Unit1schoollifeReading1Teachingaims:1.toreadamagazinearticleaboutschoollifeintheUK;2.tolearntoapplytwobasicreadingskills:skimmingandscanning;3.tolearnsomeexpressionsaboutschoollife;4.togetsomeinformationaboutwhatschoollifeintheUKisreallylike.Teachingprocedures:Step1Lead-inPlaythesongof‘HighSchoolLife’andshowstudents’photos.Canyouguessthenameofthesong?Whatcanyouthinkofwhenwetalkaboutschoollife?NowwearegoingtoreadamagazinearticlewhichiswrittenbyWeiHua,anexchangestudent.ShehasbeenstudyingintheUKforoneyear.Shewillgiveusabriefintroductionofherschoollifethere.Let’sfirstpreviewthewordsthatwillbeusedinthearticle,thedefinitionofthewordisgiven,pleasematchthemeaningwiththeword.Step2readingBeforewereadthearticle,wearegoingtolearnthereadingstrategies:skimmingandscanning.1.Readingstrategy－scanningWescanthetextwhenwewanttofindcertaininformationinatextquickly.ApplyscanningtofinishPartC1.C2.2.Readingstrategy－SkimmingWeskimatextwhenwewanttogetageneralideaofwhatitisabout.Applyskimmingtofindthekeysentencesoftheparagraph.Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraphandanswerquestionsconcerningthecontentofeachparagraph.Part1:Schoolhours:1.Wasshehappywiththeschoolhours?______________2.SchoolinBritain_______around9amand__________about3:30pm,whileschoolsinChinabeginsbefore8a.m.Webelievethat___________早起的鸟儿有虫吃。Part2:Attendingassembly:1.Whowasthegirlsittingnexttoheronthefirstday?_____2.Theheadmastertoldthemabout______duringassembly.3.Thebestwaytoearnrespectfromtheschoolwasto_________and___________.Because____________________(知识就是力量）Part3:Teachersandclassmates:1.Whowasherfavoriteteacher?_______.2.WasiteasyforhertorememberalltheSs’facesandnames?Why?________.Part4/5/6:Homeworkandsubjects:1.Thehomeworkwasnotheavy,butwhywasitabitchallengingforher?_________.2.WhydidherEnglishimprovealot?_________.3.Didsheenjoycooking?Howdoyouknow?________.4.DoSshavetolearnallthesubjectseveniftheydon’tlikethem?________.Discussion:Doyouthinkweshouldlearnmoreforeignlanguages?Ifyouhaveachance,wouldyouliketolearnaforeignlanguage?Part7:Britishfoodandheractivities:1.WhydidshemissChinesefoodalotatlunchtime?_____.2.Sheusuallyplayedontheschoolfield.Sometimes____.Sometimes_______.Discussion:Ifyouareabroad,whatkindofChinesefooddoyouthinkyouwillmiss?Step3DetailedreadingReadthetextagaincarefullyandfindoutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenlivesofBritishandChinesestudents.Step4Consolidation1.Task-basedgapfillingexercise(1)___________lifeintheUKThe(2)_____and(3)______experienceofschoollifeintheUKOnthefirstday,allstudentswenttoattend(4)_______.Duringit,theheadmastertoldusabouttherulesoftheschoolandthebestwayto(5)________respectfromtheschoolwastoworkhardand(6)_______highgrades.My(7)_______teachertaughtusEnglishLiterature.Homeworkwasnotas(8)_______aswhatIusedtogetinmyoldschool.MyEnglish(9)______alotasIusedEnglisheverydayandspentanhoureachdayreadingEnglishbooks.Studentscan(10)______somesubjectsiftheydon’tlikethem.2.Comprehensionofthewholetext.FinishsomemultiplechoicesStep5DiscussionWhataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofstudyingabroad?Step6Homework1.Writeashortpassageabout100wordsaccordingtothediscussion“Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofstudyingabroad?”PreparetointerviewWeiHua.
