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高一英语活动单 (M1U1Reading)M1U1 School life in the UKPeriod I-Reading comprehensionWelcome to the unit & readingTeaching Aims Learn more about school life in the UK and the differences between school life in the UK and in ChinaEnable students to develop some important reading skills.【Activity procedures】学生学习活动教师组织教学方案Welcome to the unitActivity 1：小组活动，完成下列任务1.Talk about your old schools (1) school and campus (2) classes, students, teachers (3) subjects and activities (4) Which subject do you like best? Why?2. Talk about the pictures, learn something about school life in the UK.，compared with school life in China.In the United Kingdom In ChinaHuge campus and low buildingsLockers for every studentSmall class sizesA lot of outdoor activitiesActivity 2: Word study. Discuss the following important words and phrases: experience, earn, respect, devote, average, for free, be fond of, look back on, satisfaction, surf, graduate, make use of, somehow, inform, approve, in charge of, preparation. Reading Activity 1 Fast reading 1Activity Aim：make Ss have a brief understanding of the passage2Teaching Method：students-centered practice Step 1.Warming up. Answer the following questions:1. Do you know of any differences between the lives of Chinese and British high school students? 2. Can you try to give the some reasons for the differences?Step 2. Reading skills - Skimming and Scanning. Skimming- We skim a text when we want to get a general idea of what it is about. Skim the text to find out the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1School hoursParagraph 2Attending assemblyParagraph 3Teachers and classmatesParagraph 4-6Homework and subjectsParagraph 7British food and her activitiesParagraph 8Her plans Scanning - to get certain information. Scan the text to answer the following questions. 1. What did Wei Hua think of her life in the UK? 2. What subjects did Wei Hua study in the past year? 3. Which British city did Wei Hua go to?Step 3. Fast reading: Go through the passage as quickly as they can and try to find answers to the following questions: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 art class?Answers:1. For one year.2. Mr Heywood.3. A small sculpture.Activity 2 Detailed reading 1Activity Aim : make Ss get some details of the text2Teaching Method: students-centered practice Step 1.Go through the passage carefully to answer the following questions:1. What time do British Schools usually begin?2. What time do they usually end?3. On average, how many students are there in a class in the UK?4. Why did Wei Hua find her homework difficult at the beginning of her study in the UK?5. On Tuesdays, what did Wei Hua do in evening?6. What do British students usually eat after their main meal?7. Which British city did Wei Hua go to?Answers:1. 9 a.m 2. 3:30 p.m3. About 284. Because all the homework was in English.5. She had an extra French class on Tuesday evening. 6. Desserts.7. Manchester. (You may refer to football or the football team there.)Step 2.True or False exercises:1. Wei Hua likes the school hours in the UK.2. Chinese schools encourage students to work hard.3. Wei Hua s favorite teacher was Miss Burke.4. British students have fixed classroom and classmates.5. British students can only study two languages: English and French.Answers: TTTFFActivity 3 Consolidation1Activity Aim：make Ss master the text structures2Teaching Method：students-centered practice Task- based reading(1)School life in the UKThe(2) enjoyable and (3)exciting experience of school life in the UKOn the first day, all students went to attend (4) assembly. During it, the headmaster told us about the rules of the school and the best way to (5) earn respect from the school was to work hard and (6) achieve high grades.My (7) favorite teacher taught us English Literature.Homework was not as (8) heavy as what I used to get in my old school.My English (9) improved a lot as I used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books.Students can (10) drop some subjects if they dont like them.Activity 4 Summary 1.ActivityAim: review what we have learned this class2. Teaching Method ：students-centered practiceGoing to a British high school for one year was a very and for me, On the first day, all students went to , the headmaster told us that the best way to the school was to and high grades. I found the homework was not I used to get in my old school. but it was a bit for me at first because all the homework was , I felt lucky as all my teachers were very and I enjoyed all my subjects. My English a lot as I used English everyday and an hour every day English books in the library. Students at that school have to study Maths, English, and science, but can , I was very lucky to the different way of life and I really hope that someday I can go back and study in Manchester again.Keys : enjoyable and exciting experience; attend assembly; earn respect from；work hard ；achieve；as heavy as；challenging；in English；helpful；improved；spent；reading；drop some subjects；experienceActivity 5 Discussion1. Activity Aim : practice oral English and writing 2. Teaching Method: students-centered practice Nowadays, more and more young students are going abroad to study. What effects(影响) will the new school life have on them?Advantages: 1. Widen their view 2. Improve their English 3. 