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Unit 2 School life
Lesson 3 Making a difference
LESSON PREPARATION
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
◎掌握詞匯：difference, village, yourself, drop. possible, never, future
◎接觸詞匯：education
◎短語和句型：make a difference, give up, drop out of school, in the future
RESOURCES
audiotape a list of sentences that use adverbs (see Step 5). prepare a short story about someone who has made a difference in your life (see Step 6)
LESSON STRUCTURE CLASS OPENING
Greeting
Greet the class.
Say: Good morning/afternoon, everyone.
Review
1)Homework check.
2)If applicable, choose some students to present their printed T-shirt design.
KEY CONCEPTS Focus Structures:
I wanted to give up my studies.
With a good education, you can make a difference. She does not want anyone to drop out of school. I want to make a difference in the future.
STEP 1: PRESENT
1) Instruct the students to read the title of Lesson 15 (Making a Difference).
Write making a difference on the blackboard. Explain the meaning of the phrase. (If you like, you may ask the students to refer to the Dig In at the bottom of the lesson.)
Teacher: "Making a difference"means making a good change. You can help someone make a difference in his or her life or someone can help you make a difference in your own life. Do you think school makes a difference in your life Does school help you or make you better
Help the students answer these questions.
Students: Yes, we learn many important things at school.
Teacher: That's right. School teaches you important skills that can help you do well in the future.What does"in the future"mean
Write in the fiuture on the blackboard. Explain the meaning of the phrase.
2)Teacher: School can help you get a good job later in your life. So teachers want their students to stay in school. They don't want their students to drop out of school.
Write drop out of on the blackboard. Explain the meaning of the phrase.
Teacher: To "drop out of something or somewhere means you stop doing something or you leave some place. Can you drop out of a music class
Help the students answer this question.
Students: Yes, you can. It means you don't go to that music class anymore.
Teacher: Right. What if I say, "I give up" Do you know what that means
Write give up on the blackboard. Explain the meaning of the term.
Teacher: "Give up"means you stop trying to do something. What is something that you love doing and you will never give up
Write never on the blackboard. Explain that never is the opposite of a/ways. Then help the students answer the question.
Student A: I love singing. I will never give up singing.
Student B: I love drawing. I will never give up drawing.
Student C: I love reading. I will never give up reading.
STEP 2: LISTEN
CLASS WORK: Let's Do It! No. 1
1)Play the audiotape for Lesson 15 (Making a Difference). Play it once and ask the students just to listen.
2)Play the audiotape a second time and ask the students to complete the exercise.
3) Check the answers as a class and correct any false statements.
STEP 3: READ
INDEPENDENT WORK: Let's Do /t! No. 2
1) Instruct the students to read Lesson 15 silently, and fill in the blanks independently.
2)Remind the students to do their best to imitate the pronunciation they hear.
STEP 5: PRACTICE AND PLAY
PAIR WORK: NeverNever
Play Never Never to review adverbs of frequency. But first, you may want to write some key terms on the blackboard and explain.
1) Write: every day or all the time =always
most days or most of the time =usually
many days or many times =often
some days or some of the time sometimes no days or none of the time never
(remind the students that never is the opposite of always)
2)Draw a table on the blackboard. Label each box with a day of the week, starting with Sunday. Divide the class into two teams and keep score. You say sentences that use the words always. sometimes, usually and never: Players from each team take turns writing check marks or Xs in the boxes to match what you say.
For example:
Teacher: You always eat lunch.
Student A: (Put a check mark in every box.) Teacher: You never listen to the radio.
Student B: (Put an X in every box.)
Teacher: You usually/often watch TV in the evening. Student C: (Use more than half of the check marks. Teacher: You sometimes take a bus to school.
Student D: (Use less than half of the check marks.)
eat lunch listen to
the radio watch TV take a bus
Sunday √ X √ √
Monday √ X √ √
Tuesday √ X √ √
Wednesday √ X √ X
Thursday √ X X X
Friday √ X x X
Sat urday √ x X X
Students need to draw or copy a blank table to do this exercise.
* See the "Games"section at the back of this guide for further instructions on how to play.
STEP 6: TASK
PAIR WORK: Let's Do It! No. 4
1) Introduce this task by sharing a story of your own. Briefly tell the class about someone who has made a difference in your life.
2)Ask the students to work in pairs to share stories about someone they know who has made a difference in their lives or has made a difference in other
people's lives. Students can follow the example in the student book.
3) Select some pairs to share their stories with the class.
CLASS CLOSING
1)Complete Let's Do It! No. 3.
Students do the exercise independently, then check the answers in groups, and finally as a class.
2)Assign homework:
How I (Can) Make a Difference: Think about how you have made or can make a difference in the future. EXTENSION
GROUP WORK: Dialogue role-play
1) Instruct the students to make up a dialogue using the key words and phrases from this lesson.
2)Provide the students with the following scenario to help them get started.
3)One group member should play the role of the student (who wants to drop out). and the other group members play the roles of the teacher. friend(s) or parents.
4) Students should practice role-playing the dialogue. If time allows, ask some groups to present their dialogue to the class.
LANGUAGE NOTES
1. Last year, I wanted to give up my studies.去年， 我想要放棄我的學業。
give up 意為“放棄”，與stop 同義。例如： We will never give up our dreams. 我們永遠不會放 棄夢想。
I need to tell my father to give up smoking.我需要告 訴我爸爸要戒煙。
2. With a good education, you can make a difference.有好的教育，你會有所作為。
make a difference 意為“有所不同，有所影響，有 所作為”。例如：
One more try may make a difference.再試一次可能 會有所不同的。
Do all your best, and you will make a difference!竭盡
全力，你會有所作為的！
3. You can make a good life for yourself. 你可以為 自己創造好的生活。
make sth. for sb.意為“為某人制作/創造某物”， 也可說成 make sb.sth.。例如：
Can you make some tea for me Can you make me some tea？你能給我沏些茶嗎？
Jim's mum made a big birthday cake for him. Jim's mum made him a big birthday cake.吉姆的媽媽給他 做了一個大大的生日蛋糕。
4. She does not want anyone to drop out of school. 她不想讓任何人輟學。
drop out of意為“退出，不參與”。例如：
His parents wanted him to drop out of school.他父母 想讓他輟學。
Do you know why those students dropped out of college？你知道為什么那些學生輟學了呢？

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