1、Unit 5 AbilitiesIntegrated skills (I) 1. To identify and note specific details and guess meaning from general context2. To identify specific information presented in written and spoken form and make note3. To understand and respond to context by abstracting information relevant to writing a students
2、 profileFocusesTo abstract information from listeningDifficulties:To respond to information obtained from listening Step 1 Presentation1. Arouse Ss awareness of being a good student: Try your best to finish off your study tasks at school. What do you often get at the end of a term?2. Lead into the n
3、ew items: a school report for you. Elicit Ss answers about their own school report at school. Try to compare theirs to Suzys on page 82.3. Ss skim Suzys school report and fill in the useful information below, check as a whole class.Step 2 Practice1. Notes for parents meetingpage 86 Part A1, individu
4、als give their answers and check as a whole.Name: _ Class: _Grade: _Good at: _, _ , _ and Maths.Weak at: _Clubs: _ ClubPlays the piano wellSports: _Practices every _ and _Personality: Clever and cheerfulCan organize _ activities wellStep 3 Listening1. Play the tape about Part A2 on page 87 for Ss to
5、 abstract special information about Suzy. Check with the whole class.2. Play the tape for Ss to listen and repeat. Step 4 Reading/ Practice1. Ss read the part individually, make sure they can read the part fluently.2. Practice reading the part in class.3. Ss practice find out the langue points in th
6、e part together.report cardhave a good memorybe careful/ carelessuse English more oftendo/ try ones besthave/ get good grades in Mathsjump highlong jumpget into the school teamnext yearStep 5 ProductionTrue or false questions according to Suzys report card.1. Suzy is a top student in Grade 7.( )2. S
7、he can remember things quickly. ( )3. Suzy doesnt need to read and use English more often . 4. She is crazy about Chinese history. ( )5. Suzy can organize music club activities well. ( )6.She is good at jumping high now. ( )7. Suzys Grade teacher Mr Wu thinks she is careless sometimes. ( )8. She is
8、clever at geography. ( )Step 6 Homework1. Go over Speak up after class.2. Practice the saying the route about the treasure for next period. Integrated skills (II)1. To develop fluency in using can to exchange information about what people are able to do 2. To find out and give information about abil
9、ities3. To transfer the conversation model to personal situationsFocuses To identify and note specific details from general contextDifficulties:To respond to information with peopleStep 1 Presentation / Listening I. Arouse Ss interest in talking about their own abilities, e.g. talking with friends,
10、sending e-mails, talking on the ICQ with foreign friends. Remind Ss that there are all kinds of opportunities to use the structure in writing and conversation.II. Play the tape for Ss to listen and answer the following questions:1. Why cant Sandy dance?2. Can Millie dance well?3. Can Sandy sing well
11、?4. Will Sandy learn how to dance?5. How often will they practice dancing?Step 2 Reading and acting1. Ss practice reading the part in chorus and in pairs. Encourage them to pay more attention to intonation linking of words. 2. Get some pairs to act out the conversation in front of the class.Step 3 P
12、ractice1. Give Ss some time to create a situation about abilities in pairs. 2. Get some pairs to act out their conversations in front of the class. Step 4 Production1. Create a situation for Ss to make up a conversation.A: cant play tennis, difficultcan play pingpong wellwant to learn how to play te
13、nnis B: can play tennis well can sing wellcan teach A how to play tennisC: practise every afternoon after school2. Then Ss work out their own conversations and act them out in pairs in front of the class. 3. Finish off the conversation together.A: I _ read the article at all. Its too difficult for m
14、e. Can you read it?B: Yes, of course. But I _ read well.A: Thats OK. I _ do it at all.B. Oh, well, _ mind. You can learn Maths very well.A: Thank you, but _ you teach me _ to read English? B: No _. Lets _ every Friday after school.A: Great! Thank you very much.Step 5 Homework1. Go over Study Skills after class.2. Practice their conversations as written work.
