Period 9 §Project(2-1)§
Teaching Aims:
To help the students get some information about after-school activities and school clubs
To develop students’ integrated skills of using English
Teaching Important & Difficult Points:
To learn how to note down information while listening
To know the importance of arrangement and teamwork in starting a club
To learn how to start a new school club and design a poster for it
To understand the outline of starting a new school club
To ensure every student to have a chance to express himself or herself
Teaching Methods:
Discussion in pairs or in groups; task-based in-class activities, explanation of some language points
Teaching Aids: a multimedia classroom; a tape-recorder
Teaching Procedures:
StepⅠGreetings and Revision
Check the homework exercises first.
Brainstorm what the students learned in the last class.
Step Ⅱ Lead-in
In the last period, we learned a lot about school activities. We know after-class activities are important to personal development. Having proper after-class activities can even help you go to a good university. So in order to hold school activities conveniently, schools often have some clubs, for example football club, English club, radio club and so on. Does our school have some school clubs? (Yes.) Today, we are going to read two articles about school clubs. Please turn to page 18, look at Part A in Project: Starting a new school club.
Step Ⅲ Reading
Read the passage and try to get the idea what a school club is.
To achieve this purpose, ask the students to read the two short passages on P18.
1. Ask the students to go through the passage and then do some true or false exercises.
(1) The radio station is run by the principal. F principal→students
(2) The radio station started 2 years ago when CD players were allowed in school. F Not
(3) Members of Poets of the Next Generation meet up on the last Friday of every month. T
(4) Everyone was nice and friendly in the group. They liked the first poem Bob read to them. T
2. Go through the passage again and answer the following questions.
(1) What do the student members in the radio station do during exam time?
(2) What do they do when parents come to visit the school?
(3) Who started “Poets of the Next Generation”?
(4) What do the members of the group do when they meet?
3. After the students have got a general idea of what a school club is, ask them to decide what makes a school club. To know it, I will ask them to find out the following facts of a school club.
What (the name of the club): A radio club
Who (who is it that started it): Kate Jones, the writer
When (when was it started): two years ago
Why (the reason why it was started): CD players were not allowed in school; to play music during break time
What (activities students do):
every morning: tell about the weather, the recent news, special messages the teachers want to broadcast
during exam time: the special programme telling students what they should do and what they shouldn’t do
at the end of the school year: graduating students giving messages to their friends and teachers
when parents come: playing songs sung by students, special messages to inform events
(I will give them several minutes to get ready for it. Then I’ll ask one of the group members to present their answers. )
4. Ask students to read the second passage and find out as much information as they can about it.
What: (Poets of the Next Generation)
Who: (Mr. Owen, the English teacher)
When: (the last Friday of every month)
why: thy all love poetry
Things they do: (talk about poems and poets they like, select poems, read out aloud, listen to each other talking about poems)
Step Ⅳ Language points
1. It is great because it is run by the students for the school. (Page18, line2)
run vi.&vt. (ran, run, running)
○1跑，奔e.g.: He ran across the road. 他跑过马路。
○2(机器)运转，转动 e.g.: This machine is not running correctly.这台机器运转得不正常。
○3(公共车辆)行驶 e.g.: The buses run every ten minutes.公共汽车每10分钟一班。
○4流动 e.g.: The river has run dry. 这条河已经干涸了。
○5经营，管理 e.g.: run a school 办一所学校
【相关短语】
run through贯穿，匆忙看一遍
run over（车辆）撞倒并碾过
run out of用完
run out（=given out）被用完
run short 快用完，将耗尽
run away 走掉，跑掉
run away with 偷走，大量消耗
run after 追赶
run for 竞选
run into = run across碰到
run down说坏话，用坏
run around/ round 围绕着（延伸），东跑西跑
2. ……I was required to write a poem and I had to read it out to the group. (Page18)
require v. = to demand by right
○1需要，作为必需品拥有 e.g.: Most plants require sunlight. 大部分植物需要阳光。
○2要求 require sb. to do sth
sth. require doing/ to be done
require that sb. should do sth
e.g.: Students are required to attend classes. 学生必须按规定上课。
The floor requires washing. 地板该洗了。
It is required that all the passengers should show the tickets. 所有乘客都必须出示车票。
3. I am lucky as I am one of the hosts. (Page18)
It was started two years ago as CD player were not allowed in school. (Page18)
(1) adv. e.g.: He runs fast, but I run just as fast. 他跑得快， 但我跑得同样快。
(2) conj. ○1（用于比较）与……一样 e.g.: He can run as fast as I can. 他能跑得和我一样快。
She works in the same building as my sister. 她和我的妹妹在同一大楼上班。
such animals as cats and dogs 诸如猫、狗之类的动物
○2当，正值 e.g.: He dropped the glass as he stood up. 他站起来时，把杯子摔了。
(3) pron. 正如，照 e.g.: as you know正如你知道的
(4) prep. 像….(指处于某种状态、性质、情况、工作等之中) e.g.: He works as a driver. 他以开汽车为业。
as if/ though 好象，好似 e.g.: She spoke to me as if she knew me. 她和我说话的神情，好象她早就认识我似的。
as /so long as 只要 e.g.: You may borrow this book as long as you promise to give it back.
只要你答应归还，你就可以把这书借走。
as to 关于，至于 e.g.: I don’t know anything as to the others. 至于其他，我一无所知。
4. He approved the idea……(Page18)
approve vt. & vi. 批准，通过；赞成 approval n. 反义词： disapprove v disapproval n.
approve of sth/ approve of sb. doing sth赞成，满意
e.g.: The committee didn’t approve of the decision. 委员会不赞成这个决定。
My parents don’t approve of me smoking cigarettes. 我的父母不准许我吸烟。
approve (doing) sth. 批准（做）某事 e.g.: approve a plan/bill批准一个计划/一项立案
5. Our club is much more than just music. (Page18)
more than
○1 多于， 比…多 e.g.: I have more books than you.
○2 more than 可放在数词之前，意为“超过；不止；以上”，相当于over 。
e.g.: Altogether more than 70 percent of the surface of our planet is covered by water.
整体说来，我们这个星球表面有 70% 以上都为水所覆盖。
○3 more than 可放在名词之前，表示“不只是；不仅仅”。
e.g.: Hibernation is more than sleep. 冬眠不仅仅是睡眠。
Bamboo is used for more than building. 竹子不只是用于建筑。
○4 more than 用于形容词或副词前，作“非常；十分”解，与 very 同义。
e.g.: She is more than careful in doing things. 她做事非常细心。
In class, he listens more than attentively. 在课堂上，他听讲十分认真。
○5 more … than 之后接含有 can 的从句时，同样表示否定意义。
e.g.: Tom has more insolence than I can stand. = Tom's insolence is more than I can stand.
汤姆的傲慢使我难以忍受。
This secret is more than we can let out. 这个秘密我们是不能泄露的。（主语 secret 是 let out 的逻辑宾语）
○6more … than 意为“与其……不如……”；“是……而不是……”，常可与“ rather than ”或“ not so much … as ”互换e.g.: He is more like a spear than anything else. = He is like a spear rather than anything else.
= He is not so much like anything else as like a spear. 与其说他（指大象）像别的什么东西，不如说他像一根长矛。
He is more poltroon than cautious.与其说他谨慎，不如说他是怯懦。
Step Ⅴ New words.
Ask students to turn to page 68 and study the new words that appear on page 18.
Step ⅥHomework
Memorize the words and expressions included in the articles on P18 and get ready for a dictation.