Unit1SchoollifeWelcometotheUnitTeachinggoals1.TargetlanguageImportantwordsandexpressions:low,locker,outdooractivities2.AbilitygoalsEnablethestudentstocomparejuniorschoollifewithhighschoollife.3.LearningabilitygoalsHelpthestudentslearnhowtocomparejuniorschoollifewithhighschoollife.Teachingimportant&difficultpointsLearntocomparejuniorschoollifewithhighschoollife.TeachingmethodsDiscussion.TeachingaidsAcomputerandaprojector.TeachingproceduresStepIFreeTalkMakeaself-introductionandtalkaboutjuniorschoollifewiththestudents.T:Hello,everyone.WelcometotheseniorhighEnglishclass.I'm××.IhavebeenhereteachingEnglishsinceIgraduatedfrom××Universitymorethan10yearsago.Therefore,I'vemadealotoffriends.NowI'mverygladtolearnEnglishtogetherwithyouthisyearandI'msurewe'llsoonbecomefriends,too.Nowyou'vejustfinishedyourjuniorschoollifeandareabouttoenteranewperiodinyourstudies.Doyoufeelnervous?SI:Notatall.I'vemadesomepreparationsbeforeIcamehere.S2:Alittle.ThenewschoolisquitedifferentfromtheoneIwasin.S3:Yes,Idofeelnervous.Everythinghereisnewandstrangetome.S4:No.Idon'tfeelnervous.BecauseI'msureIcandomyschoolworkbetterhere.T:Highschooltimeisveryimportantandoftenconsideredasgoldentimeinourlife.However,someofyoumayfeeluncomfortablewhenfirstcamehere.Whatdoyouthinkyoucandotoovercomethesedifficulties?S5:Ithinkwecantrytorelaxourselvesbymakingasmanyfriendsaspossibleanddoingmoreactivities.S6:Therearereallysomedifferencesbetweenthelifeinjuniorandhighschools.Weshouldadjustourselvestothenewenvironmentassoonaspossible.Ifwehavedifficulties,wecanaskforhelpfromclassmatesandteachers.T:Well,whatarethedifferencesdoyouthinkbetweenthelifeinjuniorandhighschoolsare?Haveyoufoundsome?S7.YesFirsttherearemorestudentsherefromdifferentplaces.Inmyjuniorschool,studentswereallfromthesametown,andtherewereonly30studentsinmyoldclass.T:Well,canyoutellussomethingaboutyourselfandyourschool?S7:I'mfromXMiddleSchoolMynameisS7.Thereisonlyathree-storeybuildinginmyjuniorschool.Therewereabout500studentsthere.Andthestudents'dormitoryisnotbigenoughtoholdallthestudents.Asmyhomeisnotfarawayfromtheschool,Ihadtogobackhomeeveryday.T:Nowyouneedn'tgobackhomeeveryday.Butwouldyoumissyouparents?S7:Ofcourse.ButI'lltrytoovercomemyfeelings.T:Good.Anyotherdifferences?S8:Yes.We'llhavemoresubjectsinhighschoolandthickbooks.Maybetheyaremoredifficulttolearn.T:Don'tworry.Bothjuniorandhighschoolstudyareforagoodfoundationofallsubjects.Aslongasyouworkhard,I'msureyoucanbebetter.S9:Ifoundtherearemoreandhigherbuildingshere.Andmorebeautifultoo.Inourschool,thereisonlyoneoldfive-storeybuilding.T:Whichschooldoyoucomefrom?Canyoutellussomethingaboutyourschoollifethere?S9:Icamefrom×middleschool.Itisasmallbutbeautifulschoolwithmountainsallaround.Welivedattheschooldorms.Weusedtoclimbthemountainatthebackoftheschoolafterclassandwereadandplayedthere.Weusedtoplaybasketballintheafternoonbuthadtogotoclassroomsforone-hourself-study.T:Soundsinteresting.Anyway,anewschoolandnewstudentbodyisagreatopportunitytolearnaboutpeople,placesandcultures.Iwisheveryoneherecanmakemanyfriendsandgetgreatsuccessinyourschoolworkintheseyears.StepIIWelcometotheunitLookatthepicturesandtalkaboutdifferenthighschoollives.T:Well,boysandgirls,whenwespeakofschoollife,whichEnglishwordscanyouthinkof?pleaselookatsomepicturesfirst.Ss:(joys;sorrows;dreams;discoveries;failures;tears;successes;challenges;excitement)T:We...
