课件19张PPT。Unit 2 School life GrammarLead-inNancy The Reading Week
in Woodland School This year’s Reading WeekKateTomNancyNancy read more books than Kate.
Tom read fewer books than Kate.
Nancy read the most books of the three.
Tom read the fewest books of all. Work out the rulesmore + __________ + than
fewer + __________ + than
the most + ____________
the fewest + ____________ 可数名词 （复数）可数名词（复数）可数名词 （复数）可数名词 （复数） This year’s Reading WeekKate—14 hoursTom—7hoursNancy—21 hoursNancy spent more time reading than Kate.
Tom spent less time reading than Kate.
Nancy spent the most time reading of the three.
Tom spent the least time reading of all. Work out the rulesmore + __________ + than
less + __________ + than
the most + ____________
the least + ____________ 不可数名词 不可数名词不可数名词不可数名词Compare school livesDanielJohnNancyJohn studies _____ subjects than Nancy, but he studies ______ subjects than me. I study the _____ subjects among the three of us.morefewermostCompare school lives2. Nancy is in _____ clubs than John, but she is in _____ clubs than me. John is in the ______ clubs among the three of us.
3. I have _____ free time than John, but Nancy has _____ free time than John. Among the three of us, I have the _____ free time and Nancy has the _____ free time.morefewerfewestlessmoreleastmostCompare school livesWhat about your school?
We have more ... than ...
fewer ... than ...
less ... than ...
the most ...
the fewest ...
the least ...
Let’s play baseball!Daniel—1.5 hoursJohn—2 hoursNancy—1 hourNancy practises hard because she spends so long time practising.
John practises harder than Nancy.
John practises the hardest of all the three. Work out the rulesWe use comparative and superlative adverbs like this: Have a try!fast ____________ _____________
early ____________ _____________
well ____________ _____________
close ____________ _____________
slowly ____________ _____________
badly ____________ _____________
far ____________ _____________
quickly ___________ _____________ fastestfasterearlierearliestbetterbestcloserclosestmore slowlymost slowlyworseworstfarther/furtherfarthest/furthestmore quicklymost quicklyMy classmates
1. Sandy draws ______ (well). She draws _______ (well) than any other student in my class. She draws __________ (well) of us all.
2. David jumps _____ (high). He jumps _______ (high) than any other of my classmates. He jumps ___________ (high) in my class.wellbetterthe besthighhigherthe highestMy classmates
3. Amy swims ____ (fast). She swims ______
(fast) than all my other classmates. She swims
_________ (fast) in my class.
4. Millie writes ______ (quickly). She writes
____________ (quickly) than the other
students in my class. Millie writes
________________ (quickly) of us all.fastfasterthe fastestquicklymore quicklythe most quicklyLet’s have a competition!Rules
1. Read the form carefully.
2. Take turns to make up a sentence with
comparative and superlative forms.
3. If your sentence is right, you can get a
point.
4. If your group gets the most points, you are
the winners.Let’s have a competition!A reportDear chairperson,
We took part in a meaningful activity last Saturday afternoon. We went to plant trees with some of other club members ... Go on finishing the report, and try your best to write more effective sentences.HomeworkGood bye！课件26张PPT。Unit 2 School life Integrated skillsLead-in Hogwarts How to read numbers6 2 4 How to read numbers5 2 4 0, TipsTip 1. Count from the right side of the number.
Tip 2. Put a comma every three numbers.
Tip 3. Read the first comma as thousand and
the second comma as million. Read the formSunshine
Middle SchoolWoodland SchoolRocky Mountain High School66/yes/no Listen carefullySunshine
Middle SchoolWoodland SchoolRocky Mountain High School66/yes/no1,309908 weeks3 hoursyes Listen carefullySunshine
Middle SchoolWoodland SchoolRocky Mountain High School66/yes/no1,309908 weeks3 hoursyes3081,215856 weeks12 weeks2 hours1 hourno Let’s compare!Sunshine
Middle SchoolWoodland SchoolRocky Mountain High School66/yes/no1,309908 weeks3 hoursyes3081,215856 weeks12 weeks2 hours1 hournoA: How many …
How long …
How much time …more … than fewer … than less … than the most the fewest B: …
the least Complete the articleWoodland School is smaller than Rocky Mountain High School. There are (1) _______ (more/fewer/less) teachers and (2) _______ (more/fewer/less) students at Woodland School than at Rocky Mountain High School. Sunshine Middle School has (3) __________
(more/fewer/the most) teachers and students of the three.
