第14/600期初一教案
北航实验学校  姜瑶

No homework for some US kids (P2)

I. Pre-reading
What do you usually do after school?
How much homework do you have each day?
What do you think about having to do homework?

II. While Reading
Choose the answer:
Choose the answer:
1. For primary school students who have no homework, what do they do after school?
A. They play sports with friends.
B. They attend after-school clubs.
C. They help with housework at home.
D. They read at least 20 minutes each night.

2. Which of the following is TRUE about the “no homework” policy?
A. Few schools are trying out the policy.
B. People have different ideas about the policy.
C. Kids need more time to build good daily routines.
D. Homework allows kids to be with their families.

3. Why did parents ask for more homework a century later?
A. Homework helps kids remember what they learned in class.
B. Homework helps kids build good daily routines.
C. Competition around the world became greater.
D. Homework should be part of kids’ lives.

4. What can you learn from the last paragraph?
A. Homework has a long history.
B. Homework will continue for years.
C. There have been many debates about homework.
D. There is no clear answer about whether we should have homework or not.

III. Words in use
  根据中文提示完成下列句子：
1. 我不知道自己是否迟到了。
I wasn’t sure ______ I was late or not.   
2. 休息了片刻之后，我继续写作业。
After a short break, I ______ to do my homework.
3. 我们经常就热点话题展开争论。
We often have _____ on heated topics.

IV. Post-reading
Fun Facts about Homework
 Older students do more homework than younger ones.
 Teachers with less experience give more homework.
 Math classes have homework the most often.
 Race plays a role in how much homework students do.
Race plays a role in how much homework students do.
Asian students spend 3.5 more hours on average doing homework per week than their white peers. However, only 59 percent of Asian students’ parents check that their homework is done, while 75.6 percent of Hispanic students’ parents and 83.1 percent of black students’ parents check.
Do your parents check
your homework?

Dancing to hip-hop (P3)

I. Pre-reading
Do you love dancing?
Do you like to watch people dance?
Where can you see people dancing?
What kind of dance styles do you know?

II. While reading
Choose T for true or F for false:
1. Alena is a 12-year-old girl from the US.
2. Alena has danced in some music videos.
3. Alena has more than 9 million fans.
4. Alena has been learning to dance since she was 3.
5. Alena quit school and works in her aunt’s studio.
     
III. Words in use
Fill in the blanks:
1. Her parents ________ (鼓励) her to look for her own dream.
2. Teenagers are always ______ (有活力的) and never get tired.
3. Many famous stars open their own film _______ (工作室), like Yang Mi.

IV. Post-reading
A halftime show (半场秀) is a performance given during the brief period between the first and second halves, or the second and third quarters, of a sporting event.
A modern halftime show can consist of cheerleading(啦啦队) performances, majorette (军乐) routines, marching bands playing music, or other kinds of performances.

Say hi to robot tutor (P6)

I. Pre-reading
Do you have a robot at home?
If so, what does it do for you?
What else do you wish it could do?

II. While reading
Answer the questions:
1. Who is Nao?
2. What does Nao look like?
3. How many languages can Nao speak?
4. Why is Nao good at teaching children with autism?
5. What is the passage mainly about?

III. Words in use
根据提示完成下列句子：
1. It takes  a lot of ______ (耐心) to be with the little kids.
2. Andy hopes to be able to write a ________(程序) himself one day, just like his dad.
3. Books are always a good ________ (同伴) during a long journey.

IV. Post-reading
There have been several versions (版本) of the robot since 2008. There are also some upgrades (升级) to the Nao platform, including the 2011 Nao Next Gen and the 2014 Nao Evolution.
 Nao robots can work in the areas of research and education worldwide. More than 9,000 Nao robots have been sold around the world.

参考答案及解析
【P2】
II. 1. D。根据第一段最后一句The only thing they have to do is to read for 20 minutes each night可知，学生们需要完成每天20分钟的阅读。
2. B。根据第2段 there has also been some debate about it可知，人们对于无作业举措持有不同的观点和态度。
3. C。根据倒数第二段A century later, parents asked for more homework, because competition from kids around the world became greater可知，外界竞争的增强使得父母提出作业诉求。
4. D。根据倒数第1段it may continue for years可知，人们对于孩子是否该有家庭作业一直没有明确统一的答案 。
III. 1. whether   2. continued 3. debates

【P3】
II. 1-5 TTFTF
III. 1. encouraged 2. energetic 3. studios
 
【P6】
II. 1. A robot from France.
2. Nao is 58 cm tall with two light-up eyes.
3. More than 15 languages.
4. Because Nao never loses its patience.
5.  What a robot like Nao can do.
III. 1. patience  2. program  3. companion