模块1 unit 1school life 教案
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Unit one School life
Teaching objectives of the whole unit:
1 Develop students’ ability of reading comprehension by reading an article about school life in the UK and two other articles about school clubs
2 Develop students’ ability of listening comprehension by listening to two talks about school activities
3 Develop students’ speaking ability by discussing daily school life and reporting school activities
4 Develop students’ writing ability by writing a notice about school activities
5 Develop students’ integrated skills of using English by making a poster for a school club
6 Enlarge students vocabulary about school facilities
7 Help students understand what an attributive clause is and what relative words function as in attributive clauses; teach students how to use relative pronouns that, which, who, whom, and whose
1. Welcome to the unit
In this part, students are encouraged to conduct a free discussion about the difference between junior and senior high school, and the difference between school life in China And the UK. Students are expected to express their opinions boldly and imaginatively.
2. Reading
The reading text deals with an article about school life in the UK. The reading strategy of skimming and scanning teaches them how to get the main idea and necessary details as quick as possible.
3. Word power
This section has two parts. In the first part, students will review the ways for asking directions. In the second part, students will learn words used to describe different kinds of school facilities.
4. Grammar and usage
The grammar focus in this unit is on attributive clause. Students are expected to learn what attributive clauses are and understand how to use the relatives
5. Task
This section consists of a series of activities which will provide students with opportunities to practice the language skills. And through the three steps, students will learn how to use abbreviation to take notes and write a notice.
6. Project
The project in this unit is designed to help students learn and use English through making a club poster. The purpose of this section is to help students use what they have learnt to finish a project by working together.
7. Self-assessment
This section aims to help students determine the progress they have made.
Period arrangement:
Welcome to the unit: 1 period
Reading: 3 periods
Word power: 1 period
Grammar and usage: 2 periods
Task: 2 periods
Project: 2 periods
Revision and exercise: 1 period
Period one welcome to the unit
I. Teaching aims:
To find out the differences of their life between senior high school and junior high school
To learn something about the high school life in the UK
To know how to get on well with high school life / study
To find out how an activity attracts the students and helps the students
II. Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Warming up
Let some students make a self-introduction.
1. Introduce themselves
2. Say something about their junior high school life.
Teacher: Good morning everyone! I’m your new English teacher, Mr Yang. You also can call me Jack, which I like better. Because that makes me feel I am a part of yours, I mean, we are not only teacher and student but also friends. It’s a very beginning of your new term, I bet you’d like to let me and your new classmates know more about you, right! So please introduce yourself and show us something about your junior high school life.
Step 2 Presentation
1. Teacher:
According to some brief but wonderful introductions, we definitely know more about one another, besides, we seem back to happy junior high school time. But we are eager to know what studying at senior high school will be like Well, there are certainly many differences between junior and senior, but there are also some things the same in every school in China. What about schools in other countries Do students learn and experience differently That’s what we are going to figure out today.
2. Group work
Teacher:
Here are four pictures that show some aspects of school life in the UK. Please read the instructions, looking at the pictures: what’s the difference between schools in China and the UK
Discuss in pairs for about 2 minutes first.
Ok, time ‘s up. Let fill in the form below together.
Aspects In the UK In China
Huge campus and low-rise buildings We can see huge campus and low-rise buildings. It is the biggest difference from schools in China Schools in China usually have a large enough campus to make sure students have enough space to study and play in.But most school buildings are taller, at least three storeys.
Lockers for every student There are rows of lockers by the classrooms for students to put their stationary, books, exercise-books and other belongings. Students bring what they need for lessons to school and then take it all back home after school. Most schools in china do not have equipment in the classroom.
Fewer students in each class There are fewer students in a class, no more than 30 per class. There are usually more students in high school, perhaps 40 to 50 per class. Recently some school are beginning to limit the number of students in each class.
At ease with our teacher Students have a close relationship with their teachers. They feel at ease and comfortable with them. It is similar in china. Nowadays, lots of teachers and students have established a good relationship with each other. They respect each other and work to gain a better understanding of each other.
3 Writing practice:
What is your dream school life like
What kind of school activities do you enjoy
What do you think of your life here in the new school
Teacher: After comparing schools in the UK and China, what your dream school life like, what kind of school activities you enjoy, and what you think of your life here in the new school Please write a short passage to the three questions in five minutes, then share your dream school with all of us.
Teacher: Time’s up! Let’s see what dream schools are in your mind.
4 Home work
1) Recall all the new words and expressions that appear in this unit.
2) How much do you know about the school and school life in the UK Try to surf the net, go to the library or interview foreign students.
3) Preview the following lesson.
Period two Reading: School life in the UK
Teaching aims:
1. To read a magazine article about school life in the UK.
2. To learn to apply two basic reading skills: skimming and scanning.
3. To learn some expressions about school life.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Revision 3’
Check the homework exercise.
Step 2. Presentation 5’
Teacher:
Yesterday discussed the differences between high schools in our country and the UK. Now we are going to read a magazine article which is written by an exchanging student. She studied in the UK for one year. Now she gives a clear brief introduction about her school life there. Before we read the article, we are going to learn the reading strategies: skimming and scanning. (P.3: Reading strategy)
Skimming: to get a general idea of the article.
focus on the title, heading, captions, the first and last sentences of paragraphs, charts and pictures …
Scanning: to locate specific information about an article. Look for key words and phrases, dates and words in bold, italics or capital letters…
Step 3. Reading
Fast reading: read the passage in three minutes and answer the following skimming questions 4’
How does Wei Hua feel about her life in the UK
How long did Wei Hua stay in Britain
What was the name of Wei Hua’s class teacher
What did Wei hua make in her Woodwork class
Careful reading: read the passage again slowly and answer the scanning questions: 13’
What topics are mentioned in the WeiHua’s letter
(opt. are the following aspects of school life mentioned in the article
teachers classmates friends subjects homework grades
timetable activities school facilities host family food
hobbies customs traditions festivals)
1. Scan the passage and complete Part C1, C2 on page 4
Teacher: Great! You all did a good job on C1, C2.. I, however, prepared more detail questions for you. Please close your book first, and then answer my questions one by one in groups. Let me see which group performs best.
Step 4. Group work: what’s the similarity and difference between the schools in China and the UK 5’
Teacher: Just then I saw many excellent individual performances. What I do want to see next is something we call cooperation. Now, work in groups, finding out the similarities and differences. Hurry up!!! Only one and half minutes you have.
Aspects In the UK In China
similarity
difference
Step 5 Further discussion: 5’
Teacher: Are there any people who are around you or who you are familiar with studying in the UK or other foreign countries
Ss: …
Teacher: Nowadays, more and more young students are going abroad for their further study. What effects will the new school life have on them
Advantages:
1 widen their view
2 improve their English
3 learn to be independent and cooperate with others
4 learn about foreigner customs and culture
5 let the foreigners learn about China and attract them to invest in China
6 learn advanced technology
Disadvantages:
1 cost a lot money and give a heavy burden to family
2 feel homesick all the time
3 form bad habits
4 stay in foreign country and refuse to come back
Step 6 Practice: 5’
Pair work
Now you are a reporter from the school magazine, and have a chance to interview Wei Hua. What other information would you like to know about her life and study in the UK
Suppose your desk mate is Wei Hua, make a dialogue.
Step 7. Homework.
1. Complete parts D and E
2. Read the two articles in reading on pages 82 and 83 in workbook and answers the questions below them.
2. Daniel Adams will come to your school as an exchange student. Write a letter to him and introduce your school life to him.
4. Preview the following lesson.
Period three and four language focus
I. Teaching aims:
1 Help Ss become more familiar with the article
2 To know some important words, phrases, and sentences
II. Teaching Procedures:
Step 1. Revision:
1. Check the homework
2. Complete the blanks and retell the letter.
Teacher: In order to help you review what we learnt yesterday, we will fill in the blanks in the following passage. Please do not open your books!
