Unit 1 School life,School life in the UK,Reading,Contents,Lead-in,Reading strategy,Detailed-reading,Post-reading,Homework,What are the differences between the lives of your junior middle school and this school?,Subjects School facilities (multi-media teaching facilities, plastic track etc.) The arrangement of time（tighter timetable）,What do you think of our new school?,Read the Reading strategy on page 3 and answer two questions below:,Why do we skim a text? How do we do it? 2. Why do we scan a text? How do we do it?,Reading strategy,Reading strategy Skimming,1. We skim a text when we want to get a general idea of what it is about. the title the first and last sentences of each paragraph the first and last paragraphs Charts pictures,Reading strategy scanning,1. We scan the text when we want to find certain information in a text quickly. 2. We scan the text for: key words and phrases, dates , numbers-,Scanningto get certain information,Enjoyable and exciting,1. What did Wei Hua think of her life in the UK?,2. What subjects did Wei Hua study in the past year? 3. Which British city did Wei Hua go to?,English, History, English literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science, P.E., Art, Cooking and French.,Manchester,Read the sentences below and decide which ones are true and which ones are false according to the article you have just read.,1. Wei Huas favorite teacher was Mr. Heywood.,F,Miss Burke,2. Most British classes have fewer than thirty students. 3. Wei Hua had more homework in her school in China. 4. It was very expensive for Wei Hua to communicate with her parents.,T,T,F,free,5. In the UK, students can choose to stop studying any subject. 6. The cake made by Wei Hua did not taste good.,F,F,some,1. According to the headmaster, what should the students spend much time on? 2. Why was it a struggle for Wei Hua to remember the names of her classmates?,They should devote themselves to study.,Because there were different students in some classes.,Detailed reading,3. Why did Wei Hua find her homework difficult at first? 4. Who gave Wei Hua a lot of support in her studies?,Because all the homework was in English.,The teachers gave her much encouragement.,5. How did Wei Hua manage to improve her English? 6. What do the British like eating at the end of dinner?,Dessert.,She used English everyday and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library.,General ideas,Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Para. 1,General ideas,Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Para. 1,Paras. 2-7,Para. 8,Wei Huas feeling about staying in a British high school for one year,Different aspects of school life in the UK,Wei Huas hope,Summary: 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式,Wei Hua had been in a British high _one year. In her class, there were only 28 students, _is about the _size for British schools. But it was a _for her _(remember) all the faces and names because they had to move,for,which,average,struggle,to remember,to different classrooms for different classes and also had different students in some classes. During her study, her teachers gave her much_ (encourage), so she found her life there _(enjoy) and exciting. She enjoyed all her subjects, because the headmaster once said that the best way_(earn) respect was to _(致力于，献身）themselves to study and achieve high grades. She used English every day and her English _(improve) a lot. She found cooking,devote,encouragement,enjoyable,to earn,improved,was really fun and she even made a small sculpture in the Art class. During the lunch break, she could go to the Computer Club to send e-mails to her family and friends _free. After lunch, she usually played on the school field. She felt very_to _(经历）this different way of life.,experience,for,lucky,D. Find these new words in the article and match the words with the correct definitions.,get something because you have done something good,give most of your time and energy to something,giving pleasure,usual or common,difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability,more than usual,the good feeling you have when you get what you want,E. Complete the letter to Wei Hua.,Answers : 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._,experienced,Literature,struggle,encouragement,fond,dessert,respect,返回目录,Post-reading,Work in pairs.,1. Should students study more languages? 2. What subjects would you like to take if you could choose? Why?,Nowadays, more and more young students are going abroad to study. What effects will the new school life have on them?,Debate,Advantages: widen their view improve their English learn to be independent and cooperate with others learn about foreign customs and culture let the foreigners learn about China and attract them to invest in China learn advanced technology,Disadvantages: cost of money and cause a heavy burden to their parents f