高中英语外研版 选修7 Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year Period1 Introdudction & reading课件（63 张）

课件63张PPT。Module2 IntroductionHighlights of M y Senior YearLook back at your experience of studying, what kind of schools have you studied at? (from a little child up to now)kindergarten -
primary school -
junior high-
senior highVocabulary and speakingIn your opinion, which school do you think is the best and most impressive?
Can you explain why?1.Look at the information in the chart and answer the questions. (Page15)1 / 72 / 83 / 912-1313-1414-151/ 102/ 113/ 1215-1616-1717-18Answer the questions. (1) How old is an American student when he or she enters senior school?
14 or 15.
(2) What is the average age for leaving middle school?
13-14.(3) How many years of senior high school are there?
4 years.
(4) If you are in the tenth grade, how old are you likely to be?
15-16.
(5) What is the final year of senior high school called?
Senior year.Compare Chinese school system with the American school system and we can draw the conclusion that: Conclusion:
(1) American students go to middle
school earlier than us.
(2) There are four years in American
senior high school, while we just
have three years.Enjoy some pictures about high school life.Chinese classroomAmerican classroom the beautiful campus of high schoolschoolyardon the court on the playgroundtalking with classmates happilyreceive the high school diplomaa high school prom a formal dance, esp one held by a class in high school Highlights of My Senior YearReading and Vocabulary(1)Before ReadingFinish Activity3 on Page17competitive dinner jacket
diploma elegant enormous
event forever grade highlight
meanwhile rent smart suit(v.) training1. What _____ did you get in your English Literature exam?
2. The dance hall was _________.
3. Joanna will remember the prom _______.
4. You look wonderful in that _______ dress. It really ____ you!gradeenormous/
smartelegant/
smartforeversuits5. Daniel looked very _____ in his
____________.
6. He ____ a big car to go to the prom.
7. It’s the most important social _____ of the year.
8. You need _______ for most jobs.
9. If you pass your exams, you receive your High School _______.smart/
elgantdinner jacketrentedeventtrainingdiploma10. ___________ people want to be the best at everything.
11. Go and have your hair done.
__________, I’ll ring our friends.
12. For Joanna, the ________ of the evening was being elected prom queen.CompetitiveMeanwhile highlight What’s the highlight of your senior year?
Do you think sports are an important part of school life?DiscussionSkimmingFind out the main idea of the passage. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the article?
2. Find out the topic sentence of the third paragraph.
3. What is Joanna’s highlight of senior year? Reading ComprehensionSkimmingWhich of the following sentences best summaries the passage?
A. It’s about Joanna’s senior year.
B. It’s about the wonderful things in Joanna’s senior year.
C. It’s about Joanna’s successes.
D. It’s about Joanna’s senior prom.
Purpose: To remember her high school days. When she rereads them, the memories will come back.2. Which is the topic sentence of the third paragraph?
1st sentence
2nd sentence
3rd sentence
The last sentenceSkimmingSkimming3. Which part describes Joanna’s
highlight of senior year?
A. Paragraph 1 &Paragraph 2
B. Paragraph 3 & Paragraph 4
C. Paragraph 5 & Paragraph 6
D. Paragraph 7 & Paragraph 8
Transitional sentence:
All these things have been wonderful. But I have to say, the highlight of the year was the senior prom. To get
detailed informationScanningRead the passage quickly and answer the questions.1. Joanna had a lot of successes during her senior year. What were they?
2. Before going to the prom, what preparations did she make?
3. Why did Joanna enjoy the prom so much?
1.Joanna had a lot of successes during her senior year. What were they?
a. working as an arts editor for the
newspaper
b. working as a peer mediator
c. getting good grades in her final exams
d. receiving the senior prize for English
Literature
e. being elected to the student council
f. being elected prom queen Other memories1. Going on a school skiing trip to the Rocky mountains
2. Given a car by my parents2. Before going to the prom, what
preparations did she make?
1.She found a dress that suited her
perfectly 2. She had her hair
specially done. (It took 2 hours but
it was worth it.)Scanning3. Joanna enjoyed the prom so much because __.
a. she went with Daniel
b. she looked elegant
c. she was elected prom queen
d. she had a good time with her friends 2 Look at the phrases from the passage and choose the correct answers.
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1. I find myself looking back at my senior
year.
(a) I am remembering my senior year.
(b) I have found something in myself.
