Unit2 School life

1. Unit2 School life Reading(2)

2. Revision: What’s the life in a British school like? John Woodland School, London ; Reading week Home Economics Every year Likes learning to cook and sew; Can read anything he likes

3. Life in an American school It is about an __________ girl called Nancy. She is in ____ grade in Rocky Mountain High School. She likes _______ best. And she goes to the ________ club every Monday. She has a special friend in _____grade called Julie. Julie ______ Nancy a lot. So Nancy says Julie is her ______. At lunchtime, Nancy _______ with her friends. After school, they sometimes go to _________ ______. American 9th softball buddy 12th helps hero chats shopping malls

4. Word puzzles: f • guy • 2. twice • 3. practice • 4. buddy • 5. senior • 6. hero a.two times b.to do and try to get skills a c.a close friend, a partner b d.a person admired by many people because he is good and brave. c e.a student in the year before graduation from high school e f.anyone male or female d

5. buddy hero practice guy senior twice guys! 1. Hello, everyone! = Hello, _______ buddy 2. We always work together. He is my ______. Twice 3. _______a week, I play softball after school. senior 4. She is a ________in 12th grade. practicing 5. I spend a lot of time ___________. 6. She knows everything and helps me a lot. She is my _________. hero

6. Language points: • a mixed school: adj. 混合的 • mix: v. 使…混合/融合 eg: Fire and water do not mix. Please mix the oil with the paint. 2. Home Economics :The study of household management The girls at that school have to study Home Economics. 3. near the end of each class:每堂课快结束的时候 eg: at the end of the street/party (at the beginning of…) in the end=finally=at last

7. 4. …because we want to …books as well as well/too: 也（常用于肯定句，放在句末） 5. buddy (n) (noun used as an attributive) (informal and especially US) a partner Our school has a buddy club to help new students. 6. hero (n) a person who is admired by many people for his particular qualities Superman was my childhood hero. 7. senior (n) (US) a student in the year before graduation from a high school or college. Mary’s elder sister is a senior in their high school.

8. 8. Twice a week, I play softball after school. How often…? (once a week, three times a year, often, usually, always, seldom, never, sometimes…) 9. …I spend a lot of time practicing. *spends + 时间/金钱 + on sth/(in) doing sth It takes + sb + 时间 + to do Sth costs sb + 金钱/精力 pay for; pay off *practice=practise: v. 练习 ～ doing

9. 10.tell sb to do sth告诉某人做某事 Mr Wu tells us to learn each subject well. ask sb to do sth 要求某人做某事 School asks boys and girls to have lessons together. 它们的否定形式是 tell / ask sb not to do sth Mum tells/asks us not to cross the road when the traffic light is red. 动词不定式 （not ）to do做宾语sb的宾语补足语，want sb to do sth 想某人做某事

10. 11. I did not know how to do things for myself before I came to this school. before引导的时间状语从句 ， before 可以 用until进行替换。 We won’t leave the island before / until we find the treasure. 主从句的时态一致，主句是将来时，从句用 一般现在时代替将来时。 动词+ 特殊疑问词+ to do I want to know what to do, when to do it and how to do it.

11. 12. It’s great because it’s faster than taking the bus. a. than 是介词，后加名词、代词、动名词 b. than是连词， taking the bus 后省略了is。 Playing football is more interesting than having lessons (is). 13. She helps me learn all about my new school. learn all about 意为“对……有全面的了解” all是不定代词，还可以替换成nothing, little, a little, something, much, everything, less, more, most等。

12. mixed twice • In a (mix) school, boys and girls have lessons together. • Lin Tao goes to the country to see his grandparents(two) a month. • The dishes in the restaurant are very (taste). We often go there. • I am old enough to look after (I). You needn’t worry about me. • What’s the (long) of your desk? It’s about one meter. • Please practice as (much) as you can. myself length much

13. travels will win practicing playing • As we all know, light (travel) faster than sound. • He hopes he (win) the first prize again in the 2012 Olympic Games. • Wang Hao spends 6 hours(practice) __________ (play) table tennis every day. • It rained heavily yesterday, so my father (drive) me to school. • We always have a great time (chat) with each other. • (take) a bus is much faster than walking, • Quiet! The students (have) an English class. • Could you tell me how (get) to the hospital? • My mother asks us (not watch) too much TV. • I often play with Julie. She is my _______ (亲密的) friend drove chatting Taking are having to get not to watch close

14. hero fewer climbing any • Jacky Chen often becomes a _________(英雄) in his films. • I have _________ (更少的) books than Li Lei does. • Life is like ________ (爬山). You need more practice. • You can choose ________ (任何)books to read from the school library. • In American English, f______ is another way of saying autumn. • American people usually call lift e__________ in English. • We often have a good time p__________ football after school. • I am proud(自豪的) of the h________ my motherland because it is as long as 5 thousand years. all levator ractising istory

15. Why don’t find out twice a year • 1. 你为什么不呆在家里呢? • ________ ________ you stay at home? • 2. 请找出这些问题的答案。 • Please ________ ________ the answers to these questions. • 3. 他们每年去英国两次。 • They go to England ________ ________ ________ . • 4. 他有幽默感,能让他的朋友们愉快。 • He has a ________ ________ humour and makes his friends ________ . • 5. 现在我知道怎样学好数学。 • Now I ______ ______ ______ ______ Maths well. • 6. 我喜欢物理,因为它很有趣。 • I like Physics _________ ____ ______ ___________ . • 7. 她每天花很多的时间练习汉语。 • She _________ ______ _______ ___________ Chinese every day. • 8. 玛丽经常帮我学习英语。 • Mary often ______ ______ ______ ______ __________. • 9. 我比汤姆有更多的空余时间。 • I have ______ ______ ______ ______ Tom. sense of happy know how to learn because it’s very interesting spends much time practising helps me with my English more free time than

16. Homework 1. Read the two articles carefully and try to sum them up. 2. Finish related exercises. 3. Review language points.