Unit1 School life單元教案

         what do you think the students should be like?
         what do you think the relations between teachers and students should be like?
step 6 extension
what are the factors that will lead to the success of the further?
step 7 summary
homework
1) recall all the new words and expressions that appear in this unit.
2) write a short passage about your dream school. (100words)
3) preview the following lesson.

teaching plan for unit 1 school life period two reading

teaching aims:
1. to read a magazine article about school life in the uk.
2. to learn to apply two basic reading skills: skimming and scanning.
3. to learn some expressions about school life.
teaching procedures:
step 1 revision
check the homework exercise.
step 2 presentation
yesterday discussed the differences between high schools in our country and the uk.
now we are going to read a magazine article which is written by an exchanging student. she has been studying in the uk for one year. now she gives a clear brief introduction about her school life there.
before we read the article, we are going to learn the reading strategy: skimming and scanning. (p.3: reading strategy)
skimming: to get a general idea of the article.
focus on the title, heading, captions, the first and last sentences of paragraphs, charts and pictures …
scanning: to locate specific information about an article.
look for key words and phrases, dates and words in bold, italics or capital letters…
step 3 reading
1. skimming question:
how does wei hua feel about her life in the uk?
2. scanning:
1)    what topics are mentioned in the weihua’s letter?
(opt. are the following aspects of school life mentioned in the article?
teachers classmates   friends    subjects homework     grades    timetable activities school facilities      host family     food       hobbies customs traditions       festivals)
 2)   scan the passage and complete part c1, c2 on page 4
step 4 group work
what’s the similarity and difference between the schools in china and the uk?★
  aspects in the uk in china
similarity     
     
difference   
step 5 practice:
pair work
 now you are a reporter from the school magazine, and have a chance to interview wei hua. what other information would you like to know about her life and study in the uk