初中英语山东版九年级--Unit 12-A

UNIT 12

[00:05.00]I remember meeting all of you in Grade 6.

[00:09.26]SECTION A

[00:11.14]Language Goals

[00:12.99]Share past memories and experiences

[00:16.67]Look ahead to the future

[00:19.30]1a Check (√) the things you remember doing

[00:23.38]at junior high school.

[00:25.16]Add one more to the list.

[00:28.51]Well,junior high school days are over.

[00:31.90]Do you have any special memories?

[00:34.37]I remember meeting all of you in Grade 6.

[00:39.50]1b Listen.

[00:43.17]Match the memory with the person.

[00:46.34]Hi,guys.

[00:47.60]What are you all talking about?

[00:49.62]Oh,hi,Frank.

[00:51.93]We were just sharing memories of

[00:53.65]junior high school.

[00:55.57]Great!

[00:56.57]Do you have any special memories,Mary?

[00:59.78]Oh,yeah - lots.

[01:02.03]Both good and bad ones.

[01:04.22]Here is a bad one.

[01:06.28]I remember losing my schoolbag once - in Grand 1 7

[01:11.37]It was full of schoolwork,too.

[01:14.34]I remember that.

[01:15.98]You were going crazy trying to find it.

[01:19.09]We all helped you,remember?

[01:21.07]Yes,I do.

[01:22.32]And Peter found it,didn't you?

[01:25.07]Thank you for saving 2 my life that day.

[01:27.52]You're welcome,Mary.

[01:29.35]So,Frank,talking of schoolwork.

[01:32.72]you found Grade 7 quite difficult,didn't you?

[01:36.56]Yes.It sure was the hardest years for me.

[01:39.57]but actually I've enjoyed every year here.

[01:42.51]And how about you,Peter?

[01:45.02]What do you remember doing?

[01:47.50]Me?Let's see...I used to be scared of Mr.Brown.

[01:51.98]He was so strict.

[01:54.56]Oh,Peter,I remember being a little scared of

[01:58.95]you back in Grade 7.

[02:01.37]You are kidding,Sarah!

[02:03.30]But we are friends now ,aren't we?Uh huh!

[02:06.74]I remember meeting all of you in Grade 6.

[02:10.41]And we've all been the best friends ever since,

[02:13.11]haven't we?

[02:14.93]We sure have.

[02:17.30]And we're all going to miss this place.

[02:21.73]1c PAIRWORK

[02:24.95]List some memories and experiences

[02:26.66]from junior high school.

[02:28.46]Share your lists with your partner.

[02:32.60]2a Listen to two conversations.

[02:36.70]Check (√) the facts you hear.

[02:40.00]Conversation 1

[02:43.12]So,Brian,here we are at the end of

[02:46.41]Junior High School.

[02:48.15]Yeah!I'm so happy that I don't have to do P.E.

[02:51.53]any more! Me,too.

[02:54.12]But we are supposed to do it to stay healthy.

[02:57.21]Yeah,you're right,Lisa.

[02:59.42]And we had a great P.E. teacher.

[03:01.84]Sure,we did.

[03:03.32]I like teachers who understand

[03:05.91]when students have a problem.

[03:08.89]Mm.I remember Mr Hunt helping 3 me

[03:11.56]when I had a bad problem with my chest 4 once.

[03:14.93]That was in Grade 7,isn't it?

[03:18.07]You've got a good memory.

[03:19.69]Yeah,Mr Hunt told me to go home.

[03:23.06]So,Lisa.

[03:24.19]What are you going to do after we graduate?

[03:28.19]Well,I want to go to senior 5 high school

[03:31.61]and then university.

[03:33.56]Then I want to study medicine

[03:35.87]and then do medical research.

[03:38.51]I'd like to help make people's lives better.

[03:41.70]Good idea,Lisa.(sneezes)Atishoooo!

[03:45.29]Bless you!You must have an allergy 6.

[03:49.58]Hm.I guess that dust in here must make me sneeze

[03:53.51]beacuse I don't sneeze at home

[03:55.45]as much as I at school.

[03:57.99]If I were you I'd give up school then.

