 当你在学校遇到麻烦时，你如何解决呢？ trouble /'trʌb(ə)l/ n. 麻烦；烦恼 have trouble doing sth 做...有困难 翻译: 我们的麻烦让我们如此焦虑。 Our troubles make us so nervous. Language points 3. Mrs. Zhang advised me to have a talk with my parents. 张老师建议我和我父母聊一聊。 advise /əd'vaɪz/ v. 建议；劝告，忠告； advise sb to do sth 建议某人做某事 翻译： 医生建议他每天锻炼一小时。 The doctor advises him to exercise for an hour every day. 4. I gathered my courage to talk to them. 我鼓起勇气和他们聊一聊。 区别：courage /'kʌrɪdʒ/ u.n 勇气；胆量 encourage /in'kʌridʒ/ v. 鼓励 Language points Summary We learn: 1. 描述遇到的烦恼相关英语表达 。 2. 如何解决课外活动与学业的冲突的方法。 We can: 1. 运用本单元学习的阅读方法：设定阅读目标，筛选重要细节。 2. 为他人提供如何解决课外活动与学业的冲突的方法。 ————————————————————————————— I gathered my courage to have an open and honest talk with my parents. My friends advised me to spare more time for study. Summary 1. 上中学遇到麻烦时，我会向老师求助。(meet troubles) When I met troubles in junior high school, I would ask teachers for help. 2. 我的朋友建议我多花时间学习。(advise sb to do sth; spare time for sth) ————————————————————————————— 3. 我鼓起勇气和我的好朋友真诚地交流。(gather one's courage) ————————————————————————————— We learn:Ways to solve growing pains. Homework You should ' remember the new words and important phrases of the lesson; practice the key sentence patterns with your partner; use English to talk about problems and suggestions. You may ' know how to deal with problems at school Thank you! $$Unit 4 Changing and Growing Reading for writing Learning Objectives 通过本课的学习，学生能够: 1. 以读促写，同时通过写作练习，巩固本单元的重难点表达。 2. 联系生活实际进行写作练习，提高写作信心。 3. 通过同伴互评，知道一篇优秀文章的标准。 4. 保持乐观心态，认识到自己在过去一年的进步与 成长。 Warming up 1: Are there any big changes in your body or mind in the past year ? 2: How do you feel about it now? Pair work. Please answer questions and share with your partner.. Activity 1 Pair work. Discuss the order of the sentences and read the text in Activity 2 to check. ( 2 ) I often argued with my parents for nothing. ( 4 ) Little by little, I became more confident. ( 1 ) During my 8th grade, I went through many changes. ( 5 ) Now, I don’t worry about my weight anymore. ( 3 ) Luckily, my elder sister, Zhenzhen, noticed how I was feeling. Predict Li Mei's growing-up story. Read the text about Li Mei’s growing-up story and complete the chart. Activity 2 Accept Yourself and Share Your Feelings My name is Li Mei. Today, I want to share my story of growing . During my 8th grade, I went through many changes. As I was growing taller, I was gaining weight quickly. This made me feel bad about myself, and I often argued with my parents for nothing. At times, I was really feeling lonely and unhappy. Luckily, my elder sister, Zhenzhen, noticed how I was feeling. She was always there to listen. With her support, I started to talk about my feelings. Little by little, I became more confident, and my relationship with my parents also improved. Being a teenager is not easy, but I learned to accept myself and share my feelings. Now, I don’t worry about my weight anymore. Instead, I feel happy every day. 观，带（某人）巡视 人）巡视 人）巡视 adj. 注意到 v. 争论；争吵 n. 关系 人）巡视 v. 接受 Complete the character-development chart. Beginning Middle End As she was growing taller, she was gaining weight quickly. This made her feel bad about herself. Her elder sister, helped her with her problem. She became more confident and her relationship with her parents also improved. She don’t worry about her weight. Now she feels happy every day. She often argued with her parents for nothing. Activity 2 My name is Li Mei. Today, I want to share my story of growing . During my 8th grade, I went through many changes. As I was growing taller, I was gaining weight quickly. This made me feel bad about myself, and I often argued with my parents for nothing. At times, I was really feeling lonely and unhappy. Luckily, my elder sister, Zhenzhen, noticed how I was feeling. She was always there to listen. With her support, I started to talk about my feelings. Little