Hello,everyone!ThisisourfirstEnglishclass.Youareseniorhighschoolstudentsnow.Areyouaccustomedtoyournewschoollife?WelcomeHowshouldweadjusttohighschoollifeasquicklyaspossible?BeoptimisticTurntoteachersforhelpTalkaboutyourproblemswithyourparentsorfriendsGettotheschoolmedicalcenterforprofessionaladviceLead-inWhenwespeakofschoollife,whichEnglishwordscanyouthinkof?excitementchallengesdiscoveriesfailuressuccessesdreamsjoyssorrowslaughtertears1.Whatisyourdreamschoollifelike?Teachers?Classmates?StepIVDiscussionRelationship?teachersteachersfairpatientlearnedenergeticunderstandinghumorousclassmatesclassmatesstrong-willeddiligentopen-mindedenergeticcompetitivecooperativecivilizedteachersstudentsloveunderstandrespecthelpencourageDoyouknowanydifferencesbetweentheschoolsintheUnitedKingdomandChina?hugecampus&lowbuildingsIntheUKInChinalargecampus&Tallbuildingslockersforeverystudenttoputtheirbooks,exercise-booksandotherthings.IntheUKInChinanolockersinmostschoolssmallclasssizesIntheUKalargenumberofstudentsinaclassInChinaalotofoutdooractivitiesIntheUKInChinafeweroutdooractivities(haveoutdooractivitiesinP.E.classes)Wecanseehugecampusandlowbuildingsinthispicture.ThisisthebiggestdifferencefromschoolsinChina.Therearerowsoflockersbytheclassroomforstudentstoputtheirbooksandotherbelongings.Fewerstudentsinalargerclassroomsitintwolinesandfacetoface,eagertoanswerquestions.Whenclassesareoverintheafternoon,studentsintheUKtakepartindifferentoutdooractivities,whichmakestheirschoollifemoreinteresting.ComparisonComparetheschoollifeintheUKwiththatinChinaandfillinthetable.IntheUKInChinaHugecampus&lowbuildingsLockersforeverystudentSmallclasssizesAlotofoutdooractivitiesMostschoolsinChinadonothavesuchequipment.40-60studentssitinseverallinesfacingtheblackboard,notveryactive.Wehavelargecampusesbuttallerbuildings,atleastthreestoreys.Someschoolsprovidechancesforstudentsandencouragethemtodooutdooractivities;someschoolsburdenstudentswithtoomuchhomework,makingstudentshavenotimetogoout.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.Perseveranceistheonlywaytosuccess.Perseveranceistheonlywaytosuccess.Moreandmoreyoungpeoplebegintostudyinabroad.What’stheirschoollifelike?Todaywe’lllearnanarticlefromaschoolmagazine,writtenbyWeiHua,whostudiedintheUKforoneyear.First,noticethetworeadingskills.ReadingTips阅读时，可根据阅读任务的不同，综合运用略读(skimming)与扫读(scanning)，提高快速阅读水平。SkimmingandscanningSkimmingandscanningaretwofastreadingskillstohelptobrowsetextandextractthekeypoints.Theskillsrequirepractice,butonceyouhavegotthehangofthemyou’llfindyoucangetthroughasubstantialamountofreadinginquiteashorttime.Thesereadingmethodsmakeiteasierforyoutograsplargeamountsofmaterial,especiallywhenyou'repreviewing.Theyarealsousefulwhenyoudon'tneedtoknoweveryword.略读(skimming)只看文章标题、下标题以及每个部分或者段落第一行，关注文章中反复出现的关键词。略读时，要用充足的时间读懂段落的第一句和第二句，因为第一句往往是该段的主题句(topicsentence)，而第二句往往是对前句的延伸(extension)或进一步的解释(explanation)。通过略读把握文章大意运用扫读(scanning)迅速浏览从第三句开始的后面部分,搜寻作者对开头两句的支持句(supportingsentences),并同时注意文章中间是否有转折词(transition),因为这些词常常会把文章的思路逆转或加入其它重要的信息。当读到段落的最后一句时,我们又要使用略读,这时必须再次放慢速度(slowdownyourpace)直到完全消化作者...
