Unit 1 Reading
Learning Objectives 1 To get the main idea of the passage, make a comment on the advice given in the passage, present your idea of high school life 2 To use the language points from the passage correctly
Learning activities
目标一：To get the main idea of the passage, make a comment on the advice given in the passage, present your idea of high school life Activity 1: Look at the word cloud and the picture. Predict what is talked about in the interview. Now read interview and check your prediction. Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Activity 2: Match the main idea with each part. Part 1 (Paras. 1-2)_______________ Part 2 (Paras. 3-8)________________ Part 3 (Paras. 9-12)______________ A.Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud B.Brief introduction of Lisa C.Lisa’s some advice on high school life Activity 3: Scan the interview and answer the questions. Learning to learnWhen scanning a text, you read it quickly in order to find a specific piece of information. For example, to find out the answer to the question “What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school ”, you would look for the key words “helpful” and “started high school”.
1.What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school 2.How did she deal with new challenges 3.How did she handle disappointments Answers: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Activity 4: Read the passage carefully and try to find out how many pieces of advice Lisa gave us and what they are. Answers: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Which piece of Lisa’s advice is the most helpful to you Why Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Activity 5: Think & Share 1.What do you think Lisa means by “If you fail, no problem – next time you can fail better” 2.Think about the words from Maya Angelou: “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud.” Do you know of any similar sayings 3.What else would you like to ask Lisa about starting high school Answers: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Activity 6: Work in groups.Give a speech to the new students on their first day at high school. 1 Make notes of the problems the new students may face and your advice. Refer to the interview for ideas. 2 Organise your speech following the steps below. Start by welcoming the new students. Talk about the problems and give your advice. End by summarising the main points of your speech. 3 Give your speech to the class
目标二：To use the language points from the passage correctly Activity 1: Find the important words, phrases, and language points you want to share their usage to your partner. Discuss in groups and then share with the class. _______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Summary: 1 Can you share the high school hints in the passage to your friends and add more 2 Can you use the language points from the passage Unit 1 Reading
Learning Objectives 1 To get the main idea of the passage, make a comment on the advice given in the passage, present your idea of high school life 2 To use the language points from the passage correctly
Learning activities
目标一：To get the main idea of the passage, make a comment on the advice given in the passage, present your idea of high school life Activity 1: Look at the word cloud and the picture. Predict what is talked about in the interview. Now read interview and check your prediction. Answer: Lisa’s advice about high school life. Activity 2: Match the main idea with each part. Part 1 (Paras. 1-2)_______________ Part 2 (Paras. 3-8)________________ Part 3 (Paras. 9-12)______________ A.Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud B.Brief introduction of Lisa C.Lisa’s some advice on high school life Answers: Part 1-B Part 2-C Part 3-A Activity 3: Scan the interview and answer the questions. Learning to learnWhen scanning a text, you read it quickly in order to find a specific piece of information. For example, to find out the answer to the question “What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school ”, you would look for the key words “helpful” and “started high school”.
1.What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school 2.How did she deal with new challenges 3.How did she handle disappointments Answers: 1 Orientation Day. 2 She figured that she should go all out and not be afraid of failure. 3 She realised that it wasn’t just about winning, and kept working hard to be part of something she loved. Activity 4: Read the passage carefully and try to find out how many pieces of advice Lisa gave us and what they are. Answers: Advice 1: Keep an open mind and take part in as much as possible. Advice 2: Go all out and don’t be afraid of failure. Advice 3: Keep working hard to be part of something you love. Advice 4: Give your friends a hand when they need it. Which piece of Lisa’s advice is the most helpful to you Why Answer: For me, the most helpful advice from Lisa is to keep working hard to be part of something you love. I think doing what you love makes a man more active and positive in life. In return, you can do better in other fields. Activity 5: Think & Share 1.What do you think Lisa means by “If you fail, no problem – next time you can fail better” 2.Think about the words from Maya Angelou: “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud.” Do you know of any similar sayings 3.What else would you like to ask Lisa about starting high school Answers: 1 She means it’s OK to fail, as long as you learn something from it to help you succeed next time. 2 Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness. 3 How can we balance our time between study and after-school activities Activity 6: Work in groups.Give a speech to the new students on their first day at high school. 1 Make notes of the problems the new students may face and your advice. Refer to the interview for ideas. 2 Organise your speech following the steps below. Start by welcoming the new students. Talk about the problems and give your advice. End by summarising the main points of your speech. 3 Give your speech to the class
目标二：To use the language points from the passage correctly Activity 1: Find the important words, phrases, and language points you want to share their usage to your partner. Discuss in groups and then share with the class. 1 Lisa graduated from our school last June and is about to go to college in New York. Paraphrase：Lisa graduated from our school last June.Soon she will go to college in New York. be about to do sth 是固定搭配，意为be going to do something very soon 例如：I was about to leave the room when the telephone rang.（我刚要离开房间，电话就响了。） 2 share sth. with sb. 与某人分享某物 【教材原文】Lisa, thank you for coming to share your suggestions for high school with us. 莉萨，感谢你来与我们分享高中生活的一些建议。 3 as if 好像；似乎 句中一般用虚拟语气 【教材原文】I feel as if high school was only yesterday! 我觉得高中生活就像昨天发生的事一样历历在目！ 4 It’s a/an...opportunity for sb. to do sth. 做某事对某人来说是一个……的机会 【教材原文】It’s a fantastic opportunity for new students to get to know the school and the other students. 这是新生了解学校和认识同学的绝好机会。 5 Just keep an open mind and take part in as much as possible. Paraphrase：We should always be willing to listen to other people’s opinions, and try our best to participate in activities. 本句中的keep an open mind 是固定搭配，意be willing to listen to other people's opinions about someone or something。例如：We should keep an open mind on this matter.（对这件事我们应该保持开放的心态。） 6 deal with 处理 【教材原文】But how did you deal with new challenges, like starting a new course 不过，你是如何应对全新挑战的呢？比如学习一门新课程？ 7 I was frightened at the sight of the test paper.But then I figured I’d better just go all out and see what happens. Paraphrase: I was very nervous when I saw the test paper.But then I thought I’d better try my best and see what happens. 本句中的at the sight of是固定搭配，意为“看见”。 例如：She fainted at the sight of blood.（她一看见血就晕了。）此外，本句中的go all out也是固定搭配，意为do something with as much effort as possible 例如：We will go all out to win the game tomorrow.（明天我们会为了赢得比赛全力以赴。） 8 At first I was really sad, but later I realized that I joined the team for the love of the sport. 【句型分析】that I...the sport宾语从句 9 keep doing sth. 继续做某事 【教材原文】So I kept working hard to support my teammates during our training. 所以，在后来的训练中我一直努力支持我的队友。 10 Is there anything else in particular that you’d like to share with us Paraphrase: Is there anything else that you especially want to share with us 本句中的in particular 是固定搭配，意为especially。例如：Is there anything in particular you want to buy （你有什么特别要买的吗？） 11 look back on sth. 回顾某事 【教材原文】Looking back on my high school life, the most important advice I’d give is these wonderful words from the writer Maya Angelou. 回顾高中生活，我能给大家最重要的建议是作家玛雅 安吉罗的一句精彩名言。
Summary: 1 Can you share the high school hints in the passage to your friends and add more 2 Can you use the language points from the passage
