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(共43张PPT，内嵌视频)
Unit 2
School life
Integration~Further study
To grasp some new words and phrases.
To learn about the different school lives in the USA and China through reading and listening.
To talk about what makes your school life special.
To write a suggestion letter on how to improve school life for students.
学习目标
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Subjects of the junior high schools in the USA
Lead in
A Toby is an exchange student from the USA and is studying at sunshine Middle school now. He is comparing his school in the USA with Sunshine Middle School. Read what he wrote and answer the questions below.
My school back home in the USA is quite different from Sunshine
Middle School.
Our classes are not as big as the ones here, and we have fewer students
in each class. Here, students stay in their own classroom for most of
their lessons. In the USA, we usually go to different classrooms to have
different lessons. However, students here do not change classrooms
as often as we do. So, they spend more time with their classmates and
get to know each other better, but we get to know more students.
Students here have students’ books for most of their subjects, but
we only have textbooks for a few subjects. We often need to borrow
books from the library or search online to finish our homework.
Reading
新课讲授
1. How is Sunshine Middle School different from Toby’s school in the USA
2. What do you think of Toby’s school in the USA
The two schools are different in class size, the classrooms where students have lessons, the time students spend with their classmates and textbooks.
It’s wonderful to get to know more students and make more friends. But on the other hand it is not convenient not to have our own textbooks.
Further thinking
What else do you think about the differences between Toby’s school in the USA with Sunshine Middle School
Sunshine Middle School Toby’s American school
Time for lunch One hour and a half (1) __________
Place for lunch In the dining hall Sometimes (2) _____________
Food · (3) __________hot food; ·Different (4) _________ every day · Hamburgers, pizza, fried
(5) __________ and salad;
· A (6) __________and a snack
B1 Listen to Millie and Toby talking about lunchtime at Sunshine Middle School and Toby’s school in the USA, and fill in the blanks in the table below.
Half an hour
in the classroom
Delicious
dishes
chicken
sandwich
Listening
B2 Toby is calling his mum to tell her about lunch at Sunshine Middle School. Listen to their conversation and complete the notes below.
Toby gets 1.5 hours for lunch, so there is lots of time
to eat and then (1) ______________ for a while.
The dining hall is great, and there are (2) _____________ every day.
There are plenty of (3) ______________ and vegetables. There are different kinds of (4) ______________ too.
They taste really good.
There are all kinds of (5) ______________ snacks.
Toby knows how to eat with chopsticks now.
Toby gets to watch movies during lunch.
relax
different dishes
meats
noodles
local
Today I had an interesting chat with my Chinese friend Millie. We talked about the differences in (1) ______________ between our two schools.
First, lunchtime is (2) ______________ in Chinese schools than in
American schools. And American students sometimes take their lunch
to school in a (3) ______________, but Chinese students have their lunch
at the school’s (4) ______________. Second, the food is quite different. In
the USA, we only have a few dishes to choose from, and sometimes we
just have a (5) ______________ and a snack like fruit or cookies. But in
China they have meats, vegetables and (6) ______________, and they are
all delicious. Last, there are all kinds of (7) ______________. Also, I don’t
always eat with a fork or a spoon. I know how to use chopsticks now.
I enjoy my time here.
lunchtime
longer
lunch box
dining hall
sandwich
noodles
local snacks
B3 Toby is writing a diary entry. Complete it below with the information in Parts B1 and B2.
Completing
1. What do you think of Toby’s USA school life and Millie’s sunshine Middle school life
2. What do you think makes their school lives special
Further thinking
C Millie and Toby are talking about what makes their school lives special. Listen to the tape and answer the question below.
Listening
What makes Toby’s and Millie’s school lives special
For Toby, it’s his school clubs.
For Millie, it’s her school friends.
Millie: What makes your school life special, Toby
Toby: For me, I’d say it’s the school clubs. There are lots to choose from, so everybody can find a great club. I’m a member of the Tennis Club, and I love practising with my partner to win matches. What about you, Millie
Millie: I think it’s my school friends. I like to spend time with them. We have many happy moments together. My days are never boring with so many friends.
Toby: That’s really nice.
Reading
Read the conversation and fill in the table.
What’s special Reasons
Toby’s school clubs There are lots of ________ to ___________.
He is a member of the _______________. He loves ______________with his partner to _____________.
Millie’s school friends She likes ______________ with them.
They have many _______________together.
Her days are _______________with so many _______________.
choose from
Tennis Club
practising
win matches
to spend time
happy moments
never boring
friends
clubs
Role-play
Work in pairs and role-play the conversation.
Millie: What makes your school life special, Toby
Toby: For me, I’d say it’s the school clubs. There are lots to choose from, so everybody can find a great club. I’m a member of the Tennis Club, and I love practising with my partner to win matches. What about you, Millie
Millie: I think it’s my school friends. I like to spend time with them. We have many happy moments together. My days are never boring with so many friends.
Toby: That’s really nice.
A: What makes your school life special, ...
