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Unit 10: Get Ready for the Future
Lesson 56: Manage Your Time
LESSON PREPARATION
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
◎掌握词汇：weekday, primary, asleep, notebook, review, itself
◎接触词汇：besides ◎短语和句型：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.她刚上小学，学习数学有困 难。
表达“在（做）某事方面有困难”还可用have/find difficulty (in) sth./doing sth.结构。例如： She had/found no difficulty (in) math/learning math. 她学习数学没有困难。
2. On top of all that, I have classes in dance, piano, art..除此之外，我还上舞蹈课、钢琴课、美术课···
on top of在本句中的意思是“除··之外（还）”。例如：
On top of his poverty, he had heart disease.除贫穷 外，他还患有心脏病。
表示“在顶端”这种意思时，on(the)top of和at the top of都可以使用，on侧重“面上”，at侧重“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 顶上的房子里。
但是，若表示“重叠”情况的“上面”或“紧挨在一起”的情况，多用on top of。例如：
They came out of the woods with their hands on top of their heads.他们把双手放在头上从树林里走出来。I have a habit of wearing one shirt on top of another. 我习惯把两件衬衫套着穿。
The all lived on top of each other.他们彼此住得很 近。
3. Yesterday, I fell asleep during class. 昨天，我上 课时睡着了。
fall在本句中的意思是“进入（某状态）；开始变成（某事物）”。例如：
When he heard the surprising question, his mouth fell open.他听到那令人吃惊的消息时，变得张口结舌。
The classroom suddenly fell quiet.教室里突然静下 来了。
4. Sorry to hear about your trouble.得知你的麻烦 我很难过。
hear的意思是“（直接）听见，听到”。例如：I heard the news over the radio.我从收音机里听到 了那个消息。
hear about/of的意思是“听说；得知”。例如： I heard about/of the artist, but haven't seen him.我 听说过那位艺术家，但还没见过他。
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 收到父母的来信。
5. You are such a busy kid!你是个那么忙碌的孩子 呀！
such和so都可以用来表示“这样（的）；那样（的）；如此（的）”。such后可以直接跟单数可数名词、复数名词或不可数名词；so则不可以。
例如：
He has never seen such a film.他从来没看过这样 的电影。
Such people have no right to speak.那样的人没有 发言权。
Why is there such resistance 为什么存在这样的阻 力？
单数可数名词有形容词修饰时，such位于a/an之前，而so则是“so+形容词+名词”的顺序。例如：He is such a handsome boy. (=He is so handsome a boy.）他是那么英俊的男孩。
有一般形容词修饰的复数名词和不可数名词词组之前，用such，不用so。例如：
They are such nice people.他们是那么善良的人。 I heard such good news on/over the radio.我从收音 机里听到那么好的消息。
such 用于all, many, no, some等之后；so用于 many,few,much, little等之前，且此时不能用 such。例如：
All such possibilities must be considered.所有这些 可能性都必须考虑到。
There is no such animal now.现在这样的动物不存 在了。
I have so many books.我有如此多的书。
There is so little water in the bottle.瓶子里的水这 么少。
so可以修饰形容词和副词。例如：
The flowers are so beautiful. 那些花如此美丽。 He runs so fast.他跑得那么快。
6. I think you should take some time to think carefully about your plan.我认为你应该花点时间 仔细想想你的计划。
Take a few minutes every evening to check how your plan is going.每天晚上用几分钟时间检查你 的计划的执行情况。
cost, take, spend 和 pay都有“花费”的意思。
cost的用法：句中的主语是表示物或所做的事情，不用于被动语态。例如：
The book cost me ten yuan.我买这书花了10元钱。 The work cost her a lot of care.这项工作使她付出 了很多心血。
The machine repairs cost us a lot of savings.机器的 维修花费了我们不少积蓄。
spend的用法：指人花费时间、精力、财力等在某事或某物上，行为主体只能是人，所跟介词为
on 或 in。在spend time/money(in)doing sth.中， 介词常可省略。例如：
They spent $800 on/for the computer. 他们买这台 计算机花了800美元。
She spent three days (in)reading this novel.她花了 三天时间读这部小说。
I've spent two years wandering the world.我用了两 年时间周游世界。
We spent so much labor on it.我们为它消耗了很多 劳动。
pay的用法：指人为买到或得到某物付出钱或报酬，常和介词for搭配。例如：
The boss paid me ten yuan for my service.老板支 付给我十元钱的服务费。
How much did you pay for the car 你买这辆汽车 支付了多少钱？
He paid a high price for his success.他付出了很大 代价才取得了成功。
take的用法：常用于it作形式主语的句式，真正的主语是动词不定式。例如：
It took us three days to finish the work.我们花了三 天时间完成了这项工作。
It took me two yuan to buy the magazine. 我花了两 元钱买这本杂志。
take的主语也可以是某种活动或人，后面接宾语或双宾语。例如：
The work will take three weeks.这项工作要花费三 个星期的时间。
The journey took me two months.路上花了我两个 月的时间。
I took ten minutes solving/to solve the problem.我 花十分钟解出了这道题。
7. Organize your notes right after classes.就在下课 后立即整理笔记。
right在本句中用作副词，强调精确的地点或时间，意思是“正好”。例如：
When I found the boy standing right behind me, I felt surprised.发现那个男孩正好站在我背后时，我感到很吃惊。
They got to the top of the hill right at noon.就在中 午，他们到达了那座小山的山顶。
8. Best of luck!祝你好运！
本句属于表示“感叹”的一种方式。表示强烈的感情，有多种多样的手段，比如陈述句、疑问句、祈使句、甚至一个词组、一个词都可以通过强势
语调、加强重音、修饰音色、甚至伴以相应的动作和表情变成感叹句，以表达强烈的感情。例如：I wish I was as clever as you!但愿我有你那样聪明 呀！
Aren't those flowers beautiful 难道那些花不漂亮 How careless he is!他多么粗心啊！
What a big box(it is)!一个好大的盒子啊！ Wonderful!妙极了！

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