M1P1 Introduction and reading.doc

必修一 Module1 My First Day at Senior HighPeriod1 Introduction and readingObjectivesTo develop the students reading abilityTo listen and speak using the vocabulary and everyday English in this unitTo learn and use grammars in different situationTo write a diary stating your first day at senior highFocusWordsamaze, bore, embarrass, impress, disappoint, encourage, disappear, move, coverExpressions have fun, dont think (suppose) that, by oneself, in other words, sb. say (think) that / it is said that/ sb. is said to do., at the start of / at the beginning of, be divided into, three times asas, look forward to doing sth., is nothing like that ofPatterns I live in Shijiazhuang, a city not far from Beijing.Today is my first day at Senior High school and Im writing down my thoughts about it.The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing.Ms Shens method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior high.I dont think I will be bored in Ms Shens class!Some students were embarrassed at first.ProceduresStepWarming-upStepIntroductionStep Skimming-To get general ideasWhat is the main idea of the passage?A. Li just likes his English teacher.B. Li not only likes his former school but his present one.C. Li describes his impression on his new class and English teacher.D. Li mainly introduced himself to his classmates.After reading, answer the following questions.1) Which city does Li Kang come from?2) What about his classrooms? What are there in the classrooms?3) Is his English teacher excellent? Why?4) What does Ms Shen want to do to help her students in English learning?5) How many students are there in the class?Step Scanning-To get detailed information Reading comprehension11. Find something about this school which is different from Li Kangs Junior High School. 2. Find two things that the English teacher thinks are important to do in class. 3. Find two things that the English teacher wants to improve. Reading comprehension2Read the following sentences and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F) according the text.1. Li Kang lives in our capital, Beijing. 2. It is his first day at Junior High school. 3. Li Kang knows why his new school is good. 4. Ms. Shen is very enthusiastic to her students. 5. Li Kang likes Ms. Shens attitude, but the others dont.Reading comprehension3Choose the answers with the same meaning as the sentences from the text. On page3.Which is the best summary of Li Kangs opinion about the new school?1. Li Kangs new school is very different from his old school. There is a new technology class. Everyone in the class works hard.2. Li Kang is very impressed with the teachers and the technology in his new school. The English teachers method is very different from that in his old school and very interesting. The class is bigger and the students work hard.Step Language points:1. The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing. 老师们很热情友好, 教室也(好的) 令人惊奇。1) enthusiastic adj. 热心的; 热情的; 感兴趣的; 表示对某事热心, 感兴趣时常与 about 连用 那位足球明星受到了热情的招待。 我们学校所有的老师都很热心。 小明对这场音乐会很感兴趣。 拓展：enthusiasm u.n.狂热; 热心; 积极性enthusiast c.n. 狂热者;爱好者2) friendly adj. 友好的 表示对某人友好时通常与 to或with 连用 我的同学都很友好。 她脸上挂着友好的微笑。 这座城市的居民对游客很友好。 3) amazing adj. 令人惊奇的; 令人吃惊的; 难以相信的 他是一个(好的)让人惊奇的运动员。 昨天晚上发生了一件令人惊奇的事情。 拓展：amaze vt.使惊奇amazed adj. (人)感到惊奇的amazingly adv. 令人惊奇地amazement u. n. 惊讶；惊奇 大卫突然结婚使他的朋友感到吃惊。 玛丽惊人地聪明。 我的家人因为我外语讲的好而感到惊奇。. 他吃惊的看着我。 