1、 Period 2 Reading and Thinking First ImpressionsWelcome Unit制作人：制作人：AshleyAshleyBy the end of this period, you will be able to1. Learn some adjectives to describe feelings.2. Practice the skill of skimming and scanning in reading.3. Share own experience on the first day of school. Learning objective
2、sLead inHow did you feel on your first day of senior high school? How did you feel on your first day of senior high school?happyanxiousexcitedannoyedfrightenedcurious, shocked, nervous, homesick, worried, delighted, disappointed, awkward, .Step 1: Pre-reading1. Skim the text and decide which order d
3、oes Han Jing follow to talk about? Time order or place order? Time order2. Read the title, look at the pictures and predict what the text is probably about?The text is perhaps about the feelings and experiences on the first day.3. Where can you most probably read this text?We can probably read this
4、text on a social networking.look at a text or chapter quickly in order to have a general idea of the contentsParagraph 1:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Activity 1: Skim and match the main idea with each paragraph.Han Jings first maths classThe worries about the new school day Han Jings first ch
5、emistry classHanJings feelings about her first senior school dayStep 2 : While-reading1) Why did Han Jing feel anxious before school?Because she is not outgoing. Activity 2: Scan the passage for details.7:00 a.m. look at a text to find some particular information2) How was her first maths class?It w
6、as difficult but the teacher was kind and friendly.12:30 p.m.3) What happened in the chemistry class? What would you do if this happened to you?A guy next to Han Jing tried to talk with her and she couldnt concentrate on the experiment.If I were Han Jing, I would tell him to keep quiet and leave me
7、alone.5:32 p.m.4) What did Han Jing learn from her first day in senior high school?She learned that she would make new friends in her new class and there was a lot to explore in the new school.10:29 p.m.awkwardfrightened Activity 1:Summarise the text messagesStep 3: Post-reading7:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.5:
8、32 p.m.10:29 p.m.anxious happyannoyednot awkward and frightened at allHan Jing was not outgoing.The class was difficult but the teacher was kind and friendly.A guy next to Han Jing tried to talk with her and she couldnt concentrate on the experiment.much more confident7:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.5:32 p.m.10:
9、29 p.m.anxious happyannoyednot awkward and frightened at allHan Jing was not outgoing.The class was difficult but the teacher was kind and friendly.A guy next to Han Jing tried to talk with her and she couldnt concentrate on the experiment.much more confident Activity 2: Retell the passageFor exampl
10、eHow did you feel before school? What class impressed you most on the first day of school? Why? Did you experience anything special? What happened? What did you learn from your first day at senior high school?Step 3: Post-readingSummaryWeve learned the following in the class：Han Jings feelings about her first senior high school daySome adjectives in this passage to describe feelingsSkimming and scanning as important tips in readingLearn to be strong and confident about unkonwing things .HomeworkWrite a passage about your experience on the first day of school.THANKS