Review the main idea
Going to a British high school for one year will be a very exciting ______for a Chinese student. You may see many ______there, such as school hours, class size, subjects, school activities and so on. In Britain, school usually ______ around 9a.m. and ______ about 3:30p.m. In each class there are about 30 students. It is the ______ size for British schools. Schools offer many _____ to the students: English Literature, Computer Science, Math, Science, Art, etc. and you can ______ some subjects if you don’t like them. You can ______ other subjects that you’re interested in.
Teachers are very helpful and homework is not ______, so that will make you feel at ______. In a British high school you’ll surely ______a quite different way of life!
Step 2. Language focus
Teacher: Good! I am pretty sure you’ve got the main thing of the text. However, are you familiar with all the useful and important words, phrases, and sentences Actually, there are lots of good details, let’s have a close look at them together.
1. Words:
(1) Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me.
① Gerund as subject:
Working in these conditions is no easy job.
Meeting you has been a great pleasure.
* It’s no use/good sending him over. It’s too late already.
It’s a waste of time arguing about it.
② exciting / excited
e.g.: The children were excited at the very thought of the journey.
It’s an exciting experience to swim in the sea.
All the students were all excited at the exciting news.
*vt. excite n. excitement adv. excitedly
③ experience
※ 10.(L47) I was very lucky to experience this different way of life.
experience: n. & verb.
[u]n. Do you have any previous experience of this type of work
[u]n. Do you have any previous experience of this type of work
My lack of practical experience was a disadvantage.
* learn from experience 从经验中学得/ in one’s experience据……的经验看
[c]n. an enjoyable / unforgettable / unusual experience
It was her first experience of living alone.
verb.:
e.g.: Everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives.(经历，遭受)
I experienced a moment of panic as I boarded the plane.(感受，体会)
*adj.: experienced
an experienced teacher/doctor
He is experienced in looking after animals.
(2) (L2) I was very happy with the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m. and ends about 3 p.m.
be happy with/ about : be satisfied with 对…...满意
e.g. : Are you happy with this arrangement
She was happy enough with her performance.
* 1. We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter.
2. The story has a happy ending.
3. He will be more than happy to come with us.
4. by a happy coincidence, we arrived at exactly the same time.
5. That wasn’t the happiest choice of words.
(3).(L6) On the first day, all students went to attend assembly.
* attend:
△ be present at an event 出席，参加
e.g.: The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders.
~ a meeting / a wedding / a funeral / assembly
△ go regularly to a place 定期去，经常去
e.g.: Our children attend the same school.
How many people attend church every Sunday
△ pay attention to what sb. is saying or to what you’re doing 注意，专心
e.g.: She hasn’t been attending during the lesson.
*attend to: deal with 处理，对付 take care of 照料，关心
e.g.: I have some urgent business to attend to.
A particular nurse attended to him / his needs while he was in hospital.
Are you being attended to , Sir 先生，有人接待您吗？
n. attendance
c.f. join / join in / take part in
(1) Tomorrow I will go to ________ an important meeting.
(2) Would you please _______ our walking.
(3) He likes _______ all kinds of outdoor activities actively.
(4) Every weekend the old woman would go ________ church.
(4) .(L9) He also told us that the best way to earn respect from the school was to work hard and achieve high grades.
(1) way: 方法 way to do sth. / way of doing sth.
e.g. There are a lot of ways to make money.
Soon I got used to the American ways of doing things.
* in a way / in one’s own way / in no way / in the way / on the way/ on one’s way/ in this way
e.g.: Your answer is in a way correct.
He likes to attend to his affairs in his own way.
He is no help at all; actually he is in the way.
In no way can you tell him the truth.
Work hard! We are on the way to success.
On the way to the school, I found a man lying on the road.
A car was in the way. We couldn’t get through.
You can do it in your own way.
(2) earn: vt. ①get money for work that you do 挣得；赚得
e.g.: He earns about ￡10 000 a year.
She earned a living as a part-time secretary. (=make a living)
earn money / a fortune/
②get something that you deserve, usually because of sth good you have done or because of the good qualities you have. 获得； 赢得
e.g.: He earned a reputation as an expert on tax law.
As a teacher, she had earned the respect and admiration of her students.
He has worked so hard that he’s earned a holiday.
* earn one’s keep:
e.g.: He worked hard but can’t earn his keep.
*n. earnings
(3) respect: n. ① a feeling of admiration for sb/sth because of their good qualities or achievements 尊重；尊敬；敬意 ~ for sb / sth
e.g.: I have the greatest respect for your brother.
A deep mutual respect and understanding developed between them.
self-respect
② polite behavior towards or care for sb/sth that you think is important 重视； 尊重
e.g.: He is so conceited that he show a lack of respect for authority.
He has no respect for her wife’s feelings.
* in this respect 在这方面 in respect of / with respect to (=concerning/ regarding / respecting) 关于；就……而言
With respect, sir, I can’t agree. 恕我直言
vt. have a very good opinion of sb/ sth: admire sb/sth 尊敬；尊重；仰慕 ~ sb/sth for sth
e.g.: I respect Jack’s opinion on most subjects.
She had always been honest with me, and I respect her for that.
* a much loved and highly respected teacher 备受爱戴和尊敬的老师
adj. respectful 表示敬意的；尊敬的 respectable 值得尊敬的；体面的
(4) achieve: vt.
e.g.: He had finally achieved great success in the experiment.
No one can achieve anything without effort. ( succeed in reaching a particular goal or standard)
Their background gives them little chance of achieving at school.(be successful)
adj. achievable 可以达到的 n. achievement 成绩；成就；功绩
(5).(L16) This is about the average size for British schools.
* average: adj.
an average rate / cost / earnings 平均的
above / below average intelligence 正常的；一般的
n.
The average of 4,5 and 9 is 6. 平均数
Parents spend an average of $220 a year on toys for their children.
(well) above / below /up to (the) average 平均线；平均水平
on average 平均
e.g.: After he became famous, he receives 50 letters a day on average.
(6).(L20) I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school, but it was a bit difficult for me at first because all the homework was in English.
(1) as … as: → as + adj./ adv. as as + adj.+a/an + n. + as as+many/much…+n. +as
e.g.: He doesn’t speak as fluently as I do.
Our neighbor has as big a house as ours.
We’ve produced twice as much cotton as we did ten years ago.
* as long as / so long as / as well as / as far as / so far as / as good as / as early as / as … as possible / as … as sb. can
(2) what+noun-clause:
e.g.: What he does doesn’t agree with what he says.
No one told me what was happening on the night of last Sunday.
(3) used to:
e.g.: There used to be a river in front of our school gate, usen’t / usedn’t / didn’t there
→Used there to be … Or: Did there use to be …
I used to smoke, but I gave up several years ago.
c.f.: be used to do 被用来 be / get used to sth./doing sth. 习惯于;适应
e.g.: Wood can be used to make tables.
He isn’t used to the life / living in the big city.
Don’t worry--- you’ll soon get used to his sense of humor.
(4) a bit:
e.g.: He doesn’t work hard usually, so each time he is not a little worried about the exams.
He has been well prepared for the exam, so he is not a bit worried.
* bit by bit逐渐地 / a bit of 稍微，颇有几分/ every bit完全 / do one’s bit尽一己之力
(7).(L26) My English improved as I used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library.
(1) as: conj.
e.g.: As he grew older, he lost interest in drawing.
Leave the papers as they are.
As she has been ill, perhaps she will need some help.
Young as he is, he knows a lot.
(2) spend: vt. (spent, spent)
* spend sth. on sth. spend sth. (in) doing sth.
e.g.: He spent ￥1000 on a new suit / updating his computer.
She spent too much effort on things that doesn’t matter.
c.f.: spend take pay cost worth
e.g.: How much does the book _______ How much is the book __________
It ______ her twenty minutes to go to school on foot.
While studying in London, she _______ a lot of money on books.
He only _______ the owner half the price for the dictionary.
