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Unit 1 Extended Reading
School life in the UK
What does the video show?
It shows some aspects of British high school.
What does the short video show?
Compared with Chinese senior high school, what differences/similarities do you observe?
School life in the UK
Prediction
1. What's the genre of this article?
2. What parts of school life do you think will be mentioned(提到) in the article?
A narration is a story or account of events.
An exposition is a detailed explanation of an idea or a theory.
An argumentation is a discussion in which you make a point and then provide persuasive and logical evidence to back it up.
记叙文
说明文
议论文
Genre
teacher
Prediction
homework
classmates
subjects
grades
timetable
class size
food
clubs
class discusion
School life in the UK
Beginning
(part 1)
Para___
____________to the school life in the UK
Body
(part 2)
Paras
_____
Ending
(part 3)
Para ___
_________
Different _________ of the school life in the UK
1
2-6
7
Introduction
aspects
Conclusion
Find out the structure of this passage.
Basic information(Para 1)
Who
When
Where
John Li, a former
exchange student
a British secondary school
a year ago
School life in the UK
What
Narration 记叙文
Timetable & Subjects
Class discussion & homework
School lunch & Activities
Class arrangement & Class size
Clubs
Different aspects of the school life in the UK.
(para.2)
(para.3)
(para.4)
(para.5)
(para.6)
The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is to ______.
A. express his thanks to teachers in Britain
B. excite more students to study abroad
C. tell us how to improve our English
D. introduce his school life in Britain
Pre-reading: prediction
However, it was still tough for me to remember everyone's name!
I enjoyed most of the classes, but some of them were quite challenging.
However, learning English is a challenge for me.
Although there ..., it was still challenging.
Challenges:
Is everything in his school life going well ?
I found Maths quite easy and enjoyable......However, learning English is a challenge for me.
there were lots of options including ......, but I still missed my mums's cooking!
How does the author get over the difficulties?
Fortunately , my teachers and classmates were always helpful and gave me lots of encouragement. (L21)
Daniel and his family were fantastic hosts, and his friends were very nice to me.(L38)
Joining clubs was a great way to meet British students and make friends with them. (L35)
Help from teachers and classmates
Nice host family
Join school clubs
Most importantly, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
Have you encountered(遇到) any difficulties in school so far?
Lack of sleep
Text anxiety
Time management
Homesickness
If you have solved the difficulty, how did you solve it?
If you have not solved the difficulty, how do you plan to solve it?
internal adjustment
(内部调整)
external assistance
(外部求助)
Good study habits
Useful skills
A positive attitude
teachers and classmates
school facilities
online resources
parents
Writing task
Your friend, Li Hua, has the chance to study at a British school as an exchange student. However, he doesn't know what life in a British high school is like , so he feels nervous and anxious now. Can you write a letter, in which you should try to give an introduction of life in a British school to him and comfort him?
Requirements
1. Include at least 3 of the aspects talked about during this period.
2. Limit your article to 100 words.
3. Pay attention to your handwriting , making it clear and neat.
Dear Li Hua:
I am glad to hear that you have the chance to study at a British high school as an exchange student, ______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hoping everything goes smoothly and looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely.
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