九年级下册,2,Education,Module,Unit 2 What do I like best about school?,1. To get a general understanding about the school life of British students. 2. To learn some key words and useful expressions and understand the theme of the passage. 3. To write a passage about your school life.,Free talk,Can you talk about your school life? Do you like your school life? Why?,/p:s/ /sekndri/ /bsnt/ /bel/,及格；通过 v.,pass,中等的；次要的； 间接的 adj.,secondary,缺席的；不在的 adj.,bell,钟；铃n.,absent,Words and expressions,Words: pass secondary absent bell,Phrases: twenty minutes away from my home instead of above all be absent from,Patterns: We go to school every weekday from 8:45 am to 3:15 pm. We have a large sports ground for football and tennis, where we can play both during and after school hours.,Focus on,Reading and vocabulary,Look at the photos and say what you can see.,Talk about your school life,You can talk about it in the following aspects your school your school day the subjects and the exams the other events and activities,Watch and read,2. Read the passage and answer the questions.,My school life,My name is Susie Thompson, and Im fifteen. Ive been at River School, London, since I was eleven. If I pass my exams next year, Ill stay here until Im eighteen. River School is a secondary school, about twenty minutes away from my home by bike. Before I came here, I went to the primary school near my home. I started primary school when I was five and stayed there for six years.,We go to school every weekday from 8:45 am to 3:15 pm. Before class, our teacher checks which pupils are present or absent. Then everyone goes to the main hall. There, our head teacher tells us news about the school. At 9:05 am the bell rings, and lessons start. Each lesson lasts for an hour. We have a break from 11:05 am until 11:15 am, then another lesson, and then lunch for an hour. In the afternoon, we have two more lessons before school finishes.,This year I have ten subjects: maths, English, physics, chemistry, French, history, geography, music, IT and PE. Some people learn German instead of French. Its lucky we dont have exams in every subject. We have a large sports ground for football and tennis, where we can play both during and after school hours. After-school activities, such as sports clubs and language societies, are popular too. During the school year there,are usually visits to museums and to camps for activities such as climbing and walking in the country. Last year a group of us even went to Japan. There are parties and a sports day, and school plays are really popular. Once a term, there is a parents meeting, so our parents and teachers can talk about our progress. What do I like best about school? English, chemistry, music, sports clubs, school plays and above all, my friends!,Tick the topics mentioned in the passage:,subject age to go to school after-school activity exact location of school time for lessons history of the school head teachers daily work,1. River school is a _ school. A. Primary B. Secondary C. High 2. How long do they have for the lunch? A. From 11:05 to 11:20 B. An hour. C. Two hours 2. What subject dont they have? A. PE B. IT C. Chinese 3. How often do they have a parents meeting? A. Once a month. B. Once a year. C. Once a term.,Look through the passage and choose the correct answers.,Now answer the questions.,How long has Susie been at River School? She has been at River School for four years. 2. How long does her schoolday last? Her schoolday lasts for half and six hours. 3. Do all the students at River School have the same subjects? No, they dont. Some students at River School learn German instead of French. 4. How do you like Susies school life? Why? It is colourful.,3. Put the statements into the correct group.,Susie has been at school since she was five and she will be at school until she is eighteen. 2. All schools in the UK are like River School. 3. Lessons start at 9:05 am. 4. The fourth lesson starts at 1:15 pm. 5. There is a parents meeting each term.,We can get the information from the passage directly:_ We can get the information from the passage indirectly: _ We cannot get the information from the passage: _,3, 5,1,4,2,4. Complete the questions with the words in the box.,absent bell pass weekdays,1. When do you hear a _ at school? 2. Who is _ from school today? 3. What do you usually do on _? 4. How many marks do you need to _ the English exam?,Now work in pairs. Ask and answer.,bell,absent,weekdays,pass,Language points,如果主句为一般将来时，if 引导的条件状 语从句则用一般现在时。这一规律被称为 “主 将从现”。如： If it rains tomorrow, we wont go camping. 如果明天下雨，我们就不去野营了。,If I pass my exams next year, Ill stay here until Im eighteen. 如果明年我通过考试的话，我会在这里学 习到18岁。,注意：延续性动词有时也用否定形式，但意义发生了变化。试比较： I watched TV until my father came back. 父亲回来之前，我一直在看电视。 (2) I didnt watch TV until my father came back. 直到父亲回来后,我才看电视。,当until引导的从句与肯定的主句连用时, 主句的谓语动词须是持续性动词。,2.