课时：Period 1 Welcome to the unit教学设计一整体设计三维目标1. To introduce and develop the theme of school life, especially to get the students to know of differences between lives ina school life and British.2. To help the students enlarge their vocabulary, especially those related to the topic.3. To develop listening and speaking by talking about life in the new school.4. To enable the students to know how to compare.5. To learn to be cooperative and helpful when working together.重点难点1. To find out the differences of their life between senior school and junior school.2. To learn something about the high school life in the UK.3. To encourage the students to talk about their former school life and about their dream school life.4. To ensure every student to have a chance to express himself/herself.教学方法1. Discussion in pairs or in groups.2. Task-based in-class activities.教具准备Books, …..教学过程Ask the students to prepare for a free-talk for about two or three minutes.→Step 1 lead-in1. Greeting2. Talk about something about high school and help them know more about it.High SchoolHigh school sounds like a scary time for everybody. But when you really get to high school, it doesn’t seem that bad.What high school is likeHigh school is a lot like middle school. Of course you might get lost the first few days looking for your classes. But after a while, you learn that what seemed like a large sch ool really isn’t.One thing that is really cool about high school is that there are more classes to choose from, Some are even unavailable in middle school like photography or psychology. If you happen to like art, there are many art classes. So there are many things that are new in high school, but often, it’s these new things that make high school so much better.High school isn’t just fun, though. At the same time, you are growing up and have to be responsible. Teachers aren’t going to chase you down to do your homework or beg you to complete all your tests.=In order to help them make a successful dialogue, teachers first introduce some school facilities, such as, library, car park, classroom, lecture hall, art room, science laboratory, stores, offices, garden, swimming pool, dormitories, medical center, gym, canteen, classroom.→Step 2 PresentationActivity 1 BrainstormingTry to encourage all of them to be active in this activity, and teachers had better write down some wonderful expressions on the blackboard. Or draw the picture as the following.Activity 2 DiscussionAfter the students show their understanding about high school, teachers can ask them to tell the differences between school lives between junior schools and high schools.For example, we have studied English for three or more years, what is the UK school life like? How different is it from that in China?Activity 3 Talking about the picturesAfter the discussion, ask them to talk about the pictures on page 1.In picture 1, we can see very low-rise houses and huge campus. They are very different from those lk China. In China, students usually have large buildings and campus to make sure students have enough space to study in and play in.In picture 2, we can see lockers for every student. In China, students don’t have lockers.In picture 3, we can see a larger classroom with fewer students in it. The students sit in two lines face to face. There is a narrow passage between the two lines. The students are putting up their hands eagerly. Maybe they are answering the teacher’s questions. This is quite different from that of China. Students always have a full classroom with students sitting in several lines facing a blackboard. And in most cases, students are not so eager to answer the teachers’ questions.In picture 4, two students are discussing something with their teacher. They look quite at ease with their teacher as if they were staying with their friends. In China, it is quite different. Children or students often feel embarrassed when they are with their teachers.Activity 4 Comparison—Group workStudents may have gained more knowledge about school life in the UK by talking about the pictures so they can make a comparison about school life in the UK and China.Ask student discuss with their group members about the following question: What’s the difference in schools between China and the UK? Then draw some conclusions to complete the following form.Aspects Schools in the UK Schools in ChinaCampus and buildingsfacilitiessize of every classrelationship between teachers and studentsSome other aspects you know→Step 3 DiscussionFirst, organize the students into pairs or small groups. Get the students to discuss the following questions:1. What is your dream school life like?2. What kind of school activities do you enjoy?3. What do you think of your life here in the new school?During the time of discussion, teachers had better take part in the students’ discussion and offer them some language help if necessary. Then, get small groups to report their conclusions to the whole class.