Unit 3《Welcome to our school.》Task
Learning aims:
1. New words
2. How to write a letter.
3. Learn to introduce your school.
New words & phrases
letter 信 best 最好的
few 不多 all the best 一切顺利
a few 少量
Away 离开
far away from 远离
on foot 步行
Free talk
-- What school do you study at?
-- How many classrooms are there in our school?
-- Do you have a library in your school?
-- Do you live near your school?
-- How do you go to school?
-- How long does it take?
Liu Yi, Millie's penfriend is at Hope Middle School. He wrote a letter to Millie to say sth about his school. Read the letter and try to know what he writes in his letter.
Read Liu Yi's letter and answer these questions:
1. What is the name of his school?
2. Do they have a reading room?
3. How does Liu Yi go to school?
4. How long does it take liu Yi to get to school?
Listen to the letter and answer the questions.
1. Is his school big or small?
2. How many classrooms do they have?
3. Do they have a library?
4. Where is their playground?
Read and classify the information
school
Different places in the school
Something about the teachers
The way to go to school
Dear Millie,
1 Thanks for your letter. I study at Hope School now.
2 Our school is small. We only have a few classrooms. We do not have a library, but we have a reading room. Sometimes we read books there.
3 Our playground is in front of the classroom. It is not very big. We often play there after class.
4 Our teachers are all very kind. We like them very much.
5 I live far away from the school. I go to school on foot every day. It takes me about an hour to get to school.
All the best,
Liu Yi
Notes
1. 注意书信的格式
Dear Millie, 开头
......
All the best, 结尾
Liu Yi
2. We only have a few classrooms.
a few 一些、少数，修饰可数名词复数
Eg：一些学生：some students
少数人：some people
3. I live far away from the school.
far away from + 某地 远离某地
Eg：far away from Beijing
far away from my home
我住的离他家很远。
I live far away from his home.
4. I go to school on foot. = I walk to school.
on foot 步行
Eg: I go to her home on foot./ I walk to her home.
Listen to the letter again and complete it.
Dear Millie,
Thanks for your ______. I ______ at Hope School now. Our school is ______. We only have a ______ classrooms. We don't have a ______, but we have a ______ room. Sometimes we ______ books there. Our ______ is in front of the classroom. It is ______ very big. We often ______ there after class. Our teachers are all very ______. We like ______ very much. I live ______ the school. I go to school ______ every day. It takes ______ about an hour to ______ to school.
All the ______,
Liu Yi
Ask and answer in pairs
-- What school do you study at?
-- How many classrooms are there at your school?
-- Do you have a music room, an art room, or a computer room?
-- Do you have a library or a reading room?
-- Do you have a school hall?
-- Is your playground big?
-- How do you get to school?
Your friend, Jim, wants to know sth about your school. Please write a letter to him to introduce your school.
Useful expressions
I study at ...
There are ... classrooms in ...
We have/don't have a playground/a library/a hall ...
It is not ..., but ...
Our teachers are ...
I live far away from/near the school.
I take a bus/walk to school.
I go to school by bike/by bus/on foot ...
It takes me ... to get to school.
Example:
I study at No.1 Middle School. There are 40 classrooms in my school. We have a reading room. It is not big, but there are all kinds of books. I live far away from the school. So I take a bus to school. It takes me about half an hour to get to school.
根据汉语补全句子：
1、感谢你的来信。
______ for your ______.
2、我们的学校很小。
______ school is ______.
3、有时候我们在阅览室看书。
______, we ______ books in the reading room.
4、我们的操场在教室的前面。
Our playground is __________ the classroom.
5、我们的老师都很和蔼。
Our teachers are all very ______.
6、每天我步行去上学。
I ______ school every day.
I go to school ______.
选择
1. We have ______ books.
A. a lot B. a few C. a little
2. We don't have a car, ______ we have a bike.
A. or B. and C. but
3. She is kind, I like ______ very much.
A. she B. her C. him
4. She lives far away ______ the school.
A. at B. from C. of
5. She goes to school ______ bike.
A. by B. on C. in
6. He walks ______ school every day.
A. by B. to C. on
7. Lily is ______ best friend.
A. my B. he C. she
8. It takes ______ 20 minutes to get there.
A. he B. him C. she
9. ______ do you get to school?
A. What B. How C. Why
Homework
Write a letter to your friend to introduce your school.