M1U1Reading1上课用.pptx

Unit 1 School lifeSchool life in the UK What is your dream school life like?Beautiful school campus with modern school facilities.Providing selective courses(drop some of the subjects that you do not prefer).A great variety of school activities involved.More free style is welcomed with fewer rules and regulations.Higher requirement of students academic ability,relatively higher burden.Being at ease with teachers.Offering more chances of connecting society,concentrating on the form of life abilities.Sincere friends and classmates whenever you can turn to.返回目录返回目录More and more young people begin to study in abroad.Whats their school life like?Today well learn an article from a school magazine,written by Wei Hua,who studied in the UK for one year.First,notice the two reading skills.Read the Reading strategy on page 3 and answer two questions below:1.Why do we skim a text?How do we do it?2.Why do we scan a text?How do we do it?a general idea certain informationtitles and headingsthe first and last sentences of paragraphsthe first and last paragraphspictures and chartsScan the text forkey words and phrases,dates,etc.Do not need toread the whole text.SkimmingMain Idea?What is the main idea of the text?A.It is a very enjoyable and exciting experience to study abroad.B.What school life is like in the UK from the authors own experience.C.There is much free time in Britain.D.The author wants to go back and study in Britain someday.Match the main idea of each paragraph as soon as possible.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6Para.7Para.8school hoursattending assemblyteachers and classhomeworkimproving English and cookingsubjectslunch timelucky to experience the lifeMain Idea?SkimmingScanningfor specific informationRead the sentences below and decide which ones are true and which ones are false according to the article you have just read.1.Wei Huas favorite teacher was Mr.Heywood.FMiss Burke2.Most British classes have fewer than thirty students.3.Wei Hua had more homework in her school in China.4.It was very expensive for Wei Hua to communicate with her parents.TTFfree5.In the UK,students can choose to stop studying any subject.6.The cake made by Wei Hua did not taste good.FFsome(1)_ life in the UKThe(2)_and(3)_experience of school life in the UKOn the first day,all students went to attend(4)_.During it,the headmaster told us about the rules of the school and the best way to(5)_respect from the school was to work hard and(6)_ high grades.My(7)_ teacher taught us English Literature.Homework was not as(8)_as what I used to get in my old school.My English(9)_a lot as I used English everyday and spent an hour each day reading English books.Students can(10)_some subjects if they dont like them.schoolenjoyable excitingassemblyearnachievefavoriteheavyimproveddropAnswers to Ex A on P21.What did Wei Hua think of her life in UK?She thought it was a very enjoyable and exciting experience.2.What subjects did Wei Hua study in the past year?3.Which British city did Wei Hua go to?English,History,English literature,Computer Science,Maths,Science,P.E.,Art,Cooking and French.ManchesterAnswers to Ex C2 on P4.1.According to the headmaster,what should the students spend much time on?They should devote themselves to study.2.Why was it a struggle for Wei Hua to remember the names of her classmates?Because there were different students in some classes.3.Why did Wei Hua find her homework difficult at first?Because all the homework was in English.Scanning4.Who gave Wei Hua a lot of support in her studies?The teachers gave her much encouragement.5.How did Wei Hua manage to improve her English?She used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library.6.What do the British like eating at the end of dinner?DessertTime for reflection1.Whats the school life like in the UK?(such as teachers,classmates,homework,subjects,outdoor activities)2.Can you tell the differences between skimming and scanning?Nowadays,more and more young students are going abroad to study.What effects will the new school life have on them?DebateAdvantages:1.widen their view2.improve their English3.learn to be independent and cooperate with others4.learn about foreign customs and culture 5.let the foreigners learn about China and attract them to invest in China6.learn advanced technologyDisadvantages:1.cost of money and cause a heavy burden to their parents2.feel homesick3.form bad habits4.stay in a foreign country and refuse to come back返回目录返回目录Read the text carefully again and try to find out the language points.