(共23张PPT)
Their classes are lively and interesting.
Their after-school activities are colorful.
Teaching aims
1.Master the new words and phrases.
2.Understand the main idea of the text and can answer some questions.
3.Master the usages of some language points and can use them in the exercises.
Fast-Reading
What’s the differences and similarities between American and Chinese school systems (2nd paragraph)
Similarities:
A school year is divided into two semesters.
Differences:
American schools have long vacations.
Details
Read the passage carefully and answer these questions
② Which grades are high school
③ What do they need if they want to go to college
Ninth to twelfth grades.
A high diploma.
Paragraph 1 Questions:
① How long does secondary school cover in the US
Seven years.
Paragraph 2 Questions:
① How many semesters are there in the school year
Two semesters.
② What are they
The first of which is September through December, and the second January through May.
③ What is the school schedule
They start at 7:50 am and they finish at 3 pm.
Paragraph 3 Question:
What is the main idea of this paragraph
The student’s after-school activities.
Paragraph 4 Question:
What is the main idea of the paragraph
The author wants to know something about the Chinese school system.
Discussion
What do you think of the American school system And what about China
(Please express your own opinion and discuss with your partner.)
Language points
1. cover vt.覆盖;走完; 看完;占地面积;报导;包含;
1) Cover the sleeping child with your coat.
2) The mountain was covered with snow
all the year round.
3) He covered the distance in 15 minutes.
4) How many pages have you covered
5) The city covers ten square miles.
6) I want our best reporters sent to cover
the trial (审讯).
7) The dictionary does not cover the whole
English vocabulary.
2. The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September through December…
divide(使某物)分割开;分开;分隔, 常与介词into搭配使用。如:
divide a large house into flats
把一所大房子分隔成若干套间
divide a novel into chapters
把一部小说分成若干章节
divide the class into small groups
把那个班分成几个小组
the first of which is… 引导的是非限制性定语从句。
这是由“名词/代词+of+关系代词”引导的定语从句。这种形式可以用于指人,也可以用于指物。指人时关系代词用whom,指物时用which。又如:
Her sons, both of whom work abroad, ring her up every week.
她的两个儿子,都在国外工作, 他们每周都给她打电话来。
He went with a group of people, few of whom were correctly equipped for such a climb.
他和一队人一起去了,其中没有几个人配有进行这样一次登山的适当装备。
The buses, most of which were already full, were surrounded by an angry crowd.
公共汽车大多数都已经挤满了人,它们被愤怒的人群包围着。
3. join/join in/ take part in/ attend
参加
注: take an active part in
take part with 站在...一边
play an important part in
play the part/role of
(1) join — become a member of… 加入某些组织
join the Party/army/the United Nation
(2) join sb in sth/doing 与…一起参加(正在进行的活动)
join us in our talk join us in buying sth for her
(3) take part in 参加(有组织的某项活动)
I joined the school basket team, but didn’t take part in its important competition held last week.
(4) attend 参加(会议);照顾
attend the meeting attend school attend (to) the wounded
There will be more athletes taking part inthe 2008 Olympic to be held in Beijing.
Exercises
1.As a young man,Comrade ZhouEnlai____the students’movements and later_____the Communist Party of China.
A. joined;took part in B.took part in;joined C.joined in;took part in D. took part of;joined
2.______with a table cloth the table looks very nice.
A.Covering B.Covered C.Having covered D.Having been covered
3.The tourists were _______three groups to visit the museum.
A.divided into B.divided from C.separated into D.separated from
4.The housing area ____ ____ ____ _____three square kilometres.(这片居住区占地三平方公里.)
5.Did you ________the meeting held yesterday (join, take part in , attend)
Review words and phrases we learnt in Module One.
Do Exercises on Workbook.
Preview new words and text in the next Module