Unit 1 A New Start Developing ideas课件-2026-2027学年高中英语外研版必修第一册

该高中英语课件围绕“乐观面对高中生活挑战”核心主题，通过“目标排序-开学感受讨论-图片词云预测”等导入活动，搭建从个人经验到文本理解的学习支架，引导学生逐步掌握应对新挑战的方法。 其亮点在于以访谈文本为载体，融合语言能力（阅读访谈、组织演讲）、思维品质（分析问题、提炼建议）和学习能力（思维导图梳理要点、小组合作解决问题）。例如通过扫描找信息、思维导图整合建议，再到小组讨论后完成演讲，既落实语言技能，又培养学生积极应对挑战的思维，帮助教师高效开展主题式教学，提升学生综合素养。

A new start Unit 1 Developing ideas 高中英语外研版必修第一册 1 Unit 1 A new start 子主题2：乐观地面对高中生活中的问题 Period 3 Developing ideas Learn about how to deal with new challenges 2 Activity 1: Think and rank 1. Is the thing you want to achieve most in the list? If not, what is it? 2. How do you rank these things? And why? Think about the things you want to achieve at high school and rank them in order of importance. (1 = most important) Lead-in 3 Activity 2: Discuss in groups Discuss the following questions in groups. 1. How did you feel the first day you were in this “new” school? 2. Did the Orientation Day help you in some ways? Which activities did you prefer? a period of time during which people are trained and prepared for a new job or course of study Lead-in 4 Activity 3: Look and predict Pre-reading Step 1: Look at the picture and get to know the style of the passage. 5 Activity 3: Look and predict Pre-reading Step 1: Look at the picture and get to know the style of the passage. interview interviewee interviewer What do you think of an interview? Interviews are goal-driven. Interviewers ask questions in an organized way to get the information they need from interviewees. To achieve this, questions are often prepared in advance and interviewers must use some skills to control and direct the conversations towards where they want. 6 Activity 3: Look and predict Pre-reading Step 2: Look at the word cloud and the picture. Predict what is talked about in the interview. something that you say or do to suggest something to someone, without telling them directly 7 Activity 3: Look and predict Pre-reading Step 2: Look at the word cloud and the picture. Predict what is talked about in the interview. The passage is mainly about ______. A. Lisa’s tips on how to make a popular radio programme B. Lisa’s advice on how to start high school and deal with new challenges C. Lisa’s experiences when studying in college D. Lisa’s suggestions on choosing various clubs B 8 Activity 4: Read and check your prediction While-reading Step 1: Skim the passage and list the questions the interviewer asked Lisa. 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. 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！ to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it 9 While-reading Activity 4: Read and check your prediction 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? 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. Step 1: Skim the passage and list the questions the interviewer asked Lisa. Activity 4: Read and check your prediction While-reading High School Hints? Step 2: Find out the main idea and check your prediction. Is there anything else in particular that you’d like to share with us? So what helped when you first started high school? But how did you deal with new challenges, like starting a new course? If so, how did you deal with them? The interview is about Lisa’s advice on how to start high school and deal with new challenges. 11 Activity 5: Scan the interview and answer the questions. While-reading 2. How did she deal with new challenges? 3. How did she handle disappointments? 1. What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school? 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”. Orientation Day. She figured that she’d better go all out and fear of failure should never stop her from trying. She realized that winning is not everything. There’s always a way to be part of something you love. 12 Activity 6: Discuss and draw a mind map While-reading Work in pairs and draw a mind map based on the main idea and supporting details. Orientation Day an open mind take part in as much as possible go all out what happens working hard support my teammates to be part of something you love your friends a hand in somebody else’s cloud 13 High School Hints How to start high school 1. ________________ was really helpful. Keep 2. ____________ and 3. ____________________________. How to deal with new challenges Just 4. __________ and see 5. ______________. How to handle disappointments Keep 6. _____________ to 7. _____________________. There’s always a way 8. ____________________________. The most important advice Give 9. ___________________. Be a rainbow 10. ______________________. Activity 7: Think and share Go through the passage again and share your opinions on the following questions. 1. What do you think Lisa means by “If you fail, no problem—next time you can fail better”? Fear of failure should never stop anyone from trying. Actually, one can learn from failures. 2. Think about the words from Maya Angelou: “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud.” Do you know of any similar sayings? We can learn from the words that we should be optimistic and pass such positive energy to people around us. A similar saying, for example, is “Every cloud has a silver lining.” 3. Which piece of Lisa’s advice is the most helpful to you? Just keep an open mind and take part in as much as possible. 4. What else would you like to ask Lisa about starting high school? For example, how to keep a balance between study and hobbies, considering an increased study load. While-reading 14 Activity 8: Discuss in groups and make a speech Post-reading Step 1: Make notes of the problems the new students may face and your advice. 15 Activity 8: Discuss in groups and make a speech Post-reading Step 2: Organize your speech following the steps below. 16 Start by welcoming the new students Sample: Happy to join this class and learn and grow together with everyone. As new students, many of us have met different kinds of questions and feel worried. But… Talk about the problems and give your advice Sample: Besides, those who find it hard to finish so much homework can rank the exercises in the order of priority and improve efficiency. End by summarizing the main points of your speech Sample: In conclusion, we should… If …, I firmly believe that we all can adapt to high school life easily. Activity 8: Discuss in groups and make a speech Post-reading Step 3: Give your speech to the class. A possible version I’m happy to join this class and honored to have the opportunity to grow and learn together with you all. As new students, it is natural that we come across a few problems, whether with our study or with our life. Just be calm and find a way to solve them. To begin with, those who find it hard to finish so much homework can rank their exercises in the order of priority and improve efficiency. Besides problems with homework, quite a few students feel a sense of loss sometimes. They are advised to take part in after-class activities as much as possible, which helps build a good relationship with others and thus increase the sense of belonging. In conclusion, we all should make full use of time and be positive. I firmly believe that we all can adapt to high school life smoothly. 17 Homework Homework 1. Read the text aloud. 2. Write a short passage about your problems since you started high school and how you solved them. 18 Goodbye! 19 $