【正文】 S: (There are 8.)T: How many classmates do you have?S: (There are 48.)T: How many Computer Studies lessons do you have each week?S: (I have two.)T: …Step III. WhiletaskTask 1 T: We have 8 Grade 8 classes, 48 classmates and two Computer Studies each week. But what about John and Daniel?Listen to the tape and answer: How many Grade 8 classes are there at Daniel’s/John’s school? Whose school has more Grade 8 classes? How many classmates does Daniel/John have? Who has fewer classmates? How many Computer Studies lessons does Daniel/John have each week? Who has the most Computer Studies lessons?Task 2 Listen again and read after it. Practice the dialogue and act it.(4 pairs) Make new dialogues and act them.(4 pairs)Task 3 A dialogue. Laura is Amy and Sandy’s classmate. She is good at playing basketball. But she hurt her leg on Monday. Let’s listen to the tape and answer: Where does she have to stay for a month? How long can’t she play basketball? Point out: can=be able to Tell the differences between them.Task 4 Listen again and read after it. (Pay attention to the pronunciation.) Practice the dialogue and act it. Explain how to show surprise while speaking.Task 5 Finish Part B on Page 34. According to the rule to finish Part B. Listen to the tape and check their answers.(Teach: monkey, news) Listen and read the sentences in right intonations. Practice reading the sentences more.Step V. Homework1. Make a new dialogue about different schools.2. Read the dialogue and the sentences in right intonationsPeriod 9 Main taskTeaching aims and demands:1. Learn how to finish the questionnaire with personal information.2. Learn to make a timetable according to the questionnaire.3. Learn to write ‘My ideal school’.Teaching difficulties and importance:1. How to know about what people like and dislike.2. How to write ‘My ideal school’.Teaching preparation:recorder and puterTeaching steps:Step I. Leadin Revise how to show surprise while saying. Revise the grammar of the whole unit.Step II. Pretask Questions: 1. How many subjects do you learn? What are they? Ss: Chinese, English, Math, History, PE, Geography, Science… 2. Are you a member of the Reading Club? What other clubs do you want to join? Ss: I want to join Swimming/Drawing/Chess/Drama Club… 3. What time does your school day start/finish? Ss: It starts/finishes at… T: Do you like it? Is it too early/late?4. What kinds of sports do you know? Ss: basketball, football, softball, volleyball… T: Good. Look at the pictures and tell me what they are doing. Teach: baseball/table tennis/ tennis. 5. Which sport do you like best? Why? 6. Do you like to wear uniforms at school? Why/Why not? Ss: I like to wear them because they’re fashionable… I don’t like to wear them because they are not nice… 7. Do you think your school is a good one? Why/Why not? I think so/I don’t think so. Because it’s a famous school/…Step III. WhiletaskTask 1 Finish the questionnaire.(Part A1 on Page 35) Write down the answers. Ask some students to read their questionnaires. Solve the problems they have. Point out: go on school trips.Task 2 Prepare a timetable. (Part A2 on Page 36) Fill in the form. Work in pairs and check each other’s form. Ask some students to say their favorite subjects/sports /activities. Others listen to them and try to repeat a day of them. Task 3 Reading Read Paragraph 1 and try to answer: 1. What time does Daniel’s ideal school start? Why? 2. What time does Daniel’s ideal school finish? Why? Point out: get up late, have lots time for sth, start/finish at... Listen to the tape and read after it. Then try to repeat it.Read Paragraph 2 and try to answer: 1. How long do they have for lunch? 2. What kind of dining hall is there? 3. What can they do there? (listen to pop music…) 4. What do they eat every day? Listen to the tape and read after it. Then try to repeat it.Read Paragraph 3 and try to answer: 1. What subject does he think is very interesting? 2. What subject does he love? 3. Does he want to wear the school uniform/tie? 4. What about the classes? How many students are there?(each)Listen and read after the tape. Then try to repeat it.Read Paragraph 4 and try to answer: 1. What does the school have on both sides?(one…the other…) 2. Does it have a big library? What’s in the library? 3. What does it also have?(A tennis court and a swimming pool)Listen and read after the tape. Then try to repeat it.Read Paragraph 5 and try to ask questions as many as possible. Ss: How long do they need to finish the homework? Do they have homework at weekends? How often do they have a school trip to a museum or a theatre? … … Read the paragraph together. Read the article by Ss themselves.Step IV. Posttask Have a discussion about the ideal school.(work in groups of four) Remend one of the group to sum up the discussion. Eight minutes to write down their own ideal schools. Read some Ss’ articles and check out their mistakes with others.Step V. HomeworkFill in the blanks according to the reading. Daniel’s ______school starts at 9 . and ________ at 3 ., So he has lots of time for afterschool ___________. There is a big______ hall. The students can have lunch and chat there. They can also listen to ___ music in the hall. They eat fruit and __________every day. He wants to have Math and ________ studies every day. He would like