Highlights of My Senior Year教案

daniel and i danced most of the dances together. but the big surprise of the evening was          (15)             ! this was so unexpected, and i can’t tell you how good this made me feel! after the prom, a group of us drove down to the coast, and sat on the beach in our long dresses and dinner jackets. i shall never forget watching the sunrise over the sea – it was unforgettable! afterwards, we went and had an enormous breakfast in a nearby hotel – it was a perfect ending to a perfect school year.
suggested answers:
(1) i can hardly believe it   (2) at last      (3) in a few days’ time  
(4) to take a long vacation  (5) meanwhile    (6) looking back at  
(7) years from now    (8) working on this paper (9) that they have  
(10) had great fun racing   (11) whenever i won our races
(12) being elected to    (13) had my hair specially done 
(14) shared a table with some good friends   (15) when i was elected prom queen
step 6. speaking (role-play)
ask ss to imagine that it is twenty years from now and let them talk about the highlights of their senior year. try to use the phrases or sentences we learnt in reading to express their opinions.
step 7. homework
1. ask ss to try to find out the useful phrases in the passage.
2. ask ss to finish reading exercises in the workbook on pages 99~100.
3. ask ss to prepare for the reading practice and cultural corner.
period 3 cultural corner, reading practice
teaching goals:
1. to enable ss to realize school life includes not only happy but also sad moments.
2. to learn about some unhappy things about school life.
3. to help ss learn about the american art of cheerleading and the prom.
teaching procedures:
step 1. revision
check the answers to the reading exercises in the workbook.
step 2. cultural corner
1. use the pictures to introduce some new words to ss:
routine  cheerleading squad  pompom  cheerleader

    
2. ask ss to read the passage quickly and answer the following questions.
(1) what is the cheerleader?
(2) what happened in the 1920s, 1950s, and 1978?
(3) how do americans feel about cheerleading?
suggested answers:
(1) a cheerleader is a member of a team that dances and does gymnastics before and during competitive games to encourage crowds to cheer their sports teams.