Unit 1 A New Start Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 1 A New Start Starting out & Understanding ideas 1 Know some new words and expressions like curious,eagerness, etc to describe events and feelings. Master the key points of a narrative story. Read for the main idea. Read for the detailed information and figure out the author’s feelings. Retell the story using the information map. How did you feel on the first day at senior high? Group work: feelings curious confident nervous relaxed frightened proud When Where Who What How A diary: a narrative story Tip 1: The title tells the main idea. My First Day at Senior High Pre-reading: Group work Look at the title of the passage and the pictures, and then guess what the author will write. skimming (略读） Look at the first two sentences of each paragraph. Pay attention to repeated words. The first sentence is usually the topic sentence of the paragraph; The second sentence is often an extension or further explanation of it. Meng Hao Q: What did he write in his diary about his first day at senior high? the school campus new English teacher the first class an embarrassing moment his feelings in time order Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Para.1 Para.2 Para.3-7 Para.8 Before going to school Arriving at school During the English class After the English class Q: How many parts do you think the article can be divided into? What? How? Scanning(扫读) (略读） Scanning is reading a text quickly in order to find specific information, e.g. figures or names.Before scanning for information, you should try to understand how the text is arranged. This will help you to locate the information more quickly. Tip3: Reading skill: Get the specifc information Meng Hao’s experiences Meng Hao’s feelings Before going to school After he had ______ it over and over again in his mind, his first day at senior high finally arrived. He got up early and ________ to his new school. pictured rushed excited vt. to imagine sb/sth; Complete Meng Hao’s experiences with expressions from the passage. Meng Hao’s experiences Meng Hao’s feelings Arriving at school The campus was still quiet, so Meng Hao decided to ___________. He met a white-haired man. He was _____ what life was going to be like here. explore a bit wondering curious Meng Hao’s experiences Meng Hao’s feelings During the English class Before introducing, Meng Hao tried to ______ his brain,but the engine wouldn’t start. With ________________________, he began, but everyone laughed. He looked at them ________. It turned out that he and his teacher shared the same name. Mr. Meng said that challenges at senior high might put them _____________ . He advised everyone to ___________ and _____________. turn on butterflies in his stomach If you have butterflies in your stomach, you are very nervous about something. in panic under pressure keep calm be prepared Before introducing: While introducing: After introducing: nervous frightened relaxed Meng Hao’s experiences Meng Hao’s feelings After the English class Meng Hao thought he had __________________ to his new school life. a good beginning confident Choose the best description of Meng Hao’s first day at senior high. 1. He found the English class difficult and was not sure what to do. 2. With the English teacher’s support, he thought senior high was easy and felt confident about his future. 3. He was not sure about life at senior high, but after the English class, he felt more confident. Differences:Before/After class Try to describe the pictures to retell the passage. Pay attention to the time points when the things happened and Meng Hao’s feelings. 1 2 3 excited curious confident relaxed nervous Experiences frightened Feelings Before going to school pictured it over and over again in his mind got up early; rushed out of the door Arriving at school decided to explore a bit; was wondering what life would be like During the English class Before introducing...turn on...with butterflies in his stomach... While introducing...in panic After introducing...keep calm... be prepared After the English class Meng Hao thought this was a good beginning to his new life. Group work What’s your understanding of the saying “Well begun, half done” ? Think about what you can learn from this saying and what you should do with your new school life. It means that if you have a good beginning, your chance of success is greatly improved. Write a passage to introduce an impressive experience of your first week at senior high, for example, an enjoyable class, after-school activities etc. The exprience When Where Who What How Homework $$