While-reading
Quickly go through the passage and finish task 1.
Task 1: Read the passage and find out what the author wrote in his diary about his first day at senior high.
Task 2. Choose the best description of Meng Hao's first day at senior high.
1. He found the English class difficult and was not sure what to do.
2. With the English teacher’s support, he thought senior high was easy and felt confident about his future.
3. He was not sure about life at senior high, but after the English class, he felt more confident.
Task 3: Complete Meng Hao’s experiences and feelings with expressions from the passage.
After-reading
ⅠFill in the blanks and try to retell the Diary My First Day at Senior high.
ⅡDiscussion
Work in groups. Discuss these questions with other students.
1 What is your understanding of the saying “Well begun, half done”
2 What happened on your first day at senior high How did you feel