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

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  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. 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. 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. Wescanthe text when we want to find certain informationin a text quickly. 2. key words and phrases dates numbers

  9. Detailed reading for certain information Scanning • 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 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!

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