Welcome-Unit1SchoolLifeAimsandrequirementsReadamagazinearticleaboutschoollifeintheUKandtwootherarticles♦aboutschoolclubsListentoaheadmastertalkingaboutschoolactivities♦Discussdailyschoollifewithyourclasspartner♦Reportyourschoolactivitiestoyourclassteacher♦Writeanoticeaboutschoolactivities♦Makeaposterforanewschoolclub♦procedures●WelcometotheunitStep1:BrainstormingIt’sthebeginningofanewterm.Youhavejustfinishedjuniorhighandareabouttoenteranewperiodinyourstudies.IamveryhappytohaveallofyouinmyclassandIhopewecanbefriends.Icanseethatsomeofyouareeagertoknowwhatstudyingatseniorhighwillbelike.Willitbedifferentfromjuniorhigh?Well,therearecertainlymanydifferencesbetweenjuniorhighandseniorhigh,buttherearealsosomethingsthatarethesameineveryschoolinChina.Whataboutschoolsinothercountries?Dostudentslearndifferentlyandhavedifferentexperiences?Areschoolsallovertheworldthesame?Thisisthesubjectofourfirstunit.TodaywearegoingtolookatschoolsintheUnitedKingdomandtrytoworkoutiftheyarethesameordifferentfromschoolsinChina.HerearefourpicturesthatshowsomeaspectsofschoollifeintheUK.Pleaselookatthepictures,readtheinstructionsandtrytodeterminethedifferencesbetweenschoolsinChinaandtheUK.Step2:DiscussingandpracticingLet’shaveadiscussionforseveralminutes.(Theteachercanusethefollowingcontentstohelpstudents.)Hugecampusandlow-risebuildings:IntheUnitedKingdom,wecanseehugecampusandlow-risebuildingsinthispicture.ItisthebiggestdifferencefromschoolsinChina.SchoolsinChinausuallyhavealargeenoughcampustomakesurestudentshaveenoughspacetostudyandplayin.Butmostschoolbuildingsaretaller,atleastthreestoreys.Lockersforeverystudent:IntheUnitedKingdom,therearerowsoflockersbytheclassroomsforstudentstoputtheirstationery,books,exercise-booksandotherbelongings.InChinastudentsbringwhattheyneedforlessonstoschoolandthentakeitallbackhomeafterschool.MostschoolsinChinadonothavetheequipmentintheclassroom.Fewerstudentsineachclass:IntheUnitedKingdom,therearefewerstudentsinaclass,nomorethan30perclass.InChina,Thereareusuallymorestudentsinhighschool,perhaps50to60perclass.Recentlysomeschoolsarebeginningtolimitthenumberofstudentsineachclass.Ateasewithourteacher:IntheUnitedKingdom,studentshaveacloserelationshipwiththeirteachers.Theyfeelateaseandcomfortablewiththem.ItissimilarinChina.Nowadays,lotsofteachersandstudentshaveestablishedagoodrelationshipwitheachother.Theyrespecteachotherandworktogainabetterunderstandingofeachother.Nowtrytocombineyourownschoolexperienceswithknowledgegainedfromthistextandothersources,sothatyoucanparticipatefullyinthediscussion.(Givestudentsacoupleofminutestotalkaboutthefollowingthreequestions.)1.DoyouknowanyotherdifferencesbetweenthelivesofChineseandBritishhighschoolstudents?2.Whatkindofschoolactivitiesdoyouenjoy?3.Whatisyourdreamschoollifelike?Nowingroupsexchangeyouropinionsandeveryoneissupposedtospeakoutyouridea.Eachgroupwillthenreportyourconclusionstothewholeclass.
