Unit2SchoolLifePERIOD10:CHECKOUTTeachingObjectives●Togooverwhatwehavelearnedthroughoutthewholeunit●Tounderstanduseofcomparativestructures●Tousethedeductiveskillsinselectingcorrectinformation●TorememberthewordbyputtingthemindifferentwordfamiliesTeachingProceduresStep1WarmingupRemindthestudentsoftheunittopic‘Schoollife’.Theyaresurelyquiteclearlythatwehavediscussedaboutatleastthreekindsofschools:BritishSchool(WoodlandSchool),AmericanSchool(RockyMountainHighSchool)andChineseschool(BeijingSunshineSchoolandtheirownschool)EncouragethestudentstocollecttheinformationaboutWoodlandSchoolandwritesomeofthekeyphrasesandusefulsentencepatternsontheboard.Itisamixedschool.HomeEconomicsisasubjectatWoodlandSchool.Studentscanlearnhowtocookandsew.Beforemanystudentsdidnotknowhowtodothingsforthemselvesbutnowtheycancookhealthyandtastyfood.Theyhaveareadingweekeveryyear.Theycanreadanybooksfromtheschoollibrary.Theycanalsobringinbooksandmagazinesfromhome.Theycantalktotheirclassmatesabouttheirbooksneartheendofeachclass.Itisalwaysveryshort,becausetheywanttoreadtheirclassmates’booksaswell.….(Theteachercanalsouse‘FillintheBlanks’todothis.)EncouragethestudentstocollecttheinformationaboutRockyMountainHighSchoolandwritesomeofthekeyphrasesandusefulsentencepatternsontheboard.Whenyouareseventeenyearsold,youcantakeadrivinglessons.Drivingtoschool(it)takeslesstimethantakingthebus.Studentscanspendalotoftimepracticingplayingsoftball.Theycangotoa‘BuddyClub’.Theretheolderstudentstalktonewstudentsaboutschoollife.Nancy’sbuddyisaseniorin12thgrade.ShehelpsNancylearnallabouthernewschool.ShehelpsNancywithherhomeworkandlistenstoNancy’sproblems.Duringlunchtime,thestudentsalwayshaveagreattimetalkingtoeachother.Sometimesthegotoshoppingmallsafterschool.….EncouragethestudentstocollecttheinformationaboutBeijingSunshineSchoolandwritesomeofthekeyphrasesandusefulsentencepatternsontheboard.Thereare1,800studentsand90teachersatBeijingSunshineSchool.Thereare45classroomsatBeijingSunshineSchool.Studentshave7weeksoffinsummertime.Studentsspendaboutthreehoursdinghomeworkeveryday.Studentshavetowearuniformsanddomorningexerciseseveryday.EncouragethestudentstocollecttheinformationaboutDaniel’sIdealSchoolandwritesomeofthekeyphrasesandusefulsentencepatternsontheboardSchooltime:start,finisheshavelotoftimeforafter-schoolactivities.Lunch:Eatlunchandchat,listentopopmusic,fruitandvegetablesSubjectsandclasses:Mathinteresting,ComputerStudies,wearuniformsbutnotties,smallclassesEquipments:aparkononesideandashoppingmallontheother,Library,tenniscourtandswimmingpool.Otherthings:lotsofclubsandafter-schoolactivities/halfanhourofhomeworkeveryday,nohomeworkatweekends/goonaschooltriptoamuseumoratheatreEncouragethestudentstotalkabouttheirownschoolaswellastheiridealschoolWhattimedoesyourschooldaystart?Doyouthinkitistooearlyortoolate?Whattimedoesyourschooldayfinish?Doyouthinkitistooearlyortoolate?Daniel’sIdealSchoolHowlongisyourlunchtime?Whatareyourfavoritesubjects,sportsandafter-schoolactivities?Doyouliketoweartheschooluniform?Whyorwhynot?Doyouthinkyourschoolisagoodone?Doyouliketogoonschooltrips?Howoftendoyougoonschooltrips?Wherewouldyouliketogo?Step2FinishingthePartBInvitethestudentstofinishthePartB,onPage37.Giveasummarytothewordswehavecomeacrossintheunitbyformingwordgroups.Checktheanswers.Ifpossible,getthestudentstogivemorewordsandthenaddthemtothetable.Step3ComparetheschoolsGetthestudentstocomparetheschools.ChinesestudentshavemoreweeksoffinthesummertimethanBritishstudents.BritishStudentsspendlesstimedoingtheirhomeworkthanChinesestudents.StudentsatRockyMountainHighSchooldonotwearuniformsanddonotdomorningexercises.Talkaboutthegrammarinvolvedintheunit.(RefertoPeriodSix.)Step4CompletePartAInvitethestudentstocompletePartA,Page37.Tocompletetheseexercises,studentsmustusethedeductiveskills.Forstrongerclass,justletthestudentsfinishthejobbythemselves.Forweakerclasses,itisnecessaryfortheteachertoteachthewordslike‘pencilbox,paperclips,rubber’.Readthesentencesonebyoneandgetthestudentsfocusonthecomparativewordsandencouragethemtomakethejudgments.Step5Homeworka.Gooverthewholeunitandgetreadyforthetest.b.FinishofftheexercisesintheEvaluationHandbookandLearningEnglish.