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Module 2 Education
Unit 2What is the best thing about school?
Teaching aims and demands:
• Grasp new words and phrases: secondary school, present, absent, speech, …
• Key structures: • PHSE is about the dangers of drugs and smoki
ng, among other things. • In ADT we also do things like learning to cook a
s well as drawing and design. (重点 )• To get information from the reading material ab
out other schools. (难点 )• Attitudes: We should love our school.
Revision
1. 让我们看看今天的天气预报。
2. 能再次看见她真是太好了。
3. 我们的学校没有他们的学校那么大。
Our school is not so big as theirs.
It’s really great to see her again.
Let’s have a look at today’s weather report.
5. 我们两个人都不喜欢看卡通片。
6. 中国和俄罗斯都不是非洲国家。
Neither China nor Russia is an African country.
Neither of us likes watching cartoons.
4. 大明和丽丽都特别擅长体育。
Both Daming and Lily are good at sports.
Match the words with the meanings.
• secondary school
• present
• absent
• speech
• safety
• a talk given to a lot of people
• the opposite of present
• when someone or something is in a place
• not in danger
• middle school
Match the words with the meanings.
• Biology
• fortunately
• drug
• training
• something a person can’t keep away from it because he cannot stop using it.
• luckily• preparing for a job or
sport, by learning skills
• a subject about plants or animals
Match the words with the meanings.
• society
• athletics
• the practice of physical exercises, such as running and jumping
• an organization or club of people with similar aims, interests and so on
Free talk
Can you talk about your school life?
Do you like your school life? Why?
Look at the pictures and talk more about them.
Talk about your school life
You can talk about it in the following aspects
• your school
• Your school day
• the subjects and the exams
• the other events and activities
1. 演讲，讲话 make a speech
after-school activities3. 给我们讲有关……消息 tell us some news about
4. 休息 have a break
5. 进行体育锻炼 do athletics
6. 参加考试 have exams
8. 持续一小时 last for an hour
7. 毒品的危害 the dangers of drugs
10. 家长会 a parents’ meeting9. 谈论我们的进步 talk about our progress
2. 课外活动
11. 课内外时间 during and after school hours
Phrases Learning
How many subjects does Sally have
this year?
She has 11 subjects.
Pre-Reading
Part 1 Para 1-2
Questions Answers 1. Where’s Park School?
2. What kind of school is it?
3. How far is it?
4. How long did you stay at
primary school?
It’s in London.
It’s a secondary school.
It’s about 20 minutes by bike away from my home.I stayed there for sixyears.
Detailed Reading
Questions and Answers
Part 2 Para 3
When Events At what time
In the morning
School starts
Lessons from
Break
Lessons from
In the afternoon
Lunch
Lessons from
School ends
Complete the Timetable
8:45
9:05
11:05
11:20
12:20
1:20 pm
3:15 pm
Part 2 Para 3
Time Activities
8:45-8:55
8:55-9:05
9:05-10:05
11:05-11:20
11:20-12:20
12:20-1:20pm
1:20pm-3:15pm
teacher checks who is present or absentmakes a speech and tells us any news about the schoolhave a lesson
have a break
have another lesson
have lunch
have two more lessons
Fill in the Chart
Part 3 Para 4-5
1. They have ___________ this year. But they _______________ in every subject. 2. PHSE is about the dangers of ______ and ________. 3. Students do things like ________ to cook as well
as __________________ in ADT. 4. PE involves _______________, basketball,
________ in the gym and swimming. 5. Sally has taken ____ exams and she’ll take her exams in ____________.
Complete the Sentences
11 subjects
don’t have examsdrugs
smokinglearning
drawing and designphysical exercise
training
3eight subjects
Part 4 Para 6-7
1. What can you do on the sports ground?
2. Do you have after-school activities?
3. What are they?
4. What’s the best thing about school?
We can play football, tennis and do athleticsboth during and after school hours.
Yes, we do.
They’re sports club and language societies.
English, history, music … and my friends.
Answer the Questions
Part 4 Para 6-7
What other events and activities are there in the school year?
There are / is
visits to museums and galleries, and to camps for activities, … climbing and cycling …
parties and discos and a sports day, and the school play …
a parents’ meeting, so …and … talk about our progress
What other events and activities are there in her school year?
There
are
visits …
There is…
camps for, climbing and cycling museums and galleries,
parties, discos a sports day the school play
a parents’ meeting, so, talk about
London Museum
4 Put the statements in the correct column.
1. Sally has been at school since she was
five and she will be at school until she
is 18.
2. All schools in the UK are all like Park
School.
