Highlights of My Senior Year教案

(1) what ________ the tourists most is danxia mountain.
(2) danxia mountain is a major tourist __________.
(3) i like john but i don’t think he is __________.
(4) i feel _________ about the poor children.
(5) “one world one dream” is the ________of beijing olympic games.
(6) __________ club is for photographers only.
(7) hamlet is one of the most famous ___________ in the world.
(8) loose trousers are the latest _________.
suggested answers:
(1) attracts    (2) attraction    (3) attractive
(4) concerned    (5) slogan    (6) photography
(7) dramas    (8) fashion
step 3. function
1. let ss give opinions about the clubs in reading and vocabulary (2) and decide which two clubs you would most like to join. then ask them to try to use the expressions in activity 1 on page 22.
for your reference:
a: how is the concern band as far as you are concerned?
b: it seems to me that…
a: what is your view about the drama club?
b: in my view, it is not attractive. …
a: which two clubs would you most like to join? why?
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2. ask ss to look at the pictures and answer some questions.
 
  on the sports field   the high school prom     ceremony
(1) what is the highlight of your senior year?
(2) do you think sports are an important part of school life?
(3) do you have a school dance or party in your final year at school? if so, describe what you wear and what happens. if not, would you like to have one? say why / why not.
step 4. reading and vocabulary (1)
1. fast reding
ask ss to read the passage quickly and try to find out the highlights of the writer’s senior year. then present a chart in order to let ss know clearly what they should do now. underline the new words and phrases in order to let ss pay more attention to them.

writer grade highlights
  
for your reference:
writer grade highlights
joanna sykes 12th (senior year) (1) working as an arts editor for the newspaper;
(2) working as a peer mediator;
(3) having fun in a skiing trip;
(4) getting good grades in her final exams;
(5) receiving the senior prize for english literature;
(6) being elected to the student council;
(7) being elected prom queen.
 2. intensive reading
 (1) ask ss to read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
① the writer met the teachers and told them about ss’ feelings and suggestions because she ____.
a. was a top student     b. enjoyed doing that