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A New Start
Unit 1
Starting out
宁城县第四中学 张泽华
Learning objectives of this unit
After completing the unit, you will be able to:
use words and expressions in the unit to talk about your school life;
use pronouns to talk about your first lesson;
describe your understanding of junior high;
make a poster about your first week at junior high.
Who are they?
Are they pupil(小学生)?
How are they feeling?
Look at the picture and think about these questions
They are students.
No,they aren't.
They feel happy/excited.
junior high school students
How are you feeling on the first day of junior high?
excited
sad
worried
upset
happy
joyful
meet new teachers
make new friends
learn new knowledge
meet strict teachers
have no friends
learn more lessons
excited but worried
What do you usually do on the first day of school?
visit the school
parents and students
gather in the classroom
give a surprise to you
attend the
parents' meeting
take part in
military traning
get timetables
play games
do team activities
in China
/ækˈtɪvətiz/
/ˈtaɪmteɪb(ə)l/
Russia
Indonesia
The first day of school traditions(Match the picture with the countries)
France
the USA
( )Russia
( )France
( )Indonesia
( )the USA
New students give flowers to their teachers.
③
Students play games and do team activities.
②
Students get timetables and start their lessons.
④
Parents and students visit the school.
①
Guess and match the sentences with pictures
/ˈflaʊə(r)z/
Watch the video and match the sentences with pictures
( )Russia
( )France
( )Indonesia
( )the USA
New students give flowers to their teachers.
③
Students play games and do team activities.
②
Students get timetables and start their lessons.
④
Parents and students visit the school.
①
Guess and match the sentences with pictures
/ˈflaʊə(r)z/
①
③
④
②
Russia
In Russia,the first day of school is on the first of September.
On this day,new students give flowers to their teachers.
The headteacher gives the speech.
Then the students sing songs and read poems.
What’s the first day of junior high like in different countries?Let’s find out.
Cultural Focus: The first day of school traditions(传统/习俗).
Culture(文化) focus(聚焦):The first day of school traditions(传统)
In the USA,the first day of school is also in September.
On this day, parents and students visit the school and meet the teachers.
Students often watch shows and learn about school clubs.
the USA
In France, the school year begins in early September.
On the first day,students walk around the school and meet their teachers.
Then they receive their timetables and start their lessons.
France
And in Indonesia,the school year begins in mid-July.
Students get to know each other on the first day
They play games and do team activities.It’s a great way to make new friends.
Indonesia
What do you think of junior high life?
It’s colorful.
teachers
students
food
school
...
clubs
subjects
What is junior high school like?
Talking in your group
I know... What I want to know... How I can find out more...
1. School starts at ...
2. ...
3. ... 1. How many students are there in my class?
2. ...
3. ... 1. I can talk to my teacher.
2. ...
3. ...
What is junior high school life like?
What do you know about junior school? I know....
School starts at 8:00 am.
Lunch time is from
11:30 am. to 12:10 pm.
School is over at 5:00 pm.
What do you want to know? What I want to know....
How many students are there in my class?
Who is my English teacher?
Where is the computer room?
How can I find out more...? I can...
I can talk to my teacher.
I can talk to my calssmates or friends.
I can join the
after-class club.
Key points
Parents and students visit the school.
visit v. “拜访”,
visit-visited-visiting
visit-visitor n.参观者,拜访者
New students give flowers to their teachers.
give sb. sth.=give sth. to sb.“给某人某物”,sb.要用宾格;
某物是it时,只可用give sb. it 的形式
eg.My teacher gives me a school uniform.=My teacher gives a school uniform to me.
Students get timetable and start their lessons.
start“开始”,
开始做某事(没做),start to do;开始做某事(已经做),start doing
eg.We start to have an English class.(未开始)
We start having an English class.(已开始)
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Key points
What is junior high school life like?
be like v. “像...”,like是介词
eg.It is like a star.
How many students are there in my class?
“某地有多少某物?”,How many+可数名词复数+are there+地点介词短语?
How much+不可数名词+is there+地点介词短语?
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Homework
What is junior high school life like?
Draw a thinking map and write down your understading.
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