1. Now we know the life in a British school, let’s learn something about Life in an American school, Please read the passage, then answer the questions:

　(1) Who wrote the second passage?

　(2) What did her brother do last year?

　(3) How does Nancy go to school now? What does she think of it?

(4) What do the students do in the Buddy Club?

(5) Why does Nancy say Julie is her hero?

(6) What do the students do durinng lunchtime?

Step 4 Ask the students to read the whole passage ,then do Exercise C1, C2. Then check the answers.

Step 5 Listen to the tape and repeat after the tape.

　　　 (1) Do Exercise B1 ,then check the answers.

　　　 (2) Ask the students to complete their conversation firet,then ask two students to read the dialogue to check the answers. Prctise in pairs.

Step 6 Discussion:

Ask the students to talk about their school life, then write it down.

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教学目标

2.Ask the students to read the passage, then tell the sentences true (T) or false(F):

(1).　 John is in Year 9 at Woodland School, It’s a mixed school.

(2). 　John likes Home Economics best of all.

(3). He knows how to cook healthy and tasty meals before coming to this school.

(4). There is Reading Week in this school every year.

　(5). The students can read any books from the school but they can’t bring in books from their home.

　(6). They think Reading Week is too short because they want to read more books.

Step3　 Life in an American school:

1. Let’s listen to the tape: “life in a British school” Then answer the questions:

(1). Who wrote the passage?

(2). What activity does the school have every day?

2. 录音机

教学步骤

Step1 Lead in

Ask some questions about their school life.

(1)How many lessons do you have every day?

(2)What subjects do you learn?

(3)How often do you have a class meeting?

(4)What clubs do you have?

(5)What after-activities do you have?

(6)Do you have a Reading Week?

(7)Where can you read books?

(8)Do you have a hero? Who is he/she?

When the teacher and the students talk about these questions, the teacher use the picture to teach some new words:

Mixed　 together　 magazine　 senior　 hero　 Home Ecnomics and so on.

Step 2 　life in a British school:

Teacher says: Now I know something about your schol life. Do you want to know　 something about the life in a British school?

3. 让学生用所学的知识讨论学校生活，并了解英美国家中学生和中国中学生的学校生活的差异，激发他们学习英语的兴趣。

教学内容

学习一些与学校生活相关的词汇，了解英美国家中学生的学习生活情况。

教学准备

2. 了解作者的个人感受和观点。

2. 录音机

教学步骤

Step 1 Giving a very general revision

Just give a very general revision and get the students to talk about the special subjects in British and American schools. Encourage the students to talk about these questions:

(1)What subjects do you learn?

(2)Which is your favourite subject?

(3)What can we learn in the subject?

(4)How do you like the subject? Why?

Step 2 Learning the subjects

Get the students to name the subjects that they have at school and write the names on the blackboard. Help students expand their active vocabulary about school subjects.

Languages: Chinese, French, Russian, English, and Japanese　

Geography, Science, art Home Economics , Computer studies

PE---( PE is the short form for Physical Education)　　

Art and Design, Biology, Chemistry, Music　 Physics

Get the students to read the words on the blackboard loudly.

Step 3 Finishing Part A on Page 27

Get the students to finish Part A on Page 23. Match pictures with correct subjects.Talk about each sbuject:

Art --- You can draw or paint pictures.

Languages---We can learn to speak different languages.

History--- We learn about the past.

Computer studies---We can learn to use the computer.

PE--- We do a lot of physical exercise.

Home economics---We can learn to cook and sew.

Science---We can learn about the natural world through experiments.

STEP 4 Which subjects do you like best?

Ask the students which subjects are their favorites. And encourage them to speak out their reasons.

(1) Do you like all of the subjects?

(2) What is your favorite subject? Why?

STEP 5 Finding the opposites of the adjectives

Pointing at the adjectives written on the blackboard. Encourage the students to find the opposites of the adjectives. Write them in pairs. 　　　　　　　Get the students to read the adjectives on the blackboard and then 　encourage them to use these words to talk about the subjects.

Step6 Homework

　Write about your favorite subject and speak out your reasons.

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教学目标

3.教师引导学生正确对待每一门学科，认真学好每一门学科。

教学内容

学习有关的学科的名称和一些形容词及其反义词的用法。

教学准备

2.掌握一向形容词的反义词并用形容词表达自己对学科的观点。