2. for the first time：When did you first see him/see him first？
3. before some other （specified or implied） time：I must finish this work first， ie before starting sth else.
4.He’s doing very well in the navy.
Do well： succeed； make progress； prosperSimon has done well at school this term.
Peter is doing well in Canada.
I am good at playing volleyballl.
6. leave school/college/university/go to school/in hospital7. make up one’s mind：a） come/cause sb to come a decision：I’ve mad up my mind to be a doctor.
Have you made up your mind about what you’ll do？
My mind’s made up.
He needs someone to make up his mind for him.
b） reconcile oneself to sth that cannot be changed， etcWe’re no longer a first-class power； we must make up our minds to that.
8. bathe： vt/vi：
1） apply water to； soak in water； put in waterThe doctor told him to bathe his eyes twice a day.
The nurse bathed the wound.
2） be bathed in， be made wet or bright all over：Her face was bathed in tears.
The countryside was bathed in brilliant sunshine.
He was bathed in sweat.
3） go into the sea， a river， lake， etc for sport， swimming， to get cool， etc。
9. make up：
a） make up one’s mindb） make up for sth， compensate for； outweigh：Hard work can often make up for a lack of intelligence.
Do you think her beauty could make up for her stupidity？
We should make up for lost time： hurry， work hard， etc after losing time， starting late， etc.
10.drown：vt/vi； （cause sb to） dien water because unable to breathe：a drowning man； He drowned the kittens.
He fell overboard and was drowned.
11. hold one’s breath； take a breath； come up for breathPoint out the use of the Past Subjunctive were. Tell the Ss that were is used with all persons （I， you， he， she， it， we， they ） after I wish. Then do a repetition drill with these phrases， paying particular attention to intonation.
Ask the Ss which words are missing in the following：（It is a） Beautiful day， isn’t it？
（It’s a） Pity we live so far form the sea.
（That） Sounds like a good idea.
Step IV——Practice
Do Part 2 on P19. Go over the instructions for the pairwork together and make sure Ss understand the situation （A is unhappy ）and what they have to do （B has to persuade A to do something today）。 Do a demonstration with a good S to showhow to use the prompts. Do a demonstration with a good S to show how to use theprompts. Ss pair work first and then ask some of them to present their work inthe front of the classroom.
Step V——Activities
1. Ask the Ss to make dialogues in pairs according to the following situation：
A： A famous pop star is going to give a concert soon. You like this star very much and want to hear him a great deal. But the problem is that you don’t have enough money to buy the ticket. So you are talking with your friend and expressing the strong wish to go to the concert.
B： Your father is working abroad. You haven’t seen him for quite a few years. You are talking with your mother， saying that you miss him very much and wantvery much to go and see him. But your mother is busy and she can’t take you there. What’s more， you have to study and you are afraid of falling behind. So you are talking with your mother to express your wish.
2. Show the Ss a topic “I wish…” and ask them to make a short passage using as many functional sentences of expressing wishes as possible.
Step VI. Listening comprehensionDo listening comprehension on P148. Go through the instructions with the Ssfirst and let them know what to do. Teach the words： float； sink； and then playthe tape for Ss to listen. Let Ss check the answers with each other first and then check with the whole class.
Homework
1. Write a dialogue according to Practice 2 in pairs2. Finish off Workbook exercises： Ex2—Ex 3
Lesson 62
Teaching aims：
I. Language knowledge：know more about the seas； understand and use the expressions of distance， length， etc. Language points of L62.
II. Language ability：Improve reading abilityReading for details， learning to do notemaking & learning the expressions of numbers & measurementsIII. Moral teaching：love of the sea and nature. And learn to protect the nature.
Teaching aids：
Tape-recorder & computerTeaching methods：
audio-visual learning & discussionKey points & Key words：： reading comprehension； vast， solid surface， mineral， seaweed， various， variety， construction， depth， coral， Atlantic， low-lying， float， spring， merely， partly， on average， etcDifficult points： Expressions of measurements：Teaching procedure：
Step I——Revision
Check the homework.
Make sentences with the word “wish”。
Step II——Lead in
Look at the picture of the earth taken from space or look at a globe which stands for the earth we live on， and ask the Ss：Q： What is it？ Where do you think the picture is taken？
Seen from space， what color is the earth？ Why does the earth look blue？
Take a closer look at the globe and you will find most part of the globe is blue. Why it that？
Then go over the names of oceans and continents again， saying we are going to talk about the sea.
Step III——Pre-reading comprehension and fast reading1.Do Pre-reading discussion on P20
Focus on the language points：1.“Seen from the space， the earth looks blue.”
Pay attention to the expressions of measurementsby weight 按重量，by distance记程，by time计时，by the day按天，by the hour按小时，by the meter按米，by the pound按磅。
2.Summary the phrases of “time”
at a time 一次；每次；（each time）
at one time 曾经、一度（once）
at the time 当时、在那时 （at that time）
at times 失重、间或（sometimes）
at the same time 同时
at all times 失重、总是（always）
at no time 从不（never）
on time 准时
in time 及时
off time 不合时宜
kill the time 消磨时光
strike the time 报时
once upon a time 从前
have a good time 过得愉快from time to time 有时、不时
3. 介词to含有“程度”或“结果”之意，表示“界限；范围”，作“至……；到……”解
e.g. grow to a length of 15 metersdive to a depth of 1000 metreswet to the skin
be moved to tears
be frozen to half deathfight to the last manThe custom is limited to part of the countryHe did the work to the best of his ability.
The mother sings the child to sleep.
4. “Seen from the space， the earth looks blue.”
1） Given more time， we could do it better.