(8).(L28) I joined the computer club at lunch time, so I could e-mail my family and friends back home for free.
free: adj. vt. & adv.
adj.: I have no ambitious other than to have a happy life and be free.(be free to do…)
“Can I use the phone ” “Please, feel free.”
He walked out of jail a free man.
We are offering a free gift so long as you come to our store.(for free)
Ensure there is a free flow of air around the machine.
He held out his free hand and I caught it.
If you are free for lunch, I will take you out.
This food is absolutely free from artificial color and flavorings.
l free from…不受……影响的， 没有……的
l free of…. 无……的， 摆脱了……的 (free of charge）
l set free 释放
IDM: free and easy 随变，无拘束 get / have a free hand 可以全权处理，有自主权
There is no such thing as a free lunch.没有免费的误餐。
vt.: free sb./sth. from / of sth.
e.g.: The hijackers agreed to free a further ten hostages.
These exercises help free the body of tension.
adv.: Children under five travel free.
(9).(L30) Cooking was really fun as I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food.
(1)fun: [u]n. enjoyment, pleasure; a thing that gives enjoyment or pleasure快乐，乐趣，快乐的事
e.g.: We had a lot of fun at the Sarah’s birthday party.
What fun it is to jump into the river on a hot day!
* have fun / for fun /in fun / make fun of /
(2) prepare: vt.&vi. preparation: n.
prepare to do / prepare sth./ prepare for sth. / be prepared for sth. / prepare sb. to do /
make preparations for sth. / in preparation for
e.g.: I’m preparing to write a speech for the meeting.
Mother is preparing lunch in the kitchen.
They are busy preparing for their lessons.
Mother is preparing Father to go on a trip.
What will be done in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing
Work a bit/a little harder and you’ll earn higher grades.
△c.f.: a little This will give us a bit of / a little time.
△ not a little : very much / not a bit: not at all
e.g.: He doesn’t work hard usually, so each time he is not a little worried about the exams.
He has been well prepared for the exam, so he is not a bit worried.
* bit by bit逐渐地 / a bit of 稍微，颇有几分/ every bit完全 / do one’s bit尽一己之力
Step 3. Practice
1. Complete workbook A1, A2,
2. Translation
1)Jim加入了我们的讨论之列。
Jim joined us in the discussion.
2)Jane正忙着预习功课。
Jane is busy preparing for their lessons.
3)我错过了早班公共汽车。
I missed the early bus.
4经验是最好的老师。
Experience is the best teacher.
5我一点也不疲惫。
I am not a bit tired.
6他确实告诉了我这个故事。
He did tell me the story.
Step 4. Homework
1. Firstly recall the new words and expressions appeared in this text, and then discuss in groups, lastly, draw a conclusion in group on how to grasp these word and expressions easily.
2. Write a summary of the article written by Wei Hua by yourself, and then share it with your group members. At last, give the best to the whole class.
Period five Word power
I. Teaching aims:
1 Help Ss be familiar with the names of school facilities
2 Help Ss revise to express how to get somewhere
II. Teaching Procedures:
Step one: revision
Teacher: We’ve spent two classes on words and expressions in the passage School life in the UK, right! Pease complete the sentences with the correct words.
Complete the sentences
earn, respect, achieve, attend, experience, prepare, drop, miss
1) Only 6 people ______ the meeting so the chairman went angry.
2) Many new students ______ feelings of being upset or anxious in a new school.
3) Plans for a school swimming pool were ______ because of the lack of money.
4) He ______ nearly $20, 000 a year.
5) China has ______ the highest rate of economic growth in Asia.
6) Let’s go home. Mum is ______ supper for us.
7) When George was away, I really ______ him.
8) He’s not the most popular teacher, but the students ______ him.
Warming-up
1. Present one of the school maps from the students’ repairing work. And encourage him or her to tell us how he or she found the way out on the first day. Encourage more students to think of the pattern drills and useful expressions they have learned in junior school:
. Teacher: Do you have any difficulty finding your way out on the first day If you don’t know your way, how can you ask and answer the way Are there any sentences or phrases in mind
Ways of asking the way:
1. Excuse me, can you tell me the way to …
2. Excuse me, which is the nearest way to …
3. Excuse me, how can I get to / arrive at / reach…
Ways of asking the way:
1. Excuse me, can you tell me the way to …
2. Excuse me, which is the nearest way to …
3. Excuse me, how can I get to / arrive at / reach…
4. Excuse me, where is the nearest hospital / post office / …
2. Encourage more students to talk about the following questions such as: which facility attracts you most in our school Why Help the students to recall related words and expressions
What do you think of our canteen How about the gym Is our car park ok in the school
Encourage them to express their genuine opinions.
3. Ask students to focus on the map of Part A first. Read Wei Hua’s thoughts quickly and match her routes on the map. Remind students to pay attention to the usage of the words and expressions on the map.
Vocabulary learning
1. Ask students to do Part B. Write a description of the quickest way to get from the dormitories to class 4 and read it to the class.
Sample answers
B If you are standing at the door of the dormitories, first turn right and go past the medical centre and the gym, then turn left and walk until the end of the road. Classroom is on your left.
2. If possible, design some more samples for the students to practice. For example, ask students to mark the shortest way from the science laboratory to classrooms 16-25. This exercise encourages students to familiarize the phrases of finding the way.
3. Ask students to read Part C and complete it. Check the new words in the passage while they give the answers. Aim to make sure the students have done the repairing work of looking up possible new points in the dictionaries before class. available, qualified, access.
Answers
C 1 car park 2 classrooms 3 library 4 labs 5 gym 6 swimming pool 7 dormitories 8 medical centre 9 canteen
Vocabulary extension
1. Focus on the equipments of Part D. Ask students to name out some of their names if possible. Then teach new items. Help them to know about each gymnastic items.
2. Ask students to finish Part D and encourage them to have a short discussion like: Do you think it’s important for schools to have a gym How do you like these equipments
Answers
D 4 beam 7 barbell 1 climbing bars 6 basketball court 2 rings 8 mat 3 dumb-bell 5 skipping rope
1. Many students like exercise with a _____________ to keep warm in winter.
2. Liu Xuan is the first Chinese woman to win a gold medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympic women’s balance ________ competition.
3. Weightlifting involves lifting a ________ overhead. It requires quickness, flexibility and coordination.
4. Sport climbing has become very popular these days. It’s reported that kids’ exercise on ____________ is of great help to their brains.
5. To develop their muscles, many young people like to exercise using a pair of _________ held in both hands
6. Our school has decided to build another ____________, for so many boys choose basketball as their favorite sport.
7. Many small children have great fun in rolling and jumping on a soft _________.
8. Tampakos, a gymnast from Greece, brings an Olympic gold medal on men’s _________ at 2004 Olympics.
Homework
1. let the students to remember all the useful words and expressions in Part A, B, and D . Learn to make sentences with the key words in Part C.
2. Do Part A and B in writing on Page 85.
3. Pick out attributive clauses in the passage of Part C.
Period six and seven Grammar and usage
Period six
Teaching aim:
To give a brief introduction to attributive clauses.
Teaching procedures:
1 Tell Ss what basic structures of the sentence are.
I (subject) met (verb) Mary (object) on Wu Yi (attributive) street (adverbial of place) yesterday (adverbial of time)
Give more simple sentences to Ss in order to understand what adverbial is and what adverbial works for.
让学生明白1, 状语是为动作提供时间, 地点, 原因和条件等状态的语言成分
2, 定语是句子中表修饰和限定的语言成分, 为名词或代词服务.
2 Tell Ss what attributive clause is:
1. Tell the students the basic usage of relative pronouns such as which, who, that, whom, whose.
2. Ask the students to read the article on Page 9 and find out the attributive clauses in the article.
3. Check the answers with the students.
4. Give the students some more exercises of attributive clause.
5. Assignment.
Newspaper B4 section B (第一期)
Period seven
Teaching aim:
To make the students get familiar with attributive clauses and get them to know some more usages of relative pronouns.
