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Unit 1
Life Choices
Topic Talk
Learning Objectives
After this class, you will be able to:
1. Talk about your new school life by using relevant expressions and the text builder;
2. Write a short passage about your new school life;
3. Evaluate Bob, Fred and Ms Johnson’s life choices;
4. Make a future plan for the next three years of high school.
Contents
1. LEAD-IN
2. PRE-LISTENING
3.WHILE-LISTENING
4. POST-LISTENING
5. HOMEWORK
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Part 1
Lead-in
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Lead-in
You’ve been at this school for a month and how do you feel about your school life?
happy/excited/joyful/optimistic
stressful/challenging/pessimistic
Why do you have these feelings?
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1
What are the differences between your new school and your previous school?
Comparison
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Have you made any plans for your new school life? What are they?
Future Plan
Lead-in
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Part 2
Pre-listening
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senior
secondary
stressful
challenging
differ
previous
dynamic
campus
schedule
expectation
confidence
competence
较高的,高级的
中等教育;中级的;次要的
充满压力的,紧张的
富有挑战性的
不同,不一样,有区别
以前的,先前的
充满活力的;精力充沛的
校园
日程表,计划表
期待;预料,预期
自信,信心;信赖
能力,胜任
词汇自测
Part 3
While-listening
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While-listening
2.Listen again and fill in the blanks
I'm a new senior secondary school student. It is the start of a new chapter in my life. My new school life is very exciting. I feel _______ because this school
my previous one. Previously, we had ______ classrooms where students all sat . In my new school, we don't have fixed classrooms. Students sit around in groups and we often have group discussions and share our ideas or check our work together. What is also very different is that students in the same class can have __________________ . That means we go to different classrooms for different subjects of our own choices. In the next three years, I hope I will learn many new things. I also hope I will develop __________ in speaking English and develop in
new skills. All in all, I hope to have a happier, more fruitful and satisfying life in my new school.
differs in many ways from
fixed
in rows
different class schedules
competence
a variety of
confidence
excited
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3. Listen to more life choices and finish tasks.
Bob
Fred
Ms. Johnson
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Bob Fred
Ms. Johnson
Job
Work
schedule
Positives
about
the job
Negatives
about
the job
4. Listen and complete the notes below.
Doctor
Football player
Business manager
starts work at 7am, works 12-hour shifts
trains for 10 months a year, 5 hours a day
8 am until late evening
gets to solve problems and help people recover from illnesses and injuries
travels a lot to different countries and hears people cheering him on
gets to make important decisions
little time for leisure, lots of pressure, has to make correct decisions all the time
injuries from training or playing
stressful work, doesn't get to see family enough
Which of the three people would you most like to be?
If you were them, how would you solve problems at work?
Discussion
Part 4
Post-listening
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Post-listening
Use the Text Builder to talk about your new school life.Begin like this:
I’m a new senior secondary school student. My new school life is very____
Text builder
Personal feelings
Reasons
difference
Beginning
Expectations
Ending
I’m a new senior secondary school student.
My new school life is very exciting/interesting/stressful…
I feel excited/stressed… because…
What is also very different is that…
In the next three years, I hope I will….
All in all, I hope…
I’m a new senior secondary school student.
My new school life is very challenging and dynamic.
I feel excited because the campus is beautiful and I have new classmates.
What is also very different is that I have a tighter schedule than before.
In the next three years, I hope I will build up my confidence and improve my competence.
All in all, I hope I can live up to my parents’ expectations and enjoy my high school life.
Example
Part 5
Homework
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Homework
Make a future plan for the next three years of high school
Your new school life
Your dream university/career
What efforts will you make to achieve your dream?
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