Reading(2)：SchoollifeintheUK

1、School life in the UK,attend assembly earn respect achieve grade literature average,vt. 出席,参加 n. 集会;会议 vt. 获得;赚,挣得 n. 平均的,Words preview,Words preview,challenging lunchtime e-mail extra cooking prepare drop Spanish,adj. 具有挑战性的 n. 午餐时间 vt. 给发电子邮件 adj. 额外的,外加的 n. 做饭;烹饪;烹调 vt. 西班牙人,German woodwork miss

2、dessert field experience article penfriend,n. 德语;德国人 n. 木工工艺 vt. 思念,想念 n. (餐后的)甜点 n. 运动场,操场 vt. 经历,体验 n. 文章 n. 笔友,Words preview,for free,免费,Expressions preview,Words preview,introduce immediately,vt. 介绍 adv. 立即,马上,Do you know of any differences between the lives of Chinese and British high school st

3、udents? Can you try to give some reasons for the differences?,title,Reading,Reading,Which parts of school life in the UK do you think the author will talk about in the article?,Listen to the article and finish Part A.,1. How long did Wei Hua stay in Britain? 2. What was the name of Wei Huas class te

4、acher? 3. What did Wei Hua make in her woodwork class?,For one year.,Mr Heywood.,A small table.,Read the article and do Parts C1 & C2.,Part C1 1. What time do British Schools usually begin? 2. What time do they usually end? 3. On average, how many students are there in a class in the UK?,About 9 a.m

5、.,About 3.30 p.m.,29 students.,4. Why did Wei Hua find her homework difficult at the beginning of her study in the UK? Because all the homework was in English. 5. On Tuesdays, what did Wei Hua do in the evening? She had an extra French class.,6. What do British students usually eat after their main

6、meal? Lots of desserts. 7. Which British city did Wei Hua go to? Manchester.,Part C2 (T or F) 1. Wei Hua likes the school hours in the UK. 2. Chinese schools encourage students to work hard. 3. Wei Huas favorite teacher was Miss Burke.,4. British students always have the same classrooms and classmat

7、es. 5. British students can only study two languages: English and French. 6. Wei Hua enjoyed playing football. 7. Wei Hua is now back in Manchester again.,Are the following aspects of school life mentioned in the article?,teachers, classmates, friends, homework/assignments, subjects, grades, timetab

8、le, activities, school facilities, host family, food, hobbies, customs, traditions, festivals,Try to find the main idea of each paragraph in the shortest time.,Para. 1: Para. 2: Para. 3: Para. 4: Para. 5: Para. 6: Para. 7: Para. 8:,school hours,attending assembly,teachers and class,homework,improvin

9、g English and cooking,subjects,food,luck to experience the life,Reading strategy,skimming,scanning,a general idea,certain information,titles and headings,the first and last sentences of paragraphs,the first and last paragraphs,pictures and charts,Scan the text for key words and phrase, dates, etc.,D

10、o not need to read the whole text.,Language points, experience 1) (u) n. 经验，从经验中获得的知识和技能 2) (c) n. 经历 3) vt体验，经历 4) experienced adj. 有经验的，经验丰富的,你教英语有很多经验。 那次车祸对他来说是一次可怕的经历。 你体验过真正饥饿的滋味吗? 这种工作需要有经验的人。,You have had much experience in teaching English.,The car accident was a terrible experience to him.

11、,Have you experienced real hunger?,This work calls for an experienced man., as schools in China begin before 8 a.m. as可表示多种意义。 1) 表示时间，意为“一边一边”, “随着”。 2) 表示原因，意为“因为”。 3) 表示让步，意为“尽管，虽然”。 4) 象一样,如一样。 When at Rome, do as the Romans do. 我们边走边谈。 我们随着年龄的增长变得更聪明。 因为明天我要走，我给你买了件礼物。 Hard as he tried, he did

12、not pass the exam.,入乡随俗。,As we walked, we talked,As Im leaving tomorrow, Ive bought you a present,We get wiser as we get older.,他虽然很努力，但这次考试没及格。,_, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting. (2007重庆） A. Strange as might it sound B. As it might sound strange C. As strange it might sound

13、D. Strange as it might sound,高考链接, attend 1) vt. 出席，参加 2) attend (on) sb. 照料某人，看护某人 3) 注意，仔细听 你参加昨天的会议了吗? Did you attend the meeting yesterday? 有两位护士看护着她。 She has two nurses attending (on) her. 她生病而没上课。 She was sick so she didnt attend her class. 注意听他说话。 Attend carefully to what he is saying., respe

14、ct 1) n. 尊敬, 尊重, 珍视, 重视, 关心 (与for连用) 2) vt. 尊敬, 尊重, 留心, 注意, 对珍视 respect+n.+for 因尊敬某人 他很尊敬他的老师。 他因善良而倍受尊敬。 我们尊重你的隐私。 我们尊他为伟大的领袖。 earnwin respect 受到尊敬 show respect for sb. 尊敬某人 givesend ones respects to sb. 问候某人 respect oneself/self-respect 自重, He has great respect for his teachers, He is greatly resp

