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课件网) Reading Unit 2 School life 八年级上册 What unusual schools around the world do you know What’s special about them Revision Lead-in Read the rubrics on page 22. What type of articles are we going to read Look at the photos of the two students. Can you guess where the two students are from Lead-in Nancy looks like a westerner. Maybe she is from the UK. Maybe Tomoya is from Japan. The name seems like a Japanese one. Lead-in What do you know about education in the two countries In the UK, children usually start primary school at the age of 4 or 5. Compulsory education lasts from age 5 to age 16. The UK offers students many interesting subjects, including English, Maths, Science, Art, etc. In Japan, children usually start primary school at the age of 6. Compulsory education lasts from age 6 to age 15. The subjects are similar to those in the UK, and Japanese schools also offer a lot of club activities. Pre-reading Answer the two questions below. 1. What is your school life like 2. What is special about your school life It is colourful. We have interesting lessons, such as Biology and PE. There are optional courses for students to choose from. We can choose the courses we are interested in. While reading Read the two blog posts and tell the structure of each post. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Para 1 Paras 2–3 Para 4 Introduction to herself and her school Subjects and what’s special about her school Nancy’s feelings about her school life While reading Part 1 Part 2 Para 1 Paras 2–4 Introduction to himself and his school Subjects and what’s special about his school Practice The UK fewer subjects the arts Japan safety Food cleaning While-reading Scan Nancy’s blog posts and fill in the tables below. Subjects Foreign languages: _____ _____ The arts: Art, music, _____ Maths Science Nancy’s opinion Learning Chinese is _____, but she wants to _____. The arts are as _____ as languages, Maths and Science. She can be _____ when learning the arts. It helps students _____ in other subjects. Chinese, French, German drama not simple have a go creative important study better While-reading Scan Tomoya’s blog posts and fill in the tables below. What’s special What to do Benefits Safety programmes Learn how to (1) _____ _____ Get plenty of (2) _____ Food education Learn how to (3) _____ and eat well Be more aware of (4) _____ Cleaning Clean classrooms, (5) _____ and other school areas Develop (6) _____ from an early age survive in the face of danger hands-on experience cook meals the importance of a healthy diet toilets good habits Discussion 1. Do Nancy and Tomoya like their school lives Can you give details to support your idea Yes, they both like their school lives. Because Nancy says “Being creative is great and it helps us study better in other subjects.” and “Time flies when we are enjoying school!” Tomoya says “In this way, we are more aware of the importance of a healthy diet.” and “This he ... ...
