课题名称			Lesson 58 Ms. Liu’s Speech
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
本课为阅读课，内容是刘老师在毕业典礼上的演讲词，其中包含了老师对往昔师生生活的回忆，包含了老师对学生们的鼓励、希望和祝福，也包含了在这离别季老师对同学们的殷殷嘱托。作为本单元的第四课，在前面谈论了对未来的设想、制定计划和写毕业留言后，毕业典礼也是不可或缺的一个重要部分。而学生们也将伴随着刘老师一起，感受老师对他们临行前的嘱托。在对文本进行听、说、读、写的训练中，学生将会掌握相关的词汇与句式，也会萌发出对老师的感激之情，并且形成正确的价值观。
二．教学目标
Language Knowledge			Words		Ss will be able to use the words: speech, period, valuable, achieve, behalf, congratulation
					Ss will be able to use the phrases: go by, fall down, pick yourself up, on behalf of
			Topic		Students will know how to make a graduation speech in English.
Language Skills			Listening		Students can get the main idea of a passage while listening.
			Speaking		Students will be able to make a graduation speech in English.
			Reading		Students can understand the graduation speech quickly and well.
			Writing		They can write their own graduation speeches 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。能总结所学语言材料中的语言规律并加以利用。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。增强对母校的留恋和对老师的感激之情。
Teaching important points			1. Master the words and structures in this lesson. 2. Learn to make a graduation speech.
Teaching difficult points			To write a graduation speech in English.
三．教学策略选择与设计
本课是一篇阅读课，以老师在毕业典礼的演讲为主线贯穿整个教学，在本课中本着听说领先，读写跟上的教学原则，设计了听、说、读、写的训练，而各个训练又是为说和写服务的，学生在听、说和读的训练中，通过对听力感知、师生讨论以及一次次写的练习和阅读材料的输入，使学生积累写作输出的素材和思路。所有设计的活动有层次性，尽量使每个学生都有机会表现自己。
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. Show them some pictures of speeches. And tell them they are giving speeches. 2. T: Today, let’s look at Ms. Liu’s speech.						1. Ss look, listen and read.	1. Lead into this new lesson quickly. 2. To learn the word “speech”	1’
Step 2 Listening	1. T: Let’s listen to the text. Please listen and choose the best answer. 1) What’ Ms. Liu doing? A. She is playing with her students. B. She is giving a speech. C. She is talking with her students. 2) How long did she spend with her students? A. One year. B. Two years. C. Three years. 2. Check the answer.						1. Ss listen and answer.	1. To practise listening skills. 2. To know about the whole speech for the first time.	2’
Step 3 Speaking and learning the new words	1. Teacher shows them a picture of a clock and tells them: Time has gone by so quickly. Ask them to guess the meaning of “go by”. 2. Three years has passed. It’s not a short period. I’m sure you have got a lot of things during this period. (Tell them period means time). What have you got during this period? 3. T: I know you have got knowledge, friendship and experiences. They are very valuable. What other things do you think are valuable? 4. T: They will help you achieve your dream. What or who can help you achieve your dream? 5. T: In our life, sometimes we success, sometimes we fall down. When we fall down, what should we do? Show them the answer.						Ss listen and say. 1. S1: It means “流逝” 2. Ss answer the teacher’s question freely. S1: During this period, I’ve learned many things. S2: During this period, I’ve got many friends. … 3. Ss answer the teacher’s question freely. S1: I think books are valuable. … 4. S1: My knowledge will help me achieve my dream. S2: My teachers will help me achieve my dream. 5. Ss: We should pick ourselves up.	1. To learn the new words and phrases. 2. To prepare for the following parts of the lesson. 3. To improve their speaking skills.	1’ 2’ 3’ 3’
Step 4 Reading about Ms Liu’s speech	1. Fast reading: What are Ms. Liu and her students doing? A. They are having a sports meeting ceremony (典礼，仪式). B. They are having a class meeting. C. They are having a graduating ceremony. T: You are right. They are having a graduating ceremony. Then show them a picture of it. 2. Detail Reading: T: Now please read the speech again and write T or F. 3. T: Now, let’s read Ms Liu’s speech again. There are four paragraphs in it. Please read it quickly and match with the right ideas with each paragraph. 4. Discussion: While the students check the fourth answer, the teacher shows the key sentence: There is no such thing as true failure. Failure is an opportunity to try something new. Ask the students to say something about it. T: What do you think of this idea? Do you agree? 5. T: Can you guess the meaning “on behalf of”? What do you want to say to your teacher on behalf of all the students?						1. Students read and answer. 2. Ss read and do. Then check the answers: S1: The students are having an English lesson. That’s false. S2: Some of the notes almost made Ms Liu cry. That’s true. Because it says some of them brought tears to her eyes. … 3. Ss read the speech and match. And try to find the key sentences. S1: Paragraph 1 is about Ms Liu shares some great memories with the students. Because it says: … All of you have great memories of this period of your life, and so do I. …(The followings are the same) 4. S1: I agree. We can learn things from failure. S2: Failure is the mother of success. S3: There is nobody without failure. … 5. S1: On behalf of all the students, I want to thank the teacher.	1. To read about the speech 2. To improve the students’ reading skills. 3. To improve their thinking and speaking skills 4. To make them know more about life	3’ 5’ 3’ 5’ 2’
Step 5 Summary and exercise	1. T: What have we learned today from Ms Liu’s speech? 2. T: I have another speech. It is from a student. Let’s read it and fill in the blanks with the words. 3. Check the answer and help them to summarize the topic.						1. Ss summarize the words and topic. 2. Ss do the exercise. 3. Some students read the speech to the others. And summarize the topic with the teacher.	To check To summarize	5’
Step 6 Writing	1. T: We will have a graduating ceremony next week and you will have a speech. Please try to write one now. 2. Encourage them to show.						1. Ss write 2. Ss show.	1. To improve their writing skills.	8’
	The design of the blackboard:
Lesson 58 Ms. Liu’s Speech give a speech It’s a great honour to be invited to speak to you. go by beginning feeling I’m very happy to be here. fall down pick yourself up my speech on behalf of wishes ending achieve my dream mistakes success I have learnt… Sometimes, I made some mistakes. Once, …