My grandfather is as_ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.A. enthusiastic B. energetic C. talkative D. sensitive2. Were using a new textbook and Ms Shens method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High schools. 我们用的是一本新教材, 沈老师的教学方法完全不同于我初中老师的教学方法。(1) nothing like 副词短语 1) 完全不像 它看上去根本不像一匹马。 你的手机和我的一点也不像。2) 没有比（某事）更好的了当你疲劳的时候，没有什么比音乐更好的了。 一天工作之后，没什么比洗个热水澡更舒服的了。 (2) that可用来代替前面提到的物体, 以避免重复。北京的气候与青岛（的气候）有很大不同。 我的鞋的号码比你的大。 注意: 当指代物为复数形式时, 用those。篮子里的苹果比地板上的大。3. And we have fun. 我们很开心。 我们今天在动物园玩地很开心。 为何不和我们一起去呢？一定很好玩的。 晚上工作到很晚可不是什么让人开心的事。到地方了, 孩子们, 好好玩吧！ 参观苏州园林是多么令人开心的事啊!拓展:funny adj. 有趣的, 可笑的, 滑稽的make fun of 开某人的玩笑, 取笑 (just) for fun (只是)为了好玩, 为了开心- We are going to have an English salon this evening. - Oh, _ A. Im too busy. B. take care! C. have fun! D. with pleasure.4.I dont think I will be bored in Ms Shens class！ 我认为上沈老师的课我是不会感到厌倦的！ 否定转移。当动词是think, believe, suppose, imagine, expect等且主语是第一人称时，将后面宾语从句的否定词转移到主句中，即主句的谓语动词用否定式，而从句的谓语动词用肯定式。其反义疑问句一般与宾语从句一致.I dont think he will come to my party.我认为他不会来我的舞会.I dont believe that man is killed by Jim, is he? 我认为那个人不是Jim所杀的,是不是?如果宾语从句中有某个含有否定意义的形容词或副词,其反义疑问句要用肯定形式.We find that he never listens to the teacher carefully, does he?我们发现他从来不仔细听老师讲课,是不是?我想我不会再来了。我想我并不认识你。我相信他不回来。5. In other words, there are three times as many girls as boys. 也就是说,女同学的数量是男同学的3倍。(1) 常用的倍数表达形式1) A + be + 倍数 + as + 形容词原级 + as + B 这棵树是那棵树的三倍高。 他父亲的年纪有他两倍大。 2) A + be + 倍数 + 形容词比较级 + than + B长江差不多比珠江长两倍。 这本字典比那本恰好贵4倍。 3) A + be + 倍数 + the + size / weight /length + of + B 新扩建的广场是未扩建时的四倍大。The house rent is expensive. Ive got about half the space I had at home and Im paying _ here.A. three times as much B. as much three timesC. much as three timesD. as three times much(2) in other words 换句话说我不想让你留在这儿。换句话说， 我想让你和我们一起离开。换句话说，我不必要把它航空邮寄了，对吗？拓展:that is to say 也就是说 in a word 总之；总起来说have a word with sb. 与某人说话have words with sb.与某人吵架Your performance in the driving test didnt reach the required standard _, you failed. A. in the endB. after allC. in other wordsD. at the same time6.They say that girls are usually more hard-working than boys,They say that据说可转化为it is said that=Sb. is said to doe.g. It is said that he is a good student.7. Im looking forward to doing it. look forward to 盼望；期待。to为介词，其后接动词时需用ing形式。 我盼望圣诞节的来临。 我盼望能见到你8. Li Kang is very impressed with the teachers and the technology in his new school. 新学校的老师们和(教学)技术给李康留下了深刻的印象。 impress 及物动词(1) 给予某人深刻印象; 使某人钦佩。impress sb. with sth.使某人对某事留下深刻印象 外国游客无一不对这座城市留有深刻印象。 那个年轻人的幽默感给他女朋友的家人留下了深刻印象。(2) impress sth/on (upon) sb. 使某人铭记某事; 使某人深刻地意识到那位经理让办公室人员意识到做记录的重要性。 他的话铭刻在我的记忆里。拓展：impression u.n. & c.n. 印象impressive adj. 给人印象深刻的impressionable adj. 易受影响的impressionism u.n.印象主义; 印象派impressionist c.n. 印象派画家 You should impress the news learned from the radio this morning _ your mind.A. in B. into C. inside D. upon巩固练习1. Your father likes to play golf; he is really enthusiastic _ it. A. by B. about C. with D. on2. Mr. Smith, _ of the _ speech, started to read a novel. A. tired; boring B. tiring; bored C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring3. It is believed that if a book is _, it will surely _ the readers. A. interested; interest B. interesting; be interested C. interested; be interesting D. interesting; interest 4. We were _ at the _ speed. A. amazed; amazing B. amazing; amazed C. amazing; amazing D. amazed; amazed5. The teacher _ a very good impression on the students at the meeting. A.got B. took C. made D. did 6. Your performance in the driving test did not reach the required standard, _, you failed. A. in the end B. after all C. in other words D. at the same time 7. He wanted the man he