My First Day at Senior High Module One 第一课时

Lead-in (Discuss and compare) Everybody, you have studied in your new school for over 3 months before we know it. Before you came here, all of you studied in different schools, now I will give you some time to think what the main differences and similarities between Junior High school and Senior High school.

1 Do you think that work at Senior High school is harder than that at Junior High school? 2 Are Senior High teachers similar to Junior High teachers? After we have compared Senior High school and Junior High school, now we will learn something about Likang ’ s First day at Senior High. Before we read the text ， let’s predict

Prediction Work in groups and discuss. 1. What Li Kang will mention about his first day at Senior High ----predict the topic 2. What Li Kang‘s first day will be like--- use some adjectives to describe

Reading Read this article, compare it with your memories. Differences…… Similarities……

I’m Li Kang, a Senior High student coming from Shijiazhuang, the capital of ______________. Now I’m writing down my thoughts about the first day at Senior High school. In my new school, the teachers are ___________ and _______ and the classrooms are ________. Hebei Province enthusiastic amazing friendly

Our English teacher, Ms. Shen, is a very enthusiastic woman, and her class is really __________. In my opinion, her _________________ is special. In the first class, we ________ ourselves to each other. Everyone was very friendly though some of them were ___________ at first. Then we followed Ms. Shen’s instructions and worked by ourselves. interesting method of teaching introduced embarrassed

In a word, I like her _______ very much, and the other student’s behaviour shows that they also like her. There are sixty-five students in my class — more than my _______ class in Junior High, and everyone is ____________. attitude previous hard-working

I Scanning Read the text quickly and try to find the answer to these questions:

2.Find the topic sentence of each paragraph and summarize the main idea. Paragraph 1: self- introduction about the writer Paragraph 2: My new school is very good and I can see why. Paragraph 3: The English class is really interesting. Paragraph 4: Today we introduced ourselves to each other.

Paragraph 5: We like Ms Shen very much for her helping in our spelling and handwriting. Paragraph 6: Everyone in my class is hard-working. 3.Read the three summaries of Li kang’s opinion about the new school. Decide which is the best.

1. Li Kang’s new school is very different from his old school. There is new technology and they speak a lot in the English class. Everyone in the class works hard. 2. Li Kang is very impressed with the teachers and the technology in his new school. The English teacher’s method of is very different from that in his old school and very interesting.The class is bigger and the students work hard. 3. The most important thing about the new school is the technology in the classroom. There are more girls than boys in the class. Li Kang ‘s first homework is a description of the street where he lives.

根据下列要求回答问题（请 注意问题后的字数要求） second -reading

1. Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one? My previous teacher s’ method of teaching is different from that of Ms Chen. Ms Chen’s method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school.

2. Please find 1) two things the English teacher thinks are important to do in class.(no more than 6words) ① ___________________ ② ___________________ reading comprehension speaking 3. Translate the sentence into Chinese. I don’t think I’ll be bored in Ms Chen’s class. 我认为我在沈老师的课上不会感到无聊的。 2) two things the English teachers wants to prove. ① __________ ② ___________ spelling handwriting 否定前移

Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. Careful –reading and Understanding

Self introduc- tion Name Place Time Description of the new school New school Teachers Classroom My first day at Senior High Li Kang Shijiazhuang My first day at Senior High Good Enthusiastic and friendly Amazing with computers and screens

The English class Class Teacher Activities Students in my class Interesting, funny, not boring Enthusiastic with new method Introducing, reading and spelling Friendly, hard-working and more girls

Detailed understanding I. True (T) or False (F) 1. Though the writer doesn’t know why, he thinks that his new school is very good. 2. Although the writer’s English teacher considers reading comprehension important, she also lets the students practice speaking in class. 3. Every classroom has a computer with a big cinema screen. F T T

4. In the writer’s class, there are more girls than boys, and all of them are hard-working. 5. There were sixty-five students in the class when the writer was in Junior High. T F

1.enthusiastic adj. (1) She is an enthusiastic admirer of the film star. be enthusiastic about (doing) sth (2) He is enthusiastic about singing. (3) She became enthusiastic about classical music. Language Points P2

