1、Advance With EnglishModule 1 Teenage ExperiencesUnit 1 School Life,Teaching schedule,Period 1 Welcome to the unit,Brainstorming,1. What is the biggest difference between this school and your junior middle school? 2. How do you feel about your new life here in the first few days?,Listening How to ask

2、 for help,Listen and find out 1. Where? 2. What? 3. How? (Listen and follow, if necessary),One possible conversation: Jack: Excuse me, do you know where the police station is? Woman : Im sorry. I dont. Im not from around here. Jack: OK, thanks anyway. Mary: Hi, Jack! How is it going? Jack: Not too g

3、ood. I lost my wallet and it had all my ID and money. Mary: Oh, no! Jack: So, how do I get to the police station from here?,Mary: Its easy. Go along Main Street. When you get to King Street, turn left. Its right next to the post office. You cant miss it. Jack: OK. Go up this street and turn left at

4、King Street. Its beside the post office. Mary: Thats it. Jack: Thanks, Mary. Mary: No problem.,Speaking -sharing your experiences,Please share with the class: Besides “getting lost”, what other problems did / do you meet with in the new school? ,Problem solving-Feel free to ask for help,Make up a co

5、nversation 1. get to the school medical center 2. buy food in the school canteen 3. go to the school Lost and Found Office and look for a lost watch 4. fix a date with your teacher for a face-to-face talk about one of your problems,Discussion (pair work) - Talk about differences,Talk and find out Wh

6、at is different? 1.Talk about the 4 pictures on page one and find out the differences between British and Chinese high schools 2. Complete the chart after your discussion,Word focus,You may use the following words in your discussion. campus locker at ease,Further discussion (group work) - Make a com

7、parison,Discuss with your group. Any other differences? 1. Discuss in a group of 4 (timer, note-maker, reporter, etc.) 2. report to the whole class (Which group did best? / How to improve),More information- Differences in education systems,Read the following information and learn more,1. pre-school

8、education (2-5years old) (UK) play school / nursery school (China) kindergarten,2. primary education (5/6-12/13) (UK) junior school (China) primary school,3. secondary education (12/13-16/18) (UK) comprehensive school / grammar school (China) junior and senior middle school,4. further/ higher educat

9、ion (18+) college / university,Writing- try to write down your idea,Write a short letter to Mr. Principal and tell him what your dream school life is like? (at least 5 sentences) Dear Mr. Principal: As a new student, I really enjoy being here in this school. _ _ _ _ _ yours truly, _,Homework- also a

10、n enjoyable learning experience,Interview one of your classmates about his / her school life (in junior middle schools). Tips: 1.Prepare some questions that youre going to ask but not too many. 2.Write down your interview in a few words.,Period 2 Reading,Presentation of homework- learn to share and

11、appreciate,1. Your interview of a classmate *(teachers role) (Which one do you prefer?) 2. Lead-in Are you doing well in this school? Is your new school life exciting and enjoyable?,Skimming- How to get a general idea,1. Who wrote this article? 2. What did she write about? (Tick the topics mentioned

12、 in the text or make an outline of the text for higher level),teachers classmates friends subjects homework grades festivals timetable activities host family food hobbies school rules,School assembly,Reading strategy - Skimming,- You figured it out so fast. Did you read the text word by word? - No,

13、I dont have to. 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 pictures charts,Scanning- to get certain information,1. Where and how long did Wei Hua stay in Britain? 2. What was the n

14、ame of Wei Huas class teacher? 3. How many subjects did she learn in that year? 4. What do British students eat after their main meal?,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,Reading- to find de

15、tailed information,Read the text again carefully and find out the similarities and differences between lives of British and Chinese students.,Similarities: 1.The principal tells the students about the school rules. 2._ 3._ 4._,Thoughts after reading- to understand Wei Hua better,1. How did she feel

16、about her school life in the UK and how did she describe her feelings? 2. What kind of person do you think the girl is? Give your reason.,Wei Hua feels,Wei Hua is ,Problem solving (group work)- to challenge your creativity,1. Prepare to interview Wei Hua. What else do you want to know about her scho

17、ol life in the UK? 2. Imagine your own school life in the UK. If you were sent to study in a high school in the UK, what would be the biggest challenge?,Background information,Homework-also an enjoyable learning experience,P4 C2 Email your friends about your new school life. Tips: 1. Think about wha

18、t aspects you are going to write about? 2. Your email to a friend should sound interesting and exciting. Hi, _ _ _ _ Talk to you later. Take care.,Period 3 Language Focus,Presentation of homework- learn to share and appreciate,Read your email to the class. (Which one sounds great? How to improve you