→Step 4 Activity (show)Ask the students to describe a good teacher in their mind, and make a vivid description about a good student in their view, together with the ideal relationship between teachers and students. Teachers can ask some questions, for example:1. What kind of teachers do you like best in your mind? What characters does a good teacher should have in your opinion?2. In your opinion, what kind of students can be regarded as good students?3. What relationship between teachers and students should we have?In order to encourage the students to consider these questions deeply, teachers are advised to give students enough time to discuss with their group members fully. During practicing it, teachers are also advised to organize a competition to arouse students’ interest. If possible, studen ts can draw pictures to express their thoughts.Sample answers:To question 1:S: I hope my teachers can have a strong sense of humor.S: If teachers can treat every student equally, I think we will all love them.S: We hope we can learn a lot of knowledge from teachers, so I think teachers who are learned must be very popular among us.To question 2:S: But I think a good student must be clever, open-minded and are ready to help others.S: First of all, a good student must be competitive and civilized.S: He or she should have good manners.To question 3:S: I think it is necessary to understand each other between teachers and students.S: Cooperation can help to build a good relationship between teachers and students.S: Teachers should be respected, while students are also respected. Respect is an important element for good relationship between teachers and students._____________After discussing these questions, teachers are to continue to let the students consider the following question: Many people think high school life is such an important period in our life. Do you know why?Encourage the students to show their different opinions. Later, teachers can draw a conclusion, that is, highschool life is a bridge to success. And then, students are grouped to discuss this question:What can help us to succeed in our high school life?Suggested answers:S: Determination can help us succeed.S: Confidence leads to success.S: We should work hard, which leads to success.S: I think team work can help us succeed.S:Perseverance is important for success.S: Competence plays an important part in success.S: Wisdom and intelligence lead to success.Teachers can also draw a picture to show the keys to success according to what students say.→Step 6 Sum maryToday we have a good beginning: we have known about the differences between the life of Chinese and British high school students. We also give a brief description of our dream school life. I hope we will get on very well and all of you will enjoy yourselves during the high school.→Step 7 Homework板书设计Unit 1 School lifeBrainstorming:Comparison: life in junior school and in high schoolschool life in the UK and in ChinaDiscussion: school life in your dream; relationship between teachers and studentsExploration: ways to success课时：Period 2 Reading教学设计一三维目标1. Train the students’ reading ability, introducing the two ‘reading strategies’, skimming and scanning.2. Enable the students to learn to talk about school life and identify the differences in the school life between the UK and China.3. Learn some useful words and expressionsattend, earn, respect, achieve, challenging, prepare, drop, miss, experience, introduce, for free, at lunchtime, word by word, on average, sound like4. Learn some important sentence structures1)This means I could. . .2)I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get. . .重点难点1. Help the students to learn about the school life in the UK and get the students to talk about the differences in the school life between the UK and China.2. Help the students to learn to use some of the new words and expressions.3. Help the students to learn to make an outline of a plan for their new school life.教学方法1. Discussion in pairs or in groups.2. Task-based in-class activities.3. Explanations of some language points.教具准备A tape recorder and a multimedia classroom.课前准备1. Ask the students to prepare for a free-talk for about two or three minutes.教学过程→Step 1 Greetings and self-introduction’→Step 2 Lead inAsk the students to describe some parts of high school life in the UK based on what they learned in Welcome to the unit.1. Huge campus and low-rise buildings can often be seen in the UK2. What impressed me a lot are the lockers in the classrooms for students to put their stationery, books, exercise books and other belongings. I think it is really convenient for the students. While in China, we usually have a heavy burden of school bags. I often wonder if the heavy bags will do harm to the development of our bodies.3. From my point of view, most foreign teachers are humorous and kind-hearted. It seems that they have a close relationship with their students. And some of our teachers are too strict with us. Maybe not only the students, but also the teachers are under the pressure of the entrance examination.Some possible answers:1. I’m surprised that they only have about 20 students in their class while we have 54 students here. And they have a lot of chances to express their opinions. Their presentations are beyond my imagination. I hope I can do that in my class.2. They are so many in-class activities in the their class. I think we should have more opportunities to work in pairs or in groups.3. It seems that their classes are loose, but in fact well organized. The teacher talks less, and the students doa lot.