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Unit 10: Get Ready for the Future
Lesson 56: Manage Your Time
LESSON PREPARATION
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
◎掌握詞匯：weekday, primary, asleep, notebook, review, itself
◎接觸詞匯：besides ◎短語和句型：on top of .. RESOURCES
audiotape task cards (see Extension) LESSON STRUCTURE
CLASS OPENING
Greeting
Greet the class and introduce the topic of today's lesson.
Teacher: Who can read the title of today's lesson Students: I can. It's "Manage Your Time".
Teacher: Right. What does manage your time mean Students: It means to organize your time into a schedule.
Teacher: Very good. Do you think it's important to manage you time Why or why not
Students: Yes. Sometimes life can be very busy, and if you don't manage your time, you could create more problems for yourself.
Teacher: Exactly! Good time management will help you stay focused, clear and can reduce stress.
Review
1)Homework check.
2)Choose some students to present their passage "My Life in 10 Years"to the class.
3) Review what you learned in the last lesson. What do you need to do to succeed
1. Know what your skills and talents are.
2. Choose a job that interests you and suits your talents.
3. Come up with a plan that will help you get that job.
4. Follow your plan and do NOT doubt yourself. 5. Be confident and focused, and you will succeed.
KEY CONCEPTS FOCUS STRUCTURES:
On top of all of that, I have classes in dance, piano, art...
Yesterday, I fell asleep during class. Best of luck!
Step 1: Present
Discuss the Think About It questions as a class. Teacher: How much time do you spend on your homework every day
Students: I spend two to three hours on my homework every day.
Teacher: That's great. Do you have a specific time every day when you do your homework
Students: I usually do my homework right after school./I usually do my homework before dinner./I usually do my homework after dinner.
Teacher: Do you have any after-school activities Students: Yes. I got to dance class on Tuesdays./I go to basketball practice on Thursdays.
Teacher: Is it hard for you to organize your time for school work, and your after-school activities
Students: Sometimes it is difficult to organize my time because sometimes I'm very busy with school
and other times I'm very busy with my after-school activities.
Teacher: What do you do to manage your time Do you think you manage your time well
Students: I have a schedule that I write. It helps me organize everything I have to do. I think I usually manage my time well, but sometimes things get too busy.
Teacher: Good answer. Let's read Lesson 56 and find out what Sue has to say about good time management.
Step 2: Read Aloud
CLASS WORK: Reading aloud
1)Read Lesson 55 as a class. Monitor students'
pronunciation and comprehension.
2)Go over the mastery words and phrases for this lesson.
Step 3: Skim and Do
INDEPENDENT WORK: Let's Do It! No.1
1)Ask the students to skim the reading and complete the exercise independently.
2)Check the answers as a class.
Step 4: Listen
INDEPENDENT/GROUP WORK: Let's Do It! No.3
1)Play the audiotape for Lesson 56. Play it once and ask the students just to listen.
2)Play the audiotape a second time and ask the students to fill in the timetable.
3)Students can check their answers in groups.
Step 5: Task
GROUP/INDEPENDENT WORK: Let's Do It! No.4
1)Divide the class into groups to discuss any problems they have managing their time and share any helpful tips.
2)Then have the students work independently to create their own timetable for the week (like the one in Let's Do It! No.3).
3)Ask the students to compare their timetables in groups.
CLASS CLOSING
1)Complete Let's Do It! No.2.
Students do the exercise independently, then check the answers in groups, and finally as a class.
2)Assign homework:
Tips for Good Time Management: Imagine you are a time management expert, like Sue. Write a magazine article about good time managements. Give your readers some good advice and some helpful tips. Make your article interesting and fun to read.
EXTENSION
CLASS WORK: The Time Management Game Play The Time Management Game to practice organization and time management skills.
1) Divide the class into groups. Provide each
group with a series of cards -each card should have a task and time duration written on it (i.e. do homework: I hour and 30 minutes, clean my room: 30 minutes, go to basketball practice: 2 hours, take a shower: 15 minutes). Have these cards prepared in advance or ask the groups to make up their own cards. If groups make up their own cards, have them trade their cards with another group before you begin playing.
2)Ask each group to create their own blank timetable for one day, like the one below.
TIMETABLE FOR MONDAY
MORNING
7am-
8 am 8am -
9am 9am-
10 am 10am-
11am 11am-
12pm
AFTERNOON
12pm-
1pm 1pm-
2pm 2pm-
3pm 3pm-
4pm 4pm-
5pm
EVENING
5pm-
6 pm 6pm-
7pm 7pm-
8pm 8pm-
9pm 9pm-
10pm
3)Then have the groups organize the task cards in the timetable according to when the task should take place and the amount of time it takes to complete the task. The group to organize all of their task cards first wins.
