Unit 1 A new start Developing ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Period4 Developing ideas High School Hints Unit1 A New Start What do you want to achieve at high schooL? join a school club take a trip with your classmates get the highest score in a test at least once win an award stand on stage at least once read as many books as possible learn a new skill Lead-in Activity 1 Think and speak get to know all the schoolmates in your grade hint (=tip): a useful piece of advice about how to do something 1.What is talked about in the interview? 2.Who is probably invited to be the interviewee? Predict Activity 2 1. Where is this passage from? A. Newspaper B. Novel C. Book D. Website title channel 频道 followers /fans粉丝 Predict Activity 3 2. What’s the type of this passage? A. A Biography（传记） B. An interview（采访） C. An exposition（说明文） Predict Activity 3 Interviewer 采访者 Interviewee 被采访者 Questions and answers interview Learning to learn When scanning a text, you read it quickly in order to find a specific piece of information. For example, to find out the answer to the question "What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school?", you would look for the key words "helpful" and "started high school". Scanning Activity 4 Read and answer Scan the interview and answer: What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school? Interviewer: So what helped when you first started high school? Lisa: Orientation Day was really helpful. It’s a fantastic opportunity for new students to get to know the school and the other students. I even made some new friends! Just keep an open mind and take part in as much as possible. She found that Orientation Day was most helpful. Careful reading Read the interview again and answer questions: 1.How did Lisa deal with new challenges? 2. How did she handle disappointments? Activity 5 Read and answer Interviewer: That’s sound advice for sure. But how did you deal with new challenges, like starting a new course? Lisa: I had a chemistry test right at the end of the first week. I was frightened at the sight of the test paper. But then I figured I’d better just go all out and see what happens. If you fail, no problem – next time you can fail better. At first--frighted But then, to see what happened no problem – next time you can fail better 1.How did Lisa deal with new challenges? Interviewer: So hold your head up, then. But life is not always easy. You must have had some moments when you were disappointed. If so, how did you deal with them? Lisa: As a member of the school volleyball team, I wasn’t selected for the end-of-year competition. At first I was really sad, but later I realized that I joined the team for the love of the sport. It wasn’t just about winning. So I kept working hard to support my teammates during our training. There’s always a way to be part of something you love, isn’t there? 2. How did she handle disappointments? At first, really sad, but later realized that joined for love not for winning kept working hard for love What do you think Lisa means by “If you fail, no problem-next time you can fail better”? Maybe it means because you can learn from the first failure, the next time you will make progress or you will become stronger and better. Read and think Activity 6 What does “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud. ” mean? Lisa: Looking back on my high school life, the most important advice I'd give is these wonderful words from the writer Maya Angelou. She said, “Be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud." So, give your friends a hand when they need it. And this will make you feel good, too. So, it means give sb a hand or do sb a favor when he needs help. What hints can you learn from the interview? brave to face challenges keep an open mind be active to take part in activities be perseverant to face failures. a heart of love sport work hard be helpful to others Read and think Post-reading Activity 7 Make a list of the problems the new students may face and give them your advice. Refer to the interview for ideas. Problems the new students may face Your advice frighted to communicate with others brave to communicate with your schoolmates fail in one exam No problem--next time you can fail better. not selected by the school basketball team Just keep on loving the sport and work hard. best friend is in trouble Give your friend a hand when he needs it. Activity 8 Read and fill Prepare for a speech to the class including the following contents: Talk about some problems they may face and give your suggestions. Your best wishes to them Welcome the new students. Summarise your main views . Activity 9 Read for a speech Give your speech to the class. Assignment 1. Share your broblems and how you solve at last with your friends. 2. Write a speech draft about the problems the new students may face and give your advice. Thanks! $$