Chinese students have (4) _______ (more/fewer/less) weeks off for the summer holiday than British students.fewerfewerthe most moreComplete the articleBritish students spend (5) _______ (more/few/less) time doing homework than Chinese students. Among the three schools, American students spend (6) __________ (the least/few/less) time on homework, and they have (7) _____________ (long/longer/the longest) summer holiday. Chinese students spend (8) ___________ (the most/the fewest/the least) time on homework. They work (9) ______________ (hard/harder/the hardest). lessthe leastthe longestthe mostthe hardest Daniel, Nancy & JohnDanielSunshine
Middle SchoolJohnWoodland SchoolNancyRocky Mountain High School Daniel, Nancy & John1 _______: My school has fewer weeks off for
the summer holiday than Daniel.
2 _______: Students at my school do not wear
uniforms.
3 _______: I spend lesss time doing homework
than Nancy.
4 _______: My school has the most students.
5 _______: My school has the fewest teachers.NancyJohnJohnDanielNancyListen and answer1. How much time does Daniel spend on his
hobbies every day?
2. What is Amy’s hobby?
3. Who spends the most time on hobbies? Her hobby is swimming. Simon. About an hour. Half an hour for playing
computer games and another half an hour for
playing chess. PronunciationHalf an hourLinking (连读)： Pronunciationthe most time Loss of blasting (失去爆破)： tRead and practise
Let’s read
the conversation loudly again! Make a survey!
Make a survey
about different school lives in
Hogwarts, Brazil, and KenyaMake a survey
They can study magic.
There …Make a survey
Step 1: Read the information 1. Read the article in the envelope. 2. Finish the information about the country
you have read in the form of the survey.Make a survey
Step 2: Share the information
Ask your partner for the rest of the information and write down the answers to complete the survey. Don’t look at each other’s information.Rule:Make a survey
Step 3: Make a report
Compare the information about the three schools and prepare a report about them.Make a survey!
Among all the three schools, …It’s better to introduce something special or interesting in your report.You can start like this:Homework Telephone your good friends and ask for information of school lives in two other schools. Compare them with your own school. Write a report about it. (About 100 words.)
Good bye！课件28张PPT。Unit 2 School life
Reading (II)Watch a short video about school lifeAnswer the questions about the video
1. What did the boy Greg and his friend Rowley want to do?
2. What problem did they have?
3. What do you think of their school life?
4. What do you think of the older students in the video?
They wanted to have lunch in the school dining hall. They didn’t find a suitable place to sit and have their lunch. Their school life was so terrible. The other students were so rude and unfriendly to Greg
and his friend Rowley. Let’s reviewLet’s retellAnalyze the content of the two passagesSomething in common about the structureAbout meAbout school lifeLet’s thinka mixed schoolThe first part—The second part—Nancy’s schoolIn such a school, boys and girls have lessons together. a boys’ school / a girls’ schoola mixed schooladj. 男女混合的，混合的 mix v. 混合
mix … with … 把……和……混合起来Fill in the blanks with the right forms of “mix”
1. Our school is a __________ (mix) school.
2. Our PE teachers always _________ (mix) different classes
to form different clubs to have PE lessons.
3. Sometimes, our PE teacher __________ (mix) boys with
girls to form training teams in table tennis.
4. We practise hard and often win table tennis __________
doubles in Yangzhou. mixedmixmixesmixedSomething in common about the content
Nancy’s school life —
John’s school life —Special activitiesthe Reading Weekthe Buddy ClubLet’s thinkHow does the Reading Week work? Let’s thinkWhere do books
come from?What do students
do during it?Borrow … from …Bring in … from …Discuss …with … in classRead … after classdiscuss v. = have a long talk about …
discuss sth with sb 和某人谈论 ……
(1) 我们正在课堂上一起讨论有关读书周的事情。
We are discussing something about the Reading Week
in class.
