Unit One School lifePeriod Ⅰ Welcome to the unit（1）The general idea of this period: This is the first unit of Advance with English Book I. Also it’s the beginning for a new high school student. High school period is a time of discovery, learning and hard work. Showing what the school life is like in the UK can arouse the Ss’ interest and comparing the school life in China and that in the UK can expand their knowledge. Teaching aim: Give the Ss some impression of the school life in the UK. Enlarge the Ss’ knowledge and make them know the importance of school life in one’s life. Important point: Enlarge the Ss to talk about their former school life and about their dream school life. Difficult point: The ensure every s to have a chance to express himself / herself. Teaching method: Individual, pair or group work to make every s work in class. Teaching procedures: Step 1. Greetings and self-introduction Welcome to our school! Glad to meet you here and I am your English teacher this year. First of all, please allow me to introduce myself to you. My name is …., with Sean as my English name. I graduated from Suzhou University in 1988 and has been a teacher for 17 years. I like playing basketball, table tennis. I also like fishing in my spare time. Above all I like my job teaching very much and do hope to have a good time with you. Then I want to invite some of you to make a brief self-introduction. Some questions to help the Ss. 1. What is your name? 2. Which school did you graduate from? 3. Do you have any hobbies? 4. How do you often spend your spare time? 5. What school activities did you often have/ 6. Welcome to our school. Step 2. School introduction ...
