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Unit 1 A new start
Developing ideas
Warm up
a schoolbag
a watch
a basketball
full of love
What did your parents give you before junior high?
Who are the students?
What are they doing?
They are members of the Students' Union.
They are making some plans…
What are the students wearing?
They are wearing red scarves.
The Students’ Union supports(支持) students at school. They hold all kinds of activities, such as cultural festivals(文化节) and sports meets(运动会). They also help new students with their problems.
describe the problems we may meet in junior high;
give advice about problems in studying with the expressions in Unit 1.
use pronouns correctly.
Learning Objectives
From this lesson, we'll be able to:
A Junior high is fun for new students.
B New junior high students face problems.
C There are many activities at junior high.
Listen to the radio and choose the main idea.
this Thursday
1. more subjects and more homework
about good use of time
new students
Listen again and complete the mind map.
2. many activities
Complete the poster
school year
problems
homework
activities
time
Thursday
Phonetics in use
/ɑ:/
/æ/
/e/
are hard start car star
activity plan thank back
welcome second friend bed
Listen to the conversation and complete the table.
It’s to plan my time.
There are tasks.
A project may take weeks.
Zhang Wen’s problems
Li Lin’s advice
Every day. your tasks and the time for each task.
Do the most important things .
Turn a big task into ones. Then you can on them day by day.
advice / ədˈvaɪs /
n. 意见、建议
task / tɑːsk /
n. 工作,任务
project /ˈprɒdʒekt/
n. 学校的课题,研究项目
hard
so many
write down
first
small
work
Talk about how Zhang Wen described his problems?
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.
Write down your problems.
Pair work
Talk about problems and give advice with your partner.
Problem 1
There is a lot of homework today. It’s hard to decide what to do first.
Problem 2
It takes one month to finish a book report. It’s hard to finish it on time.
A
I have a problem. It's hard to... Can you give me some advice?
B
Sure. Here’s the first piece of advice. ...
B
That’s the second piece of advice. ...
A
But how about...?
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Mia
Mia is now in junior high! Her parents also prepare something for her.
What do the parents give the girl?
Guess: What is the paper boat?
A paper boat.
Before your journey starts
Does it mean to travel?
What’s the meaning of “journey” in the title.
Read the conversation and think.
1. What’s the paper boat?
2. What’s the meaning of “journey”
in the title.
A. travelling from one to another
B. junior high school
It’s a letter.
Fast reading
Read and complete the thinking map.
Why did Dad and Mum write the letter?
What is Dad and Mum’s advice?
What do Dad and Mum hope?
Careful reading
Mia is now in ________________.
Dad and Mum want to share some ________ with her.
Mia will face __________. Mia should try her _______ and _________ to reach her goal.
Dad and Mum hope this letter _____Mia in the future.
junior high
thoughts
problems
best
work hard
helps
Further thinking
1. What do “a pool” “a river” "the sea" stand for?
2. What did Mia’s parents do to protect her boat from winds?
Pool stands for primary school, river stands for junior high and sea stands for future.
trusted her 信任她
supported her 支持她
encouraged her 鼓励她
guided her 引导她
1. What do you think the “storms” are?
2. How to go through storms in junior high?
New problems in junior high.
hopeful
confident
Try your best.
work hard
Remember this:
No pain , no gain.
一份耕耘,一份收获
Further thinking
Retell
Primary school
Junior high
Primary school was like a______.
It was ______ and ______.
Parents _______ her boat from ______.
Junior high is like a_____.
It is _____and the water moves ____.
Parents are still here to______.
You just ______________and work .
Future
You will go through the________towards the sea.
Mia
the sea
Write Mia's reply to her parents.
Thank you very much for your letter.
It's true that junior high school life is different. For example...
I will face some new problems.It is hard to ...
I will...
Format
Sample
Dear Mum and Dad,
Thank you very much for your letter.It's true that junior high school life is different.We will have more subjects and homework,and more activities.I will face some new problems.It is hard to plan my time well,but I will try my best and work hard.No pain,no gain.
Yours,
Mia
Let's help each other!
First, try to describe your problems.
Second, try to give advice.
Show time
Basic
Write down your problems at junior high and what can you learn?
Ask your classmates for their problems and try to give some advice for them.
Improving
必做
选做
Homework
Thank you
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