3. There is a meeting for the whole school at
8:55 am.
The passage gives this information.
We understandthis information.
We don’t know.
5 1, 3 2, 4
4. Sally will take six more sets of exams
before she finishes school.
5. There is a parents’ meeting each term.
Decide if these sentences from the passage show facts (F) or opinions (O) .
1. Park School is a secondary school,
about 20 minutes by bike away from
home.
2. This year I have 11 subjects.
3. Fortunately, we don’t have exams in
every subjects.
F
F
F
4. …we’re really lucky to have a
swimming pool.
5. During the school year there are
usually visits to museum and
galleries…
6. What’s the best thing about school?
English, history, music…and
my friends.
O
F
O
Language points
如果主句为一般将来时， if 引导的条件状语从句则用一般现在时。这一规律被称为 “主将从现”。如： If it rains tomorrow, we won’t go camping. 如果明天下雨，我们就不去野营了。
1. If I pass my exam next year, I’ll stay here until I am 18. 如果明年我通过考试的话，我会在这里学 习到 18 岁。
2. We spend the first 10 minutes in our classroom.
spend …(in) doing … (in 可省略）spend …on … ( 花费……在……上）如：I spent five minutes (in) bargaining with her.I spent one day on this book.
3. PE involves physical exercise, basketball training in gym and swimming … involve 表示“包含；涉及”。如： What will the job involve? These changes will involve everyone on the staff.
4. We spend the first 10 minutes in our classroom while our teacher checks which pupils are present or absent. present 做形容词时 , 意思是“出席的 , 在场的” , 此时它的反义词是 absent ；做名词时意思是“礼物”；做动词时 , 意为“赠送”。 present 作形容词时 , 还可表示“目前的 ,
现在的 " 。如 :
How many people were present at the meeting?
有多少人出席了这次会议？ This book was a present from my brother.
这本书是我哥哥给我的礼物。 He presented her with a bunch of flowers.
他送给她一束花。 I’m not at all satisfied with the present situation.
我对目前的情况一点都不满意。
[Practice]
用 present 的适当形式完成句子。1. Everybody must be __________ at this impo
rtant meeting.
2. How many __________ have you got at the
birthday party?
3. Mr Wang ___________ each student with a
notebook.
present
presents
presents
Some students were absent from class.
一些学生没有上课。 He absented himself from the meeting.
他开会缺席了。
absent 是形容词 , 意为 " 缺席的 " 。要表示 " 做某事缺席 ", 其后常接介词 from ； absent 也可用作及物动词 , 意为 " 缺席 ", 后常接反身代词作宾语。如 :
合成词 absent-minded 意为 " 心不在焉的 " 。如 : He is always absent-minded. 他老是心不在焉。[Practice]
根据所给汉语完成句子。他们那天都没有上班。They were all ______________work that day.absent from
[ 拓展 ] absent 作形容词 , 还可表示 " 心不在焉的 ", 通常只用作定语。如 : He had an absent look on his face. 他脸上一副心不在焉的神情。
safety 是不可数名词 , 意为 " 安全 " ；它的形容词形式是 safe, 意思是 " 安全的 " 。如 :
5. Personal Health and Safety Education…
It’s very important to teach the children about road safety. 教给孩子们道路安全知识很重要。 Safety first. 安全第一。 Finally the missing child was found safe and well. 人们最终发现了失踪的孩子，他安然无恙。
根据所给汉语完成句子。1. 我们让你呆在这里是为了你自身的安全。We are keeping you here for your___________.
2. 小孩子玩这些玩具安全吗？Are these toys _____________ the small children to play?
own safety
safe for
[Practice]
6. PE involves physical exercise, basketball,
training in the gym and swimming …
involve 表示“包含；涉及”。如： What will the job involve?
这份工作包括什么 ?
The implications of the discovery involve us al
l.
该发现所含的意义对我们大家都有影响。 Don't involve other people in your trouble.
别把别人牵涉进你的麻烦中去。
training 意为 "训练 , 锻炼 ", 是不可数名词。要表示 " 在……方面训练 / 锻炼 " 时 , 后面常接介词 for或 in ； training 的动词原形为 train, 可作及物动词 , 表示 "训练 , 锻炼 ",
其后常跟介词 for, 表示 " 为……训练 " ； tr
ain 后面加上后缀 -er 则变为名词 , 意为 " 教练员 ", 也可意为 "运动鞋 " 。如 :
Every morning he spends two hours training for the 100-meter race. 为了这次 100米赛跑 , 他每天早上花两个小时训练。 They are training hard for the coming Olympics. 他们正为即将到来的奥运会刻苦训练。 Tony’s father has been a trainer since 10 years ago. 托尼的父亲自 10 年前就是一名教练。 His birthday present is a pair of NIKE trainers. 他的生日礼物是一双耐克运动鞋。
[ 拓展 ]
词语辨析 :
exercise 主要指进行体力上的锻炼 , 也可指为复习知识或获得技能技巧而做的练习。如 :
Doing morning exercises is a good way to keep fit.
