(共35张PPT)
Unit 2 School life
Reading Ⅱ
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Nancy John
grade/school
favorite subject/hobby
activities in the school
more about the activity
Year 8 at Woodland School
the 8th grade at Rocky Mountain High School
French
baseball
(twice a week)
Reading Week
(every year)
buddy club
(every Monday)
1. borrow books from the library
2. bring in books and magazines from home
1. older students talk about school life
2. my friend Tony
(help me learn…)
Introduce their school lives
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Read the 2 articles and pay attention to something special in the 2 schools.
Read quickly
What’s special
一所混合学校 去同伴俱乐部
一起上课 帮助新生更多的了解学校
举行阅读周 仔细倾听,提供帮助
从学校图书馆借更多的书 上不同的课
从家里带来书和杂志 一起运动
在课上和同学讨论这些书 打棒球,刻苦练习
a mixed school
have lessons together
have a Reading Week
borrow more books from the school library
bring in books and magazines from home
discuss books with our classmates in class
go to the Buddy Club
help new students learn more about the school
listen carefully,offer help
have different classes
do sports together
practice hard
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Can you say something about the school life in China after watching these pictures
School lives
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a British school
London
Nancy’s
an American school
Denver
John’s
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Welcome banner
Have classes
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Sports meet
military training
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1. How many lessons do you have every day
2. What subjects do you learn
3. How often do you have a class meeting
4. What after-school activities do you have
5. Have you joined a club
6. A hero is someone that you respect or admire.
Do you have a hero
Ask and answer the following questions in pairs.
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What do you think British or American school life would be like
Talk
新课讲解
Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.
foreign
language
discuss
offer
win
talk about something
give something to someone
be best or first in a competition
not in or from your own country
words used in speaking and writing
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Who Nancy John
Where
What
When
Why
Woodland School near London
Rocky Mountain High School near Denver
Reading Week
Buddy Club
baseball
Every year
Every Monday Twice a week
Time seems to go faster when we are reading interesting books.
Because he can get help.
Because he loves this game.
Complete the table below.
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P21 B2
N
J
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N
J
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1. In a ______ school, boys and girls study ________.
2. In the ___________, older students help new students
learn more about _________.
3. During ________________, students can
_________________ from the library and can bring in
__________________ from home.
4. Some students ____________ after school and they
____________ every time.
borrow more books
mixed
together
Buddy Club
the school
the Reading Week
books and magazines
play baseball
practice hard
新课讲解
Complete the conversation below.
baseball ends hero offers sports twice won
Daniel: I read an article by a boy from the USA. His
name is John. He’s in the 8th grade.
Kitty: Really What’s his school life like
Daniel: Every Monday, he goes to the Buddy club. His
friend Tony is in the 12th grade. Tony listens to
John’s problems and ______ him help. He’s
John’s ______.
offers
hero
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Kitty: What else do you know about John
Daniel: On Friday afternoon, their school _______ earlier
than usual. They often do _______ together.
Kitty: Does John like sports
Daniel: Yes. His favourite sport is _______. He plays it
_______ a week. Their team _______ two games last
month.
ends
sports
baseball
twice
won
Language points
It’s like watching TV, but there are fewer advertisements.
它就像看电视,只不过广告少了些。
2. Every Monday, I go to the Buddy Club.
每周一我都去同伴俱乐部。
句中的Buddy 表示“朋友,伙伴” Buddy Club 意为“ 同伴俱乐部” 其成员通过结伴的方式让低年级学生获得较高年级学生的照顾和帮助。
Language points
I love this game and practice hard every time.
我喜欢这项运动,每次训练都很刻苦。
因为本文作者是美国男生,所以动词
practice 采用了美式写法, 美式英语中,practice既可当名词也可当动词, 而英式英语中practice用作名词, 动词则是practise。
Language points
4. Time seems to go faster when we are reading interesting
books. 每当我们在阅读有趣的书籍时,时间 似乎过得飞快。
(1) seem+形容词
Everything seems easy.一切似乎很容易。
( 2) seem+名词
He seemed an honest man.他看上去像是个老实人。
(3) seem+不定式
The maths problem seems to be very difficult to work out.
这道数学题似乎很难解决。
Language points
5. It is a mixed school.
mixed adj. 混合的
mixed school 男女生混合学校
They have mixed feelings of sadness and joy.
他们悲喜交加。
There are more girls than boys in this mixed school.