15、ected for his kindness., We will respect your privacy, We respect him as a great leader, achieve vt. 1) 完成(事情)，成就 2) 达成(目标等)，赢得 (名声等) achievement n. I achieved all I had hoped to do today. 今天我已完成我想做的事。 No one can achieve anything without effort. 没有人能够不努力就有所成就。 他达到了目标。 He achieved his goal. 通过努力我们可以获

16、得成功。 Well achieve success by working hard.,高考链接,Lucy has _ all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university. (2007天津） A. acquired B. finished C. concluded D. achieved, average 1) adj. 平均的，平常的 2) n. 平均，平均数 on (thean) average 平均地 above (the) average 平均水

17、平以上 below (the) average 平均水平以下 你们班上女生的平均年龄是多少? Whats the average age of the girls in your class? 他只是个普通的学生。 He is just an average student. 你知道如何计算平均数吗? Do you know how to work out an average?, prepare 准备，预备 1) prepare + n准备 2) prepare + for + n为做准备 3) prepare + sb. + to do 使某人做准备去做 4) prepare + to d

18、o 准备做 5) be prepared for 为做好了准备 6) be prepared + to do 准备好要做 学生们正为期末考试做准备。 我要教她准备面对困难。 你已准备好去旅行了吗? 现在我们已为考试做了充分的准备。,The students are preparing for the final exam.,Ill prepare her to face the difficulty.,Have you prepared to go on a trip?,We are well prepared for the exam now.,Finish Part D and Part

19、E individually.,Do Parts A1 and A2 on page 86 in Workbook so as to be familiar with the usage of the words and expressions in the text.,Suppose you have a chance to interview Wei Hua. Apart from the things you have been told, what other information would you like to know about her life and study in

20、the UK?,Interview,Some other post-reading activities for you to choose from.,Suppose you are Wei Hua and you are making a call to tell your Chinese classmates a day of school life in the UK. 2. Suppose you are studying in the UK, what subjects will you like to take if you can choose? Why? Do you thi

21、nk it necessary for the students to learn more languages? Why or why not?,Post-reading activities,Discussion,More information about school life in the UK.,What subjects do you learn?,Subjects studied in Key Stage 2 (5-11 year olds) English, Mathematics, Science, Information Technology (Computers), R

22、eligious Education (RE), Design and Technology, History, Geography, Art, Music and Physical Education (PE).,The National Curriculum at Key Stage 3 Includes English, Mathematics, Science, Design and Technology, IT, History, Geography, Modern Foreign Languages, Art, Music and PE. In addition to the Na

23、tional Curriculum, RE is also taught and, for secondary pupils, Sex Education.,At Key Stage 4 Students have to study English, Mathematics, Science, Design and Technology, a Modern Foreign Language, IT and PE. RE and Sex Education are also taught, although parents can choose not to let their child st

24、udy these subjects.,How long is your school day? Our School starts at 8:55 with registration. At 9:10 we go to assembly. In assembly we sing songs, listen to a story and pray. Our first lesson begins at 9:20. We have break time from 10:20 until 10:35.,During break time, the children have a snack and

25、 play games outdoors. Afterwards, we go back in for another lesson until lunch at 12:00. Afternoon lessons begin at 1:10 and end at 3:15, when the children go home. We do not have a break in the afternoon.,At 9:10 a.m. the children go to assembly in our main hall. They sit on the floor in rows with

26、the youngest children at the front and the older children at the back. As the children enter the hall they listen quietly to the music playing.,Assembly,Each week has a different musical theme and the children are asked to listen out for particular things. These assemblies are a time for us to gathe

27、r together to celebrate the achievements of our children and of the school as a whole.,Our classrooms are large and every classroom, in the main teaching block, has its own resource area.,Classroom,In all classrooms there is an CD Rom computer, overhead projector, white board and flip chart. Each cl

28、ass is well resourced for all curriculum areas.,First LessonThe first lesson of the day begins at 9:20 a.m. and lasts for an hour. Our morning lessons are usually Literacy (English) or Numeracy (Mathematics). Each of these lessons lasts for an hour.,Break Time (Recess)The children have their morning

29、 break from 10:20 10:35 a.m. Our children bring a snack from home to eat in the playgrounds. This snack is usually a packet of crisps, fruit or a couple of biscuits.,The children play games on either of our two playgrounds, adventure playground or in the summer term, they play on our large playing f

30、ield. Football is a very popular game but the children also play many other games, some of which have been around in school playgrounds for many years.,At the end of Break Time the duty teacher blows a whistle. The children stand still and wait to be told to line up in their class lines.,Lesson TwoW

31、e now have an hour and fifteen minutes before lunch time. The first fifteen minutes may be spent giving the children their weekly spelling test, times tables test or used for mental maths.,The children will then have a Literacy or Numeracy lesson before Lunch time.,Lunch Time (from 12 noon to 1:10 p.m.) Most children bring their own packed lunch from home. A packed lunch usually consists of sandwiches, fruit, a drink and a packet of crisps. Some children will h