My First Day at Senior High第二课时【学习目标】1. Master the new words and phrases .2. Find out the different school systems between China and America .3. Develop students’ sense of cooperative learning. 【自主梳理】Cultural Corner A letter from a Senior High Student Fast Reading Question : What’s the main idea of the passage ?Careful Reading Read the passage carefully and answer these questions. ① How long does secondary school cover in the US?②What do they need if they want to go to college?③ How many semesters are there in the school year? ④ What is the school schedule?⑤ What’s similar the what’s different in the American and Chinese school systems ?【重点领悟】重点：Master the main idea of the text and learn the new words and phrases.难点：Talk about the different school systems between China and America .【学法引领 】1. Group discussion to finish one of the five explanations of the important new words .2. Group presentations and all the students write down the necessary complements (必要的补充) .【探究提升】 辨析：join;join in;take part in 参加 (1) join — become a member of…加入某些组织 join the Party / army /the United Nation(2) join sb in sth/doing 与…一起参加(正在进行的活动)join us in our talk / join us in buying sth for her(3) take part in 参加(有组织的某项活动) I joined the school basket team, but didn’t take part in its important 1competition held last week.(4) attend 参加（会议）；照顾 attend the meeting , attend school, attend (to) the wounded There will be more athletes taking part in the 2008 Olympic to be held in Beijing.【巩固练习】用 take part in/join in/join/attend 填空①We are glad to all the activities.②Ask your father to come and the parents' meeting this afternoon....
