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Unit 2
School life
Integration A-C
Learning objectives
By the end of this lesson, we will be able to:
Master core words and expressions in this period;
Find the differences between Sunshine Middle School and Toby’s American School through listening;
Talk about what makes our school lives special.
Learn about the school life in the USA through reading;
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Lead in
textbook
/'tekstbʊk/
n. 课本;教材
text(文本)+ book(书)
English textbook 英语课本
textbook example 典型例子
search
/sɜːtʃ/
vi. & vt. 搜索;查找
search for(搜寻)
search the Internet(上网搜)
动词三单:searches
Lead in
finish
/'fɪnɪʃ/
vt. & vi. 完成,做好
单词三单:finishes
finish my homework 完成我的家庭作业
finish doing sth. 完成做某事
American
/ə'merɪkən/
adj. 美国(人)的
American English(美式英语)
American culture(美国文化)
America(美国)+ -n
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hamburger
/'hæmbɜːgə(r)/
n. 汉堡包
eat a hamburger 吃汉堡包
cheese hamburger 芝士汉堡
pizza
/'piːtsə/
n. 比萨饼
a piece of pizza 一块披萨
make pizza 做披萨
复数:pizzas
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fried
/fraɪd/
adj. 油炸的
动词:fry(油炸)
fried chicken 炸鸡
fried rice 炒饭
salad
/'sæləd/
n. 沙拉
fruit salad 水果沙拉
make a salad 做一份沙拉
复数:salads
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chopstick
/'tʃɒpstɪk/
n. 筷子
复数:chopsticks(通常用复数)
a pair of chopsticks 一双筷子
use chopsticks 用筷子
movie
/'muːvi/
n. 〈美〉电影
go to a movie 去看电影
action movie 动作片
同义词:film(电影 - 英式)
Lead in
difference
/'dɪfrəns/
n. 差异,不同(之处)
形容词:different(不同的)
make a difference (to) (对......)起作用/有影响
tell the difference 分辨区别
cookie
/'kʊki/
n. 〈美〉饼干
chocolate cookie 巧克力曲奇
复数:cookies
同义词:biscuit(饼干 - 英式)
Lead in
fork
/fɔːk/
n. 餐叉
knife and fork 刀叉
a fork 一把叉子
spoon
/spuːn/
n. 勺,匙
a soup spoon(汤勺)
silver spoon(银勺)
复数:spoons
复数:forks
Lead in
boring
/'bɔːrɪŋ/
adj. 没趣的,令人厌倦的
a boring movie 一部无聊的电影
feel bored 感到无聊
动词:bore(使厌烦)
反义词:interesting(有趣的)
物令人烦boring,人感到烦bored。
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中美学校差异知多少
School Life: China vs. USA
Classrooms
Subjects
Uniforms
Fixed classroom
School uniforms
Same classmates all day;
Focus on required courses
Hot lunch in the dining hall
Fewer clubs but more homework time day
Lunch
After-school activities
Move to different rooms
Casual clothes
Sandwiches/salad; short time
Different classmates for each subject; plenty of optional classes
A huge variety of clubs and they take them very seriously
You already know a lot. Today we'll read about Toby's experience in a Chinese school and learn about more differences.
Reading
1. What do you think the passage is about?
2. What aspects might it compare?
Compare the differences between Toby’s American school and Sunshine Middle School.
Let’s read Toby’s article and check your prediction!
Reading
My school back home in the USA is quite different from Sunshine Middle School.
Our classes are not as big as the ones here, and we have fewer students in each class. Here, students stay in their own classroom for most of their lessons. In the USA, we usually go to different classrooms to have different lessons. However, students here do not change classrooms as often as we do. So, they spend more time with their classmates and get to know each other better, but we get to know more students.
Students here have students' books for most of their subjects, but we only have textbooks for a few subjects. We often need to borrow books from the library or search online to finish our homework.
1. What is the structure of the article?
2. What aspects does Toby talk about?
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A. B. C.
Read the article and answer the questions below.
