教学目标：
1语言目标：掌握本单元重点词汇及复习语言点。
2 技能目标：能谈论过去和未来的生活.
3 情感目标：珍惜初中生活的点滴，培养对高中、未来生活的憧憬。树立远大人生目标。
教学重点：
词汇: survey, standard, row, keyboard, method, instruction, text, level, degree, manager, gentleman, task, wing, double, shall, overcome, congratulate, caring, senior, thirsty, thankful, separate, ours, ahead
短语: in a row, look back at, make a mess, keep one’s cool, senior high, go by, believe in, first of all, be thirsty for, be thankful to sb., ahead of, along with, be responsible for, set out, separate from
句子: She helped you to worked out the answers yourself no matter how difficulty they were.
How have you changed since you started junior high school?
I’ve become much better at speaking English.
What are you looking forward to?
I’m looking forward to going to senior high school.
教学难点：对过去事件的描述。
课时划分：
Period 1 Section A 1 1a – 2d
Period 2 Section A 2 3a-3c
Period 3 Section A 3 Grammar Focus-4b
Period 4 Section B 1 1a-2e
Period 5 Section B 2 3a-Self Check
Section A 1 (1a – 2d)
I. Warming up
1. Do you have any special memories of junior high school?
2. Which teachers will you miss the most after junior high school?
II. Work on 1a.
Check the things you remember doing at junior high school. Add more to the list.
Practice in pairs using the information in 1a.
At junior high school,
I remember:
_____winning a prize
_____being a volunteer
_____doing a school survey
_____a friend helping me with a problem
Learn the new word: survey
III. Listening
1. Work on 1b. Listen and match the memory with the person.
Mary a. did homework carefully to meet the standards of a strict teacher
Frank b. remembers losing a schoolbag
Sarah c. remembers meeting this group of friends
Peter d. has enjoyed every year of junior high school
First, let Ss understand the meaning of these sentences. Then play the record. Check the answer with the Ss.
Learn the new word: standard
2. Listen again and answer the questions.
1) What did Mary lose in Grade 7?
2) Who helped her find it?
3) What kind of person is Mr. Brown? Is he strict with students?
4) What did Peter do to meet Mr. Brown’s standards?
3. Work on 1c. List some memories and experiences from junior high school. Share your lists with your partner.
Possible answers:
I remember...
scoring two goals in a row during a soccer competition.
winning a basketball competition.
putting a plastic snake into a classmate's desk.
getting a wish card in Christmas Day.
I have...
learned to play the keyboard in music class.
learned to sing many English songs.
learned to play basketball with my friends.
Learn some new words.
4. Work on 2a. Listen to the conversation. Check(√) the facts you hear.
First, let Ss read the sentences. Then play the record and check the answer.
______Someone didn’t like P.E.
______Someone was advised to take a break from running by a teacher.
______Someone had a health problem.
______Someone joined the school band.
______Someone liked Mr. Hunt’s teaching methods.
5. Work on 2b. Listen again. Match each question with the name of the person.
Question Answer
____1.Who wants to study medicine? a.Luke
____2.Who told someone to take a break from running? b.Brian
____3.Who hurt his or her knee? c.Mr. Hunt
____4.Who thinks the That's Life concert is the best memory? d.Lisa
6. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Lisa remembers they had a great _____ teacher. He gave clear ___________ and he was ______, too. Luke remembers when That’s life _______ at school. They wrote a _____ to the band _______ to come.
Junior high has been ______, but it has been a lot of __________.
IV. Practice
1. Work on 2c. Role-play a conversation in your group using the information in 2a and 2b.
A: Do you remember Mr. Hunt?
B: Of course! He is a great teacher. He gave really clear instructions during the P.E. class.
C: Yeah, he was kind when I hurt my knee. He told me to take a break from running.
Learn the new word: instruction.
2. Work on 2d. Role-play the conversation.
Let Ss read the text and answer the questions.
1) Which teachers will they miss?
2) What subjects do the teachers teach?
3) Why will they miss them?
4) What will they do to thank them?
V. Language points
1. I remember scoring two goals in a row during a soccer competition.
in a row 连续几次地
e.g. This is the third Sunday in a row that it's rained.
这是接连着的第三个星期天下雨了。
2. … I put in more effort and my exam scores doubled.
double v. 加倍; 是……的两倍
adj. 两倍的; 加倍的
e.g. They bought a double bed.
他们买了一张双人床。
I think we can double our marks in one year.
我认为我们可以在一年内把成绩翻一番。
3. Shall we get each of them a card and gift to say thank you?
shall modal v. 将要; 将会
e.g. Shall we all go to the film tonight?
我们今晚都去看电影吗?
Everything shall be in good order.
一切都应该井然有序。
I shall follow all your instructions.