(2) 在读书周期间，我们可以自由地讨论我们所读的东西。
We can freely discuss what we read during the Reading
Week.
(3) 你猜一猜接下来我们要讨论什么呢?
Can you guess what we will discuss next? Can you guess what we will have a discussion about
next?discussion n. 讨论
have a discussion about … 讨论某事Let’s thinkHow does the Buddy Club work?the buddy, TonyWhat do the buddies usually do?
Put a tick (√) in the boxes below:
A. listen carefully to their problems
B. help them learn more about the school
C. help them become heroes
D. offer some help with
their problems√√√offer v. 给予，提供
offer sb sth = offer sth to sb
给某人提供某物
provide v. 提供
provide sb with sth = provide sth for sb
向某人提供某物
Fill in the blanks with right forms of the words
Each student is willing to _________ (提供)
books to the students in poor areas.
2. The buddies often _________ (提供) new students
with useful advice on how to learn English well
in the past. offerprovidedCan you translate it into Chinese?
The buddies sometimes offer to help us practise
playing baseball.
这些伙伴有时主动帮助我们练习打棒球。
offer v. 主动
offer to do sth 主动做某事Let’s thinkDo you have something else to share with us
about activities in John’s school?on Friday afternoondo sports togethertwice a weekplay baseballOn Friday afternoon, John’s school ends earlier
than usual.
Near the end of the week, we discuss the books
with classmates in class. Let’s discuss how to use the words “end”!
end n. 结尾，结束（不可数)；末端，尽头
v. 结束 （及物动词/不及物动词）
at the end of … 在……尽头，在……结束时
near the end of … 在……即将结束时
ending n. 结尾，结局（可数）
endless adj. 没有尽头的Choose the right answers
1. —When shall we have another baseball match?
—__________ the term.
A. On the end of B. By the end of
C. Near the end of D. In the end of
2. I am too busy to listen to her ________ talking. She has
talked for about two hours.
A. hopeless B. endless
C. harmless D. careless
3. _________, we’ll have a break as soon as we ________
the discussion.
A. Than usual; end B. As usual; end
C. Than usual; ended D. As usual; endedLet’s enjoy Do you know the words on the
blackboard?
What language do the words in
Line 1 belong to?Can you speak French?
Salute! Bonjour! Merci!
Hello! Good morning! Thanks! French is interesting and easy to learn. Let’s enjoy batter 击球手 catcher 捕手pitcher 投球手 To John, playing baseball is great fun. Let’s check My name is Akira. I am from Japan. My school isn’t a
(1) __________ high school and there are only boys in it.
On weekdays, I have my school uniform on, like all of my
classmates. I walk to school while many of my friends
choose to take the bus. I know it (2) __________ strange to
walk so far to school, but I think walking can help me keep
healthy. We often (3) ___________ how to keep a balance
between our schoolwork and hobbies. Complete the short passage with the right forms of 10
words or phrases among 12 words or phrases. mixedseems discussLet’s check In our school, I like (4) ________________________ best.
Chinese, English and French are all covered in our courses.
(5) ________________________ is great fun. I often go to the
Baseball Club after school on Wednesday afternoon because
our school (6) __________________ than usual. We practise
(7) ________________ hard on the playground every day and
(8) ____________________ to each other during the game.
Last week, we (9) ______________________. That made us
very happy.
We have to clean our classroom (10) _______________
each day and make sure that it is very well cleaned.
We always try to be polite, helpful and hard-working. I am
proud of my school.foreign languages Learning Frenchends earlierplaying baseballoffer some helpwon one gameat the end of Let’s challengeWhat do they think of their school lives?
interesting, exciting, …
What to write about a special school activity?
What is it?
When is it held?
Who takes part in it?
What do we do during it?
How do we feel? I often go to the Baseball Club after school on
Wednesday afternoon because our school ends
earlier than usual. We practise playing baseball hard
on the playground every day and offer some help to
each other during the game. Last week, we won one
game. That made us very happy. Special school activitiesWrite a short passage about special school activitiesthe Robotic Clubthe Music Club/Festivalthe Basketball Club/Matchthe Drama Club/WeekLet’s challenge
Talk about their ideal school life.
