What would you like to be in the future? Why? 冀教版　八年级上册 Free talk: What would you like to be in the future? Why?

Lesson 26 What will I Be ?

Is it a real airplane ? No , it’s a model plane. Do you like building model planes? If you’re interested in it, you’ll have a lot of fun.

What do they do? They are pilots. That’s a cool job, right ? Would you like to be a pilot? Why or why not? A pilot can help people travel all around the world. A pilot can see the world and experience many interesting things.

But … I have a fear of heights. That’s a problem. Will it stop you from being a pilot ? If you want to be a pilot, you must overcome your fear. You can take small steps to overcome it.

Here’s a page for the yearbook. What’s this ? It’s a yearbook. Here’s a page for the yearbook. Open your book and turn to Page One. In many countries, students like to make yearbooks. A yearbook is a book that has pictures of all of the kids and teachers in your school.

height, page, pilot, model 1 A: Look! That bird is flying very high! B: Yes. That kind of bird can fly at a _______ of 800 metres. 2 A: Hi, Liu Mei! Your cat looks lovely. B:Thanks. But it’s not a real one. It’s a _______ cat. 3 A: What are you going to be when you grow up? B: I hope to be a _______ . I hope to travel around the world someday. 4 A: Hello, Mr. Zhang! We are ready for English class. B: OK, everyone! Please turn to ______ 72. Let’s read Lesson 28. height model pilot Page

Listen and answer the question: Is Tiantian sure about her future ? No, she isn’t.

Read the lesson and finish the exercise : 1 Why does Tiantian want to be an airplane pilot? 2 What’s Tiantian’s problem? 3 Will she give up? 4 People would feel safer and more comfortable in my plane. ( 翻译)

1 Why does Tiantian want to be an airplane pilot? Maybe I’ll be an airplane pilot. That would be a cool job because I would help people travel around the world. People travel to see their families, for work or just for fun. I would see the world and experience many interesting things. Because she thinks that would be a cool job. She would help people travel around the world and she would see the world and experience many interesting things.

2 What’s Tiantian’s problem? Her problem is that she has a fear of heights. There’s only one problem. I have a fear of heights, but that won’t stop me from being a pilot . I can take small steps to overcome my fear. 3 Will she give up ? No, she won’t.

4 People would feel safer and more comfortable in my plane. ( 翻译) 人们乘坐我的飞机会觉得更安全更舒适。

Some children want to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That sounds good! It’s good to write something for people to read. But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really writers. Because reading books is helpful for them to be a good writer. They should read more books, instead of watching and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free. There is more fun in reading. Before you decide to be a good writer, you’d better say to yourself, “I am going to do my best to read more and more books!” Question: If you want to be a good writer, what should you do first ? Why ?

Project: Imagine your future and talk about it. Think about the following questions: 1 What will you be in the future? 2 What will you do in the future? 3 What will your life be in the future? 4 Is it easy to make your dream come true? 5 If you want to make it come true, what should you do from now on?

Homework : Finish the short passage after class.