Teaching procedures:
1. Revision: (当堂讲解昨天报子的定语从句的练习)
2. Ask the students to read the 5 points on Page 10, tell them the usages of different relative pronouns.
3. Fill in the blanks on Page 11, check the answers with the students and explain the language points.
4. Tell the students several points that they must pay attention to when they use attributive clauses.
that VS which
5. Some exercises which are to review what they learn in this lesson.
6. Assignment.
Newspaper B4 section B (第二期)
Period eight-nine Unit 1 Task
Period one:
Teaching aims:
1. Use abbreviation to fill in timetable.
2. Develop students’ ability of listening to and identifying dates, days, time, venue and events or activities
Procedure:
Step 1 Presentation
1 Ask Ss to read the five points in Skills building 1 on page 12. Have them write down the names of months and the seven days of a week in abbreviations. For example: 2nd/2 Feb 5th/5 Mar 3rd/3 Aug 21st/1 Oct 30th/30 Nov Mon Wed Tue Fri Sat
1 Ask Ss read the guidelines and then listen to the recording and finish the timetable on page 12. Then ask Ss to repeat what they have heard according to timetable.
Step 2 Listening
1 Let Ss read the guidelines on page 13 to know what they are asked to do. Then ask them to go over the timetable to get a general idea about the talk.
2 Ask Ss to listen to the recording twice and complete the timetable individually. Then let them check the answers with their partner to see if they have got the same answers. Let them listen to the recording again if they have got some different answers and want to listen to it once more. Then check the answers with the whole class.
Step 3 Speaking
Ask some Ss to talk about what talk will be held at what time and what place and who will give the talk. For example:
On Friday, the 8th October, a famous writer will come to give a talk at 1.20 p.m. in Room 201, Building 4. He will talk about how to read a novel.
A talk about fire prevention will be given by a fireman in Room 503, Building 3 at 3.35 p.m. on Monday, the 11th October. …
Step 4 Homework
1 Ask Ss to do the listening exercises on page 92.
2 Ask Ss to preview Skills building 2 on page 14
Period two
Teaching aims:
1 Teach Ss how to compare information.
2 Develop Ss’ speaking ability by doing questions and answers
Procedure:
Step 1 Presentation
1 Ask Ss whether they could understand the meaning of each sentence in Skills building 2 when they were doing previewing. Let them point out the sentences that they don’t understand.
2 Ask Ss to read the guidelines and the two points again. Write down the two points briefly on the blackboard:
When comparing: 1) read all the information carefully
2) make as many comparison as possible
Step 2 Practicing
1 Ask Ss to read the guidelines about the list table to know clearly what they are asked to do. Then ask them to go over the list table.
2 Write down the following on the blackboard. Ask Ss to read the e-mail and find out the related information:
The title:
The price:
The year:
The writer:
Ask Ss to tell what information they can find about the above in the e-mail, and write down their answers on the blackboard.
The title: with the word Dynasties
The price: having the figure 8
The year: after 2000
The writer: a famous professor
Ask Ss to compare the information written on the blackboard with the list table to see if they can find the book now.
Step 3 Reporting
1 Ask Ss to read the guidelines and the class timetable in Part A in Step 2 and underline the classes that they can choose not to have. Then let them compare the timetable on page 13 with the class timetable and write down the topics of the talks they can attend under the class timetable.
2 Ask Ss to read the guidelines in Part B and work in pairs talking about the talks according to the program timetable on page 13 and the notes in Part A. One of them acts as the class teacher, the other as the monitor. They should take turns.
Step 5 Homework
Ask Ss to read the speech script on page 90 and answer the questions below it..
Period ten-eleven Project: Starting a new after-school activity
Period One
Teaching aims:
To learn two articles about after-school activities in school
To learn the use of as and require
To find out how an activity attracts the students and helps the students
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1: Listen to the recording of the articles on page 18
True or False questions:
1. The radio station is run by the principal.
2. The radio station started 2 years ago when CD players were allowed in school.
3. Members of Poets of the Next Generation meet up on the last Friday of every month.
4. Everyone was nice and friendly in the group. They liked the first poem Bob read to them.
Step 2: Read the two articles and answer the following questions:
What do the student members in the radio station do during exam time
What do they do when parents come to visit the school
Who started “Poets of the Next Generation”
What do the members of the group do when they meet
Step 3: Fill in the blanks:
The radio station in our school is ____ by the student. Two years ago, I asked the ________ if music could be played during _____ ____. He agreed.
We tell students the _______, _____ _____ and some special messages. During _____ ____ we tell the students what they ______ or _________ do for preparation. When parents come, we play songs _____ by students and _____ them of ______, such as _________ and ______ _____
Our English teacher Mr Owen started the group “_____________________________”. Group members ____________ to talk about ________ and _______ that we like.
When I _______ it, I was ________ to write five poems and _____ one ____ to the group. I ______ every one around a tree before I read. The group said they loved the poem I read.
Step 4: Vocabulary and language points:
allow: permit sb./sth. to do sth.
principal: person with the highest authority in certain schools
generation: all people born at about the same time
select: choose sb./sth.
calm: not excited, nervous
require: order or command sth.
The use of as and require
Step 4: Discussion
How do these two activities attract the students
How do they help the students
Assignment:
Try to find the answers to the following questions:
What after-school activities do you have in your school
Do you like them Why/ Why not
If you could start a new after-school activity to enjoy with your schoolmates, what new activity would you choose
Period Two:
Teaching aims:
To do the project of starting a new after-school activity
Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Check homework
Step 2: Planning
Teacher: Every student has to tell their classmates what after-school activities they would like to start if they could. The things you consider before you start your club
1 what kind of club do you want to start
2 why do you start such a club
3 what does your club do
4 how can you attract other people
Step 3: Prepare
Tasks Person in charge
Collect information Student A and B
Make a poster Student C
Present the poster Student D
Step 4: Produce
Group members who are making the poster will have to draft the poster
based on all the ideas from our previous research and discussion.
When the draft is done, each member should read it carefully and give suggestions on its wording and design.
Example:
Steps Tasks Person in charge
Planning Decides name of the club reason All the members
Preparing Design activities Student A and B
Producing Draft a poster Student C
Presenting Give a presentation Student D
Poster:
The music club
Do you like music
Can you sing
Would you like to enjoy the most popular music
Come and join us. Please contact us at The Student Center in the Middle School Attached to Hunan Normal University
July 8th 2007
Assignment: (Assignment)
The poster makers finalizes the poster based on the suggestions of the other group members.
The entire group approve the poster before next period.
In next period, they are to present their poster to the class. Tell the class what is special about their activity.
Period twelve Revision
Teaching aims:
To review all the important words, phrases, and sentences in this unit
Teaching procedures:
Teacher: Hi, everybody, after more than two weeks hard study, we have finished unit one eventually. Today’s main task is to get all the important words, phrases, and sentences reviewed. Please use neither your text book and reference book nor your notebook. All you can do is to follow my steps.
Teacher ask and Ss answer:
Teacher: Firstly, we will have a competition among groups. Please close your books and your notebooks! Are you ready Ok, let start!
(Give Ss Chinese and ask them answer in English)
Ss discuss in groups and then report:
Teacher:
Well done! I mean lots of students contribute a lot for their groups! And I’m very satisfied with your hard and efficient work! At present Group 1 and 8 seem a little bit ahead of the others, and more effort need to be done by Group 4 and 5 in order to shorten the gap. What we need in this section is your group work. You will have 5 minutes to find out as many phrases as possible from P5 to P19 in groups! More phrases you find, more scores you will get! Start!
A translation competition between boys and girls:
Teacher:
Obviously, Goup1 win this time! The competition, however, hasn’t finished yet.
Then, we are going to have G VS B competition in sentence translation section..
I will show important sentence in this unit one by one, if you know the right translation of the sentence, hands up and speak out at once!
