课件60张PPT。12My lifeWork and playReadingA Do you do the things in the pictures? How often?1234clean his teethgo to schoolwatch televisionplay table tennisBefore you read56789use the telephoneeat fishride a motorcycleplay the pianoplay computer gamesB Read the title and the introduction of the article. Before you readWendy probably ________ the introduction. a wrote b did not write
Wendy is probably ________ most other students. a similar to b different from
We can expect to find out about Wendy’s ________. a business b holidays
A ‘whizz-kid’ is probably a young person who ________. a drives too fast b is very successful Choose the right answers. While you readA1 Read the whole passage on page 21 for the first time. Find the following words or phrase in the passage. Work out their meanings by yourself.A2 Choose the right meanings for these words.business a a big house b a company
popular a liked by many people b used by few people
is responsible for a is good at b has the job or duty of
sales a selling things b buying things
fail a not pass b finishA3 Match the words in Column A with the meanings in Column B.B Match the words with their meanings. It is a passage about a day in the life of Wendy. Read and find the main idea for each paragraph.P1: Wendy talks about her morning activities and some facts about her family computer business.P2: The driver takes her to school in their family car.P3: She talks about her school. She finds the work easy but boring.P4: At lunchtime she sometimes has lunch with a business client.P5: She tells about her after-school activities.P6: In the evenings she works on writing her computer games. Read and write the paragraphs with their main ideas.Can Wendy write computer games? ______
Does Wendy have breakfast at 8 a.m.? ______
Does Wendy drive herself to school? ______
Is some of Wendy’s school work too simple for her? ______
Does Wendy pass all of her exams? ______
Is Wendy good at violin? ______
Do Wendy and her family talk about the business over breakfast and dinner? ______
Does Wendy sleep for about eight hours a night? ______YNNYYDKYNRead and judge. P23.D3 Correct the false sentences.Wendy has breakfast at 8 a.m.
Wendy drives herself to school.
Wendy sleeps for about eight hours a night.Wendy probably has breakfast at 6.30 a.m.Wendy’s driver drives her to school.Wendy sleeps for about six and a half hours a night. (11.30 p.m. to 6 a.m.) Complete the list with information from the article. Write only notes (one to three words or figures) for each answer. 6 a.m.computer gameshalf a million (500,000)accountantby carmakes phone callsA/A gradestwice a weekon Fridays7 p.m.working on gamesafter 11.30 p.m. Now work on your own to complete the report below. Wendy’s business
Wendy (1)_________ computer (2)_________. Her parents and brother (3)_________ in her business. The driver (4)_________ her to school every morning. Sometimes she (5)_________ phone calls to (6)_________ on the way to school. She (7)_________ her homework before (8)_________. She (9)_________ the (10)_________ with her parents over dinner. She usually (11)_________ to bed after (12)_________.writesgamesworktakesmakesclientsfinishesdinnerdiscussesbusinessgoes11.30 p.mC Complete the sentences with proper words according to the given meanings.That w____________ (very clever child) knows more than some university professors.
He did not a____________ (go to) the meeting yesterday.
It is b____________ (not interesting) to listen to the same story again and again.
Jack used to a____________ (help) Mary in her lessons.
Plenty of t____________ (excellent) scientists in our country will go to the conference this week.
Wendy has a family b____________ (company). It sells computer games.
We will d____________ (talk about) the project next time.hizz-kidttendoringssistopusinessiscussI learned to ____________ computer when I was in university.
Sandy __________________ to me yesterday. But I was not at home.
Susan is only 12. She is _________________ have a driving license.
Who _________________ breaking the classroom window?
Do you often talk about your school work with your parents _______________?D Complete the sentences with proper words or phrases from the box.continue made a phone call not old enough to over breakfast collected half a kilo is responsible for too simple for
once a week work onwork onmade a phone callnot old enough tois responsible forover breakfast— Can I help you? — I’d like ________________ of butter and a packet of rice.
My father ____________ me from school in the past.
Let’s ____________ having our meeting now.
Benny is a lazy boy. He washes his hair ____________.
This problem is ______________ me.continue made a phone call not old enough to over breakfast collected half a kilo is responsible for too simple for
once a week work onhalf a kilocollectedcontinueonce a weektoo simple forA Answer the following questions about Wendy.How old is Wendy Wang?
