Unit1,Unit1Schoollife,SchoollifeintheUK,Reading,LearningObjectives,Tolearntogetinformationbyusingthetworeadingskills:skimmingandscanning,TogetsomeideasabouttheschoollifeintheUK,Tomasterthenewwordsandphrasesinthisunit,Warmingup,Whatisyourdreamschoollifelike?,Beautifulschoolcampuswithmodernschoolfacilities.,Providingselectivecourses(dropsomeofthesubjectsthatyoudonotprefer).,Agreatvarietyofschoolactivitiesinvolved.,Morefreestyleiswelcomedwithfewerrulesandregulations.,Higherrequirementofstudentsacademicability,relativelyhigherburden.,Beingateasewithteachers.,Offeringmorechancesofconnectingsociety,concentratingontheformoflifeabilities.,Sincerefriendsandclassmateswheneveryoucanturnto.,CanyoudescribetheschoollifeinChinaafterwatchingthesepictures?,Moreandmoreyoungpeoplebegintostudyabroad.Whatstheirschoollifelike?Todaywelllearnanarticlefromaschoolmagazine,writtenbyWeiHua,whostudiedintheUKforoneyear.First,payattentiontothetworeadingskills.,SchoollifeintheUK,閱讀時，可根據(jù)閱讀任務(wù)的不同，綜合運用略讀(skimming)與掃讀(scanning)，提高快速閱讀水平。,ReadingTips,Skimmingandscanning,Skimmingandscanningaretwofastreadingskillstohelptobrowsetextandextractthekeypoints.Theskillsrequirepractice,butonceyouhavegotthehangofthemyoullfindyoucangetthroughasubstantialamountofreadinginquiteashorttime.,Thesereadingmethodsmakeiteasierforyoutograsplargeamountsofmaterial,especiallywhenyourepreviewing.Theyarealsousefulwhenyoudontneedtoknoweveryword.,Readingstrategy,skimming,scanning,ageneralidea,certaininformation,titlesandheadings,thefirstandlastsentencesofparagraphs,thefirstandlastparagraphs,picturesandcharts,Scanthetextforkeywordsandphrases,dates,etc.,Donotneedtoreadthewholetext.,ReadtheReadingstrategyonpage3andanswertwoquestionsbelow:,Whydoweskimatext?Howdowedoit?2.Whydowescanatext?Howdowedoit?,Readingstrategy,Skimmingforgeneralideas,title,WhatistheschoollifelikeintheUKaccordingtoWeiHua?,Reading,Reading,Readthetext“SchoollifeintheUK”quicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatdidWeiHuathinkofherlifeinUK?,Shethoughtitwasaveryenjoyableandexcitingexperience.,2.WhatsubjectsdidWeiHuastudyinthepastyear?3.WhichBritishcitydidWeiHuagoto?,English,History,Englishliterature,ComputerScience,Maths,Science,P.E.,Art,CookingandFrench.,Manchester.,1.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?Itisaveryenjoyableandexcitingexperiencetostudyabroad.B.WhatschoollifeintheUKislikefromtheauthorsownexperience;C.ThereismuchfreetimeinBritain.D.TheauthorwantstogobackandstudyinBritainsomeday.,2.Matchthemainideaofeachparagraphassoonaspossible.,Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6Para.7Para.8,schoolhours,attendingassembly,teachersandclass,homework,improvingEnglishandcooking,subjects,lunchtime,luckytoexperiencethelife,Topicsmentionedinthetext:,teachersstudentsfriendssubjectshomeworkgradesfestivalstimetableactivitieshostfamilyfoodhobbiesschoolrulesschoolhoursschoolassemblyArtclass,Weskimatextwhenwewanttogetageneralideaofwhatitisabout.Wefocusonthetitle,thefirstandlastsentencesofeachparagraph.,Scanningforspecificinformation,Wescanthetextwhenwewanttofindcertaininformationinatextquickly.Wefocuson:keywordsandphrasesdates,numbers.,1.WeiHuasfavoriteteacherwasMr.Heywood.,MissBurke,Readthesentencesbelowanddecidewhichonesaretrue(T)andwhichonesarefalse(F)accordingtothearticle.,F,2.MostBritishclasseshavefewerthanthirtystudents