Period two Reading (II)School life Unit 2牛津版牛津版 八年級八年級 (8A) John is in a B_ school. It is c_ Woodland School. It is a m_ school. That means boys and girls have lessons t_. Johns favourite s_ is H_ E_. He likes learning how to c_ and s_. Now he knows how to make h_ and t_ meals. Lets review the Reading.ritishalledixedogetherubjectomeconomicsookewealthyastyTask ILets review the Reading.Nancy is 14 years old. She is in an _ school. Her brother is 17 years old. So he had _ in school last year. Now he can _ school every day. Its _ than taking the bus. American driving lessons drive to fasterNancy likes playing _. Every Monday she goes to a “_”. There they can make some good friends. Julie is her _. She helps Nancy a lot. So Nancy thinks Julie is her _.softballbuddy clubbuddyheroWho?John Nancy What?Where?Home Economicsreading week softball buddy clubWoodland School, LondonRocky Mountain High School, DenverLook at the following and say something about John and Nancy.When?Why?every yeartwice a week every Mondaylikes learning to cook and sew can read anything he likes loves the gameenjoys it a lot1. Year 8 =Grade 8 = 8th grade2. a mixed school mixe.g. mix flour and sugar He doesnt mix well. 他不善與人相處。他不善與人相處。v. v. 混合混合, ,摻和摻和n. n. 混合物混合物Language focusTask II3. have lessons/ have an English lesson4. I like learning how to cook and sew. = I like learning how I can cook and sew.5. We can even bring in books and magazines from home but we have to tell our English teacher what we are reading. =We can bring books and magazines from home into school.6. near the end of each class 7. at (in) Rocky Mountain High School8. have driving lessons in school9. drive me to school (drive sb to some place)10. This is great because it takes less time than taking the bus.11. I spend a lot of time practicing. practising driving a car littleAmerican EnglishBritish English12. She helps me learn all about my new school. learn sth / learn to do sth/ learn that. learn from sb/sth / learn what/how/why.13. hero heroes (pl) a man who is admired for doing something extremely brave national hero 民族英雄民族英雄 a battle hero 戰(zhàn)斗英雄戰(zhàn)斗英雄 unsung hero 無名英雄無名英雄1.practice vi. & vt. practice可用作不及物動詞或及物動詞，意可用作不及物動詞或及物動詞，意為為“練習，操練練習，操練”。用作及物動詞時，后。用作及物動詞時，后面可跟名詞或面可跟名詞或v-ing形式。要注意，形式。要注意，practice用作動詞時，在美國英語中通常寫作用作動詞時，在美國英語中通常寫作practice，而在英國英語中則寫作，而在英國英語中則寫作practise，類似的詞還有類似的詞還有organize和和organise等，同學等，同學們在學習時要注意到這些差異。們在學習時要注意到這些差異。詞語解析詞語解析If you keep practicing, your English will improve. 如果你堅持練習，你的英語將會提高。如果你堅持練習，你的英語將會提高。His mother asks him to practice the violin every day. 他媽媽要求他每天練習拉小提琴。他媽媽要求他每天練習拉小提琴。 They are practicing singing the new song. 他們正在練習唱這首新歌。他們正在練習唱這首新歌。此外，此外，practice也可用作名詞，意為也可用作名詞，意為“練習；實踐練習；實踐”，常作不可數(shù)名詞。作，常作不可數(shù)名詞。作名詞時，美英和英英中通常都將其寫作名詞時，美英和英英中通常都將其寫作practice。例如：。例如：Its time to have some writing practice. 到了該做一些書寫練習的時候了。到了該做一些書寫練習的時候了。 2. taste n. & v. 1) taste可用作名詞，意為可用作名詞，意為“味道味道”，常作，常作不可數(shù)名詞。但是，當不可數(shù)名詞。但是，當taste前有形容詞修飾前有形容詞修飾時，可與不定冠詞連用，表示時，可與不定冠詞連用，表示“一種一種味味道道”。