江苏省常州市西夏墅中学高中英语《m1 u1 reading1》学案 外研版必修2.doc

江苏省常州市西夏墅中学高一英语m1 u1 reading1学案 外研版必修2.learning aims1. to help the ss master the reading skills of skimming and scanning.2. to guide the ss to understand the passage and learn about more details of school life in the uk.3. to encourage the ss to learn to view our school life in a different perspective.leaning proceduresstep 1: lead-in do any of you happen to have had the chance to go on a tour in the uk or have taken part in some exchanging programmes? please bring some photos to school to pass them around and make brief descriptions of the photos. you can use the information to discuss the difference and try to think of the reasons for these differences.step 2: fast reading for general ideasgo through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part a. you only need to focus on and identify the most important information.1.how long did wei hua stay in britain? 2.what was the name of wei huas class teacher? 3.what did wei hua make in her woodwork class? step 3: detailed reading for important information1. dealing with c1 and c2now reread the passage and complete part c1 and c2 individually. questions in part c1 are to check your ability to read and locate specific information. statements in part c2 serve as a strengthening activity for your comprehension of this passage. 2. dealing with specific aspects go through the article first and find out what topics are covered in it. some aspects that reflect school life in the uk are mentioned in wei huas letter. try to find out what specific aspects are mentioned and then fill in the form with relevant information.are the following aspects of school life mentioned in the article?teachers, classmates, friends, subjects, homework/assignments, grades, timetable, activities, school facilities, host family, food, hobbies, customs, traditions, festivals3. focus on the two exercises now weve found out the most important information and got the main idea of the article.i. the summary of the textmain idea ofthe passagemain idea of 1st paragraphmain idea of 2nd paragraphmain idea of 3rd paragraphmain idea of 4th paragraphmain idea of 5th paragraphmain idea of 6th paragraphmain idea of 7th paragraphmain idea of 8th paragraphbut im curious about the reading method you use when reading the article.can you tell me how you find the main idea in such a shorttime?do you think you have to read the whole article slowly and carefully in order to get a brief understanding of it?ii. a tree diagram of the textvery lucky to experience a different way of lifeattend assembly blyschool hoursschool life in the ukenjoyable and exciting experienceteachers class and studentshomework and subjectsrequired courses and elective coursesextracurricular lifebritain food4. dealing with d and ecomplete parts d and e individually first and then well check the answers together. part d helps you comprehend the meanings of the words from the context and match them with the correct definitions; while part e is a letter from a british student who wants to make friends with wei hua. youve got to first understand the letter and then fill in the blanks with proper words.step 4: post-reading1. suppose you have a chance to interview wei hua. apart from the things you have been told, what other information would you like to know about her life and study in the uk? so far we ourselves havent had the opportunity to go abroad to experience a foreign way of life. we are very happy today to have a student here who has just finished one year of study in the uk. now you can all ask her some questions.2. suppose you are asked to write an article about the differences between high schools in the uk and in china. what kinds of differences will be dealt with in your article? ( the teacher can give some hints if necessary: timetable, subjects, teachers and students, size of the classroom, campus, school facilities, atmosphere, teaching methods, school rules and principles)3. write a summary of the article written by wei hua.4. read the two articles in reading on pages 90 and 91 in workbook and answer the questions below them, so that you can find more about school life in other countries. (they can also do this as their homework.)5. for the article in part a, more questions will be asked to test your understanding of some new words. for example: what does the phrase school uniforms mean? what kinds of clothes are fashionable? what clothes are leisure clothes?6. for the article in part b, ive got two sentences for you to finish.1) when you are taking sats, you will .a. have to find answers to some math questions only b. only solve some problems c. be chosen by the best collegesd. be tested on some math questions as well as some problem-solving questions ( ) 2) a special counselor is a person . a. who wants to go to a very good college b. who works in a high school to help students choose suitable colleges to go toc. who works in a college or a university to help high school students choose suitable colleges to go tod. who writes letters of application to colleges for high school students ( ) 7. please do parts a and b of listening on page 92 in workbook, then fill in part c according to what youve heard on the tape.conclusionhomeworki.basic practice 课外阅读（基础薄弱的学生做）课外阅读education system in england education in england is divided into primary, secondary, further and higher education. compulsory education(义务教育) lasts for 11 years. statutory school ages are between 5 and 16 years. children are legally required to start attending school at the start of the term after their fifth birthday either on 31 august, 31 december or 31 march, however children often start earlier than this.pupils are required to stay in school until the last friday in june of the school year in which they reach 16 years of age. during this time children must receive full-time education that is suited to their age, ability, aptitude and special educational needs. if a child does not attend school, the local authority must be satisfied that other appropriate provision is available.most pupils transfer from primary to secondary school at the age of 11. however, a system of middle schools also exists; here pupils are transferred from primary school at either age eight or nine years, then onto secondary education at age 12 or 13 years.most secondary schools in england are comprehensive and do not operate a selective entrance system. however, in some parts of england, a grammar school system also operates and pupils are usually required to pass an entrance examination based on their ability.ii.ability-improving practice1（基础中等的学生做）阅读文章，选择正确答案，回答问题。 how to become cleverer once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”. “thats easy,” answered the fisherman. “i know one way to make you become cleverer.” “really?” “of course. it is said a fish head is good for brain. if you eat one, youll become cleverer indeed. pay only three pounds for one fish head.” the boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him. a raw fish head is not goodnot even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps. “do you feel anything?” asked the fisherman. “not in my head,” said the boy. the boy lay on the ground and thought. “one whole fish costs only two pounds. i had paid him three pounds for the fish head. why couldnt i have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over?” he jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “you thief! you are fooling me!” the fisherman laughed, saying, “the fish head works now, you see.”1. the boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because he _.a. enjoy itb. wanted to taste itc. took it as a good medicined. was a foolish boy2. the boy came to the fisherman in order to _.a. buy a fish headb. ask the fisherman a questionc. become clevererd. a and c3. “not in my head” means “_”.a. the fish head was not in the boys headb. the boy felt nothing came into his headc. its difficult to give an answer right awayd. the boy didnt feel that he was cleverer4. the boy paid three pounds. he should have had _.a. a whole fishb. a fish head and one pound backc. a whole fish and one pound backd. a whole fish, a fish head and one pound back5. _ helped the boy become cleverer.a. a good mealb. the raw fish headc. nothingd. what had happened2（基础较好的学生做）阅读文章，了解其大意，然后选择正确选项填空。the japanese pay much attention to the luck of telephone number. the bathhouses, for example, (1) _ to use 4626, because when read in japanese, it has the (2) _ pronunciation as “have a good bath.” (3) _ the clothes shops and the butchers like 1429 better than (4) _ number because this number can either be read as “good dress” (5) _ “good meat.” (6) _ these numbers are (7) _ with something (8) _, people can remember them very (9) _. so they have (10) _ advertisements for the shops. on the other hand, there are also telephone numbers which are (11) _ as forbidden by the japanese people. 1564, for example, has the sound of “kill people” (12) _ the number 4219 has (13) _ of “people die”. at present there are about forty-four million (14) _ in japan. yet it is almost (15) _ for everyone to get (16) _ telephone number. so these (17)