内容正文:
Unit 1 Extended Reading
School life in the UK
内容分析:
本板块的语篇是一篇刊登在校刊上的记叙文。作者回顾了自己作为交换生在英国高中一年学习生活的经历。文中提及寄宿家庭、课程设置、学校上课机制、班级规模、课堂活动、家庭作业、人际关系、餐饮休闲、课后活动等诸多话题。这一年的国外校园生活新鲜、充实并富于挑战,作者从中受益匪浅,并深刻感受到中外教育制度的差异,同时作者也表达了对英国朋友早日到中国访学的期待。
本文通过与中国高中校园生活的对比,帮助学生了解英国高中概况,加深他们对文化异同的理解,提高对文化差异的敏感度和处理文化差异的灵活性,加强文化意识,尊重文化多样性。
本文语篇类型为记叙文,通过举例子、讲事实等写作手段具体描述了英国高中校园生活各方面的内容。
教学目标:
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. Locate and describe some specific information related to the school life in the UK;
2. Compare the similarities and differences between school life in the UK and in China;
3. Describe their own dream school and explain reasons.
教学重难点:
1.引导学生进行拓展阅读,了解一个中国孩子作为交换生在英国学习和生活的经历。
2.通过阅读,比较分析中英两国高中校园生活的异同,并设计理想中的校园,在任务中培养英语交际能力。
教学过程:
Step 1: Lead-in
问题引入:
· How is your first week in senior high?
· The first week has been…
One possible answer: I feel so good in my new school. The school is beautiful. My classmates are very friendly. And all the teachers are kind…
Teacher: Great! I am happy you like school life in Yali a lot.
提问:
T: Are there any differences between school life in the UK and in China?
One possible answer: Through the picture we know they have smaller classes in size.
T: Are there any other differences between school life in the UK and in China?
Students watch different slides in the PPT and their answers vary.
Step 2: Fast Reading
Have students read the article and answer the following questions.
· What is the school life like as an exchange student in the UK?
· What aspects might be introduced?
Listen and check the aspects mentioned.
Step 3: Detailed Reading
· Listen to the recording of the text and decide whether the following statements are true or false by discussing:
1. I stayed in Britain with a host family whose son is called David.
2. The host family were friendly to me and we got on very well.
3. The British school day starts at 8:00 am and finishes at 5:00 pm.
4. There are about 50