Module One  My first day at Senior high

and ask them to discuss these two problems:
1 do you think that work at senior high school is harder than that at junior high school?
2 are senior high teachers similar to junior high teachers?
t: after we have compared senior high school and junior high school, now we will learn something about likang’s first day at senior high . before we read the text let’s learn some words first.
step 3 vocabulary
deal with the vocabulary on p2 by finishing the questions in the part.
step 4 reading
i scanning
 read the text quickly and try to find the answer to these questions:
a) what are the differences between likang’s junior high school and senior high school?
b) what are the two things the english teacher thinks important to do in class?
c) what are the two things that the english teacher want to improve?
ii understanding
play the tape for the students and ask them to listen & read following the tape in a low voice. then finish the forth part in reading and vocabulary on p3.
iii careful-reading
ask the students to read the passage again and find out which word in the box in the fifth part of reading and vocabulary on p4. and ask them try to guess the meaning and explain the words in english according to the text.
ask the students to read the three summaries of likang’s opinion about the new school in the sixth part in reading and vocabulary on p4. decide which is the best.
iv discussion
t: we have known the likang’s life at senior high, is your english classroom like likang’s? is your class the same size as his? is the number of boys and girls the same? are you looking forward to doing your english homework? now please discuss with your partner and compare your school life with likang’s.
step5 cultural corner
t: we have learned likang’s school life at senior high, do you want to know the life of the teenagers in the similar age of you in other countries? now please turn to p9, let’s read the text in cultural corner and learn something about the senior high school life in the us.
i ask the students to listen to the tape and read the text.
ii ask the students to answer the following questions:
a) what are the differences between the grades in china and the us?
b) how is the school year divided ?
c) how long does the summer vacation last?
d) when do they start and finish school?
e) what do they do after school?
iii ask the students to prepare a short reply to introduce the school system , vacation, study time & after-school activities in china by imitating the letter in cultural corner.