School Becomes Interesting
UNIT 4
You will be able to:
1. talk about your school life.
2. talk about outside school
activities.
3. describe actions with the
simple present tense.
School Becomes Interesting
Contents
1 Warming up
2 Listening and Speaking
3 Reading and Writing
5 Language in Use
10 My Progress Check
8 Around the World
4 Grammar
6 Skill Practice
7 Pronunciation Exercise
9 For Better Performance
Listen and match.
Warming up
鼠标点击图片进入，单击空白处继续
library
factory
student apartment
workshop
computer lab
classroom
computer lab
计算机房
Warming up
student apartment
学生宿舍
Warming up
library
n. 图书馆
Warming up
workshop
n. 培训班
Warming up
classroom
n. 教室
Warming up
factory
n. 工厂
Warming up
1. How many hours do you study in the classroom every day?
Warming up
2. Do you have PE class?
3. Do you go to workshops or factories to learn practical skills?
Answer the questions.
Key Sentences
1. When do you usually get up in the morning?
2. I always walk to school.
3. When do you start your class?
4. We have skill-training classesin the afternoon.
Warming up
Warming up
坐公交车
adv. 总是，永远
v. 出发，开始
做运动
by bus
always
start
do sports
Read the words and expressions and listen to the dialogue.
Tom: When do you usually get up in the morning?
Claire: Well, I get up at 7:00 and I have breakfast at 7:30.
Tom: Do you go to school buy bus?
Claire: No, I don’t. I always walk to school.
Tom: When do you start your classes?
Claire: Half past eight.
Tom: What do you do after classes?
Claire: I often do sport.
Tom: Good for you.
Warming upRead the words and expressions and listen to the dialogue.
Listen again and match the expressions with the pictures.
Warming up
get up
start your class
have breakfast
walk to school
do sports
get up
start your class
have breakfast
walk to school
do sports
Listening and Speaking
different from
不同于
Learn these words and expressions.
skill
n. 技能，技巧
machinen. 机器
high school
中学
the whole day
整天
advice
n. 建议
Zhang Yu: Hello, Lin Wei. How are you? Are you happy at
your new school?
Lin Wei: Yes. It’s very different from other high schools.
We have classes in school and we also go to
factories to learn work skills.
Zhang Yu: Do you like doing that?
Lin Wei: Yes. It’s quite interesting. Other high school
students sit in the classroom the whole day.
Zhang Yu: What do you do in the factories?
Lin Wei: The technicians teach us how to use the
machines. It’s interesting but not easy. There
are so many English words on the machines.
Zhang Yu: So you must learn English well to read them.
Lin Wei: Thank you for your advice.
Listening and Speaking Listen to the dialogue and repeat.
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
Decide true ( T ) or false ( F ) .
1. Lin Wei’s school is the same as other high schools.
2. Every day the students go to the factories and farms.
3. The technicians show the students how to use the machines.
F
F
T
4. The machines are all made in China. F
Listening and Speaking
Listen again and answer the questions.
1. Is Lin Wei’s new school different from other high schools?
Yes, it is.
2. Do students go to the factories?
Yes, they do.
Listening and Speaking
3. What do they do in the factories?
They learn how to use machines.
4. What does Zhang Yu ask Lin Wei to do?
Zhang Yu asks Lin Wei to study English well.
find v. 查找
skill-trainingadj. 技能培训的
usefuladj. 有用的
computer n. 计算机
Learn the words.
Listening and Speaking
subjectn. 科目
Lucy: Hi, Bob. How do you 1)________ your school ?
Bob: I like it very much. It’s nice.
Lucy: What 2)________ do you have?
Bob: Besides maths and English, we have
3)________________ classes. We all study
computer science. Some of us learn cooking
or car-repairing.
Lucy: What training classes do you like?
Bob: I like 4)___________ science and car-repairing.
They are very 5)__________.
find
skill-training
computers
Then listen and complete the dialogue with the proper form of the words.
subjects
useful
Listening and Speaking
1. What classes does Bob have?
Maths, English, computer science and car-repairing.
2. Why does Bob like to study computer science and car-repairing?
Because they are useful.
3. What training classes does your school have?
Student’s own answers.
Answer the questions.
Listening and Speaking
1. The factory is beside / besides the school. beside
2. Besides / Beside Chinese, I also study English and French. Besides
3. I always go to school on / by foot. on
4. This school is different from / with other schools. from
Circle the correct words.
Listening and Speaking
a nice school
PE class
skill-training class
visit factories
learn from the technicians
how to use machines
Language Tips:
Listening and SpeakingPair work. Talk about your school life.
Reading and Writing
vocational school 职业学校
work as以……为职业
though conj. 虽然
tourist n. 旅游者，游客
Read the words and expressions. Which ones do you know?
carry v. 扛，搬
show somebody around带某人参观
keep clean保持清洁
feel tired感到疲惫
Read the text with these questions in mind.