Homework
1. Read the passage fluently.
2. Write an article about your ideal school life.
3. Search the Internet for more information about
school lives in other countries.Thank you!课件21张PPT。Unit 2 School life Reading (I) Free talkWhat’s school like?
It’s like watching TV, but there are fewer advertisements.It’s like …
What will you think of when talking
about your school life?
School lifesportssubjectsteachersclassmatesclubs…Task 1 Read and answer School livesLife in an American schoolLife in a British school who? who? Nancy JohnRead the whole text quickly and answer.Life in a British schoolPara 1
Para 2Introduction
ActivityLife in a British schoolTask 2 Read and complete Name: ____________________
School: ____________________
Grade: ____________________
Favourite subject: ______________
Read Para 1 and complete the name card. Nancy Woodland school Year 8 French Woodland school What kind of school is Woodland school? It’s a mixed school. Boys and girls have lessons together.Favourite subject: French Why?Life in a British schoolLearning foreign languages is fun. English French What is Nancy’s favourite subject? Task 3 Read and answer Life in a British schoolQ1：What activity does Nancy’s school have?Read Para 2 and answer the questions.A Reading WeekQ2：Who reads books in the Reading Week
and what can they do? Q3：How do they feel in the
Reading Week? Life in a British schoolA Reading WeekWhoWhatHowNancy and
her classmates
Borrow more books from…
Bring in …from …
Discuss the books with …
Time seems to go faster …Task 3 Read and answer Let’s read ★ Read after the record sentence by sentence.★ Read together.Life in a British schoolTask 4 Let’s retellNancy’s school lifeAbout NancyAbout activitygradeschoolwhat kindfavourite subjectwhyactivity’s name how oftenwhat to doborrow …
bring in …
discuss …Nancy’s feeling（Life in a British school）Task 5 Read and completeLife in an American school JohnName: ____________________
Age: ____________________
School: ____________________
Grade: ____________________
Favourite club: ______________
Favourite sport: ______________
John 14 Rocky Mountain High School The 8th grade The Buddy Club Baseball The Buddy ClubQ1. When does John go to the Buddy Club?Q2. What do they do in the Buddy Club?Q3. Who is John’s hero? Why?Every Monday.Older students help new students learn more about the school.Tony. Because he often listens carefully to John’s problems and offers him help. Favourite sport: baseball twice a week after school won two games practise hardlove this gameLife in an American schoolLife in an American schoolTask 6 Read and FindRead Para 3 and find some other information.have different classes
school ends earlier
do sports togetherLet’s read★ Read after the record sentence by sentence.★ Read together.Life in an American schoolTask 7 Let’s compareSchool livesTask 7 Discuss in pairs If you have a chance (机会) to study in a British school or an American school, which school will you choose? Why?orHomeworkRead the text after the tape three
times.
2. Talk about your dream school life to
your classmates.Thank you!Enjoy your school life
and
be happy every day !课件28张PPT。Unit 2 School life Study skillsNancyJohn
What do you know about their school life? What do you know about their school life? Nancy’s school has a yearly reading week.
John’s buddy listens carefully to his problems.
Both of them have a lovely time at school.Brainstorming
头脑风暴Can you form a new word/new words using the word given?
你能用所给的词构成新词吗？（不含复数、比较等级、所有格、第三人称单数、现在分词、过去式等形式，可以不止一个答案。）happy
快乐的/幸福的unhappy
不快乐的/不幸福的happily
快乐地/幸福地happiness
快乐/幸福unhappiness
不快乐/不幸福unhappily
不快乐地/不幸福地un- ： prefix前缀
-ly/-ness： suffix后缀There’re lots of prefixes and suffixes in English.
Do you think it is easy to borrow books from Nancy’s school library?
Yes, we can borrow books easily.Does John have a wonderful time at the Buddy Club?
Yes, his buddy always helps him wonderfully. easy—easily
wonderful—wonderfully-ly is also a suffix.
We can add –ly to some adjectives to form adverbs.
我们在形容词后面加ly构成副词。Presentation IAdd –ly to some adjectives to form adverbsreal _________ clear__________
bad _________ kind__________
usual________ careful ________
quiet ________ slow _________
reallyclearlybadlykindlyusuallycarefullyquietlyslowlyI can work out the problem easily.
