Liu Guojun Middle School

Zhang Shilan

Liu Guojun Middle School

Zhang Shilan

Unit 1 school life Reading Unit 1 school life Reading

• Ⅰ.Learning goals: • 1. Help Ss learn more about the school life in the UK.• 2. Help Ss master some more expressions about school life.• 3. Try to improve students’ reading ability by learning

Reading strategy.• Ⅱ. Difficult and important points:• 1. How to help Ss master some more expressions about

school life and learn more about the school life in the UK.• 2. How to improve students’ reading ability by learning

Reading strategy.

Revision参加集会：对…感到高兴：给某人免费地发邮件： send e-mails to sb. for free平均：听起来像： sound like过去常常做某事 : used to do sth.有一点挑战： a bit challenging花费时间做某事： spend time doing sth.比往常晚起一个小时： get up later than usual对于某人来说做某事是个困难 : It’s a struggle for sb. to do sth.

attend an assemblybe happy with

on average

1 、到一所英国中学学习一年对我来说是一种令人非常开心和激动的经历。 Going to a British high school for one year is a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me.2 、他并且告诉我们赢得尊重的最好的方式就是努力学习和取得高分。 He also told us that the best way to earn respect was to devote ourselves to study and achieve high grades 3 、我发现家庭作业没有我以前的学校里那么沉重。 I find the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school. 4 、回忆在英国的时光我很满意。 I look back on the time in the UK with satisfaction. 5. 我很幸运能够体验这种不同的生活方式。 I was very lucky to experience this different way of life.

Ⅱ. Complete the sentences with proper words.

1. Read the quickly and try to find out the main idea of the text.What is the main idea of the passage ? A. Her English improved a lot as she used English every day. B. School life in the UK is busy and bitter. C. She had a wonderful experience in a British school. 2. Discuss in groups and try to find out the main idea of each paragraph.Para1: school hoursPara2: attending assemblyPara3: teachers and classmatesPara4-6: homework and subjectsPara7: British food and activitiesPara8: her feelings

Reading

Skimming

Summary Summary

1. When we use skimming and where can we locate the information? We skim a text when we want to get a general idea of it , to get the topic sentence of each paragraph, to understand the purpose of the author, and to choose the best title of the text . main idea: 首、尾、中间、全文 topic sentence: title: purpose:

attention

1. 在阅读时，要关注： first 、 second 的这种归类总结的地方 ; because ， as a result 这样的因果关系 ;but ， however的语意转折处 ; 另外文章在讲述主要观点之后通常会有 for example 来佐证，如果看懂了主要观点，那么对示例所用的时间和精力就不需要太多了 , 我们便可以在阅读的过程当中使用这种方法来找寻文章的主旨大意。而对于记叙文来说，每段的中心句是比较不好找的，那么在教学中可以引导学生在阅读的时候就应该抓住故事发展的线索以及故事的起因、经过和结果。 2. 在阅读的时候一定要注意，不管后面的题目里有没有考查主旨大意或要求选最佳标题，我们都必须通过抓住每段的中心意思从而掌握整篇文章的大意和中心思想——因为文章里的每个单词、每个句子、每个段落都是为这个中心服务的，无论是考查细节理解或是推断或作者态度，都离不开这个中心思想。

• 1. Read the text carefully and try to finish the exercises in SB part A, part C1 and C2

Scanning

Part A:1. She thought it was a very enjoyable and exciting experience.2. English, History, English Literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science, PE, Art, Cooking, and French.3. Manchester

Part C1:1. F 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.F 6. F

Check answers

Part C2:

1.They should devote themselves to study.2.Because there were different students in some classes.3. Because all the homework was in English. The teacher gave her much encouragement.5.She used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library.6. They like to eat dessert at the end of dinner.

summary

When we use Scanning ?We use scanning to get certain information.适合这种方法的有广告题材中的信息对比题、词义推测、数字计算等。当然 , 在使用这一方法的时候，千万不要忘了联系文章的主旨大意和作者的态度观点。

Summary Summary

practice

Read the text again and try to fill in the form using the reading strategy------ skimming and scanning.

School life in the UK

topicDetailed information

On the first day Attending school assemblyBeing told the school     rules        Learning about the best way to earn    respect    from the school       

Teachers Having many teachers.Loving Miss Burke best   

   size     of the classroom

29 Ss in the classGoing to different classroom for different classes.Difficult to    remember        all the Ss 

Subjects Enjoying all the subjects,     including      cooking His English  improved   a lot.Having an extra French class on Tuesday evening.  Choose     the subjects depends on their interests 

Food   Miss     Chinese food a lot

Weihua’s feelings  Feeling very lucky to       experience      this different way of life. Hoping to have the     chance     to go there again.

Nowadays, more and more young students are going abroad to

study. What effects will the new school life have on them?

DiscussionDiscussion

Advantages: 1. Widen their view 2. Improve their English 3. Learn to be independent and cooperate with others4. Learn about foreign customs and culture5. Let the foreigners learn about china and attract them to invest in China6. Learn advanced technology

Disadvantages:

1. cost a lot of money and cause a heavy burden to their parents

2. feel homesick

3. form bad habits

4. stay in a foreign country and refuse to come back

summary summary

Today not only have we learned some more about the school life in the UK, but also we have learned the reading strategy of skimming and scanning.

Have a test On school days, students get out of bed at 7 a.m. They wash their

faces and eat breakfast. The simplest breakfast is a bowl of dried cereal ( 麦片 ) with fruit and milk.

Then they dress, brush their teeth, comb hair, put their books in a backpack, and go to school. Nearly all students walk or take a yellow school bus. Very few ride bicycles. When they arrive at 8:30 a.m., they meet their friends and talk about their interesting things.

At noon or 12 o’clock, the students eat lunch at school. The usual lunch must have some meat, vegetable, fruit, bread, and a drink. However, students prefer hot dogs and hamburgers. American children like to have a small piece of cake after the meal.

Students do not have a short sleep in the afternoon. After lunch, they go to the schoolrooms until 3 o’clock. They take classes for six hours each day and then return home.

Parents allow their children to play or watch TV until supper at 6 a.m. After supper, they do their homework. Sometimes there is a family activity. Children can be with both parents after dinner. At the weekend, there are two days for activities. Students will spend Saturday shopping with their family or take a four-hour trip with their family to visit Grandparents or go to a park for a picnic. On Sunday, most families go to church in the morning and have a large dinner at 1 p.m. Often, friends or grandparents will join the family. It is a good way to end the week for parents and children before the next week when school and work begin again.What is the text mainly about: A student’s life of a week1. The following is the simplest breakfast except _______.A. dried cereal B. fruit C. bread D. milk2. For lunch American students can have different kinds of food, _______.A. so they like to stay in their school to eatB. because their school can provide ( 提供 ) as much food as possibleC. though their school is not rich enoughD. but they like hot dogs and hamburgers best of all.

3. How many hours do American children spend in school every day? A. Six hours. B. About six hours and a half. C. Eight hours. D. About nine hours 4. What do American students do on Saturday? A. They go shopping with their friends or go to visit grandparents. B. They go to a park for a picnic. C. They go to church with their parents. D. Either A or B.5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. On school days, students get up at seven in the morning. B. After morning classes, students go home for lunch. C. Students do not have a short sleep in the afternoon. D. The day’s classes end at three o’clock.

Homework Homework

1.write a short passage on the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad.

2. finish the exercises in SB Page 90- 92

Reflection Reflection

What have you learned from this class and what you are still puzzled about ?