Starting a new school club Unit1 Project Starting a new school club

Teaching aims and demands Help students understand the two passages Learn some phrases and important and difficult sentences Consolidate the useful structures by practice

Brainstorming Often students with the same interest will form a club, e.g : English Corner. What club would you have if you could start a school club with your classmates? Why?

Warming up Some School Clubs

School clubs

Table tennis

Swimming

football

School Radio Club

Scan the first passage and answer the following questions Reading Scan the first passage and answer the following questions 1.Who started the radio club? Kate Jones, the writer.

2.When the radio club started? Two years ago. 3.Why was the radio started? To play music during break times.

Fill in the blanks (Part A) The radio station in our school is ____ by the student. Two years ago, I asked the ________ if music could be played during _____ ____. He agreed. We tell students the _______, recent _____ and some special messages every morning. During _____ ____ we tell the students what they should do for__________. ___ the end of the school year,graduating students give________ to their close friends and teachers.When parents come, we play songs _____ by students and _____ them of ______, such as _________ and ______ _____. run headmaster break times weather news exam time preparation At messages sung inform events outgoings school plays

Poets of the Next Generation Find out as much information as you can about the school club.

Read the second passage and find out as much information as you can about the school club.

The name of the school club: Who started the school club: When the members of the school club meet: What the members of the school club do: Poets of the Next Generation Mr. Owen, the English teacher the last Friday of every month talk about poems and poets they like, select poems, read them aloud, and discuss poems.

Discussion 1. Which of the two clubs would you like to join? Give your reasons. 2. Suppose you are given a chance, what club would you like to run?

Difficult structures

He doesn’t ______ __ ____ _______school this year. He approved the idea, and two years later I am in charge of the radio club as the oldest student member. ( L7 P18 ) approve批准通过 a plan/request/an idea approve (of sb./sth.)赞同,同意 教授批准了这个报告. 你同意我的想法吗？ 他不同意我今年离校. The professor _______ __ _____. approved the report Do you _______ __ ___ ____? approve of my idea He doesn’t ______ __ ____ _______school this year. approve of me/my leaving

负责，掌管 负责，掌管 被/由……负责，掌管 takes charge of is in charge of be in charge of take charge of be in the charge of E.g.他的父亲负责那家工厂。 His father __ ___ ______ __/ ______ _____ ___that factory. = That factory __ __ ___ _______ ___ his father. 负责，掌管 被/由……负责，掌管 takes charge of is in charge of is in the charge of

2. Our club is much more than just music. (P18) 我们的俱乐部不只播放音乐。 Her performance was _____ ______ good; it was perfect. 她的表演非常好，可以说是完美的。 more than

He knows _____________you do. no more than= only 不过，仅仅 not more than=at most 至多，不超过 more A than B= not B, but A与其说，倒不如说 这学期我们只上了五门课。 We have taken _____________five courses this term. 他知道的不及你多。 He knows _____________you do. 这孩子的伤倒没什么，只是受惊不小。 The child was more __________ than_____. no more than not more than frightened hurt

More than的用法 A. “More than＋名词”表示“不仅仅是” 1)　　Modern science is more than a large amount of information. 2)　　Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too. We need more than material wealth to build our country.建设我们国家，不仅仅需要物质财富. B. “More than＋数词”含“以上”或“不止”之意，如： 3)　　 I have known David for more than 20 years. 4)　　Let's carry out the test with more than the sample copy. More than one person has made this suggestion. 不止一人提过这个建议. C. “More than＋形容词”等于“很”或“非常”的意思，如： 5)　　In doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments. 6)　　I assure you I am more than glad to help you.