→Step 3 ReadingSkimmingCome to the article from a school magazine, written by an exchange student Wei Hua, who once studied in the UK. She gives us a brief but vivid description of what school life in the UK is like from her own experience. Ask the students to read the text quickly and answer the three questions in Part A.Check the answers.Or we can use another way to help the students to learn how to skim a passage.In order to help the students to know how to skim a passage, the teacher can also get the following passage, which is also related to the topic of this unit, for the students to read. The students are supposed to get the main idea of this passage as quickly as possible.Reading material:Education system in the UKThe UK is made up of 4 different countries—England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Education in the UK is compulsory for everyone between the ages of five and sixteen, and is provided by two kinds of schools: independent and state-funded schools.Education system in ScotlandThe education system in Scotland differs at school and under-graduate level to the other countries that follow a similar system. The main differences are as follows:Students can enter university at the age of 17 rather than 18, as university courses in Scotland are normally one year longer than in England.Between the ages of 16-18 years, students in Scotland often study a broader curriculum than in other parts of the UK and often do not specialize in the sciences, arts, and humanities.Education system in England, Wales and Northern IrelandChildren normally start school at the age of 5 and move to secondary school at the age of 11. Pre-school programs are also available to students at the age of 3 or 4. . . .After the students read this passage, raise these questions for them to answer:1. What’s the main idea of this passage?2. And how do you know that?3. Is there any other way to help us to get the main idea quickly?Possible answers:1. It mainly tells us the education system in the UK, especially that in Scotland.2. From the title and the subtitle.3. Usually the pictures will help us a lot. Sometimes, the first and the last paragraph are very important for us to read, as well as the first sentence of each paragraph.The teacher should tell the students that all these are very go d reading skills, which are often adopted by many people while they are reading. And then ask the students to skim the text, and find the answers to the three questions as quick as possible, using the methods talked about.Then check the answers.‘Reading strategy’ is very important while we are reading a passage. Here, two reading strategies are introduced in this unit. Ask the students to read the ‘reading strategy’ on page 3 and finish the form on the screen.BrainstormingBefore the students move on to the details of this reading passage, ask them to have a brainstorming.Question:When we come to the title ‘School life in the UK’, what do you expect to read in this passage?This design is used to help the students learn to predict what to read in this passage, to know how to select different materials, to arose their interest in reading this passage, to let other students share their creative ideas, to encourage more students to take part in in-class activities and to give every student a chance to express their ideas.List all the things suggested by the students on the blackboard. If necessary, the teacher can add more items according to the text.Suggested answers:Things expect to read aboutSchool hoursSchool locationSchool assembliesSchool teachersSchool facilitiesSchool classesSchool homeworkSchool subjectsSchool holidaysSchool feesSchool activitiesSchool food. . .ScanningNow it’s time for the students to scan the passage to get certain information quickly. Let the students have a group competition. Since team work plays a very important part in the school life for the teenagers, if possible, more chances should be given to the students to let them be aware of team spirit. Tell the students that they will be divided into four groups—Group 1, 2, 3, and 4. They should try their best to find the details about the things talked about in the passage. If one student can get one of them, he or she will be given 10 marks. Ask them to remember to use the reading strategy—scanning.If time permits, we can guide the students to focus on the structure of the passage. In this way, we can also help the students to learn how to scan a passage.While reading a passage, we should pay special attention to the structure of the passage. By doing that, we’ll find it easier for us to understand the text. Ask the students to come to the structure of the text, scan the text and find out how many parts the text can be divided into and get the main idea for each part.Parts Main ideasPart 1(Para. 1) Wei Hua’s feeling about staying in a British high school for oneyearPart 2 (Paras. 2-7) Different aspectsof school life inthe UK Para. 2 the advice the headmaster gave during assemblyPara. 3 school teachers and classmates Para. 4 school homework and subjects Para. 5 school activitiesPara. 6 choices about subjectsPara. 