Teaching Aims:
To learn more about the school life in the UK
To learn some useful words, expressions and sentence structures
To encourage the Ss to raise reading ability by focusing on language points
Teaching Important & Difficult Points:
To help the students become more familiar with the article
To learn and master the important words and phrases
To understand some important sentence structures
Teaching Methods:
Discussion in pairs or in groups; task-based in-class activities; explanations of some language points
Teaching Aids: a multimedia classroom
Teaching Procedures:
StepⅠRevision:
Check the homework:
1) Have a dictation to go over the words learned last period.
2) Check the answers in reading on pages 82 and 83 in wb.
Step ⅡReading
1) Ask some students to read the article aloud paragraph by paragraph. Ask other students to find out what topics are covered in it.
School hours
School assembly
Teachers
Class size
Different classes in different classrooms
Homework
Subjects and favourite subjects
What to do at lunchtime
British food
Step Ⅲ Language points
1. Going to a British high school for one year was….. (Page2, line 1)
Going to a British school for one year 是動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)作主語(yǔ), 動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)一般充當(dāng)主語(yǔ), 賓語(yǔ),表語(yǔ)等.
e.g.: Learning English will take you a lot of time. 學(xué)英語(yǔ)會(huì)花你很多時(shí)間.
Teachers’ job is teaching. 老師的工作是教學(xué).
2. …….was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me. (Page 2, line 2)
experience n. [C] 經(jīng)歷，閱歷 [U] 經(jīng)驗(yàn) v. 體驗(yàn)；經(jīng)歷
experienced adj. 有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的
have experience in /of doing sth 有做某事的經(jīng)驗(yàn) be experienced in /at doing sth 做某事有經(jīng)驗(yàn)
experienced teachers 有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的教師
e.g.: I know from experience that he will arrive late.據(jù)我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，他會(huì)遲到的。
He had many interesting experiences while travelling in Africa.他在非洲旅行時(shí)，有很多有趣的經(jīng)歷。
He experienced great hardships for the first time in his life.他有生以來(lái)第一次體驗(yàn)到巨大的艱苦。
He has had much experience in /of this kind of work. 他有豐富的經(jīng)驗(yàn)做這項(xiàng)工作。
3. I was happy with the school hours in Britain. (Page 2, line 2)
be happy with sb / sth = be pleased / satisfied with 對(duì)…感到滿意
e.g.: Are you happy with the result of the test? 你對(duì)測(cè)試的結(jié)果滿意嗎?
I’m happy with what he has done for me. 我對(duì)他為我所作的感到滿意.
be happy to do sth 樂(lè)于做某事 e.g.: The students are very happy to have a long holiday.
4. ….I could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin……(Page2, line5)
than usual比平常 as usual和往常一樣
than expected比預(yù)料… than supposed比推測(cè)… as expected正像預(yù)料的那樣
e.g.: In the summer vacation, he is as busy as usual. 在暑假里，他和往常一樣忙。
I got a higher mark than expected. 我得分比預(yù)料要高。
Our team won the game as expected. 正如預(yù)料的那樣，我們隊(duì)贏了這場(chǎng)比賽。
5. all students went to attend assembly (Page2, line 6)
attend v. 出席，參加，到場(chǎng); 注意;照料
attend school/class/church 上學(xué)/上課/去教堂做禮拜
attend a meeting/lecture/wedding/ 參加會(huì)議/聽(tīng)講座/參加婚禮
attend to sb/sth 注意；傾聽(tīng)；專心干；照料，處理
attend (on/upon) sb 伺候/照顧某人
e.g.: He'll attend an important meeting tomorrow.他明天要參加一個(gè)重要的會(huì)議。
