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Unit 4
School days
Integration~Further study
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学习目标
To master some new words and phrases.
To know about Sandy’s school field trips through reading and listening.
To talk about your school field trip.
To write an article about hands-on learning at your school.
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新课讲授
Thinking
What are they doing? Can you describe the two pictures?
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Sandy is reading the school field trip notice for the Grade 7 students. Read it with her and answer the questions below.
Reading
Where are they picking apples?
2. Which season is it now in the picture?
On a farm.
It is autumn.
What are the students doing?
2. Do you plant trees in spring too?
We don’t know how to plant trees, but we would like to learn how to plant trees.
They are planting trees.
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Field trip 1: Picking apples (in autumn)
Activities: Visit an apple farm
Learn how to grow apples
Help pick apples
Field trip 2: Planting trees (in spring)
Activities: Have a tour of the fields
Learn how to plant trees
Help plant trees
Please find more on the school website
1 What can the Grade 7 students do on the autumn field trip?
2 What do you like about your field trips? Why?
School field trips for Grade 7 students
They can visit an apple farm, learn how to grow apples and help pick apples.
I like field trips. Because I can enjoy nature.
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Free talk
What else do you want to know about the school field trips?
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Where: Sunny Apple Farm
When: (1) _________ October
The bus leaves at (2) _________ a.m. and gets back at
(3) _________ p.m.
Activities for the day:
In the morning:
· We watch a video and learn how to (4) _________ apples.
In the afternoon:
· We have a (5) _________ about how to pick apples.
· We help (6) _________ the apples on the farm.
· We take some apples home and share them with (7) _________.
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Sandy is listening to Mr Wu talking about one of the field trips. Listen to Mr Wu and help Sandy complete her notes.
Listening
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Free talk
What do you like about school field trips? Why?
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( )①Amy thinks field trips are noisy.
( )②Simon thinks everybody tries their best to make things better on the trips.
( )③Sandy thinks field trips are always too boring.
( )④Sandy likes to clean her school area.
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Sandy and her classmates are talking about school field trips. Listen to their conversation and judge T or F.
Listening
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Students Likes Reasons
Amy (1) _____________ (2) ___________________________________
___________________________________
Simon (3) _____________ (4) ___________________________________
___________________________________
Sandy (5) _____________ (6) ___________________________________
Being outside
It’s nice to get close to nature, and she can enjoy the peace and quiet.
Teamwork
Everybody tries their best to make things better.
Class duties
It feels good to keep their school area clean.
Listen to their conversation again and finish the table.
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Reading
Sandy: What do you like about school field trips, Amy?
Amy: I love field trips because I like being outside. It’s nice to get close to nature, and I can enjoy the peace and quiet there.
Sandy: That’s true. And you, Simon?
Simon:I like the teamwork on the trips. Everybody tries their best to make things better.
Sandy: Yes, but sometimes field trips are too tiring for me. I like our class duties on Mondays. It feels good to keep our school area clean.
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Speaking
Work in groups and role-play the conversation.
Sandy: What do you like about school field trips, Amy?
Amy: I love field trips because I like being outside. It’s nice to get close to nature, and I can enjoy the peace and quiet there.
Sandy: That’s true. And you, Simon?
Simon:I like the teamwork on the trips. Everybody tries their best to make things better.
Sandy: Yes, but sometimes field trips are too tiring for me. I like our class duties on Mondays. It feels good to keep our school area clean.
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A: What do you like about school field trips, B?
B: I love/like … because …
A: That’s … And you, C?
C: I like/love … Because …
A: Yes, but …
Work in groups and talk about the topic. Use the conversation below as a model.
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Sample:
A: What do you like about school field trips, B?
B: I like them because I can learn a lot knowledge beyond books.
A: That's great. And you, C?
C: I love them. Because I can learn how to work with others.
A: Exactly. I think it is meaningful to have school field trips.
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Writing
Sunshine Middle School newsletter is inviting students to send in articles about their hands-on learning at school.
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Answer the questions below with the information about your school.
Learning by doing at my school
1. What is it?
_________________________________________________________
2. How often does it take place?
_________________________________________________________
3. When does it take place?
_________________________________________________________
4. How many students take part in it?
_________________________________________________________
5. What do you usually do?
_________________________________________________________
6. What can you learn from it?
_________________________________________________________
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Read Sandy’s article about her hands-on learning at school and match the paragraphs with their content.
Learning through chores
In my class, we all work in groups and take turns to do different chores.
