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Class:______ Name:_______ Group:_______ Date:________

第一课时

教学目标：知识与技能：the commonly used words and expressions related to “Friendship”.

the students to complete some opening given topics.

过程与方法：Inspiration，Questioning and Discussion

情感态度与价值观: the students to realize the importance of friends and

friendship.

to evaluate friends and friendship.

教学重点：Using the commonly used words to describe the friends.

教学难点：How to improve students’ speaking abilities.

【自主学习】

1．按音标正确读音、背诵以下单词及词组（P92 ）。

survey add up upset ignore calm down have got to be concerned about

walk th e dog loose

2. 根据所给词首字母及中文释义写出各单词的完整形式

1）u_________(vt. 使不安，使心烦)

2）a_________(vt.&v i. 增加；添加)

3）c_________(adj. 平静的；镇静的)

4）c__________(n.关心，担忧)

3．在课文中找出并翻译以下句子。

1）Add up your score and see how many points you get.

2)While walking the dog, you were careless and it got loose and was hit by a car.

4. 词汇和句型突破学习（练习册P —P 和课本P76中的1-3点）。

5．合作探究

1）描述朋友的词汇

2）有关朋友的谚语翻译。

A friend is easier lost than found

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

。

A friend is never known t ill a man has need.

A friend without f aults will never be found.

Between friends all is common.

He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.

Life without a friend is death.

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.

Old friends and old wines are best.

A faithful friend is hard to find.

A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.

A friend in court is bett er than a penny in purse.

A friend is a seco nd self.

6．自主检测。

1）选词填空

add up to be concerned about loose calm down ignore upset

1.It was quite terrible. It took me some time to ___________ yourself.

2.There is a lot of air in the ___________snow. It can keep you warm.

3.I said hello to her, but she __________me completely.

4.He always works late and we ____________his health.

5.His whole school education ___________ no more than one year.

6.Don’t ________ yourself about it, no harm has been done.

2)选择填空

1．If the rain keeps falling, it will ________our whole plan.

A. damage

B. upset

C. harm

D. give up

2. Please keep _______ while I take photograph of you.

A. still

B. calm

C. quiet

D. silent

the long journey, the three of them went back home,_________

A. hungry and tiredly

B. hungry and tired

C. hungrily and tiredly

D. hungrily and tiredly

4.－Who should be responsible for the accident?

－The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order________.

A. as told

B. as are told

C. as telling

D. as they told all know that, ________the situation will get worse.

A. not if dealt carefully with

B. if not carefully dealt with

C. if dealt not carefully with

D. not if carefully dealt with

7.课后反思

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