What kind of student is Wendy?
Besides study, what else does she do?
When does she usually get up?
How is her family business?
What do they do when they have breakfast?Quick responseHow many games do they sell every year?
What is Wendy’s father’s job?
What does her mother usually do?
What is her brother’s job?
How does Wendy go to school every day?
What does she sometimes do on her way to school?
What does she think of her school work?
What grades does she usually get in her subjects?
Does she pass all her exams?
Does she have lunch at school every day? What does Wendy usually do after school?
Does she play any sports? If so, what is it?
What does she usually do in the Computer Club?
What kind of musical instrument does she play?
Does she need a long time to finish her homework?
What do they do when they have dinner?
What does she usually do after dinner?
When does she usually go to bed?
How long does she sleep every day?After readingDo you think it is very happy to be a whizz-kid like wendy?
Why or why not?
Consolidationhomework1.2 Read textbook P25and finish the work on P263 Do the writing on textbook P30-31Adverbs usually come before the main verb.We sometimes put adverbs in the front of some sentences.We use ‘not … very often’ in negative sentences.Frenchmen don’t speak English very often.I sometimes make phone calls to our clients on the way. Adverbs of frequencyI sometimes make phone calls to our clients on the way. sometimes: from time to time; now and then; now and againWhen I got home, he had been waiting for me for __________.
Tom planned to visit his great grand parents __________ next week.
sometime B. some time
C. sometimes D. some times
BAI sometimes make phone calls to our clients on the way. on the way; in the way; in a way; in this way The work should be done ____________.
His social life get ______________ of his study.
_________________home, I usually buy some snacks.
____________ good service sells our products.
in this way in the wayOn the wayIn a wayOn Mondays and Thursdays I play basketball. Once a week I have violin lessons.Adverbial phrases of frequencyAdverbial phrases do not come before the main verb. They often come at the end or the beginning of a sentence.
We use once, twice, three times, four times, etc. to talk about times.We can also use adverbial phrases to say how often things happen. TipsAdditional exercises Arrange the jumbled sentences in the correct order.Christmas Day … year/comes/a/once
In the spring, the … is/sometimes/very/weather/wetChristmas Day comes once a year.In the spring, the weather is sometimes very wet.It is important to … day/teeth/a/twice/your/clean
You should … months/every/dentist/four/your/visit
We like Japanese … two/it/week/a/eat/three/food/and/or/times
I do not eat fast food so … eat/hamburgers/hot dogs/I/never/or It is important to clean your teeth twice a day.You should visit your dentist every four months.We like Japanese food and eat it two or three times a week.I do not eat fast food so I never eat hamburgers or hot dogs.I do not usually need much sleep.Change the sentence into the positive one.
? I usually need a lot of sleep.
I have a lot of homework to do today. (negative)
I don’t have much homework to do today.
I don’t have any homework to do today. (positive)
? I have some homework to do today.
Talking about the presentTo talk or write about things that happen all the time or a number of times, we can use verbs in the simple present tense. For example:She gets up at six o’clock every morning.We play basketball on Mondays and Thursdays.
They often discuss business at dinner.We use the simple present tense when we talk about:1My hair is long.things that are true now.We use the simple present tense when we talk about:2things that we do regularly.Simon plays football after school.We use the simple present tense when we talk about:3Cats eat fish.things that are always true./'s?m?l?(r)/similar adj.the same in some way but not completely the sameAll big cities are quite similar.(be) similar toMy new dress is similar to the one you have.(be) nearly the same as/?k'spekt/expect v.think that somebody or something will come or that something will happenI expect he will pass the exam./'b?zn?s/business n.[U] buying and selling thingsBusiness is very important to Shanghai.[C] a place where people sell or make things, for example a shop or a factorySony, Ford and Coca-cola are three big businesses./'w?zk?d/whizz-kid n.a very clever child/studenta young person who has done something successfullyThat whizz-kid knows more than some university professors./s?k'sesfl/successful adj.have succeeded; having gained an aimHe wants to be a successful writer.Jason was quite successful in film making.put ontake clothes and wear themPut on your coat when you go out.Peter felt hot and took off his coat.opposite: take off/'l?k?l?/luckily adv.it is lucky thatLuckily, the police came immediately.Do you remember …?
luck /l?k/ n.
