U2 OUR DAILY LIFE

A day in the life of… Reading A WHIZZ-KID CHENG NA title subtitle

1. Cheng Na is probably ______ most other students. a. the same as b. different from 2. I will find out about ______. a. Cheng Na’s daily life b. Cheng Na’s holiday 3. A “whizz-kid” is probably______. a. a good driver b. very great b a b Guess before you read

2. What do you often do in the afternoon/evening? at 6 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 8 a.m. a.m. = in the morning 1. What do you often do in the morning? at 12:30 p.m. 4:50 p.m. 7 p.m. p.m. = in the afternoon/evening

Does Cheng Na often do the same things as (=like) you? How is her daily life? whizz-kid Cheng Na

Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks. I am Cheng Na. I am in Guangzhou. I at breakfast. I sometimes to clients on the way to school. I usually in all her subjects. Twice a week, my driver from school. After school, I usually. I do homework for before dinner. one of the top students discuss business make phone calls get A grades pick me up go to a club an hour or two Reading A

Read the text, and finish Exercise A2 on Page Can Cheng Na write computer games? 2. Does Cheng Na get up at 6 a.m.? 3. Does Cheng Na drive herself to school? 4. Does Cheng Na like her school friends? 5. Does Cheng Na always have lunch at school? Y Y N Y N 6. Is Cheng Na good at basketball? DK 7. Do Cheng Na and her family talk about business at breakfast and at dinner? 8. Does Cheng Na sleep for about five hours a night? Y N

Now please retell Cheng Na’s daily life in the third person. Read again, find out the information! Timetable TimeActivitySpecial things 6 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 8 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 7 p.m. 11 p.m. get up go to school start school have lunch leave school have dinner go to bed discuss business at breakfast drive, make phone calls get A grades, never fail pick … up, with a client go to a club discuss business, work on …

Language Points 1. other students other + n.s ＝ others: else people or things (in the three or more) (e.g.). She asked me to bring other books. 2. find out, find, look for (e.g.). I can’t find my pen. Now I’m looking for it. Do you find out why he was late? find out (reason 因 ), find (result 果 ) look for (course 过程 ) Reading A

3. one of the top students one of +n.s/pron.: “one person/thing in a group.” One of… 做主语时，谓语 动词用单数. (e.g.) One of the students comes from America. 4. put on, (be) in, wear, dress 5. make phone calls to sb. = call sb. 6. on the way to… 7. enjoy doing sth.=be keen on doing 8. twice a week

5. have breakfast 6. at breakfast = while having breakfast 7. make phone calls to sb. = call sb. 8. on the way to… 9. enjoy doing sth.=be keen on doing 10. twice a week

11. go back to swh. = return to swh. 12. go to a club 13. have meetings 14. an hour or two = one or two hours 15. continue doing sth continue to do sth 16. the same as

Test of the phrases 1.I’ll ___ you ___ ( 接 ) later. 2.She ________ ( 接 ) her daughter after work. 3.Do you go to the movie ___________ ( 每月一 次 ) or ___________ ( 每月两次 )? 4.How often do you ______________ ( 打电话 ) to your mother? 5.Oh, your dress ________________ ( 和我的相 同 )! 6.The weather in China ______________ ( 和 ….. 不同 ) the weather in Australia. 7.I want to be a __________ ( 优等生 ). pick up picks up once a month twice a month makes phone calls is the same as mine is different from top student

8.Can you talk about your _______ ( 日常生活 )? 9.She works very hard, so she often ___________ ( 获得 A 级 ) in the exams. 10.Our class teacher goes back to her office and ____________________ ( 继续改卷 ). 11.What are you __________ ( 忙于 ) these days? 12. I often listen to the radio __________ ( 吃早餐的时候 ). daily life gets A grades continues grading papers working on at breakfast

根据中文提示完成句子 1. 他 24 岁了，但仍在上学。 He is 24 years old, but he ___ ____ ____ ____. 2. 简通常在回家的路上买雪糕。 Jane usually buys ice-cream ___ ___ ___ ___. 3. 他们不喜欢吃饭时讲话。 They don’t like talking ____ ____. 4. 他在图书馆的路上碰见了他的好友。 He met his best friend ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. is still at school on the way home at dinner on the way to the library

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