A. Class size, students and classrooms
B. Classmates and textbooks
C. Both A and B
Reading
4. How is Sunshine Middle School different from Toby's school in the USA?
Aspect Sunshine Middle School Toby’s school in the USA
Class size ________ classes ________ classes
Students ________ students ________ students
Classrooms Stay in ________classrooms Go to __________ classrooms
Classmates Get to know _____________ Get to know ____________
Textbooks Have students’ books for _______________ Only textbooks for
_________________
Bigger
Smaller
More
Fewer
Read the article again and complete the table below.
the same
different
each other better
more students
most subjects
a few subjects
Think: How do American students finish their homework?
Borrow books from the library or search online.
Reading
5. What do you think of Toby's school in the USA?
6. What is Toby's purpose of writing this passage?
I think Toby’s school life is interesting/ relaxing/ lonely...
Because students there can go to different classrooms for different lessons, which means they can meet and make more friends...
To compare school life in two countries and show cultural differences.
Reading
美国中学的走班制是和国内固定班级模式差异极大的教学体系,核心逻辑是教师固定教室、学生流动选课,完全围绕学生个性化学习需求搭建教学框架。
师生位置逻辑:教师固定在专属教室内完成授课与办公,每个学生有自己的课表,每节课去不同的教室上课。
班额设置:单节课的班级规模普遍很小,通常在20-30人之间。
课间特点:课间时长普遍很短,仅3-5分钟,学生需要快速前往下一间教室。
这与中国“固定班级”形成鲜明对比,也解释了为什么美国学校走廊里常见储物柜(lockers)
走班制 elective courses & classroom rotation
Listening
Look and say
Millie and Toby are talking about lunchtime at Sunshine Middle School and Toby’s school in the USA. Look at the pictures and answer the question.
What food can you see in the pictures?
Sunshine Middle School
Toby’s American school
different vegetables
meat
noodles
soup
rice
pizzas
hamburgers
fried chicken
sandwich
salad
cookies
fruits
a lunch box
Listening
Read and predict
Millie and Toby are talking about lunchtime at Sunshine Middle School and Toby’s school in the USA. Read the table and predict what will be filled in.
vegetables?
adj.
时长
地点
chicken?
sandwich?
Listening
Read and predict
Listen and fill in the blanks in the table below.
dishes
Delicious
Half an hour
in the classroom
chicken
sandwich
Listening
Millie: Hey, Toby. Is our lunchtime different from yours in the USA?
Toby: Yes. In the USA, we only get half an hour for lunch, but here you get
an hour and a half.
Millie: Oh, yes. We have some time to relax after the meal. Do you like the food
in the dining hall?
Toby: I love it! The dining hall here is full of delicious hot food, and there are
different dishes every day. Back home, we only have a few to choose from,
such as hamburgers, pizza, fried chicken and salad. Sometimes we take our
lunch to school in a lunch box and eat it in the classroom.
Millie: Really? What kind of food do you take to school?
Toby: Just a sandwich and a snack like fruit or cookies.
Millie: Oh! So you can choose food to your taste here.
Toby: Yes, it's great!
Listen and read the tapescript
Listening
Read and predict
Toby is calling his mum to tell her about lunch at Sunshine Middle School.
Read their conversation and predict what is missing.
v.原型
n. 复数
n. 复数
n. 复数
adj.
Listening
Read and predict
Listen to their conversation and complete the notes below.
relax
different dishes
meats
noodles
local
Listening
Toby: Hi, Mom! Let me tell you about lunchtime here at Sunshine Middle
School. It's amazing!
Mom: Really? What makes it amazing?
Toby: First of all, here we get an hour and a half for lunch, so there’s lots of
time to eat a good lunch and then relax for a while before afternoon
lessons. The dining hall is great, and every day there are different dishes.
We can eat delicious hot food and stay healthy. There are plenty of meats
and vegetables, and different kinds of noodles. They taste really good.
And then I can try all kinds of local snacks. They’re delicious. And I
know how to eat with chopsticks now. Oh, we even get to watch movies
after we eat! It’s a cool way to relax during lunchtime.
Mom: I’m glad to hear that. Enjoy your time there!
Listen and read the tapescript
Toby is writing a diary entry. Complete it below with the information in Parts B1 and B2.