我一定照您的指示去做。
VI. Homework
1. Recite the conversation in 2d.
2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.
Section A 2 (3a–3b)
I. Revision
学校调查 school survey
连续几次地 in a row
达标 meet the standard
休息 take a break
清楚地指示 clear instructions
对某人有耐心的 be patient with sb
解决 work out
指导某人做事 guide sb to do
投入更多的努力 put in more effort
II. Warming up
What activities can the writer remember about his or her life in junior high?
I remember…
III. Reading
1. Work on 3a. Read the passage and answer the questions.
1) What kind of writing is this?
2) What is the main subject of this writing?
3)Who do you think the writer is?
2. Work on 3b. Read the poem again. Write the words that rhyme with the words below.
things rings year _______ class ________
land ________ school ________ flowers ________
3. Work on 3c. Have you experienced any of the following things? How did you feel?
How does the writer feel about them?
1) trying to be on time for morning readings
2) running to the dining hall when the lunch bell rings
3) training for sports day
4) starting the first day in Grade 7
5) slowly making some new friends
6) helping classmates with homework
7) preparing for art festivals
8) going to New Year’s parties
9) learning English
IV. Language points
1. Looking back at these past three years
I remember many things
Trying to be on time for morning readings
Running when the lunch bell rings
look back at 回顾
e.g. Every time I look back at my childhood, I cannot help missing my dear
grandma. 每当回忆童年生活，我总是忍不住想念我亲爱的祖母。
I like to look back at my high-school days, which were among the happiest days
in my life. 我喜欢回顾我的高中生活，那是我一生中最快乐的生活。
on time准时 in time 及时
in time和on time都可在句中作状语，但二者意思不同。
选用in time或on time填空。
1) We students should go to school ________.
2) The doctor came _______ and saved the little boy’s life.
Keys: on time in time
2. I remember the excitement
Of the school sports day each year
The many long hours of training
Pride of overcoming fear
excitement n. 兴奋 excite v. 激动，兴奋
excited adj. 兴奋的 exciting adj. 令人兴奋的
pride n. 自豪，骄傲 proud adj. 自豪，骄傲
不同点：
pride为名词，常用搭配为take pride in或be the pride of。
proud为形容词，常用搭配为be proud of。
根据句意选用恰当的选项填空。
1) I’m ________ (pride / proud) to be your friend.
2) He wore his medals with ______ (pride / proud).
3) I’m proud _____ (of / on) my hometown.
4) He loved his daughter and took pride _____ (of / in) her.
5) She is the ________ (pride / proud) of China.
Keys: proud pride of in pride
overcome v. 克服，战胜 (overcame, overcome)
e.g. We can and must overcome our shortcomings.
我们能够而且必须克服我们的缺点.
3. I remember starting day one
The shyest in my whole class
Never speaking to anyone
And thinking I would not pass
remember doing sth.意为“记得做过某事”，表示动作已经发生
remember to do sth. 意为“记着去做某事”，表示动作尚未发生
根据句意及括号内所给动词的提示填空。
1) Remember ________ (call) us when you get there.
2) I remember ________ (tell) you about it last week.
Keys: to call telling
4. Then slowly I made some new friends
To remember forever
Helping each other with homework
Getting better together
Preparing for art festivals
And making a great big mess
Having fun at New Year’s parties
Wishing everyone the best
prepare for 为......做准备
make a mess 搞得一团糟
have fun 玩得愉快= have a great time+doing
wish sb the best 给某人最好的祝愿
5. We have learned a different language
That is from a foreign land
English brings many challenges
We work hard to understand
And now it’s time to graduate
We will leave our lovely school
I can’t believe it’s been three years
I’m trying to keep my cool
That is from a foreign land 定语从句
keep one’s cool 沉住气；保持冷静 cool用作名词。
e.g. “I must keep my cool,” she thought. “Losing my temper isn’t going to help.”
她想：“我要保持冷静，发脾气是不会起作用的。”
keep one’s cool意思相似的有keep cool。
e.g. Keep cool! 保持冷静！
注意：
keep cool中的cool用作形容词，而keep one’s cool中的cool为名词。
6. But it’s difficult not to cry
I’ll miss the school trees and flowers
And our kind and caring teachers
Wonderful memories of ours
care adj. 体贴人的；关心他人的
V. Homework
Read the poem after class.
Remember the language points.
Section A 3 (Grammar focus-4b)
I. Revision
回顾 look back at
弄得一团乱 make a mess
沉住气 keep one's cool
准时 on time
以......为自豪 take pride of
记得做了某事 remember doing sth
为......做准备 prepare for
II. Grammar focus. Read the sentences and understand them.
Translate the sentences.
1. 在七年级发生了什么特别的事?
______ _________ in Grade 7 that was special?
我们队赢得了学校篮球赛。
Our team won the ______ __________ _____________.
