U2 OUR DAILY LIFE

A day in the life of…

Reading A

WHIZZ-KID CHENG NA

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subtitle

1. Cheng Na is probably ______ most other students.

a. the same as b. different from

2. I will find out about ______.

a. Cheng Na’s daily life

b. Cheng Na’s holiday

3. A “whizz-kid” is probably______.

a. a good driver b. very great

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b

Guess before you readGuess before you read

2. What do you often do in the afternoon/evening?

at 6 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 8 a.m. a.m. = in the morning

1. What do you often do in the morning?

at 12:30 p.m. 4:50 p.m. 7 p.m.

p.m. = in the afternoon/evening

• Does Cheng Na often do the same things as (=like) you?

• How is her daily life?

whizz-kid Cheng Na

Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.I am Cheng Na.I am in

Guangzhou. I at breakfast. I sometimes

to clients on the way to school. I usually in all her subjects. Twice a

week, my driver from school. After school, I usually . I do homework for before dinner.

one of the top students discuss

businessmake phone calls

get A gradespick me up go to a club

an hour or two

Reading A

Read the text, and finish Exercise A2 on Page 19.

1. Can Cheng Na write computer games?2. Does Cheng Na get up at 6 a.m.?3. Does Cheng Na drive herself to school?4. Does Cheng Na like her school friends?5. Does Cheng Na always have lunch at school?

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N6. Is Cheng Na good at basketball? DK7. Do Cheng Na and her family talk about business at breakfast and at dinner?8. Does Cheng Na sleep for about five hours a night?

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Now please retell Cheng Na’s daily life in the third person.

Read again, find out the information!Read again, find out the information!

TimetableTime Activity Special things

6 a.m.

7:30 a.m.

8 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

7 p.m.

11 p.m.

get up

go to school

start schoolhave lunch

leave school

have dinner

go to bed

discuss business at breakfastdrive, make phone callsget A grades,never failpick … up, with a client

go to a club

discuss business, work on…

Language Points•1. other students• other + n.s ＝ others: else people or

things (in the three or more)•(e.g.). She asked me to bring other b

ooks.•2. find out, find, look for•(e.g.). I can’t find my pen. Now I’

m looking for it.•Do you find out why he was late?find out (reasonfind out (reason 因因 ), find (result), find (result 果果 ) )

look for (course look for (course 过程过程 ))

Reading A

•3. one of the top students• one of +n.s/pron.: “one person/thing i

n a group.” One of… 做主语时，谓语动词用单数 .

•(e.g.) One of the students comes from America.

•4. put on, (be) in, wear, dress• 5.make phone calls to sb. = call sb.• 6. on the way to…• 7. enjoy doing sth.=be keen on doing• 8. twice a week

•5. have breakfast

•6. at breakfast = while having breakfast

• 7.make phone calls to sb. = call sb.• 8. on the way to…• 9. enjoy doing sth.=be keen on doing• 10. twice a week

• 11. go back to swh. = return to swh.• 12. go to a club• 13. have meetings • 14. an hour or two = one or two hours• 15. continue doing sth continue to do sth• 16. the same as

Test of the phrases1.I’ll ___ you ___ ( 接 ) later.2.She ________ ( 接 ) her daughter after work.3.Do you go to the movie ___________ ( 每月一

次 ) or ___________ ( 每月两次 )?4.How often do you ______________ ( 打电话 ) to

your mother?5.Oh, your dress ________________ ( 和我的相

同 )!6.The weather in China ______________ ( 和… ..

不同 ) the weather in Australia.7.I want to be a __________ ( 优等生 ).

pick up

picks up

once a monthtwice a

month makes phone calls

is the same as mine

is different from

top student

8.Can you talk about your _______ ( 日常生活 )?

9.She works very hard, so she often ___________ ( 获得 A 级 ) in the exams.

10.Our class teacher goes back to her office and ____________________ ( 继续改卷 ).

11.What are you __________ ( 忙于 ) these days?

12. I often listen to the radio __________ ( 吃早餐的时候 ).

daily life

gets A grades

continues grading papers working on

at breakfast

根据中文提示完成句子1. 他 24 岁了，但仍在上学。 He is 24 years old, but he ___ ____ ____ ____.

2. 简通常在回家的路上买雪糕。 Jane usually buys ice-cream ___ ___ ___ ___.

3. 他们不喜欢吃饭时讲话。 They don’t like talking ____ ____.

4. 他在图书馆的路上碰见了他的好友。 He met his best friend ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.

is still at school

on the way home

at dinner

on the way to the library

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