Unit 5 Abilities(Integrated skills I)

unit 5 abilities(integrated skills i)
 
1. to identify and note specific details and guess meaning from general context
2. to identify specific information presented in written and spoken form and make note
3. to un derstand and respond to context by abstracting information releva nt to writing a student’s profile

focuses
to abstract information from listening

difficulties:
to respond to information obtained from listening

step 1 presentation
1. 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 new items: a school report for you. elicit ss’ answers about their own school report at school. try to compare theirs to suzy’s on page 82.
3. ss skim suzy’s school report and fill in the useful information below, check as a whole class.

step 2 practice
1. notes for parents’ meeting
  page 86 part a1, individuals give their answers and check as a whole.
name: ________ class: ________grade: ________
good at: ________, ________ , _________ and maths.
weak at: ________
clubs: __________ club
plays the piano well
sports: ________
practices every ________ and __________
personality: clever and cheerful
        can organize ________ activities well

step 3 l istening
1. play the tape about part a2 on page 87 for ss to abstract special information about suzy. check with the whole class.
2. play the tape for ss to listen and repeat.

step 4 reading/ practice
1. ss read the part individually, make sure they can read the part fl uently.
2. practice reading the part in class.
3. ss practice find out the langue points in the part together.
  report card
have a good memory
  be careful/ careless
  use english more often
  do/ try one’s best
  have/ get good grades in maths
  jump high
  long jump
  get into the school team
  next year

step 5 production
 true or false questions according to suzy’s report card.
1. suzy is a top student in grade 7.(    )
2. she can remember things quickly.     (   )
3. suzy doesn’t 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. suzy’s grade teacher mr wu thinks she is careless sometimes. (   )
8. she is clever at geography. (   )

step 6 homework
1. go over ‘speak up’ after class .