Teaching objectives of the whole unit:
1 Develop students’ ability of reading comprehension by reading an article about school life in the UK and two other articles about school clubs
2 Develop students’ ability of listening comprehension by listening to two talks about school activities
3 Develop students’ speaking ability by discussing daily school life and reporting school activities
4 Develop students’ writing ability by writing a notice about school activities
5 Develop students’ integrated skills of using English by making a poster for a school club
6 Enlarge students vocabulary about school facilities
7 Help students understand what an attributive clause is and what relative words function as in attributive clauses; teach students how to use relative pronouns that, which, who, whom, and whose
1. Welcome to the unit
In this part, students are encouraged to conduct a free discussion about the difference between junior and senior high school, and the difference between school life in China And the UK. Students are expected to express their opinions boldly and imaginatively.
2. Reading
The reading text deals with an article about school life in the UK. The reading strategy of skimming and scanning teaches them how to get the main idea and necessary details as quick as possible.
3. Word power
This section has two parts. In the first part, students will review the ways for asking directions. In the second part, students will learn words used to describe different kinds of school facilities.
4. Grammar and usage
The grammar focus in this unit is on attributive clause. Students are expected to learn what attributive clauses are and understand how to use the relatives
5. Task
This section consists of a series of activities which will provide students with opportunities to practice the language skills. And through the three steps, students will learn how to use abbreviation to take notes and write a notice.
6. Project
The project in this unit is designed to help students learn and use English through making a club poster. The purpose of this section is to help students use what they have learnt to finish a project by working together.
7. Self-assessment
This section aims to help students determine the progress they have made.
Period arrangement:
Welcome to the unit: 1 period
Reading: 3 periods
Word power: 1 period
Grammar and usage: 2 periods
Task: 2 periods
Project: 2 periods
Revision and exercise: 1 period
Period one welcome to the unit
I. Teaching aims:
To find out the differences of their life between senior high school and junior high school
To learn something about the high school life in the UK
To know how to get on well with high school life / study
To find out how an activity attracts the students and helps the students
II. Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Warming up
Let some students make a self-introduction.
1. Introduce themselves
2. Say something about their junior high school life.
Teacher: Good morning everyone! I’m your new English teacher, Mr Yang. You also can call me Jack, which I like better. Because that makes me feel I am a part of yours, I mean, we are not only teacher and student but also friends. It’s a very beginning of your new term, I bet you’d like to let me and your new classmates know more about you, right! So please introduce yourself and show us something about your junior high school life.
Step 2 Presentation
1. Teacher:
According to some brief but wonderful introductions, we definitely know more about one another, besides, we seem back to happy junior high school time. But we are eager to know what studying at senior high school will be like Well, there are certainly many differences between junior and senior, but there are also some things the same in every school in China. What about schools in other countries Do students learn and experience differently That’s what we are going to figure out today.
2. Group work
Teacher:
Here are four pictures that show some aspects of school life in the UK. Please read the instructions, looking at the pictures: what’s the difference between schools in China and the UK
Discuss in pairs for about 2 minutes first.
Ok, time ‘s up. Let fill in the form below together.
Aspects In the UK In China
Huge campus and low-rise buildings We can see huge campus and low-rise buildings. It is the biggest difference from schools in China Schools in China usually have a large enough campus to make sure students have enough space to study and play in.But most school buildings are taller, at least three storeys.
Lockers for every student There are rows of lockers by the classrooms for students to put their stationary, books, exercise-books and other belongings. Students bring what they need for lessons to school and then take it all back home after school. Most schools in china do not have equipment in the classroom.
Fewer students in each class There are fewer students in a class, no more than 30 per class. There are usually more students in high school, perhaps 40 to 50 per class. Recently some school are beginning to limit the number of students in each class.
At ease with our teacher Students have a close relationship with their teachers. They feel at ease and comfortable with them. It is similar in china. Nowadays, lots of teachers and students have established a good relationship with each other. They respect each other and work to gain a better understanding of each other.
3 Writing practice:
What is your dream school life like
What kind of school activities do you enjoy
What do you think of your life here in the new school
Teacher: After comparing schools in the UK and China, what your dream school life like, what kind of school activities you enjoy, and what you think of your life here in the new school Please write a short passage to the three questions in five minutes, then share your dream school with all of us.
Teacher: Time’s up! Let’s see what dream schools are in your mind.
4 Home work
1) Recall all the new words and expressions that appear in this unit.
2) How much do you know about the school and school life in the UK Try to surf the net, go to the library or interview foreign students.
3) Preview the following lesson.
Period two Reading: School life in the UK
Teaching aims:
1. To read a magazine article about school life in the UK.
2. To learn to apply two basic reading skills: skimming and scanning.
3. To learn some expressions about school life.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Revision 3’
Check the homework exercise.
Step 2. Presentation 5’
Teacher:
Yesterday discussed the differences between high schools in our country and the UK. Now we are going to read a magazine article which is written by an exchanging student. She studied in the UK for one year. Now she gives a clear brief introduction about her school life there. Before we read the article, we are going to learn the reading strategies: skimming and scanning. (P.3: Reading strategy)
Skimming: to get a general idea of the article.
focus on the title, heading, captions, the first and last sentences of paragraphs, charts and pictures …
Scanning: to locate specific information about an article. Look for key words and phrases, dates and words in bold, italics or capital letters…
Step 3. Reading
Fast reading: read the passage in three minutes and answer the following skimming questions 4’
How does Wei Hua feel about her life in the UK
How long did Wei Hua stay in Britain
What was the name of Wei Hua’s class teacher
What did Wei hua make in her Woodwork class
Careful reading: read the passage again slowly and answer the scanning questions: 13’
What topics are mentioned in the WeiHua’s letter
(opt. are the following aspects of school life mentioned in the article
teachers classmates friends subjects homework grades
timetable activities school facilities host family food
hobbies customs traditions festivals)
1. Scan the passage and complete Part C1, C2 on page 4
Teacher: Great! You all did a good job on C1, C2.. I, however, prepared more detail questions for you. Please close your book first, and then answer my questions one by one in groups. Let me see which group performs best.
Step 4. Group work: what’s the similarity and difference between the schools in China and the UK 5’
Teacher: Just then I saw many excellent individual performances. What I do want to see next is something we call cooperation. Now, work in groups, finding out the similarities and differences. Hurry up!!! Only one and half minutes you have.
Aspects In the UK In China
similarity
difference
Step 5 Further discussion: 5’
Teacher: Are there any people who are around you or who you are familiar with studying in the UK or other foreign countries
Ss: …
Teacher: Nowadays, more and more young students are going abroad for their further study. What effects will the new school life have on them
Advantages:
1 widen their view
2 improve their English
3 learn to be independent and cooperate with others
4 learn about foreigner customs and culture
5 let the foreigners learn about China and attract them to invest in China
6 learn advanced technology
Disadvantages:
1 cost a lot money and give a heavy burden to family
2 feel homesick all the time
3 form bad habits
4 stay in foreign country and refuse to come back
Step 6 Practice: 5’
Pair work
Now you are a reporter from the school magazine, and have a chance to interview Wei Hua. What other information would you like to know about her life and study in the UK
Suppose your desk mate is Wei Hua, make a dialogue.
Step 7. Homework.
1. Complete parts D and E
2. Read the two articles in reading on pages 82 and 83 in workbook and answers the questions below them.
2. Daniel Adams will come to your school as an exchange student. Write a letter to him and introduce your school life to him.
4. Preview the following lesson.
Period three and four language focus
I. Teaching aims:
1 Help Ss become more familiar with the article
2 To know some important words, phrases, and sentences
II. Teaching Procedures:
Step 1. Revision:
1. Check the homework
2. Complete the blanks and retell the letter.
Teacher: In order to help you review what we learnt yesterday, we will fill in the blanks in the following passage. Please do not open your books!