2. working as an arts editor
(a) drawing pictures
(b) writing about films, plays and art(a)(b)3. my first step towards becoming a
journalist
(a) I am trying to become a journalist.
(b) I am thinking about becoming a journalist.(a)4. a peer mediator, someone who helps
students to settle problems
(a) someone who helps students find
the answers to problems
(b) someone who discusses problems
with students(a)5. my school life is almost over
(a) My school life has ended.
(b) My school life will soon ended.
6. the student council
(a) an organization of students
(b) an organization of teachers(b)(a)7. It took two hours but it was worth it.
(a) It took a long time to have my
hair done but it’s useful.
(b) It took too long and it was a bad
idea.(a)Post-reading
Are there things in this article that surprise/
impress you? What are they and why?
… surprise/ impress me a lot.
What surprises/impresses me in the article is…
What leaves the deepest impression on me is …
The reason for/ why … is that…
My reasons are as follows.
Key words in this passagesettle v.解决；安排；定居
settlement n.解决；移民；开拓
settler n.移民；移民者
compete v.竞争；对抗；参加比
competitor n.竞争者；对手
competition n.竞争；角逐
competitive adj.竞争的 suit n.套装；诉讼v.适合；适应
suitable adj.合适的；适当的
suitably adv.适宜地
suitability n.适合；合适
Key phrases in this passagelook back at/on回顾
in my view我认为；在我看来 ?
be considered as被认为是…
be likely to do有可能做…
once a fortnight每两周一次?
the student council 学生会
1. highlight n. 最有意思/精彩的部分
v. 突出；强调；标记 e.g.
1). The highlights of the match will be shown on TV tonight.
2). Your resume should highlight your skills and achievements.Language points2. I’ll be walking out of the school gate.
将来进行时, 某一特定时刻正在进行
e.g. This time tomorrow I’ll be lying on
the beach.
(已经安排或决定了的事情, 或正常
情况下预计要发生的事情。)
e.g. You’ll be hearing from my lawyer.
(将来自然而然的一个结果)3. Something else I’ve greatly enjoyed is
working as a peer mediator, someone
who helps students to settle problems
that they have with other students.
另外一件我非常乐意做的事情是做
同 伴调解人，就是帮助学生们解决
同学之间的问题。1) I’d like to get this matter settled
once and for all.
2) George settled his father in a corner of the waiting room.
3) To my surprise, they haven’t settled the date for the next meeting.
解决安顿安排4) At last, Mr. Li decided to settle his family in Hong Kong.
5) After David came back from abroad, he decided to settle in his hometown.
6) A bird had settled on a tree close to where I was standing. 使定居定居停留4. It’s well-known that Americans are
competitive, and I did enjoy it whenever I won our races!
众所周知，美国人争强好胜。不管
什么时候只要我赢得了比赛，我都
会为此欣喜万分！
在and后的分句中，did表示强调，
whenever引导________从句。
【仿写】不管什么时候只要我读他的小说，我都能学到一些有趣的东西。
____________________________
____________________________ 时间状语 I did learn something interesting
whenever I read his novels.compete的词形变化：
compete (v.) 竞争，对抗，比赛
competition (n.) 竞争，比赛
competitor (n.) 竞争者，参赛者
competitive (adj.) 竞争的，有竞争力的
compete的常用搭配：
compete with/against sb. 和某人竞争
compete for sth.为某事竞争
compete with sb. in sth.
为某事和某人竞争5. I’ll never forget being elected to the student council.elect sb. to sth.;
elect sb. to be sth.;
elect sb. (as) sth.）
1) She became the first black woman to be elected to the House of Commons.2) The group elected one of its members to be their spokesperson.
3) We elected John (as) our representative.
4) She elected to take early retirement
instead of moving to the new location.
1. Egypt’s first ______ president is in prison now.
2. He has been ______ to the local parliament.
3. Her parents __________ a nice gift for her birthday from the store.
区别：elect, choose, select, pick out electedelectedselected/
picked out4. To write a good article you must pay attention to _______ words.
5. Can you _______ your friend from the group?
6. He ______ to fight for the freedom for the blacks all his life.
区别：elect, choose, select, pick out selectingpick outchose6. It’s a great pity that it’s probably the last time this will happen.
真遗憾，这样美妙的夜晚很可能不 会再有了。
It’s a great pity that... 很可惜/真遗憾……
【拓展】　
What a pity！真可惜！
take/have pity on/upon sb. 同情某人
out of pity 出于同情Homework Write a passage about the highlights of your junior school.