高中英语 Unit1 School life Reading 牛津译林版必修

1、Unit 1 School lifeSchool life in the UK Lead-inReading strategyDetailed-readingPost-readingHomeworkBeautiful school campus with modern school facilities.Providing selective courses (drop some of the subjects that you do not prefer).A great variety of school activities involved.More free style is wel

2、comed with fewer rules and regulations.Higher requirement of students academic ability, relatively higher burden.Being at ease with teachers.Offering more chances of connecting society, concentrating on the form of life abilities.Sincere friends and classmates whenever you can turn to.Read the Readi

3、ng strategy on page 3 and answer two questions below: Why do we skim a text? How do we do it?2. Why do we scan a text? How do we do it?Skimming How to get a general idea?Read the text “ School life in the UK” quickly and answer the following questions.1.What did Wei Hua think of her life in UK?She t

4、hought it was a very enjoyable and exciting experience.2. What subjects did Wei Hua study in the past year?3. Which British city did Wei Hua go to?English, History, English literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science,P.E., Art, Cooking and French.Manchester.Topics mentioned in the text:teachers stu

5、dents friends subjects homework grades festivals timetable activities host family food hobbies school rules school hoursschool assembly Art classWe skim a text when we want to get a general idea of what it is about.We focus on the title, the first and last sentences of each paragraph.Read the senten

6、ces below and decide which ones are true and which ones are false according to the article you have just read. 1. Wei Huas favorite teacher was Mr. Heywood.FMiss Burke2. Most British classes have fewer than thirty students.3. Wei Hua had more homework in her school in China.4. It was very expensive

7、for Wei Hua to communicate with her parents. TTFfree5. In the UK, students can choose to stop studying any subject.6. The cake made by Wei Hua did not taste good.FFsomeWe scan the text when we want to find certain information in a text quickly.We focus on: key words and phrasesdates, numbers.Scannin

8、g to get certain information1. According to the headmaster, what should the students spend much time on?2. Why was it a struggle for Wei Hua to remember the names of her classmates?They should devote themselves to study.Because there were different students in some classes.3. Why did Wei Hua find he

9、r homework difficult at first?4. Who gave Wei Hua a lot of support in her studies?Because all the homework was in English.The teachers gave her much encouragement.5. How did Wei Hua manage to improve her English?6. What do the British like eating at the end of dinner?Dessert.She used English everyda

10、y and spent an hour each day reading English booksin the library.Read the text again and choose the best answers to the questions below.A. What the headmaster told them sounded like what she used to hear in China.B. She used to get up at 8 am. in China.C. She was such a good cook that she liked cook

11、ing British food.D. She didnt like History or Art, so she chose cooking.1. Which of the statements is true?2. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Her English improved a lot as she used English every day.B. School life in the UK is busy and bitter.C. She had a wonderful experience in a British sc

12、hool.D. She was happy with the British school hours.3. Which of the following has the closest meaning to “I could send e-mails to my family and friends back home for free”?A. I could e-mail my family and friends back home without paying money.B. I could e-mail my family and friends back home freely.

13、C. I could e-mail my family and friends in my free time.D. I could be free to e-mail my family and friends back home.4. The writers purpose of writing the passage is to _.A. tell us that she doesnt like school life in BritainB. excite more students to study abroadC. improve her EnglishD. introduce h

14、er exciting and happy school life in Britain5. The writer felt lucky because _.A. she could get up an hour later than usualB. the headmaster told them to earn respect by working hard and achieving high gradesC. she had been given a golden opportunity to study in Britain and met helpful and friendly

15、teachers and studentsD. she improved her EnglishParts ParagraphsMain ideaPart 1Part 2Part 3Para. 1Paras. 2-7Para. 8Wei Huas feeling about staying in a British high school for one yearsDifferent aspects of school life in the UKWei Huas hopeD Find these new words in the article and match the words wit

16、h the correct definitions. WordsMeaningsenjoyableearndevoteget something because you have done something goodgive most of your time and energy to somethinggiving pleasureWordsMeaningsaveragechallengingextrasatisfactionusual or commondifficult in an interesting way that tests your abilitymore than us

17、ualthe good feeling you have when you get what you wantE Complete the letter to Wei Hua.Answers :experiencedLiteraturestruggleencouragementfonddessertrespect1. Should students study more languages?2. What subjects would you like to take if you could choose? Why?Nowadays, more and more young students are going abroad to study. What effects will the new school life have on them?DebateAdvantages: widen their view improve their English learn to be independent and cooperate with others learn about foreign customs and culture let the foreigners learn about China and