B: For me, I’d say it’s ... There are .../I can .../I love ... What about you, ...
A: I think it's ... I like ... We have ...
B: That’s really nice/wonderful/great!
Work in pairs and talk about your school life. Use the conversation below as a model.
Speaking
What do you think of your school life Are there any suggestions on how to improve school life for students.
Free talk
D Sunshine Middle School has asked each student to write a suggestion letter on how to improve school life for students.
Writing
D1 The school has provided a survey plete the survey with the information about your school
School survey
What do you like about your school life ( ) What part of your school life do you think can be better ( ) Tick the boxes and write down your suggestions.


Suggestion
The time school starts
The time school finishes
The number of lessons in one day
School lunch hours
The food in the dining hall
The number of ping-pong tables
The number of clubs
The books in the library
School trips
School uniform



Dear Mr Zhang,
I am writing to make some suggestions on how to improve some parts of our school life.
First, I would like to suggest that our school should provide more ping-pong tables, so more students can play ping-pong during breaks. Second, I think we should have more books in the library because the library is a great place for us to enjoy reading and open our minds. Moreover, we need more computers in the library so that it is easier for us to search online.
I hope my suggestions help improve our school life.
Yours sincerely,
Wang Xinyue
D2 Read Millie’s suggestion letter to the head teacher of Sunshine Middle School and analyse its structure.
Salutation (称呼)
Main body: Politely
make your suggestions and give reasons.
Introduction: Say
why you are writing.
Conclusion: Add a sentence to conclude the letter.
Closing (结束语)
Signature (署名)
D3 Write your suggestion letter to your head teacher based on the information in Part D1. Use Millie’s letter as a model.
Useful expressions
I am writing (this letter) to make suggestions on …
First, I would like to suggest …
Second/Moreover/Finally, …
I think it will be a good idea to …
I have a suggestion for …
I hope you find my suggestions useful/helpful/…
TIP:
In a suggestion letter, we need to state our purpose clearly and use a formal tone and polite language.
Write your suggestion letter on how to improve school life.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. My school back home in the USA is quite different from Sunshine Middle School.
① different 形容词，意为“不同的”，be different from 与……不同
e.g. My opinion is different from yours. 我的意见与你的不同。
② differently 副词，意为“不同地”。
e.g. Boys and girls may behave differently.
男孩儿和女孩儿的表现可能不同。
Language points
③ difference 作名词，意为“差异，不同（之处）”，
make a difference 产生影响；起作用。
e.g. Can you notice the difference in the colours of these two paintings
你能注意到这两幅画颜色上的差异吗？
A small act of kindness can make a big difference in someone’s life.
一个小小的善举可以对某人的一生产生巨大的影响。
2. Our classes are not as big as the ones here, and we have fewer students in each class.
e.g. Tom runs not as fast as Jack in the race.
在比赛中，汤姆跑得不如杰克快。
not as…as 不如……
3. So, they spend more time with their classmates and get to know each other better, but we get to know more students.
(1) spend time with sb. 与某人共度时间
spend + 时间/金钱 + on sth. | spend + 时间/金钱 + (in) doing sth.
花费时间/金钱在（做）某事
e.g. I spent the weekend with my family.
我和家人一起度过了周末。
I spent three hours on my homework.
=I spent three hours (in) doing my homework.
我花了三个小时做作业。
e.g. I finally got to visit the Louvre Museum during my trip to Paris.
我在巴黎旅行期间终于参观了卢浮宫博物馆。
(2) get to do sth. 逐渐开始做某事；得以做某事；有机会做某事
4. Students here have students’ books for most of their subjects, but we only have textbooks for a few subjects.
(分析结构) 这是一个由并列连词“but”连接的并列句。
分句一：Students here have students’ books for most of their subjects 中Students here 是主语；have 是谓语动词；students’ books for most of their subjects 是宾语。
分句二：but we only have textbooks for a few subjects中连词but 表示转折关系，连接前后两个分句；we是主语；only 是状语；have 是谓语；textbooks for a few subjects 是宾语。
5. We often need to borrow books from the library or search online to finish our homework.
e.g. He borrowed a lot of money from the bank.
他从银行借了很多钱。
I borrowed a book from Lily. 我向莉莉借了一本书。
(1) borrow sth. from somewhere/sb. 从某处/某人借来某物
e.g. The police searched the room. 警察搜查了这个房间。
I searched the internet for answers. 我在网上搜索答案。
They are searching for the missing child. 他们正在寻找那个失踪的孩子。
They went to the forest in search of rare plants. 他们去森林里寻找稀有植物。
(2) search 作及物动词，意思是“搜寻；搜索”，后接地点、人或物作宾语。
search+ 地点+for+ sth./ sb. 在某地寻找某物或某人
search for 寻找，后接人或物，相当于look for。
search 还可以作名词，意为“查找”。常见搭配：in search of sb./ sth. (为了)寻找某人或某物
e.g. Jim usually finishes doing his homework before 8:00.
