1、Unit 2 School life Comic strip and Welcome to the unitI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. talk about school life properly;2. grasp the different expressions to refer to the same thing in British and American English;3. understand the rules
2、of the differences between British and American English in vocabulary.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: British, biscuit, rubber, American, eraser, vacation, cookie, fall, store, truck, yard, movie, advertisement, lorry, soccer2. New structures: Because were cleverer than people. They h
3、ave to work harder. Whats school life? Its like watching TV. They are fewer advertisements. Id love to, but the school football team will practise this Saturday. III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyDescribe what school is like in their mind with ones own words.Remember which wor
4、ds are the British words and which are the American words.IV. Teaching proceduresA Comic stripStep 1 Lead-inFree talkWhich part of our school do you like best? Why?What activities can we do in our school? Which do you like better about school, the lessons or the after-school activities? Do you think
5、 school is fun? Why or why not? 【设计意图】结合单元话题进行自由对话，引入本单元话题。 Step 2 Presentation 1. Teach a new wordadvertisementT: Some students are pleased to come to school, but others dont want to come to school. School is something like advertisements when we watch TV. Some like them while others dislike them.
6、Do you know “advertisement”? (Show a picture.) It always appears between two TV programmes or during a TV programme. Its mainly used to tell the public to buy something. 2. Listen to the conversation between Eddie and Hobo and answer the questions belowT: Now lets see what our old friend Eddie think
7、s of school? Why does Eddie think dogs dont go to school?(Because he thinks he is cleverer than people.)What does Eddie think of school?(He thinks school is like watching TV.)3. Ask students to read the dialogue together first and then in different roles4. Complete the short passage according to the
8、 dialogueHobo tells Eddie that the school _1_ is going past their home. Hobo tells Eddie that he wants to go to school, but Eddie tells him that they dont _2_ to go to school. Then Hobo asks Eddie _3_ they dont need to go to school. Eddie says to Hobo, “_4_ we are dogs and dogs are _5_ than people.”
9、 However, Hobo still _6_ to go to school and asks Eddie to tell him what school is _7_. Eddie says that its just like _8_ TV. Hobo asks Eddie in curiosity, “Are there any _9_ between them?” Eddie answers, “Yes, but there are _10_ ones in school than on TV.” (Keys: bus; need; why; Because; cleverer;
10、wants; like; watching; advertisements; fewer)5. Please complete another edition of this dialogue using what they have learnt in this classHobo: Eddie! I see many children go to school by s_1_ bus. I think that must be interesting. Why d_2_ we s_3_ at home all day?Eddie: We need to eat w_4_ and sleep
11、 well. We n_5_ study or w_6_. Hobo: W_7_ do the children need to study or work? Eddie: B_8_ they need to study how to look after us, l_9_ cooking delicious food. Hobo: Oh, I see. Can you tell me w_10_ school is like?Eddie: Its like travelling, but you have to spend time and money and become more tir
12、ed.(Keys: school; do; stay; well; neednt; Why; Because; like; what)【设计意图】将漫画形式重新组织为短文和对话，不仅可以检测学生对本对话的内容掌握的情况，也可以检测学生的信息转换能力。Step 3 Extension1. Have a showPractice in pairs and make up new dialogues, adding more information and changing the end ofthe dialogue. Show their new dialogues to the class.
13、2. Have a talkT: Think about the reasons why we like school or dislike school. Possible reasons: Our school life is rich and colorful. I have many friends in our school and they give me a lot of pleasure and help. Our school is very beautiful There is a lot of homework for us to do every day. Few af
14、ter-school activities make me feel bored. We dont have much time to play basketball or football. Some students dont have good behaviours. 【设计意图】让学生回答两个深层次的问题引发对“上学”这一话题的思考，同时为后面的课堂活动“编写新对话并展示”提供新的素材。B Welcome to the unitStep1 Lead-in 1. Listen to a story about Simon and DanielT: As we all know, Engl
15、ish is widely used in the world. Look at the map, and you can find people in many different countries speak English, like Britain, America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. But even though people in these countries speak English, they cant always understand each other. Now let me tell you a story
16、happened in Britain. A group of American students came to visit a British school when travelling in London. Simon, a British guide, showed them around the school. Simon: Welcome to this school with a long history. Im your guide, Simon. Follow me, please. Lets first take the lift to the first floor t
17、o visit the library. Daniel: Where shall we go?Simon: The library on the first floor. Daniel: Were just on the first floor. Isnt it?Simon: In Britain, the first floor means the second floor in America while the ground floor means the first floor in America. Daniel: Oh, I see. But why do we take the
18、lift there? Where is it?Simon: Just over there. In America, you call “lift” elevator. Daniel: Thank you. I see, British English and American English are different in some ways.2. Ask students some questionsDid Daniel know what Simon said at first? (No.)Why couldnt Daniel understand what Simon said?(
19、Because Daniel spoke American English while Simon spoke British English. The words they said have not only different forms but also different meanings. )【设计意图】这样一个自编的对话不仅与本单元的话题（校园生活）紧密结合，而且可以让学生了解英式英语和美式英语的差异是导致 Daniel 和 Simon 交流出现理解偏差的根本原因。Step 2 Presentation 1. Lets guessT: Here we have some pict
20、ures and some English words. Can you tell us which words belong to the British English and which words belong to the American English? Please show the national flags to them. 2. Lets learn (Part A)T: Now lets look at some English words. Match the British words with the American words if they refer t
21、o the same thing. Then write down the correct words under the pictures below. Lets read them together. 3. Lets replace (Part B)T: You have learnt the different words that refer to the same thing. Please read the dialogue Part B and replace the British words using the American words. 【设计意图】完成课本上的内容和练
22、习。Step 3 Practice1. Lets recordT: Watch a short video and write down how many British words and American words appear in their dialogue. What are they?2. Lets showT: I will give each group three minutes to make up new dialogue, but pay attention to the rules: Both of you are British and you both spe
23、ak British English. Both of you are American and you both speak American English. One is British and speaks British English, and the other is American and speaks American English. 【设计意图】让学生以不同的身份来编写新的对话，不仅可以考查学生在合适的情境运用词汇的能力，而且可以检测学生对所学习的英式英语与美式英语的掌握程度与熟练程度。Step 4 Extension 1. Lets discussShow the r
24、ules of spelling difference between British English and American English. T: You did a good job. Did you find the rules of spelling between British English and American English? Ill give you some tips. (Showing some British words and American words for the same thing.)2. Lets learn moreShow the rule
25、s of pronunciation and differences between British English and American English. T: Besides this, there are differences between them in pronunciation, usage and so on. 【设计意图】让学生了解并非所有的英式英语与美式英语的变化都是杂乱无章的，对词汇的掌握不完全是死记硬背的，而是有规律可循的。这有助于学生对英式英语与美式英语的词汇的掌握。同时，提醒学生注意在英式英语与美式英语中词形一样的词汇可能有不同的含义。V. Homework1. Read and recite the comic strips and the British words and American words in Part A. 2. Learn about the other differences between British words and American words. 3. Find out why there are differences between British words and American words.