Period 9 §Project(2-1)§

Teaching Aims:

To help the students get some information about after-school activities and school clubs

To develop students’ integrated skills of using English

Teaching Important & Difficult Points:

To learn how to note down information while listening

To know the importance of arrangement and teamwork in starting a club

To learn how to start a new school club and design a poster for it

To understand the outline of starting a new school club

To ensure every student to have a chance to express himself or herself

Teaching Methods:

Discussion in pairs or in groups; task-based in-class activities, explanation of some language points

Teaching Aids: a multimedia classroom; a tape-recorder

Teaching Procedures:

StepⅠGreetings and Revision

Check the homework exercises first.

Brainstorm what the students learned in the last class.

Step Ⅱ Lead-in

In the last period, we learned a lot about school activities. We know after-class activities are important to personal development. Having proper after-class activities can even help you go to a good university. So in order to hold school activities conveniently, schools often have some clubs, for example football club, English club, radio club and so on. Does our school have some school clubs? (Yes.) Today, we are going to read two articles about school clubs. Please turn to page 18, look at Part A in Project: Starting a new school club.

Step Ⅲ Reading

Read the passage and try to get the idea what a school club is.

To achieve this purpose, ask the students to read the two short passages on P18.

1. Ask the students to go through the passage and then do some true or false exercises.

(1) The radio station is run by the principal. F principal→students

(2) The radio station started 2 years ago when CD players were allowed in school. F Not

(3) Members of Poets of the Next Generation meet up on the last Friday of every month. T

(4) Everyone was nice and friendly in the group. They liked the first poem Bob read to them. T

2. Go through the passage again and answer the following questions.

(1) What do the student members in the radio station do during exam time?

(2) What do they do when parents come to visit the school?

(3) Who started “Poets of the Next Generation”?

(4) What do the members of the group do when they meet?

3. After the students have got a general idea of what a school club is, ask them to decide what makes a school club. To know it, I will ask them to find out the following facts of a school club.

What (the name of the club): A radio club

Who (who is it that started it): Kate Jones, the writer

When (when was it started): two years ago

Why (the reason why it was started): CD players were not allowed in school; to play music during break time

What (activities students do):

every morning: tell about the weather, the recent news, special messages the teachers want to broadcast

during exam time: the special programme telling students what they should do and what they shouldn’t do

at the end of the school year: graduating students giving messages to their friends and teachers

when parents come: playing songs sung by students, special messages to inform events

(I will give them several minutes to get ready for it. Then I’ll ask one of the group members to present their answers. )

4. Ask students to read the second passage and find out as much information as they can about it.

What: (Poets of the Next Generation)

Who: (Mr. Owen, the English teacher)

When: (the last Friday of every month)

why: thy all love poetry

Things they do: (talk about poems and poets they like, select poems, read out aloud, listen to each other talking about poems)

Step Ⅳ Language points

1. It is great because it is run by the students for the school. (Page18, line2)

run vi.&vt. (ran, run, running)

○1跑，奔e.g.: He ran across the road. 他跑過馬路。

○2(機器)運轉，轉動 e.g.: This machine is not running correctly.這臺機器運轉得不正常。

○3(公共車輛)行駛 e.g.: The buses run every ten minutes.公共汽車每10分鐘一班。

○4流動 e.g.: The river has run dry. 這條河已經干涸了。

○5經營，管理 e.g.: run a school 辦一所學校

【相關短語】

run through貫穿，匆忙看一遍

run over（車輛）撞倒并碾過

run out of用完

run out（=given out）被用完

run short 快用完，將耗盡

run away 走掉，跑掉

run away with 偷走，大量消耗

run after 追趕

run for 競選

run into = run across碰到

run down說壞話，用壞

run around/ round 圍繞著（延伸），東跑西跑

2. ……I was required to write a poem and I had to read it out to the group. (Page18)

require v. = to demand by right

○1需要，作為必需品擁有 e.g.: Most plants require sunlight. 大部分植物需要陽光。

○2要求 require sb. to do sth

sth. require doing/ to be done

require that sb. should do sth

e.g.: Students are required to attend classes. 學生必須按規定上課。

The floor requires washing. 地板該洗了。

It is required that all the passengers should show the tickets. 所有乘客都必須出示車票。

3. I am lucky as I am one of the hosts. (Page18)

It was started two years ago as CD player were not allowed in school. (Page18)

(1) adv. e.g.: He runs fast, but I run just as fast. 他跑得快， 但我跑得同樣快。

(2) conj. ○1（用于比較）與……一樣 e.g.: He can run as fast as I can. 他能跑得和我一樣快。

She works in the same building as my sister. 她和我的妹妹在同一大樓上班。

such animals as cats and dogs 諸如貓、狗之類的動物

○2當，正值 e.g.: He dropped the glass as he stood up. 他站起來時，把杯子摔了。

(3) pron. 正如，照 e.g.: as you know正如你知道的

(4) prep. 像….(指處于某種狀態、性質、情況、工作等之中) e.g.: He works as a driver. 他以開汽車為業。

as if/ though 好象，好似 e.g.: She spoke to me as if she knew me. 她和我說話的神情，好象她早就認識我似的。

as /so long as 只要 e.g.: You may borrow this book as long as you promise to give it back.

只要你答應歸還，你就可以把這書借走。

as to 關于，至于 e.g.: I don’t know anything as to the others. 至于其他，我一無所知。

4. He approved the idea……(Page18)

approve vt. & vi. 批準，通過；贊成 approval n. 反義詞： disapprove v disapproval n.

approve of sth/ approve of sb. doing sth贊成，滿意

e.g.: The committee didn’t approve of the decision. 委員會不贊成這個決定。

My parents don’t approve of me smoking cigarettes. 我的父母不準許我吸煙。

approve (doing) sth. 批準（做）某事 e.g.: approve a plan/bill批準一個計劃/一項立案

5. Our club is much more than just music. (Page18)

more than

○1 多于， 比…多 e.g.: I have more books than you.

○2 more than 可放在數詞之前，意為“超過；不止；以上”，相當于over 。

e.g.: Altogether more than 70 percent of the surface of our planet is covered by water.

整體說來，我們這個星球表面有 70% 以上都為水所覆蓋。

○3 more than 可放在名詞之前，表示“不只是；不僅僅”。

e.g.: Hibernation is more than sleep. 冬眠不僅僅是睡眠。

Bamboo is used for more than building. 竹子不只是用于建筑。

○4 more than 用于形容詞或副詞前，作“非常；十分”解，與 very 同義。

e.g.: She is more than careful in doing things. 她做事非常細心。

In class, he listens more than attentively. 在課堂上，他聽講十分認真。

○5 more … than 之后接含有 can 的從句時，同樣表示否定意義。

e.g.: Tom has more insolence than I can stand. = Tom's insolence is more than I can stand.

湯姆的傲慢使我難以忍受。

This secret is more than we can let out. 這個秘密我們是不能泄露的。（主語 secret 是 let out 的邏輯賓語）

○6more … than 意為“與其……不如……”；“是……而不是……”，常可與“ rather than ”或“ not so much … as ”互換e.g.: He is more like a spear than anything else. = He is like a spear rather than anything else.

= He is not so much like anything else as like a spear. 與其說他（指大象）像別的什么東西，不如說他像一根長矛。

He is more poltroon than cautious.與其說他謹慎，不如說他是怯懦。

Step Ⅴ New words.

Ask students to turn to page 68 and study the new words that appear on page 18.

Step ⅥHomework

Memorize the words and expressions included in the articles on P18 and get ready for a dictation.