吉姆习惯在8点前完成作业。
(3) finish doing sth. 完成做某事
(1) 长难句分析：这是一个主从复合句。主句为I’d say，I’d 表示“我认为”, 为I would 的缩写形式；从句为it’s the school clubs, it 指代学校生活的特别之处这一抽象概念。
6. For me, I’d say it’s the school clubs.
(2) “For me, I'd say it's ...”is used to express one's opinion on a certain topic. There are some similar structures: ① In my opinion, … ② I believe that ... ③ From my point of view, ... ④ It seems to me that ... ⑤ I would argue that ...
7. I’m a member of the Tennis Club, and I love practising with my partner to win matches.
(1) 句中的 practise 用作动词，是英式英语的拼写，美式英语里应为 practice。英式英语与美式英语除了有些单词拼写有区别，可能还会用不同的单词表达同一个意思，如本单元有： vacation〈美〉= holiday〈英〉假期，度假；movie〈美〉= film〈英〉电影；cookie〈美〉= biscuit〈英〉饼干
e.g. I practise singing every day. 我每天练习唱歌。
(2) practise doing sth. 练习做某事
8. My days are never boring with so many friends.
辨析: bored 与boring
bored 形容词，意为“无聊的，厌烦的”，常用来修饰人，指人感到厌烦。 He was very bored because of the bad weather. 因为这恶劣的天气，他很烦闷。
boring 形容词，意为“没趣的；令人厌烦的”，常用来修饰事物，指事物本身的性质。 The movie was so boring.
这部电影真无聊。
e.g. I got bored after seeing the boring film.
看完这部无聊的电影后，我感到无聊。
9. I am writing to make some suggestions on how to improve some parts of our school life.
(1) ① suggestion 作名词，意为“建议”。suggestion 为可数名词。后面常接介词 for、on 或 about。give/offer sb. some suggestions on sth. 意为“就某事给某人一些建议”。
e.g. Can you make a suggestion about when to meet next time
关于下次何时见面，你能提点建议吗？
Miss Li gave me some suggestions on writing.
李老师就写作给了我一些建议。
② suggest 作及物动词，意为“建议，提议；暗示”，其后可接名词、代词，还可接从句。suggest doing sth. 是固定搭配，意为“建议做某事”。后接that 从句时，若表示建议，从句中用（should+）动词原形，表虚拟语气。
e.g. I suggest a tour of the museum. 我建议去参观博物馆。
John suggested asking her father for his opinion.
约翰建议问问她父亲的看法。
The doctor suggested that he (should) take a few days off.
医生建议他休息几天。
(2) improve vt. & vi. 改善，改进
improve in sth. 在某方面提高
improvement n. 改进，改善
improved adj. 改进过的
e.g. We need to improve our English.
我们需要提高我们的英语水平。
He has improved in his studies.
他在学习方面有所进步。
(3) provide 动词，意为“提供”；provide sth. for sb. ≈ provide sb. with sth.，意为“给某人提供某物”。
provide 的相关短语还有：provide for 为……提供生活所需；provide against 预防
e.g. Chinese parents always try their best to provide a good educational environment for their kids.
中国父母总是尽最大努力为他们的孩子提供良好的教育环境。
The owner is happy to provide writers with places to write.
业主很乐意为作家提供写作场所。
Parents must provide for their children. 父母必须抚养孩子。
It is necessary to provide against accidents. 有必要预防事故。
(4) 长难句分析：这是一个简单句。句子主干为I am writing, to make some suggestions 作目的状语，on how to improve ... 为介词短语作后置定语，修饰suggestions。
10. Moreover, we need more computers in the library so that it is easier for us to search online.
“so that 为了，以便”，引导目的状语从句。
e.g. It was very cold, so that the river froze.
天气寒冷， 河水都结冰了。
11. I hope my suggestions help improve our school life.
本句中的 I hope 后接宾语从句，从句中常用一般现在时表示将来。
e.g. She hopes she passes her driving test next month.
她希望通过下个月的驾驶考试。
We hope the bus is on time tomorrow.
我们希望明天的公交车准时。
What I can do Me Partner
1 I can describe different schools around the world.
2 I can compare the amount of things, use as ... as,
and use the suffixes -ish, -ian, -ese and -n correctly.
3 I can talk and write about how to improve school
life with the new words in this unit.
4 I now understand more about the fun of school
life and the importance of education.
* Assess your learning of new words and grammar by doing the exercises on page 125.
Result: □ Weak □ Good □ Wonderful
I am good at _________________________________________________
I need to spend more time on ____________________________________
My action plan: _______________________________________________
Assessment
There are lots of books about school and school life. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” is a really popular book series about an American middle school student’s daily life. The book series tells the story of Greg, a 12-year-old boy, and how he deals with challenges at his new school. He often gets into trouble, but he always manages to find a way to get out of it. Do you know this book series Do you know any other books about school and school life If you do, choose one and share it with your classmates.
Further study
Homework
Review Unit 2.
Preview Unit 3 Welcome to the unit.

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