lucky /'l?k?/ adj.
unlucky /?n'l?k?/ adj.opposite: unluckily /?n'l?k?l?/ adv./'p?pj?l?(r)/popular n.liked by a lot of peopleFootball is a popular sport in the UK./r?'sp?ns?bl/responsible adj.having the duty of looking after something or somebody, so that one can be blamed if things go wrongSimon is a responsible boy.(be) responsible forhave the duty of somethingThe bus driver is responsible for the passengers’ safety./se?l/sale n.selling thingsHe got only four pounds from the sale of his drawing./'kla??nt/client n.a person who gets services or advice from othersHe has been an important client of our bank for many years./'b?:r??/boring adj.not interesting; dullThe lesson was boring.
It is boring to listen to the same story all the time./'s?mpl/simple adj.easy to do or understandThe little boy can already do simple problem in Maths.opposite: difficult1+1=?/?'?i:v/achieve v.do or finish something well after trying hardHe hopes to achieve all him aims soon./fe?l/fail v.not pass an exam or testHis failed (in) his English test.opposite: passfail (in) sth./ fail in doing sth./ fail to do /?ɡ'z?m/exam n.a test of what you know or can doDid you pass your physics exam yesterday?/r?'t?:n/return v.come or go back to a placeThe spaceship returned to the Earth on time.give back‘Can I return these two tickets?’ he asked./?'tend/attend v.go to or be at a place where something is happeningMore than 200 people attended Mary and John’s wedding./?'s?st/assist v.help somebodyWe all assisted in repairing the roof.
Could you please assist me to carry the suitcase?/k?n't?nju:/continue v.not stop happening or doing something; go onThe fighting continued for a week.
Tom will continue to do his homework after dinner./'seld?m/seldom adv.not oftenHe seldom gets up late in the morning.opposite: often/usually/'ju:???l?/usual adj.that happens most oftenHe came home later than usual that day.
Shall we meet at the usual time and place?opposite: unusualDo you remember …?
usually adv.Then I go to my office and continue working on my games.continue doing: keep doing the same thing which has been finished yetAfter you readA Work in pairs. Ask and answer about Wendy’s daily life. S1 asks the questions and S2 tries to answer his or her questions.Module 2 My Life
More practice A Day in My Life
Task 1:
Getting Ready
Discuss the following questions.
1. What’s your impression on the whizz-kid Wendy’s life and explain why.
2. Look at the picture on the right and guess what another life story we are getting to know.
Task 2:
Vocabulary Comprehension
The words in italics are vocabulary items from the reading. Read each statement and choose the correct answer.
1. My parents and I joined seven years ago.
a) became members b) left
2. We never get bored.
a) feel excited b) lose interest in something
3. You must be tough in the circus.
a) brave and not weak b) funny and not boring
4. I put on my make-up.
a) funny hat b).paint for the face
5. I put on my make-up and my costume.
a) a set of clothes actors or actresses wear? b) mask
6. I love to perform in the circus.
a) do an act which people watch b) spend all my life in this way
7. I return to my home and relax for an hour.
a) do some more homework b) do not do any work; enjoy myself
Task 3:
1. Read and underline all the adverbs and adverbal phrases used in simple
present tense.
2. Reading and Comprehension
Read and write down what Sandy does in the table.
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Sandy’s daily life
7 a.m. – 8.30 a.m.
1
Sandy wakes up, washes, gets dressed and has breakfast.
8.30 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.
2
She _____________________________________.
12.15 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.
3
She has lunch.
1.30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
4
She _____________________ or sometimes the teachers take them _______________________.
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
5
She trains _______________________________.
6 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.
6
She _____________________________________.
8.30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
7
She _____________________________________.
9 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.
8
She performs _____________________________.
9.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m.
9
She _____________________________________.
10.30 p.m.
10
She goes _________________________________.
Task 4 Further thinking
1. What is the best thing in Wendy’s life and Sandy’s life that attracts you most?
Explain your opinions.
2. There must be some pities in their life too. What do you think those pities may be?
Task 5 Critical thinking
1. If you were one of them, would you do something to make up for the pities? What would you do?
2. Do you wish to live a different life like theirs? Why or why not?
Task 6 Assignment
Write at least 80 words according to the following question.
What’ your daily life like and how would you like to make it better?
