5.　　　 Grasp the sentences: Why don’t sb do sth?=Why not do sth?　 What’s school like?

Teaching preparation:

pictures, recorder, computer, and the flags of Britain and England

Teaching steps:

StepⅠ Lead-in

T: Do you like our school?

　 What do you like?

　 How many subjects do you learn?

　 Can you tell me some names of them?

S: Chinese, Math, English, PE, Geography, etc. (Encourage the Ss to say more about it.)

T: Good. Is there another word for Math?

S: Yes. Maths.

T: Great. Maths is Math. Maths is British English. While Math is American English (write on Bb)

StepⅡ Pre-task (Welcome to the unit)

Show the flags of the UK and the USA. Tell them that people speak English in both Britain and the USA , but sometimes they use different words which mean the same thing.

T: I know many boys like playing football.

Do you know what it says in American English?

S: Soccer.(Write on Bb)

　　 Do you know the same use of other words?

　　 Please give me some examples.

Write other right answers of the students on the Bb.

Teach the students the new words:

　　　　 BE=British English　　　　　 AE=American English　　

StepⅢ While-task

Task1 Practise the new words more. Pay attention to the pronunciations and spelling.

Task2 Finish Part A on Page 23. Teacher can give more words, such as sweets and candies, holiday and vocation, biscuit and cookie and so on.

Task3 Write down both the British and American words, then finish Part B.

StepⅣ Different spellings

(1)　　 Say: There are also some differences in spelling between British English and American English. Make a table and write down some words. E.g. favourite and favorite, centre and center.

(2)　　 Ask Ss to find more different words means the same thing and different spellings after class.

StepⅤ Comic strips

Do you remember Hobo and Eddie? They are talking about school life.

Listen to the tape and answer : What does Eddie think of the school life?

Listen again and read after it.

Point out: Why don’t you do sth?=Why not do sth?

　　　　 be smarter than, be like doing sth, there be, few/a few

Look at the picture and practise the dialogue

Act the dialogue in groups and pairs.

StepⅥ Free talk about Ss’ ideal school

What do you like more about school, the assembly, the classes, lunchtime or the after-school activities? Do you like outdoor activities? Do you like fewer lessons? Do you like the lessons on the Internet? Talk about the above questions in groups and then make a report.

StepⅦ Post-task

Fill in the blankets with American English:

　　 It’s my first day in high school. I felt a little tired, but I had a good time. Our classroom is on the__________ (ground/first) floor. So we don’t need an__________ (lift/elevator). I like to go outside playing___________(soccer/football) after class. It’s my____________ (favourite/favorite) sport. Today we had 6 classes. I still found__________ (maths/math) was too difficult for me. But the new classmate next to me helped me work out a difficult problem.

StepⅧ. Homework

(1) Try to remember the new words and drills.

(2) Finish the exercises.

(3) Preview the next lesson.

Period 2 　Reading (1)

Teaching aims and demands:

4.　　　 Grasp the phrases: be smarter than, be like doing

3.　　　 Grasp the words: British, lift, post, eraser, fall, elevator, math, movie, soccer

2.　　　 Know the differences between British English and American English.

1.　　　 Grasp the spelling of British words and American words such as lift and elevator, post and mail, film and movie, football and soccer, and so on.

3.　　　 Learn the differences between British English and American English.

Teaching difficulties and importance:

2.　　　 Learn different words which mean the same thing between British English and American English.

了解中西方学校情况,感受中西方文化如在教育、人文等反面的异同,为理解英语、学好英语奠定基础.

Period 1　 Comic strip and welcome to the unit

Teaching aims and demands:

1.　　　 Talk about the school life and review the words about school life.

通过对比中外各类学校情况,借助课外媒体、材料,反复使用练习,在潜移默化中学好本单元需要掌握的知识点和语言点.

4.　　　 学会谈论不同的学校及各类学生的学校生活