教学目标 知识与技能：

1. The teacher try to improve the students’ listening comprehension and oral English.

2. Know how to schedule an appointment and master how to make appointments and possible responses.

过程与方法：

Ss will learn to understand the conversation by underlining the sentences suggesting a change of time.

情感、态度和价值观：

Ss will master how to schedule and ensure an appointment with others politely.

教学重点 1. How to make appointments and possible responses.

2. Key words and phrases:    

make an appointment for sb\with sb  & meet with  &take a look & be able to do & make it & for now& would like to do &no later than  

教学难点 Key words and phrases

教法 听说法 (Audiolingual Method)

学法 Learning through remembering

教学过程 主要教学内容

准备阶段 预习导航 Let students go through their own timetable and ask them to express how to arrange their own time every day.

情境导入 Answer some questions about greetings

探究阶段 探索新知 Step I: New words

Lead Ss to read and learn the new words and expressions. 

Step II: Learning the new part – listening and speaking 

Listen to the tape and try to finish tasks and check the answers.

Step III: Class Inquiry

1.make an appointment for sb \to do sth   和某人预约\预约做某事

2.be scheduled to do sth    预计做某事

 ahead of schedule\time   提前

3. make it 的多种含义：达到预定目标；约定时间；及时抵达；

                   走完路程；（病痛等）好转

4. prepare; prepare for; prepare…for; be prepared for 

prepare sth  意为“准备某事”, 强调准备的过程或动作, 宾语必须是这个动作的直接承受者；另有“配置, 调制”之意。

prepare for   意为“为……作准备”, for后面的宾语是准备的目的, 即所要应付的情况, （不一定已经做好）

prepare sth for 意为“为……准备……”

be prepard for “为什么事情做好准备了”强调准备好的状态

=get ready for 

5. 十分钟的路程 ten-minute walk 

             ten minutes’ walk 

6. be slow in      在……方面迟钝

7. be waiting for      

be rich in 

be poor in 

8. a green hand    新手

9. make mistakes    犯错误

10. face such a problem    面临这样的问题

Step IV: Practice

    Read the dialogue.

Step V: Production

Consolidate what we’ve learnt in class by asking them to read the dialogue together or in groups.

巩固练习 1. __________ danger, he keeps calm.

A. Faced with      B. Faced        C. To be faced      D. To face

2. ___________ the stranger, he didn’t know what to say.

A. Faced         B. Facing         C. Faced to         D. Facing with

3.—I’m sorry I’m late again.

  —¬____________.

  A. You are welcome B. Don’t mention it C. Never mind    D. It depends

4.—Let’s go to the Blue Lagoon. The soft music makes me relaxed.

  —____________. It makes me sleepy.

  A. Bless me     B. Me, too C. Not me D. Let me see

5.—You look so tired after working long hours.Why not just take a rest?

  —____________.

  A. Maybe I should B. It just depends

C. You don’t know D. I can’t tell you

6.—You didn’t get hurt at all in the snowstorm?

  —____________. I was a lucky dog.

  A. No problem B. I don’t think so

C. I’m afraid not D. Good heavens

7.—I enjoy Chinese food very much.

  —____________.

  A. Please taste quickly B. Have more, please

  C. Help yourself D. Eat slowly, while it is hot

8.—Would you mind if I played the violin here?

  —____________.

  A. No, you won’t    B. No, do as you please

  C. Yes, I do not mind   D. Yes, do as you please

9.—What do you think of the play?

  —____________.I have seen it twice.

  A. You can’t praise the play too highly B. It’s just so—so

  C. You can’t praise the play highly D. Don’t mention it

10.—Did you go Dutch after that meal,  I mean, with the other five friends?

  —____________.

  A. Yes, they did B. Yes, they paid for the meal

  C. No, they didn’t D. No, because it was my treat that day

11.—The moon cake is really delicious. Can I have another piece?

  —____________

   A. You can. B. Behave yourself.

C. Be my guest! D. Do it yourself.

12.—Pardon me，sir. And is it time for us to set off now?

   —____________.We’ll have to wait for one more hour.

A. Certainly, it is B. That’s all right

   C. Sorry，it’ s too long     D. Sorry，I am afraid not

13.—I have just narrowly passed my exam. I feel so relieved now.

   —____________!

   A. Cheer up B. That’s all right C. What a pity D. Well done

总结阶段 总结评价 1. This class is about the listening & speaking about how to schedule an appointment

2. Students should master some expressions about how to schedule an appointment

拓展提升 1. Recite Conversation A.

2. Learn the key phrases and sentences by heart and get prepared for a dictation.

3．Preview Reading and finish the relevant Exx. on WB.

板书设计 Making appointments

I’d like to make an appointment with …

Is he available next Wednesday?

Does he have any time on Thursday?

Possible Responses

What time is best for you?

When would be a good time for you?

His schedule is open all day Monday.

Wednesday is not possible.

Sorry, his calendar is full on Wednesday.

Thursday at 10:00 will be fine.