2. 自你开始读初中以来，你有怎样的变化？
How _____ you ________ since you started junior high school?
我更擅长说英语了。
I've become much better at _________ _________.
3. 你认为高中会有什么不同？
How do you think things will
___ ________ ___ senior high school?
我认为我会更加努力为考试作准备。
I think that I’ll have to _____ _____ ______ for exams.
4. 明年你有什么计划？
_____ ____ _____ ______ for next year?
我要参加学校排球队。
I’m going to _____ the school volleyball team.
5. 你记得八年级的什么事吗？
What do you remember about Grade 8?
我记得当过志愿者。
I remember _____ ___ ________.
6. 你过去常做但是现在不做的事？
What ___ ___ ___ __ __ that you don't do now?
我过去常上舞蹈课，但是现在不了。
I used to ____ _____ _______, but I don’t anymore.
7. 你期盼着什么？
What are you _______ _______ ___?
我盼望着能进入高中。
I'm looking forward to going to senior high school.
III. Work on 4a. Number the sentences to make a paragraph.
_____When I get to senior high, I will join the school swim team.
__1__My time in junior high school has been enjoyable.
_____In Grade 8, I studied harder but I still got poor grades in English. I had problems with pronunciation and reading texts. So the next year, I worked much harder and got better grades.
_____ Next year, I will be in senior high school. I can’t believe how fast the time went by!
_____This year, with Mr. Trent’s help, my English level has been improving and I hope to get good grades at the end of the year.
_____In the first year, I didn’t work very hard in class, but I joined many different school clubs and had a lot of fun.
IV. Work on 4b. Write your own answers to the questions.
Let Ss finish the exercises first. Then let Ss check the answers with their partners. And ask some Ss to speak out their answers.
1. What do you remember about Grade 7?
_________________________________
2. What happened in Grade 8 that was special?
__________________________________
3. What did you use to do that you don’t do now?
___________________________________
4. How have you changed since you started junior high school?
___________________________________
5. How do you think things will be different in senior high school?
___________________________________
6. What are your plans for next year?
___________________________________
7. What are you looking forward to?
___________________________________
V. Homework
Review the grammar focus.
Section B 1 (1a-2e)
I. Revision
发生什么事了? What happened?
擅长于be good at
与......不同be different in
考试复习study for exams
过去常常used to do
上舞蹈课take dance lessons
期盼look forward to
(时间)逝去, 消逝go by
希望做hope to do
II. Discussion
Let Ss talk about their dream jobs.
Talk with your partner about what you would like to do in the future?
A: What do you hope to do in the future?
B: I hope to get a business degree and become a manager.
III. Work on 1a.
Write about what you would like to do in the future.
1. get a business degree and become a manager
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
Possible answers:
1.get a business degree and become a manager
2.become an English or Chinese teacher
3.become an astronaut or a doctor
IV. Pair work
Talk about what you hope to do in the future.
A: What do you hope to do in the future?
B: I hope to …
V. Listening
1. 1c Listen to a class discussion. Check the hopes you hear.
1) Write down the job name according to the pictures.
2) Play the record and check the answers.
1d Listen again and complete the passage.
1) Let Ss understand the passage and write down some words meaning.
Today is the students’ last class. Bob feels ______ about it and thinks Mrs. Chen’s classes have been ______. The students talk about what they want to do in the future. Bob hopes to _____ the exam to get into senior high school. Shirley wants to get into a _______ school.
Ken is good at _______ and he won a _____ for it. So he wants to be a(n) _________.
Mrs. Chen believes in all of them and tells them to “___________”. To celebrate the end of junior high, they are having a ________. They ask Mrs. Chen to come, and she is happy to accept the invitation.
2) Play the tape. Check some of the answers but without making sure them all.
3) Play the tape again. Let Ss listening carefully and pay attention to not sure part above. Check the answers.
Answers: sad great pass music science prize astronaut
go for it party
VI. Practice.
Prepare a speech for your graduation. Use the questions to help you.
Present your speech to your group.
How have you changed since you started junior high school?
Who has helped you most?
What advice have your parents given you?
What will you do after you graduate?
What are you looking forward to?
1) Let Ss answer the questions one by one.
2) Ask Ss to write down a passage according to the information above.
3) Let some Ss read it out.
VII. 2a Discussion
What is the most important thing you have learned in junior high school? Discuss the
question with a partner.
VIII. Reading
1. 2b Read the passage and answer the questions.
1) What kind of text is this? Is it a story, a speech or a notice?
2) Who do you think wrote it?
3) Who is it for?
Possible answers:
It is a speech.
The principal of the school is probably the person who wrote it.
It is for the graduating students of the school.
2. 2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1) What were the students like in Grade7?
2) How have the students changed?
3) Who should the students thank and why?
4) What will senior high be like?