做早操是保持健康的一个好方法。 We do a lot of exercises in class to master English.
我们在课堂上做大量练习以便掌握英语。
practice 指把所学理论应用于实践中 , 以便获得技巧或能力。如 :
It needs a lot of practice to play the piano well.
要弹好钢琴需要大量的练习。
根据所给汉语完成句子。1. 他现在不能喝啤酒 , 因为他正在为下次比赛进行严格训练。He can’t drink beer now because he’s in strict ___________his next match.
2. 他们需要接受计算机使用方面的训练。They need to have some __________ the use of computers.
3. 他擅长训犬。He is good at ____________.
training for
training in
training dogs
[Practice]
7. Park School is a secondary school.
secondary school is a school for children bet
ween the ages of 11 and 16 or 18.
中学是年龄在 11岁到 16或 18岁孩子上学的学校。 In secondary school, children get more adva
nced knowledge.
在中学，孩子获得更深一些的知识。
这里 among other things 指在众多人或物“ ”中只提到一两个，表示 包括 。如：
At the meetings they discussed, among othe
r things, recent events in Asia.
Smith returned to his hometown, among ot
her things, to see his mother.
8. PHSE is about the dangers of drugs and smoking, among other things.
1. Learn 11 phrases.
2. Understand the meaning ‘My school life’
through reading.
1) the school
2) the school day
3) the subjects and the exams
4) the other events and activities
Summary
Make a timetable for your school day.
School starts
Lessons from
Break
Make a list of other events and activities
during your school year.
e.g.
Visits to museums, parents’ meeting,
school trip to mountains …
Write a composition describing your school life. where you go to school how you get there how far it is from your homehow long you’ve been and will be at school what your daily timetable is what subjects you have this year how many exams you take during your school lifewhat other events and activities there are in your school year what you like most and least
Learning to learn
When you write a composition, remember
three things:
Write about what you know best.
Use something you have read as a model
in your composition.
Use phrases and sentences from the model
and change the details.
Task writing
Dear …,
My name is _____. I’d like to introduce my school
life to you. I’m a student at …Middle School.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
Yours,
_____
Introduce your school life
Hi! I am a girl. I’m fourteen years old. I come from a small village of Guangxi. I am a student of Class 1, Grade 2. My School life is very interesting. Class begins at 7:45 a.m. I have five classes in the morning. In the afternoon, I often have two or three classes. We learn Chinese, English, math, history, biology, geography, politics, physics and so on. I learn them with great interest. I like P.E. best because having sports is good for us and builds us up.
My school life
A Sample
And we’ll have a sport meet this term. I want to take part in the long jump. I have lunch at school at about a quarter to twelve, because my home is a little far from the school. After school, I often play basketball with my classmates on the playground. Sometimes, I go to the school library. In my spare time, I often practice speaking English with my good friends on the lawn. My teachers and classmates are very friendly to me. I like my school life very much.
1. 我们的课持续一小时。 Our lessons _______________. 2. 11:05 到 11:20 是课间休息。 We ____________ at 11:05 until 11:20. 3. 明年我要参加八门课的考试。 I _____________ in eight subjects next year. 4. 一学期我们开一次家长会和运动会。 There is _________________ and ___________ once a term.
last for an hour
have a break
take my exams
a parents’ meetinga sports day
Fill in the Blanks
单项选择1. I wonder if the talent show _____next mont
h. If they ____it, I must get ready for it.
（ 2010 年青岛） A. will hold, hold B. will hold, will hold
C. will be held, hold D. is held, will hold
2. I’m interested in animals, so I ____ lots of time playing with my pet dog.
(2007福建厦门 )
A. pay B. take C. spend
C
C
3. He _______ less time reading stories about film stars than before.
(2006江苏南通 )
A. takes B. spends
C. costs D. pays
4. -- You always spend only a little time on
your study. You really _____ me down.-- I’m sorry, Mum. I won’t do that again. （ 2008 年咸宁市 ）
A. take B. put C. let D. look
B
C
Homework
1. Finish the exercises in the
workbook Ex. 8, 9 & 10.
2. Finish the composition about
your school life.