这个混合学校女生比男生多。
Language points
6. During the week, we can borrow more books from the
school library.
borrow 意为“(向别人)借”,常用结构是:borrow sth. from sb. 意为“从某人那里借某物”。lend 意为“(把东西) 借给”,常用结构是:lend sb. sth. = lend sth. to sb. 意为“把某物借给某人”。
I often borrow books from the library at the weekend.
周末我经常从图书馆借书。
Language points
7. I’m in Year 8 at Woodland School near London.
I’m in the 8th grade at Rocky Mountain High School
near Denver.
My friend Tony is in the 12th grade.
in Year 8/in the 8th grade 在八年级
美国的中学教育包括七年级到十二年级。在不同的地区,学校对于中学年级的划分也有所不同。大多数美国学校将七到八年级划分为初中,将九到十二年级划分为高中。
Language points
8. Twice a week, I play baseball after school.
twice a week 一周两次
— How often do you water the flowers
— I water them twice a week.
baseball n. 棒球
My American friend says she enjoys playing baseball.
Translate the sentences.
practice
1) 及物动词,其后可接名词、代词或v-ing 形式作宾语。
I can’t practice basketball with you now because I have lots of homework to do.
我现在不能跟你练篮球,因为我有好多作业要做。
Every morning, she practices reading English for half an hour in the park.
每天早上她都会在公园朗读半小时英语。
当堂小结
当堂小结
2) 不及物动词,意为“练习,操练”。
You will never learn to swim if you don’t practice.
如果不练习,你永远都学不会游泳。
3) 名词,意为“实践,练习”
It takes a lot of practice to play the piano well.
要把钢琴学好需要多多练习。
当堂小练
根据所给中文完成句子。
熟能生巧。
_________ makes perfect.
2. 我花了大量时间练习说英语。
I spend a lot of time _________________ English.
3. 她正在练习准备钢琴考试。
_______________________________
Practice
practicing speaking
She’s practicing for her piano exam.
新课讲解
Game time
Now I will divide you into several groups.
Make up sentences with your partners with “practice”. Then speak them out to us. Let’s see which group is the most productive.
新课讲解
Reflection
life in a British school 英国学校的生活
a mixed school 一所混合学校
bring in … from … 从……带来……
near the end of the week 在星期快结束时
discuss sth. with sb. 和某人讨论某事
help sb. learn more about sth.
帮助某人更多了解某物
do sports together 一起做运动
twice a week 一周两次
play baseball 打棒球
当堂小练
Around the world, there are many different
kinds of _______. For example, in a ______
school, it has a ____________ every year. Students can _______ more books from the school library. They can also bring in books and _________ from home. Near the end of the week, they ______ the books with their classmates in class. Time seems to go ______ when they are reading interesting books.
schools
British
I. 根据课文内容填入恰当词语。
Reading Week
magazines
borrow
discuss
faster
当堂小练
Life in an American school is quite different. They have _________ classes everyday. After school, the students have a lot of things to do. They can go to a ___________. In the club, older students help new students ________________ the school. The older student also ______ the new student help. The students can also play _______ after school.
baseball
learn more about
Buddy Club
different
offers
当堂小练
1. John lives in ________ and he studies in a _______
secondary school. (Britain)
2. Our school is a ______ (mix) school. Boys and girls can
have lessons together.
3. We practise softball _______ (two) a week after school.
4. “I could help.” “No, it's all right, thanks.”
“Well, don’t say I didn’t ____ (主动提出).”
5. Which year was it that Italy ____ (win) the World Cup
Britain
British
mixed
II. 根据括号中的提示填空。
twice
offer
won
当堂小练
III. 单项选择。
1. Welcome to our hotel! I hope you’ll have a good time _______ your stay here.
A. after B. during
C. with D. since
2. — How often do the students play sports
— _______.
A. Twice a day B. Since last night
C. For two hours D. A month ago
当堂小练
1. 你为什么还不去上班?
Why don’t you go to work yet
2. 我的朋友不如我姐姐的多。
I have fewer friends than my sister.
3. 我要到英国深造,我弟弟也要去。
I will have further study in England and my brother will go there as well.
IV. 翻译
当堂小练
4.我的房间和他的一样大小。
5.我每天花两小时读英语。
6.她弟弟经常练习打垒球。
7.昨天,他们开心地看了电影。
My room is as big as his.
I spend two hours reading English every day.
Her brother often practices playing softball.
They had a great time seeing a film yesterday.
To preview Grammar about
1) comparing the amount of things
2) comparative and superlative adverbs
课后作业