(共20张PPT)
My First Day at Senior High
Learning Aims
At the end of the class, you will be able to...
1. talk about your feelings and experiences on your
first day of senior high.
2. read for detailed information and figure out
author’s feelings.
3. learn some expressions about feelings and applied
them in writing a diary.
Pre-reading
01
Welcome to Senior High School
What do you see on campus
New school
How are your classmates
New classmates
Who is the first teacher you know
New teachers
Fast-reading
02
What is the style of this passage
What is the tense in the passage
What order might the passage follow
Diary
Past tense
Time order
Read the passage and find out what the author wrote in his diary about his first day at senior high.
the school campus
new teachers
school subjects
a new timetable
an embarrassing moment
new friends
his feelings
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Detailed reading
03
senior high
rushed
explore a bit
was surprised
to
curious: decided to explore a bit
butterflies in
his stomach
the same name
keep calm
be prepared
a good beginning
under pressure
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
My First Day at Senior High
03
04
After the class
01
Before going to school
During the class
02
Arriving at the class
Retell the story
Post-reading
04
Meng Hao’s feelings
What expressions does the author use to describe his feelings
excited: had pictured it over and over again; woke up early;
rushed out of the door; in my eagerness
curious: decided to explore a bit; I’m wondering…
surprised
nervous: tried to turn on my brain but the engine just wouldn’t
start; with butterflies in my stomach, I breathed deeply,
in panic
embarrassed
relaxed
confident: a good beginning to my new school life
direct description
直接描写
indirect description
间接描写
Continuation writing expressions
Managing Time and Stress
More phrases about feelings
I’ve been biting my nails ever since I submitted my application (提交申请) for my first-choice college.
I had my heart in my mouth as I waited for the ambulance to arrive.
Our jaws dropped when we found out how much money he was making every month.
(紧张地)咬手指甲
心提到了嗓子眼
惊掉下巴
More phrases about feelings
4. I wished the ground would open up and swallow me whole when
I forgot the words to my speech.
5. I don’t know how he does it. He’s as cool as a cucumber before
the big exam.
“We’ll be ready in ten minutes. Just feel at home and help yourself to a drink.”
找个地缝钻下去
冷静自若
放轻松
Homework
05
Reflect on the first day and write a diary about it at senior high.
. base your writing on the learned expressions in the passage
. use some direct and indirect descriptions
Thank you!