Teaching Objectives:
(1) Knowledge and skills
①Students master the place words: secondary school,office ,art room, music room, playground, library, gym,canteen.
②Students learn and can use the comparative phrases:just like, be (not) as...as, get better and better.
③Students review the grammatical structure:Thereis/are...
④Students read the text and get specific informationfrom the text.
(2) Process and methods
Students discuss in pairs or in groups and do exercisesto wholly understand the text.
(3) Emotional attitudes and values
Students compare the similarities and differences betweenEngland school described by Lily and Chineseschool they are studying in.
Teaching Contents:
It is a passage about Lily and a letter she wrote toXiaofang to introduce her England school—HillsideSecondary School.
Teaching Key Points:
Students understand the passage, especially theletter written by Lily, and know how to introducetheir school.
Teaching Difficult Points:
Students can use comparative phrases to describe thesimilarties and differences between England schooland Chinese, school m their own words.
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Pre-reading(10 minutes)
Before the reading activity, the teacher prepares somequestions that are related to the topic as followings:
①Do you know anything about schools in England?
②Do you think schools in England are all very big?
③Can you guess how many students there are in a class?
Students are divided into groups, four in each group,to discuss the questions open-mindedly. Then eachgroup should conclude three aspects about the similaritiesand differences between Chinese school andBritish school. Some students give a report abouttheir discussion.
(Justification: The questions can heIp students predictthe text. Students will eagerly read the text toprove their guess. )
Step 2 While-reading(20 minutes)
(1) Students read the text carefidly and answer theTrue/False questions.
Question
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True/False
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①Lily's school is as big as those in China. ②There aren't many students in each class. ③The classrooms and the teachers' offices are in the same building. ④There is a playground, but no gym. ⑤There is a room for learning music. ⑥There are many books in the library. ⑦Lily doesn't like her new school.
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When the majority of the students finish the exercise,students check their answers in pairs. They candiscuss in a low voice. Then, the teacher gives thecorrect answers.
(2) Students read the text again and find out thedifferences between British school and their ownschool. They should fill the form below with somekey words. For example:
Schools in England
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Schools in China
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Called "secondary school"
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Called "junior middle school"
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Schools are not big
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Schools are big
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Small classes
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Big classes
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(Justification:The true or false questions can examinestudents' understanding of the text. The secondform will train students' generalization ability. Thetwo exercises can ensure students totally understandthe text. )
Step 3 Post-reading(15 minutes)
(1) Vocabulary
Students are given several minutes to scan the textand find out the place words : canteen, playground,office, gym, music room, library, art room, secondaryschool. The teacher examines students' understandingof the words by asking" What do you do in...?"then ,lets students do the following exercise to consolidatethe vocabulary.
Complete the following sentences with the wordsgiven in the box.
canteen playground office gym music room library art room secondary school
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①If we want to have meals in the school, we go tothe ______.
②If we want to read or borrow books, we go tothe ______.
③When teachers finish their classes, they often goback to their ______.
④During the break or ",filer class, students often playat the ______.
⑤In Britain, a middle school is called a ______.
⑥A ______ is a large room where students dophysical exercises or get fit.
⑦Students learn drawing and painting inthe ______.
⑧Students often practice singing in the ______.
Keys: ①canteen; ②library; ③office; ④playground;⑤secondary school; ⑥gym; ⑦art room;⑧music room
(2) Grammar
Students scan the text again, find out the comparativesentences, and underline the comparative structures,such as :
It's
just like a junior middle school in China.
The school is
not as big as those in China.
So my English is
getting better and better.
Students are given several minutes to summarize thecomparative rules. Then the teacher explains therules.
just like意为“就像,正如”,构成be just like sth.结构。
be as...as...意为“像……一样”;be not as...as...意为“不如……那样;不如……如此”,为同级比较,两个as之间用形容词原级。
get better and better意为“变得越来越好”,其中“比较级+比较级”结构表示“越来越……”。
Homework:
(1) Students consolidate the new words and grammarafter class.
(2) Students write a composition according to theirdiscussion about the differences and similarities betweenChinese school and British school.
(Justification: The focus is on the vocabulary andgrammar. Students not only develop their readingskills but also accumulate EngliSh knowledge.)