unit 1 school life
period 1 welcome to the unit
i. lead-in activities:
high school is a time of discovery, learning and hard work!
ii. welcome to the unit
discussion (pair work) -- talk about differences
(1) talk about the 4 pictures on page one and find out the differences between british and chinese high schools;
(2) complete the chart after your discussion. (use as many adjectives as you can!)
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campus |
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lockers |
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class size |
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teacher and student |
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iii. reading (1)
fill the following blanks (the main idea part is given)
teachers and classmates/ attending assembly/ school hours/ british food and her activities / homework and subjects / intention
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detailed information |
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was she happy with the school hours? _______ school in britain __________around 9 am and _______ about 3:30 pm |
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who was the girl sitting next to her on the first day? ______________ the headmaster told them about ________________ during assembly. |
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who was her favorite teacher? _________________ was it easy for her to remember all the students’ faces and names? why? ______________________ |
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a) the homework was not heavy, but why was it a bit challenging for her? _____________________________
why did her english improve a lot? ______________ did she enjoy cooking? how do you know? ________________________________________
a) do students have to learn all the subjects even if they don’t like them? ____________________________ |
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why did she miss chinese food a lot at lunchtime? ________________________________________ she usually played on the school field. sometimes ______________.sometimes___________________. |
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a) she felt lucky and hopes _______________________ |
period 2 reading(2)
i. try to find the following phrases and learn them by heart.
(1) 一次令人兴奋的经历 ________ (2) 因为…开心_________________________
(3) 参加集会_________________________ (4) 做某事的最佳方式___________________
(5) 赢得某人的尊重__________________ (6) 取得好成绩 ________________________
(7) 听起来像________________________ (8) 平均大小 _______________________
(9) 过去常常 _______________________ (10)对某人有挑战性____________________
(11)免费 ___________________________ (12)在学期末 ________________________
(13)给某人发电子邮件 _______________ (14)午餐时分_________________________
(15)准备并烹制食物_____________ (16)放弃一些课程的学习________________
(17)在学校运动场上_____________ (18)体验一种不一样的生活方式__________
ii. read and learn the following sentences by heart.
(1) going to a british high school for one year has been a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me.
(2) i was very happy with the school hours in britain because school starts around 9 a.m. and ends about 3.30 p.m.
(3) he also told us that the best way to earn respect form the school was to work hard and achieve high grades.
(4) … it was difficult to remember all the faces and names.
(5) i found the homework was not as heavy as what i used to get in my old school, but it was a bit challenging for me at first because all the homework was in engligh.
(6) i usually went to the computer club at lunchtime, so i could e-mail my family and friends back home for free.
(7) though it didn’t look like a table when it was finished, i still liked it very much.
iii. language points:
1．exciting adj. 令人兴奋的, 使人激动的
excited adj. 兴奋的：处于激动状态的；兴奋的；激昂的
excite vt. 刺激, 使兴奋, 使激动
(1) it's so _________ to skate in pairs. everyone skates so fast and shouts at the top of his voice.
(2) she has many new ways to make her students ____________.
(3) a successful speaker knows how to __________ the crowd.
2. attend vt. 出席,参加；照料，护理，侍候
vi. 照料,处理[(+to)]; 护理;侍候[(+on/upon)];
he did not attend the meeting yesterday. 昨天他没有参加会议。
there was no one to attend him but tina. 除了蒂娜,再无人照顾他了。
i'll attend to the matter. 我来处理此事。
3. earn
earn v. 挣得，博得 earnings: n. 所得收入
earn one’s living 自行谋生
1) the workers earned less money because they had to pay medical insurance. (chinese) _____________________________________________________________
2) 这老人以捕鱼为生。the old man___________________________________________.
notes: earn , gain , win
earn 指为钱（或任何其他报酬）而工作，含有报酬是应得的含义。
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