1、Unit 2 School life Reading (II)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. get further understanding of the two passages by comparing Nancys and Johns schools;2. learn how to use some important words correctly properly; 3. write a short passage abo
2、ut special school activities in our own school;4. activate the students awareness of enjoying their school by talking about their ideal school life. II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: mixed, French, foreign, language, during the week, discuss sth with sb, buddy, offer sb help, end, play
3、baseball2. New structure: It is a mixed school. Among all the subjects, I like French best. Learning foreign languages is fun. I often read more books than my classmates. Near the end of the week, we discuss the books with our classmates in class. On Friday afternoon, our school ends earlier than us
4、ual. III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyLearn how to use these important words properly. IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in1. Show a short video about school life and then ask students some questionsWhat did the boy Greg and his friend Rowley want to do?(They wanted to have
5、lunch in the school dining hall.)What problem did they have?(They didnt find a suitable place to sit and have their lunch.)What do you think of their school life?(Their school life is so terrible.)What do you think of the other students in the video? (The other students are so rude and unfriendly to
6、 Greg and his friend Rowley.)2. Lets reviewPlease fill in the table with right details according to the two short passages in Reading. Students Nancy, in Year 8, a _1_ student John, 14 years old, in the 8th grade, an American studentSchools Woodland School near _3_ _2_ near DenverSchool types a _4_
7、school a mixed schoolFavorite school subjects _5_ /Special school activities _6_ _7_Feelings Learning _8_.Time _9_. He is my hero.Our team _10_.(Keys: British, Rocky Mountain High School, London, mixed, French, the Reading Week, the Buddy Club, foreign languages is fun, seems to go faster when we ar
8、e reading interesting books, won two games last month)【设计意图】通过有趣视频的导入，激发学生的学习兴趣以及引起学生对文中学校生活和片中学校生活的简单对比，而任务型表格帮助学生回顾课文内容细节，提示学生如何梳理、整合文章的内容。Step 2 Presentation1. Lets retell T: Youre great! But who can retell the short passages with the information in the table. 2. Explain the word “mix”(1) Explain
9、 the wordT: Lets analyze the two passages and divide them into two parts. The first part is “About me” and the other part is “About school life”. In the first part, Andy says that her school is a mixed school. What is a mixed school? In a mixed school, boys and girls have lessons together. (2) Exerc
10、iseFill in the blanks with the right forms of “mix”Our school is a _ (mix) school. Our P.E teachers always _ (mix) different classes to form different clubs to have P.E lessons. Sometimes, our P.E. teacher _ (mix) boys with girls to form training teams in table tennis. We practise hard and often win
11、 table tennis _ doubles in Yangzhou. 3. Explain “discuss” (1) Ask students to finish a diagramT: “About school life” talks about their own different school lives. Do they have something in common? They have special school activities, a Reading Week in Nancys school and a Buddy Club in Johns school.
12、How does the Reading Week work? (Showing pictures) And then complete the diagram.the Reading Week/ Where do books come from? What do students do during it?/ / (borrow from; bring in from ) (readafter class; discuss within class)(2) Explain the word with more examples(3) ExerciseTranslate some senten
13、ces. T: Can you guess what we will have a discussion about next?4. Explain the word “buddy” and “offer”(1) Explain the word “buddy”T: Now, lets discuss the Buddy Club in Johns school. How does the Buddy work? From the two pictures, we can guess who the buddy can be. Why?S: Here, the buddies are olde
14、r students in the school and they arent teachers. T: What do the buddies usually do in the Buddy Club? Please put a tick in the boxes below. A. listen carefully to their problemsB. help them learn more about the schoolC. help them become heroesD. offer some help with their problems(Keys: A, B, D)(2)
15、 Explain the word “offer”a. Explain the wordT: The older students dont help new students become heroes. How do they help the new ones? S: They mainly help them learn more about the school and solve their problems. T: In Paragraph 2 of Passage Two, the last sentence is “He is my hero”. What does he r