LANGUAGE NOTES
1. She just started primary school and has some difficulties in maths.她剛上小學，學習數學有困 難。
表達“在（做）某事方面有困難”還可用have/find difficulty (in) sth./doing sth.結構。例如： She had/found no difficulty (in) math/learning math. 她學習數學沒有困難。
2. On top of all that, I have classes in dance, piano, art..除此之外，我還上舞蹈課、鋼琴課、美術課···
on top of在本句中的意思是“除··之外（還）”。例如：
On top of his poverty, he had heart disease.除貧窮 外，他還患有心臟病。
表示“在頂端”這種意思時，on(the)top of和at the top of都可以使用，on側重“面上”，at側重“位置”。例如：
The old woman once lived in a house standing on (the)/at the top of a hill.那位老太太曾住在一座山 頂上的房子里。
但是，若表示“重疊”情況的“上面”或“緊挨在一起”的情況，多用on top of。例如：
They came out of the woods with their hands on top of their heads.他們把雙手放在頭上從樹林里走出來。I have a habit of wearing one shirt on top of another. 我習慣把兩件襯衫套著穿。
The all lived on top of each other.他們彼此住得很 近。
3. Yesterday, I fell asleep during class. 昨天，我上 課時睡著了。
fall在本句中的意思是“進入（某狀態）；開始變成（某事物）”。例如：
When he heard the surprising question, his mouth fell open.他聽到那令人吃驚的消息時，變得張口結舌。
The classroom suddenly fell quiet.教室里突然靜下 來了。
4. Sorry to hear about your trouble.得知你的麻煩 我很難過。
hear的意思是“（直接）聽見，聽到”。例如：I heard the news over the radio.我從收音機里聽到 了那個消息。
hear about/of的意思是“聽說；得知”。例如： I heard about/of the artist, but haven't seen him.我 聽說過那位藝術家，但還沒見過他。
hear from的意思是“收到···的信”。例如：I expect to hear from my parents soon.我盼望很快 收到父母的來信。
5. You are such a busy kid!你是個那么忙碌的孩子 呀！
such和so都可以用來表示“這樣（的）；那樣（的）；如此（的）”。such后可以直接跟單數可數名詞、復數名詞或不可數名詞；so則不可以。
例如：
He has never seen such a film.他從來沒看過這樣 的電影。
Such people have no right to speak.那樣的人沒有 發言權。
Why is there such resistance 為什么存在這樣的阻 力？
單數可數名詞有形容詞修飾時，such位于a/an之前，而so則是“so+形容詞+名詞”的順序。例如：He is such a handsome boy. (=He is so handsome a boy.）他是那么英俊的男孩。
有一般形容詞修飾的復數名詞和不可數名詞詞組之前，用such，不用so。例如：
They are such nice people.他們是那么善良的人。 I heard such good news on/over the radio.我從收音 機里聽到那么好的消息。
such 用于all, many, no, some等之后；so用于 many,few,much, little等之前，且此時不能用 such。例如：
All such possibilities must be considered.所有這些 可能性都必須考慮到。
There is no such animal now.現在這樣的動物不存 在了。
I have so many books.我有如此多的書。
There is so little water in the bottle.瓶子里的水這 么少。
so可以修飾形容詞和副詞。例如：
The flowers are so beautiful. 那些花如此美麗。 He runs so fast.他跑得那么快。
6. I think you should take some time to think carefully about your plan.我認為你應該花點時間 仔細想想你的計劃。
Take a few minutes every evening to check how your plan is going.每天晚上用幾分鐘時間檢查你 的計劃的執行情況。
cost, take, spend 和 pay都有“花費”的意思。
cost的用法：句中的主語是表示物或所做的事情，不用于被動語態。例如：
The book cost me ten yuan.我買這書花了10元錢。 The work cost her a lot of care.這項工作使她付出 了很多心血。
The machine repairs cost us a lot of savings.機器的 維修花費了我們不少積蓄。
spend的用法：指人花費時間、精力、財力等在某事或某物上，行為主體只能是人，所跟介詞為
on 或 in。在spend time/money(in)doing sth.中， 介詞常可省略。例如：
They spent $800 on/for the computer. 他們買這臺 計算機花了800美元。
She spent three days (in)reading this novel.她花了 三天時間讀這部小說。
I've spent two years wandering the world.我用了兩 年時間周游世界。
We spent so much labor on it.我們為它消耗了很多 勞動。
pay的用法：指人為買到或得到某物付出錢或報酬，常和介詞for搭配。例如：
The boss paid me ten yuan for my service.老板支 付給我十元錢的服務費。
How much did you pay for the car 你買這輛汽車 支付了多少錢？
He paid a high price for his success.他付出了很大 代價才取得了成功。
take的用法：常用于it作形式主語的句式，真正的主語是動詞不定式。例如：
It took us three days to finish the work.我們花了三 天時間完成了這項工作。
It took me two yuan to buy the magazine. 我花了兩 元錢買這本雜志。
take的主語也可以是某種活動或人，后面接賓語或雙賓語。例如：
The work will take three weeks.這項工作要花費三 個星期的時間。
The journey took me two months.路上花了我兩個 月的時間。
I took ten minutes solving/to solve the problem.我 花十分鐘解出了這道題。
7. Organize your notes right after classes.就在下課 后立即整理筆記。
right在本句中用作副詞，強調精確的地點或時間，意思是“正好”。例如：
When I found the boy standing right behind me, I felt surprised.發現那個男孩正好站在我背后時，我感到很吃驚。
They got to the top of the hill right at noon.就在中 午，他們到達了那座小山的山頂。
8. Best of luck!祝你好運！
本句屬于表示“感嘆”的一種方式。表示強烈的感情，有多種多樣的手段，比如陳述句、疑問句、祈使句、甚至一個詞組、一個詞都可以通過強勢
語調、加強重音、修飾音色、甚至伴以相應的動作和表情變成感嘆句，以表達強烈的感情。例如：I wish I was as clever as you!但愿我有你那樣聰明 呀！
Aren't those flowers beautiful 難道那些花不漂亮 How careless he is!他多么粗心啊！
What a big box(it is)!一個好大的盒子啊！ Wonderful!妙極了！

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