19、r writing?),Review the main idea of the text,Going to a British high school for one year will be a very exciting _ for a Chinese student. You may see many _there, such as school hours, class size, subjects, school activities and so on. In Britain, school usually _ around 9a.m. and _ about 3:30p.m. I

20、n each class there are about 30 students. It is the _ size for British schools. Schools offer many _ to the students: English Literature, Computer Science, Math, Science, Art, etc. and you can _ some subjects if you dont like them. You can _ other subjects that youre interested in. Teachers are very

21、 helpful and homework is not _, so that will make you feel at _. In a British high school youll surely experience a quite different _ of life!,Words to be studied and reviewed,attend prepare miss drop average,attend (v.),*All students went to attend assembly. During the assembly, the headmaster told

22、 us about the rules of the school. In China, children attend school at the age of six. Attend means : _,attend a meeting,attend a party,attend a wedding,attend classes,prepare (v.),* I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food. First prepare the rice by washing it, then cook it in water. Prepare mea

23、ns: _,1. Your class is going to have a New Year Party. What will you do before the party? 2. When the summer holiday came, we prepared to _. 3. Who prepares threes meals for your family?,Prepare for the party,miss (v.),* I missed Chinese food a lot at lunchtime. British food is very different. Her s

24、on has gone to the USA, and she misses him very much. Miss means: _,1. Your best friend is moving to Guangzhou with his family. Before he leaves, What will you say to him? 2. An old country woman comes to the city to live with his son and his wife, but shes not used to the city life. She missed _.,I

25、ll miss you very much / a lot.,living in the countryside,drop (v.),* You can drop some subjects if you dont like them, for example, history, and choose other subjects. They were planning to building a new factory, but had to dropped the idea now because they didnt have enough money. Drop means: _,Yo

26、ud better drop smoking.,Drop everything and come inside.,Shall we drop the subject?,average (adj./n.),* In our class there were 29 students. This is about the average size for British schools. The average of 3, 4 and 11 is 6. Average means: _,1. What is the average temperature for July in Nanjing? _

27、 2. What is the average income a year for a Chinese? $_ 3. Is your school work above / below average? 4. We receive 200 letters a day on average.,Phrases to be learned and reviewed,an enjoyable experience experience a different way of life be happy with earn respect from achieve high grades used to

28、do for free at lunchtime on the school field,Sentences to be attended to,Make a comparison 1. I could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin before 8 a.m. 2. The homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school. The homework was _than what I used to get in my old s

29、chool.,How to make a comparison,Study the examples: 1. Lets go by car. Its cheaper. 2. Her illness was more serious than we first thought. 3. She isnt as old as she looks.,Rewrite the sentences so they have the same meaning. 1. Jack is younger than he looks. Jack isnt as old as he looks. 2. The stat

30、ion was nearer than I thought. _ 3. I eat out less than I used to. _ 4. The exam was easier than we expected. _,As 1) This means I could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin before 8 a.m. 2) I felt lucky as all my teachers were very helpful and I enjoyed all my subjects. 3) My E

31、nglish improved a lot as I used English every day. 4) Cooking was really fun as I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food.,As (time): two things happening together As they walked along the street, they looked in the store windows. The man fell as he was getting off the train. As (reason): because

32、As I was feeling tired, I went to bed early. As they live near us, we see them quite often.,A word quiz,Flags, nations, languages and people,Homework-also an enjoyable learning experience,1. P5 E 2. Make up sentences with attend prepare miss drop average experience For free as not asas,Period 4 Word

33、 Power,Presentation of homework,Read your sentences to the class (teachers role). (Which is your favorite?),Complete the sentences,earn, respect, achieve, attend, experience, prepare, drop, miss 1) Only 6 people _ the meeting so the chairman went angry. 2) Many new students _ feelings of being upset

34、 or anxious in a new school. 3) Plans for a school swimming pool were _ because of the lack of money. 4) He _ nearly $20, 000 a year. 5) China has _ the highest rate of economic growth in Asia. 6) Lets go home. Mum is _ supper for us. 7) When George was away, I really _ him. 8) Hes not the most popu

35、lar teacher, but the students _ him.,Warming-up,Name the places in the pictures.,classrooms,science lab,library,art center,canteen,central garden,school gate,statue,School facilities,1.What do we do in the following places? 2. Do you know where they are? Store Dormitory Gym Medical center Car park Lecture hall,Word family,school,holiday,Reading,Look at the map and read Wei Huas thoughts. While you are reading: 1.Try to figure out which route she will take. The red one or the blue one? 2.Underline the verb + preposition phrases she uses to describe her