by little, I became more confident, and my relationship with my parents also improved. Being a teenager is not easy, but I learned to accept myself and share my feelings. Now, I don’t worry about my weight anymore. Instead, I feel happy every day. Analyze Li Mei’s growing-up story. Beginning: introduce yourself and start the topic. Body: describe your story---problems /solutions/ the change .... End: your opinions /feelings... Activity 3 Draw a character-development chart of your growing-up story, and then draft your essay. The phrases and sentence patterns may help you. outline Beginning: introduce yourself and start the topic. Body: describe your story---problems /solutions/ the change .... End: your opinions /feelings... （the relationship with your parents/friends, study, hobbies...) （understand each other, plan everything well...) （get well with each other, improve, feel relaxed...) Activity 3 The phrases and sentence patterns may help you. Useful phrase Useful sentence pattern feel ... about... argue with try to do... no longer I want to tell... To become a(n)... Little by little,... I'm no longer... Everything will turn out all right! 一切都会好起来的！ Make your final draft. My name is Su Xiao. I want to share you with my story of growing up. To be an outgoing person, you should be brave to have a change. At the beginning of 7th, I was too shy to communicate with my classmates. And I was afraid to ask my teachers for help when meeting troubles. As a result of it, I felt so bad about my school life. After a month, I decided to change myself. I gathered my courage to talk with my deskmate, we soon became good friends. Little by little, I'm no longer shy. Now, I even can give a speech in front of others. Growing up is not always full of pains. Luckily, we can get something unexpected. Everyone will shine in their own way some day. Activity 4 How well can you _________________?______________ Self-rating Partner’s rating express your view of knowing yourself use the thinking skill of describing a character write about your growing-up story organize ideas into a well-balanced structure use the theme vocabulary of the unit use the past continuous tense use punctuation spell the words Activity 4 2. Please better your writing. 1. Please ask your partner to review your draft for errors and offer suggestions for improvement. Language points 1. put on lots of weight lose weight 增重，体重增加 减肥，体重减轻 翻译：(1) 我很难长胖。 It's very difficult for me to put on weight. (2) 他正在想方设法减肥。 He is trying everything to lose weight. Language points turn out 翻译：晚会开得很成功。 The party turned out to be very successful. 2. Everything will turn out all right! 一切都会好起来的！ 意为“结果是；最后是” 指事物或情况最终的结果或发展方向。 Language points accept /əkˈsept/ v. 翻译：梅梅不接受这份工作。 区别：receive /rɪ'siːv/ v. 接到 3. Get to know yourself and accept yourself! 认识自我，接纳自我！ 意为“接受；承认；” ， 翻译：他收到一封来自北京的信。 Meimei doesn't accept he job. He recieved a letter from Beijing. Language points 我几乎不和我父母聊天。 区别：hardly /'hɑːdlɪ/ adv. 几乎不 hard /hɑːd/ adj. 艰难的；困难的；坚硬的 翻译：他未能完成这份困难的工作。 He failed to finish this hard work. 我爷爷几乎不喝咖啡。 My grandpa hardly drinks coffee. 4. And I hardly talked with my parents. Summary We learn: 1. 书写成长故事需要用到的英语表达。 2. 如何对一篇成长故事进行构思写作。 3. 同伴互评，学会如何评价一篇成长故事。 We can: 1. 熟练运用英语表达描述自己的成长故事。 2. 通过回顾自己的成长故事，所思所获，对自己更充满信心。 Homework You should remember the new words and important phrases of the lesson; practice the key sentence patterns with your partner; better your writing of growing up story. You may make a booklet of your family members' growing up story Thank you! $$Activity three, listen again and complete the table. Highly hung. You look sad. What's the problem? Hi, miss wong, I failed the english exam. Don't worry, you can do Better next time. thanks. But what should I do? Can you give me some suggestions? If you have any problem, you can always come to me. Thank you very much. Less wrong. And you know, I moved here a month ago. I miss my friends in my hometown. They often helped me with my english. That's all right. You can keep in touch with them and make new friends here. I guess so, but I don't know how to start. Well, lining is nice and her english is very good. I can recommend her to you. I'm sure he would like to be your friend. Thanks for your help, miss wong. Unit 4 Changing and Growing Grammar in Use Learning Objectives 通过本课的学习，学生能够: 1. 