(共27张PPT)
Unit 1 A new start
Understanding ideas
1. Where is the student
2. How is he feeling today
3. Why is he so happy
He is on the playground of his school.
He is very happy, excited and confident.
Try to describe the picture with the following questions to help you.
How did you feel on your first day at senior high
Starting out
senior high
excited
curious
nervous
anxious
ambitious
embarrassed
2. What was your first impression of your new school
3. Who’s the first person you’ve got to know How did you get to know each other
印象,感想
4. What do you like most about your new school
□ the campus
□ your teachers
□ your classmates
□ its traditions
□ its facilities
□ other _______
校园
传统
设施
1. What did the author write in his
diary about his first day at senior
high
A. A new timetable.
B. School subjects.
C. New friends.
D. An embarrassing moment.
Fast reading: Read and choose the best answer.
2. The author developed the diary
mainly by ______.
A. explaining
B. comparing
C. following time order
D. giving examples
Time Line
After the English class
Before going to school
During the English class
Arriving at school
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Divide the passage according to the timeline.
Para. 1
Para. 1
Para. 3-7
Para. 8
Detailed reading: Find some detailed information.
Following the timeline, find out what Meng Hao experienced on and how he felt his first day.
Page 4 Activity 4
Meng Hao’s experiences
Before going to school
Because it was Meng Hao’s first day at 1.______________, he woke up early and 2.____________ to his new school.
senior high
rushed
Arriving at school
The campus was still quiet, so Meng Hao decided to 3.______________. He met a man who he 4._________________ find out later was his English teacher.
explore a bit
was surprised to
What is new
New school
New campus & teacher
After the English class
Meng Hao thought he had 10.___________________ to his new school life.
During the English class
Meng Hao was nervous about introducing himself in front of the class. With 5._________________________, he began, but everyone laughed. It turned out that he and his teacher shared 6.________________.
Mr. Meng said that challenges at senior high might put them 7._______________. He advised everyone to 8._____________ and 9._______________.
butterflies in his stomach
the same name
under pressure
keep calm
be prepared
a good beginning
What is new
New challenges
New opportunities
Meng Hao’s experiences Meng Hao’s feelings
Before going to school
Arriving at school
During the English class
After the English class
What expressions does the author use to describe his feelings
excited: pictured it over and over again; woke up early;
rushed out of the door
decided to explore a bit
tried to turn on my brain but the engine just wouldn’t
start; with butterflies in my stomach, I breathed deeply
curious:
nervous:
Paraphrase:
I tried to turn on my brain but the engine just wouldn’t start.
In other words, Meng Hao couldn’t ___________ properly.
think
Paraphrase:
With butterflies in my stomach, I breathed deeply.
Feeling ___________, I took a deep breath to ______________.
nervous
calm down
Meng Hao’s experiences Meng Hao’s feelings
Before going to school
Arriving at school
During the English class
After the English class
What expressions does the author use to describe his feelings
excited: pictured it over and over again; woke up early;
rushed out of the door
curious: decided to explore a bit
nervous: tried to turn on my brain but the engine just wouldn’t
start; with butterflies in my stomach, I breathed deeply
frightened: looked at them in panic
embarrassed
relaxed
confident: a good beginning to my new school life
Ways of expressing feelings
Practice expressing one kind of feeling indirectly. (relaxed, relieved, worried, happy, etc.)
Summary:Meng Hao’s first day at senior high
Arriving at school
During the English class
After the English class
Before going to school
time
feelings
experience(s):
Meng woke up early and rushed to his new school.
experience(s):
Meng explored the new campus and met his new English teacher.
experience(s):
Meng was nervous about new challenges in his class.
experience(s):
Meng thought he had a good beginning to his new school life.
Everyone, let’s read after the tape.
Summary:Meng Hao’s first day at senior high
Arriving at school
During the English class
After the English class
Before going to school
time
feelings
Excited
Curious
Nervous
Frightened
Relaxed
Confident
experience(s):
Meng woke up early and rushed to his new school.
experience(s):
Meng explored the new campus and met his new English teacher.
experience(s):
Meng was nervous about new challenges in his class.
experience(s):
Meng thought he had a good beginning to his new school life.
Everyone, let’s read after the tape.
Post-reading: Talk about your own first day at senior high.
What’s your understanding of the saying “Well begun, half done”
It means that if you have a good beginning, your chance of success is greatly improved.
1. The campus was still quiet when I arrived, so I decided to explore a bit.
explore v. to travel around an area in order to find out about it
【拓展】
explorer n. 探险者;勘探者;考察者
exploration n. 探索;勘探;探究
【语境运用】用explore的适当形式完成下列句子。
1) Christopher Columbus was one of the great __________.
2) They are planning to have a journey of __________ into China.
3) Please __________ all the possibilities before you make a decision.
2. eager adj.
P2 I woke up early and rushed out of the door in my eagerness to get to know
my new school.
渴求……
be eager for sth
be eager to do
in (one’s) eagerness to do
渴望做……
I’m eager to…
3. Everyone started laughing. I looked at them in panic.
panic n. a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness 惊慌
in panic 感到惊慌
get into a panic 惊慌失措
panic v. (使)惊慌,恐慌
注意其动词变形:panicking, panicked
1) 不要惊慌!一切都会没事的。
_______ _______! Everything will be okay.
2) 迈克惊恐地跳出了那辆车。
Mike jumped out of the car ______ ______.
Don’t panic
in panic
4. Challenges like this might sometimes put you under pressure.
challenge n. 挑战,具有挑战性的事物
v. 向....挑战
face a challenge 面临挑战
accept a challenge 接受挑战
meet a challenge 迎接挑战
pressure n. [U] 压力,紧张;挤压;强迫
[U, C] 压力;压强
under pressure 在压力下 (注意:无冠词)
under the pressure of 在……的压力下
5. when的并列句
P2 I was looking at the photos on the noticeboard when I heard a voice behind me.
正在做……突然……
正要做……突然……
刚做完……突然……
I was drifting away when Bruce asked me to speak.
I was about to check my smartphone when Sab asked me to speak.
I had just finished my breakfast when Sab asked me to speak.
P14 I was running out of the classroom when I bumped into a girl literally.
6.
P4 That way, you’ll make the most of your time at senior high.
充分利用= make full use of
【语境运用】 汉译英。
1) 王先生利用一切机会学习英语。
Mr Wang _____________________ his chance to learn English.
2) 虽然生命过于短暂,但是如果我们能好好地利用它,我们就没什么遗憾了。
Life is too short, but if we can ______________ it, we shall have no regrets.
makes the most of
make full use of
Assignment
《课时学案》Unit 1 Period 2