1、Teaching aims and demands:1.Can grasp the words, phrases and language points of the two articles.2.Can retell the lives in a British school and an American school.Teaching difficulties and importance:1.Some important language points.2.Retell the two articles completely.Teaching steps:Step I. Warm-up
2、Try to memorize the main idea of Johns and Nancys articles according to the table.Who? John NancyWhere? (Woodland School, near London) (Rocky Mountain High School, Denver)What? (Home Economics)(Reading Week) (Softball.)(The buddy club)When? (Every year) (Twice a week.)(Every Monday)Why? (Because he
3、likes learning to cook and sew.)(Because he can read anything he likes.)(Because she loves the game.) (Because she enjoys it a lot.)Step II. Language points1. Year8 (the Eighth Year) = Grade 8 (the Eighth Grade)2. mixed adj. a mixed school mix v. Oil and water will not mix.3. how to do things for my
4、self (反身代词, 我自己,独自做某事)疑问代词 who, what. which等和疑问副词 when, where, how等加动词不定式,在句中作主语、宾语、表语等成分.E.g. Where to go is a question.(作主语)The question is how to learn English well.(作表语)I know where to find the boy.(作宾语)4. tasty adj. The food is tasty.taste link.v. The food tastes good. n. The food has a good ta
5、ste.Step III. Reading and retellingTask 1 Read the articles together.Task 2 Fill in the blankets according to Johns composition.John was in _ at Woodland School near London. Its a _school. His favorite subject is _.So he can cook healthy and _meals now. His school has a_ week every year. He and his
6、classmates can read books from the school library. And they can also _ in books and_ from home. The reading week is too _ because he wants to read others books _.Task3 Fill in the blankets according to Nancys composition.Nancy is 14 years old. She is in 9th g_ at Rocky Mountain High School. Her brot
7、her Denver had d_ lessons last year. Its great for her because he d_ her to school every day. Its f_ than taking a bus. She plays s_ twice a week. She spends lots of time p_. Every Monday she goes to a b_ club. Her buddy is Julie. Julie h_ Nancy learn all about her new school. She helps Nancy with h
8、er homework and listens to her p_. Nancy thinks Julie is a h_. During lunchtime, she has a good time t_ with her friends. Sometimes, they go to s_ malls after school.Task4 Read the two parts by themselves.Task5 Retell Johns life in a British school and Nancys life in an American school.HomeworkTask1 Translate the sentences into English.1、我最喜欢的科目是家政。2、在我到这个学校之前我不知道该如何为自己做事。3、李华喜欢打垒球，每天花很多时间练习它。4、老师经常告诉我们课后也要练习英语。5、我想学如何做健康可口的饭菜。6、乘出租车去公园比骑自行车去要快得多。Task2 Recite the article.教后记：
