3. Unit 1 School life

4. Reporting school activities

5. What is a program? What are usually included in a program? Skills building 1: understanding a programme

6. A programme is a plan of activities to be done or things to be achieved. A programme usually includes: ◆ Date Dates in a progamme are usually presented in short form to save space. For example: 1st January → 3rd September → 1st Jan /1 Jan 3rd Sept/3 Sept

7. ◆ Day Days refer to days in a week. They can also be presented in short form. For example: Sunday → Thursday → Sun Thur

8. ◆ Time Time can be presented in several ways: 9 a.m./09.00 4 p.m./16.00 8.50 a.m./08.50 6.45 p.m./18.45 ◆ Place There are many places for events or activities. For example: assembly hall meeting room 7th floor, Park Hotel

9. ◆ Event/ activity Events or activities are the most important part of a programme. For example ： speech on Chinese history art festival sports meeting

10. Listen and circle the correct answer. 1. When will the scientist go to Datong High School? A. 21 Oct B. 22 Oct C. 23 Oct 2. On what day will he go to Guanghua High School? A. Mon B. Tue C. Wed

11. 3. At what time will he go to Datong High School? A. 9.30 a.m. B. 12.45 p.m. C. 6.00 p.m. 4. Which school will he go to on the evening of 23 Oct? A. Datong High School B. Guanghua High School C. Xiangming High School

12. 5. What will he do at Xiangming High School? A. Give a talk to the students B. Attend an important school meeting C. Go to a school concert

13. Step 1: Completing a timetable for a school programme

14. Listen and circle the correct words to complete the timetable below. 1._________ 2. __________ 3._______________________ 4._______________________ 5._________ 6.___________ Scientist Fri 3 p.m. 25 Oct Room 306, Building 4 Famous football players

15. We often make decisions by comparing information. Here are two suggestions: Read all the information carefully before you make any decisions Make as many comparisons as you can. The more choices you have, the better your decisions will be Skills building 2: comparing information

16. Read the letter and choose the correct book from the information. The important information about the book from the letter: The title: The price: The year: The writer: with the word “Dynasties” below 20 after 2007 a famous professor

17. Compare the information with the details in the e-mail and find the right book. Answer: the book’s title is: The Rise of the Dynasties

18. Compare your class timetable with the programme on Page 13. To go to the talks, you can choose not to have Art, Class Meeting, PE or self-study. Write down the subjects of the talks you can attend. Step 2: reporting to your class teacher

19. Talks that we can attend: 1. _____________________ 2. _____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. _____________________ Fighting pollution School life in the USA Staying in good health Australian pop songs

20. Work in pairs. Take turns to ask/ answer the following questions about the talks you have chosen for your class.

21. 1. When is the first/second/third/fourth talk for our class? 2. What is the subject? 3. Who is the speaker? 4. Where is the talk to be held?

22. Make a dialogue with your partner. One plays the role of monitor, and the other is class teacher. Pair work.

23. Skills building 3: writing a notice

24. 1. What is a notice? A notice is a piece of paper which gives information before something is going to happen. It’s usually put in a public place.

25. 2. What should we pay attention to when we are writing a notice? include the most important information, such as time, dates, events and person who is giving the notice only include the necessary information make your notice clear and attractive

26. Now please enjoy some notices, and discuss how to make a notice attractive.

30. Read the notice issued by the school librarian. Try to underline the important information. Event: Time: Reason: Library closed 15 to 17 September For the sports meeting

31. When to reopen: The new opening hours: Person that gives the notice: next Saturday( 18 September) Monday—Friday: 8 a.m. —6 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m. Public holidays: closed Library

32. Write a notice to inform your classmates of all the talks your class can attend. Make sure that your include all the important information and the notice is clear and attractive. Begin with: “We are happy to inform you that …” Step 3: informing your classmates

33. Sample: Notice Talks in October We are happy to inform you that in October we are going to have four interesting talks. From the talks we can learn a lot of new things about the world around us. The talks will be given at the following times and places:

34. School life in the USA: 3 p.m., 13th October in Room 404, Building 1 Fighting pollution: 9 a.m., 19th October in Room 105, Building 2 Staying in good health: 2.30 p.m., 21st October in Room 306, Building 4; Australian pop songs: 10 a.m., 29th October in Room 303, Building 4

35. Please check with your class monitor for further information. Class 3, Grade 1

36. inform 1. 用作及物动词时，常用于 inform … of/about … 结构，意为 “ 将 …… 告知 ……” e.g. Newspapers inform us of daily events. 报纸把每天所发生的事告诉我们。

37. I informed the police of the accident by phone. 我用电话将那意外事件告诉警方。 此外， inform 后还可接 that 引导的从句， 意为 “ 通知某人 ……” 。如： He informed them that his mother had died. 他通知他们他的母亲去世了。 =He informed them of his mother’s death.

38. inform 作不及物动词时, 常与介词 against 或 on 搭配使用，意为 “ 密告 ……, 出卖 ……” e.g. He informed against / on his friend. 他密告他的朋友。

39. Homework 1. Finish your article about the notice. Try to make it clear and attractive. 2. Exchange your article with your partner and correct them.