Introduction (5 minutes)

1.The whole class work.

2.Individual work.

1.Focus their attention on   the teacher and sing the song together.

2.Look at the pictures and answer   the question: I can ....

Then add more things that you can   do: I can...

1.Greet students and sing   the song —I can sing it well together.

2.Help students revise the usage of can for ability:Show the   pictures—fly a kite, perform ballet, play ping-pong, ride a bike, play   basketball, go fishing and ask: Can you ...?

Then ask students to add more   things that they can do.

Presentation

(15 minutes)

1.Individual work.

2.Individual work.

3.The whole

class work.

4.Pair work.

1.Do 1a & 1b. Read the passage by yourselves and point out the questions in 1a.

2.Fill in the table.

3.Look at the key sentences on the   blackboard and remember them:

One year ago, she couldn’t do it at   all. When she was five, she could dance just a little …

4.Do 1c. Ask and answer in pairs:

A：Can Jane fly a kite?

B：Yes, she can do it very well.   But she couldn’t  do it at all in the past.

Then share your dialogs.

1.Show the table in 1b and   give students 3mins to read 1a by themselves. Then ask students to   point out the questions in 1a and give some explanation.

2.Let students fill in the table in   1b by themselves.

3.Point out the key sentences in 1a on the blackboard.

4.Let students ask and answer in   pairs using the table in 1b. Then choose some pairs to show their dialogs.

Consolidation (8 minutes)

1.The whole class work.

2.Individual work.

3.The whole class work.

4.Individual work.

1.Do 2. Look at the   picture and try to make sentences with it.

2.Make sentences by yourselves.

3.Listen to the teacher   carefully.

4.Describe your own   experiences.

1.Show the first picture and the   key words in 2. Let students make sentences with it.(老师可以引导学生看图说话)

2.Show the other pictures and let   students make sentences with them by themselves.

3.Correct the mistakes that   students made.

4.Give students some time to    make some sentences that describe their experiences. Then ask some students   to say their own sentences.

Practice

(10 minutes)

1.Individual work.

2.Individual work.

3.The whole class work.

4.Individual work.

1.Do 4a. Read 4a by yourselves.

2.Match the words with   their sounds.

3.Read the words together.

4.Do 4b. Read the sentences by yourselves   and read after the tape, paying attention to the tones and the stress.

1. Give students 2mins to read the   words in 4a by themselves; Let some students try to read the words.

2.Choose some students to match the   words with their sounds.

3.Read the words together and pay   attention to the word stress.

4.Do 4b. Let students try to read   the four sentences by themselves. Play the tape and ask students to read   after the tape.

Production

(7 minutes)

Group work.

Survey your   group members about the activities they couldn’t do in the past and they can   do now; And some group members report the result of the survey.

1.To be a controller and helper.

2.Assign the homework:

Review the key sentences in Grammar   and Functions;

Write a passage about your own   experience using the sentences: I can ... But I couldn’t ... When I was   .../one year ago…

Preview the words in Section D.