UNIT TWO  After-school Activities

Teaching objectives

1.      to talk about the schoolwork and after-class activities

2.      to use adverbs of frequency

3.      to ask for information

4.      to express opinions

Schoolwork

Internet

Words and expressions:

chat with sb.       .get along (with)         have access to

download          sometimes             never

ago               once / twice a week / a month

more and more      search…for            top

Sentence patterns:

How are you getting along…? ( Pretty well, thanks.)

How often do you …? ( About once a month./ Not very often.)

I’m sorry to hear that.

Chat with…on the Net

Did you log on?

Do you have time for fun?

I take part in hobby group activities.

Lucky you. I have very little time for fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Structures:

Adverbs of frequency:

1. often, always, usually, sometimes, never

2. once a week, twice a month, three times a yeay

3. every two weeks / months / years

1.      to do tuning in and to learn new words and text

2.      to learn notes to the text and discovering language

3.      to do developing skills―listening and speaking

4.      to do developing skills―reading and writing

5.      to go over the text, do some dictations and to check exercises

 

 

 

 

I. Look at the picture and guess what the boys are doing now.

II.Questions:

1.      Have you got any computers at home / in your school?

2.      What do you do on the computer?

3.      How long do you do the things above?

III.Look at the pictures about the text and then answer the following questions.

1.      What is the girl doing now?

2.      Where is she?

3.      Where is the boy doing now?

4.      Are they chatting each other on the Net?

 

1.      Review the phonetic symbols. Show them the cards with the phonetic symbols of the new words they are going to learn.

2.      Read after the tape.

3.      Read by the students themselves. (T: Correct the pronunciation.)

4.      Ask one student to read the words and the others should follow him or her.

5.      Give the students a few minutes to remember the Chinese meaning of the words.

(T: Say English   S: Say Chinese)

6.      Read by the students themselves again.

 

 

 

 

I.. Listen to the tape of the text.(two times) and complete the tasks.

  Task 1: Answer the questions:

A.What are the boy and girl doing?

B.What is the nationality of the girl?

C.Is she Lijie’s friend or classmate?

D.What are they talking about?

E.How often does the boy do projects?

F.What does he do for fun?

G.Does the girl have little time or much time for fun?

Task 2: Work Book P26 Comprehension check on the text

II. Listen to the tape and read after the tape. (Books open)

III.Read the text by the students themselves.

IV.Role-play the text.

 

Written work:

1.      Copy the new words of Part 1 and text.

2.      Do comprehension check on SB.

Oral work:

1.      Read and recite new words.

2.      Read the text fluently.

 

 

 

 

Warming-up

Role-play the text.

 

Revision

Spell the new words and expressions on the blackboard. (2 students)

 

Language focus

Key expressions:

1. chat with sb…与某人聊天/闲谈

  Who did you chat with on the Internet? 你和谁在网上聊天?

  David and Jane chatted on the Internet about their school life. 戴维在网上与简聊学校生活的情况。

2. have access to 有接近(进入或使用)……的机会(权利)

  Do you have access to the Internet? 你能使用国际互联网了吗?

  Students have access to the library after school. 学生们放学后可在图书馆借阅图书。

  Children have access to the books. 孩子们可以使用这些书籍。

  You can have access to the information on the hot line. 你可以使用热线上的资料。

3. download  vt. 下载

  You can download some information about your hobbies. 你可以下载有关你业余爱好的资料。

  I downloaded some interesting stories from the Internet. 我从国际互联网上下载了一些有趣的故事。

4. sometimes  ad.  有时,间或

  I sometimes send e-mails to my friends at weekends. 有时候我在周末给我的朋友们发电子邮件。

  Sometimes I chat with my Net-pals about football. 我有时候与网友侃足球。

5. never  ad.  从未;永不;决不

  I never play computer games. 我从来不玩电脑游戏。

  I was never late for school. 我上学从未迟到过。

  I never tell lies. 我从不说谎。

6. ago  ad.  以前,以往

  Linda called you 10 minutes ago. 琳达十分钟前给你来过电话。

  We visited the Space Museum three days ago. 我们三天前参观了航天博物馆。

7. once / twice a week / month 每星期/月一次/两次

  We have computer lessons once a week. 我们每周上一次电脑课。

  We have hobby group activities twice a week. 我们每星期有两次兴趣小组活动。

  We go to the cinema once a month. 我们每月看一次电影。

8. get along (with)…

  How are you getting along at school?

9. How often do you…?

  A:How often do you do projects? 你多久做一次课题?

  B:About once a month. 大约每月一次。

  A:How often do you surf the Internet? 你多久上网(浏览国际互联网)一次?

  B:Every day. 我每天都上网。

  A:How often do you send e-mails to your brother? 你多久给你哥哥/弟弟发一次电子邮件?