D. more than + (that)从句，其基本意义是“超过（=over）”，但可译成“简直不”“远非” D. more than + (that)从句，其基本意义是“超过（=over）”，但可译成“简直不”“远非”. 　难以，完全不能（其后通常连用情态动词 can） --That is more than I can understand . 那非我所能懂的. --That is more than I can tell. 那事我实在不明白。 --The heat there was more than he could stand. 那儿的炎热程度是他所不能忍受的 此外，“more than”也在一些惯用语中出现，如： --More often than not （经常），people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than what they can give. ---All of us are more than a little concerned about（非常关心）the current economic problems

more...than 的用法 1. 比……多，比……更 He has more books than me. 他的书比我多。 　　1. 比……多，比……更 　　He has more books than me. 他的书比我多。 　　He is more careful than the others. 他比其他人更仔细。 　　2. 与其……不如 　　He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。 　　He is more （a） scholar than （a） teacher. 与其说他是位教师，不如说他是位学者。 注：该句型主要用于同一个人或物在两个不同性质或特征等方面的比较，其中的比较级必须用加 more 的形式，不能用加词尾-er 的形式。

no more than 与 not more than 　--This test takes no more than thirty minutes. 这个测验只要30分钟。 　　For thirty years，he had done no more than he （had） needed to. 30年来，他只干了他需要干的工作。 2. not more than 为 more than （多于）的否定式，其意为“不多于”“不超过”。如： Not more than 10 guests came to her birthday party. 来参加她的生日宴会的客人不超过十人。 　　比较： 　　She has no more than three hats. 她只有3顶帽子。（太少了） 　　She has not more than three hats. 她至多有3顶帽子。（也许不到3顶帽子） 　　I have no more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱最多不过5元。（言其少） I have not more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱不多于5元。（也许不到5元）

no more...than 与 not more...than 1. no more...than 表示对两者都否定，意为“同……一样不”（＝neither...nor...）。如： ---He is no more a writer than a painter. 他既不是画家，也不是作家。（＝He is neither a painter nor a writer.） --He’s no more able to read Spanish than I am. 他和我都读不懂西班牙语。（＝Neither he nor I am able to read Spanish.） ---I know no more Spanish than I know Greek. 我对西班牙语和希腊语同样都不懂。（＝I know neither Spanish nor Greek.） 2. not more...than 指两者都具有某种特征，但是程度不同，意为“不如”“不及”（＝ not so... as）。如：(less…than…) --She is not more clever than he is. 她不如他聪明。（＝She is not so clever as he is.） --This book is not more difficult than that one. 这本书不及那本书难。（This book is not so difficult as that one.）

* require vt. 需要，要求n.[C] requirement 3.When I attended the first meeting , I was required to write a poem and I had to read it to the club. (L25 P18 ) * require vt. 需要，要求n.[C] requirement (1)require 十 sth. (of sb) 对(某人有)...的要求(2)require 十 doing (3)require 十 sb. + to do (4)require 十 that从句 (从句中用 should +V) They ~ our help. ①他们需要我们的帮助。 ②这墙需要修。 ③全部会员均应出席会议。 ④法院要求他缴付罚款。 The wall ~s repairing. All the members are ~d to attend the meeting. The court ~d that he (should) pay the fine．

4. It was a little scary at first, but everyone was so nice and friendly that I soon stopped worrying. (L26-27 P18) 刚开始时有点害怕，但是大家都如此友善，因此我很快就不再担心了。 so ... that ... 意为“如此……以至于……”，so 修饰形容词、副词，that 引起结果状语从句，口语中that 可以省略。

He is __ __ ____we had to _____ ___ a doctor. 他病得很重，我们只好给他请医生了。 send for so ill that

她要在这儿住六个月，以便提高自己的英语水平。 so ... that ...句式中的so 不能替换成very, too, quite 等。so that连在一起时，意为“以便；因此”，用来谈论目的。 她要在这儿住六个月，以便提高自己的英语水平。 She’s staying here for six months __ ___ she can_______ ___ ______. so that improve her English

such用在（形容词+）名词前，so用在形容词、副词等的前面。请看下面的例句： so与such的区别 such用在（形容词+）名词前，so用在形容词、副词等的前面。请看下面的例句： 牛奶太好喝了，我们没法不继续喝下去。 The milk was __ ____ _____we couldn’t stop drinking it. It was ____ ____ ____ ____we couldn’t stop drinking it. so good that such good milk that

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