英 语 教 研 组汪 文娇

A “Babies” Class

Background

英语国家的教育一般分为 3 级：初等教育、中等教育和高等教育，其中初等和中等教育是免费的、强制性的义务教育。在澳大利亚目前高等教育也是免费的。中小学和大学幼可以按资金来源分为公立和私立两种。私立学校（包括中小学）一般要收取较高的学费，教学水平较高。经济状况较好的家庭一般更愿意送子女进私立学校就读。学校课程分为必修课和选修课。学校除修必修课外，可以根据自己的精力、时间和兴趣选择选修课。英语国家的学校，特别是私立学校，幼较大的自主权。课文中提到的 Collegiate School 即是一所私立学校，稳重所说的“ Babies” Class 即是一门选修课。

Comprehension exercises

Choose the one that best completes each of the following statements. 1. Babies is at Colligiate School. A a required course B an elective course C a usual course 2. Some boys ask to take babies again because . A it is difficult B they have to C they are interested in the course 3. In the babies class the boys learn . A how to feed and wash babies B how to dress and carry babies C about child care 4. The class gets real, live babies from mothers who like . A sharing their babies with others B leaving their babies to others C boys to look after their babies 5. Some parents think that it is for young boys to take care of babies. A too difficult B impossible C unnatural 6. Maybe the boys at Colligiate School do not think taking care of babies is only for __________ A father B teachers C girls

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Questions Para.1: 1. What do a group of boys do ? 2. What do they hear? 3. What is their new class called? Para.2: 1. Do they have to take the class? 2. What are the babies like? 3. What do the boys learn in the class? Para.3: 1. Where is collegiate school? 2. What are the required courses at the school? 3. What electives do they have? 4. Who offered them the new elective?

Questions

Para. 4: Where does the school get the babies? Para. 5: 1. What do some parents say? 2. What do many older boys say? 3. Is this new course popular?

Language points

1. be curious about sth. 对…好奇 The persons are curious about his action. Children are curious about everything. be curious to do sth. 对做某事感到好奇，急切想知道 He was curious to know what was in the letter. I am curious to know where he is. 2. of one’s own will: 出于自愿地，心甘情愿地 , will 在这里是名 词 意思为“意愿”、“意志 He helps me with my study of his own will. She did it of her own will. Where there is a will, there is a way.

Language Points

3. The boys learns how to feed, dress, wash , and carry them. 及物动词后 +“ 疑问词＋不定式”， “疑问词＋不定式”做宾

语 , 这种宾语相当于一个简略地宾语从句。类似的及物动词有ask,decide, know, tell, wonder, find out 等等。

Please tell me what to do. He asked me where to go. I don’t know how to diaper a baby. We haven’t decided when to start. I wonder what to do next.

Language Points

4. dress ,wear 和 put on 的用法。 dress 可作及物动词和不及物动词有“穿衣服 ( 起床后或指外出前

穿好衣服，或赴宴会前穿好较正式的礼服”，“打扮”的意思，作“穿”时，只用于穿衣服，不用于 shoes, hat, gloves. 作及物动词时，宾语是人（ dress sb.).

wear 是“穿着”、“戴着”的意思，可用于“穿着衣服”、“戴帽子”、“带手套、眼镜、首饰”等，强调“穿戴着”的状态。

put on 的意思是“穿上”、“戴上”，强调“往上穿戴”的动作。 Get up and dress quickly. Mary is dressing her baby. Tom always wears black shoes. He put on his shoes and went out of the room.

Language points

5. learn about: 学习与…相关的事情 learn from: 向…学习 learn of : 得知，了解到…消息 They want to learn about medical care. We should learn from Comrade Lei Feng. I learnt of the news from his letter. 6. Taking care of babies is too difficult for young boys. taking care of babies 为动名词短语，在句中作主语。 Seeing is believing. Her coming made me very happy. Getting up early is a good habit.

Language Points

7. share sth. with sb.: 与某人分享、分担、共用 I share the room with her. I will share the cost with you. 8. too + for sth./sb.: 太…而不适合 / 不能 He is too old for the job. She is too fat for the clothes. The pair of shoes is too small for me.

Review the language points

1. be curious about: 对…好奇 be curious to do: 对做某事感到好奇，急切想知道 2. of one’s own will: 出于自愿地，心甘情愿地 3. 及物动词＋“疑问词＋不定式” ，代表动词有 learn, ask, deci

de, know, tell, find out 4. dress, wear, 和 put on 的用法 5. learn about : 学习与…相关的事情 learn from: 向…学习 learn of: 得知，了解到…消息 6. 动名词或动名词短语在句中做主语 7. too adj. for sth./sb.: 太…而不适合 8. share sth. with sb.: 与某人分享、分担、公用

Review the language points that have learnt before

a group of : 一群，一组 have to: 不得不 don’t have to: 不必 something different: 形容词修饰不定代词时，置于其后 like doing sth. 和 like to do sth. have a good time: 过得很开心 take care of: 照顾，照料 be interested in: 对…感兴趣

Who is the best baby-sitter? Let’s play a game. How to carry the baby? How to diaper a baby? How to dress a baby? How to feed a baby?

Discussion

What do you think of the course? Why? 1. It’s interesting, because babies are very lovely. 2. It’s meaningful. Babies are so lovely, we should cherish our lives. 3. Students will love their parents more if they take

the course. Babies reminds them of their old days. 4. It’s good. Because students can learn how to take care of

others, that’s important especially for boys. 5. It’s good. Because it’s a beautiful thing to make a baby

laugh. It’s a beautiful thing to help others.

Homework

Review the text and the language points. Do exercises on page39 : A, B, and D