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 是动名词短语作主语, 动名词短语一般充当主语, 宾语,表语等.
e.g.: Learning English will take you a lot of time. 学英语会花你很多时间.
Teachers’ job is teaching. 老师的工作是教学.
2. …….was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me. (Page 2, line 2)
experience n. [C] 经历，阅历 [U] 经验 v. 体验；经历
experienced adj. 有经验的
have experience in /of doing sth 有做某事的经验 be experienced in /at doing sth 做某事有经验
experienced teachers 有经验的教师
e.g.: I know from experience that he will arrive late.据我的经验，他会迟到的。
He had many interesting experiences while travelling in Africa.他在非洲旅行时，有很多有趣的经历。
He experienced great hardships for the first time in his life.他有生以来第一次体验到巨大的艰苦。
He has had much experience in /of this kind of work. 他有丰富的经验做这项工作。
3. I was happy with the school hours in Britain. (Page 2, line 2)
be happy with sb / sth = be pleased / satisfied with 对…感到满意
e.g.: Are you happy with the result of the test? 你对测试的结果满意吗?
I’m happy with what he has done for me. 我对他为我所作的感到满意.
be happy to do sth 乐于做某事 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和往常一样
than expected比预料… than supposed比推测… as expected正像预料的那样
e.g.: In the summer vacation, he is as busy as usual. 在暑假里，他和往常一样忙。
I got a higher mark than expected. 我得分比预料要高。
Our team won the game as expected. 正如预料的那样，我们队赢了这场比赛。
5. all students went to attend assembly (Page2, line 6)
attend v. 出席，参加，到场; 注意;照料
attend school/class/church 上学/上课/去教堂做礼拜
attend a meeting/lecture/wedding/ 参加会议/听讲座/参加婚礼
attend to sb/sth 注意；倾听；专心干；照料，处理
attend (on/upon) sb 伺候/照顾某人
e.g.: He'll attend an important meeting tomorrow.他明天要参加一个重要的会议。
If you don’t attend to your teacher, you’ll never learn anything.你要是不注意听老师讲，你就会什么也学不到。
I may be late--I have one or two things to attend to.我可能会迟到，我还有一两件事要处理。
The patient has three nurses attending (on) her.那个病人有三个护士看护。
【词语辨析】join, join in, take part in 和 attend 的用法比较
▲join 有两个用法：
1. 指加入某个党派，团体组织等，成为其成员之一。如：
When did your brother join the army?你哥哥什么时候参军的？
2. 和某人一道做某事，其结构为：join sb in (doing) sth，根据上下文，in (doing) sth 也可以省去。
Will you join us in the discussion?你参加我们的讨论吗？
We're going to the East Lake Park on Sunday. Will you join us?我们打算星期天去东湖公园。你跟我们一道去好吗？
▲join in 多指参加小规模的活动，如“球赛、游戏”等，常用于日常口语。如：
Come along, and join in the ball game.快，来参加球赛。
▲take part in 指参加会议或群众性活动等，着重主语参加该项活动并在活动中发挥作用。
We'll take part in social practice during the summer vacation.暑假期间我们将参加社会实践。
注：take part in 是惯用词组，part 前一般不用冠词，但 part 前有形容词修饰时，要用不定冠词。
Lincoln took an active part in political activities and was strongly against slavery.林肯积极参加政治活动，强烈反对奴隶制。
▲attend 是正式用语，及物动词，指参加会议，婚礼，葬礼，典礼；去上课，上学；听报告等。句子的主语只是去听，去看，自己不一定起积极作用。如：
I attended his lecture.我听了他的讲课。
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表示同级比较，中间用形容词、副词的原级，但第二个as后常使用省略形式，以避免重复；在否定句中，第一个as也可用so替换。
e.g.: The book is not as/so interesting as that one.这本书不如那本书有意思。
If you think as much of others as of yourself, you will not make any of these mistakes.
如果你设身处地地替别人着想，你就不会犯这些错误。
◆倍数的表达方式：
(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.这条路的长度是它3年前的两倍。
(3) A is + X times + adj./ adv.的比较级+ than B
A is + adj./ adv.的比较级+ 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. 这条线比那条线长两倍。
◆as much/many as表示数量时，much修饰不可数名词，many修饰可数名词复数。如果第一个as后的形容词作定语修饰名词，应将形容词放在名词之前。
e.g.: We have produced as many tractors as we did last year. 我们生产的拖拉机的数量和去年一样多。
I don’t make as much money as you do. 我挣的钱不如你挣的多。
（2）what 在句中引导名词性从句, 在句中作get的宾语. 名词性从句包括: 宾语从句, 主语从句, 表语从句, 同位语从句; what 在句中充当相应的句子成分. That 也可引导名词性从句, 但在句中不充当成分.
e.g.: What he said is true. (主语从句)
I still remember what he told me.
The fact is that no one likes him.
(3) used to do sth 过去常常做…
be used to do sth 被用来做…
be used to doing sth 习惯做…
e.g.: There used to be a tree in front of our yard. 过去我们家院子前有一颗树.
He used to get up late in the morning, but now he is used to taking morning exercise.
他过去总是起床很晚, 但是现在他习惯于早晨锻炼.
Wood is used to make paper. 木头被用来造纸.
9. cooking was really fun as I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food. (Page 3, line 30)
fun [U] n. 乐趣
for fun 为了乐趣
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 … 为 “动词+ 疑问词 + 不定式”的结构. 有些动词: learn , expect, decide, know, wonder, ask, tell, explain, show, find out, understand, consider, teach, promise 等后面可接 “疑问词 + 不定式”. 这种结构在语法上起名词作用, 作宾语时可替换成宾语从句.
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】 “疑问词+不定式”还可以用作主语,表语.用作主语时谓语动词根据不定式的数来决定.
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. 准备, 预备 preparation n. 准备, 预备 prepared adj. 准备好的
prepare for=make preparations for 为......做准备 prepare sb for/ to do sth 使某人为......做准备
prepare sb sth 为某人准备...... be prepared for 对......做好准备
be prepared to do sth 愿意做某事，乐意做某事 prepare a meal / one’s lesson 准备饭（功课）
e.g.: The secretary has prepared the president a long report.
= The secretary has prepared a long report for the president. 秘书已为董事长准备好了一份长篇报告稿。
Will you help me prepare for the get-together of the old classmates? 你能否帮我为这次老同学聚会做好准备工作?
We are prepared to supply the goods you ask for.我们能够且愿意供应你要的货物。
Step Ⅳ Phrases
一次非常愉悦和激动的经历 a very enjoyable and exciting experience
对…感到满意 be happy / pleased / satisfied with
学校作息时间 school hours
起床 get up
比平常 than usual参加集会 attend assembly
学校规则 the rules of school
赢得尊重的最好方式 the best way to earn respect
取得高分 achieve high grades
听起来像 sound like
班主任 class teacher
平均规模 the average size
平均 on average
搬到不同的教室听不同的课 move to different classrooms for different classes
过去常常做某事 used to do sth
有点挑战性 a bit challenging
有很大的提高 improve a lot
在午餐时间 at lunchtime
免费地 for free / free of charge
额外的一节法语课 an extra French class
在学期末 at the end of term
放弃一些学科 drop some subjects
正餐 main meal
体验不同的生活方式 experience this different way of life
逐词地 word by word
网上冲浪 surf the Internet
有机会做某事 have a chance to do sth
向某人自我介绍 introduce oneself to sb
准备做某事 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.
Preview Word Power