Unit1

ANewStartStartingout&Understandingideasp.1-4Learningaims1.Tointroduceyourfirstdayatseniorhigh2.Toimproveyourbasicreadingskill,suchas

skimmingand

scanning.3.Toknowmorewordsandexpressions

aboutfeelings

Howdidyoufeelonyourfirstdayatseniorhigh?excitedcuriousproudhappynervousIfelt_____onmyfirstschoolatseniorhighbecause_____.sadWhatdoyoulikemostaboutyournewhighschool?yourteachersthefoodyourclassmatesitsfacilitiesthecampusother_________Ilike__________bestaboutmynewschoolbecause________.ReadingcomprehensionP.2-3WhatcontentdoyouthinkMenghaomayincludeinhisdiary?theschoolcampusnewteachersschoolsubjectsa

newtimetableanembarrassingmomentnewfriendsyourfeelingsother_________skimthepassage

5mins?Whatdidtheauthorwriteinhisdiaryabouthisfirstdayatseniorhigh?theschoolcampusnewEnglishteacherthefirstclassanembarrassingmomenthisfeelings??????????HowdidMenghaofeelabouthisfirstdayatseniorhigh?He

found

the

English

class

difficult

ad

was

not

sure

what

to

do.With

the

English

teacher’s

support,

he

thought

senior

high

was

easy

and

felt

confident

about

his

future.He

was

not

sure

about

life

at

senior

high,

but

after

the

English

class,

he

felt

more

confident.

scanthepassage

5mins?Scan

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passageandchoosethebestanswers1.WhatmadeMengHaosurprisedinhisfirstclass?A.hisnewteacher’sspeechB.hisnewclassroomC.hisEnglishteacherD.hisnewclassmates2.HowdidMengHaoreacttothetaskofself-introduction?A.coldlyB.tiredlyC.nervouslyD.excitedly3.Whatdoestheword“this”inPara.7referto?A.doingself-introductionC.playingwithbutterflyB.doinghomeworkD.gettingalongwithothers??????Scan

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passageandchoosethebestanswers4.Whatdoesthephrase“inmyeagerness”meaninthefirstparagraph?A.inshockB.withgreatexcitementC.insurpriseD.outofpatience5.HowdidMengHaofeelaftertheEnglishclass?A.confident

B.curious

C.nervous

D.embarrassed????DividethepassageintofourpartsaccordingtothetimePart1(Para.______)

ArrivingatschoolPart2(Para.______)

AftertheEnglishclassPart3(Para.______)DuringtheEnglishclass

Part4(Para.______)

Beforegoingtoschool123-78Workinyourgroupandcompletethetableseniorhighrushedexploreabitwassurprisedtobutterfliesinhisstomachthesamenameunderpressurekeepcalmbepreparedagoodbeginningcurious:decidedtoexploreabitnervous:tiredtoturnonmybrain;theenginewouldn’tstart;butterfliesinmystomach;breatheddeeplyfrightened:lookedattheminpanic.embarrassed;relaxedconfident:agoodbeginningtomynewschoollifeMengHaobecameaSenior1studenttoday.Butbeforetheday,he(1)___________(picture)theseniorlifemanytimesinhismind.Onthefirstday,hewokeup(2)________(early)thanusualandrushedtothenewschoolinhis(3)___________(eager).Oncampus,MengHaowaslookingatthenoticeboard(4)_______awhite-hairedmanapproachedandtalkedtohim.Andlaterhewas(5)__________(surprise)tofindthewhite-hairedmanwashisEnglishteacher.InthefirstEnglishclass,theteacheraskedthemtointroduce(6)_____________totheclass.Beforethestudents’doingthis,theteacherintroducedhimselffirst.MengHaowastoonervous(7)___________(notice)this.Whenhebegantointroducehisname,everyonestarted(8)_____________(laugh)becausehehad(9)______samenamewithhisteacher.MrMengtoldthemitwasn’teasytodothatandalsoencouragedthemtokeepcalmbefore(10)___________(challenge)andbepreparedforthem.MengHaofeltmoreconfidentabouthisfuturehadpictured/picturedearliereagernesswhensurprisedthemselvestonoticelaughingthechallengesRetellthepassageOnMengHao’sfirstdayat_____________,hegotupearlyand________tohisnewschool______________.WhenMengHao__________________,hemetamanwhohe_______________findoutlaterwashisEnglishteacher.DuringtheEnglishclass,MengHaointroducedhimselfinfrontoftheclass________________________,buteveryonelaughed.Itturnedoutthatheandhisteachershared____________.Mr.Mengsaidthatchallengesatseniorhighmightputthem_____________.Headvisedeveryoneto_________and______________.Aftertheclass,MengHaothoughthehad___________________tohisnewschoollife.seniorhighrushedinhiseagernessexploredthecampuswassurprisedtowithbutterfliesinhisstomachthesamenameunderpressurekeepcalmbepreparedagoodbeginningWhathappenedonyourfirstdayatseniorhigh?Shareyourexperienceswithyourgroupmembers.

Groupworkremembertousethepasttense!!!WordsPhrasesn.adj.v.facilitycuriousexploreinone’seagernesscampusnervousorganizewithbutterfliesinone’sstomachtraditionimpressivebreatheputsb.underpressureimpressionconfidentworrykeepcalmdormitor