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 technology Disadvantages:1. cost a lot of money and cause a heavy burden to their parents2. feel homesick 3. form bad habits4. stay in a foreign country and refuse to come back Homework :Recite the summary carefully and fluentlyM1U1 School life in the UKPeriod Language Points【Teaching Aims】1. Help students to learn some useful words and expressions2. Enable students to master some important language points3. Make use of the important words, phrases and sentences flexibly【Teaching Procedures】学生学习活动教师组织教学方案【Activity One】1. Activity Aim：Revision 2. Teaching Method：Explanation by teachersGoing to a British high school for one year will be a very exciting _ for a Chinese student. You may see many _there, such as school hours, class size, subjects, school activities and so on. In Britain, school usually _ around 9a.m. and _ about 3:30p.m. In each class there are about 30 students. It is the _ size for British schools. Schools offer many _ to the students: English Literature, Computer Science, Math, Science, Art, etc. and you can _ some subjects if you dont like them. You can _ other subjects that youre interested in. Teachers are very helpful and homework is not _, so that will make you feel at _. In a British high school youll surely experience a quite different _ of life!Answers: experience, difference, starts, ends, average, subjects, drop, choose, heavy, ease, way【Activity Two】1. Activity Aim：Enable students to master important words, phrases and sentences 2. Teaching Method：Explanation by teachers Step1 Key words 1experienceexperience: n.C 经历,阅历 U 经验 v. .经验, 体验, 经历, 阅历1) This was my first experience of living abroad.这是我第一次在国外生活的经历。2) Failing an exam was a new experience for me.考试失败对我来说是全新的体验。3) Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的老师。4) He has two years experience in teaching. 5) to experience pain/pleasure/unhappiness 感受痛苦/愉快/不幸6) I was very lucky to experience this different way of life. 【拓展】experienced adj. 有经验的an experienced teacheran experienced reporterbe experienced at/in +名词/doing something1) Jenny is experienced at teaching beginners. 珍妮在教初学者方面有经验。 2) Tom is experienced in dealing with difficult customers.汤姆在与难对付的客户打交道方面有经验。用experience的正确形式填空。1) Anyone who is _ in drawing may come tomorrow.2) I dont think they _ ever _ real hunger.3) She is a teacher with more than 20 years _ in teaching but not in driving at all.4) Please tell us your _ of living abroad for so many years.Key: 1) experienced 2) have, experienced 3) experience 4)experiences【考题链接】D1) As a war reporter, Jenny got through a lot of adventurous _, which helped her get rich _ in her job. A. experience; experience B. experience; experiences C. experiences; experiences D. experiences; experienceB 2) He is a great success as a scientist, but he hasnt _in teaching. A. many experiencesB. much experience C. an experience D. a lot of experiences2. earnearn v. 挣得，博得earnings: n. 所得收入earn money earn ones living earn respect from sb. 1) He earns about $20000 a year.2) As a teacher, she had earned the respect and admiration of her students.3) His outstanding ability earned him a place on the team.【考题链接】D Through hard work you will _ the respect of your fellow workers. Which of the following is not appropriate?A. gainB. earnC. winD. accept3. devote devote vt. 致力于，献身 devote oneself / ones time/ energy to sth./ doing sth. be devoted to devotion n. the devotion to sth./ doing sth.1) He has devoted all his life to the cause of education.2) He has devoted all his time and energy to his research.【考题链接】C She decided to devote herself _ the problem of the old.A. to study B. studying C. to studying D. Study4. average average adj. 一般的; 平均的 n. 平均，平均数on average 平均而言above (the) average / below (the) average高于/低于平均水平1) What is the average temperature for July in Nanjing?2) She looks like an average teacher.3) On average, I receive 5 e-mails every day.4) The cost of living in this city is below the average. 这个城市的生活费用低于平均水平。5. missmiss v. 错过; 想念1) Her son has gone to the USA, and she misses him very much.2) If I dont leave now , Ill miss my plane .3) 我不想错过看那位歌手今晚在电视上的演出。I dont want to _miss seeing_ (see) that singer on TV tonight . 【考题链接】1) My mind wasnt on what he was saying so Im afraid I _ half of it.A. was missingB. had missed C. will missD. missed2) The bird was lucky to miss _. A. shooting B. being shot C. to be shot D. to shootStep2 Important phrases Translate the following phrases 1. than usual 比往常. as usual 像往常. 2. attend assembly 参加集会3. the best way to do sth. / of doing sth. 做某事最好的方式.4. earn respect from sb. 赢得某人的尊敬5. devote oneself to sth. / doing sth. 致力于，献身 6. achieve high grades 获得高分7. sound like 听上去像.8. not as. as 不如.9. used to 过去常常 cf: be used to do / be used to sth. / doing sth.10. It is challenging for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说是一大挑战11. encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事12. spend time in doing sth. 花费时间做.13. send E-mails to . 给.发邮件14. for free / free of charge 免费 15. be fond of 喜爱，喜欢16. look beautiful 看上去漂亮17. miss sth./ doing sth. 想念. miss the chance to do sth. 错过做某事的机会18. be lucky to do sth. 很幸运做.19. experience this different way of life 体验不同的生活方式20. look back on / upon 回忆，回顾Step3 Important sentences 1. Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me. V-ing 作主语 E.g. Walking after a meal is a good habit. Reciting is necessary in learning a language. Its a waste of time talking about such a thing.2. This sounded like my school in China. sound like+ n. / clause- E.g. That sounds like a plane. It sounds like there is something wrong with the machine. The plan sounds good / reasonable.3. It was a struggle for me to remember all the faces and names. It is/ was a struggle for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说做.是一件难事 E.g. It was a real struggle for him to get ready for the speech in such a short time. it 形式主语 It is adj./ n. for sb. to do sth It is adj. of sb. to do sth. E.g. It is not hard for one to do a good deed. It was selfish of you not to donate anything. It is a shame to behave like that. 这样做是可耻的。4. Cooking was really fun as I learnt how to buy, prepare and cook food. fun n.【U】 E.g. What fun it is to play chess with you! Have fun! 玩得愉快! for fun 闹着玩地 make fun of 取笑【课堂检测】I. Word spelling 1 His new book is full of _ (challenge) ideas.2 Teachers often give lots of _(encourage) to students so they will work hard.3 It was a very _ (enjoy) concert that we had last night.4 The girls gave a wonderful concert. Their parents watched with great _(满意).5 There was nothing special about the meal；it was _ (平常的)6 My favorite subject is _(文学).7 There were so many people that the company put on _ (外加的) buses.8 I really have _(尊重) for everything you have achieved.IIFill in the blanks using the proper forms of the given phrasesbe happy with; for free; sound like; have respect for; get a general idea of; word by word; used to; look back on; for example; such as1They let me have these vegetables _.2Some of the rubbish，_ food，paper and iron，rots away over a long period of time.3Some students，_，John，live in the school.4I _ swim in the river when I was a child.5If you _ the past，you will understand your parents better.6She _ the job she got yesterday.7Go through the text quickly and _ the passage.8. He looked over his composition _ in order to find out some mistakes.9. It _ there is something wrong with the fax machine. It beeps all the time.10. People dislike him though they _ him.III. 同义词辨析 1用used to/be used to的适当形式填空(1)I _ going to bed at 10 every night，which is good for my health.(2)I _ go to school by bike and now I _ walking to school.(3)The knife _ cut meat.2用spend/take/cost/pay的适当形式填空(1)He doesnt always _ much time on his homework.(2)After _，we left the shop.(3)It _ me more than 2 hours to finish my homework yesterday.(4)This dress _ me 200 yuan.(5)He _ all his money getting married to his girlfriend.Iv. Multiple choices1. Are you feeling tired after the game?_. In fact, I feel quite relaxed.A. Not a little B. Not a bit C. A bit D. A little2. _ ways to be more gentle with the Earth, or well be punished. A. To find B. Finding C. Found D. Find3. In the end she decided to sell the house _ windows face south.A. which B. that C. what D. whose4. Hearing his travelling _, I knew that he was an _ traveller. A. experiences; experienced B. experience: experience C. experiences; experiencing D. experience; experiencing5. - Keep me _ the latest news. - OK. A. informing to B. informed of C. inform of D. informed to6. When he was a boy, he had to _ his living by selling newspapers. A. earn B. get C. spend D. achieve7. The _ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes. A. common B. usual C. average D. general8. At that time, all the graduating students were sitting in the classroom _ the coming tests.A. prepared B. made preparations for C. preparing for D. getting ready for9. More and more young people are fond _ playing tennis nowadays.A. on B. to C. in D. of10. Although the working mother is very busy, she still _ a lot of time to her children. A. provides B. offers C. spends D. devotes.阅读理解Men are dirtier than women. Scientists proved it by spying in public restrooms, watching one-quarter of the men left without washing their hands. In contrast, 90 percent of the women did wash up. Many results show the single easiest step to stay healthy is spending 20 seconds rubbing hands with soap under faucets(水龙头). They also explain we should use paper towels to open bathroom doors. There exists the possibility that the person before you left germs(细菌) on the knob(把手).Back in 1996, the society first studied how often people followed Moms advice to always wash up after using the toilet. Researchers stayed in public restrooms a little longer, putting on make-up or combing their hair, while secretly counting. They concluded about one-third of people did not wash.They also started an education campaign about how hand washing can stop the spread of-the flu, diarrhea(腹泻) and other infectious diseases. Every few years, researchers repeat the investigation.This time, 83% of people washed, reported Harris Interactive, a research company that last month monitored more than 6,300 public restroom users for the society. That is a little better overall.People praise themselves about hygiene(卫生). A telephone survey of 1,000 adults found 91% insisted they wash in public restrooms. Additionally, 77% claimed to always wash before handling or eating food, and 32% after coughing or