Some Clubs in American or British Schools
Warming up
1.Who started the radio club?
I. Read the first passage and find out as much information as you can about the radio club.
Kate Jones, the writer.
Reading
2.When the radio club started?
Two years ago.
Because we can play music during break time.
3.Why was the radio started?
4. What the radio club does?
Every morning:
tell the students about the weather,
recent news, special messages that the teachers want to broadcast.
During exam time:
the special program telling students what they should do for preparation.
At the end of the school year:
graduating students giving messages to their friends and teachers.
When parents come:
Playing songs sung by students,special messages to inform the parents of events.
1. What’s the name of the school club?
2. Who started the school club?
II Read the second passage and answer
the following questions.
Mr. Owen, the English teacher.
Poets of the Next Generation.
Talk about poets that they like, select poems and out aloud, discuss and write poems.
3. When do the members of the school
club meet?
4. What do the members of the school
club do?
On the last Friday of every month.
Discussion
1. Which of the two clubs would you like to join? Give your reasons.
2. Suppose you are given a chance, what club would you like to run?
Starting the project
1. How to set up a school club?
Discussion
2. How to design a poster advertising a
new school club?
Enjoy Two School Club Posters
Designing a poster
Planning
Preparing
Producing
Presenting
Planning (Day 1-2)
1. Form groups.
2. Suggest clubs you will start.
3. Give your reasons and have discussion.
4. Vote to decide.
5. Have it approved by the teacher.
6. Write down the name.
7. Take on responsibility for tasks. (take turns)
Preparing (Day 3)
1. Find one or two posters about school clubs.
2. Discuss information about these posters.
3. Decide what can be learned from them.
4. Form your own idea about your club.
1. What does the club do?
2. How does it attract new member?
3. How does it help members achieve their goals?
Discuss the information found:
4. What does the poster consist of ?
5. How does it attract viewers?
…
(These sample questions will be given
to each group in written form)
attract new members
achieve one’s goals
consist of= be made up of
consist in
在于
the information found
Language focus
learn…from…
come up with a new idea
on one’s own= by oneself
of one’s own
Producing (Day4—6
)
1. Draft the poster.
2. Read carefully and make
suggestions.
3. Make some changes and finalize the
poster.
4. Approve the poster.
Presenting (Day 7)
1. Present your poster to the class.
2. Put the poster on display and let students sign up.
3. Give awards to the winners.
(Evaluation from both teachers and
students)
Language focus
give a present to sb= give sb a present
at present
present …to…
sign up (for)
win the competition
compete against/with sb (for sth)
compete to do sth
competitive
competitor
It is time (for sb) to do sth
难句解析
1. Our club is much more than just music. (P18)
我们的俱乐部不只播放音乐。
more than
常置于名词、形容词、副词、动词及从句之前，意为“多于
……
；不止
……”
。
Her performance was more than good; it was perfect.
她的表演非常好，可以说是完美的。
特别提示
no more than
与
not more than
；
no more ... than ...
与
not more ... than ...
用法和区别
no more than
表示“只有；仅仅”，相当于 “
only”,
强调“少”。
We have taken no more than five courses this term.
这学期我们只上了五门课。
not more than
意为“不超过；不多于；至多”，相当于 “
at most”,
客观地说明数量。
He knows not more than you do.
他知道的不及你多。
no more ... than ... / not more ... than ...
表示前者和后者一样都不
……
，其作用相当于
neither ... nor ...
。
Jack is no more diligent than John.
杰克和约翰都不勤奋。
This story is not more interesting than that one.
这个故事不比那个故事有趣。
2. It was a little nervous at first, but everyone was so nice and friendly that I soon stopped worrying. (P18)
刚开始时有点害怕，但是大家都如此友善，因此我很快就不再担心了。
so ... that ...
意为“如此
……
以至于
……”
，
so
修饰形容词、副词，
that
引起结果状语从句，口语中
that
可以省略。
He is so ill that we had to send for a doctor.
他病得很重，我们只好给他请医生了。
特别提示
so ... that ...
句式中的
so
不能替换成
very, too, quite
等。
so that
连在一起时，意为“以便；因此”，用来谈论目的。
She’s staying here for six months so that she can improve her English.
她要在这儿住六个月，以便提高自己的英语水平。
so
与
such
的区别
such
用在（形容词
+
）名词前，
so
用在形容词、副词等的前面。请看下面的例句：
The milk was so good that we couldn’t stop drinking it.
It was such good milk that we couldn’t stop drinking it.
牛奶太好喝了，我们没法不继续喝下去。
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