Unit1 A new start Period2 Understanding ideas教案
Topic My First Day at Senior High Teacher
Teaching Aims: 1.Get the students to learn some useful new words and expressions in this part. 2.Develop the students’ reading skills and enable them to learn how to use different reading strategies to read different reading materials. 3.Guide the students to use the language knowledge related to the topic to tell their experience on the first day of high school.
Teaching important Points: Lead the students to obtain the general idea of the text through skimming and intensive reading. Let the students master the key words and phrases in this part. Guide the students to understand the meaning of "a good beginning is half the success' in combination with the text and build up their confidence in high school life.
Teaching difficult points: 1.Let the students learn to analyze and solve problems ,and improve their reading level. 2.Guide the students to understand the meaning of the title. 3. Guide the students to read the article carefully,find out the relevant details and sort out the time order of the plot development.
Teaching methods: Task-based Language Teaching Question-inquiry Teaching
Teaching type: Reading 课 时 one
Teaching procedure: Teaching contents:
Step1: Pre-reading Step2: While-reading Step3: Post-reading Summary Task 1:Encourage the students to work in groups and confirm the content options given in the activity. Task 2: Ask the students to check the answer independently according to their own situation . Tick what you want to include in your diary about your first day at senior high. □the school campus □new teachers □school subjects □a new timetable □an embarrassing moment □new friends □your feelings □other Activity 1: Skimming:Let the students read the passage and find out what the author wrote in his diary about his first day at senior high. Answer:The author wrote about the school campus, his new English teacher, the first class, an embarrassing moment and his feelings in the diary. Activity 2: Scanning:Encourage the students to read the passage again and work together to finish the following tasks. Task:Match the main idea with each paragraph. Para. 1 A.I came across an old man on campus. Para. 2 B.My first day at senior high finally arrived and I was very excited. Para. 3 C.Our English teacher asked us to introduce ourselves. Para. 4 D.The old man I had met before turned out to be my English teacher! Para. 5 E.Mr. Meng encouraged us to face such challenges at senior high bravely. Para. 6 F.I think this was a good beginning to my new school life. Para. 7 G.What I was thinking before my turn. Para. 8 H.What happened during my self introduction. Answer:Para.Para. 1—B Para. 2—A Para. 3—D Para. 4—C Para. 5—G Para. 6—H Para. 7—E Para. 8—F Activity3: Careful reading: Task:Read the text carefully and choose the best answers according to the text. 1.The sentence “I tried to turn on my brain but the engine just wouldn't start” means “________”. A.There was something wrong with my brain B.The engine broke down and needed repairing C.I was too nervous to think about how to introduce myself D.The engine was so old that it was impossible to start it again 2.The phrase “with butterflies in my stomach” means “________”. A.I felt sick B.I was angry C.I was happy D.I was nervous 3.What made everyone laugh when Meng Hao was introducing himself A.His humorous words. B.His strange behaviors. C.That he shared the same name with his English teacher. D.That he stood there quietly without saying a word to the whole class. 4.The proverb “Well begun, half done” means “________”. A.A good beginning is very important B.Only working hard at the beginning is enough C.The beginning is more important than the ending D.We should only pay attention to the beginning of a thing 5.The text mainly talks about________. A.an English teacher B.a boy's daily life at senior high C.how to deal with the challenges at senior high D.what the boy experienced on his first day at senior high Answers:1.C 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.D Task1:Ask the students to 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. Answer: 3 Task2. Let the students complete Meng Hao’s experiences with expressions from the passage. Meng Hao's experiences Meng Hao's feelings Before going to school excited: woke up early; Because it was Meng Hao's rushed out of the door first day at1 , he got up early and2 to his new school. Arriving at school The campus was still quiet, so Meng Hao decided to3 .He met a man who he 4 find out later was his English teacher. During the English class Meng Hao was nervous about introducing himself in front of the class.With5 , he began,but everyone laughed. It turned out that he and his teacher shared6 . Mr Meng said that challenges at senior high might put them 7______. He advised everyone to8 and9___________. After the English class Meng Hao thought he had 10___________to his new school life. The answers: Meng Hao's experiences senior high 2.rushed (out of the door) 3.explore a bit 4.was surprised to 5.butterflies in his stomach 6.the same name 7.under pressure 8.keep calm 9.be prepared 10.had a good beginning Meng Hao's feelings excited: woke up early; rushed out of the door curious: decided to explore a bit nervous: tried to turn on my brain; the engine just wouldn't start; butterflies in my stomach; breathed deeply frightened: looked at them in panic embarrassed relaxed confident: a good beginning to my new school life This lesson successfully completed the pre-set tasks and achieved good effects.
Homework Review this lesson and complete the following questions. 1. What is your understanding of the saying “Well begun, half done” 2. What happened on your first day at senior high Share your experiences and feelings with the class. Answers: It means that if you have a good beginning, your chance of success is greatly improved. Students' own answers.
Blackboard design My First Day at Senior High curious adj. 好奇的 be curious about对…感到好奇 be curious to do 好奇做某事 impression n. 印象 make/leave/have a… impression on 给某人留下…印象 impress sth. on sb.…给某人留下印象 impressive adj.给人印象深刻的 breathe v. 呼吸 breathe in吸气 breathe out呼气 breath n.呼吸 take a deep breath深吸一口气 make the most of 充分利用 =make the best of =make full use of