taste也可用于也可用于have / take a taste of sth.，意為，意為“嘗一嘗某物嘗一嘗某物”。例如：。例如：This kind of medicine has no taste. 這種藥沒這種藥沒什么味道。什么味道。Sugar has a sweet taste. 糖有甜味。糖有甜味。Why dont you have a taste of my soup?你為什么不嘗一嘗我做的湯呢？你為什么不嘗一嘗我做的湯呢？ 2)taste也可用作系動詞，意為也可用作系動詞，意為“有有味味道道”，后可接形容詞。例如：，后可接形容詞。例如：These dishes taste delicious. 這些菜味美可這些菜味美可口?？?。The milk tastes sour. 牛奶有酸味了。牛奶有酸味了。 3) taste還可用作及物動詞，意為還可用作及物動詞，意為“嘗；吃嘗；吃出某種味道出某種味道”。例如：。例如：Taste the coffee and see if you like it. 嘗嘗這個咖啡，看你是否喜歡。嘗嘗這個咖啡，看你是否喜歡。I can taste pepper in this pudding. 我能吃出這個布丁里有胡椒粉。我能吃出這個布丁里有胡椒粉。3. admire vt. admire用作及物動詞，意為用作及物動詞，意為“欽佩，羨欽佩，羨慕慕”。 表示表示“在某方面欽佩（贊賞）某在某方面欽佩（贊賞）某人人”時，用時，用admire sb. for sth.。例如：。例如：I really admire your courage. 我確實欽佩我確實欽佩你的勇氣。你的勇氣。We admire them for their art works.我們很贊賞他們的藝術(shù)作品。我們很贊賞他們的藝術(shù)作品。1. We can even bring in books and magazines from home . 句中的句中的bring in意為意為“帶來，引進帶來，引進”，其中，其中的的in是個副詞，強調(diào)把某物帶到某處。例是個副詞，強調(diào)把某物帶到某處。例如：如：He brings in a newspaper from his office. 他從辦公室?guī)硪粡垐蠹?。他從辦公室?guī)硪粡垐蠹?。難句解析難句解析This shop brought in lots of new pets from other countries. 這家店從其他國家引進了許多新寵物。這家店從其他國家引進了許多新寵物。此外，此外，bring可用作及物動詞，意為可用作及物動詞，意為“拿拿來，帶來來，帶來”，常見結(jié)構(gòu)有，常見結(jié)構(gòu)有bring sth. to sb. / bring sb. sth.。例如：。例如：Please bring some water to me.=Please bring me some water. 請給我拿一些水來。請給我拿一些水來。 2. I enjoy this a lot. 句中的句中的a lot意為意為“很，非常很，非?！?，用來修飾，用來修飾動詞動詞enjoy，表示程度。，表示程度。a lot還可修飾介詞還可修飾介詞短語、形容詞或副詞的比較級等。例如：短語、形容詞或副詞的比較級等。例如：It rains a lot at this time of year. 每年的這個時候都經(jīng)常下雨。每年的這個時候都經(jīng)常下雨。He is feeling a lot better. 他現(xiàn)在感覺好多了。他現(xiàn)在感覺好多了。此外，此外，a lot也可用作名詞短語，表示也可用作名詞短語，表示“很多很多”，其后多帶動詞不定式作其后置，其后多帶動詞不定式作其后置定語。例如：定語。例如：Sometimes there is little snow in winter, but sometimes theres a lot. 冬天這里有時很少下雪，有時卻又很多。冬天這里有時很少下雪，有時卻又很多。Come to our party！There is a lot to eat.來參加我們的聚會吧！有好多吃的東西呢。來參加我們的聚會吧！有好多吃的東西呢。3. . we always have a great time talkingto each other. have a great time意為意為“玩得高興，過得愉玩得高興，過得愉快快”，相當于，相當于have a good time / enjoy oneself，其后可跟，其后可跟v-ing形式。形式。Last summer, we had a good time in our journey. 去年夏天，我們在旅途中玩得很愉去年夏天，我們在旅途中玩得很愉快?？?。 I had a good time watching the film with you.和你去看電影我很開心。和你去看電影我很開心。4. You can have driving lessons at the age of 16 in the USA. at the age of 后接基數(shù)詞表示后接基數(shù)詞表示“在在歲的歲的時候時候”，這個短語也可以用，這個短語也可以用“at age + 基數(shù)基數(shù)詞詞”或或“at +基數(shù)詞基數(shù)詞” 來表示。例如：來表示。例如：He went to London at the age of 19. = He went to London at age 19.= He went to London at 19. 在他在他19歲的時候，他去了倫敦。歲的時候，他去了倫敦。注意：含有注意：含有at the age of .的單句可以轉(zhuǎn)的單句可以轉(zhuǎn)換成由換成由when引導的時間狀語從句。例如：引導的時間狀語從句。例如： In Britain, children go to school at the age of five. =In Britain, children go to school when they are five. 在英國，小孩子在英國，小孩子5歲的時候去上學。歲的時候去上學。