Teaching goals:
1. Vocabulary: hard-working, report card, can do better, speaking, listening, average, surprise.
2. Patterns: What did your math teacher say?
He said he could speak three languages.
3.直接引语和间接引语的转换。
4.写成绩报告单，并能将自己的成绩报告给他人。
Important and difficult points:
1.新的词汇和习语。
2.个人Report card 的写作。
3.直接引语转换间接引语中，注意一些关键动词的变化和人称代词的变化。
Teaching aids:
teaching cards, pictures and a tape recorder.
Period 1
Teaching contents: Section A 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c, Grammar focus.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Leading in
Ask several Ss what they are going to do after school .Write their sentences on the Bb.
Step 2 Pre-task
Say, These Ss talk about what they are going to do after school, if you want to tell a friend what they said, how would you tell him?
Write the words “He said” and “She said” on the Bb .Say, We can use the words “He said” and “She said” to tell your friend like this: He/She said he/she was going to play basketball after school .Get the Ss to repeat.
Repeat this process with the other sentences on the Bb.
Step 3 While-task
SB Page 26, 1a.
1.Ask a student to read the four questions.
(1)What is a soap opera?
(2)Do you ever watch soap operas?
(3)What are some soap operas you known?
(4)What are some things that happen on soap operas?
2. Write the words soap opera on the board. Point to the picture and ask students what they think a soap opera is.
3. Point out the TV screens in the picture. Ask one student to read what the person says in the first picture .Then ask another student: What did she/he say? Help to answer: She/He said she/he was having a surprise party for Lana on Friday night.
4. Repeat with the other pictures.
SB Page 26 , 1b .
Ask different students to look at each picture and tell what is happening.
Play the recording the first time. Students only listen.
Play the recording a second time and write the numbers 1 though 4 in front of the pictures. Then check the answers.
SB Page 26, 1c.
Pairwork. First Ss work in pairs, then ask some pairs to present their dialogues to the class.
Step 4 Post-task
SB Page 27 , 2a & 2b .
1. Ask several Ss to read these sentences.
2. Play the recording .Ss circle their answer.
3. Check the answers.
Step 5 Grammar Focus
1. Review the grammar box. Ask Ss to say the statements.
2. Explain: In each case, the direct speech talks about present situations and the reported speech talks about past situations .
Step 6 Homework
用she / he said 将直接引语改为间接引语。
1. I am a clever girl.
2. I am having lunch at school.
3. I can dance well.
4. I play football every day.
5. I don’t like my younger brother.
Period 2
Teaching contents: Section A 3a, 3b, 4, Section B 2a, 2b, 2c.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Leading in
Check the homework .Ask several students to read their sentences to the class.
Step 2 Pre-task
SB Page 28, 3a.
1. Read the article to the class.
2. Ask Ss to fill in the blanks on their own.
3. Check the answers.
SB Page 28, Part 4.
Ss work in groups of four to complete the role plays. Ask a few Ss to show their role plays to the class.
Step 3 While-task
SB Page 29, 1a, 1b.
1. Read the sentences to the class and teach new words. Then ask Ss to check the sentences that are true for themselves.
2. Ask one student to read each sentence to the class and ask Ss to raise their hands if they checked that answer.
3. Ask a few pairs of students to present their conversations to the class.
SB Page 29, 2a & 2b.
1. Read the instructions to Ss. Make sure they know what to do.
2. Play the recording two or three times. Correct the answers.
Step 4 Post-task
SB Page 29, 2c.
Pairwork. In pairs, get Ss to choose a report card from activity 2b to talk about .Then ask some pairs to present their dialogues.
Step 5 Homework
SB Page 28, 3b.Ask Ss to write anything they want.
Period 3
Teaching contents: Section B 3a, 3b, 3c, 4, selfcheck.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Leading in
Check the homework. Ask several students to read their episodes to the class.
Step 2 Pre-task
SB Page 30, 3a.
1. Read the instructions and ask Ss to read the letter on their own and write Alan’s name on his report in activity 2b.
2. Correct the answer.
SB Page 30, 3b.
1. Get Ss to use the information from activity 2b to write a letter to a relative or a friend about their report cards.
2. Ask a student to read his or her completed letter to the class. Orally correct any mistakes.
Step 3 While-task
SB Page 30, 3c.
Ask Ss to write their own report cards. While Ss work, walk around and offer assistance if necessary.
SB Page 30, Part 4.
1. Get Ss to make up their teachers comments.
2. Pairwork. In pairs, talk about their report cards.
3. Ask several pairs to share their conversations.
Step 4 Post-task
SB Page 31, Selfcheck, Part 1.
1. Ask Ss to fill in the blanks on their own.
2. Correct the answers.
3. Have Ss make sentences with the words.
SB Page 31, Selfcheck, Part 2.
1. Ask Ss to read the story.
2. In pairs, have Ss to make conversations according to the story.
3. Ask some Ss to share their conversations with the class.
Step 5 Homework
Ask students to write their conversations on their exercise books.
Period 4
Teaching contents: Reading: She said helping others changed her life.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Leading in
Ask Ss to think of people who need help and write some ideas. Then discuss with their partner.
Step 2 Pre-task
SB Page 32, Section 2.
1. Ask a volunteer to read the passage out aloud. Make sure the class understands the advice.
2. Ask Ss to read it again and fill in the blanks.
3. Check the answers.
Step 3 While-task
SB Page 33, Section 3, 3a.
1. Ask Ss to read through again to find the relevant information for Yang Lei’s students.
2. Ask Ss to complete the information under “you”, saying what is true for their own lives.
3. Have Ss discuss their answers with their partner.
SB Page 33, Section 3, 3b. In pairs, ask and answer the questions.
SB Page 33, Section 3, 3c. Have Ss write a summary of the reading and share the summaries in groups of five.
Step 4 Post-task
SB Page 33 , Section 4.
1. Have a class discussion about the work each organization does.
2. Ask some Ss to say which organization they would like to work for and why.
Step 5 Homework
Write the summary of the reading on their exercise books.下载本文
