Unit 1 School life

Project Starting a new after-school activity

Period One

Teaching aims:

To learn two articles about after-school activities in school

To learn the use of as and require

To find out how an activity attracts the students and helps the students

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1: Listen to the recording of the articles on page 18

True or False questions:

1. The radio station is run by the principal.

2. The radio station started 2 years ago when CD players were allowed in school.

3. Members of Poets of the Next Generation meet up on the last Friday of every month.

4. Everyone was nice and friendly in the group. They liked the first poem Bob read to them.

Step 2: Read the two articles and answer the following questions:

What do the student members in the radio station do during exam time?

What do they do when parents come to visit the school?

Who started "Poets of the Next Generation"?

What do the members of the group do when they meet?

Step 3: Fill in the blanks:

The radio station in our school is ____ by the student. Two years ago, I asked them ________ if

music could be played during _____ ____. He agreed.

We tell students the _______, _____ _____ and some special messages. During _____

____ we tell the students what they ______ or _________ do for preparation. When

parents come, we play songs _____ by students and _____ them of ______, such as

_________ and ______ _____.

Our English teacher Mr Owen started the group "_____________________________". Group members ____________ to talk about ________ and _______ that we like.

When I _______ it, I was ________ to write five poems and _____ one ____ to the group. I

______ everyone around a tree before I read. The group said they loved the poem I read.

Step 4: Vocabulary and language points:

allow: permit sb./sth. to do sth.

principal: person with the highest authority in certain schools

generation: all people born at about the same time

select: choose sb./sth.

calm: not excited, nervous

require: order or command sth.

The use of as and require

Step 4: Discussion

How do these two activities attract the students?