It is crazy of sb. to do sth. = sb be crazy to do sth.

eg. It’s crazy to go out in such hot weather.

8) wildly excited; very interested 狂热的;着迷的

grow / be crazy about sb. / sth.

eg. The boys are crazy about the girl singer.

9) like crazy 发疯似的;拼命地

eg. He talked like crazy; I couldn’t understand what he said.

6. I wonder if it’s because I haven’tt been able to be outdoors for so long that ….

*I wonder if / whether…

eg. I wonder if you can help me?

*It’s because …

it is 后的表原因的从句中，只能用because来引导， 不能用since或as.

eg. Why did you go to school on foot?

It is because my bike had broken.

7. spellbind v. to hold the complete attention of 吸引人，迷人;使入迷

eg. The children watched spellbound as the magician took rabbits from his hat.

9. stay v. to continue to be in a particular state or situatioin

系动词，表是状态。后跟名词或形容词，不能用于被动语态和进行时态。

eg. He stayed single all his life.

10. on purpose

1) 故意地 (反义：by chance / accident)

eg. I think she lost the key on purpose.

2) on purpose to do sth. 为了要…而特地

eg. He went to town on purpose to sell one of his paintings.

10. far adv. “过于;…得多” ,表示程度，经常与too或形容词、副词的比较级连用。

eg. She speaks English far better than I.

This room is far too warm.

cf. very, much, far

11. dare 1) modal. v. 多用于否定句、疑问句、条件状语从句、whether (if)等名词性从句或有否定意义的句中，后接动词原形。没有人称和数的变化,其时态只有现在时和过去时。否定式在其后加not.

eg. How dare he say such a word!

If you dare do that again, you’ll be punished.

2) vt. 敢，胆敢。有人称、数和时态的变化。在否定句和疑问句中，dare后的to可保留也可省略。

eg. I wonder how he dare to day such words.

12.happen to do sth.

It so (just) happened that…

不能用于进行时态。

eg. I happened to be out when he came.

= It so happened that I was out when he came.

13.It’s the first time that…

eg. It is the first time that I have seen the sea.

Step Seven: Comprehending

Get the Ss to do the exercises in this part.

Step Eight: Consolidation

Listen to the text again to appreciate it.

Step Nine: Assignments

1. Read the key sentences in the text

2. do the exercises on Wb (Page 41-42)

The Fourth Period (Listening)

Teaching aims:

to train and develop listening skills by listening to the listening exercises in this unit

Teaching methods:

Listening and speaking

Teaching materials: listening parts on Page 6 and Page 41 and Page 43

Teaching procedures:

Step One: Revision

Check the answers to the homework

Step Two: Listening

1. Listen to the exercises on Page 6

2. Guess the words by listening to the tape and write them down

Step Three: Listening to the passage

Fill in the blanks on Page 41

Step Four: Speaking

Listen to the tape and discuss questions in groups of four, express your own views.

Step Five: Listening task

1. Discuss with the Ss whether they always do what their parents tell them.

2. Have the Ss listen to the passage.

3. Fill in the table

4. Work in pairs to give some advice to Anne

Step Six: Assignments

1. Do the exercises on Page 42 ( Ex 1,2)

2. Revise the Object Clause

The Fifth Period (Discovering Useful Structures)

Teaching aims:

Let the Ss use the Direct Speech and Indirect Speech

Teaching methods:

1. discovery learning

2. cooperative learning

Teaching materials: Page 5

Teaching procedures:

Step One: Revision

1. Check the homework with the Ss

2. Revise the Object clause

Exercise: Rewrite the following sentences.

1. I go to school by bike . ( He said…)

2. Will you forget to do your homework? (Mary asked him…)

3. When did you come here? (They asked me…)

4. What has he said? ( Do you know…)

5. Anne is watching TV now. ( Mother told me …)

Step Two: discovering useful structures