Unit 2 Reading School life

Partner ’ s PK

Part-one Pre-reading 1 What subjects do you learn at school? 2 What after-school activities do you have? 3Have you joined a club? 4What’s your school like?

What do you think western school life would be like? life in a British school life in an American school

read books Reading Week School life is very interesting. We can learn a lot at school.

how to dancehow to play the piano

Home Economics how to cook healthy and tasty meals how to sew

driving lessons drive to school every day It takes less time than taking the bus.

softball practice playing softball School life is very interesting. We can do a lot of activities at school.

hero practice playing basketball

during lunchtime have a great time talking to each other

a buddy club help learn all about one’s school senior help with one’s homework listen to one’s problems

Reading Week Home Economics class buddy club driving lesson lunchtime softball

Life in a British school Listen to the tape and answer the following questions. (1)Who writes the first passage? (2)Which subject does John like best? (3)What activity does the school have every year? John They have a Reading Week every year. Home Economics.

( ) 1 John studies in a school only for boys. ( ) 2 John learns how to cook in class. ( ) 3 John's school has a reading week every month. ( ) 4 John and his friends always think that the reading week is too long. ( ) 5 At the beginning of each class, the students can talk to their friends about their books. ( ) 6 John reads the most books in his class. ( ) 7 They have to tell their English teacher what they are reading. F F F F T T T true or false

More questions: Life in a British school Which school is John in? Where is it ? He is in Year 8 at Woodland School. It is near London. What kind school is it? It is a mixed school. Both boys and girls can have lessons together. What does he like doing? He likes learning how to cook. What can they do during the reading week? They can read any books from the school library. They can even bring books and magazines from home. Why do they think the reading week is too short? Because they want to read all their classmates ’ book as well.

Fill in the blanks. John’s school is a ______ School. Boys and girls have lessons ________. His favourite ________ is Home Economics. He learns how to cook and _____. He didn’t know how to do things for _______ before. Now he knows how to cook ______and ______ meals. His school has a _______ Week every year. They can bring in books and _________ from home. But they have to tell the teacher ______ they are reading. Near the _____ of the class they can talk to their friends ______ their books. mixed together subject sew himself tasty healthy Reading magazines whatend about

Interview: You are a reporter from Yangzhou Daily. Make a dialogue with John to know about their school lives… You: Where do you study, John? John: I am… You: What is your favourite lesson at school? John: Oh, my favourite lesson is … I like learning… You: Do you have special activities at school? John: Yes. We have … every year. We can… You: That’s great! Model:

Life in an American school 1.How old is Nancy? Which grade is she in? 2.What lesson did Nancy’s brother have last year? 3.How often does Nancy play softball after school? 4.Where does Nancy go every Monday? Driving lessons. She is 14 years old. She is in 9th grade at Rocky Mountain High School in Denver. Twice a week. A ‘buddy club’.

Qs: 1.How does Nancy go to school every day? What does she think of it? 2.What do the students do in the buddy club 3.Why does Nancy say Julie is her hero? 4.What do American students do during lunchtime? 5.What do the students sometimes do after school? Her brother drives her to school. She thinks it’s great because it takes less time than taking the bus. Older students talk to new students about school life. Because Julie helps Nancy learn all about her new school, helps her with her homework and listens to her problems. They meet their friends and they have a good time talking to each other. Sometimes they go to shopping malls after school.

School/ grade Life in a British school Life in an American school John: Nancy: Subject / activities when What to do in year 8 at Woodland School near London in 9th grade at Rocky Mountain High School in Denver Home Economics reading week driving lessons softball buddy club every yeartwice a week every Monday can cook healthy and tasty meals read any books from the school library drive me to school every day spend a lot of time practicing help me with homework and listen to my problems Read after the tape

Nancy is 14 years old. She is in 9 th g__________ at Rocky Mountain High School. Her brother Jim had d__________ lessons last year. It’s great for her because he d__________ her to school every day. It’s f__________ than taking a bus. She plays s__________ twice a week. She spends lots of time p__________. Every Monday she goes to a b__________ club. Her buddy is Julie. Julie h__________ her learn all about her new school. She helps Nancy w__________ her homework and listens to her p__________. Nancy thinks Julie is a h__________. During lunchtime, she has a great time t__________ to each other. Sometimes they go to s__________ malls after school. rade riving rives aster oftball racticing uddy elps ith roblems ero alking hopping

Nancy/14 years old/ in 9th grade/Jim/ driving lessons/ great because… /twice a week/softball/every Monday/ buddy club/older students—new students/ enjoy/Julie/help me with…/hero/ during lunchtime…/sometimes…

Discuss your ideal school life and then make a report. Start timeFinish timeLunchtime SubjectsSports After-School activities □ Maths □ Football □ Chess Club □ English □ Basketball □ School trip □ Computer □ Badminton □ Cooking Club □ PE □ Table tennis □ Music Club □ Art □ Swimming □ Reading Club School uniforms School trip

Cosolidation Colorful school life As a students of modern times, we have colorful school life. Every day, we gain lots of knowledge on different subjects in class, and our school organizes many other activities. In this way they can help us put what we have learned into practice. After class, we take part in all kinds of activities, such as playing football, basketball, badminton and so on.They are good for our health. Besides, we are able to join in the music group, art group, there we can enjoy famous works, learn to play instruments( 乐器 )or draw pictures. there are chances for us to use computers and talk with some foreign teachers about anything we are interested in at the English corner, now most of us may play computers freely and have a good sense of spoken English. In addition to ( 除了 )these school-activities, there are still many others such as sports meeting, debate( 辩论 ) ， social investigation( 社会调查 ) 。 All those activities make or school life attractive and interesting. I ’ m sure they are very useful for us in the future. ( )1,what does the writer think of his life? A boring B hard C interesting D he has no idea ( )2,which of the following is not talked about? A sports meeting B music group C school trip D debate ( )3,what do they do at the English corner? A play computers games B talk to each other in English C listen to music D draw pictures. ( )4,what ’ s the main idea of this passage? A a student ’ s ideal school B a student ’ s school life. C a student ’ s plan for the future. D a student ’ s problems. c c b b

1 每周两次 2 花大量时间做事 3 好朋友俱乐部 4 和某人谈论某事 5 非常喜欢这个 Some useful phrases twice a week spend a lot of time doing buddy club talk to sb about sth enjoy this a lot

6 帮助我了解某物 7 阅读周 8 我们所读的东西 9 在快下课的时候 10 上驾驶课 Some useful phrases help me learn about sth. a reading week what we are reading near the end of class have a driving lesson

用括号内所给词的适当形式填空 1.If you want to be __________,you should cook _______ food and eat _______.(health) 2. Every day, I spend lots of time ________ (practice) _______ (speak) English. 3. John lives in ________, he studies in a _________ secondary school.(Britain) 4.After the Home Economics, I learn how _________ (cook) and ______ (sew). 5. Our school is a ______ (mix) school, boys and girls can have lessons together. healthy healthily practising speaking Britain British to cook sew mixed Practice

1. 熟读课文 2. 熟记有关生词，短语和句子 3. 完成相关练习