welcome to the unit&reading(1) Unit 1 School life welcome to the unit&reading(1) 别恒国

Teaching aims & demands 1. Learn some new words and useful expressions. 2. Try to master two of the basic reading skills: skimming and scanning. 3. Identify the differences between school life in the UK and in China.

between this school and your junior middle school? Lead-in What is the biggest difference between this school and your junior middle school?

What about school life in other countries?

School life in the UK

Reading strategy —Skimming 1. We skim a text when we want to get a general idea of what it is about. 2. the title the first and last sentences of each paragraph the first and last paragraphs charts pictures

teachers and classmates Try to find the main idea of each paragraph in the shortest time. Skimming Para.1: Para.2: Para.3: Para.4--6: Para.7: Para.8: school hours attending an assembly teachers and classmates homework and subjects British food and her activities her intentions

Reading strategy —scanning 1. We scan the text when we want to find certain information in a text quickly. 2. key words and phrases dates numbers

Scanning Detailed reading for certain information What did Wei Hua think of her life in the UK? 2. What subjects did Wei Hua study in the past years? 3. Which British city did Wei Hua go to? She thought it was a very enjoyable and exciting experience. English, History, English Literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science, PE, Art, Cooking and French. Manchester.

4.According to the headmaster, what should the students spend much time on? 5.Why was it a struggle for Wei Hua to remember the names of her classmates? 6.Why did Wei Hua find her homework difficult at first? They should devote themselves to study. Yes. Because there were different students in some classes. Because all the homework was in English.

7. How did Wei Hua manage to improve her English? 8. What do the British like eating at the end of dinner? She used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library. They like to eat dessert at the end of dinner.

Consolidation: Task-based reading Aspects Details General impression It was a different but exciting and enjoyable 1.______________ Assembly Students should attend it on the first day and the 2.____________ will tell the rules of the school during that period. Class Our class is of the 3._______ size; we would never study in a fixed classroom. Subjects English I practiced it every day, so it got 4. ________ a lot. French I had an 5._______ French class on Tuesday evenings. Cooking I learned a lot and could make delicious cakes. Selective ones Students can 6. _______ studying some subjects if they don’t like them. 7._______ It was not heavy but a bit 8.______________ Spare time I played football with others, 9._______ under a tree and went to the Computer Club where I could send e-mails to my family and friends 10._________ of charge. expericence headmaster average improved extra stop Homework challenging relaxed free

Discussion What are the differences in school life between Chinese students and students in the UK?

1.Schools start and end at different time. 2.Class size is different. 3.Chinese students stay in the same classroom with the same classmates while students in the UK move to different classrooms for different classes. 4.Students in the UK have practical subjects like cooking and woodwork. 5. English students are free to drop the subjects if they don’t like them. 6. Chinese students have heavier homework and less free time.

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