内容正文:
Welcome to the unit
What can you see in the picture?
Look and say
What are they doing?
Where are they?
Learning objectives
read about schools around the world;
learn about school life around the world;
give suggestions on how to improve school life;
better understand the importance of education.
In this unit, we will
Free talk
What is your school like?
usual
unusual
What can you see in the picture?
What are the children doing?
Where are the children?
Country:
Type of school:
Reason:
India
Schools at the station
Many poor families are too ______ to send their children to school.
poor
poverty(贫穷)
/ˈpɒvəti/
Know more about unusual schools
Country:
Type of school:
Reason:
The boat school
There are _________ there from June to October.
floods
Bangladesh
terrible weather
It is located in South Asia, next to India.
It is called the "Land of Rivers" because it has lots of rivers.
Country:
Type of school:
Reason:
The School of the Air
Some people live on the farms and they are _______ from schools.
far
Australia
long distance(距离)
/ˈdɪstəns/
Where is the school?
Listening
Kitty is listening to a programme about some unusual schools. Listen with her and match the picture of each school with its country and the reason for creating it.
India
Australia
Bangladesh
c Many children from poor families
work at train stations or on trains.
a Children live far away from school.
b Heavy floods happen often.
离...远
严重的洪水
在火车站工作
Know about unusual schools
Kitty is listening to a programme about some unusual schools. Listen with her and match the picture of each school with its country and the reason for creating it.
Bangladesh
India
Australia
1
2
3
the School of Air
the boat school
schools at the station
different __________
(poverty, long distance, terrible weather ...)
problems
the same thing
_________
study
the bottle school in Guatemala
What kind of school is it?
( )1. Where is the boat school?
A. In the Philippines. B. In Bangladesh. C. In Guatemala.
( )2. What do people in the Philippines and Guatemala build schools with?
A. Old books. B. Used plastic bottles. C. New wooden boards.
( )3. What is special about the bottle school?
A. It's very expensive to build.
B. It's built with new plastic bottles.
C. It's cheap and good for the environment.
B
B
C
Listen
Kitty and her classmates are talking about unusual schools in different countries. Listen to the tape and answer what unusual schools they are talking about.
Do you know any unusual schools around the world?
Yes. I know about the boat school in Bangladesh. During the rainy season, there's much more rain in Bangladesh than in many other parts of the world. With the boat school, children have a chance to learn even when there are floods.
What a good way to get the children learning!
Another example is the bottle school. People in the Philippines and Guatemala build this kind of school with used plastic bottles. This is very cheap and good for the environment.
That's really cool!
Kitty:
Simon:
Kitty:
Daniel:
Simon:
(un)usual adj. (不)寻常的
雨季
比…多得多;比…更加…
a good way to do sth. 做某事的好方法
be good for 意为 “对…有好处;有益于…”
=all over the world 全世界
菲律宾(亚洲)
n.危地马拉(拉丁美洲国名)
Read and imitate.
A: Do you know any unusual schools around the world?
B: Yes. I know about ...
A: What a good way to get the students learning!
C: Another example is ...
B: Wow, that’s amazing/really cool!
Make a similar dialogue.
Which of the unusual schools interests you the most? Why?
More about unusual schools
What other unusual schools do you know?
Forest kindergarten in Germany
More about unusual schools
a school made of glass in China
More about unusual schools
Think and share
What do you think of these unusual schools around the world?
These schools are different, but they are all important. They help children learn in difficult situations / make learning fun and convenient. Education is for everyone!
No matter where you study, keep working hard.
Language points
suggestion n. 建议,意见 可数
make a suggestion 提出建议
suggest v. 提议;建议
suggest doing sth. 建议(做)某事
suggest + (that) 从句 建议….
advice n. 建议 不可数
take the advice 采纳建议
advise v. 建议;劝告
advise sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事
advise doing sth. 建议(做)某事
1. Give suggestions on how to improve our school life.
第一单元拓展讲过,这里复习一下
1. - My teacher suggested ______ all the work in just two days.
- Really? It’s hard to imagine ______ so much work in such a short time.