16、efer to here? S: Tony. Tony is Johns hero. T: Why? S: Because he often listens carefully to his problems and offer him help. b. Exercise(a) Fill in the blanks with right forms of the wordsEach student is willing to _ (提供) books to the students in poor areas. The buddies often _ (提供) new students wit
17、h useful advice on how to learn English well in the past. (b) Can you translate it into Chinese?The buddies sometimes offer to help us practise playing baseball. 5. Explain the word “end”(1) Explain the word “end”.T: Do you have something else you to share with us about activities in Johns school? T
18、hen fill in the table with the right information. Time Activitiesevery Monday go to the Buddy Club(Keys: on Friday afternoon; do sports together; twice a week; play baseball)T: But dont they have lessons together on Friday afternoon?S: Because his school ends earlier than usual. T: Have you noticed
19、there are two sentences including the word “end”? On Friday afternoon, Johns school ends earlier than usual. Near the end of the week, we discuss the books with classmates in class. Lets discuss how to use the words “end”!(2) Exercise.Choose the right answers. When shall we have another baseball mat
20、ch? _ the term.A. On the end of B. By the end ofC. Near the end of D. In the end ofI am too busy to listen to her _ talking. She has talked for about two hours. A. hopeless B. endless C. harmless D. careless_, well have a break as soon as we _ the discussion. A. Than usual; end B. As usual; endC. Th
21、an usual; ended D. As usual; ended【设计意图】 在课文上下文中自然地过渡到对生词用法的讲解，并配以一定量的针对性练习。Step 3 PracticeShow a picture of Nancy and ask students some questions:T: Do you know the words on the blackboard? (I love Paris.)What language do the words in Line 1 belong to? (French)To Nancy, a British girl, French is a
22、foreign language, right? (Yes.)As a Chinese, can you speak French? Can you read the French words below aloud? (No.)Now read after me. (Salute, Bonjour, Merci)Do you think its interesting? (Yes.) Nancy also thinks French is interesting and easy to learn. And she thinks learning foreign languages is g
23、reat fun. 2. Do you know what John thinks is great fun? (Playing baseball.)Thats great！That is to say, John thinks playing baseball is great fun. Lets enjoy a short video and learn some knowledge about baseball. 【设计意图】通过对文中内容 French 和 baseball 的挖掘以及对文本的分析和视频的观看使学生能准确地了解 foreign language 和 play baseb
24、all 的概念和运动项目，同时也不断通过对动名词做主语的句型的表述，强化了学生对该句型的掌握。Step 4 Consolidation1. Complete the passageT: Please complete the short passage with the right forms of 10 words or phrases among 12 words or phraseswin one game; seem; end early; offer some help; mix; have a discussion about; foreign language; at the e
25、nd of; play baseball; discuss; learn French; near the end of My name is Akira. I am from Japan. My school isnt a (1) _ high school and there are only boys in it. On weekdays, I have my school uniform on, like all of my classmates. I walk to school while many of my friends choose to take the bus. I k
26、now it (2) _ strange to walk so far to school, but I think walking can help me keep healthy. We often _ (3) how to keep a balance between our schoolwork and hobbies. In our school, I like (4) _ best. Chinese, English and French are all covered in our courses. (5) _ is great fun. I often go to the Ba
27、seball Club after school on Wednesday afternoon because our school (6) _ than usual. We practise (7) _ hard on the playground and (8) _ to each other during the game. Last week, we (9) _. That made us very happy. We have to clean our classroom (10) _ each day and make sure that it is very well clean
28、ed. We always try to be polite, helpful and hardworking. I am proud of my school.(Keys: mixed; seems; discuss; foreign languages; Learning French; ends earlier; playing baseball; offer some help; won one game; at the end of)2. WritingAsk students to discuss what they think of their school lives. T:
29、And think the two passages over and learn how to write a passage about their special school activities. What is it? When is it held? Who takes part in it?What do we do during it?How do we feel about it?3. Speaking outTalk about their ideal school lives. (Showing some pictures) 【设计意图】在完成对本课重要生词的讲解之后，让学生运用本课所学的单词或词组的正确形式去补全日本学生对学校生活描述的一篇文章，可以检测出学生是否能在恰当的语境中正确地使用新词汇或词组；同时这篇文章也对后面的学生描写特别的学校活动提供了参考、讨论理想的学校生活提供了蓝本。V. Homework1. Read the passage fluently. 2. Write an article about your ideal school life. 3. Search the Internet for more information about school lives in other countries.