课题名称			Lesson 56 Manage Your Time
科目		英语		教学对象			九年级
课时安排					一课时
一．教材内容分析
本课是本单元的第二课，是一篇阅读课，在与同学们讨论了未来职业以及初步制定计划之后，安排好自己的时间则成了计划实施的重要保证，本课主要解决这样一个问题。本文主要讲了帮助学生学会安排时间和管理自己时间的方法，以及使学生掌握相关的词汇和表达。其中包括求助信和指导信两个部分，学生还可以从Sue老师的回信中得到更多的人生启发。本节课教师通过指导学生对文章的听、说、读和写的练习，从而提高他们的阅读能力和综合运用语言的能力。
二．教学目标
Language Knowledge			Words		Ss will be able to use the words: besides, weekday, primary, asleep, notebook, review, itself
					Ss will be able to use the phrases: on top of, fall asleep
			Topic		Students will know how to manage their time well.
Language Skills			Listening		Students can get the information to fill in a table while listening about the plan.
			Speaking		Students will be able to talk about the problems, the way to manage their time and their plan in English.
			Reading		Students can understand the letters about managing time quickly and well.
			Writing		They can make their own timetable in English.
学习策略			在学习中积极思考，主动探究，善于发现语言的规律。善于抓住用英语交际的机会。
情感态度			在学习中敢于用英语来表达自己的看法。培养学习英语的兴趣和学好英语的勇气。树立制定计划的意识。
Teaching important points			1 Master the words and structures in this lesson. 2 Learn how to express themselves about their problems and plans.
Teaching difficult points			To write about their plans correctly.
三．教学策略选择与设计
本课是一篇阅读课，依据本课的话题内容，教学从大部分学生面临的实际问题出发，采用问卷调查、听说训练和读写训练等形式，使学生从面临问题，逐渐到阅读Sue的回信解决问题，然后相互交流对于制定计划的认识和感受，使学生形成正确的人生观并且丰富自己的学习策略。最后自己实际操作，亲自尝试制作自己的计划表，对这一学习策略进行体验应用。学生主要通过阅读和与同学老师的交流中丰富自己的语言素材，为最后写和说的语言输出环节做足铺垫。
四．教学环境及设备，资源准备
1. a blackboard 2. PowerPoint
五．教学环节
	Teacher’s activities					Student’s activities		Aim of design	Time
Step 1: Warming up and Leading in	1. T: Today, let’s make a survey. Read and answer the questions, please. (1)How much time do you spend on your homework everyday? A. Less than one hour. B. About two hours. C. Till midnight. (2). How do you feel? A. Happy. B. Tired. C. Fine. (3). Do you think you need help? 2. T: Today, let’s learn to manage your time.					1. Ss read and think for some time. 2. S1: I often spend less than an hour on my homework. And I feel happy every day. But I think I need some help. S2: I spend about three hours on my homework. And I feel tired. I think I need some help. …		1. Lead into this new lesson quickly.	2’
Step 2 New Words	1. Teacher tells them a story of a boy. T: There is a boy. Look! How does he feel? Why? 2. T: Let’s look at his book. We can see some notes in it. It is a notebook. When he gets home, he must review his notes. He learned and learned, at last, he fell asleep. 3. T: In fact, besides his schoolwork, he has to do many other things. Can you guess what else does he have to do? You can say with “besides” or “on top of”					1. S1: He looks tired. S2: Because he has a lot of things to do. S3: Because he has so much homework. 2. Ss listen, repeat and try to understand. 3. S1: Besides his schoolwork, he has to learn to dance. S2: Besides his schoolwork, maybe he has to clean his room. S3: On top of his schoolwork, maybe he has to help his mom to cook. …		1. To learn the new words. 2. To know about the problems of the boy. 3. To make the English class more interesting.	2’ 2’
Step 3 Reading	1. Fast reading: T: There is also a poor girl like him. Let’s read the text and see. There are two parts in this lesson. Please read them and match. Check the answer in sentences. 