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U n i t 6 Plan for Yourself How can we make good plans? Can you guess the name of sitcoms? It came out in 1994. It lasts for 10 years. (1994-2004.) The theme is about 6 young people’s friendship, struggling to survive in a big city, and finding independence and identity. The main scene of this sitcom takes place in a coffee shop-Central Park. Friends 老友记 Let’s enjoy a video! Ross Phoebe Chandler Joey Rachel Watch and answer 1. What are they doing? They are making New Year’s resolutions. 新年愿望 2. What are their New Year’s resolutions. 1. no divorces in 1999. 2. do one thing that he hasn’t done before. Pilot a commerial jet. Don’t make fun of his friends. Learn how to play the guitar. Don’t be a gossip. 1a:Think Do you think it’s easy or difficult to keep your resolutions? 1b: Put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places. Do you know what a resolution is? A resolution is a promise that you make to yourself. People make resolutions to improve their life. The most common kind is New Year’s resolutions. _ Resolutions can be about anything. Some are about physical health. For example, some people may promise to exercise more or eat more healthily. _ _ People might decide they are going to take up a hobby, like painting or photography. Amd some resolutions have to do with self-improvement, like becoming more confident or organized. _ D. After all, the start of the year is often a perfect time for making resolutions. A. Some resolutions have to do with learning new things B. For example, a student may decide to start a new study plan. Although there are differences, most resolutions have one thing in common: People hardly ever keep them! But there are good reasons for this. Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. And sometimes people just forget about them. To make your resolutions work, you need to plan them wisely. Always make sure your resolution is possible to achieve. Don’t set a goal that is too difficult or too much for you. _ And if you don’t want to forget about your resolutions, write them down. Also, talk about with your family and friends. Encourage them to remind your of your goals. So what resolutions are you going to make? How are you going to keep them? C. Try to mini-goals to help you achieve your resolution. 1c: Read and match the main ideas of each para. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 To list some popular resolutions. To introduce the meaning of a resolutions. To give advice on how to achieve resolutions. To explain why some people fail to keep resolutions. 1d: Read Para 1 and answer the questions. What is a resolution? What is the most common kind of resolutions? When do people make resolutions? It is a kind of promise that you make to yourself. A New Year’s resolution. The start of the year. Meaning/ Definition Kind Time Task 3: Read Para 1 and answer the qestions. resolutions what what kind when It is a kind of promise A New Year’s resolution The start of a year Task 4: Read Para 2 and fill in the blanks. physical health learn new things self-improvement _ _ _ a hobby (painting/photography) _ 3 kinds examples exercise more eat more heathily take up start a new study plan Task 5: Classify these resolutions into 3 kinds Physical health Self -improvement learn new things 1. start an exercise program 2. read more books 3. try to learn how play soccer 4. eat less fast food 5. get up early 6. learn to play the guitar 7. painting 8. get good grades 9. make soccer team 10. make plan for studying AI 11. Don’t stay up late 12. lose weight start an exercise program read more books try to learn how to play soccer eat less fast food get up early learn to play the guitar painting get good grades make soccer team make plan for studying AI Don’t stay up late lose weight Task 6: Read Para 3 and fill in the blanks. have _ in common people _ Reason 1 _ Reason 2 _ one thing hardly ever keep them too difficult to keep forget about them 6. Save more money / spend less money 7. Quit smoking 8. Spend more time with family and friends 9. Travel more 10. Read more Top 10 Most Common New Year's Resolutions 1. Exercise more 2. Lose weight 3. Get organized 4. Learn a new skill or hobby 5. Live life to the fullest Did you make any of them as your resolutions? Task 7: If you make reslutions, how to keep them? Plan them wisely. Make sure your resolution is possible to achieve. Don’t set a goal that is difficult or too much for you. Write them down. Talk about them with your family and friends. Encourage them to remind you of your resolutions. The best resolution is to have no resolution Do you agree with it? Resolutions can help bring the best out of us. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 生活中没有目标就如航海时没有罗盘。 1e However it’s always hard to keep the resolutions. How to make a best resolutions? How to make the resolutions come true? Firstly, is it specific (具体)? I want to save more money this year VS I will save 1000 yuan this year Secondly, can we measure (衡量) it ? I want to lose weight! VS I want to lose 10 pounds! Thirdly, is it too difficult? I will remember 100words tonight! VS I will remember 10 words everyday! At last, is it exciting? I want to save money. VS I want to save money to spend my holiday in Japan next summer! The best resolution = specific we can measure not too difficult exciting insist What’s your resolutions for rest of this semester? Sample A I plan to _ (具体决心). To achieve it, I will _ (实现方法). It is measurable because _ (说明可衡量性). Sample B My main resolution is _. I think it’s not too difficult because _. I will set a mini-goal: _. Also, I will _ to avoid forgetting. Share your semester resolutions! Evaluation Criteria Stars Content (内容) 3 Language Use (语言运用) 3 Pronunciation (发音) 3 Confidence (自信度) 1 Student Presentation Star Rubric Sample A I plan to _ (具体决心). To achieve it, I will _ (实现方法). It is measurable because _ (说明可衡量性). Sample B My main resolution is _. I think it’s not too difficult because _. I will set a mini-goal: _. Also, I will _ to avoid forgetting. Share your semester resolutions! Homework $