Step 3 Reading

　　Read the passage and try to get the idea what a school club is. (A school club is an organization for Ss who share a particular interest or enjoy similar activities, or a group of students who meet together to do something they are interested in.)

　　To achieve this purpose, ask the students to read the two short passages on page 18.

　　1.Ask the Ss to go through the passages and then do some true or false exercises.

　　1)The radio station is run by the principal.   F students

　　2)The radio station started 2 years ago when CD players were allowed in school.  F were not

　　3)Members of Poets of the Next Generation meet up on the last Friday of very month.  T

　　4)Everyone was nice friendly in the group. They liked the first poem Bob read to them.  T

　　2.Go through the passages again and answer the following questions.

　　1)What do the student members in the radio station do during exam time?

　　2)What do they do when parents come to visit the school?

　　3)Who started “Poets of the Next Generation”?

　　4)What do the members of the group do when they meet?

　　3.After the students have got a general idea of what a school club is, ask them to decide what makes a school club. To know it, the teacher can ask the students to find out the following facts of a school club.

　　What (the name of the club):

　　Who (Who is it that started it):

　　When (when was it started):

　　Why (the reason why it was started):

　　What (activities students do):

　　The teacher can give the students several minutes to get ready for it. Then ask one of the group members to present their answers. Sample answers:

　　The first club

　　What: A radio club

　　Who: Kate Jones, the writer

　　When: Two years ago

　　Why: CD players were not allowed in the school.

　　Things they do:

　　1) Every morning: tell the Ss about the weather and recent news, plus some special messages the teacher want to broadcast.

　　2) During school exams: special programs telling Ss the things they should do or shouldn’t do for preparation.

　　3) At the end of the school year: graduation students use the club to give messages to their close friends and teachers.

　　4) When parents come to visit and talk to the teachers: play songs sung by students, give special messages to inform the parents of events.

　　The second club:

　　What: Poets of the Next Generation

　　Who: our English teacher Mr Owen