課程內容
《Collect things --Writing, More practice, Culture corner project》
Harry has written about his collection of postcards.
I collect postcards.I started the collection two years ago.
Now I have over 100 different postcards.Some show famous places of interest.Some show great works of art.My favourite postcards is from the UK,It has a picture of Big Ben on it.
It is easy to get postcards.Friends send them to each other for holidays or birthdays.
I like collecting postcards.They are beautiful and teach me a lot about different places.
Answer the following questions:
1.What does Harry collect?
She collects postcards.
2.When did she start the collection?
She started the collection two years ago.
3.How many postcads does she have?
She has over 100 different postcards.
4.What's her favourite postcard?
Her favourite postcards is from the UK.
5.Where can she get postcards?
Her friends send the postcards to each other for holidays or birthdays.
Explain some language points:
1.My favourite postcard is from the UK.
is from意為“來自”。
be from=come from
例如：瑪麗來自美國。
Mary is from America.=Mary comes from America.
你來自哪里？
Where are you from?
Where do you come from?
2.Friends send them to each other for holidays or birthdays.
send sth.to sb.=send sb.sth.
意為“把某物寄送給某人”
例如：我會給你寄明信片的。
I will send postcards to you.=I will send you postcards.
3.They are beautiful and teach me a lot about different places.
teach sb.about sth.意為“教某人關于某事”
teach sb.to do sth.意為“教某人做某事”
例如：李老師教我們學英語。
Mr.Li teaches us to learn English.
Important things about collecting things
When we talk about a collection,the following things are necessary.
What do you collect?
When did you start?
How do you get them?
How big is your collection?
What's your favourite piece of collection?
What do you get from your collection?
Writing:My collection
Write a short article abot your collection.Follow the example in A and use the following questions to help you.
What do you collect?
When did you start?
How big is your collection?
How do you get them?
What do you get from your collection?
My Collection
I collect snow globes.I started the collection five years ago.
Now I have more than 200 different snow globes.The first one I ever got was a birthday cake snow globe on my seventh birthday.I love globes with animals.I have a big one with bears in it and another one with penguins.
I'd like to start a snow globe collectors'club.
More practice
Collecting stamps is educational!
Read the four questions on page 110,and try to find the answrs while listening to the article.
1.What did Daniel show his classmates?
2.What made Daniel more interested in Chinese culture?
3.What did Daniel learn from the stamps?
4.What does Daniel think of collecting stamps?
Collecting stamps is educational!
In groups,read the article and pay attention to the feelings of the people in it.
Yesterday was Show and Tell Day at Daniel's school.
Daniel was the first student to speak,He showed his classmates an old stamp.
"My father gave me this fist stamp,"said Daniel.
"It has a picture of an old Chinese stone bridge on it.This made me more interestes in Chinese culture.Soon I started to look for more stamps with interesting pictures."
"Now I have over 100 stamps."said Daniel."I learnt a lot about our country and its great culture from the stamps!Collecting stamps is really educational"
"That was a gre at talk.Thank you,Daniel,"said the teacher.
1.What did Daniel show his classmates?
He showed his classmates an old stamp.
2.What made Daniel more interested in Chinese culture?
His first stamp with a picture of an old Chinese stone bridge.
3.What did Daniel learn from the stamps?
He learnt a lot about China and its great culture from the stamps.
4.What does Daniel think of collecting stamps?
He thinks that it is really educational.
Explain some language points:
1.Daniel was the first student to speak.
the first+n.+to do 意為“第一個做...的...”
例如：瑪麗是第一個來學校的學生也是最后一個離開學校的。
Mary is the first student to come to school and the last to leave school.
這是他第一次做這件事。
This is his first time to do that.
2.He showed his classmates an old stamp.My father gave me this first stamp.
show/give sth to sb.=show/give sb.sth.
意為“把某物展示給/給某人”
例如：讓我展示給你我的房間吧。
Let me show you my room.=Let me show my room to you.
請把這本書給我。
Please give me the book.
3.This made me more interested in Chinese culture.
make vt.
做；制造；建造
瑪麗做了一只紙船。
Mary made a paper boat.
使得；使...做...
這消息使約翰激動。
The news made John excited.
他的笑話把我們都逗笑了。
His jokes made us all laugh.
4.I started to look for more stmaps with interesting pictures.
look for意為“尋找”，是有目的地找，強調“尋找”這一動作。
如：你在找什么？
--What are you looking for?
--I'm looking for my bike.
find意為“找到”“發現”，強調“找”的結果，其賓語往往是某個丟失的東西或人。
如：--Did you find Li Ming yesterday?
--No,we looked for him everywhere,but didn't find him.
5.Collecting stamps is really educational.
動詞做主語用動詞的現在分詞形式。現在分詞做主語表示事物化，抽象化的概念。
強調：現在分詞做主語時謂語一律用單數。
如：吃蔬菜對我們的身體有好處。
Eating vegetable is good for our health.
學好英語是不容易的。
Learning English well is not easy.
What can we see on a postcard?
What can we learn from a postcard?
Why do people send postcards?
Group discussion
Answer the folowing questions according to the article about postcards.
1.What can we learn from a postcard?
We can learn a lot abot a place,its history and culture from a postcard and the stamp on it.
2.What did some postcard collectors do in 2005?
They started a project.
3.What did they create?
They create a website.
4.Who could become members?
People from all over the world could become members.
5.Why do they send each other postcards?
6.Do you want to join them?Why or why not?
Yes,I do.Because we can learn a lot about the cultures and history of different countries.
A survey about free time activities
How do students usually spend their free time?In this project,you will carry out a survey to find out.Then you will write a report on it.
SURVEY
1 What do you usually do in your free time?
□ read
□ collect stamps
□ play football
□ listen to music
□ go swimming
Other activities:____________
2 Are you a member of any school clubs?
□ Yes □ No
(If "no",why not?______________
3
4)
What are two other questions?
Group interview
Interview your classmates to find out their answers to the questions in the survey form.Then write a short report about the results of the survey.
Here is an example of a report about the result of the survey.
We asked 40 students about their free time activities.Here are the results:
Fifteen students usually read in their free time.Ten students play football.
Five students collect stamps.Another 10 students listen to music.
Twenty-five students are members of school clubs.Fifteen students are not.
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潘老師
女，中教中級職稱
自參加工作以來，持之以恒，孜孜以求，追求卓越。多次獲優秀教師稱號。
