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Unit 1 A new start
Before your journey starts.
Before your journey starts
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To learn some new words and expressions.
To get information according to the reading material, and summarise the main idea.
To write your plans about junior high school life.
Look and guess
A paper boat.
What do the parents give the girl?
词块思维导图-造句
Look at the words and expressions and look up their meanings in a dictionary.
by yourself
problem
try your best
work hard
alone; without anyone else
(你/你们)独自,单独
a thing that is difficult to understand
棘手的问题;难题;困难
to spend time and effort doing/studying sth.
工作或学习努力
do your best/hardest
尽最大的努力
Look at the word and expressions and look up their meanings in a dictionary.
by yourself
problem
try your best
work hard
1.We will face many new _________ at junior high.
2.You can study ____________.
3.Don’t worry.Just _________________.
4.If you ________________,you can achieve your dream.
on Mia’s birthday
new
made together
a paper boat
it in the pool
sailed away
a paper boat
share
thoughts
thought: an idea or an opinion
sixth
...
Read the first part and fill in the blanks.
1.Is it the first paper boat from her parents?
2.What did they do with the first paper boat?
No, it's the second one.
They put it in the pool [a small area of water], and it sailed away.
Role-play the conversation
Mia, do you remember your sixth birthday?
Of course, Dad. We made a paper boat together. Then we put our little boat in the pool. It sailed away.
Look at this. A new paper boat for you!
It's a letter from Mum and me. We want to share some thoughts with you.
Oh, thank you.
time: primary school
time: junior high
like a small pool
like a wide river
boat’s
sailing
through the
journey
towards
the sea
Parents protected her.
Parents help her.
Mia was safe.
Mia does her best and
works hard by herself.
sailing
towards
the sea
Complete the thinking map with the words and expressions from the passage.
Mia is now in __________. Dad and Mum want to share some _______ with her.
Why did Dad and Mum write the letter?
junior high
thoughts
Mia will face ____________.
Mia should try her _______ and __________ to reach her goal.
Dad and Mum hope this letter _______ Mia in the future.
What is Dad and Mum’s advice?
new problems
best
work hard
What do Dad and Mum’s hope?
helps
Homework
Summary
1.扬帆远航
2.纸船
3.为...做好准备
4.保护...免受...
5.面对新问题
6.来年
7.尽你最大的努力
8.努力工作
9.自己驾驶你的船
10.经历暴风雨
11.代表
12.没有付出就没有收获
sail away
a paper boat
be ready for
protect...from
face new problems
in the coming year
try your best
work hard
sail your boat by yourself
go through storms
stand for
No pain, no gain.
Answer the questions.
1. What do “a pool”, “a river” and “the sea” stand for?
“A pool” stands for primary school; “a river” means junior high, and “the sea” means the time after junior high.
2. What do you think Mia’s parents did to protect her boat from wind?
Her parents helped Mia to go through the difficulties in primary school.
3. What do you think the “storms” are?
“Storms” means lots of challenges or difficulties Mia might face in her life. For example:
Health problems; study challenges(挑战) and learning new skills; relationship(关系) problems with classmates…
But remember, when you facing these “storms”, you are still moving towards a larger goal, or you can find someone to get some help.
Answer the questions.
Do you agree with the description of primary school and junior high in the letter? Why or why not?
Did your parents give you any advice about life at junior high? What was it?
Did your parents give you any advice about life at junior high? What was it?
Keep healthy, eat well and sleep well.
Have a good learning habit.
Try your best and work hard.
Be happy forever and parents are always there.
...
Think and share
Balance(平衡) work and play.
Do you agree with the description of primary school and junior high in the letter? Why or why not?
Think and share
Think about these questions:
How will you describe primary school?
How will you describe junior high?
Are your descriptions similar to those in the letter?
Learning to think for question 1
Read the passage and find out the meaning of the title.
Before your journey starts
Look and say
Salutation 称呼
Signature 署名
What kind of passage is it?
It is a letter.
This is a letter from parents (dad and mum) to Mia.
Find the structure(结构)
C.A new start—Junior high
B.Make a new paper boat and give good wishes
Beginning (C)
Body (A)
Ending (B)
Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Reading tip:
Pay attention to the key words.
A.Comparison(对比) between primary school and junior high
书信是一种常见的书面交流形式。英文书信写作特点:
正式或非正式:
书信的正式程度取决于写信人与收信人之间的关系以及书信的目的。正式书信通常用于商务或官方场合,非正式书信则更适用于朋友和家人之间的交流。
清晰的目的:
书信应有明确的目的,无论是请求信息、表达感谢、提出建议还是解决问题。
英文书信的写作特点
适当的称呼:
开始书信时,使用恰当的称呼,如“Dear Mr. Smith,” “Dear Dr. Johnson,” 或“Dear Professor,” 等。
礼貌和尊重:
使用礼貌的语言和表达,尊重收信人的时间和观点。
结构清晰:
书信应有清晰的结构,通常包括称呼、正文、结束语和签名。正文部分应简洁明了,逻辑清晰。
段落清晰:
每个段落应有一个中心思想,段落之间应有逻辑联系。
避免冗长:尽量简洁明了,避免冗长和啰嗦。
适当的结束语:
结束语应与书信的整体风格一致,可以是“Sincerely,” “Best regards,” “Yours faithfully,” 等。
签名:书信应以签名结束。
使用正确的格式:
书信应遵循一定的格式,包括日期、称呼、正文、结束语和签名等。
适当的语气:
根据书信的目的和收信人,选择合适的语气。
Write Mia’s reply to her parents.
1. Organise your reply with the chart.
Show thanks to Dad and Mum
How is life different at junior high?
What is my problem?
What am I going to do?
2. Write your reply with the help of the chart.
3. Check. Do you: include all the ideas from Step 1?
use the word and expressions from
the reading passage?
write about your feelings and experiences at junior high?
Share your reply with the class.
重点单词
journey, together, pool, sail, away, thought, primary, protect, wind, wide, problem, still, pain, gain, through, storm, towards, hope
重点短语
of course, sail away, primary school, share thoughts with sb., be ready for, protect…from…, by oneself, try one’s best, work hard, go through, make… into…
重点句型
Time flies!
No pain, no gain.
List the new words and expressions of this lesson in English, then translate them.
Finish your writing, and read to your parents, then translate the letter to them.
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