Listening
lunchtime
longer
lunch box
dining hall
sandwich
noodles
local snacks
Listening
美国初中和高中生的午餐时间平均约为30分钟,包含了从教室走到餐厅、排队、找座位等所有环节的时间。很多学生真正坐下来安心吃饭的时间可能只有15分钟。
学生们吃饭的地方叫“多功能厅”或“自助餐厅”。这个地方早上可能是舞蹈教室,上午是活动室,到了中午,学生们就要自己动手,把折叠桌椅从角落里搬出来摆好,临时变成一个用餐区。吃完饭,学生们还需要把桌椅收拾好,放回原处。
午餐是比较标准的美式快餐风格。主食通常是汉堡、披萨、三明治、热狗等。配菜会有薯条、玉米沙拉、蔬菜等。饮料方面,牛奶是常见选择,而且通常要求是低脂或无脂的。一份午餐的价格大约在1到3美元之间。菜单上偶尔也会出现一些名字很熟悉的中餐,比如 “左宗棠鸡” 。
为什么是这样的午餐文化?
美国中学普遍实行“走班制”,学生们没有固定的班级教室,每节课去不同的教室。这就导致大家午餐时间很难统一,学校需要安排多个午餐批次,每批时间自然就被压缩了。午餐时间也是重要的社交时刻,好朋友会聚在“老地方”一起吃饭聊天。很多学生也会利用这个时间找老师问问题或写作业,吃饭速度必须要快。
美国学校午餐——一场与时间的赛跑
Listen and answer
Millie and Toby are talking about what makes their school lives special. Listen to their conversation and answer the questions below.
Speaking
What makes Toby’s school life special?
What makes Millie’s school life special?
School clubs.
Her school friends.
Speaking
What’s special Reasons
Toby’s school clubs 1. There are lots of clubs to ________________.
2. He is a member of the __________.
3. He loves practising with ____________ to
___________.
Millie’s school friends 1. She likes _______________ with them.
2. They have many ________________ together.
3. Her days are _____________ with so many friends.
Read the conversation and complete the table below.
Read and complete
choose from
Tennis Club
his partner
win matches
spending time
happy moments
never boring
Speaking
Giving opinions
Read and think
Asking for opinions
Think: What other expressions do you know for expressing opinions?
In my opinion,... (在我看来)
I guess/believe (that)... (我猜测/认为)
As far as I’m concerned,...(就我而言)
Personally speaking,...(就我个人而言)
From my point of view,... (依我之见)
From my perspective,... (从我的角度看)
Now use one of these expressions to share your opinions about our school.
Speaking
Think and share
Work in pairs and create a new dialogue about your own school life.
Topics to choose from:
School clubs (Tennis Club, Art Club, Reading Club...)
School friends (spend time with, have happy moments...)
Teachers (kind, helpful, patient...)
Subjects (interesting, challenging...)
Lunch (delicious, healthy, different dishes...)
Sports (basketball, running, exciting matches...)
A: What makes your school life special?
B: For me, I’d say it’s...(表达观点)+ 事实
佐证 ...What about you, ...?
A: I think it’s...(表达观点) + 事实佐证.
B: That’s really nice./Sounds great.
Language points
We often need to borrow books from the library or search online to finish our homework.
我们经常需要从图书馆借书或在网上搜索来完成作业。
search ① vi. 搜索,查找
search for = look for 搜寻;寻找(宾语是要寻找的物/人)
e.g. The villager spent half the day searching for the lost boy.
② vt.搜索;查找
search sb./sp. 搜某人身/搜某个地点
search...for... 搜索……找……
search the internet 上网搜索
e.g. The police searched the house for the thief.
③ n.寻找;搜索;搜查
in search of 寻找
e.g. Mike has gone to the park in search of his dog.
finish ① vt. 完成,结束
后面可接名词、代词或动词-ing形式作宾语
常用结构finish doing sth 表示“做完某事”
e.g. She finished her homework before dinner.
When did you finish drawing the picture?
② v.吃完,喝完
e.g. He finished off the last piece of cake.
She finished her drink quickly.
③ n.结尾;最后阶段
e.g. The finish of the race was very exciting.