5) How should the students deal with the future?
6) What advice would you give to students who are just starting junior high school?
Key: 1) They were all so full of energy and thirsty for knowledge.
2) They are now talented young adults who are full of hope for the
future.
3) Their should thank the important people in their lives – their parents, teachers and friends – because these are the people who have helped and supported them.
4) Life in senior high will be harder and they will have many difficult tasks ahead of them.
5) They should learn from their mistakes and never give up, choose wisely and be responsible for their own decisions and actions, and not forget where they came from.
3. 2d Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
attend be thirsty for none set out be proud of
1) It is time to say goodbye, but _______ of us want to leave.
2) It is always hard to separate from those whom you have spent so much time with for the past three years. However, we are still excited to ___________on a new journey when we enter senior high school.
3) The teacher can see in our eyes that we ______________ knowledge. She tells us that knowledge will give us wings to fly.
4) We will _____________ the junior high graduation ceremony tomorrow. It is a very special time for us.
5) Our teachers and parents will __________ us because we have grown up and can be responsible for ourselves.
Key: 1) none 2) set out 3) are thirsty 4) attend 5) be proud of
2e Underline the sentences you like in the passage. Tell your partner what they mean and why you like them.
X. Language points
1.Thank you for coming today to attend the graduation ceremony at No. 3 Junior High
graduation ceremony 毕业典礼
2.You were all so full of energy and thirsty for knowledge.
be full of 充满...
e.g. Her life was full of excitement. 她的生活充满激动人心的事情。
be thirsty for 渴望，渴求
e.g. He was thirsty for power. 他渴望拥有权力。
3. Some of you were a little difficult to deal with!
deal with 处理，对付
e.g. I have a matter of importance to deal with.我有要事要处理。
XI. Homework
Write about what you have gotten in the junior high school and your plan in
the senior high school.
Section B 2 (3a-Self Check)
I. Revision
对某人心存感激be thankful to sb.
连同along with
对......有责任be responsible for
渴求，渴望be thirsty for
（时间）过去go by
弄得一团乱make a mess
沉住气；保持冷静keep one's cool
骄傲 be proud of
出发；启程set out
犯错make mistakes
放弃give up
在......之前ahead of
充满…...be full of
处理deal with
成长grow up
学校调查school survey
连续几次地in a row
达标meet the standard
休息take a break
清楚地指示clear instructions
对某人有耐心的be patient with sb
解决work out
指导某人做事guide sb to do
投入更多的努力put in more effort
Ⅱ. Writing
1. Work on 3a. Think of a person or an event from junior high school that you will never forget. Make some notes about how this person or event changed your life in some way.
Who is the person? / What is the event?
When and where did you first meet this person?/ When and where did this event happen?
How did you feel when you met this person?/ How did you feel when this event happened?
How did this person help you?/ What happened later?
How has this person’s advice/event changed your life?
2. Work on 3b. Write a passage about the person or vent you thought abut in 3a.
Describe the person/event.
Explain how you feel about this person/event.
Describe how this person/event has changed your life.
写作指导：
1. 写中学生活中的难忘的人/事。
2. 事件要有五要素：when, where, who, what, how, why
3. 最后阐述这件事对自己所产生的影响。
Sample writing
Te one person from my junior high school days that I will never forget is Mrs. Wong, my English teacher in Grade 7.
When I first started Grade 7, I was shy and did not dare t speak to anyone. My English was not very good and I felt nervous when I had to answer questions in class. I would have problems speaking even though I knew the answer. I felt quite unhappy with myself.
One day Mrs. Wong spoke to me after class. She encouraged me to speak slowly. She also told me that she believed I could speak well if I practise more. I was touched by what she said and it made me work harder on my speaking skills.
Mrs. Wong continued to encourage me and I became even more confident. I improved so much that I won an English speech contest that year! I will always be grateful to Mrs. Wong for her advice and support.
Ⅲ. Self-Check
1.What happened in junior high that made you have these feelings? Complete the chart.
Feelings Memories/experiences
excited Our class won the sports meeting.
happy My friends hold a birthday party for me.
worried I didn't finish my homework and my teachers were strict.
sad I lost my living cost.
tired I was tired after staying up late to study.
proud I got the first in the final examination.
shy I fell down in front of my classmates on the playground.
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
I can’t believe (believe) that today is the last day of junior high school. I still remember (remember) the first day of Grade 7 like it was yesterday. I used to be (be) a really shy person, so on the first day of junior high, I was(be) so scared and nervous.
I _thought (think) that I would never make any friends. But now, I realize (realize) that I was just being silly. Since then, I have made (make) so many good friends and I have shared (share) so many good memories with them. Even though I _am_ (be) sad that junior high is over, I _am looking_ (look) forward to new experiences in senior high!
Ⅳ. Homework
Finish your passage in 3b.