1) What did they do last fall? _____________________________________

2) What does Nick have to do on Saturday? _____________________________

3) When will they hang out? _____________________________

2. Explain some new words and main points in the conversation.

until, not...until, hang out, catch

3. Read the conversation after the teacher.

4. Practice the conversation with their partner. Then let some pairs act out the conversation.

Homework:

1. Recite the conversation in 2d after school.

2. 假设你将于这个周末过生日，并开一个生日聚会，你约请朋友们参加你的聚会，但有几名同学因故不能来，请你将与他们的对话用英语编写出来。

板书设计：prepare, prepare for, exam, flu, available, another time, until, hang, hang out, catch

① - Can you come to my party on Saturday afternoon? - Sure, I'd love to.

② - Can you go to the movies on Saturday?

- I'm sorry, I'm not available. I have too much homework this weekend.

③ That's too bad. Maybe another time. ④ Sure. Thanks for asking.

⑤ Sam isn't leaving until next Wednesday.

教学反思

　　本堂课的设计主要是体现把知识运用于生活，让学生"学中玩，玩中学"。在设计中，我把知识链和任务链，用一条线索贯穿，让课堂既有知识的操练又有任务的落实，让其更有逻辑性，教学的过渡自认合理。

总之，本节课我结合教材重点、难点及英语学科特点，利用多媒体辅助教学，以学生为主体，以任务为中心，整合处理教材，从听、说等方面使学生得到锻炼，符合学生认知规律、年龄特点，并且贴近生活，课堂上关注学生学情，帮助学困生，我相信一定能给学生留下深刻的印象；从教学效果上看，我认为知识目标、技能目标和情感目标都能实现。