Daniel: I read an article by a girl from the USAS.Kitty: Really? Tell me more about her.Task IIIAB2 On the way home, Daniel tells Kitty about life in American schools, complete their conversation.Daniel: Her name is Nancy. She studies at Rocky Mountain High School in Denver. shes in 9th grade.Kitty: Whats Nancys school life like?Daniel: During lunchtime, she meets her friends and they chat. Every Monday, she goes to a (1)_ club. she has a special friend, Julie, in 12th grade. Students in 12th grade are called (2)_. Nancy says that Julie is her (3)_.Kitty: What does the word hero mean?buddyseniorsheroDaniel: It means someone you admire very much.Kitty: Does Nancy like sports?Daniel: Yes. Her favourite sports is (4) _ . She (5)_ twice a week after school.softballpractises1. Hello, everyone! = Hello, _!2. We always work together. He is my _. 3. _ a week, I play softball after school.4. She is a _ student in 12th grade. 5. I spend a lot of time _. 6. She knows everything and helps me a lot. She is my _.guysbuddyTwice seniorpracticinghero用用buddy, hero, practice, guy, senior, twice填空填空 B看圖填空（看圖填空（P26 C2)reading week1driving lessons2CHome Economics3lunchtime4softball game Buddy Club56Word puzzles1. guy 2. twice 3. practice a. two times b. to do and try to get skillsf. anyone male or femaleDe. a student in his/her last year of high schoold. a person admired by many people because he is good and brave. c. a close friend, a partner4. buddy 5. senior 6. hero 翻譯下列詞組翻譯下列詞組1. 學校生活學校生活 _2. 也也 _3. 打壘球打壘球 _4. 一個親密的朋友一個親密的朋友 _5. 看報紙和雜志看報紙和雜志 _6. 在讀書周期間在讀書周期間 _7. 在課堂上在課堂上 _8. 看一篇文章看一篇文章 _school lifeas wellplay softballa close friendread newspaper and magazinesduring reading weekin classread an articleE. 用上題中詞組的適當形式填空。用上題中詞組的適當形式填空。Lily is a Chinese girl. I study in a middle school. Now please let him tell you something about his _. He likes studying. And he likes playing balls _. He always listens to the teacher carefully _. school lifeas wellin classAfter class he often _ with _. Every term our school has a Reading Week. _ He likes to go to the library to _ after lunchtime. Yesterday afternoon he _ from a newspaper. Its very interesting. He likes reading weeks.plays softballa closed friendDuring the readingweekread newspapers and magazinesread an articlePerformanceMake up a dialogue with your partner to talk about Johns or Nancys school life.Task IVA: a friend from the USA.B: tell about A: name studies B: brothers or sisters?A: Jim drives to school B: any clubs?A: buddy club Julie B: hobby?A: favorite sport B: at lunchtime ModelComparative reading:Life in a Beijing schoolLife in a Beijing schoolName: _Grades: _Subjects:_ _Beijing Sunshine Secondary SchoolGrade 7- Grade 9; SeniorMath, Chinese, English, Science, Geography, History, ComputerClubs: _ _Clubs for fun; Clubs for study The Helping Hands ClubConsolidationWhats your school life like?grades, subjects, lessons, classmates, teachers, clubs, homework, favourites Task VI. Describe your own school life.II. Search for the information about different school lives on the Internet.HomeworkIII.III.翻譯句子。翻譯句子。1.1.我的哥哥去年在學校上了駕駛課。我的哥哥去年在學校上了駕駛課。2.2.我的爸爸每天開車送我上學。我的爸爸每天開車送我上學。3.3.開車去上學要比乘公共汽車快。開車去上學要比乘公共汽車快。4.4.南希每周放學之后打兩次壘球。南希每周放學之后打兩次壘球。5.5.我每天花很多時間在練習打壘球上。我每天花很多時間在練習打壘球上。6.6.午飯期間我們與朋友總是聊得很開午飯期間我們與朋友總是聊得很開 心。心。