1. Where does Susan study?
Reading and Writing
Learning Tips:阅读英文文章时，无须
对每一个词都同等重视。可以采用跳读法，即让目光从
一个“字群” 跳到另一个“字群”，从一个主要信息跳到另一个主要信息进行识读。例如 : There are / different
classes / in our school.
2. What do the students study in Susan’s school ？
3. Do the students like their school?
Dear Peter,
I am studying at a vocational school now. There are many different classes in our school. In the morning we study in the classroom. In the afternoon we have skill-training classes outside school. Some students work as cashiers in shops. Some work as tour guides and show the tourists around our city. We often go to hotels. Boys help people carry their bags and girls help keep the rooms clean. Sometimes we have classes in the factories. The workers there show us how to use modern machines. It’s quite interesting, though we feel a bit tired in the evening.
I’m happy at this school. I like it very much. Yours,
Susan
Reading and Writing
1. Where does Susan study?
Susan studies at a vocational school.
2. What do the students do in the morning?
The students study in the classroom.
3. What do they usually do in the afternoon?
They usually have skill-training classes outside their school.
Answer the questions.
Reading and Writing
5. Does Susan like her vocational school?
Yes, she likes.
Answer the questions.
4. What do they do in hotels?
Boys help people carry their bags and girls help keep the rooms clean.
Reading and Writing
Choose the best answer according to the text.
1. Usually the students study in the _______ in the morning.
A. shop B. hotel C. classroom
C
4. Sometimes in hotels, _______ help keep the rooms clean.
A. boys B. girls C. teachers
B
3. The workers ______ the students how to use machines.
A. give B. learn C. show
C
2. They work as tour guides to ___________ the city.
A. visit B. clean C. show people around
C
Reading and Writing
3. Our school life is very interesting.
Replace the words and expressions with those from the text.
1. We are happy in our school.
2. In the evening I feel a little tired.
In the evening I feel a bit tired.
Our school life is quite interesting.
We have a happy life in our school.
Reading and Writing
Example:
4. Boys help people take their bags.
5. Girls help clean the rooms.
Boys help people carry their bags.
Girls help keep the rooms clean.
Reading and WritingReplace the words and expressions with those from the text.
We usually 1)_______ classes in the morning but in the 2)_
______ we usually go outside school. Some students 3)____
___ as cashiers in shops. Some students work as tour guides
and 4)_______ the tourists around our city. Our school life is
quite interesting and we 5)_______ it very much.
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
have
afternoon
work
show
like
Reading and Writing
Complete the table and compare the school life of Susan’s and yours.
Reading and Writing
In Susan’s School In Your School
In the Morning
In the Afternoon
Things Students Often Do
Things Students Sometimes Do
Grammar
当我们描述一个动作多长时间发生一次的时候，可以用这些词：
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
never
We always have classes in the morning.
我们总在上午上课。
In the afternoon, we usually go outside school.
下午我们通常到校外去。
He often plays basketball after school.
他经常在放学后打篮球。
Sometimes we work as tour guides.
有时我们做导游。
He seldom has supper after 8:00 in the evening.
他很少在晚上 8 点之后吃晚饭。
She is never late for school.
她上学从不迟到。
Grammar
一般现在时的否定句要在动词前加 do not ( he / she / it 做主语时要加 does not ) ，动词用原形 。一般疑问句要在句子前面加 do ( he / she / it 做主语时用 does ) ，动词用原形。
They do not (don’t) have so many classes in the classroom.
Do you have any interest in cooking?
She does not (doesn’t) have a bike.
Does he practise his spoken English every morning?
Follow the example and do the exercises.
The machine doesn’t work again.Does the machine work again?
4. The machine works again.
The boys don’t play ball games in the gym.Do the boys play ball games in the gym?
3. The boys play ball games in the gym.
The girl doesn’t think too much about it.Does the girl think too much about it?
2. The girl thinks too much about it.
We don’t study computer science in school.Do you study computer science in school?
1. We study computer science in school.
Sam doesn’t take a bus to school.Does Sam take a bus to school?
Sam takes a bus to school.
Language in Use
Language in UseComplete the sentences according to the Chinese in the brackets.
1. She _____________( 从不 ) gets up before 7 o’clock.
2. He______________ ( 经常 ) has classes in the morning.
3. They ____________( 很少 ) visit factories in the afternoon.
4. ____________( 有时 ) I have breakfast on my way to school.
never
often
seldom
Sometimes
Skill PracticeFill in the blanks with the words in the box.
a lot
kind
Sometimes
technicians
use
We are vocational school students. 1)_________ we
go to factories. The workers teach us how to
2)________ machines. They are very 3)_________ to
us. We learn 4)_________ from them. We want to be
good workers and 5)____________. We are happy in
our school.
Sometimes
use kinda lot
technicians
Skill PracticeListen and fill in the blanks.