7 school food and entertainmentPart 3(Para. 8) Wei Hua’s hopeNow it’s time for the students to do more consolidation exercises. Ask the students to turn to page 4, and come to C1 first. Let the students to work in pairs, that is, one student read the question and the other answers it.Then ask the students to come to C2. Ask one student to read one sentence, and he or she will ask one of the other students to decide whether the sentence is true or false. If it is false, let him or her correct it.Comparison in detailsSince the students have already got some details about the school life in the UK. They should be encouraged to learn to compare the school life between the UK and China. Ask them to work in groups to find out the information and use their common sense to fill in the blanks.Differences and similarities about school life between the UK and ChinaDifferent aspects the UK ChinaDifferences School hours 9 a. m. -3: 30 p. m. 7: 30 a. m. -4: 30 p. m.Class size about 30 students about 50 studentsClasses different classrooms in the same classroomClassmates can’t remember all remember them easilyHomework not heavy too muchSubjects English, History, Englishliterature, Computer Science,Maths, Science, PE, Cooking,Woodwork French, Art Chinese, Maths, English, Physics, Chemistry, History, Politics, Geography, PE, BiologySchool food lots of desserts after their mainmealregular three mealsSimilarities School assembly rules, ways to earn respect and achieve high gradesSchool teachers helpful, friendlyFurther understanding of this textTo help the students to improve their reading skills, the teacher can also prepare some reading comprehension exercises for the students to do.1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Not all the students are familiar with each other.B. Students can choose any of the subjects or drop any one.C. Students in that school have to move to different classrooms for different classes.D. Students should work hard to get high grades.2. Which of the following sentences about Wei Hua is TRUE according to the text?A. Wei Hua couldn’t get used to the school hours there.B. Wei Hua couldn’t get on well with her classmates, for they didn’t know each other.C. Wei Hua soon adjusted herself to the homework in English there though it was a bit challenging.D. Wei Hua didn’t like British food and couldn’t get used to eating desserts.(Before the students get down to these exercises, ask them to pay attention to the details of the passage. The teacher should point out that the students should learn to find the supporting sentences in the passage. ) Suggested answers: 1. B 2. CGuessing the meanings of the new wordsThe main idea of this passage and some of the details have been further discussed. Now, it’s time to come to some new words in this passage. Ask the students to turn to page 4, and come to Part D. Ask them to find these new words in the article, guess their meanings from the context and then match them with the correct definitions.(Give the students several minutes to finish this part. Then check the answers. )To see if the students have fully understood these new words, the teacher can design some exercises for the students to do. For example, the teacher can ask the students to fill in the blanks with the seven words.(Ask the students to fill in the blanks and then check the answers. )1. Cathy is making herself up, for she will_____________ a wedding party.2. With the exam drawing near, all the students are busy_____________ for it.3. To be a journalist is more_____________ than to be a worker, but I like it.4. The couple_____________ a lot of money by running that restaurant.5. Do you eat_____________ after your main meal?6. Once Zhang Hua wanted to_____________ English, but now he is good at it.7. We have some_____________ homework before our examination.(This kind of exercises can help the students to master the usage of some of the important words in this unit. If the students find it difficult to do, then the teacher can ask them to work in pairs first. )Suggested answers: 1. attend 2. preparing 3. challenging 4. earn 5. desserts 6. drop 7. extraAfter the students finish this exercise, they will be asked to come to Part E. A British student has read Wei Hua’s article and wants to become her pen friend. Complete his letter to Wei Hua, using the words given.(Ask the students to read out their answers, and check them. Give some explanations if necessary. )In-class activitiesDifferent in-class activities are very important in learning English. The text has been talked about a lot. Most of the students must have mastered the te xt well. It’s time for them to practice. The following steps are designed for the students to practice their spoken English, to consolidate what they have learnt, to enlarge their knowledge and to improve other abilities in learning English.Practice A (review the basic knowledge of the passage)This is designed to help the students to consolidate what they have learned in this passage. They can use the information in the passage directly or organize their report using their own words.1. Say something about Wei Hua’s studying experience in Manchester in the UK.2. Describe part of school life in the UK according to the text.