1. Module 2 Education
Unit 2 What do I like best about school?
(reading for speaking)
Vivian Dai

2. Look at the photos and say what you can see.
Before-reading
Look at the photos and say what you can see.
Susie Thompson
This is my friend Susie Thompson. Last week she sent me an and some photos about her school life. Look at the photos and say what you can see.
Look at the Picture a. What subject are they having? Chemistry. Do you have this subject in our school? What subjects do you have in our school? What’s your favorite subject? Why?
Look at the Picture b. What are the students doing? Do you often play sports at school? What sports do you often play at school? Why?
Look at the Picture c. Where are the students? What are they doing? Do you have any school trips in your school? Where have you ever been? What do you think of your school trips?
school subject
after-school activities

3. Paragraph 1 what do I like best about school
Task 1 Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1 what do I like best about school
Paragraph 2 after-school activities
Paragraph 3 subjects
Paragraph 4 River School
Paragraph 5 introduce myself
Paragraph 6 my weekday
let’s read Susie’s school life and match the main idea of each paragraph.

4. How long has Susie been at River School?
Task 2 Scan the text for information to answer the questions below.
How long has Susie been at River School?
2. How long does her schoolday last?
3. Do all the students at River School have the same subjects?

5. Sometimes we get the information indirectly !
My school life
My name is Susie Thompson, and I’m fifteen. I’ve been at River School, London, since I was eleven. If I pass my exams next year, I’ll stay here until I’m eighteen.
River School is a secondary school, about twenty minutes away from my home by bike. Before I came here, I went to the primary school near my home. I started primary school when I was five and stayed there for six years.
We go to school every weekday from 8:45 am to 3:15 pm. Before class, our teacher checks which pupils are present or absent. Then everyone goes to the main hall. There, our head teacher tells us news about the school. At 9:05 am the bell rings, and lessons start. Each lesson lasts for an hour. We have a break from 11:05 am until 11:15 am, then another lesson, and then lunch for an hour. In the afternoon, we have two more lessons before school finishes.
This year I have ten subjects: maths, English, physics, chemistry, French, history, geography, music, IT and PE. Some people learn German instead of French. It’s lucky we don’t have exams in every subject.
We have a large sports ground for football and tennis, where we can play both during and after school hours. After-school activities, such as sports clubs and language societies, are popular too. During the school year there are usually visits to museums and to camps for activities such as climbing and walking in the country. Last year a group of us even went to Japan. There are parties and a sports day, and school plays are really popular. Once a term, there is a parents’ meeting, so our parents and teachers can talk about our progress.
What do I like best about school? English, chemistry, music, sports clubs, school plays… and above all, my friends!
She has been at River School for four years.
It lasts for 6.5 hours, starting at 8:45 am and finishing at 3:15 pm.
Sometimes we get the information indirectly !
No, not all the students at River School study the same subjects.

6. Task 3 Read the statements below and put them into the correct group.
Susie has been at school since she was five and she will be
at school until she is eighteen.
2. All schools in the UK are like River School.
3. Lessons start at 9:05am.
4. The fourth lesson starts at 1:15 pm.
5. There is a parents’ meeting each term.
We can get the information from the passage directly:
We can get the information from the passage indirectly:
We cannot get the information from the passage:
3,5 4
1,2

7. Task 4 Read Susie’s school life carefully and write 1-2 questions for each paragraph. Ask and answer in groups.
Ask and answer

8. Task 5 Discuss in your group and talk about your school life
After-reading
Task 5 Discuss in your group and talk about your school life
Susie’s school life
My school life
Introduction to the school
School weekday
Subjects
After-school activities …
a secondary school
20 minutes away from her home by bike
from 8:45am to 3:15 pm
lessons start /
lunch …
ten /
have different subjects
have a large sports ground
Compared Susie school life with your school life, What do you like best about Susie’s school life and your school life? Why?
sports clubs and language society
visits to museums and to camps
parties/ a sports day/ school plays
a parents’ meeting …
What do you like best about Susie’s school life and your school life? Why?

9. 1.Students of Level B can talk about Susie’s school life.
Homework:
1.Students of Level B can talk about Susie’s school life.
2.Students of Level A can talk about their school life.