2. Detail reading for Part 1. Show them the questions about Part 1. T: Then let’s read and find out what problem she has. Please read Part 1 and answer the questions. For Question 2, the teacher explains the word “weekday” (From Monday to Friday). Then the teacher shows them the pictures to help them retell it in English. For Q3, the teacher explain the word “primary”(Primary school means from Grade 1 to Grade 6.) Which grade is her cousin in? 3. Detail reading for Part 2 T: How does she feel? T: So she needs some help. What do you want to say to her? T: There are some other advices. Let’s see together. Some of them are from Sue. Let’s find out which ones are from Sue. Please read and tick the correct ones.					1. Ss read and match. S1: Part 1 is a letter from a girl to Sue. It’s about her problems. S2: Part 2 is a letter from Sue to the girl. It’s about her suggestions. 2. Ss read Part 1 and answer. S1: Her problem is that she has so many things to do every day. S2: Besides her schoolwork every weekday, She goes to a chess club twice a week. She often has to help my younger cousin. On top of all that, She has classes in dance, piano, art… S3 tries to retell the things the girl should day. S4: She just started primary school and has some difficulties in maths. S5: Grade 1. S6: She fell asleep in class. 3. S1: Embarrassed. S2: You should go to bed early. S3: You should do the things quickly. … Ss read Part 2, and tick the suggestions mentioned by Sue. Ss check the answers one by one.		1. To improve their reading skills. 2. To improve their speaking skills. 3: To know how to make a plan. 3. To learn some words.	1’ 5’ 5’
Step 4 Talking about making the plan.	1. T: Thanks for Sue’s suggestions. Let’s help the girl together. Which should we do first? T: Good idea. What does she has to do? 2. Show them a to-do list. T: Looking at the things, we should think whether we can do all these things or we can have enough rest. And Which must be done? Which can be dropped? Please tell me your idea. 3. T: Then let’s see what time can she do them. T: When do you think she can help her cousin?					1. S1: We should make a list of all the things she has to do. S2: She has to help her cousin. S3: She has to do her schoolwork. S4: She has to go to the chess club. … S5: She has to do a review. … 2. S1: Schoolwork must be done. S2: Helping his cousin must be done. … 3. S1: She has to do her schoolwork every day. … S2: I think she can do it on Saturday.		1. To know how to make a plan. 2. To improve the students’ speaking skills. 3. To prepare for the writing.	1’ 1’ 1’
Step 5 Listening	1. T: You have got your ideas. Let’s listen about the girl’s plan. Please listen and fill in the timetable. 2. T: So from this, we know: Making a good plan is half the work itself. T: Sue really has good ideas. Please tell me the most useful thing for you.					1. Ss listen and fill. Ss check the answer. 2. S1: We should do a review every weekend. S2. We should organize our notes right after school. …		1. To talk about the girl’s plan. 2. To improve their listening skills. 3. To prepare for the writing.	3’ 2’ 3’
Step 6 Writing	1. T: How do you think the girl feels now? 2. T: Let’s make our own timetable now. 3. T: Please show us and tell about it.					1. S1: She feels good. / happy / … 2. Ss make their own timetable. 3. Some students show their timetables and tell about their plans.		To improve their writing skills.	1’ 5’
Step 7 Summary and exercise	1. T: Now, let’s see what we have learnt today. 2. T: Let’s see if you can use them. Please do the exercise.					1. Ss tell the things they get. S1: We have learnt the words: primary,… 2. Ss do and check.		1. To check 2. To summarize	2’
Step 8: Homework	Write about your plan in English.							To improve their writing skills.	1’
The design of the blackboard:
Lesson 56 Manage Your Time besides == on top of Step 1. make a list fall asleep—fell asleep Step 2. think about them take notes – notebook Step 3. plan your time do a review ==review the lessons Step 4. make a timetable weekday Making a good plan is half the work itself. primary itself