1. welcome to the unit&reading(1)
Unit 1 School life
welcome to the unit&reading(1)
别恒国

2. Teaching aims & demands
1. Learn some new words and useful expressions.
2. Try to master two of the basic reading skills: skimming and scanning.
3. Identify the differences between school life in the UK and in China.

3. between this school and your junior middle school?
Lead-in
What is the biggest difference
between this school and your junior
middle school?

4. What about school life in other
countries?

5. School life in the UK

6. Reading strategy —Skimming
1. We skim a text when we want to get a
general idea of what it is about.
2. the title
the first and last sentences of each
paragraph
the first and last paragraphs
charts
pictures

7. teachers and classmates
Try to find the main idea of each paragraph in the shortest time.
Skimming
Para.1:
Para.2:
Para.3:
Para.4--6:
Para.7:
Para.8:
school hours
attending an assembly
teachers and classmates
homework and subjects
British food and her activities
her intentions

8. Reading strategy —scanning
1. We scan the text when we want to find certain information in a text quickly.
2. key words and phrases
dates
numbers

9. Scanning Detailed reading for certain information
What did Wei Hua think of her life in the UK?
2. What subjects did Wei Hua study in the past years?
3. Which British city did Wei Hua go to?
She thought it was a very enjoyable and
exciting experience.
English, History, English Literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science, PE, Art, Cooking and French.
Manchester.

10. 4.According to the headmaster, what should the students spend much time on?
5.Why was it a struggle for Wei Hua to remember the names of her classmates?
6.Why did Wei Hua find her homework difficult at first?
They should devote themselves to study.
Yes. Because there were different
students in some classes.
Because all the homework was in English.

11. 7. How did Wei Hua manage to improve her
English?
8. What do the British like eating at the end of
dinner?
She used English every day and spent
an hour each day reading English books
in the library.
They like to eat dessert at the end of
dinner.

12. Consolidation: Task-based reading
Aspects
Details
General impression
It was a different but exciting and enjoyable 1.______________
Assembly
Students should attend it on the first day and the 2.____________
will tell the rules of the school during that period.
Class
Our class is of the 3._______ size; we would never study in a fixed classroom.
Subjects
English
I practiced it every day, so it got 4. ________ a lot.
French
I had an 5._______ French class on Tuesday evenings.
Cooking
I learned a lot and could make delicious cakes.
Selective ones
Students can 6. _______ studying some subjects if they don’t like them.
7._______
It was not heavy but a bit 8.______________
Spare time
I played football with others, 9._______ under a tree and went to the
Computer Club where I could send s to my family and friends 10._________ of charge.
expericence
headmaster
average
improved
extra
stop
Homework
challenging
relaxed
free

13. Discussion
What are the differences in school life
between Chinese students and students
in the UK?

14. 1.Schools start and end at different time.
2.Class size is different.
3.Chinese students stay in the same
classroom with the same classmates
while students in the UK move to different
classrooms for different classes.
4.Students in the UK have practical
subjects like cooking and woodwork.
5. English students are free to drop the
subjects if they don’t like them.
6. Chinese students have heavier
homework and less free time.

15. Thank you!