2. The man spoke to the lady gently.
3. John does the homework well.
Three sentences for you:
Do you know the underlined (划线的) words are also adverbs?(easy)(gentle)(good)Work out the rule !ActivityCan you use correct words to finish them?
1.The horse is running _______ (quick).
2. He often listens ________ (careful) to
my problems and offers me help.
3. He is a top student. He does
everything _________ (good).
4. The building is __________(real) tall.
5. His grandmother was _______(bad) ill.quicklycarefullywellreallybadly
Summary Adverbs usually modify verbs,
adjectives and other adverbs.
副词修饰动词、形容词和其它副词。 Presentation IIIs this a lovely panda? Is Tony a friendly buddy? You can see the two words “lovely” and “friendly” clearly , they both have the suffix “-ly”.
They are instead of adverbs.We can also add “-ly” to some nouns to form adjectives.
在名词后面加后缀ly也可以变成形容词！
并不是所有加ly的都是副词！adjectivesSome examples:友善的
慈母般的
兄弟般的
可爱的
每天的
每周的
每月的
每年的friendlymotherlybrotherlylovelydailyweeklymonthlyyearly
These words are also adverbs! Attention!Add -ly to each of the words in the box on the left. Then put them in different groups.careful—carefullyday—dailyeasy—easilylove—lovelyquick—quicklymonth— monthlyslow—slowlyweek—weeklyusual—usuallyyear—yearlyActivityFinish Part B on Page 27Today we had an English test. We have a _________ (month) test on each subject. I look through the questions ________ (quick). I could _______ (easy) answer all of them.
To me, learning foreign languages is ______ (real) fun. I read English newspapers and magazines
every day. monthlyquickly easilyreallyI read very _______ (slow) at first, but I am doing better now. I also keeping writing in English about my _____ (day) life. I learn to use English better this way. __________ (usual) I watch English videos at weekends. I always have a ______ (love) time!
slowlydailyUsuallylovely Summary a monthly test
my daily life
have a lovely timeAdjectives modify nouns.
形容词通常修饰名词。 Activity1: A game—finding your friends
my _______ life
get up _______
look ______ in the dress
smile at me _________
be ________ to classmates
walk _________
_______ interesting
a _______ examhappilydailyweeklylovelyfriendlyslowlyreallyearlyComplete the passage with the correct words. I got up e____ this morning to read a d____ English newspaper. After a r____ rich breakfast, I said goodbye to my parents p______. Our headmaster stood at the gate and s _______welcomed us to school. I listened to the teacher c_______ in class. During lunchtime, I enjoyed my food and had a w_________ good time chatting with my friends. They are all f______ to me. They think that I am a very l_____ girl. After lunch, it began to rain. When school was over, it rained h_____. L_____, I had an umbrella with me, so I walked s_____ in the rain, listening to the rhythm of the falling rain. So I got home l____.arlyolitelyarefullyriendlyovelyeavilylowlyate ailymilinglyonderfullyeallyuckilyActivity2
Sum up the rules How to use the suffix (后缀) “-ly”
Adverbs usually modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.
副词通常修饰动词、形容词和其它副词。
Adjectives modify nouns.
形容词通常修饰名词To master these rules is one kind of study skills. Are you interested in learning more?Extended learning There are other suffixes in English, such as -ous, -ern, -ness and so on.
1.The suffix -ous: danger—dangerous
homour—humorous poison—poisonous2.The suffix -ern: east—eastern west—western south—southern north—northern3.The suffix -ness: kind—kindness ill—illnessThere are more suffixes in English, such as -y, -less, -en, -ese, -tion, -ment, -ist/or and so on .
Some prefixes (前缀) we will learn in the future, such as un-,in-,im- , dis– and ir-.
Enjoy a story and try to circle (圈出) the words with suffixes.
A young man worked unbelievably hard, and surely he made a lot of money. One day, he had dinner with a businessman. They had a lovely time enjoying the dinner. When they finished it, there were two dumplings left.
The young man told the waitress: "Please carefully pack them and I'd like to take them home." Finally, the businessman decided to work together with the young man. He said, “The young man is really great. He has lots of money but he won’t waste (浪费) it.”Summary Study skills are very important in English.
