ReadingandVocabularyTeachingAims:1)Masterthefollowingwordsandphrases.enthusiastic,amazing,information,brilliant,comprehension,instruction,method,bored,embarrassed,attitude,behavior,previous,description,amazed,embarrassing,technology,impress,nothinglike,byoneself,inafunway,inotherwords,lookforwardto2)Masterthemainideaofeachparagraph.Step1.Presentation.Theteachersays,“ThisisanewbeginningfromJuniorHighSchooltoSeniorHighSchool.Ihopeyoucanmakegreaterprogressinthenewtermandyouwillgetalongwellwithyournewclassmates.”Theteacherasksmorequestions:1)WhatarethemaindifferencesbetweenJuniorHighschoolandSeniorHighSchool?Thenasksomestudentstoanswerthequestion.(Forexample:learnmoresubjects;differentclassrooms,morecomputers…)2)DoyouthinkthatworkatSeniorHighSchoolisharderthanatJuniorHighSchool?Studentsanswerittogether.3)AreSeniorHighSchoolteacherssimilartoJuniorHighSchoolteachers?Students’ownanswers.Step2.DoActivity2onPage2andatthemeantimelearnthenewwords.Learnthefollowingnewwords:attitude,enthusiastic,behavior,method,comprehension,handwriting,spelling,instructions,photographStep3.IntensiveReadingTheteachersays,“TodayisyourfirstdayatSeniorHighSchool.Wouldyouliketowriteadiaryaboutyourfirstday?Howcanweexpressourfeelings?ThetexttellsusadiarywrittenbyLiKang.Hesetanexampletous.Pleasereadthetextfastandanswerthethreequestions.1)SomethingaboutthisschoolwhichisdifferentfromLiKang’sJuniorSchool.(themethodofteaching,morestudentsintheclass)2)TwothingsthattheEnglishteacherthinksareimportanttodoinclass.(readingcomprehension,speaking)3)TwothingsthattheEnglishteacherwantstoimprove.(spelling,handwriting)Step4Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Paragraph1Self-introduction.Paragraph2Feelingstoteachersandtheiruseofcomputers.Paragraph3MsShen’steachingmethod.Paragraph4Ouractivityinclass.Paragraph5IlikeMsShen.Paragraph6Thenumbersofstudentsinmyclassandtheirhomework.Step5.FinishActivity4onStudents’bookonPage3.Thekey:1)b2)a3)a4)bStep6.Letstudentsreadthetextagain;FinishActivity5andwritedownthesentencesincludingthesewords.Andaskstudentstorecitethem.1)Theclassroomsinthenewschoolareamazing.2)LiKangisnotboredwithhisEnglishclass.3)Thecomputerandspecialscreensarebrilliant.4)Somestudentswereembarrassedaboutintroducingthemselves.5)Theteachersareveryenthusiasticandfriendly.6)Theboysandthegirlsarehard-working.7)LiKang’sEnglishclassisinteresting.Step7FinishActivity6onStudent’sbookonPage7andchoosethebestone.Thekeyisthesecondsummary.Step8Putthestudentsintogroupsofthreeorfourtodiscussthequestions.1.IsourEnglishclassroomlikeLiKang’s?2.Isourclassthesamesizeashis?Isthenumberofboysandgirlsthesame?3.AreyoulookingforwardtodoingyourEnglishhomework?Atlasttheteacherasksoneoftherepresentativesofeachgrouptoanswerthequestions.Theyshouldexplainthereasonsfortheanswers.Step9Listentothetapeandknowthefurtherinformationaboutthediary.