Review the main idea
Going to a British high school for one year will be a very exciting ______for a Chinese student. You may see many ______there, such as school hours, class size, subjects, school activities and so on. In Britain, school usually ______ around 9a.m. and ______ about 3:30p.m. In each class there are about 30 students. It is the ______ size for British schools. Schools offer many _____ to the students: English Literature, Computer Science, Math, Science, Art, etc. and you can ______ some subjects if you don’t like them. You can ______ other subjects that you’re interested in.
Teachers are very helpful and homework is not ______, so that will make you feel at ______. In a British high school you’ll surely ______a quite different way of life!
Step 2. Language focus
Teacher: Good! I am pretty sure you’ve got the main thing of the text. However, are you familiar with all the useful and important words, phrases, and sentences Actually, there are lots of good details, let’s have a close look at them together.
1. Words:
(1) Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me.
① Gerund as subject:
Working in these conditions is no easy job.
Meeting you has been a great pleasure.
* It’s no use/good sending him over. It’s too late already.
It’s a waste of time arguing about it.
② exciting / excited
e.g.: The children were excited at the very thought of the journey.
It’s an exciting experience to swim in the sea.
All the students were all excited at the exciting news.
*vt. excite n. excitement adv. excitedly
③ experience
※ 10.(L47) I was very lucky to experience this different way of life.
experience: n. & verb.
[u]n. Do you have any previous experience of this type of work
[u]n. Do you have any previous experience of this type of work
My lack of practical experience was a disadvantage.
* learn from experience 从经验中学得/ in one’s experience据……的经验看
[c]n. an enjoyable / unforgettable / unusual experience
It was her first experience of living alone.
verb.:
e.g.: Everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives.(经历，遭受)
I experienced a moment of panic as I boarded the plane.(感受，体会)
*adj.: experienced
an experienced teacher/doctor
He is experienced in looking after animals.
(2) (L2) I was very happy with the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m. and ends about 3 p.m.
be happy with/ about : be satisfied with 对…...满意
e.g. : Are you happy with this arrangement
She was happy enough with her performance.
* 1. We are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter.
2. The story has a happy ending.
3. He will be more than happy to come with us.
4. by a happy coincidence, we arrived at exactly the same time.
5. That wasn’t the happiest choice of words.
(3).(L6) On the first day, all students went to attend assembly.
* attend:
△ be present at an event 出席，参加
e.g.: The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders.
~ a meeting / a wedding / a funeral / assembly
△ go regularly to a place 定期去，经常去
e.g.: Our children attend the same school.
How many people attend church every Sunday
△ pay attention to what sb. is saying or to what you’re doing 注意，专心
e.g.: She hasn’t been attending during the lesson.
*attend to: deal with 处理，对付 take care of 照料，关心
e.g.: I have some urgent business to attend to.
A particular nurse attended to him / his needs while he was in hospital.
Are you being attended to , Sir 先生，有人接待您吗？
n. attendance
c.f. join / join in / take part in
(1) Tomorrow I will go to ________ an important meeting.
(2) Would you please _______ our walking.
(3) He likes _______ all kinds of outdoor activities actively.
(4) Every weekend the old woman would go ________ church.
(4) .(L9) He also told us that the best way to earn respect from the school was to work hard and achieve high grades.
(1) way: 方法 way to do sth. / way of doing sth.
e.g. There are a lot of ways to make money.
Soon I got used to the American ways of doing things.
* in a way / in one’s own way / in no way / in the way / on the way/ on one’s way/ in this way
e.g.: Your answer is in a way correct.
He likes to attend to his affairs in his own way.
He is no help at all; actually he is in the way.
In no way can you tell him the truth.
Work hard! We are on the way to success.
On the way to the school, I found a man lying on the road.
A car was in the way. We couldn’t get through.
You can do it in your own way.
(2) earn: vt. ①get money for work that you do 挣得；赚得
e.g.: He earns about ￡10 000 a year.
She earned a living as a part-time secretary. (=make a living)
earn money / a fortune/
②get something that you deserve, usually because of sth good you have done or because of the good qualities you have. 获得； 赢得
e.g.: He earned a reputation as an expert on tax law.
As a teacher, she had earned the respect and admiration of her students.
He has worked so hard that he’s earned a holiday.
* earn one’s keep:
e.g.: He worked hard but can’t earn his keep.
*n. earnings
(3) respect: n. ① a feeling of admiration for sb/sth because of their good qualities or achievements 尊重；尊敬；敬意 ~ for sb / sth
e.g.: I have the greatest respect for your brother.
A deep mutual respect and understanding developed between them.
self-respect
② polite behavior towards or care for sb/sth that you think is important 重视； 尊重
e.g.: He is so conceited that he show a lack of respect for authority.
He has no respect for her wife’s feelings.
* in this respect 在这方面 in respect of / with respect to (=concerning/ regarding / respecting) 关于；就……而言
With respect, sir, I can’t agree. 恕我直言
vt. have a very good opinion of sb/ sth: admire sb/sth 尊敬；尊重；仰慕 ~ sb/sth for sth
e.g.: I respect Jack’s opinion on most subjects.
She had always been honest with me, and I respect her for that.
* a much loved and highly respected teacher 备受爱戴和尊敬的老师
adj. respectful 表示敬意的；尊敬的 respectable 值得尊敬的；体面的
(4) achieve: vt.
e.g.: He had finally achieved great success in the experiment.
No one can achieve anything without effort. ( succeed in reaching a particular goal or standard)
Their background gives them little chance of achieving at school.(be successful)
adj. achievable 可以达到的 n. achievement 成绩；成就；功绩
(5).(L16) This is about the average size for British schools.
* average: adj.
an average rate / cost / earnings 平均的
above / below average intelligence 正常的；一般的
n.
The average of 4,5 and 9 is 6. 平均数
Parents spend an average of $220 a year on toys for their children.
(well) above / below /up to (the) average 平均线；平均水平
on average 平均
e.g.: After he became famous, he receives 50 letters a day on average.
(6).(L20) I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school, but it was a bit difficult for me at first because all the homework was in English.
(1) as … as: → as + adj./ adv. as as + adj.+a/an + n. + as as+many/much…+n. +as
e.g.: He doesn’t speak as fluently as I do.
Our neighbor has as big a house as ours.
We’ve produced twice as much cotton as we did ten years ago.
* as long as / so long as / as well as / as far as / so far as / as good as / as early as / as … as possible / as … as sb. can
(2) what+noun-clause:
e.g.: What he does doesn’t agree with what he says.
No one told me what was happening on the night of last Sunday.
(3) used to:
e.g.: There used to be a river in front of our school gate, usen’t / usedn’t / didn’t there
→Used there to be … Or: Did there use to be …
I used to smoke, but I gave up several years ago.
c.f.: be used to do 被用来 be / get used to sth./doing sth. 习惯于;适应
e.g.: Wood can be used to make tables.
He isn’t used to the life / living in the big city.
Don’t worry--- you’ll soon get used to his sense of humor.
(4) a bit:
e.g.: He doesn’t work hard usually, so each time he is not a little worried about the exams.
He has been well prepared for the exam, so he is not a bit worried.
* bit by bit逐渐地 / a bit of 稍微，颇有几分/ every bit完全 / do one’s bit尽一己之力
(7).(L26) My English improved as I used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library.
(1) as: conj.
e.g.: As he grew older, he lost interest in drawing.
Leave the papers as they are.
As she has been ill, perhaps she will need some help.
Young as he is, he knows a lot.
(2) spend: vt. (spent, spent)
* spend sth. on sth. spend sth. (in) doing sth.
e.g.: He spent ￥1000 on a new suit / updating his computer.
She spent too much effort on things that doesn’t matter.
c.f.: spend take pay cost worth
e.g.: How much does the book _______ How much is the book __________
It ______ her twenty minutes to go to school on foot.
While studying in London, she _______ a lot of money on books.
He only _______ the owner half the price for the dictionary.
