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Book 1 Unit 1 A new start
Developing ideas
Now work in groups and share your choices and the reason(s) for it/them.
□ join a school club
□ take a trip with your classmates
□ get the highest score in a test at least once
□ get to know all the schoolmates in your grade
□ stand on stage at least once
□ win an award
□ read as many books as possible
□ learn a new skill
□ other_____
What do you want to achieve at high school?
Activity 1 Lead-in
Please choose and rank them in order of importance.
(1=most important)
Look at the word cloud and the picture. Predict what is talked about in the interview.
Activity 1 Lead-in
Listen to the interview, check your predictions and fill in the blanks:
Activity 2 Listening
This passage is a piece of ________, which is developed with ________ between the interviewer and __________, who is offering ______________________.
interview
dialogues
Lisa
high school suggestions
Scan the interview and answer the questions: (P12 Ex3)
Q1. What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school?
Q2. How did she deal with new challenges?
Q3. How did she handle disappointments?
Orientation Day.
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.
Activity 3 Fast reading
Title
Channel
Followers
Q4. Where can you read this passage?
On a website.
Activity 3 Fast reading
likes
Lisa’s problems Solutions Hints
She was frightened at the sight of the chemistry test paper.
She figured that she’d better go all out.
Hold your head up.
She wasn’t selected for the end-of-year volleyball competition.
She kept working hard to support her teammate while training.
Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud.
Activity 4 Careful reading
Read the text again and find answers to fill in the table.
Think Share
Q1. What do you think Lisa means by "If you fail, no problem---next time you can fail better"?
Q2. Think about the words from Maya Angelou: "Be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud." Do you know of any similar sayings?
Q4. What else would you like to ask Lisa about starting high school?
She means that it's OK to fail, as long as you learn something from it to help you succeed next time.
When someone is in trouble, try to give him a hand.
(Helping others is always the best way to help yourself. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Kindness brings its own reward.=A rose given, fragrance remains in the hand.)
Q3. Which piece of Lisa's advice is the most helpful to you? Why?
Activity 5 After reading
Activity 5 After reading
Language points
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.
Lisa: Hi, everybody. I’m very glad to be back. I feel as if high school was only yesterday!
Interviewer: So what helped when you first started high school?
Lisa: Orientation Day was really helpful. It’s a fantastic opportunity for new students to get to know the school and the other students. I even made some new friends! Just keep an open mind and take part in as much as possible.
Activity 5 After reading
Language points
Interviewer: That’s sound advice for sure. But how did you deal with new challenges, like starting a new course?
Lisa: I had a chemistry test right at the end of the first week. I was frightened at the sight of the test paper. But then I figured I’d better just go all out and see what happens. If you fail, no problem — next time you can fail better!
Interviewer: So, hold your head up, then. But life is not always easy. You must have had some moments when you were disappointed. If so, how did you deal with them?
Lisa: As a member of the school volleyball team, I wasn’t selected for the end-of-year competition. At first I was really sad, but later I realized that I joined the team for the love of the sport. It wasn’t just about winning. So I kept working hard to support my teammates during our training. There’s always a way to be part of something you love, isn’t there?
Activity 5 After reading
Language points
Interviewer: Yes, I totally agree. Is there anything else in particular that you’d like to share with us?
Lisa: Looking back on my high school life, the most important advice I’d give is these wonderful words from the writer Maya Angelou. She said, “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud.” So, give your friends a hand when they need it. And this will make you feel good, too.
Interviewer: Neat! Well, thanks again for coming to speak to us, Lisa. And good luck with college!
Lisa: Thank you.
Beginning
Problems
we may
face
Firstly, …
Secondly, …
Thirdly, … / Another problem
is that…
Ways to solve the problem
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...
How to organise a speech?
Welcome to our high school! As senior high students, we are likely to meet with many problems.
Activity 6 Speaking
Give a speech to the other members of your group on their first days at high school.
1) Start by welcoming the new students
2) Talk about the problems and give your advice.
3) End by summarising the main points of your speech.
Useful expressions:
Firstly, … Secondly, … Thirdly, …
Another problem is that…
Another good way to solve the problem is to… / that…
In a word, … / In short, … / To sum up, …
Activity 6 Speaking
Imagine you are a member of your class committee.Think about the changes you would suggest to the head teacher to improve your school.
Presenting ideas
Activity 7 Speaking
Activity 8 Reflection
Activity 8 Reflection
Q1. Did you learn to skim and scan the passage to grasp the main idea and structure?
Q2. Did you summarize the two plot lines of the passage by detailed-reading and retell the story?
Q3. Did you cultivate your ability of thinking, judging and expressing reasonably by comparing, discussing and summarizing?
Q4. Do you have a positive attitude towards senior high school life?
--END OF UNIT ONE
You must have had some moments when you were disappointed
must have done sth. 一定做过某事
“情态动词+have done”结构,表示对过去情况的肯定推测,仅用于肯定句。在否定句中,用“can’t have done”表示 “(过去)不可能做过某事”。
e.g. He must have finished his homework by now.
She can’t have left the office yet; her computer is still on.
类似用法:
could have done sth. 本可以做某事(但没做)
may/might have done sth. 可能做过某事
should/ought to have done sth. 本应该做某事(但没做)
shouldn’t/ought not to have done sth. 本不应该做某事(但做了)
needn’t have done sth. 本不必做某事(但做了)
Practice
She ______________ (arrive) by now; her flight landed two hours ago.
You ____________ (tell) me about the meeting earlier – now I’ve missed it.
They __________________ (finish) the project already; they’ve been working on it for weeks.
I _______________ (buy) that dress – it was on sale, but I didn’t like the color.
He ____________ (be) at home now; his car is not in the garage.
can’t be
must/may/might have finished
should have told
could have bought
must have arrived
If so, how did you deal with them?
= if you were disappointed
若从句的主语是it,且从句中含有be动词时,为了使句子简洁,可省略从句中的it和be动词。
类似表达:
if possible 如果可能的话
if necessary 如果有必要
if any 如果有的话(若有)
if not 如果不这样 / 否则
if ever 如果有过的话 / 即使曾经有过
If possible, please arrive early.
I may come tomorrow; if not, I’ll come on Friday.
He rarely, if ever, goes to the cinema.
Practice
Please call me ___________(如有必要), but don’t disturb me unless it’s urgent.
There are very few mistakes in your essay, ______(如果有的话).
I think she will arrive on time. ______(如果不的话), we’ll start without her.
Could you send me the file _________(如果可能的话)? I need it today.
He seldom, ______(即使有), comes to class late.
Take a jacket with you ______(如果是这样的话); it might get cold in the evening.
if necessary
if any
If not
if possible
if ever
if so
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