  B:Every two weeks. 两周一次。

10. I’m sorry to hear that. 听了这话/消息我很难过。

   A:Zhang Ying is very ill. 张英病得很厉害。

B:I’m sorry to hear that. 听了这消息我很难过。

   A:Li Hong’s granny died yesterday. 李红的奶奶昨天去世了。

   B:Really? I’m sorry to hear that. 真的吗?听了这消息我很难过。

11. pretty well 相当好

   pretty  ad. 相当,非常  又如:

   He’s a pretty good student. 他是个相当不错的学生。

   He studies pretty hard. 他学习非常努力。

   I’m getting along pretty well. 我近况很好。

12. hobby groups 兴趣小组

   hobby group activities 兴趣小组活动

13. I have very little time for fun. 我很少有时间玩。

   Have time for fun 有时间玩

   注意little和a little的区别。little  a. [表示否定](数量或程度上)不多的,微少的,少到几乎没有的;a little [表示肯定](数量或程度上)一些,一点点。如:

   He knows little English. 他不大懂英语。

   He knows a little English. 他懂一点儿英语。

14. dull  a.  愚笨的;枯燥的,如:

   a dull boy 呆头呆脑的男孩。

   These books are dull. 这些书籍很无趣。

   This film is very dull. 这部电影太无聊。

15. log on

   Did you just log on?

16. lucky

   You are lucky. / Lucky you.

17. Notes to the text (SB P156)

 

Discovering language

I. Look at the charts and answer the questions below. (Text Book)

II.Practice ( Make sentences by students themselves )

 

   Homework

Oral work:

1.      Recite the text

2.      Make up short dialogues according to WB/P27 III.

Written work:

1.      Do language focus on WB.

 

 

 

Period 3

Warming-up

Act out the dialogue of yesterday’s oral work.

 

Revision

Topic: School life / English Corner / Favourite food and sports / family / English Evening / Birthday Party

 

Additional words

I. Vocabulary of Part 2 (Show them the cards with the phonetic symbols of the new words.)

II.homeage 主页                index 索引

  network  网络                browse 浏览

  password 密码,口令          browser 浏览器

  code 代码                    input 输入

  chat room 聊天室              output 输出

 

Developing skills

Listening & Speaking

1)      Listen to the tape twice and complete the questionnaire.

2)      Act out the conversation. (2 students)

Suppose you work with the School Students’Union, you want to find out whether high school juniors have enough time for fun. Conduct a survey of your classmates and then write a report for your headmaster.

Task 1:Work out a questionaire in groups of four                                                

Task 2:Use the completed questionnair to interview your schoolmates, and make a note of their answers.

Task 3:Write a report on the survey results for your headmaster and then e-mail him.

 

Homework

Oral work:

Written work:

 

 

Quick responses:

1.What do you always do?

2.When do you usually get up?

3.Do you often watch TV?

4.Do you sometimes visit your friends?

5.Do you often go to the cinema?

6.Do you ever tell lies?

7.Do you never come to school late?

 

Go over the new words of Part 2 and recite the text.

 

Reading

1. Read the passage and decide if the following statements are true or faise. Tick the right boxes.

2. Notes to the reading

1) Now more and more students have access to the Internet.

现在越来越多的学生能使用国际互联网。

more and more 越来越多;后接名词,如:

more and more cars 越来越多的汽车,more and more highrises 越来越多的高楼

more and more… 越来越……;后接形容词或副词,如:

more and more beautiful 越来越美丽,more and more expensive 越来越昂贵,如果是单音节的形容词或副词,则是:

faster and faster 越来越快,closer and closer 越来越靠近,better and better越来越好

2) Still others use the Net to study. 还有人在网上学习。top  a.  最上面的;最好的;最重要的  如:

the top 顶层,floor the top price 最高价,a top student 优秀学生,尖子生

top  n.  顶部,最好的部分  如:still  ad.  还有,此外还有  又如:

I still have another question. 我还有一个问题。

3) You can search these websites for information.

你可以搜寻这些网站寻找资料。

search for 搜寻;搜索;搜查,search此处用作不及物动词,如:

The policemen are searching for the thief. 警察正在搜寻窃贼。

search…for… 在……中搜寻(搜索)……,search此处用作及物动词,如:

The policemen searched the building for the thief. 警察在大楼里搜寻窃贼。

4) You can also access many of the world’s top libraries.

你也可以有机会进入世界上一流的图书馆。

 

The house is at the top of the hill. 这所房子在山顶上。

She is always at the top of the class. 她在班上总是名列前茅。

 

Writing

Write about Li Ming’s weekly activities in eight to ten sentences. Use the word and table cues.

1.      Give the students a few minutes to finish the passage.

2.      Let some students read their compositions.

3.      Write some common mistakes on the blackboard and ask some students to correct.

 

Do writing on WB.

 

 

 

1.      Recite the text.

2.      Diction

1)      How are you getting along at school?

2)      I logged on about half an hour ago.

3)      I take part in hobby group activities twice a week.

4)      We do a school project every four month.

5)      Lucky you. You have a lot of time for fun.

6)      All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

 

1.      Do listening on WB.

2.      Check other exercises.

 

Go over Lesson 2 and preview Lesson 3.