(共26张PPT)
Unit 1 A new start
style
interviewer
interviewee
Is the girl the interviewer or the interviewee
How many questions are there What are they
scan the interview and answer the questions.
1. What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school
2. How did she deal with the challenges
3. How did she handle disappointments
Orientation Day. Because...
She figured that she should go all out and not be afraid of failure.
She realised that it wasn't just about wining, and kept working
hard to be part of something she loved.
How do you understand the sentence"If you fail, no problem-next time
you can fail better"
What is the meaning of the sentence "Be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud."
It's OK to fail, as long as you learn something from it to help succeed
next time.
You should give someone a hand when she/he needs it.
Why does the interviewer ask them
Choose some adjectives to describe Lisa and give your reasons.
adaptable有适应能力的 fantastic bright 聪明的 disappointed lucky
helpful enthuastic 充满热情的 intelligent diligent 勤奋的 neat
friendly faithful 忠实的,忠诚的 brave hopeful outgoing
open-minded愿意考虑不同意见的,思想开明的 frightened persistent 坚持不懈的 energetic polite
Choose five adjectives and write down the reasons according to the passage.
Match the sentences that share the same structures.
Review: Basic sentence structures.
Look at the pictures and tell the story with your own ending.
See how many different basic sentence structures you can use.
How much do you know about school clubs
exciting movement
interesting story
new friends
new skills
more knowledge
School clubs: Complete the posters with the correct form of the words in the box.
Pair-work: Talk about the school clubs you would like to join and the activities.
Discuss: What club do you want to create
Did you know
Listening: Making a plan
Listen to the conversation and decide what the speakers are mainly talking about.
1. The clubs they have joined and the activities they do after school.
2. The things they should do to manage their time well.
3. The challenges they face in their new school.
Listen again and complete the plan.
Work in pairs.Make another weekend plan and have a similar conversation.
What do you want to achieve at high school
join a school club
take a trip with your classmates
get the highest score in a test at least once
get to know all the schoolmates in your grade
stand on stage at least once
win an award
read as many books as possible
HOW
Pre-reading: Brain-storming & Discussion
opportunity
important
deal with
work hard
disappointed
give your friends a hand
challenge
fail
keep an open mind
While-reading
Scan the interview and answer the questions.
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
Post-reading: think and 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. Which piece of Lisa's advice is the most helpful to you Why
4. What else would you like to ask Lisa about starting high school
Groupwork:make notes of the problems the new students may face and your advice.
Problems the new students may face Your advice
Language points
Useful expressions:
graduate from
be about to do
as if
keep an open mind
deal with
at the sight of
go all out
hold one's head up
in particular
give...a hand
Read the journal entry and answer the questions.
1. What's the passage about
2. What happened on her physics class
3. What did she do after class
Think of your own experiences of the first week at senior high and complete the notes.
My impression of the first week
An enjoyable class
After-school activities
How I made a new friend
Thank you !