A. to finish; doing B. to finish; to do
C. finishing; to do D. finishing; doing
2. During the training for the show, many PE teachers stayed with us and offered many useful _____________ (suggest).
suggestions
第一单元拓展讲过,这里复习一下
improve v. 改进,改善
improve oneself 提升自己
improvement n. 改进,改善
1. I __________ (improve) my English a lot after joining the English Club last term.
2. He is busy __________ (改善) his oral English these days, so he has no time to go shopping with you.
improved
improving
1. Give suggestions on how to improve our school life.
1. It’s ______ unusual chance for Mr. Brown to get such ______ useful advice.
A. a; an B. an; / C. a; the D. an; an
2. Some presidents received ________ (usually) pets as presents, like elephants or tigers.
unusual
2. Do you know any unusual schools around the world?
usual adj. 通常的;寻常的 反义词unusual
as usual 像往常一样
字母“u”的发音
/juː/ ——useful, usual, university
/ʌ/——umbrella, unusual
冠词用a
冠词用an
强调是首字母的发音
1. The man lived a much ________ (hard) life after he moved to that island.
2. The classroom looked a little ________ (tidy) after the students cleaned.
3. Mr. Green thought it would stop raining this afternoon, but the rain seemed to be even ________ (heavy).
harder
tidier
heavier
修饰形容词/副词比较级的词:
多 少 甚至 仍然 有点 远
3. During the rainy season, there’s much more rain in Bangladesh than in many other parts of the world.
much/a lot
a little
even
still
a bit
far
4. This is very cheap and good for the environment.
cheap adj. 便宜的 反义词:expensive/dear
=low/high price 低/高价
- The price of petrol(汽油)is not ______ that of last year.
- Exactly! And some people plan to buy new energy cars instead.
A. as expensive as B. as cheap as
C. as high as D. as low as
Exercises
一翻译下列句子。
1.居住远离学校 __________________________
2.贫困家庭的孩子 __________________________
3.在火车站工作 __________________________
4.世界各地 __________________________
5.在雨季 __________________________
6.有机会做某事 __________________________
7.让孩子们学习 __________________________
8.用过的塑料瓶 __________________________
live far away from school
children from poor families
work at train stations
around the world
during the rainy season
have a chance to do sth
get the children learning
used plastic bottles
二、 选用方框中所给的单词或短语并用其适当形式填空,有一个单词或短语是多余的
usual have a chance rain spend used real
1. — Have you heard that Judy is going to work as a volunteer in a mountain area?
— What a(n)____________ experience! She will remember it forever.
2. If you try your best now, you are sure _____________ to realize your dream.
3. It’s reported that it’ll be ___________ today. Remember to take an umbrella with you, Cindy.
4. Sitting by the lake and listening to the birds sing is a very relaxing way ____________ a quiet afternoon.
5. I don’t have much money, so I would like to buy a(n)____________ car.
unusual
to have a chance
rainy
to spend
used
三、单项选择。
1. Doing eye exercises ____ our eyesight, and it's a helpful daily habit for us.
A. is good with B. is good at C. is good for D. is good to
2. These flowers look very beautiful, but they are made of ____. They are
not real.
A. paper B. plastic C. cotton D. glass
3. I hope I have a chance _____ the Great Wall one day.
A. of go B. to go C. to going D. go
4. She has made _____ progress in her English studies _____ her classmates this term.
A. much more; than B. more much; than
C. much; than D. many more; than
5. I don't want to buy this book because it's not ______. The price is too high.
A. expensive B. low C. cheap D. beautiful
四、根据汉语意思完成句子。
1.Amy住的离学校很远。
Amy lives ____________________________ school.
2. 你知道全世界任何的不寻常的学校吗?
Do you know __________________________________ ?
3. 人们用废旧的塑料瓶建造学校。
People build schools __________________________ .
4. 许多贫穷家庭的孩子在火车站工作.
Many children from poor families_____________________.
far away from
any unusual school around the world
with used plastic bottles
work at train stations
3 Search for more about unusual schools
around the world.
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exercise book.
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