(Show the above on the screen. )Sample answers:1. Wei Hua was an exchange student who once studied in a British high school in Manchester in the UK. She thought that was an unforgettable experience for her. In her opinion, the teachers there are very helpful and friendly. She also made some friends there. And she missed them very much. Wei Hua was happy with the school hours there, because she could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin earlier. What impressed her most was that they had to move to different classrooms for different classes. And they had different students in some classes, which made it difficult to remember all the faces and names. Wei Hua chose to study Woodwork, And she made a small table. She liked it very much though it didn’t look like a table. Wei Hua experienced a different way of life, I think. That’s all. Thank you!2. School life in the UK is quite different from that in China. Usually in Britain school starts around 9 a. m. and ends about 3: 30. p. m. , while in China schools begin before 8 a. m. The average size for British schools is about 30, while in China there are about 50 students in one class. Since the students in Britain have to move to different classrooms for different classes, and they have different students in some classes, they would find it difficult to remember all the faces and names. However, in China, usually all the 50 students will study in the same classroom, so we get familiar with each other soon. There are also great differences in the choice of subjects. The British students can choose or drop their subjects if they don’t like them. We can sel dom do that. Anyway, there are some similarities in school life between the UK and China. For example, strict rules are required in both of the countries and the best way to earn respect from the school is to work hard and achieve high grades. In addition, all the teachers are willing to help the students. In conclusion, to have a chance to study in a British high school means to experience a different way of life. That’s all. Thank you!Practice B (share your opinions)Compared to the school life in China, which aspect of the school life in the UK do you prefer? Why? Or, which aspect of the school life in the UK attracts you more? Why?(Show the above on the screen. Students are encouraged to discuss with their partners first before they give their opinions. )Practice C (make an interview)So far we haven’t had the opportunity to go abroad to experience a foreign way of life, but we are happy here to read a passage about school life in the UK written by Wei Hua. Suppose you have a chance to interview Wei Hua. Apart from the things you have learned in the passage, what other information would you like to know about her life and study in the UK? Do an interview with your partner, different aspects can be mentioned in your interview dialogue, such as timetable, teachers, classmates, subjects, homework, grades, size of the classroom, campus, school facilities, host family, food, teaching methods, atmosphere, students’ hobbies, traditions, school rules and principles and so on.Practice D (make a plan for the new school life)The students are new comers to high schools, and they should be encouraged to make a plan for their new school life. Raise the following questions and let the students discuss them in groups. Then ask the representatives of each group to give a short presentation. This design will help the students to adapt themselves to high school life quickly and help them to form a good habit of studying by making a good plan first. As the saying goes, well begun is half-done.What kind of school life do you expect in the new term? How will you enjoy your school life?→Step 4 Teaching and learning design of some new words and expressionsPart ATo learn the new words and expressions, we have different ways. This time we can adopt the Teaching and Learning Design way, that is to say, we can design the new words and expressions in the form of exercises, ask the students to learn the words and phrases by themselves, then they can do the paper exercises in groups. After that, the teacher will explain some of them to the students or ask the students to work in pairs and then give their explanations by themselves.First ask the students to finish the following sentences with the words in the text.1. Our class teacher will_____________ an important meeting this afternoon.2. The old teacher told us that the best way to_____________ respect from the students was to work hard and be patient with them.3. All the Chinese_____________ Premier Zhou as a great leader.4. How can we_____________ high grades in our examinations?5. To be a monitor is a bit_____________ for me, for I am a shy girl.6. It is great fun to learn how to buy,_____________ and cook food.7. Isn’t it strange that students in a British high school should_____________ some subjects if they don’t like them?8. We_____________ our parents very much during the first month in the boarding school.9. If you have a chance to study abroad, you will_____________ a different way of life.10. Let me_____________ myself to you. I’m Ling Tao from No. 1 high school.(This step will help the students to move back on to the text to try their best to understand how to use these words. If the students don’t know how to use them, encourage them to use a dictionary for help. Only in this way can the students learn by themselves. )Suggested answers:1. attend2. earn3. respect4. achieve5. challenging6. prepare7. drop8. missed9. experience 10. introduceExplanations:1. attendThe word ‘attend’ is a verb. It means ‘go to’ or ‘be present at’ in the text.Translate the following phrases or sentences, please.1)上学____________________________2)上教堂__________________________3)出席会议_________________________4)听演讲__________________________6)Are you being attended to? (=Is anyone serving you? )________________7)Which doctor is serving you?____________________8)Over two hundred people attended the charity show.________ ____________Suggested answers: 1)attend school 2)attend church 3)attend a meeting 4)attend a lecture 5)请注意听老师讲话。