.3.WeiHuahadmorehomeworkinherschoolinChina.4.ItwasveryexpensiveforWeiHuatocommunicatewithherparents.,T,T,F,free,5.IntheUK,studentscanchoosetostopstudyinganysubject.6.ThecakemadebyWeiHuadidnottastegood.,F,F,some,1.Accordingtotheheadmaster,whatshouldthestudentsspendmuchtimeon?,Theyshoulddevotethemselvestostudy.,Readthearticleagaincarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.,2.WhywasitastruggleforWeiHuatorememberthenamesofherclassmates?,Becausethereweredifferentstudentsinsomeclasses.,3.WhydidWeiHuafindherhomeworkdifficultatfirst?4.WhogaveWeiHuaalotofsupportinherstudies?,BecauseallthehomeworkwasinEnglish.,Theteachersgavehermuchencouragement.,5.HowdidWeiHuamanagetoimproveherEnglish?6.WhatdotheBritishlikeeatingattheendofdinner?,Theyliketoeatdessertattheendofdinner.,SheusedEnglisheverydayandspentanhoureachdayreadingEnglishbooksinthelibrary.,Detailedreading,SchoollifeintheUK,shared,devote,average,easy,less,challenge,dislikes,end/finish,excited,lucky,Readthetextagainandchoosethebestanswerstothequestionsbelow.,A.WhattheheadmastertoldthemsoundedlikewhatsheusedtohearinChina.B.Sheusedtogetupat8am.inChina.C.ShewassuchagoodcookthatshelikedcookingBritishfood.D.ShedidntlikeHistoryorArt,soshechosecooking.,1.Whichofthestatementsistrue?,2.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.HerEnglishimprovedalotassheusedEnglisheveryday.B.SchoollifeintheUKisbusyandbitter.C.ShehadawonderfulexperienceinaBritishschool.D.ShewashappywiththeBritishschoolhours.,3.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningto“Icouldsende-mailstomyfamilyandfriendsbackhomeforfree”?A.Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomewithoutpayingmoney.B.Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomefreely.C.Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsinmyfreetime.D.Icouldbefreetoe-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhome.,4.Thewriterspurposeofwritingthepassageisto_.A.tellusthatshedoesntlikeschoollifeinBritainB.excitemorestudentstostudyabroadC.improveherEnglishD.introduceherexcitingandhappyschoollifeinBritain,5.Thewriterfeltluckybecause_.A.shecouldgetupanhourlaterthanusualB.theheadmastertoldthemtoearnrespectbyworkinghardandachievinghighgradesC.shehadbeengivenagoldenopportunitytostudyinBritainandmethelpfulandfriendlyteachersandstudentsD.sheimprovedherEnglish,Generalideas,Part1,Part2,Part3,Para.1,Paras.2-7,Para.8,WeiHuasfeelingaboutstayinginaBritishhighschoolforoneyears,DifferentaspectsofschoollifeintheUK,WeiHuashope,Matchthesenewwordsfromthearticlewiththeirmeanings.Writethecorrectlettersintheblanks.,getsomethingbecauseyouhavedonesomethinggood,givemostofyourtimeandenergytosomething,givingpleasure,usualorcommon,difficultinaninterestingwaythattestsyourability,morethanusual,thegoodfeelingyouhavewhenyougetwhatyouwant,ABritishstudenthasreadWeiHuasarticleandwantstomakefriendswithher.CompletehislettertoWeiHuausingthewordsbelow.,Answers:1._2._3._4._5._6._7._,experienced,Literature,struggle,encouragement,fond,dessert,respect,Post-reading,Workinpairs,1.Shouldstudentsstudymorelanguages?2.Whatsubjectswouldyouliketotakeifyoucouldchoose?Why?,Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungstudentsaregoingabroadtostudy.Whateffectswillthenewschoollifehaveonthem?,Debate,Advantages:widentheirviewimprovetheirEnglish3.learntobeindependentandcooperatewithot