1、牛津初中英语8AUnit218A Unit Two School life Period One Comic strip and welcome to the unitLearning aims1.To introduce vocabulary used in British English and American English.2.To distinguish between British and American usage.Activity One Preview.New words (写出下列单词的划线部分的音标、词义和词性)1.British _ _ 2.lift _ _3.p
2、ost _ _ 4.eraser _ _ 5.fall _ _ 6.vacation _ _7.elevator_ _ 8.math _ _9.movie _ _ 10.soccer _ _. Useful phrases（英汉互译） 1.school life 2. fewer advertisements 3.American football 4.ground floor 5.英国英语 5.美国英语 . Important sentences1.Whats school like? Its like watching TV. 句意： 2.Were smarter than people.
3、 句意： 3.There are fewer advertisements. 句意： Activity Two Welcome to the unitStep One Free talk1.In which countries do people speak English ?2.Do you know the words favourite and favorite ? Can you tell the differences between them?Step Two Finish Part A on P23.1.Read the words on the left then on the
4、 right.2.Write the correct letters in the blanks.3.Make a dialogue.Model: A: Whats British English for 秋天 ? B:Its autumn. A: Whats American English for it? B:Its fall.Step Three Finish Part B on p23Activity Three Comic stripStep One Listen to the comic strips and answer the following questions.1.Wha
5、t does Eddie think school is like?2.Is school like watching TV?Step Two Read and act outStep Three Use the comic strip as a starting point for brainstorming on “what is school like?”eg : favourite subjects daily school lifeideal time Exercises【检测反馈】一、根据句意和中文提示写出美式和英式英语单词。1.Do you like playing _/_ （足
6、球）after school?2.Can I borrow your _/_（橡皮）?3.In _/_（秋天）, leaves fall down from the tree.4. Would you like to watch the _/_（电影）this evening?5. There is no _/_（电梯）in this building.6. There were a lot of _/_（邮件）.二、选词并用其正确形式填空。 Britain few careful watch different1. Lily has _ books than Sandy.2. They ar
7、e twins, but they have a few _ between them.3. Eddies school life is like _ TV.4. Mike and his brother like _ food.5. Tom does the work _, so his boss feels really pleased. Exercises 【巩固提升】 一、句型转换。1. The movie is very exciting.（改为感叹句）_ _ exciting movie !2. There is some milk in the bottle.（改为一般疑问句）I
8、s _ _ milk in the bottle?3. I like fall best of all the seasons.（保持句意基本不变）My _ _is fall.4. The girl eats little to make herself slim.（对划线部分提问）_ _ the girl eat little ?5. I think she will be back soon.（改为否定句）I _ think she _ be back soon.二、阅读理解Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi (阿凡提
9、), He had a good sense of humour. One day he had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.When Effendi was i
10、n front of the King, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you will die today.” Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, “But how can I know? Ill die two days earlier than you.” Because
11、 the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could, so he let Effendi go.（ ）1. The story tells us _ A. how Effendi fooled the king B. when the king would die C. why the Minister died D. Effendi knew the dates of every
12、ones death（ ）2. The Prime Minister died because _ A. Effendi killed him B. Effendi said he would die C. he was badly ill D. he fell to the ground from the horse（ ）3. Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death? A. in this way the king would know when he would die B. he wanted
13、to find an excuse to kill Effendi C. he himself had known the date of Effendis death D. he wanted to know when Effendi would die（ ）4.The king let Effendi go because _ A. he hoped to live a long life B. he was afraid of Effendi C. he didnt believe Effendis words D. he knew he would die two days later
14、（ ）5. Which of the following is not true? A. The Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him. B. The king was afraid of death C. Effendi didnt know when the king would die D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.Period Two Reading (I)I. New words (写出下列单词划
15、线部分的音标、词义和词性) 1. mixed 2. subject 3. sew 4. tasty 5. even 6. practice 7. hero 8. close 9. taste 10.article II. Useful phrases （英汉互译）1.in Year 8 2.a mixed school 3.do things for oneself 4.a Reading Week 5.near the end of 6.in 9th grade 7.have driving lessons 8.drive somebody to 9.twice a week 10talk
16、to somebody about something 11.help somebody with/do something 12.have a great time doing something III. Important sentences 1.Boys and girls have lessons together. 句意： 2.I like learning how to cook and sew. 句意： 3.I know how to cook healthy and tasty meals. 句意： 4.This is great because it takes less
17、time than taking the bus. 句意： 5.We always have a great time talking to each other. 句意： 6.What does the word “hero” mean ? 句意： It means someone you admire very much. 句意： Activity Two Pre-reading questionStep One To learn what you think our Chinese school is like. Try to answer the following questions
18、(1) How many lessons do you have everyday? _(2) What subjects do you learn? _(3) How often do you have a class meeting?_(4) What after-school activities do you have? _(5) Do you join any kinds of clubs in school? _(6) A hero is someone that you respect or admire. Do you have a hero?_Activity Two Whi
19、le-reading questions 1. Listen to the first part over the recorder and answer the questions:(1)Who wrote the first passage? _(2)What activity does the school have every year? _2. “T” or “F” exercises (1) John is in Year 9 at Woodland School, a mixed school. (2) John likes Home Economics best of all.
20、 (3) He knew how to cook healthy and tasty meals before coming to this school. (4) There is a Reading Week in his school every year. (5) The students can read any books from the school library, but they cant bring in books from home. (6)They think a Reading Week is too short because they want to rea
21、d more books.3. Skim the second passage: Life in an American school.(1) Who wrote the second passage?_ (2) Who else are metioned in the passage?_4. Scan for details, ask and answer:(1) What did Jim do in school last year?_(2) How does Nancy go to school every day? What does she think of it?_(3) Why
22、does Nancy say Julie is her hero? _ (4) What do American students do during lunchtime?_(5) What do the students do in the Buddy Club? _ (6)What do the students sometimes do after school? _5. Read the whole text and do the exercise C1 on Page26.6. Read the whole passage after the tape.Activity Five T
23、hree阅读完课文，请把下列谈及的内容给John 和Nancy归类。1. a mixed school 2. go to school in a car 3. cook healthy and tasty meals4. talk to each other 5. Home Economics 6. play softball7. go to a bubby club 8. a reading week 9. go to shopping malls10. talk to friends about booksJohn_Nancy_Exercises【检测反馈】 一、用所给单词的正确形式填空。
24、play twelve sun we really easy excite1.Miss Gao will teach physics next term.2.Look! One of the is his son.3.December is the month of a year.4. The sea looks beautiful on a day.5.There are some flowers in the vase. They are beautiful.6.If you are polite and helpful, you can make a lot of good friend
25、s .7.The China Pavalion made us very .二、单项选择( )1. My cousin is in _ in Shanghai No. 2 Middle School. A. 3th Grade B.3 Grade C.Grade 3 D.Grade 3rd( )2. He always looks . Now hes looking at his new drawing.A. happy; happily B. happy; happy C.happily; happily D.happily; happy( )3. -Whats your best frie
26、nd like? - .A. He is fine. Thank you. B. He is a doctor.C. He likes watching TV. D. He is helpful and generous.( )4. Chinese students have _ weeks _ in the summertime than American students. A. more; on B. fewer; on C. more; off D. less; off( )5. Lucys sports shoes are _ yours. A. the same as B. the different from C. the same D. different ( )6. There are many tall buildings on _ of the busy street. A. both side B. all sides C. each side D. every side Exercises【巩固提升】 一、经过本节课的学习，你能介绍一下 John 和 Nancy 所在的学校吗？ (A) Johns
