Unit 1 A New Start Developing ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版必修第一册

Unit 1 A New Start Developing ideas 33005 By the end of the class, I will be able to: 1. summarize Lisa’s suggestions for high school. 2. analyze how Lisa has overcome the difficulties. 3. retell what Lisa has shared in the interview. 4. give a speech to the new students on their first day at high school. Learning objectives 33005 Think about the things you want to achieve at high school and rank them in order of importance. (1 = most important) Lead-in get the highest score in a test at least once stand on stage at least once join a school club take a trip with your classmates other ______ get to know all the schoolmates in your grade win an award read as many books as possible learn a new skill 33005 3 Look at the word cloud and the picture. Predict what is talked about in the interview. Prediction hint (=tip): a useful piece of advice about how to do something Now let's read the interview and check your prediction. Pre-reading 33005 4 Interviewer: Hello and welcome to School Talk! Today I' m joined by a former student of our school, Lisa Osborne. Lisa graduated from our school last June and is about to go to college in New York. Lisa, thank you for coming to share your suggestions for high school with us. Checking your prediction While-reading 33005 5 Fast reading Scan the interview and answer the questions. 1. What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school? 2. How did she deal with new challenges? 3. How did she handle disappointments? Tip: When scanning a text, you read it quickly in order to find a specific piece of information. For example, to find out the answer to the question “What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school?”, you would look for the key words “helpful” and “started high school”. 33005 Check the answers. 1. What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school? The first day of school is the Orientation Day for all new students or freshmen (高中或大学一年级新生). Orientation Day (O Day迎新日) is the best way to find out what school life has to offer. During this full day, they will be introduced to the school program curriculum and get set up with everything they need for their studies. 33005 2. How did she deal with new challenges? 3. How did she handle disappointments? She figured that she should go all out and not be afraid of failure. She realised that it wasn’t just about winning, and kept working hard to be part of something she loved. 33005 Detailed reading  Just go all out and see what happens. If you fail, no problem – next time you can fail better!  There’s always a way to be part of something you love.  Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud. Her attitude matters most. What is the most important factor to help Lisa solve the problem? 33005 Think & Share Post-reading 1. What do you think Lisa means by “If you fail, no problem — next time you can fail better”? 2. Think about the words from Maya Angelou: “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud.” Do you know of any similar sayings? 3. Which piece of Lisa’s advice is the most helpful to you? Why? 33005 1. What do you think Lisa means by “If you fail, no problem — next time you can fail better”? She means that it’s OK to fail, as long as you learn something from it to help you succeed next time. 2. Think about the words from Maya Angelou: “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud.” Do you know of any similar sayings?  “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” “Fire is the test of gold, adversity of friendship.” “You share rose get fun.” Think & Share 33005 3. Which piece of Lisa’s advice is the most helpful to you? Why?  I suppose that the most helpful advice to me is “be a rainbow in somebody’s cloud.” because it will make me feel delighted and valuable when helping others in need. Think & Share 33005 problems for new students your advice learning methods classmate relationship peer pressure ... 1. Make notes of the problems the new students may face and your advice. Refer to the interview for ideas. Making a speech Give a speech to the new students on their first day at high school. 33005 2. Organize your speech following the steps below. Start by welcoming the new students. Talk about the problems and give your advice. End by summarising your ideas and expressing your wishes. 33005 Beginning Problems you may face Ways to solve the problem Welcome to our high school! As senior high students, we are likely to meet with many problems. Firstly, …Secondly, …Thirdly, … Another problem is that… Firstly, …/Secondly, … Thirdly, … Another good way to solve the problem is to… / that… Ending In a word / In short / To sum up, we may meet with different problems, but we can solve them... 33005 3. Give your speech to the class. 33005 You must have had some moments when you were disappointed. must have done 表示对过去某件事情肯定的猜测， 译为“想必 / 准是 / 一定做了” It must have rained last night, for the road is quite muddy. 昨晚肯定下雨了，（因为）路很泥泞。 Language points 33005 17 2. Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud. 成为别人乌云里的一道彩虹。 当乌云萦绕心头，我愿成为你的彩虹。 Language points 33005 18 Please polish (润色) your speech and hand it in. Assignment 33005 19 $