通过对比及情景理解，掌握单词后缀-less和-ful的用法，从而运用到单词积累中。 2. 通过对话操练及联系生活实际，理解和运用过去进行时。 Review Can you retell Li Xiang's email? Study？ Beginning Middle End 1. signed up... made friends help... improve 2. felt disappointed didn't allow to... 3. advised to 4. gathered courage to ... 5. understand... 6. cheer ...on Activity 1 Look at the pictures and read the sentences. Pay attention to the words in bold. The doctor feels helpless to save the patient's life. He wishes he could be more helpful. The symbols are very useful to pay online, but they are useless without a cellphone. Your boss doesn't allow any careless mistakes, so you'd better be very careful in your work. Suffixes -less and -ful root -less -ful help helpless (无助的) helpful(有益的，有帮助的) use useless ( 无用的) uselful ( 有用的) care careless (粗心造成的) careful (细致的) In general: -less for negative meaning; -ful for positive meaning Activity 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the given words. 1. Li Hong was _____ (joy) because she got a good grade in the exam. 2. After years of hard work, my uncle became _________(success) and now he lives an easy and comfortable life. 3.You were doing very well yesterday. Be _______ (hope) and you'll succeed. 4. He learned a lot after visiting many __________ (wonder) places. 5. Smoking is ______ (harm). No one should smoke in public. joyful successful hopeful wonderful harmful 观，带（某人）巡视 n. 喜悦；乐趣 观，带（某人）巡视 adj. 舒适的；安逸的 观，带（某人）巡视 v. 吸烟 Suffixes -less and -ful Li Hong was joyful because she got good grade in the exam. 李红因为在考试中取得好成绩，她很开心。 (1) joyful /'dʒɔiful/ adj. 欢喜的；令人高兴的 (2) joyless /'dʒɔiləs/ 没有欢乐的；不快活的 Language points Activity 3 Hurtful? What do you think of it? Youth is an important period of time for growing. Aimless? Helpful? Painful? Activity 3 Complete the text and fill in the blanks. aimless helpful hurtful painful priceless useless Youth is an important period of time for growing. It can be hard and _________, but you grow in every way and learn more about life. Sometimes, you may feel _________. But your teachers are always there for you, and your friends can also be __________. Some people may say something _________ to you, but they might not mean it, and you can talk to them and learn to communicate with people. Maybe, you find some subjects difficult and _________. However, you will understand the true value of knowledge later on. In a word, youth is a _________ expericence. You should make the most of it. painful aimless helpful hurtful useless priceless What does the word “priceless” mean according to the context? adj.极其珍贵的 The past continuous tense Activity 1 Pair work. Read the conversation. Pay attention to was/were doing. What were you doing at this time yesterday? What movie were you watching? Is it My Country and My People? I was watching a movie with my parents. Yes. We felt moved when we were watching it. The past continuous tense I was watching a movie with my parents at this time yesterday. We were doing our homework very carefully from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. last Friday. 1. 含义： 过去某个时间点或时间段正在做、正发生某事。 2. 常见时间状语： at this time yesterday, at that time, from...to ... +过去时间， when..., while... The past continuous tense He was designing his party with his parents at this time yesterday. They were playing the violin from 10: 10 to 12:10 yesterday. 3. 基本句型结构： (1) 陈述句： (2) 否定句： 主语+ was/ were + doing sth. （+时间状语）. 