英语人教新目标七年级下册课外拓展Unit2 Time management

Period7TimeManagementwhat'syourschedule/dailyroutine?timeactivities8:30-8:50reading9:00-9：509:50-10:20takeexercise10:20-11：1011：25-12：1512：15-14：00lunch;takeanap14：10-14：25singing14：25-14：5515：05-15：3515：45-16：1516：30-17：00bigbang17：00-19：00eyeexercise19：00-21：10dohomeworkwhatdoyouthinkofyourschedule?Areyoubusy?Doyoufeeltired?Idothesethingsinmydailylife.

stay

with

my

familyIdothesethingsinmydailylife.

study

for

further

education[ˈfɜːrðər]Idothesethingsinmydailylife.

preparefortests[prɪˈpeə(r)]Writedownsomethingyoualwaysdo,somethingyouusuallydo,andsomethingyouneverdoalways

sometimes

never

Doyoumanageyourtimewell?

Thinkaboutit

Arethethingsyoualwaysdoreallyimportantforyou?rock

n.[rɑːk]pebbles

n.[ˈpɛbəlz]

sand

n.[sænd]Newwords

represent

v.[ˌreprɪˈzent]

critical

adj.[ˈkrɪtɪkl]priority

n.[praɪˈɔːrəti]set

one’s

prioritiesNewwords

Let’sseewhatanoldmanthinksofthisquestion.

Thinkaboutit

Arethethingsyoualwaysdoreallyimportantforyou?

Thinkaboutthefollowingquestionswhilereading.1.Whatdoesoldmanputintothejar?2.Whatdorocks,pebblesandsandrepresent?3.What'stheorderdoestheoldmanputthethingsintojar?Whyinthisorder?4.Whatdoestheoldmanwanttotelltohisstudents?Reading

Anoldmanstandsbeforehisclass.Therearesomeitemsonthetableinfrontofhim.Whentheclassbegins,hepicksupaverybigandemptyjar(罐子),andtriestofill(装满)itwithrocks. Thenheasksthestudentsifthejarwasfull(满的).Thestudentssay“Yes!” Sotheoldmanthenpicksupaboxofpebblesandpour(倒)themintothejar.Heshakesthejarlightly.Thepebbles,ofcourse,rolledinto(滚进)theopenareasbetweentherocks.Hethenasksthestudentsagainifthejarisfull.Theysay“Yes!” Themanpicksupaboxofsandandpouritintothejar.Ofcourse,thesandfillsup(填充)everythingelse.Reading

Hethenasksagainifthejarisfull.Thestudentsanswer“Yes.” “Now,”saidtheman,“Iwantyoutoknowthatthisjarrepresentyourlife.Therocksaretheimportantthings–yourfamily,yourfriendsandyourhealth–thingsthatifeverythingelsewaslostandonlytheyremained(留下),yourlifewouldstillbefull.Thepebblesaretheotherthingsthatmatter–likeyourjob,yourhouse,yourcar.Thesandiseverythingelse.Thesmallthings.Reading

“Ifyouputthesandintothejarfirst,”hesays,“thereisnoroom(空间)forthepebblesortherocks.Thesamegoesforyourlife.Ifyouspendallyourtimeandenergy(精力)onthesmallthings,youwillneverhaveroomfortheimportantthings.Payattentiontothethingsthatarecriticaltoyourlife.Staywithyourfamily;Studyforfurthereducation;Prepareforatest.Therewillalwaysbetimetogotowork,cleanthehouse,giveadinnerpartyandplaygames.” “Takecareoftherocksfirst.Setyourpriorities(优先项).Therest(剩余)isjustsand.”

Answerthesequestions.1.Whatdoesoldmanputintothejar?Rocks,pebbles,andsand.

Answerthesequestions.2.Whatdorocks,pebblesandsandrepresent?WhattheyrepresentExamplesRocksPebblesSandThecritical/mostimportantthingsforyou.Theotherthingsthatmatter.Thesmallthingsforyou.Yourfamily,yourfriendsandyourhealthYourjob,yourhouse,andyourcar...

3.What'stheorderdoestheoldmanputthethingsintojar?Whyinthisorder?Answerthesequestions.Heputtherocksfirst,thenthepebbles,andfinallythesand.Becauseifheputssandintothejarfirst,therewouldbenoroomforpebblesandrocks.

4.Whatdoestheoldmanwanttotellhisstudents?Answerthesequestions.“Takecareoftherocks(thecritical/mostimportant

thingsforyou)first.Setyourpriorities.Therest

isjustsand(smallthingsforyou).”

Thinkaboutyourself.Whatthingsareliketherocks/pebbles/s