2. amazed/amazing amazing/amazed adj. She has an amazing talent for music. at/by sth be amazed to do sth 从句 译： 他的中国文化知识令我感到惊讶。 我们很惊奇的发现竟然没有人受伤。 2. amazed/amazing amazing/amazed adj. She has an amazing talent for music. at/by sth be amazed to do sth 从句 译： 他的中国文化知识令我感到惊讶。 我们很惊奇的发现竟然没有人受伤。 P2

3. nothing like: (1) be different from… 与 … 完全不同 It looks nothing like a horse. (2) There’s nothing like home. 比不上 The book is nothing like as difficult as I expected. 3. nothing like: (1) be different from… 与 … 完全不同 It looks nothing like a horse. (2) There’s nothing like home. 比不上 The book is nothing like as difficult as I expected. 4. fun un. a lot of/great fun; make fun of 4. fun un. a lot of/great fun; make fun of P3

a. a fun house/person; a funny looking Funny 用来指令人发笑的人或事物 Fun 做定语，用来指令人愉快的事物或喜 欢与之相处的人（ enjoybale 令人愉快的） He told a funny joke. She’s one of the funniest people I know. Our day at the beach was really fun. My sister is a fun person.

1. _________ story it is! A. What a funny B. What funny C. How a funny D. how funny 2. __________it is to go swimming on such a hot day! A. What fun B. How fun C. What a fun D. How a fun 3. _________ it is to jump into a river to swim on such a hot day. A. What a fun B. What fun C. How funny D. How a fun

be bored with/by/at sth be tired of Are you bored with my teaching method? be bored with/by/at sth be tired of Are you bored with my teaching method? P3 5. I don’t think I will be bored in … 否定前移：将 think, believe, suppose, expect, guess, feel, imagine 等动词后面宾语 从句的否定词转移到主句中 1.I don’t think it’s a good idea. 2.We didn’t imagine that he would say anything. 1.I don’t think it’s a good idea. 2.We didn’t imagine that he would say anything.

6. introduce…to… explain…to… (1)Let’s introduce ourselves to each other. (2)He introduced his friend to me. (3)I’ll explain the language points to you. P4

7. embarrassed — sb feels ashamed embarrassing — cause sb to feel ashamed (1) She was embarrassed by his loud laughter. (2) They all felt embarrassed when they knew that. 7. embarrassed — sb feels ashamed embarrassing — cause sb to feel ashamed (1) She was embarrassed by his loud laughter. (2) They all felt embarrassed when they knew that. embarrass vt. Making speeches in public embarrasses me. embarrass vt. Making speeches in public embarrasses me. P4

8. instruction n. 指示；说明（常用复数） an instruction book 说明书 instruct vt. 指导 instruct sb to do sth 指导某人做某事 P4 吃药之前请先读一下说明。 Read the instructions before you take the medicine.

9. attitude n. attitude to/towards sb/sth/doing sth (1) Describe your attitude to studying English. (2) What’s your attitude to him? (3) He took a friendly/hostile attitude to us. P5

10. behaviour n. She was ashamed of her children's bad behaviour. behave vi. behave well/badly behave like a gentleman/lady Behave yourself! P5

11. in other words = that is to say 换言之；也就是说 (1) His hair grew gray, in other words, he is old. (2) We have passed college entrance examination, that is to say, we’re college students now. P6

12. 英语倍数表达 ： (1) A + be + times + as + 原级 + as B. Our room is twice as large as theirs. (2) A + be + times + 比较级 + than B. Our room is twice larger than theirs. (3) A + be + times + the + n + of B. Our room is twice the length/ width/ size of theirs. 12. 英语倍数表达 ： (1) A + be + times + as + 原级 + as B. Our room is twice as large as theirs. (2) A + be + times + 比较级 + than B. Our room is twice larger than theirs. (3) A + be + times + the + n + of B. Our room is twice the length/ width/ size of theirs. P6

13. look forward to … 盼望 + n/v-ing. pay attention to … 注意 13. look forward to … 盼望 + n/v-ing. pay attention to … 注意 (1) The old lady is looking forward to seeing her lost son. (2) Please pay more attention to your pronunciation and handwriting. (1) The old lady is looking forward to seeing her lost son. (2) Please pay more attention to your pronunciation and handwriting. P6 The letter we looked forward to _____ last Sunday. A. comes B. coming C. came D. to come

Homework 假如你是 Jim ，进入 高中后认识了一些 新同学和新老师， 请你给你初中时的 好朋友 Peter 写一封 信，介绍一下你的 学校及学习生活情 况。词数 。