内容正文:
A new start.
Unit 1
Developing ideas:
Reading for writing
introduce and explain new vocabulary words and phrases, such as "sail your boat by yourself" and "No pain, no gain.
learn and know the structure of the letter.
foster critical thinking about the importance of independence.
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will be able to:
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.
a Junior high is fun for new students
b New junior high students face problems.
c There are many activities at junior high.
Listen what they are talking about and choose the main idea.
Phonetics in use
/ɑ:/
发音技巧:口腔打开,嘴张大,舌身放平,舌尖不抵下齿,下巴放低,放松发音。
/æ/
发音技巧:嘴张大,嘴角尽量拉向两边,成扁平形,舌尖抵下齿。
/e/
发音技巧:嘴形扁平,舌尖抵下齿,舌前部稍抬起。
are hard start car star arm
activity plan thank back sad map
welcome second friend twelve head bed
Are you facing any problems in junior high school?
Time Management
Difficulty Focusing
Relationships
Test Anxiety
Lack of Sleep
Read the passage and find out the meaning of the title.
2
Look at the pictures and think about the following questions:
What is the girl's relationship to them?
What is the meaning of the paper boat in the girl's hand?
What might the paper boat meet at sea?
02
Reading
Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
1. What did Mia and her parents make for her before the junior high journey?
A. A birthday cake B. A paper boat with a letter
C. A new schoolbag D. A hand-drawn map
2. Why does the letter compare primary school to a pool?
A. Because the pool is wide and deep
B. Because parents could protect her easily there
C. Because Mia learned to swim there
D. Because there was no danger there
B
B
It's 1________ to plan my time. Every day, 2____________ your tasks and the time for each task.
There are 3_________ tasks . Do the most important things4__________.1
A project may take weeks. Turn a big task into 5________ ones. Then you can6_________ on them day by day.
Zhang Wen's problems
Li Lin’s advice
hard
write down
many
first
small
work
1.How many pieces of advice does Li Lin give to Zhang Wen?
Three.
2.What do you think of Zhang Wen?
He is a little negative and lazy.
3.What do you think of Li Lin?
She is helpful, kind,patient and clever.
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Listen again. Then talk about how Zhang Wen describes his problems.
Learning to learn
Describing problems Sometimes, we need to describe our problems to get help. We can first state our problem. For example, It’s hard to plan my time. Then we can provide more details. For example, There are so many tasks.
How does Zhang Wen describe his problems?
point out the problem
some details about problems or challenges at junior high
It’s hard to…
There are more...
There are so many...
It takes...
There are more subjects and more homework.
There are so many tasks.
It may take weeks.
It’s hard to plan my time.
Post-listening
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Task 1: lead in
They hold all kinds of activities, such as
cultural festivals
[ˈkʌltʃərəl ˈfɛstəvəlz]
sports meets
The main idea of each
paragaph.
Find the structure(结构)
C.A new start—junior high school.
A. Comparison(比较) between
primary school and junior high school.
B.Make a new paper boat and give good wishes.
Beginning
Body
Ending
Task 1: lead in
What do you know about The Students’ Union?
The Students Union supports students at school.
[səˈpɔːt] v. 支持,拥护
Think and share
Do you agree with the description of primary school and junior high in the letter? Why or why not?
Possible answer: Yes, I do. Primary school is safe and quite easy. But junior high is like a wide river because there is more to learn.
The water in the river moves fast because there
are many changes in junior high.
Think and share
Did your parents give you any advice about life at junior high? What was it?
Possible answer: Yes, they did. They told us to study hard/keep healthy and safe/make more friends at school/ be happy every day.
Share withe us!
03
Writing
Li Lin: That's the second piece of advice: Do the most important things first.
Zhang Wen: But how about a project? It may take weeks.
Li Lin: OK, here's the third piece of advice: Turn a big task into small ones. Then you can work on them day by day.
Zhang Wen: That's great! Thank you. Now I know how to plan my time.
Learn and practice.
Talk about how Li Lin gives advice.
Here’s the first piece of advice.
That’s the second piece of advice.
Here’s the third piece of advice.
Write down…
Do…
Turn…
One way is to…
Also, you can…
Learn and practice
Work in pairs.
Choose a problem in planning your studies and give advice.
Sure. Here’s the first piece of advice...
I have a problem. It’s hard to …Can you give me some advice?
But how about…?
That’s the second piece of advice.
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