Unit 1 School life,Reporting school activities,Task,What is a program? What are usually included in a program?,Skills building 1: understanding a programme,A programme is a plan of activities to be done or things to be achieved. A programme usually includes: Date Dates in a progamme are usually presented in short form to save space. For example: 1st January 3rd September ,1st Jan /1 Jan,3rd Sept/3 Sept, Day Days refer to days in a week. They can also be presented in short form. For example: Sunday Thursday ,Sun,Thur, Time Time can be presented in several ways: 9 a.m./09.00 4 p.m./16.00 8.50 a.m./08.50 6.45 p.m./18.45 Place There are many places for events or activities. For example: assembly hall meeting room 7th floor, Park Hotel, Event/ activity Events or activities are the most important part of a programme. For example： speech on Chinese history art festival sports meeting,Listen and circle the correct answer.,1. When will the scientist go to Datong High School? A. 21 Oct B. 22 Oct C. 23 Oct 2. On what day will he go to Guanghua High School? A. Mon B. Tue C. Wed,3. At what time will he go to Datong High School? A. 9.30 a.m. B. 12.45 p.m. C. 6.00 p.m. 4. Which school will he go to on the evening of 23 Oct? A. Datong High School B. Guanghua High School C. Xiangming High School,5. What will he do at Xiangming High School? A. Give a talk to the students B. Attend an important school meeting C. Go to a school concert,Step 1: Completing a timetable for a school programme,Listen and circle the correct words to complete the timetable below. 1._ 2. _ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._,Scientist,Fri,3 p.m.,25 Oct,Room 306, Building 4,Famous football players,We often make decisions by comparing information. Here are two suggestions: Read all the information carefully before you make any decisions Make as many comparisons as you can. The more choices you have, the better your decisions will be,Skills building 2: comparing information,Read the letter and choose the correct book from the information. The important information about the book from the letter: The title: The price: The year: The writer:,with the word “Dynasties”,below 20,after 2007,a famous professor,Compare the information with the details in the e-mail and find the right book. Answer: the books title is: The Rise of the Dynasties,Compare your class timetable with the programme on Page 13. To go to the talks, you can choose not to have Art, Class Meeting, PE or self-study. Write down the subjects of the talks you can attend.,Step 2: reporting to your class teacher,Talks that we can attend: 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _,Fighting pollution,School life in the USA,Staying in good health,Australian pop songs,Work in pairs,Take turns to ask/ answer the following questions about the talks you have chosen for your class.,1. When is the first/second/third/fourth talk for our class? 2. What is the subject? 3. Who is the speaker? 4. Where is the talk to be held?,Make a dialogue with your partner. One plays the role of monitor, and the other is class teacher.,Pair work,Skills building 3: writing a notice,1. What is a notice?,A notice is a piece of paper which gives information before something is going to happen. Its usually put in a public place.,2. What should we pay attention to when we are writing a notice?,include the most important information, such as time, dates, events and person who is giving the notice only include the necessary information make your notice clear and attractive,Now please enjoy some notices, and discuss how to make a notice attractive.,Read the notice issued by the school librarian. Try to underline the important information.,Event: Time: Reason:,Library closed,15 to 17 September,For the sports meeting,When to reopen: The new opening hours: Person that gives the notice:,next Saturday( 18 September),MondayFriday: 8 a.m. 6 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m.5 p.m. Public holidays: closed,Library,Write a notice to inform your classmates of all the talks your class can attend. Make sure that your include all the important information and the notice is clear and attractive. Begin with: “We are happy to inform you that ”,Step 3: informing your classmates,Sample:,Notice Talks in October We are happy to inform you that in October we are going to have four interesting talks. From the talks we can learn a lot of new things about the world around us. The talks will be given at the following times and places:,School life in the USA: 3 p.m. , 13th October in Room 404, Building 1 Fighting pollution: 9 a.m. , 19th October in Room 105, Building 2 Staying in good health: 2.30 p.m. , 21st October in Room 306, Building 4; Australian pop songs: 10 a.m. , 29th October in Room 303, Building 4,Please check with your class monitor for further information.