My group works on Mondays. Usually, Simon cleans the windows, Daniel likes to sweep the floor, and I clean the blackboard and empty the bins.
We have a “class farm". I like to water the plants there. This helps me learn how to take care of plants.
We each do something for our class and learn about teamwork through chores. We are happy to keep our classroom clean and tidy.
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Answer the following questions.
What is Sandy's hands-on learning?
When does her group work?
What do they do in the group?
What does Sandy like to do in the “class farm"?
What can she learn through chores?
Teamwork.
Do different chores.
On Mondays.
Clean the windows, sweep the floor, clean the blackboard and empty the bins.
To water the plants.
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What’s the structure of the article?
Paragraph 1
What is it?
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
How often does it take place?
What can Sandy learn from it?
What does Sandy like to do?
How many students take part in it?
When does it take place?
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Write an article about hands-on learning at your school based on the information in Part D1. Use Sandy's article as a model.
Learning by doing at my school
1. What is it?
_________________________________________________________
2. How often does it take place?
_________________________________________________________
3. When does it take place?
_________________________________________________________
4. How many students take part in it?
_________________________________________________________
5. What do you usually do?
_________________________________________________________
6. What can you learn from it?
_________________________________________________________
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Structure
Paragraph 1
What is it?
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
How often does it take place?
What can you learn from it?
What do you like to do?
How many students take part in it?
When does it take place?
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Useful expressions
My favourite chore/activity is ...
At my school, every student ...
I ... in the morning/afternoon/evening.
I like to ...
On Monday/Tuesday/..., I..
This job/chore/activity helps me ..
We learn about ... through ...
I like this chore/activity because ..
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Assessment
What I can do Me Partner
1 I can describe school life at Sunshine
Middle School.
2 I can use prepositions of time and adverbs of
frequency correctly.
3 I can talk and write about my school days
with the new words in this unit.
4 I can pronounce the sounds of /ɑː/, /ɔ:/, /i:/, /e/,
/u:/ /ʊ/ /ɜː/and /ə/ correctly in words.
5 I know how to enjoy school life.
* Assess your learning of new words and grammar by doing the exercises on page 115.
Result: □ Weak □ Good □ Wonderful
I am good at _________________________________________________
I need to spend more time on ____________________________________
My action plan: _______________________________________________
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Further study
Let us remember: one book, one pen, one child and one teacher can change the world.
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.
The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.
There are many famous quotes and sayings about learning. Find more and discuss them with your classmates.
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Language points
1. Everybody tries their best to make things better.
每个人都竭尽全力让事情变得更好。
try one’s best 尽某人最大的努力。
try one’s best to do sth. 尽某人最大努力做某事
e.g. Let’s try our best to finish this task.
让我们尽最大的努力去完成这项任务。
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2. Yes, but sometimes field trips are too tiring for me.
是的,但有时实地考察对我来说太累了。
tiring 为形容词,意为“累人的”,主要用于修饰事物。
e.g. I think travelling is tiring. 我认为旅行很累人。
tired 为形容词,意为“疲倦的;疲劳的”,主语常常是人。
e.g. I often feel tired. 我常常感到疲劳。
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词汇 用法
take part in 指参加会议或群众性活动等,重点说明句子的主语参加该项活动,并在其中发挥作用
join 指加入某个党派、团体、组织等,如“参军、入团、入党”等
join in 指参加某种活动,如“游戏”等,join in sth.意为“参加某事”
e.g. We'll take part in the sports meeting. 我们将参加运动会。
He joined the Party. 他入了党。
May I join in the game? 我可以参加这个游戏吗?
3. How many students take part in it?有多少学生参加?
take part in 参加
e.g. Will you take part in the English evening? 你将参加英语晚会吗?
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4. In my class, we all work in groups and take turns to do different chores.
在我的课堂上,我们都分组工作,轮流做不同的家务。
take turns 意为“轮流;依次”。常用搭配:
take turns to do sth. 轮流做某事
e.g. Mum is ill. Let's take turns to look after her.
妈妈病了。咱们轮流照顾她吧。
It’s one’s turn to do sth.意为“轮到某人做某事”。
e.g. Now it's your turn to read the text.
现在轮到你读课文了。
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5. This helps me learn how to take care of plants.
这有助于我学习如何照顾植物。
take care of 为固定搭配,意为“照顾(看);照料”,可用look after或care for替换。
e.g. Can you help me take care of the baby?
你能帮我照顾这个婴儿吗?
take care 意为“小心;当心”,相当于be careful或look out。
e.g. Take care that you don't drink too much!
当心别喝得太多!
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