5. (口语问答, 练习听说。)

T: Think it over, can you tell me what you could do when you were four?

S₁: I could write when I was four.

S₂:　 I could sing when I was four.

S₃: I could dance when I was four.

…

T: 　 What couldn’t you do when you were four. But now you can?

S₁: I couldn’t play football when I was four. But now I can.

S₂: …play the guitar…

S₃: …sing English songs…

…

T: 　 What couldn’t you do when you were four and you still can’t now?

S₁: I couldn’t speak Japanese when I was four and I still can’t now.

S₂: …

…

Step 5　 Project 第五步　 综合探究活动(时间:10分钟)

4. (根据自己和家人的实际情况, 运用…can…, but…couldn’t… 这种句型进行练习, 两人一组进行对话。)

T: Well done! Use“…can…, but…couldn’t…”to make sentences, practice with your partner.

For example:

S₁: I can take photos now, but I couldn’t take photos a year ago.

S₂: I can fly a kite now, but I couldn’t fly a kite when I was ten.

S₃: My mother can sing English songs now, but she couldn’t sing any English songs two years ago.

S₄: My sister can dance now, but she couldn’t dance when she was ten.

S₅: …

…

3. (检查答案并给出评价。)

T: Let’s check the answers.

S₁: Picture A matches to 1.

S₂: Picture B matches to 4.

S₃: Picture C matches to 2.

S₄: Picture D matches to 3.

2. (让学生读4个句子, 然后搭配句子与图片。完成2。)

T: Read the sentences and then match the sentences with the pictures.

1. (看2的图片, 猜他们所做的动作。)

T:　　 Now let’s look at the pictures in 2. Can you guess what they are doing? The first one?

Ss:　 Singing songs.

4. (双人练习。找几组学生到讲台前来, 如一名学生说: I can play basketball now. 另一名学生说: But you couldn’t play basketball three years ago.)

Step 4　 Prcatice 第四步　 练习(时间:10分钟)

3. (根据自己的实际情况, 说出自己过去根本不能做, 现在却能做得很好的事。)

T: 　 Please make sentences like this:

(1) I couldn’t speak Japanese at all one year ago, but now I can speak Japanese very well.

(2) I could dance a little when I was five, but now I can dance very well.

S₁: I couldn’t perform ballet when I was seven, but now I can perform ballet very well.

…

2. (检查学生所做的答案。)

T: Let’s check the answers. Who would like to answer the questions? Volunteers?

S₁: Maria 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

S₂: Michael 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

S₃: Kangkang 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

S₄: Jane 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

T: Well done! Wonderful!

1. (学生独自完成1b。)

T: Fill out the form in 1b by yourselves.

4. (结合1b图表再读一遍1a, 找出四个主人公的主要活动。)

T: OK, now read again, find out the main activities of Jane, Maria, Michael and Kangkang.

Step 3　 Consolidation 第三步　 巩固(时间:5分钟)