(共18张PPT)
Unit 1 A New Start
Developing Ideas
After the class, you will be able to
1. read for the main idea of the passage.
2. read for detailed information and figure out the author’s feelings.
3. learn some key words and expressions.
1. ________________毕业于
2. ________________与某人分享某物
3. ________________参加
4. ________________ 交朋友
5. ________________处理
6. ________________全力以赴
7. ________________尤其
8. ________________回顾
9. ________________即将做某事
10. ________________敞开心扉
11. ________________抬起头来
12. ________________尽可能多地
1. graduate from毕业于
2. share sth with sb与某人分享某物
3. take part in参加
4. make friends 交朋友
5. deal with处理
6. go all out全力以赴
7. in particular尤其
8. look back on回顾
9. be about to do即将做某事
10. keep an open mind敞开心扉
11. hold one’s head up抬起头来
12. as much as possible尽可能多地
Reading for the main idea
1) What’s the interview about
A. Lisa’s new college.
B. New students in high school.
C. Lisa’s suggestions to new high school students.
D. Lisa’s high school life.
2) How is the text developed
A. By explaining difficult theories.
B. By asking and answering questions.
C. By presenting past facts.
D. By listing cause and effect.
Reading for the detailed information
1.What did Lisa find most helpful when she started senior high
2.How did she deal with new challenges
3.How did she handle disappointments
4. What’s the most important advice Lisa gives to the students Why
1.What did Lisa find most helpful when she started senior high
Orientation Day.
Orientation Day 迎新日
In the United States, there is an Orientation Day at the beginning of the school year for new students. Orientation Day is a way to welcome new students and help them know the school, including its history, campus, facilities and other relevant information. School staff and student volunteers will show new students around the school, and the new students will get their schedules and find out where their classrooms are.
Why did she find Orientation Day helpful
Because it is a fantastic opportunity for new students to get to know the school and the other students.
2.How did she deal with new challenges
She figured that she should go all out and not be afraid of failure.
What do you think Lisa means by “if you fail, no problem - next time you can fail better”
She means that it is OK to fail, as long as you learn something from it to help you succeed next time.
3.How did she handle disappointments
She realised that it wasn’t just about winning, and kept working hard to be part of something she loved.
4. What’s the most important advice Lisa gives to the students Why does she give the advice
She advises the students to give their friends a hand when they need it. Because it will make them feel good.
How do you understand the words from Maya Angelo: “Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud”
Do you know of any similar sayings
When you help others, you will feel happy.
High School Hints Starting senior high ·Make use of 1. to get to know the new school and the other students.
Dealing with new challenges ·Face them bravely and 2. to see the final result. Don't be frightened of 3. .
Handling _____________ ·Keep working hard.
The most important advice ·Give your friends a 5. when they need it.
Orientation Day
go all out
failure
disappointments
hand
Reading for the structure
Think and share
1. What else would you like to ask Lisa about starting senior high
2. If you were Lisa, one student who isn’t good at English wants to change the situation, what advice will you give to him
The interviewer of the School Talk interviewed a former student Lisa Osborne, who graduated 1.____________our school last June. She was about 2._____________(go) to college in New York.
Lisa shared some suggestions with high school students. A piece of sound advice was to keep 3.__________ open mind, know more about school and students and participate in activities. As to the approach to 4.___________ (deal) with the challenges, Lisa recalled the chemistry test at the end of the first week and held the opinion that students should face them 5.__________(brave). When 6._________(handle) the feeling of 7._______________(disappoint),
Consolidation
from
disappointment
an
handling
bravely
dealing
to go
she just kept working hard to support others, which made her happy as well. She thought students could always find a way 8.___________(be) part of what they loved. 9.__________(look) back on her school life, Lisa shared 10._________ she thought was the most important advice, that is to help friends when they were in trouble.
to be
Looking
what
Assignment(课外作业)
Supposing your friend Jim is interested in Chinese but he is not good at it, write a short passage to give some useful suggestions on how to learn Chinese well.