(共30张PPT)
My First Day at Senior High
Section 1
Relay race: which group can write more words in 2 minutes
Use the piece of chalk as a relay baton!
Write a name of a subject on the blackboard!
Pass the relay baton on to any other member in your group!
One person, one chance!
Different words in the same group!
Do you know all of them
biology
chemistry
English
Japanese
geography
Russian
Chinese
mathematics
physics
PE(Physical Education)
history
IT(Information Technology)
Discussion
How many of the subjects are science subjects
Which of the science subjects do you study at your school
How many of them are languages
Which languages do you study at your school
Which of them are not academic subjects
Which are your three favourite subjects
Complete the sentences with a subject and a reason.
I like because .
I think is important because .
I think is difficult
because .
I would like to study because .
Discussion
What are the main differences between Junior High school and Senior HIgh school
Do you think that work at Senior High school is harder than at Junior High school
Are Senior High teachers similar to Junior High teachers
Answer the questions and guess the meaning of the key words.
Describe your attitude to studying English.
Are you
enthusiastic
interested
not very interested
Describe the general behaviour of your Junior High class in English lessons. Do you all
work hard in class
behave in a serious and polite manner
sometimes get noisy
Give an example of your teacher’s teaching method. Does he/she
tell stories
explain grammar
write new words on the blackboard
What do you find most difficult about English
reading comprehension
speaking
(c)handwriting
(d)spelling
(e)understanding instructions
(f)
What’s the difference between this textbook and the one you used at Junior High Think about
(a)difficulty
(b)photographs
(c)reading texts.
Match the words with their definitions
attitude
behaviour
handwriting
method
textbook
a book used for the study of a subject in school
the particular way someone writes using a pen
way of doing something
a way of feeling or thinking about someone or something
way of acting in a particular way
Match the words with their definitions
comprehension
instruction
photograph
spelling
a photo
the action of forming words correctly from letters, or the ability to do this
an order
the act of understanding or ability to understand
1.He is rude to others. Nobody likes his ________
2. He teaches by telling stories, and all of us enjoy his teaching _____
3. While listening, you ‘d better catch the key words. It can help you with ______.
4. In everyday life, we should behave ourselves, for our ___ can show whether we are well educated.
Skimming
Skim:
Find out the topic sentence of the text.
* I used to drink a lot of coffee but these days I ______ tea.
A. prefer B. am preferring C. preferred D. have preferred
*. --- Why didn’t Ann see me wave to her
---She ______in the other direction.
A. looked B. was looking C. has looked D. is looking
* --- Look! Everything here is under construction.
--- What’s the pretty small house that _____ for
A. is being built B. has been built C. is built D. is building
Scanning: read the school diary and find…
something about this school which is different from Li Kang’s Junior High school.
two things that the English teacher thinks are important to do in class.
two things that the English teacher wants to improve.
Discussion:
Read the text again and put the following statements in the right order.
The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called Ms Shen.
The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms re amazing.
My name is Li Kang.
My new school is very good and I can see why.
The English class is really interesting.
Ms Shen wants to help us improve our spelling and handwriting.
There are sixty-five students in my class-more than my previous class in Junior High.
I like her attitude very much.
1.My new school is very good and I can see why.
2.The English class is really interesting.
3.My name is Li Kang.
4.Ms Shen wants to help us improve our spelling and handwriting.
5.The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms re amazing.
6.There are sixty-five students in my class-more than my previous class in Junior High.
7.The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called Ms Shen.
8.I like her attitude very much.
Choose the answers with the same meaning as the sentences from the text.
1.Lines 21-24: Ms shen’s method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school.
A. My previous teachers’ method of teaching is better than that of Ms Chen
B. My previous teachers’ method of teaching is different form that of Ms Shen.
2. Lines 27-28: I don’t think I will be bored in Ms Shen’s class!
A. I will find the class interesting!
B. I will find the class difficult!
3. Lines 31-32: some students were embarrassed at first…
A. The students stopped being shy eventually.
B. The students couldn't do the activity.
4. Lines 33-35: Ms Shen gave us instructions and then we worked by ourselves.
A. We did everything by ourselves.
We listened to Ms Shen’s explanation and then worked with each other.
Find out the topic sentences of each paragraph.
What is their function
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 6
Retell the content of the text with the help of the topic sentences.
Assignment:
Finish Activity 4 on Page 3 and try to explain the new words in English.