外研初中三年级下册

Module 2 Education

Unit 2What is the best thing about school?

Look at the pictures and talk about them.

Talk about your school life

You can talk about it in the following aspects

• your school

• Your school day

• the subjects and the exams

• the other events and activities

1. 演讲，讲话 make a speech

after-school activities3. 给我们讲有关……消息 tell us some news about

4. 休息 have a break

5. 进行体育锻炼 do athletics

6. 参加考试 have exams

8. 持续一小时 last for an hour

7. 毒品的危害 the dangers of drugs

10. 家长会 a parents’ meeting9. 谈论我们的进步 talk about our progress

2. 课外活动

11. 课内外时间 during and after school hours

Phrases Learning

How many subjects does Sally have

this year?

She has 11 subjects.

Pre-Reading

Part 1 Para 1-2

Questions Answers 1. Where’s Park School?

2. What kind of school is it?

3. How far is it?

4. How long did you stay at

primary school?

It’s in London.

It’s a secondary school.

It’s about 20 minutes by bike away from my home.I stayed there for sixyears.

Detailed Reading

Questions and Answers

Part 2 Para 3

When Events At what time

In the morning

School starts

Lessons from

Break

Lessons from

In the afternoon

Lunch

Lessons from

School ends

Complete the Timetable

8:45

9:05

11:05

11:20

12:20

1:20 pm

3:15 pm

Part 2 Para 3

Time Activities

8:45-8:55

8:55-9:05

9:05-10:05

11:05-11:20

11:20-12:20

12:20-1:20pm

1:20pm-3:15pm

teacher checks who is present or absentmakes a speech and tells us any news about the schoolhave a lesson

have a break

have another lesson

have lunch

have two more lessons

Fill in the Chart

Part 3 Para 4-5

1. They have ___________ this year. But they _______________ in every subject. 2. PHSE is about the dangers of ______ and ________. 3. Students do things like ________ to cook as well

as __________________ in ADT. 4. PE involves _______________, basketball,

________ in the gym and swimming. 5. Sally has taken ____ exams and she’ll take her exams in ____________.

Complete the Sentences

11 subjects

don’t have examsdrugs

smokinglearning

drawing and designphysical exercise

training

3eight subjects

Part 4 Para 6-7

1. What can you do on the sports ground?

2. Do you have after-school activities?

3. What are they?

4. What’s the best thing about school?

We can play football, tennis and do athleticsboth during and after school hours.

Yes, we do.

They’re sports club and language societies.

English, history, music … and my friends.

Answer the Questions

Part 4 Para 6-7

What other events and activities are there in the school year?

There are / is

visits to museums and galleries, and to camps for activities, … climbing and cycling …

parties and discos and a sports day, and the school play …

a parents’ meeting, so …and … talk about our progress

What other events and activities are there in her school year?

There

are

visits …

There is…

camps for, climbing and cycling museums and galleries,

parties, discos a sports day the school play

a parents’ meeting, so, talk about

London Museum

4 Put the statements in the correct column.

1. Sally has been at school since she was

five and she will be at school until she

is 18.

2. All schools in the UK are all like Park

School.

3. There is a meeting for the whole school at

8:55 am.

The passage gives this information.

We understandthis information.

We don’t know.

5 1, 3 2, 4

4. Sally will take six more sets of exams

before she finishes school.

5. There is a parents’ meeting each term.

Decide if these sentences from the passage show facts (F) or opinions (O) .

1. Park School is a secondary school,

about 20 minutes by bike away from

home.

2. This year I have 11 subjects.

3. Fortunately, we don’t have exams in

every subjects.

F

F

F

4. …we’re really lucky to have a

swimming pool.

5. During the school year there are

usually visits to museum and

galleries…

6. What’s the best thing about school?

English, history, music…and

my friends.

O

F

O

Language points

如果主句为一般将来时， if 引导的条件状语从句则用一般现在时。这一规律被称为 “主将从现”。如： If it rains tomorrow, we won’t go camping. 如果明天下雨，我们就不去野营了。

1. If I pass my exam next year, I’ll stay here until I am 18. 如果明年我通过考试的话，我会在这里学 习到 18 岁。

2. We spend the first 10 minutes in our classroom.

spend …(in) doing … (in 可省略）spend …on … ( 花费……在……上）如：I spent five minute (in) bargaining with her.I spent one day on this book.

3. PE involves physical exercise, basketball training in gym and swimming … involve 表示“包含；涉及”。如： What will the job involve? These changes will involve everyone on the staff.

1. Learn 11 phrases.

2. Understand the meaning ‘My school life’

through reading.

1) the school

2) the school day

3) the subjects and the exams

4) the other events and activities

Summary

1. 我们的课持续一小时。 Our lessons _______________. 2. 11:05 到 11:20 是课间休息。 We ____________ at 11:05 until 11:20. 3. 明年我要参加八门课的考试。 I _____________ in eight subjects next year. 4. 一学期我们开一次家长会和运动会。 There is _________________ and ___________ once a term.

last for an hour

have a break

take my exams

a parents’ meetinga sports day

Fill in the Blanks

When you write about your school life, pay attention to four things:

Introduce:

1. your school

2. your school day

3. the subjects and the exams

4. the other events and activities

How do you introduce your school life?

Task writing

Dear …,

My name is _____. I’d like to introduce my school

life to you. I’m a student at …Middle School.

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

Yours,

_____

Introduce your school life

单项选择1. I wonder if the talent show _____next mont

h. If they ____it, I must get ready for it.

（ 2010 年青岛） A. will hold, hold B. will hold, will hold

C. will be held , hold D. is held, will hold

2. I’m interested in animals, so I ____ lots of time playing with my pet dog.

(2007 福建厦门 )

A. pay B. take C. spend

C

C

3. He _______ less time reading stories about film stars than before.

(2006 江苏南通 )

A. takes      B. spends                

C. costs               D. pays

4. -- You always spend only a little time on

your study. You really _____ me down.-- I‘m sorry, Mum. I won’t do that again. （ 2008 年咸宁市 ）

A.take  B.put  C.let  D.look

B

C

Homework

1. Finish the exercises in the

workbook Ex. 8, 9 & 10.

2. Finish the composition about

your school life.