主语+ was/were not doing sth.（+ 时间状语）. He wasn't designing my party with his parents at this time yesterday. They weren't playing the violin from 10: 10 to 12:10 yesterday. was not= wasn't were not =weren't The past continuous tense --- Was he designing his party with his parents at this time yesterday? --- Yes, he was. / No, he wasn't. --- Were they playing the violin from 10: 15 to 12:10 yesterday? --- Yes, they were. / No, they weren't. --- Were you drawing pictures at that time? --- Yes, I was./ No, I wasn't. 3. 基本句型结构： （3）一般疑问句及回答： --- Was/ Were +主语+ doing sth. （+时间状语）? --- Yes, 主语 +was./ were.（肯定回答） / No, 主语+ wasn't./weren't. （否定回答） be 动词提前 放于句首 The past continuous tense Who was he designing his party with at this time yesterday? 3. 基本句型结构： (4) 特殊疑问句： 疑问词+was/ were +主语+ doing sth. （+时间状语）? What were they doing from 10: 10 to 12:10 yesterday? Activity 2 Complete the table and learn how to use the past continuous tense. Positive form Negative form I was helping Xiao Ya with her mood problem at 7:00 p.m. yesterday. He wasn't helping Xiao Ya with her mood problem at 7:00 p.m. yesterday. They _____ You _____ Question form _____ she helping Xiao Ya with her mood problem at 10:00 a.m. yesterday ? Yes, she _____./ No, she _____. Were they Yes, they _____. /No, they _____. were weren't Was was wasn't were weren't The past continuous tense Activity 3 Pair work. Look at the pictures and talk about what people were doing at 9:00 a.m. yesterday? A: What was he/ she doing? What were they doing? B: He /She was .../ They were .... A: What was she doing at 9:00 a.m. yesterday? B: She was tidying up the bathroom. tidy up the bathroom bath+ room = bathroom The past continuous tense A: What was he/ she doing? What were they doing? B: He /She was .../ They were .... jog write a postcard ride bikes （某人）巡视 v. 慢跑 Summary We learn: 1. 过去进行时的含义、结构以及用法。 2. Suffixes -less and -ful 的用法。 We can: 1. 掌握单词后缀-less和-ful 的用法，从而运用到单词积累中。 2. 用过去进行时，描述和讨论过去某个时间点或者时间段发生的事情 Homework You should ' remember the new words and important phrases of the lesson; practice the key sentence patterns with your partner; use the past continuous tense to make sentences. You may ' write a short passage to describe peole's activities with past continuous. Thank you! $$Unit 7 Changing and Growing Oral communication Learning Objectives 通过本课的学习，学生能够: 1. 复习描述成长烦恼的相关英语表达。 2. 通过听说练习，通过说话者预期的改变，推断主人公的情绪，从而加强听力理解能力。 3. 通过小组合作，敢于用英语表达成长的烦恼或者向他人提供解决问题的方法。 Review Can you translate these sentences into English? 1. 我昨天早上七点钟在公园里慢跑。 I was jogging at 7:00 yesterday morning in the park. 2. 他们上周五从8点到10点没在一起骑自行车。 They weren't riding bikes together from 8:00 to 10:00 last Friday. 3. 她那个时候在唐人街做什么？ What was she doing at that time in Chinatown? Lead-in Before the following activities, you’d better know these words: country music band rock band Chinese folk music exciting happy crazy surprised Activity 1 A. Listen to the drama and tick the correct answers. 1. Which is Mike’s favorite band? 2. What does Jameson do? 3. What was Mike doing in the bedroom? a a a b b b c c c √ √ √ B. Listen again and match the adjectives with the sentences. Activity 1 exciting happy crazy surprised Jameson is Mike's friend, and he will help Mike to get a ticket. The band will hold a concert in the town. Mike's dad bought tickets for Mike. Mike's dad saw the band ten years ago. (In the garden, Mr. Jason was watering the flowers.) Mike: Dad, my favorite rock band will hold a concert in our town next weekend. How exciting! Jason: They’re quite popular. Did you get the ticket? Mike: No, but my friend Jameson can help me to get one. Jason: Jameson? Mike: Yes, Jameson sells hot dogs at the stadium. I’m happy to have him as a friend. La la la... Listen and repeat, and then role play. Activity 1 (Two days later in the bedroom) Jason: What were you doing this afternoon? Mike: I was just sitting here. Dad, Jameson didn’t get the tickets. Jason: Oh.... Are you feeling upset? Mike: ...A little. Jason: I know your feeling. In fact, I saw the band’s show ten years ago. I was almost crazy about it. Mike: Really? Jason: Yes. I asked my friends to help me buy two tickets. Jameson and you can go to the concert. Mike: Wow! You’re the best, Dad！