Unit2SchoolLifePERIOD2:READINGITeachingObjectives●Toguessgeneralmeaningfrompicturesandkeywords●Tounderstandfeelingsandopinions●Toidentifyspecificinformationaboutschoollife.●ToLearnaboutthelivesinaBritishschoolandanAmericanschool●Tounderstandthemainpointsofthereadingpassages.TeachingProceduresSTEP1IntroducingwordswithdifferentspellingHavingaskedthestudentstofindmoredifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishIgoontopointoutsomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanspelling.Usethefollowingtabletointroducewordswithdifferentspelling.BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishfavourite,colourfavorite,colorcenter,theatrecenter,theaterTravelertravellerChequecheckPractise(v.)licence(n.)Practice(v.)license(n.)Meanwhile,theteachermayteachtheword‘license’.Getthestudentstoread‘practice’‘license’syllablebysyllable,theninvitethestudentstoreadoutthewordsabove.STEP2FindingdifferencesTellthestudentsthatthedifferencesnotonlylieinthelanguage.Therearealsosomedifferencesbetweendifferentschools.Andaskthemtoopenthebooksandreadthepassagetofinddifferencesandtrytofillinthetable.STEP3FinishingPartC2GetthestudentstofinishPartC2onpage26.GetthestudentstotalkaboutHomeEconomics,Readingweek,BuddyClubetc.STEP4ReadingthepassagesGetthestudentstoreadthepassagesandthenfinishPartC1onpage26.Askthestudentstocorrectthesentencesifitisnotright.STEP5ReadingforinformationGetthestudentstoreadformorespecificinformationandanswerthefollowingquestions.PASSAGEA1.WhereisWoodlandSchool?(InBritish.InEngland.NearLondon.)2.Isitamixedschool?(Yes,itis.)3.Whatisamixedschool?(Boysandgirlscanhavelessonstogether.)Isyourschoolamixedschool?Yes.4.IsJohn’sfavoritesubjectHomeEconomics?(Yes,itis.)5.WhydoeshelikeHomeEconomics?(Becausehecanlearnhowtocookandsew.Hecanlearnhowtocookhealthyandtastyfoodandhowtodothingsforhimself.)6.Didheknowhowtocookandsewbeforehecametothisschool?7.Whatdotheydoduringthereadingweek?Afterthis,getthestudentstoreadthewholepassagealoudtogether.Thismayhelptoknowhowthestudentsgraspthepassages.PASSAGEB1.WheredoesNancystudy?(ShestudiesatRockyMountainhighschool.)2.WhydoesNancy’sbrothertakehertoschoolbycar?(Becauseit’sfasterthantakingthebus.)3.Howoftendoessheplaysoftball?(Twiceaweek.)4.WheredoesshegoeveryMonday?(ShegoestotheBuddyClub.)LifeinaBritishschoolLifeinanAmericanschoolGradeInyear8in9thgradeSpeciallessonsHaveHomeEconomicshavedrivinglessonsSpecialActivitiesHaveareadingweekplaysoftball/gotoabuddyclubWhatelse?Neartheendofclasswecantalktoourfriendsaboutbooks.Duringlunchtime,wehaveagreattimetalkingtoeachother.5.WhatdotheydointheBuddyClub?(Olderstudentshelpnewstudentstolearnallaboutthenewschool.Theyalsohelpthemwiththeirhomeworkandlistentotheirproblems.)6.Whatdotheyusuallydoatlunchtime?(Theyalwayshaveagreattimetalkingtoeachother.)AfterthestudentshaveunderstoodthesecondpassagewellgetthemtoreadthepassagealoudandthendotheexerciseinPartB2.Thestudentsmayhavesomeproblemsinunderstandingtheword‘admire’.Soitisveryimportanttoexplainit.Askthestudentstofillintheblanks.Andthenchecktheanswerinclass.Getthestudentstoreadaloudtheconversation.Step6AskthestudentstofillintheblanksAroundtheworld,therearemanydifferentkindsof__1___.Forexample,ina__2___school,studentscanhaveaspecialsubject,___3__.Thestudentscanlearnto__4___.Manystudentsdonotknow__5___forthemselves.However,theycancook__6___foodnow.Itisreallyausefulsubject.Theyalsohavea__7___everyyear.Studentscanreadanybooksfromtheschoollibrary.Theycanevenbringinbooksand__8___fromhome,buttheyhavetotelltheirteacherwhattheyarereading.Neartheendoftheclass,theycantalktotheirfriendsabout__9___.It’sreallygreat.LifeinanAmericanschoolisquitedifferent.Theyhave__10___atschool.Itisgreattodrivetoschool,becauseitis__11___than__12___thebus.Afterschool,thestudentshavealotofthingstodo.Theycanplayballgameslike_13____.TheycanalsogotoaBuddyClub.IntheClub,olderstudentsmayhelpthenewto_14____theirschool.Sometimestheolderhelpthemwiththeirhomeworkand__15___theirproblems_16____.Theycan__17___talkingtoeachother__18___andenjoyshoppingafterschool.(keys:1.schools2.British3.HomeEconomics4.cookandsew5.howtodothings6.healthyandtasty7.readingweek8.magazines9.theirbooks.10.divinglessons11.faster12.taking13.softball14.learnabout15.listento16.aswell17.haveagreattime18.lunchtime)STEP7HomeworkReadthepassagesthreetimes.FinishofftheexerciseintheEvaluationHandbookandLearningEnglish.
