英 语 教 研 组 汪 文娇

A “Babies” Class

Background  英语国家的教育一般分为 3 级：初等教育、中等教育和高等教 育，其中初等和中等教育是免费的、强制性的义务教育。在澳 大利亚目前高等教育也是免费的。中小学和大学幼可以按资金 来源分为公立和私立两种。私立学校（包括中小学）一般要收 取较高的学费，教学水平较高。经济状况较好的家庭一般更愿 意送子女进私立学校就读。学校课程分为必修课和选修课。学 校除修必修课外，可以根据自己的精力、时间和兴趣选择选修 课。英语国家的学校，特别是私立学校，幼较大的自主权。课 文中提到的 Collegiate School 即是一所私立学校，稳重所说的 “Babies” Class 即是一门选修课。

Comprehension exercises  Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements.  1. Babies is at Colligiate School.  A a required course B an elective course C a usual course  2. Some boys ask to take babies again because.  A it is difficult B they have to C they are interested in the course  3. In the babies class the boys learn.  A how to feed and wash babies B how to dress and carry babies  C about child care  4. The class gets real, live babies from mothers who like.  A sharing their babies with others B leaving their babies to others  C boys to look after their babies  5. Some parents think that it is for young boys to take care of babies.  A too difficult B impossible C unnatural  6. Maybe the boys at Colligiate School do not think taking care of babies is  only for __________  A father B teachers C girls B C C A A -C--C-

Questions  Para.1:  1. What do a group of boys do ?  2. What do they hear?  3. What is their new class called?  Para.2:  1. Do they have to take the class?  2. What are the babies like?  3. What do the boys learn in the class?  Para.3:  1. Where is collegiate school?  2. What are the required courses at the school?  3. What electives do they have?  4. Who offered them the new elective?

Questions  Para. 4: Where does the school get the babies?  Para. 5: 1. What do some parents say?  2. What do many older boys say?  3. Is this new course popular?

Language points  1. be curious about sth. 对 … 好奇  The persons are curious about his action.  Children are curious about everything.  be curious to do sth. 对做某事感到好奇，急切想知道  He was curious to know what was in the letter.  I am curious to know where he is.  2. of one’s own will: 出于自愿地，心甘情愿地, will 在这里是名  词 意思为 “ 意愿 ” 、 “ 意志  He helps me with my study of his own will.  She did it of her own will.  Where there is a will, there is a way. 

Language Points  3. The boys learns how to feed, dress, wash, and carry them.  及物动词后 +“ 疑问词＋不定式 ” ， “ 疑问词＋不定式 ” 做宾语, 这种宾语相当于一个简略地宾语从句。类似的及物动词有 ask,decide, know, tell, wonder, find out 等等。  Please tell me what to do.  He asked me where to go.  I don’t know how to diaper a baby.  We haven’t decided when to start.  I wonder what to do next.

Language Points  4. dress,wear 和 put on 的用法。  dress 可作及物动词和不及物动词有 “ 穿衣服 ( 起床后或指外出前 穿好衣服，或赴宴会前穿好较正式的礼服 ” ， “ 打扮 ” 的意思，作 “ 穿 ” 时，只用于穿衣服，不用于 shoes, hat, gloves. 作及物动词时， 宾语是人（ dress sb.).  wear 是 “ 穿着 ” 、 “ 戴着 ” 的意思，可用于 “ 穿着衣服 ” 、 “ 戴帽子 ” 、 “ 带手套、眼镜、首饰 ” 等，强调 “ 穿戴着 ” 的状态。  put on 的意思是 “ 穿上 ” 、 “ 戴上 ” ，强调 “ 往上穿戴 ” 的动作。  Get up and dress quickly.  Mary is dressing her baby.  Tom always wears black shoes.  He put on his shoes and went out of the room.

Language points  5. learn about: 学习与 … 相关的事情  learn from: 向 … 学习  learn of : 得知，了解到 … 消息  They want to learn about medical care.  We should learn from Comrade Lei Feng.  I learnt of the news from his letter.  6. Taking care of babies is too difficult for young boys.  taking care of babies 为动名词短语，在句中作主语。  Seeing is believing.  Her coming made me very happy.  Getting up early is a good habit.

Language Points  7. share sth. with sb.: 与某人分享、分担、共用  I share the room with her.  I will share the cost with you.  8. too + for sth./sb.: 太 … 而不适合 / 不能  He is too old for the job.  She is too fat for the clothes.  The pair of shoes is too small for me. 

Review the language points  1. be curious about: 对 … 好奇  be curious to do: 对做某事感到好奇，急切想知道  2. of one’s own will: 出于自愿地，心甘情愿地  3. 及物动词＋ “ 疑问词＋不定式 ” ，代表动词有 learn, ask, decide,  know, tell, find out  4. dress, wear, 和 put on 的用法  5. learn about : 学习与 … 相关的事情  learn from: 向 … 学习  learn of: 得知，了解到 … 消息  6. 动名词或动名词短语在句中做主语  7. too adj. for sth./sb.: 太 … 而不适合  8. share sth. with sb.: 与某人分享、分担、公用

Review the language points that have learnt before  a group of : 一群，一组  have to: 不得不  don’t have to: 不必  something different: 形容词修饰不定代词时，置于其后  like doing sth. 和 like to do sth.  have a good time: 过得很开心  take care of: 照顾，照料  be interested in: 对 … 感兴趣

Who is the best baby-sitter?  Let’s play a game. How to carry the baby?  How to diaper a baby? How to dress a baby?  How to feed a baby?

Discussion  What do you think of the course? Why?  1. It’s interesting, because babies are very lovely.  2. It’s meaningful. Babies are so lovely, we should cherish our lives.  3. Students will love their parents more if they take the course. Babies reminds them of their old days.  4. It’s good. Because students can learn how to take care of others, that’s important especially for boys.  5. It’s good. Because it’s a beautiful thing to make a baby laugh. It’s a beautiful thing to help others.

Homework  Review the text and the language points.  Do exercises on page39 : A, B, and D