1. Unit 2 School life Reading 扬州中学教育集团树人学校 郎旭辉

2. guy ( 口语）家伙 a lovely guy guys （复数常为呼语） 各位，朋友们 Hello, you guys. = Hello, everyone.

3. a mixed school 男女混合的学校

4. Home Economics 家政课 cooking sewing 缝纫 tasty 味道好的

5. softball 垒球

6. buddy 好朋友， 搭档 buddies a Buddy Club 好友俱乐部 senior （大学或中学）毕业生

7. hero 偶像，英雄 heroes 周润发

8. New words guy ( 口语）家伙 a mixed school 男女混合的学校 Home Economics 家政课 sew 缝纫 buddy 好朋友，搭档 senior （大学或中学）毕业生 hero 偶像，英雄 tasty 味道好的 softball 垒球

9. 1.guy 2. Home Economics 3. buddy 4. senior 5. hero a. a close friend, partner b. anyone male or female c. a student in the last year of high school d. a person admired by many people e. a subject about cooking and sewing ( b ) ( e ) ( a ) ( c ) ( d ) Word puzzles

10. 1. Hello, everyone! = Hello, ____! 2. We always work together. He is my _____. 3. Would you please _____ that dress for me? 4. She is a _____ student in 12th grade. 5. She knows everything and helps me a lot. She is my ____. guys buddy senior hero buddy, hero, sew, guys, senior sew

11. 1. 学习与学校生活有关的词汇。 2. 运用比较的阅读方式，读懂课 文，了解英美国家中学生的学校 生活。 3. 理解作者的个人感受和观点。 Learning aims

12. Pre - reading What do you think a British or an American school would be like?

13. 1.Who wrote this letter? 2.What activity does the school have every year? 1. Who wrote this letter? 2. Who else are mentioned( 提 到） in the letter? Fast reading John. They have Reading Week every year. Nancy. Jim and Julie

14. Further reading 1.John is in Year 9 at Woodland School, a mixed school. 2.John likes Home Economics best of all. 3.He knew how to cook healthy and tasty meals before coming to this school. True or False ( F ) Year 8 ( T ) ( F ) didn’t know how to cook

15. 4. There is a Reading Week in his school every year. 5. The students can read any books from the school library, but they can’t bring in books from home. 6. They think Reading Week is too short because they want to read more books. ( T ) ( F ) can ( T )

16. Questions 1. What did Jim do in school last year? 2. How does Nancy go to school every day? 3. What do the students do at the buddy club? 4. What does Nancy do during lunchtime? 5. What do they sometimes do after school? He had driving lessons in school last year. She goes to school in her brother’s car. Older students talk to new students about school life. She meet her friends and they have a great time talking to each other. Sometimes they go to shopping malls.

17. WhoJohnNancy Where What When Why Detailed reading What’s the life in a British / an American school like?

18. What’s the life in a British school like? Who Where What When Why John Woodland School, London Home Economics; Reading Week Every year Likes learning how to cook and sew; can read anything he likes

19. What’s the life in an American school like? Who Where What When Why Nancy Rocky Mountain High School, Denver Softball; The Buddy Club Twice a week; Every Monday Loves the game; enjoys it a lot

20. Practice 1 Additional reading Life in a Japanese school Life in a Canadian school

21. Practice 2 Discussion Which of the four schools are you most interested in? Why? If your group would set up a new school, what is your school like?

22. Homework 1. Search the Internet for more information about the school life in other countries. 2. Finish off the exercises from B1 to C2.