If you don’t attend to your teacher, you’ll never learn anything.你要是不注意聽(tīng)老師講，你就會(huì)什么也學(xué)不到。
I may be late--I have one or two things to attend to.我可能會(huì)遲到，我還有一兩件事要處理。
The patient has three nurses attending (on) her.那個(gè)病人有三個(gè)護(hù)士看護(hù)。
【詞語(yǔ)辨析】join, join in, take part in 和 attend 的用法比較
▲join 有兩個(gè)用法：
1. 指加入某個(gè)黨派，團(tuán)體組織等，成為其成員之一。如：
When did your brother join the army?你哥哥什么時(shí)候參軍的？
2. 和某人一道做某事，其結(jié)構(gòu)為：join sb in (doing) sth，根據(jù)上下文，in (doing) sth 也可以省去。
Will you join us in the discussion?你參加我們的討論嗎？
We're going to the East Lake Park on Sunday. Will you join us?我們打算星期天去東湖公園。你跟我們一道去好嗎？
▲join in 多指參加小規(guī)模的活動(dòng)，如“球賽、游戲”等，常用于日常口語(yǔ)。如：
Come along, and join in the ball game.快，來(lái)參加球賽。
▲take part in 指參加會(huì)議或群眾性活動(dòng)等，著重主語(yǔ)參加該項(xiàng)活動(dòng)并在活動(dòng)中發(fā)揮作用。
We'll take part in social practice during the summer vacation.暑假期間我們將參加社會(huì)實(shí)踐。
注：take part in 是慣用詞組，part 前一般不用冠詞，但 part 前有形容詞修飾時(shí)，要用不定冠詞。
Lincoln took an active part in political activities and was strongly against slavery.林肯積極參加政治活動(dòng)，強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)奴隸制。
▲attend 是正式用語(yǔ)，及物動(dòng)詞，指參加會(huì)議，婚禮，葬禮，典禮；去上課，上學(xué)；聽(tīng)報(bào)告等。句子的主語(yǔ)只是去聽(tīng)，去看，自己不一定起積極作用。如：
I attended his lecture.我聽(tīng)了他的講課。
6. …the best way to earn respect from the school was to ….. (Page 2, line 9)
the best way to do sth/doing sth干…..的最好方法
e.g.: The best wau to respect teachers/respecting teachers is to listen carefully.
7. So it was difficult to remember all the faces and names. (Page 2, line 18)
Sth be difficult to do = it is difficult to do sth
e.g.: The question is difficult to answer. = It is difficult to answer the question.
It’s important for us to learn about the world.
It is difficult for sb to do sth
have difficulty (in) doing sth
e.g.: They had difficulty in finishing the work.
8. ….as heavy as what I used to get in my old school….. (Page2 ,line 20)
(1) as….as表示同級(jí)比較，中間用形容詞、副詞的原級(jí)，但第二個(gè)as后常使用省略形式，以避免重復(fù)；在否定句中，第一個(gè)as也可用so替換。
e.g.: The book is not as/so interesting as that one.這本書不如那本書有意思。
If you think as much of others as of yourself, you will not make any of these mistakes.
如果你設(shè)身處地地替別人著想，你就不會(huì)犯這些錯(cuò)誤。
◆倍數(shù)的表達(dá)方式：
(1) A is + X times + as +adj./ adv. + as B e.g.: I have three times as many as you. 我有你三倍那么多。
(2) A is X times + the + n. + of B e.g.: The earth is 49 times the size of the moon. 地球是月球的49倍。
A is X times + what-clause
e.g.: Our classroom is three times the size of theirs.
The length of the road is twice what it was three years ago.這條路的長(zhǎng)度是它3年前的兩倍。
(3) A is + X times + adj./ adv.的比較級(jí)+ than B
A is + adj./ adv.的比較級(jí)+ than B + by X times
e.g.: Tom has 4 times more money than I have.
The line is longer than that one by twice. 這條線比那條線長(zhǎng)兩倍。
◆as much/many as表示數(shù)量時(shí)，much修飾不可數(shù)名詞，many修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)。如果第一個(gè)as后的形容詞作定語(yǔ)修飾名詞，應(yīng)將形容詞放在名詞之前。
e.g.: We have produced as many tractors as we did last year. 我們生產(chǎn)的拖拉機(jī)的數(shù)量和去年一樣多。
I don’t make as much money as you do. 我掙的錢不如你掙的多。
（2）what 在句中引導(dǎo)名詞性從句, 在句中作get的賓語(yǔ). 名詞性從句包括: 賓語(yǔ)從句, 主語(yǔ)從句, 表語(yǔ)從句, 同位語(yǔ)從句; what 在句中充當(dāng)相應(yīng)的句子成分. That 也可引導(dǎo)名詞性從句, 但在句中不充當(dāng)成分.
e.g.: What he said is true. (主語(yǔ)從句)
I still remember what he told me.
The fact is that no one likes him.
