1. (设置问题，让学生带着问题去听，锻炼其从听力材料中获取信息的能力。)

　 (用小黑板呈现问题。)

T: Now, let’s listen to the tape and find out the answers to the questions that I give you.

2. (复习与毕业有关的内容，为引出新课作铺垫。)

T: What does a graduation ceremony mark?

(帮助学生一起回忆教材中有关的句子。)

Ss: It marks the end of a period in a student’s school life.

T: It means something else. What does it mean?

(让学生们自主发表意见。)

S₄: It means we must leave this school.

S₅: It means we can’t be together any longer.

S₆: It means we have grown up.

S₇: It means we can see each other only in our dreams.

S₈: It means we may not see each other again.

(问学生自己毕业前的感受及原因。)

T: Everything has an end. You’ll leave our school very soon. How do you feel about it?

S₉: I’m happy.

T: Why?

S₉: Because I can find new friends in another school.

(以相同的方式问其他学生。)

S₁₀: …

S₁₁: …

T: What do I feel? Do you know?

Ss: We don’t know. What do you feel?

(教师通过这个问题来呈现本课新单词。)

T: I feel happy because you have grown up. But I feel disappointed, too. Because I always dream of you these days. When I awake, I can’t see you, then I will feel anxious and come back to school in a hurry. I want to get to school earlier and stay with you for a longer time.

(板书画线单词和词组，回顾hurry的用法。)

T: “Awake” means “wake up”.

Example:

I always awake at 6:00, then I get up at once.

T: “Hurry” is used as noun here.

Example: Kangkang got up late and he went to school in a hurry.

(继续提出问题，为1a的呈现打下基础。)

T: Where is Maria from?

Ss: She is from Cuba.

T: Where is Michael from?

Ss: He is from the U.S.A.

T: Where is Jane from?

Ss: She is from Canada.

(教师总结，引出机场送行。)

T: Now they have graduated from Ren’ai International School. They have to go back home. How can they go back?

(这个问题很简单，同学们会自然回答乘飞机。)

Ss: They can go by air/by plane.

T: They are leaving for their homes, they are heading back to their homes. That means they are starting to go back home.

(板书画线部分短语。)

T: Where should Kangkang see them off?

Ss: At airport.

T: Yes, Maria, Jane and Michael will set off by air. Can they get to the airport in time?

Let’s go on 1a and find it out.

(板书画线部分。)

Step 2　 Presentation 第二步　 呈现(时间:5分钟)

呈现1a。

Step 1　 Review 第一步　 复习(时间:10分钟)

复习谚语。畅谈毕业典礼及感受。呈现新词为1a的学习作铺垫。

1. (以点将的形式复习本单元谚语。)

(老师说出汉语，让同学说出英语，考查同学们的记忆力。)

T: Some sayings are very important to us and we are familiar with them. We can review some together.

T: S₁，礼轻情义重。

S₁: It’s the thought that counts.

T: 有志者事竟成。

S₂: Where there is a will, there is a way.

T: 凡人皆有得意日。

S₃: Every dog has its day.

(老师说出英语，让同学们说出汉语，扩展同学们的知识。)

T: No pains, no gains.

Ss: 不劳无获。

T: A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Ss: 患难朋友才是真朋友。

T: An early bird catches worms.

Ss: 勤能补拙。

T: Waste not, want not.

Ss: 塞翁失马，焉知非福。

T: All roads lead to Rome.

Ss: 条条大路通罗马。

T: When in Rome, do as Romans do.

Ss: 入乡随俗。

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3. Learn to express the feeling of being reluctant to part and cherish the friendship.

2. Sum up the sentence patterns and useful expressions about farewells in Topic 3.

(1)..., it is hard to set off because so many people wanted to say goodbye to my family.

(2)..., I’m sad to be here watching you all heading back home.

(3)..., which flight will you take?

(4)I’m sorry I have to go now.

(5)I hope you will have a great future. I look forward to reading about it in your e-mails.

(6)We’ll miss you!

(7)Keep in touch!

(8)Have a safe flight!

1. Master some new words and phrases:

(at) any minute (now), in time, in a hurry, set off, go for a walk, awake, alive

2. Homework

Think of the activities according to the text. Which ones do you think are not good for us? Show your reasons.

1. (练习写毕业典礼演讲稿。)

T: I think most of you have prepared for writing a speech. Now, write it on your exercise book. There are some requirements for you.

(1) 先列出提纲，再写正文。

(2) 文章中尽量能运用已学或你收集的谚语或俗语。如:

①Where there is a will, there is a way.

②It’s the thought that counts.

③No pains, no gains.

(3) 词数:80-100。