1、Unit 4 Life on Mars Study skillsTeaching aims: Learn to make a plan to improve the way of study.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Enjoy a video and discussHow many ways of learning English in this video?What are they?Step 2 Self-assessmentTo do self-assessment means to think about your studies in order to
2、find out your strengths and weaknesses. This can help you make a plan to improve the way you study.Kitty is completing a self-assessment form to find out how she is doing with her English study. Read her results in the table below.always来源:学优高考网 gkstk often sometimes almost neverDo you speak English
3、 in class? Can you r emember new words easily?来源:gkstk.Com Do you make spelling mistakes? Can you learn new grammar rules well?Can you answer listening questions correctly?来源:gkstk.Com Do you get good results in tests? After doing the self-assessment, Kitty is making a plan for studying English. Rea
4、d her plan. Do you think she has some good ideas?I often speak English well in class, but I still need to practice more.I need to work harder to learn new words and grammar rules. I plan to copy the new words in my notebook and read them every morning. I plan to remember five new words every day. Gr
5、ammar rules are difficult, so I will keep an English diary and try to use the new grammar rules I have learnt. I plan to watch English TV programmes every weekend in order to improve my listening skills.Step 3 Fi nd some rulesWork harder to learn new words and grammar rules.Copy the new words in my
6、notebook and read them every morning.Remember five new words every day.Keep an English diary and try to use the new grammar rules I have learnt.Plan to watch English TV programmes every weekend.Step 4 Now complete the self-assessment form in Part A yourself. Then write your own plan for studying Eng
7、lish.always often sometimes almost neverDo you speak English in class? Can you remember new words easily?Do you make spelling mistakes?Can you learn new gram mar rules well?Can you answer listening questions correctly?Do you get good results in tests?Your plan:I need to 来源:gkstk.ComI plan to I willS
8、tep 5 Writing Task【写作任务】假设你是光华中学英语校刊的编辑李铭。有一天你收到林涛的电子邮件，邮件内容如下。请仔细阅读邮件内容并回复。词数不少于 80。Dear Li Ming, Im Lin Tao, a student from Grade Eight. I know your English is very good, so I want to ask you for help. I study English very hard, but it seems that I havent made much progress. This makes me worried.
9、 I really dont want to give it up. What should I do?Yours,Lin Tao【技能点拨】该写作要求回复一封电子邮件。首先大家应理解所给邮件的内容，抓住问题的关键 林涛很努力地学英语，但进步不大，不知该怎么办。因此，大家在回复邮件时，应针对林涛的情况给出建议。这是一篇半开放作文，大家可以根据自己学习英语的经验给出合理建议。【推荐词汇】join the English Corner, make good use of, be afraid of, make mistakes【范文展示】Dear Lin Tao,Im glad to receiv
10、e your e-mail and know that you dont want to give up studyi ng English. Here is some advice for you. First, interest is the best teacher. I advise you to join the English Corner. There you will get more interested in English and find more friends who want to improve their English, too. Second, pract
11、ice makes perfect. Make good use of every chance to listen, speak, read and write. Practice with your friends in English every day. Dont be shy and try to answer questions actively in English classes. Dont be afraid of making mistakes.I hope my advice does help you. Wish you make great progress. Yours,Li MingStep 6 Homework来源:学优高考网 gkstkFinish the exercises on workbook.Preview the next lesson.
