Highlights of My Senior Year教案
(1) in fact, the only preparation i had for this adventure was watching as my mother sewed my name tag into my shirts, trousers and woolen sweater.
(2) i was shown to the dormitory where i would sleep ….
(3) the bedding was a pillow, a sheet and a thin quilt.
(4) an electric kettle to heat water for tea
(5) sport was compulsory, and every week we had to go for a five-kilometers run, ….
suggested answers:
(1) sew: to make, repair or attach sth using a needle and thread
(2) dormitory: a place where people can sleep
(3) bedding: something related to bed, such as pillows, sheets, quilts and so on.
(4) kettle: a container which can heat water
(5) compulsory: necessary
3. ask ss to read the passage carefully and finish activity 4 and 5 on page 26.
4. ask ss to look at the following sentences and try to translate them into chinese. check whether they have understood the passage well.
(1) they say that schooldays are the happiest days of your life, but not for me!
他們說學(xué)生時代是一生中最美好的時光，但對我來說，不是！
(2) in fact, the only preparation i had for this adventure was watching as my mother sewed my name tag into my shirts, trousers and woolen sweaters.
實際上，為這次冒險我做好的唯一準(zhǔn)備就是看著我的母親把我的名字縫在我的襯衣，褲子和羊毛衫上。
(3) i’m ashamed to admit that i sobbed as i fell asleep that night.
慚愧地承認(rèn)的是那晚入睡之前我開始啜泣。
(4) we had a dynamic english teacher, a bachelor who had plenty of time for us boys and inspired my life-long love of literature.
我們有一位精力充沛的英語老師，一個可以把大把時間用來照顧我們這些男孩子并鼓勵我走上文學(xué)之路的單身漢。
(5) there was also a teacher of botanical science, who introduced me to my passion for flowers and plants.
還有一位植物學(xué)老師，激發(fā)了我們對花草植物的熱情。
(6) we all had to attend morning assembly every weekday, except for boys of other faiths.
每個工作日，我們都要參加早晨的集會，除非是有別的信仰的男孩子。
(7) many people talk about their happiness at school, but for me, at eighteen, all i felt was a sense of liberation.
許多人都談?wù)撍麄冊趯W(xué)校的幸福時光，但是對我來說，18歲，我有一種解放的感覺。
5. check whether ss have understood the idea of tha passage. after reading, ask ss a question: “do you think the writer’s schooldays were happy or sad?”.
for your reference:
it was sad because he cried at night, he didn’t know why he had to do a maths problem, it was misty and cold and he felt liberated when he left school at 18.
step 4. homework
1. ask ss to review what they have learnt today.