(8).(L28) I joined the computer club at lunch time, so I could e-mail my family and friends back home for free.
free: adj. vt. & adv.
adj.: I have no ambitious other than to have a happy life and be free.(be free to do…)
“Can I use the phone ” “Please, feel free.”
He walked out of jail a free man.
We are offering a free gift so long as you come to our store.(for free)
Ensure there is a free flow of air around the machine.
He held out his free hand and I caught it.
If you are free for lunch, I will take you out.
This food is absolutely free from artificial color and flavorings.
l free from…不受……影响的， 没有……的
l free of…. 无……的， 摆脱了……的 (free of charge）
l set free 释放
IDM: free and easy 随变，无拘束 get / have a free hand 可以全权处理，有自主权
There is no such thing as a free lunch.没有免费的误餐。
vt.: free sb./sth. from / of sth.
e.g.: The hijackers agreed to free a further ten hostages.
These exercises help free the body of tension.
adv.: Children under five travel free.
(9).(L30) Cooking was really fun as I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food.
(1)fun: [u]n. enjoyment, pleasure; a thing that gives enjoyment or pleasure快乐，乐趣，快乐的事
e.g.: We had a lot of fun at the Sarah’s birthday party.
What fun it is to jump into the river on a hot day!
* have fun / for fun /in fun / make fun of /
(2) prepare: vt.&vi. preparation: n.
prepare to do / prepare sth./ prepare for sth. / be prepared for sth. / prepare sb. to do /
make preparations for sth. / in preparation for
e.g.: I’m preparing to write a speech for the meeting.
Mother is preparing lunch in the kitchen.
They are busy preparing for their lessons.
Mother is preparing Father to go on a trip.
What will be done in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing
Work a bit/a little harder and you’ll earn higher grades.
△c.f.: a little This will give us a bit of / a little time.
△ not a little : very much / not a bit: not at all
e.g.: He doesn’t work hard usually, so each time he is not a little worried about the exams.
He has been well prepared for the exam, so he is not a bit worried.
* bit by bit逐渐地 / a bit of 稍微，颇有几分/ every bit完全 / do one’s bit尽一己之力
Step 3. Practice
1. Complete workbook A1, A2,
2. Translation
1)Jim加入了我们的讨论之列。
Jim joined us in the discussion.
2)Jane正忙着预习功课。
Jane is busy preparing for their lessons.
3)我错过了早班公共汽车。
I missed the early bus.
4经验是最好的老师。
Experience is the best teacher.
5我一点也不疲惫。
I am not a bit tired.
6他确实告诉了我这个故事。
He did tell me the story.
Step 4. Homework
1. Firstly recall the new words and expressions appeared in this text, and then discuss in groups, lastly, draw a conclusion in group on how to grasp these word and expressions easily.
2. Write a summary of the article written by Wei Hua by yourself, and then share it with your group members. At last, give the best to the whole class.
Period five Word power
I. Teaching aims:
1 Help Ss be familiar with the names of school facilities
2 Help Ss revise to express how to get somewhere
II. Teaching Procedures:
Step one: revision
Teacher: We’ve spent two classes on words and expressions in the passage School life in the UK, right! Pease complete the sentences with the correct words.
Complete the sentences
earn, respect, achieve, attend, experience, prepare, drop, miss
1) Only 6 people ______ the meeting so the chairman went angry.
2) Many new students ______ feelings of being upset or anxious in a new school.
3) Plans for a school swimming pool were ______ because of the lack of money.
4) He ______ nearly $20, 000 a year.
5) China has ______ the highest rate of economic growth in Asia.
6) Let’s go home. Mum is ______ supper for us.
7) When George was away, I really ______ him.
8) He’s not the most popular teacher, but the students ______ him.
Warming-up
1. Present one of the school maps from the students’ repairing work. And encourage him or her to tell us how he or she found the way out on the first day. Encourage more students to think of the pattern drills and useful expressions they have learned in junior school:
. Teacher: Do you have any difficulty finding your way out on the first day If you don’t know your way, how can you ask and answer the way Are there any sentences or phrases in mind
Ways of asking the way:
1. Excuse me, can you tell me the way to …
2. Excuse me, which is the nearest way to …
3. Excuse me, how can I get to / arrive at / reach…
Ways of asking the way:
1. Excuse me, can you tell me the way to …
2. Excuse me, which is the nearest way to …
3. Excuse me, how can I get to / arrive at / reach…
4. Excuse me, where is the nearest hospital / post office / …
2. Encourage more students to talk about the following questions such as: which facility attracts you most in our school Why Help the students to recall related words and expressions
What do you think of our canteen How about the gym Is our car park ok in the school
Encourage them to express their genuine opinions.
3. Ask students to focus on the map of Part A first. Read Wei Hua’s thoughts quickly and match her routes on the map. Remind students to pay attention to the usage of the words and expressions on the map.
Vocabulary learning
1. Ask students to do Part B. Write a description of the quickest way to get from the dormitories to class 4 and read it to the class.
Sample answers
B If you are standing at the door of the dormitories, first turn right and go past the medical centre and the gym, then turn left and walk until the end of the road. Classroom is on your left.
2. If possible, design some more samples for the students to practice. For example, ask students to mark the shortest way from the science laboratory to classrooms 16-25. This exercise encourages students to familiarize the phrases of finding the way.
3. Ask students to read Part C and complete it. Check the new words in the passage while they give the answers. Aim to make sure the students have done the repairing work of looking up possible new points in the dictionaries before class. available, qualified, access.
Answers
C 1 car park 2 classrooms 3 library 4 labs 5 gym 6 swimming pool 7 dormitories 8 medical centre 9 canteen
Vocabulary extension
1. Focus on the equipments of Part D. Ask students to name out some of their names if possible. Then teach new items. Help them to know about each gymnastic items.
2. Ask students to finish Part D and encourage them to have a short discussion like: Do you think it’s important for schools to have a gym How do you like these equipments
Answers
D 4 beam 7 barbell 1 climbing bars 6 basketball court 2 rings 8 mat 3 dumb-bell 5 skipping rope
1. Many students like exercise with a _____________ to keep warm in winter.
2. Liu Xuan is the first Chinese woman to win a gold medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympic women’s balance ________ competition.
3. Weightlifting involves lifting a ________ overhead. It requires quickness, flexibility and coordination.
4. Sport climbing has become very popular these days. It’s reported that kids’ exercise on ____________ is of great help to their brains.
5. To develop their muscles, many young people like to exercise using a pair of _________ held in both hands
6. Our school has decided to build another ____________, for so many boys choose basketball as their favorite sport.
7. Many small children have great fun in rolling and jumping on a soft _________.
8. Tampakos, a gymnast from Greece, brings an Olympic gold medal on men’s _________ at 2004 Olympics.
Homework
1. let the students to remember all the useful words and expressions in Part A, B, and D . Learn to make sentences with the key words in Part C.
2. Do Part A and B in writing on Page 85.
3. Pick out attributive clauses in the passage of Part C.
Period six and seven Grammar and usage
Period six
Teaching aim:
To give a brief introduction to attributive clauses.
Teaching procedures:
1 Tell Ss what basic structures of the sentence are.
I (subject) met (verb) Mary (object) on Wu Yi (attributive) street (adverbial of place) yesterday (adverbial of time)
Give more simple sentences to Ss in order to understand what adverbial is and what adverbial works for.
让学生明白1, 状语是为动作提供时间, 地点, 原因和条件等状态的语言成分
2, 定语是句子中表修饰和限定的语言成分, 为名词或代词服务.
2 Tell Ss what attributive clause is:
1. Tell the students the basic usage of relative pronouns such as which, who, that, whom, whose.
2. Ask the students to read the article on Page 9 and find out the attributive clauses in the article.
3. Check the answers with the students.
4. Give the students some more exercises of attributive clause.
5. Assignment.
Newspaper B4 section B (第一期)
Period seven
Teaching aim:
To make the students get familiar with attributive clauses and get them to know some more usages of relative pronouns.
