Unit 2 School life Reading guy ( a lovely guy guys Hello, you guys. = Hello, everyone. a mixed school Home Economics cooking sewing tasty softball buddy buddies a Buddy Club senior hero heroes New words guy ( a mixed school Home Economics sew buddy senior hero tasty softball 1.guy 2. Home Economics 3. buddy 4. senior 5. hero a. a close friend, partner b. anyone male or female c. a student in the last year of high school d. a person admired by many people e. a subject about cooking and sewing ( b ) ( e ) ( a ) ( c ) ( d ) Word puzzles 1. Hello, everyone! = Hello, ____! 2. We always work together. He is my _____. 3. Would you please _____ that dress for me? 4. She is a _____ student in 12th grade. 5. She knows everything and helps me a lot. She is my ____. guys buddy senior hero buddy, hero, sew, guys, senior sew 1. 2. 3. Learning aims Pre - reading What do you think a British or an American school would be like? 1.Who wrote this letter? 2.What activity does the school have every year? 1. Who wrote this letter? 2. Who else are mentioned( in the letter? Fast reading John. They have Reading Week every year. Nancy. Jim and Julie Further reading 1.John is in Year 9 at Woodland School, a mixed school. 2.John likes Home Economics best of all. 3.He knew how to cook healthy and tasty meals before coming to this school. True or False ( F ) Year 8 ( T ) ( F ) didnt know how to cook 4. There is a Reading Week in his school every year. 5. The students can read any books from the school library, but they cant bring in books from home. 6. They think Reading Week is too short because they want to read more books. ( T ) ( F ) can ( T ) Questions 1. What did Jim do in school last year? 2. How does Nancy go to school every day? 3. What do the students do at the buddy club? 4. What does Nancy do during lunchtime? 5. What do they sometimes do after school? He had driving lessons in school last year. She goes to school in her brothers car. Older students talk to new students about school life. She meet her friends and they have a great time talking to each other. Sometimes they go to shopping malls. WhoJohnNancy Where What When Why Detailed reading Whats the life in a British / an American school like? Whats the life in a British school like? Who Where What When Why John Woodland School, London Home Economics; Reading Week Every year Likes learning how to cook and sew; can read anything he likes Whats the life in an American school like? Who Where What When Why Nancy Rocky Mountain High School, Denver Softball; The Buddy Club Twice a week; Every Monday Loves the game; enjoys it a lot Practice 1 Additional reading Life in a Japanese school Life in a Canadian school Practice 2 Discussion Which of the four schools are you most interested in? Why? If your group would set up a new school, what is your school like? Homework 1. Search the Internet for more information about the school life in other countries. 2. Finish off the exercises from B1 to C2.