If you learn and master some important study skills, you will learn more new words quickly and easily.
Wish you success!1. Review how to use the words with the suffix -ly.
2. Learn more suffixes after class by yourself.Homework Bye bye课件20张PPT。Unit 2 School life TaskRead & enjoySchool
Some things you like, some you hate. Wake up at six, but you’re still always late. Not talking about when you can pick your classes, I’m sick of hearing, “Where are my glasses?!” Homework takes up the rest of your time, I want to be a kid, I don’t care whose face’s on the dime.Some questions
1. What time do the students in the school
get up?
2. Do they have much homework?
3. Do you like the school? Why not?The students in the school get up at six. Yes. It takes up the rest of their time. No, because there is too much homework
and we have to get up too early. Learning aimsLearn to decide what to write about the article, My ideal school.
2. Learn to write a good paragraph first before working out the first draft individually.
Which school do you like?Nancy’s
schoolJohn’s
schoolDaniel’s
schoolDaniel’s
ideal School48301 hour 2 hours 3 hours yes /no 345201 hour yes, not
wear ties 5A: Which school do you like best? Why?
B: We like …, because …
35 Daniel’s ideal schoolAfter-school
activities
__________________School time
___________
___________ Lunch time
__________________________ Facilities
(设施)
___________________________Subjects
__________
___________Daniel’s ideal school9 a.m.
3 p.m.an hour, have …, chat, listen to a dining hall,
a library,
a swimming poolMaths ,
Computer Studiesclubs,
a school trip
School uniforms
__________________________ yes,
not wear ties A questionnaire The principal wants to learn more about what we like and dislike about our school.
Read the questionnaire on Page 28 and write your own answers.A questionnaireQs 1,2,3,4Q 5Q 6Q 7Q 8Q 9 School trips
School subjects, sports
& after-school activities
Lunch time
School time
School evaluation (评价)
School uniform My idael schoolAspect 5
After-school
activities Aspect 1
School timeAspect 4
School tripsAspect 2
Lunch timeAspect 3
School uniformsMy ideal schoolAspect 6
… Group workWhat is your ideal school like?
You can begin like this——
In my ideal school, I would like … / We
want …One aspect of my ideal school____________________________________________________________One aspect Tips:
1. Use “I” or “we”.
2. Use the simple
present tense.
3. Tell your reasons.John’s ideal clubIn my ideal school, we have a lot of clubs. My ideal club is a “buddy club”. In the Buddy Club, older students talk to new students about school life. I enjoy this a lot because my buddy can help me learn all about my new school. He or she can help me with my homework and listen to my problems too. Use "I' or "we". Use the simple
present tense. Tell the reasons. Have a tryIt’s your turn to write only one aspect of your ideal school.
(3 minutes) Write to the Principal The principal wants to know what your ideal school is like. It’s your turn to write a letter to describe your ideal school.
Dear principal
I am very pleased to study in such a beautiful school. However, I have my ideal school in my mind all the time. Today I will write to you to describe my ideal school.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I hope you will like my ideal school.
Yours sincerely,
_________Say something
about the letter
How many aspects does the letter have?
What is each aspect about?
What do you think of his/her ideas?
(cool, wonderful, attractive, special …)
4. How is his/her handwriting?
(beautiful, tidy, not bad, so-so,
not good enough, untidy …)
The writing evaluation table (评价表) Summary
good ideas a good structure +a discussion
or
a questionnaire put several aspects together My ideal school Homework
Self-edit your own writing according to the writing evaluation table.
2. After self-editing, revise your drafts.
Good bye！课件24张PPT。Unit 2 School life Comic strip and Welcome to the unitAnswer the following questions
1. Which part of our school do you like best? Why?
2. What activities can we do in our school?
3. Which do you like better about school, the lessons
or the after-school activities?
4. Do you think school life is fun? Why or why not? Learn the new word
advertisementListen to the conversation between Eddie and Hobo and
answer the questions below.
1. Why does Eddie think dogs don’t go to school?
2. What does Eddie think of school? Because he thinks dogs are cleverer than people.He thinks school is like watching TV.Complete the short passage according to the dialogue.