But... I want to go with you. Jason: Me? Mike: Yes, most parents of my friends don’t even know this band. I really want to have this special experience with you. Jason: I'm so glad to hear that. Group work. Discuss your problems of growing up and solutions to them. The following questions may help you. Activity 2 1. What problems did you have? 2. How did you feel at first? 3. What did you do to deal with the problems? 4. How did you feel in the end? Group work. Discuss your problems of growing up and solutions to them. The following expressions may help you. Activity 2 Word Bank 1 feel nervous about exam lose a football game do badly in English / P.E... fight with best friends ... Word Bank 2 take a deep breath practice more hard ask teachers for help have an open and honest talk ... Word Bank 3 feel calm regret doing that make me relaxed be surprised/happy /disappointed/joyful... worry about my appearance Group work. Make a survey and fill in the blanks. Activity 2 Questions Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Student 4 What problems did you have? How did you feel at first? What did you do to deal with the problems? How did you feel in the end? Show time Choose some groups to come to the blackboard and share the ways they usually do to solve growing pains. Summary for activity 2 From problems of growing up to solutions ① find out problems ② analyze problems ③ solve problems Everyone has growing pains. It's quite normal for you. So be brave and confident. Never give up yourself. You will shine in your own way. 1. I was almost crazy about it. 我对这个乐队很着迷。 (1) crazy /'kreɪzɪ/ adj. 热衷的；狂热的 (2) be crazy about sth 热衷于... 翻译：重庆人都酷爱火锅。 The people from Chongqing are crazy about hot pot. 2. surprised /sə'praɪzd/ adj. 惊讶的；惊奇的 (1) be surprised at sth 对...惊讶... (2) surprising /sə'praɪzɪŋ/ adj. 令人惊讶的; 意外的 翻译：当她听到这个消息，十分的惊讶。 When she heard the news, she looked very surprised. Language points Homework You should ' remember the new words and important phrases of the lesson; practice the key sentence patterns with your partner; write down solutions of growing pains which we learned in class You may ' make a poster about how to solve growing pains; apply these ways in your daily life. Thank you! $$b. Listen again and match the adjectives with the . sentences in the garden. Mister Jason was watering the flowers. Dad, my favorite rock band, will hold a concert in our town next weekend. How exciting. They're quite popular. Did you get . the ticket? No, but my friend James son can help me to get one. Jason. yes. Jameson sells hot dogs at the stadium. I'm happy to have him as a friend. 啦啦啦。two days later in the bedroom. What were you doing this afternoon? I was just sitting here. Dad, Jameson didn't get the tickets. Oh, are you feeling . upset a little? I know you're feeling. In fact, I saw the bands show ten years ago. I was almost crazy . about IT, really. Yes, I asked my friends to help me buy two tickets. Jimmy son, and you can go to the concert. Wow, you're the best dad, but I want to go with you. Me, yes, most parents of my friends don't even know this band. I really want to have this special experience with you. I'm so glad to hear that. Activity to listen and read the sentences, mark the stresses in each sentence. Example, he is a teacher. One SHE must be excited too. I am glad to make many new friends. Three, my sister will become a middle school student. For there are big changes in body and mind at different ages.