Teaching procedures:
1. Revision: (当堂讲解昨天报子的定语从句的练习)
2. Ask the students to read the 5 points on Page 10, tell them the usages of different relative pronouns.
3. Fill in the blanks on Page 11, check the answers with the students and explain the language points.
4. Tell the students several points that they must pay attention to when they use attributive clauses.
that VS which
5. Some exercises which are to review what they learn in this lesson.
6. Assignment.
Newspaper B4 section B (第二期)
Period eight-nine Unit 1 Task
Period one:
Teaching aims:
1. Use abbreviation to fill in timetable.
2. Develop students’ ability of listening to and identifying dates, days, time, venue and events or activities
Procedure:
Step 1 Presentation
1 Ask Ss to read the five points in Skills building 1 on page 12. Have them write down the names of months and the seven days of a week in abbreviations. For example: 2nd/2 Feb 5th/5 Mar 3rd/3 Aug 21st/1 Oct 30th/30 Nov Mon Wed Tue Fri Sat
1 Ask Ss read the guidelines and then listen to the recording and finish the timetable on page 12. Then ask Ss to repeat what they have heard according to timetable.
Step 2 Listening
1 Let Ss read the guidelines on page 13 to know what they are asked to do. Then ask them to go over the timetable to get a general idea about the talk.
2 Ask Ss to listen to the recording twice and complete the timetable individually. Then let them check the answers with their partner to see if they have got the same answers. Let them listen to the recording again if they have got some different answers and want to listen to it once more. Then check the answers with the whole class.
Step 3 Speaking
Ask some Ss to talk about what talk will be held at what time and what place and who will give the talk. For example:
On Friday, the 8th October, a famous writer will come to give a talk at 1.20 p.m. in Room 201, Building 4. He will talk about how to read a novel.
A talk about fire prevention will be given by a fireman in Room 503, Building 3 at 3.35 p.m. on Monday, the 11th October. …
Step 4 Homework
1 Ask Ss to do the listening exercises on page 92.
2 Ask Ss to preview Skills building 2 on page 14
Period two
Teaching aims:
1 Teach Ss how to compare information.
2 Develop Ss’ speaking ability by doing questions and answers
Procedure:
Step 1 Presentation
1 Ask Ss whether they could understand the meaning of each sentence in Skills building 2 when they were doing previewing. Let them point out the sentences that they don’t understand.
2 Ask Ss to read the guidelines and the two points again. Write down the two points briefly on the blackboard:
When comparing: 1) read all the information carefully
2) make as many comparison as possible
Step 2 Practicing
1 Ask Ss to read the guidelines about the list table to know clearly what they are asked to do. Then ask them to go over the list table.
2 Write down the following on the blackboard. Ask Ss to read the e-mail and find out the related information:
The title:
The price:
The year:
The writer:
Ask Ss to tell what information they can find about the above in the e-mail, and write down their answers on the blackboard.
The title: with the word Dynasties
The price: having the figure 8
The year: after 2000
The writer: a famous professor
Ask Ss to compare the information written on the blackboard with the list table to see if they can find the book now.
Step 3 Reporting
1 Ask Ss to read the guidelines and the class timetable in Part A in Step 2 and underline the classes that they can choose not to have. Then let them compare the timetable on page 13 with the class timetable and write down the topics of the talks they can attend under the class timetable.
2 Ask Ss to read the guidelines in Part B and work in pairs talking about the talks according to the program timetable on page 13 and the notes in Part A. One of them acts as the class teacher, the other as the monitor. They should take turns.
Step 5 Homework
Ask Ss to read the speech script on page 90 and answer the questions below it..
Period ten-eleven Project: Starting a new after-school activity
Period One
Teaching aims:
To learn two articles about after-school activities in school
To learn the use of as and require
To find out how an activity attracts the students and helps the students
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1: Listen to the recording of the articles on page 18
True or False questions:
1. The radio station is run by the principal.
2. The radio station started 2 years ago when CD players were allowed in school.
3. Members of Poets of the Next Generation meet up on the last Friday of every month.
4. Everyone was nice and friendly in the group. They liked the first poem Bob read to them.
Step 2: Read the two articles and answer the following questions:
What do the student members in the radio station do during exam time
What do they do when parents come to visit the school
Who started “Poets of the Next Generation”
What do the members of the group do when they meet
Step 3: Fill in the blanks:
The radio station in our school is ____ by the student. Two years ago, I asked the ________ if music could be played during _____ ____. He agreed.
We tell students the _______, _____ _____ and some special messages. During _____ ____ we tell the students what they ______ or _________ do for preparation. When parents come, we play songs _____ by students and _____ them of ______, such as _________ and ______ _____
Our English teacher Mr Owen started the group “_____________________________”. Group members ____________ to talk about ________ and _______ that we like.
When I _______ it, I was ________ to write five poems and _____ one ____ to the group. I ______ every one around a tree before I read. The group said they loved the poem I read.
Step 4: Vocabulary and language points:
allow: permit sb./sth. to do sth.
principal: person with the highest authority in certain schools
generation: all people born at about the same time
select: choose sb./sth.
calm: not excited, nervous
require: order or command sth.
The use of as and require
Step 4: Discussion
How do these two activities attract the students
How do they help the students
Assignment:
Try to find the answers to the following questions:
What after-school activities do you have in your school
Do you like them Why/ Why not
If you could start a new after-school activity to enjoy with your schoolmates, what new activity would you choose
Period Two:
Teaching aims:
To do the project of starting a new after-school activity
Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Check homework
Step 2: Planning
Teacher: Every student has to tell their classmates what after-school activities they would like to start if they could. The things you consider before you start your club
1 what kind of club do you want to start
2 why do you start such a club
3 what does your club do
4 how can you attract other people
Step 3: Prepare
Tasks Person in charge
Collect information Student A and B
Make a poster Student C
Present the poster Student D
Step 4: Produce
Group members who are making the poster will have to draft the poster
based on all the ideas from our previous research and discussion.
When the draft is done, each member should read it carefully and give suggestions on its wording and design.
Example:
Steps Tasks Person in charge
Planning Decides name of the club reason All the members
Preparing Design activities Student A and B
Producing Draft a poster Student C
Presenting Give a presentation Student D
Poster:
The music club
Do you like music
Can you sing
Would you like to enjoy the most popular music
Come and join us. Please contact us at The Student Center in the Middle School Attached to Hunan Normal University
July 8th 2007
Assignment: (Assignment)
The poster makers finalizes the poster based on the suggestions of the other group members.
The entire group approve the poster before next period.
In next period, they are to present their poster to the class. Tell the class what is special about their activity.
Period twelve Revision
Teaching aims:
To review all the important words, phrases, and sentences in this unit
Teaching procedures:
Teacher: Hi, everybody, after more than two weeks hard study, we have finished unit one eventually. Today’s main task is to get all the important words, phrases, and sentences reviewed. Please use neither your text book and reference book nor your notebook. All you can do is to follow my steps.
Teacher ask and Ss answer:
Teacher: Firstly, we will have a competition among groups. Please close your books and your notebooks! Are you ready Ok, let start!
(Give Ss Chinese and ask them answer in English)
Ss discuss in groups and then report:
Teacher:
Well done! I mean lots of students contribute a lot for their groups! And I’m very satisfied with your hard and efficient work! At present Group 1 and 8 seem a little bit ahead of the others, and more effort need to be done by Group 4 and 5 in order to shorten the gap. What we need in this section is your group work. You will have 5 minutes to find out as many phrases as possible from P5 to P19 in groups! More phrases you find, more scores you will get! Start!
A translation competition between boys and girls:
Teacher:
Obviously, Goup1 win this time! The competition, however, hasn’t finished yet.
Then, we are going to have G VS B competition in sentence translation section..
I will show important sentence in this unit one by one, if you know the right translation of the sentence, hands up and speak out at once!