Hobo tells Eddie that the school ____1____ is going past their
home. Hobo tells Eddie that he wants to go to school, but
Eddie tells him that they don’t ____2____ to go to school.
Then Hobo asks Eddie ____3____ they don’t need to go to
school. Eddie says to Hobo, “____4____ we are dogs and
dogs are ____5____ than people.” However, Hobo still
____6____ to go to school and asks Eddie to tell him what
school is ____7____. Eddie says that it’s just like ____8___
TV. Hobo asks Eddie in curiosity, “Are there any ____9____
between them?” Eddie answers, “Yes, but there are
____10___ advertisements in school than on TV.” busneedwhyBecauseclevererwantslikewatchingadvertisementsfewerPlease complete another edition of this dialogue.
Hobo: Eddie! I see many children go to school by s___1___
bus. I think that must be interesting. Why d___2___
we s____3____ at home all day?
Eddie: We need to eat w____4____ and sleep well. We
n____5____ study or w____6____.
Hobo: W____7____ do the children need to study or work?
Eddie: B____8____ they need to study how to look after us,
l____9____ cooking delicious food.
Hobo: Oh, I see. Can you tell me w____10____ school is like?
Eddie: It’s like travelling, but you have to spend more time
and money and become more tired. choolotayelleedn’torkhyecauseikehatHave a show
Practise in pairs and make up new dialogues, adding
more information and changing the end of the dialogue. Have a free talk
Think about the reasons why we like school
or dislike school. People in many countries speak English, including
Britain, America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand etc. Take the lift to the first floor!Questions:
Did Daniel know what Simon said at first?
2. Why couldn’t Daniel understand what Simon said?
No, he didn’t.
Because Daniel spoke American English while
Simon spoke British English. The words they
used have not only different forms but also
different meanings. Task one: Let’s guess
Math
mathsmovie
filmhigh school
secondary
schoolmail
postTask two: Let’s learn
holiday
vocationbiscuit
cookieshop
storelorry
truckrubber
erasergarden
yardfootball
soccerfall
autumnMatch the British words with the American words.Task three: Let’s replace
Replace the British words with the American words.D: Hi, Simon. Where are you going?
S: I’m going to buy a toy lorry for my cousin in the shop
near my school.
D: I’ll go with you. I’d like to buy some biscuits.
S: Do you have any plans for the weekend?
D: I want to see a film. Shall we go together?
S: I’d love to, but the school football team will practise
this Saturday. We have an important match
this autumn. Task four: Let’s record
Write down the British words and the American words.Write down the British words and the American words. 英式英语 美式英语
trousers pants
crisps chips
chips French fries
frizzy drink soda
lift elevator
film movie
pavement sidewalk长裤
炸马铃薯片
炸马铃薯条
汽水
电梯
电影
人行道Choose one of the three kinds:
Both of you are British and speak British English.
(2) Both of you are American
and speak American English.
(3) One is British and speaks
British English, and the other is American and speaks American English. Task Five: Let’s show
Make up new dialogues. Task six: Let’s discuss
Question:
What rules of the spelling can you find between the British
words and the American words? centre—center kilometre—kilometer
colour—color neighbour—neighbor
travelled—traveled crueller—crueler
practise—practice programme—program
recognise/recognize—recognize
Parts of the rules
1. 一些英国英语中以 re 结尾的单词，美国英语中拼写的顺序正好相反。
2. 英国英语中以-our 结尾的单词，在美国英语中删去了不发音的字母 u。
3. 英国英语单词中不发音的词尾-me、-ue，在美国英语拼写中被删除 。
4. 英国英语拼写字母 -ll-，在美国英语只写-l-。
5. 英国英语中以 -ise、-s- 、-se结尾的单词，美国英语
中常以 -ize、-z- 、-ce结尾 。
形式各异，意义一样；
如书上Part A
形式一样，意义各异。
如以下单词：
英式英语 美式英语
corn 谷物 玉米
first floor 二楼 一楼
public school 私立学校 公立学校
sick 生病的 恶心的
Homework
Read and recite the British words and American
words in Part A.
2. Learn about the other differences between British
words and American words.
3. Find out why there are differences between British
words and American words. Thank you!
