Unit 1 School life

Reporting school activities

What is a program? What are usually included in a program? Skills building 1: understanding a programme

A programme is a plan of activities to be done or things to be achieved. A programme usually includes: ◆ Date Dates in a progamme are usually presented in short form to save space. For example: 1st January → 3rd September → 1st Jan /1 Jan 3rd Sept/3 Sept

◆ Day Days refer to days in a week. They can also be presented in short form. For example: Sunday → Thursday → Sun Thur

◆ Time Time can be presented in several ways: 9 a.m./ p.m./ a.m./ p.m./18.45 ◆ Place There are many places for events or activities. For example: assembly hall meeting room 7th floor, Park Hotel

◆ Event/ activity Events or activities are the most important part of a programme. For example ： speech on Chinese history art festival sports meeting

Listen and circle the correct answer. 1. When will the scientist go to Datong High School? A. 21 Oct B. 22 Oct C. 23 Oct 2. On what day will he go to Guanghua High School? A. Mon B. Tue C. Wed

3. At what time will he go to Datong High School? A a.m. B p.m. C p.m. 4. Which school will he go to on the evening of 23 Oct? A. Datong High School B. Guanghua High School C. Xiangming High School

5. What will he do at Xiangming High School? A. Give a talk to the students B. Attend an important school meeting C. Go to a school concert

Step 1: Completing a timetable for a school programme

Listen and circle the correct words to complete the timetable below. 1._________ 2. __________ 3._______________________ 4._______________________ 5._________ 6.___________ Scientist Fri 3 p.m. 25 Oct Room 306, Building 4 Famous football players

We often make decisions by comparing information. Here are two suggestions: Read all the information carefully before you make any decisions Make as many comparisons as you can. The more choices you have, the better your decisions will be Skills building 2: comparing information

Read the letter and choose the correct book from the information. The important information about the book from the letter: The title: The price: The year: The writer: with the word “Dynasties” below 20 after 2007 a famous professor

Compare the information with the details in the and find the right book. Answer: the book’s title is: The Rise of the Dynasties

Compare your class timetable with the programme on Page 13. To go to the talks, you can choose not to have Art, Class Meeting, PE or self-study. Write down the subjects of the talks you can attend. Step 2: reporting to your class teacher

Talks that we can attend: 1. _____________________ 2. _____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. _____________________ Fighting pollution School life in the USA Staying in good health Australian pop songs

Skills building 3: writing a notice

1. What is a notice? A notice is a piece of paper which gives information before something is going to happen. It’s usually put in a public place.

2. What should we pay attention to when we are writing a notice? include the most important information, such as time, dates, events and person who is giving the notice only include the necessary information make your notice clear and attractive

Now please enjoy some notices, and discuss how to make a notice attractive.

Read the notice issued by the school librarian. Try to underline the important information. Event: Time: Reason: Library closed 15 to 17 September For the sports meeting

When to reopen: The new opening hours: Person that gives the notice: next Saturday( 18 September) Monday—Friday: 8 a.m. —6 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m. Public holidays: closed Library

Write a notice to inform your classmates of all the talks your class can attend. Make sure that your include all the important information and the notice is clear and attractive. Begin with: “We are happy to inform you that …” Step 3: informing your classmates

Sample: Notice Talks in October We are happy to inform you that in October we are going to have four interesting talks. From the talks we can learn a lot of new things about the world around us. The talks will be given at the following times and places:

School life in the USA: 3 p.m., 13th October in Room 404, Building 1 Fighting pollution: 9 a.m., 19th October in Room 105, Building 2 Staying in good health: 2.30 p.m., 21st October in Room 306, Building 4; Australian pop songs: 10 a.m., 29th October in Room 303, Building 4

Please check with your class monitor for further information. Class 3, Grade 1

口头通知 口头通知即以口头的形式表达通知的内容， 其特点是：用词较口语化，句子不会太复 杂，通常只需用一段话讲清其内容即可。 另外，口头通知的开头和结尾通常都有一 定的固定套语，同学们也应特别注意

妥用口头通知呼语 口头通知的开头称呼语通常需根据听众的 具体情况来确定，有时还要考虑其场合是 否正式。 如： ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, teachers and students,

口头通知套语 (1) 在用口头下达通知时，常见的表达有： May I have your attention, please? Attention please, everyone. I have an announcement to make. Be quite. There is something important I have to tell you. I have something (important) to tell you. I’m glad to tell you something important.

结束套语 That’s all. Thank you very much. 通知时态 : 口头通知是要告诉大家即将进行的活动， 因此要以一般将来时为主。如： We will go to the Great Wall tomorrow. We’ll have a meeting about it after the sixth class. There will be an English film in our school tonight. The match will be put off to next week. We are going to hold a meeting to discuss the problem.

Homework 1. Finish your article about the notice. Try to make it clear and attractive. 2. Exchange your article with your partner and correct them.