We talk about the differences in lunchtime between our two schools.
我们讨论了我们两所学校在午餐时间方面的差异。
difference n. 差异,不同(之处)
make a difference (to...) (对...) 有影响,起作用
e.g. Eating healthy food can make a difference to our health.
tell the difference (between...) 分辨(......之间的) 区别
e.g.Can you tell the difference between these two pictures?
There is a/no difference in... 在......方面有/没有差别
e.g. There is a big difference in age between them.
different adj. 不同的
be different from 与......不同
e.g. He is quite different from his younger brother.
My days are never boring with so many friends.
有这么多朋友,我的日子从不无聊。
拓展:以-ing结尾的形容词多修饰事物,以-ed结尾的形容词多修饰人,同类词还有interesting/interested、exciting/excited等。
boring 无趣的,令人厌烦的;单调的 可做表语或定语,通常修饰事物,描述事物本身的属性
bored 厌倦的,烦闷的;感到无聊的 常作表语,多用于修饰人,描述人的主观感受
e.g. The movie was so boring that almost everyone felt bored.
Exercises
一、根据中文提示写出正确单词。
Could you please pass me the ________ (餐叉)? I want to eat my salad.
She likes to drink soup with a big ________ (勺).
You must _________ (完成) your homework before you watch TV.
We have a new __________ (课本) for Maths this term.
If you don't know the answer, you can _________(搜索) it on the Internet.
My mother often makes _________ (油炸的) chicken on weekends.
I'm hungry. I'd like a __________ (汉堡包) and a glass of milk.
We are going to the __________ (电影) together this Saturday.
Can you tell the __________ (差异) between these two pictures?
I want some __________ (饼干) and a cup of tea for my afternoon snack.
fork
spoon
finish
textbook
search
fried
hamburger
movie
difference
cookies
二、用所给单词的正确形式填空。
My mother is cooking some__________ (fry) fish in the kitchen.
These _________ (America) students are very friendly.
There are many __________ (different) between the two schools.
We usually use __________ (chopstick) to eat noodles in China.
They went off in __________(search) of a good restaurant.
Many students find history lessons ________(bore).
fried
American
differences
chopsticks
search
boring
三、单项选择。
1. My parents always finish ______ dinner before 7 p.m.
A. have B. to have C. having D. had
2. The police are ______ the forest for the missing child.
A. searching B. searching for C. in search for D. search
3. A good eating habit can ______ a big difference to your health.
A. take B. make C. give D. bring
4. This is a very ______ movie. I feel so ______ that I want to leave.
A. boring; boring B. bored; boring
C. boring; bored D. bored; bored
5. —What makes your school life so special?
—______ it’s the colorful school clubs and the kind teachers.
A. Because B. For example C. In fact D. I’d say
四、补全句子,一空一词。
1. 你需要完成你的家庭作业。
You need to _______ ________ ________.
2. 她正在网上搜索信息。
She is _______ _______ _______ _______ information.
3. 你能分辨出他们之间的不同吗?
Can you _______ _______ _______ _______ them?
4. 这部电影很无聊,许多学生都感到厌倦。
The movie is very _________, and many students _______ _______.
5. 多吃水果对你的健康有影响。
Eating more fruit can _______ _______ _______ _______ your health.
finish your homework
searching the internet for
tell the difference between
make a difference to
boring feel bored
Summary
What we have learnt today
Reading
Listening
Speaking
Toby’s article
Lunchtime
Role-play
Class
Textbooks
China
USA
Opinions
Reasons
Smaller
More Ss
Only a few
Borrow
Longer
Dining hall
Hot food
Half an hour
In the classroom
Lunch box
For me, I’d say...
I think...
Clubs
Friends
Classroom
Different
Summary
Are differences really important?
Different schools, different cultures,
but the same youth and the same dream.
No matter where we are, we all learn, grow, and have fun with our friends.
Homework
Must do
Choose to do
Search the internet for “Food culture in different countries”and write down 2–3 fun facts. Share them with classmates next class.
1. Read Toby’s diary and the conversation in Part C.
2. Recite core words and expressions in this period.
3. Preview Integration D.
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