Tom: Do you 1)________ get up late on Saturdays?
Lucy: No, I 2)________ get up late. I 3)________ get up early.
4)________ I go for a walk in the park. What about you, Tom?
Tom: I 5)________ get up early on weekdays. So at weekends I
6)________stay in bed until 11:00.
Lucy: Really? That’s not good.
usually
seldom always
Sometimes
always
often
There is going to be a workshop on IT products in our office tomorrow. It will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and end at 5 in the afternoon. The manager is going to make a speech at the beginning. At 9:30 an engineer will give a presentation about our new IT products. The presentation will last an hour. After a thirty-minute coffee break, people will discuss the presentation in groups. Lunch will be from 12 to 1 pm. In the afternoon, people will continue to discuss, with a coffee break at 3 o’clock.
End of the meeting17:00
15:30
15:00
13:00
12:00
Group discussion11:00
10:30
9:30
Speech by the manager9:00
Activity Time
Skill PracticeRead the notice and fill in the table according to it.
Group discussion
Tea / coffee break
Group discussion
Lunch
Tea / coffee break
Presentation by an engineer
Pronunciation ExerciseListen and repeat.
beside cashier listen picture
technician visit
Chinese clean keep machine
please speak
1. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
2. Jean is as busy as a bee.
/ɪ/
/i /
1. Why does Samuel go to a vocational school?
2. What do you think of Samuel Johnson’s school life?
Around the world
Language Tips:
primary school 小学
middle school 初中
vocational school 职业学校
high school 高中
Around the World
Samuel Johnson does not want to go to university. He thinks he won’t learn any practical skills there, so when he finishes ninth grade, he will choose a vocational school. At the vocational school he wants to learn useful knowledge and practical skills. There are many different kinds of classes for students to take depending on their interest. Some of Samuel’s friends are already studying mechanics or computer programming. Some are learning cooking or accounting. Most boys enjoy car-repairing. A vocational school prepares young people to enter adult society with practical skills. Samuel is a hardworking student and he is sure to find a good job in the future.
For Better PerformanceAsk at least three of your friends about their new schools. You can ask the following questions and write their answers in the table.
A. Are you happy with your new school now?
B. Where is your new school?
C. Is it far from your home?
D. What subjects do you learn?
E . Where do you usually have lessons?
Name Question A Question EQuestion B Question C Question D
For Better PerformanceYour friend Wang Ping writes a letter to you about his life in high school. Read it and write back to him to describe your school life.
Hi, Li Wei,
I’ve been at my new school for a month now. I’m having a busy time here. We have many subjects, such as Chinese, maths, English, physics, chemistry, PE, political science, etc. I find English is quite difficult. My teacher always asks us to memorise a lot of words. We study more than 10 hours a day. I have almost no time for fun. How’s your life in your new school? I hope it’s more interesting than mine. Write to me!
CheersWang Ping
For Better PerformanceYour teacher has given you the school timetable. Do you like it? Now discuss with your partner to make your own school timetable.
WeekdayClass hour
Afternoon
Morning
8:00---8:40
8:50---9:30
9:50---10:30
10:40---11:20
1:00---1:40
1:50---2:30
2:40---3:20
3:30---4:10
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Maths English English Maths Moraleducation
PE Computerscience
Computerscience
Skill
training
(go to
factory)Playing
basketball
Self-study
time
Vocationalskills
Chinese Vocationalskills
Chinese
Self-study
time
Maths Skill
training
(go to
factory)
For Better Performance
Your School Timetable
WeekdayClass hour
Afternoon
Morning
8:00---8:40
8:50---9:30
9:50---10:30
10:40---11:20
1:00---1:40
1:50---2:30
2:40---3:20
3:30---4:10
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
For Better PerformanceGroup work.
1. We want to have a computer science lesson on Monday
morning because it is interesting .
2. We want to ________________ ________________
because it is _________________.
3. We want to ________________ ________________
because it is _________________.
Show your timetable and give reasons for your choice. Discuss and choose the best one in your group.
My Progress CheckWords I have learned in this unit are:
always
library
workshopthough
start
use
classroom
machine
subject
useful
carry
factory
maths skill-training
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√ √
advice
computer
never practical
sometimes technician
All together I know ______ words.More words I know in this unit are:___________________________
√
√ √
√ √
√ √ √
√ √
My Progress CheckPhrases and expressions I have learned in this unit are:
different from
high school
do sports
keep clean
computer lab
feel tired
show somebody around
student apartment the whole day
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√ work as√
get up
Great! Now I know ______ useful phrases and expressions.
More useful phrases and expressions I know in this unit are:
___________________________________________
√
√
My Progress Check
I can:
√
√
√
talk about my school life
talk about outside school activities
describe actions with the simple present tense.
My Progress Check
I even can:
√
√
plan my new school timetable.
write a letter to introduce my new school to my friends.
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