(3) used to do sth 過(guò)去常常做…
be used to do sth 被用來(lái)做…
be used to doing sth 習(xí)慣做…
e.g.: There used to be a tree in front of our yard. 過(guò)去我們家院子前有一顆樹.
He used to get up late in the morning, but now he is used to taking morning exercise.
他過(guò)去總是起床很晚, 但是現(xiàn)在他習(xí)慣于早晨鍛煉.
Wood is used to make paper. 木頭被用來(lái)造紙.
9. cooking was really fun as I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food. (Page 3, line 30)
fun [U] n. 樂(lè)趣
for fun 為了樂(lè)趣
have fun 玩得愉快make fun of 嘲笑,取笑…
funny adj. 滑稽的, 好笑的
10. learned how to buy … 為 “動(dòng)詞+ 疑問(wèn)詞 + 不定式”的結(jié)構(gòu). 有些動(dòng)詞: learn , expect, decide, know, wonder, ask, tell, explain, show, find out, understand, consider, teach, promise 等后面可接 “疑問(wèn)詞 + 不定式”. 這種結(jié)構(gòu)在語(yǔ)法上起名詞作用, 作賓語(yǔ)時(shí)可替換成賓語(yǔ)從句.
e.g.: Can you tell us which answer to choose?= Can you tell us which answer we should choose?
We must decide whether to go or stay.= We must decide whether we shall go or stay.
【拓展】 “疑問(wèn)詞+不定式”還可以用作主語(yǔ),表語(yǔ).用作主語(yǔ)時(shí)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞根據(jù)不定式的數(shù)來(lái)決定.
e.g.: When to camping depends on the weather.
What we are discussing is what to do next.
When and where to spend the holiday is still a problem.
When to spend the holiday and how to get to the seashore are our main problem.
11. …. I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food. (Page 3, line31)
prepare v. 準(zhǔn)備, 預(yù)備 preparation n. 準(zhǔn)備, 預(yù)備 prepared adj. 準(zhǔn)備好的
prepare for=make preparations for 為......做準(zhǔn)備 prepare sb for/ to do sth 使某人為......做準(zhǔn)備
prepare sb sth 為某人準(zhǔn)備...... be prepared for 對(duì)......做好準(zhǔn)備
be prepared to do sth 愿意做某事，樂(lè)意做某事 prepare a meal / one’s lesson 準(zhǔn)備飯（功課）
e.g.: The secretary has prepared the president a long report.
= The secretary has prepared a long report for the president. 秘書已為董事長(zhǎng)準(zhǔn)備好了一份長(zhǎng)篇報(bào)告稿。
Will you help me prepare for the get-together of the old classmates? 你能否幫我為這次老同學(xué)聚會(huì)做好準(zhǔn)備工作?
We are prepared to supply the goods you ask for.我們能夠且愿意供應(yīng)你要的貨物。
Step Ⅳ Phrases
一次非常愉悅和激動(dòng)的經(jīng)歷 a very enjoyable and exciting experience
對(duì)…感到滿意 be happy / pleased / satisfied with
學(xué)校作息時(shí)間 school hours
起床 get up
比平常 than usual參加集會(huì) attend assembly
學(xué)校規(guī)則 the rules of school
贏得尊重的最好方式 the best way to earn respect
取得高分 achieve high grades
聽(tīng)起來(lái)像 sound like
班主任 class teacher
平均規(guī)模 the average size
平均 on average
搬到不同的教室聽(tīng)不同的課 move to different classrooms for different classes
過(guò)去常常做某事 used to do sth
有點(diǎn)挑戰(zhàn)性 a bit challenging
有很大的提高 improve a lot
在午餐時(shí)間 at lunchtime
免費(fèi)地 for free / free of charge
額外的一節(jié)法語(yǔ)課 an extra French class
在學(xué)期末 at the end of term
放棄一些學(xué)科 drop some subjects
正餐 main meal
體驗(yàn)不同的生活方式 experience this different way of life
逐詞地 word by word
網(wǎng)上沖浪 surf the Internet
有機(jī)會(huì)做某事 have a chance to do sth
向某人自我介紹 introduce oneself to sb
準(zhǔn)備做某事 prepare to do sth
了解大意get a general idea
Step ⅤHomework
Finish A1 & A2 on P86 if they are undone.
Review what’s been learned and get ready for a dictation.
Read an article about high school in the USA on P91 and answer the questions below.
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