2019-2020年八年级英语Unit 2 School Life(I)READING I.doc

2019-2020年八年级英语 Unit 2 School Life(I)READING I Teaching Objectives To guess general meaning from pictures and keywords To understand feelings and opinions To identify specific information about school life. To Learn about the lives in a British school and an American school To understand the main points of the reading passages. Teaching Procedures STEP 1 Introducing words with different spelling Having asked the students to find more differences between American and British English I go on to point out some differences between British and American spelling. Use the following table to introduce words with different spelling. British English American English favourite, colour favorite, color center, theatre center, theater Traveler traveller Cheque check Practise (v.) licence (n.) Practice (v.) license(n.) Meanwhile, the teacher may teach the word license. Get the students to read practice license syllable by syllable, then invite the students to read out the words above. STEP 2 Finding differences Tell the students that the differences not only lie in the language. There are also some differences between different schools. And ask them to open the books and read the passage to find differences and try to fill in the table. Life in a British school Life in an American school Grade In year 8 in 9th grade Special lessons Have Home Economics have driving lessons Special Activities Have a reading week play softball/go to a buddy club What else? Near the end of class we can During lunchtime, we have a great STEP 3 Finishing Part C2 Get the students to finish Part C2 on page 26. Get the students to talk about Home Economics, Reading week, Buddy Club etc. STEP 4 Reading the passages Get the students to read the passages and then finish Part C1 on page 26. Ask the students to correct the sentences if it is not right. STEP 5 Reading for information Get the students to read for more specific information and answer the following questions. PASSAGE A 1. Where is Woodland School? (In British. In England. Near London.) 2. Is it a mixed school? (Yes, it is.) 3. What is a mixed school? (Boys and girls can have lessons together.) Is your school a mixed school? Yes. 4. Is Johns favorite subject Home Economics? (Yes, it is. ) 5. Why does he like Home Economics? (Because he can learn how to cook and sew. He can learn how to cook healthy and tasty food and how to do things for himself.) 6. Did he know how to cook and sew before he came to this school? 7. What do they do during the reading week? After this, get the students to read the whole passage aloud together. This may help to know how the students grasp the passages. PASSAGE B 1. Where does Nancy study? (She studies at Rocky Mountain high school.) 2. Why does Nancys brother take her to school by car? (Because its faster than taking the bus.) 3. How often does she play softball?(Twice a week.) 4. Where does she go every Monday? (She goes to the Buddy Club.) 5. What do they do in the Buddy Club? (Older students help new students to learn all about the new school. talk to our friends about books. time talking to each other. They also help them with their homework and listen to their problems.) 6. What do they usually do at lunchtime? (They always have a great time talking to each other.) After the students have understood the second passage well get them to read the passage aloud and then do the exercise in Part B2. The students may have some problems in understanding the word admire. So it is very important to explain it. Ask the students to fill in the blanks. And then check the answer in class. Get the students to read aloud the conversation. Step 6 Ask the students to fill in the blanks Around the world, there are many different kinds of _1_ . For example, in a _2_ school, students can have a special subject, _3_. The students can learn to _4_. Many students do not know_5_ for themselves. However, they can cook _6_ food now. It is really a useful subject. They also have a _7_ every year. Students can read any books from the school library. They can even bring in books and _8_ from home, but they have to tell their teacher what they are reading. Near the end of the class, they can talk to their friends about_9_. Its really great. Life in an American school is quite different. They have _10_ at school. It is great to drive to school, because it is _11_ than _12_ the bus. After school, the students have a lot of things to do. They can play ballgames like _13_. They can also go to a Buddy Club. In the Club, older students may help the new to_14_ their school. Sometimes the older help them with their homework and _15_ their problems _16_. They can _17_ talking to each other _18_ and enjoy shopping after school. (keys: 1. schools2.British 3.Home Economics4. cook and sew5. how to do things 6.healthy and tasty 7. reading week 8.magazines 9.their books. 10.diving lessons 11.faster 12. taking 13. softball14. learn about 15.listen to 16. as well 17. have a great time18.lunchtime ) STEP 7 Homework Read the passages three times. Finish off the exercise in the Evaluation Handbook and Learning English.