7A Unit 4
My day
Reading 1
Teaching aims
To understand the whole email
To know about Millie’s school life
To be able to use English to describe school life
Our school is very beautiful
We can do morning exercises.
We can have lessons in the classroom.
We can play volleyball after class.
We can read books in the library .
Do you remember Millie?
Reading time!
Millie writes to her online friend Tommy. Let’s learn about Millie’s school life.Please turn to Page44.
do morning exercises
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
start lessons
play volleyball
go to the Reading Club
play in the playground
after class
on Wednesday afternoon
at a quarter past eight
at eight
on Tuesday and Thursday
A:When do they do morning exercises ?
B:They do morning exercises at eight .
They always ______ ___ ____ _____ at school.
have a good time
B1
Millie likes her school very much.
2. Millie’s school starts at 8.15 .
3. English is Millie’s favourite subject.
4. Millie seldom chats with her friends after class.
5. Millie only goes to the Reading Club on Tuesday.
6. Millie is a member of the school swimming team.
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Read this email by yourselves,then finish Exercise B2.
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Task 3:Careful reading(细读)
Read and find out the main idea of each paragraph. (找出每段的段落大意)
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
a.Millie’s after - school activities
b. Millie’s school
c. Millie’s feeling(感受)
d. Millie’s lessons
e. Millie’s friends
More questions according to the passage:
Paragraph 1 Millie’s school
1.What’s the name of Millie’s school?
2.Does she love her school?
Sunshine Middle School.
Yes,she does.
Paragraph 2 Millie’s lessons
1.What time does the school day start?
2.What do they do first?
3.What time do the lessons begin ?
4.What’s Millie’s favourite subject?
At 8:00.
Do morning exercises.
At 8:15.
English.
How can you learn each subject well?
Listen to the teacher carefully and study hard.
Paragraph 3 Millie’s friends
1.Are her friends nice?
2.What do they do after class?
Yes,they are.
They chat with each other or play
in the playground.
Sometimes she _____________ in the afternoon.
She often __________ on Tuesday and Thurday.
She also likes ___________________ .
playing volleyball
Paragraph. 4 : Millie’s after-school activities
She always _______________ at school with her friends.
Paragraph. 5 : Millie’s feeling
has a good time
goes to the library
reads books
Try to fill in the blanks.
Millie is a student at ________ ______ ________. Her school _______________ at eight in the morning ______ Monday ______ Friday. Millie ______ ________ _________ first. Her favourite subject is _______. She has a lot of _______ in the school. They are all _______ to her . They often ____ ____ _____ ______ or play in the ___________. ___________they go to the library in the afternoon. She is a _________ of the school volleyball team. She __________ it on Wednesday afternoon. She _____ a good time at her school.
Sunshine Middle School
starts
from to
does morning
English
friends
nice
chat with each other
playground
member
practises
has
Task4:Retell Millie’s school life,fill in the blanks:
exercises
Sometimes
summary
School
Name
When
Subject
How
What to do
Sunshine Middle School
At eight From Monday to Friday
English
be nice
chat with each other
or play in the playground
do morning exercises
Friends
Activities at school
have lessons
chat with each other
play in the playground
go to the library
read books
play volleyball
Feeling
have a good time
Love her school
Now we know Millie’s school life is interesting.She loves her lessons.She has many friends.They take part in(参加)many activities.They have a good time at school.Do you love her and her school life ?Let ’s go over this email.Read it together!
Task5:Work in pairs: Can you talk about your school life?
School and lessons
Feeling(感受)
Friends at school
Hobbies and after-school activities
Group1
Group2
Group3
I’m a student at…
start / begin at…
my favourite subject…
My best friend is...
They are nice to...
We often...
have a good time...
love my school…
I like…
I am in the …club/team
I play …with…
I practise… after school…
Group4
Task6:Write a short passage about
“My school life”
Tips:1.Our school starts at.......
2.Our lessons begin at.......
3.My favourite subject is
4.After class,I......
5.I............... after school.
Boys and girls,
Love your school, love your school life!
Love everything nice around you, and you will be happy every day!
Homework:
1. Read and recite Millie's email.
2. Talk about your school life in English with your classmates.