The Second Period
●从容说课
This period focuses on vocabulary，which is like the bricks we need to build a house.Without mastering a certain words or phrases，we can’t communicate with other people，correctly express our thoughts and avoid misunderstanding each other.The purpose is to let students choose proper words or phrases when talking to people according to knowledge they’ve learned.
●三维目标 1.Knowledge： words/phrases：upset，ignore，loose，cheat，Netherlands，German，dare，thunder，entirely，feeling，crazy，trust，indoors，calm down，be concerned about，walk the dog，go through，hide away，set down a series of...，on purpose，face to face sentence structures：There was a time when...，It was the first time that... ...before...，I wonder if...
2.Ability：
（1）Use these words，phrases and sentence structures freely. （2）Use them in real situations properly. 3.Emotion：
Train students’ perseverance and patience by remembering new words，phrases and sentence structures.
●教学重点
Grasp new words，phrases and sentence structures. ●教学难点
How to make this class lively and interesting so that students are willing to learn. ●教具准备
a project，a blackboard ●教学过程 Step 1 T：In the last period，we read the passage “Anne’s best friend” and had a discussion about friends and friendship.All these include some useful and important words and phrases you have learnt in this unit.Now let’s review them.I want you to make up sentences using the new words.A competition is designed for you to see which group can make sentences as many as possible. Accuracy should be noticed.Are you clear？
Ss：Yes.
1.be concerned about
S1：A large number of students are concerned about the marks in the examination for admission to college.
2.upset
S1：It was careless of you to upset a bottle of ink. S2：We succeeded in upsetting the enemy’s plan. S3：The food I ate yesterday upset my stomach. 3.ignore
S1：We students shouldn’t ignore what our teachers say. 4.calm
S1：Soldiers remained calm in face of cruel enemies. 5.walk the dog
S1：I like walking the dog in the park near to my house. 6.loose
S1：Mary is wearing loose clothing today. 7.cheat
S1：That shopkeeper cheats his customer.
S2：Don’t you consider it wrong to cheat in examinations？
S3：These sheets I’ve bought are a cheat；they’re too short for the bed. 8.share
S1：They shared the cake between them.
S2：Friends should share the joys and sorrows.
S3：She and Reid shared the same tastes and interests. T：Note the phrases：
（1）share in：We shared in the fun.
（2）share with：Please share your newspaper with me. 9.feeling
S1：It was a delightful feeling.
S2：This feeling seems to be natural. 10.set down：
S1：Set down your heavy bags and take a rest. S2：I will set down the story as it was told to me. 11.outdoors
S1：Is it cold outdoors？
S2：We spend much of our time outdoors. 12.crazy
S1：The young are crazy about pop music. 13.on purpose
S1：I’ve come on purpose to speak to you. 14.dare
S1：He dares to behave like that in my house! S2：How dare you ask me such a question？ 15.thunder
S1：After the lightning came the thunder. 16.entirely
S1：He had almost entirely forgotten what he had done. Step 2 T：Which team did the best in this activity？Congratulations!Now，open your books，turn to Page 4 and look at “Learning about Language”.Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases you have learnt in this unit.You are given six minutes to do it.Read first，and then fill in it according to the meaning of each sentence.Is that clear？
Ss：Yes. T：OK.First do it by yourself.Then discuss them in pairs.After a while，I’ll ask some students to read the words.
（Teacher goes among the students and the students begin to do it.After a while，teacher checks their answers.）
Step 3
T：Do you have any trouble understanding the passage？
S1：It’s difficult for me to understand the phrase “go without” in warming up. T：It means without having （nothing to eat）. e.g.The poor boy often had to go without supper.
S2：In Paragraph One，what’s the meaning of “go through”？
T：Here it means experience or suffer.It has several meanings.Please guess its different meanings in different sentences.
（1）I’d like to have you go through the book.
（2）Mother went through the drawer looking for the sweater. （3）I’ve gone through too much money this week. （4）She went through one hardship after another. （5）The law has now gone through.
Ss：检查；翻找；用完；经历（困难，痛苦等）；通过
S3：What does the sentence “She and her family hid away for two years before they were discovered” mean？
T：Who can explain it？
S4： 她和她的家人藏了两年才被发现。 T：You are clever.Any other question？
S5：In the sentences “I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky，the song of the birds，moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound.”， what’s the function of “when”？How can we understand “could never have kept me spellbound”
T：When...is an attributive clause；“could never have kept me spellbound”means：In the past，I pay no attention to nature，because I get it so easily.Now，it’s so hard for me to enjoy it that I am attracted.
Multiple choices：
（1）—Do you still remember the day when we went to the Great Wall？ —I can’t remember it well，but ____________sometime last autumn？ A.might it be B.could it have been C.could be D.must it have been （2）We ____________booked.Look，this restaurant is almost empty. A.must have B.can’t have C.should have D.needn’t have
（3）It was an unforgettable moment for all the citizens this year，____________in 20 years China’s women’s volleyball team won the Olympic gold medial again.
A.that B.which C.when D.what （4）I didn’t go to see the doctor yesterday.But you____________. A.ought B.ought to C.oughted to D.ought to have Answers：B，D，C，D
S：In the sentence “I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature”，what’s the structure of “it’s...