[04:03.49]Conversation 2

[04:06.51]Hey,Tonia,

[04:08.21]do you remember the marathon 7 week in Grade 8?

[04:11.25]Yeah!

[04:12.33]All of us took part for raise money to charity 8.

[04:15.92]And we could choose any activity.

[04:18.96]Do you remember Alex camping

[04:21.19]in a tent for a week?

[04:23.16]Yeah!What a crazy things to do!

[04:26.22]He got a bad cold after that.

[04:28.85]And Maria couldn't talk for a week,remember?

[04:32.35]Yes,but she raised the most money for charity

[04:35.49]by talking non-stop for two hours.

[04:39.29]And you,Luke.

[04:40.78]What do you remember the best?

[04:43.39]Oh,I think it must be

[04:45.25]when the band "That's life" played at school.

[04:48.60]Wow,yes!Don't you think that junior high school

[04:53.01]has been fun?Yes,and a lot of hard work,too.

[05:00.08]2b Listen again.

[05:03.58]Match each question with the name of the person.

[05:08.98]2c PAIRWORK

[05:12.02]Practice the conversation.

[05:14.02]Then talk about your own experiences

[05:16.27]at junior high school.

[05:18.21]I used to have problems speaking English.Really?

[05:21.84]But you can speak English very well now.

[05:24.40]Well,I think you are better than me.

[05:27.00]But manybe I play basketball better than you.

[05:29.83]Yes,you do.

[05:31.36]I didn't practice sports hard in the first year,

[05:34.00]but I play more now.

[05:36.26]Grammar Focus 9

[05:37.93]I remember being a volunteer once.

[05:41.08]We have learned 10 to speak English.

[05:44.13]I have become more confident since Grade 8.

[05:48.01]I used to have problems speaking English.

[05:50.88]But I can speak it very well now.

[05:53.58]There was a marathon in Grade 7.

[05:58.19]3a Read about a student who has changed

[06:01.60]during junior high school.

[06:03.79]Write each of the underlined 11 sentences

[06:06.51]on the correct time-line below.

[06:10.41]My time at junior high school

[06:12.95]has been mostly good.

[06:15.03]I've been at junior high school since 2004.

[06:18.90]In the first year,I made some good friends,

[06:22.31]and had a lot of fun.

[06:24.21]However,I didn't do so well

[06:27.18]at school in Grade 6 and 7.

[06:30.40]I didn't study hard enough.

[06:32.86]Fortunately,my friends showed me

[06:35.64]that education is important for my future,

[06:38.82]and I began to work harder at school.

[06:42.28]I used to be a bit shy,

[06:44.69]but my friends and teachers have helped me

[06:47.40]to be more confident.

[06:49.83]Now I know that I have the ability

[06:52.24]to do good work.

[06:54.39]My reports in Grade 8 were much better

[06:57.16]than in Grade 6 and 7.

[06:59.71]I'm very happy that

[07:01.36]I'm no longer bottom of the class.

[07:04.57]Since Grade 8,

[07:06.41]I think I have become more confident.

[07:09.98]I have learned a lot at junior high school.

[07:13.44]I have worked hard and I have enjoyed these

[07:16.37]last four years.

[07:18.36]I hope to do well in the final exam.

[07:21.85]I want to make my parents

[07:23.43]and teachers proud of me.

[07:25.92]3b GROUPWORK

[07:28.66]Have you faced any of the problems

[07:30.96]in the box below?

[07:32.34]Tell your group about your experiences.

[07:35.36]having to support the family

[07:37.83]feeling lonely

[07:39.65]sickness

[07:41.40]playing computer games too much

[07:44.21]bad test result

[07:46.44]quarrels with friends

[07:48.53]difficulty in getting to sleep

[07:51.81]too much homework

[07:54.01]4 PAIRWORK

[07:56.64]Do you still remember the following things

[07:58.71]about junior high school?

[08:00.72]Talk about them with your partner.

[08:03.11]the most exciting moment

[08:05.29]the most boring subject

[08:07.58]the most difficult exam

[08:09.81]the worst thing that happened to you

[08:12.11]the most interesting thing that you did

[08:15.45]the saddest thing that happened

[08:18.12]the most embarrassing 12 thing that happened

[08:19.58]