Whatever will be, will be

What are you going to be when you grow up?I’m going to be…

(Bill Gates)programmer

professional basketball playerairline pilot

How are you going to do that ?

Section BSection BLead-in:Lead-in: You all have great dreams, but how You all have great dreams, but how

to make them come true? As you to make them come true? As you know, New Year is coming. What are know, New Year is coming. What are you going to do next year? Have you you going to do next year? Have you made a new year’s resolution this made a new year’s resolution this year? year?

When is New Year’s day? What do you do on New year’s Eve?

The promises you make to yourself at new Year.

What’s your New Year’s resolution?

Learn to play an instrument

make the soccer team

get good grades

get lots of exercise

eat healthier food

New Year’s resolution

1. Learn to play an instrument 2. get a part-time job 3. make the soccer team 4. get good grades 5. eat healthier food 6. get lots of exercise

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Follow your dreamsWho can say the phrases quickly

A: What are you going to do next year?B: I am going to take guitar lessons. A: Sounds interesting. I am going to learn a foreign language.

Cool exciting wonderful great just so-so

Description words:Description words:

wonderful, interesting , greatwonderful, interesting , great

excellent, relaxing , coolexcellent, relaxing , cool

just so-so, not too badjust so-so, not too bad

too bad, boring, terrible, awfultoo bad, boring, terrible, awful

What are they talking about?

They are talking about their New Year’s resolutions.

2a Listen and circle the resolutions that you hear

learn to play an instrument

make the soccer team

get good grades

get lots of exercise

eat healthier food

Listen again and fill in the blanks

name

Kim

Lucy

Manuel

How are they going to do it?

going to take piano lessons

going to practice really hardgoing to go to summer campgoing to play soccer every day

going to study hard and do his homework every day

2b

Lucy: Did you make a New Year’s resolution this year, Kim?Kim: Yes, Lucy, I did.Lucy: What are you going to do ?Kim: Well, I’m going to make the soccer team.Manuel: How are you going to do that?Kim: I’m going to practice really hard, and I’m going to go to a summer camp. I’m going to play soccer every day there.

Manuel: How about you ,Lucy? Did you make a resolution? Oh, sure. I’m going to learn to play an instrument.Kim: Cool. How are you going to do that?Lucy: I’m going to take piano lessons.Kim: How about you , Manuel?Manuel: My New Year’s resolution is to get good grades.Kim: How are you going to do that?Manuel: I’m going to study hard and do my homework every day.Lucy: That sounds good!

Important phrases

1. 新年决心2. 组建足球队3. 下决心4. 演奏乐器5. 上钢琴课6. 得到好成绩 7. 努力学习8. 做我的作业

New Year’s resolutionmake the soccer team

make a resolutionplay an instrument

take piano lessonsget good grades

study harddo my homework

For example : A: What are you going to do next year?B: I am going to learn to play an instrument. A: Sounds interesting. How are you going to do it? B: I’m going to take guitar lessons. What about you? A: well, I am going to learn a foreign language.…

name How are they going to do it ?

What are they going to do?

调查一下你小组的 New Year’s resolutions 并作出口头报告

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