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8 A Unit 2 School LifePeriod 1: Comic strips Welcome to the unit主备人： 审核人： 课时编号： 复备时间： 上课时间：Teaching aims and demands1.To learn new words and expressions .Words: British lift post eraser fall vacation math movieExpressions: British English be like be smarter than fewer advertisementsWhy dont dogs go to school, Eddie? Whats school like?Its like watching TV, but there are fewer advertisements.2. To sort out vocabulary in two categories: British and American English.3. To make sure that students know the differences of British and American English.Teaching main anddifficult points1. New words and expressions.2. Use British and American English to express the same things.Teaching aidsTeaching cards Radio Map ProjectorTeaching proceduresFurther preparationStep1:Free talk 1. Teacher: Many people in China speak English. Is China an English-speaking country?Students: Teacher: Can you tell us something about the English-speaking countries around the world? (Meanwhile write the names of different English-speaking countries in the world.)Do you think they speak the same English?Students: (Use a map to help them.) Teacher: Look at page 23,Part A, and you will get the answer.Step2 Matching the two words with the same meaning.1.Tell the students that people use different words to talk about the same things.Show a rubber to students and ask: Whats this in British English? And whats this in American English?Help the students to answer:It is a rubber in British English. It is an eraser in American English.(write down the new words.)Go on with the other words.(Use pictures or real things.)2. Ask the students to open their books and match the two words that refer to the same things.Get the students to read these words and help them remember them.3.Get the students to finish doing Part B on page 23. Show the pictures and ask the students to speak out both the British and American words out loudly.Step3 CompetitionDivide the whole class into two groups. Group A is now studying in a British school and Group B is studying in an American school. For example, if one of Group A members say autumn , Group B members can give out their answers quickly. The more members, the better.Then Group B first.Which group is better?Step 4 Listing and answeringT: Eddie is lazy, but he likes going to school. Why?What is school like to him?Play the tape for the students to listen and find out the answer to the questions.Get the students to read and feel the humor here. (in fact, Eddie has no idea what school is like and why people need to go to school. However, he still thinks dogs are clever. )Step 5 Reading1. Make the students read the conversation after the tape.2. To find their difficult points in the conversation.3. Get the students to read the conversation aloud. 4.Choose 3 pairs to act out the dialogue in front of the class. Encourage the students to add something to make the dialogue funnier and more interesting.Explain the following two sentences:We are smarter than people.There are fewer advertisements.It is very possible that the students may have some problems with the usage of like.What is school like?(像)Its like watching TV. (像) I like watching TV. (喜欢)Step 6 DiscussionTeacher: Eddie thinks school life is like watching TV. What do you think of our school life? Encourage the students to give some reasons for their ideas by offering a sentence pattern on the black board.I think my school life is _. Because _.It is very necessary for our teacher to lead the students to talk about the brighter side for the students to develop an active attitude towards school life as well as to study.Step7 ConsolidationComplete the sentences.1.My dog is much _ (smart) than yours.2.I have _ (few) friends than John.3.Do you know the differences between_ (Britain) English and _ (Ameri