School life

Welcome to the unitIt’s the beginni ng of the new term. You’ve just finished your junior high and are about to enter a new period in your studies. I am happy to give your lessons and I hope we can be friends.I can see that some of your are eager to know what studying at senior high will be like. Will it be differ4ent from junior high? Well, there are certainly many differences between junior high and senior high, but there are also some things that are the same in every school in China.What about schools in other countries? Do you have different experiences? Are schools all over the world the same? This is the subject of our first unit.Here are three pictures that show some aspects of school life in the UK. Please read the instructions, look at the pictures: what's the difference between schools in China and the UK?1 Ask students the following questions to talk about the words in the four pictures:Huge campus and low-rise buildingWhat does huge mean?What does low-rise mean?What about campus and school buildings in China?(Schools in China usually have a large enough campus to make sure students have enough space to study and play. But most school buildings have at least 3 storeys.)Lockers for every studentDo you know what a locker is?(There are rows of lockers by the classrooms for students to put their bookd, exercise-books and other belongings.)What do you think about locker for students?Do you think that we should have such locker in our school? Why or Why not?Fewer students in each classHow many students are there in our class?Do you know the number of students in a class in the UK?At ease with our teacherWhat can we know from this picture?What does the word ease mean? What do you think the phrase at ease mean?Were you getting on well with the teacher when you were in junior high? What relationship do you want to have with your teachers in senior high?2 Ask students to work in groups to talk about the four pictures and the differences between schools in the UK and China. Then ask several students to report their discussion to the whole class.aspects In the UK In ChinaHuge campus and low-rise buildings We can see hugecampus andlow-risebuildings.It is the biggestdifference fromschools in ChinaSchools in China usually have a large enoughcampus to make sure students have enough spaceto study and play in.But most school buildings are taller, at least threestoreys.Lockers for every student There are rowsof lockers by theclassrooms forstudents to puttheir stationary,books,exercise-booksand otherbelongings.Students bring what they need for lessons toschool and then take it all back home afterschool. Most schools in china do not haveequipment in the classroom.Fewer students in each class There are fewerstudents in aclass, no morethan 30 per class.There are usually more students in high school,perhaps 40 to 50 per class. Recently some schoolsare beginning to limit the number of students ineach class.At ease with our Students have a It is similar in china. Nowadays, lots of teachersteacher close relationship with theirteachers. Theyfeel at ease andcomfortable withthem. and students have established a good relationshipwith each other. They respect each other and work to gain a better understanding of each other.3. Ask students to discuss the three questions in pairs, and them asksome of them to report their answers to the questions to the whole class.What is your dream school life like?What kind of school activities do you enjoy?What do you think of your life here in the new school?Step 4 Summary and HomeworkToday we’ve mainly talked about the differences between the highschool lives in the UK and in China. After class you should:1) Recall all the new words and expressions that we learn in this lesson.2) Preview the following part: reading (page 2 to page 4).Reading School life in the UKDiscussion:Nowadays, more and more young students are going abroadto study. What effects(影响)will the new school life have on them?Advantages: 1. Widen their view 2. Improve their English3. Learn to be independent and cooperate with others4. Learn about foreign customs and culture5. Let the foreigners learn about china and attract them to invest in China6. Learn advanced technologyDisadvantages:1. cost a lot of money and cause a heavy burden to their parents2. feel homesick3. form bad habits4. stay in a foreign country and refuse to come backYesterday we’ve talked about the differences between the high school lives in the UK and in China. We know well about the high school lives in China, because we are Chinese. But we know a little about the high school lives in the UK. Yeah? Today we are going to read a magazine article which is written by an exchanging student. She has been studying in the UK for one year. Now she gives a clear brief introduction about her school life there.(Bb: School life in the UK)1) Now I will ask some students to read the article aloud paragraph by paragraph. And you try to sum up the main idea of each paragraph in the shortest time:Para 1: school hours Para 2: attending assemblyPara 3: school teachers and classmatesPara 4: homework and subjectsPara 5: improving English and activities (cooking)Para 6: choices about subjects Para 7: school food and entertainment Para 8: luck to experience the life / feelings and hope2)Detailed Reading (pay attention to new and difficult words)3)Language focus1.Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me.去一所英国中学读书一年对我来说是一次令人愉快和兴奋的经历。