1、Unit 1 Life ChoicesTopic TalkWarming-upAre you ready for your new school life?What did you do before entering this new school?What is your dream high school?What do you plan to learn?What kind of teachers do you wish to meet?What learning atmosphere do you expect?Warming-upYour New School LifeWhat i
2、s it like?How do you feel about it and why?What is your plan for your new school life?Is it different from your previous school life?In what ways is it different?What is the biggest challenge?Talk about your new school life.Warming-up What expressions can be used to describe personal feelings?excite
3、d/exciting delighted/delightful interested/interesting stressed/stressful bored/boring challenged/challengingWarming-up What expressions can we use to describe the new school?differs in many ways from my previous one is much bigger and more dynamic than I expected has a beautiful campus/a big playgr
4、ound has a friendly head teacher/a big library has an excellent student centre Warming-up What expressions can be used to describe forms of learning?(can/cant)have different class schedules/choices for different clubs(do not)have fixed classrooms do group projects have group discussions share ideas
5、or check work togetherWarming-up What expressions can be used to describe expectations?learn many new things develop confidence in speaking English/competence in a variety of new skills have a happier,more fruitful and satisfying lifeListening1.1Listen and complete the following sentences.Im a new s
6、enior secondary school student.My new school life is very _.I feel excited because this school _.What is also very different is that students in the same class _.In the next three years,I hope I will _.excitingdiffers in many waysfrom my previous onehave different class schedules develop confidence
7、in speaking English and develop competence in a variety of new skillslearn many new things,ListeningList the differences between her new school and the previous one.Dont have fixed classrooms.Sit around in groups.Have group discussions.Share ideas or check their work together.Have different class sc
8、hedules.ListeningHow should we arrange all the ideas when we talk about our new school life?Personal Feelings Reasons Forms of learning ExpectationsListeningIm a new senior secondary school student.My new school life is very exciting.I feel excited because this school differs in many ways from my pr
9、evious one.What is also very different is that students in the same class can have different class schedules.In the next three years,I hope I will develop confidence in speaking English and develop competence in a variety of new skills.All in all,I hope to have a happier,more fruitful and satisfying
10、 life in my new school.How does the student introduce his new school life?1 identity/who2 personal feelings3 reasons4 forms of learning5 expectations6 conclusionSpeakingUse the Text Builder to talk about your new school life in pairs.Use as many newly-learnt expressions from the text as possible.Add
11、 more good expressions if necessary.Example:do assignments on your own,look forward to,get used to,lockers,restrictions,freedom,feel like a little fish in a big sea ListeningListen to the dialog.Three people are interviewed about their lives.Complete the notes below.1.2BobFredMs JohnsonJobWork sched
12、ulePositives about the jobNegatives about the jobBobFredMs JohnsonJobWork schedulePositives about the jobNegatives about the jobdoctorquite stressful,lots of pressure,little time for leisure6.30 am,by 7,12-hour shiftshelp recover from illnesses and injuriesfootball player10 months a year,five hours
13、a dayget injuredtravel a lot,cheer you onbusiness manager8 am until late in the eveningenjoy making important decisionsstressful,challenges arise,not see family enough 12小时轮班小时轮班ListeningListeningFind out the similarities in their lives.They are busy.They lead stressful lives.Their work has positive
14、s and negatives.They dont complain about the negatives.Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.Hans SelyeDiscussionHow do you understand the following quotes?There is no substitute for hard work.Thomas A.EdisonTo strive,to seek,to find and not to yield.Alfred Te
15、nnysonDiscussionHow do you understand the following quotes?The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.Mahatma GandhiQuietude promotes learning,frugality cultivates virtue.One cant show high ideals without simple living;one cant have lofty aspirations without a peacefu
16、l state of mind.Zhuge LiangAssignment1.Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about your new school life.Organize your ideas in a logical way.Then share it in groups.2.Organize your group discussion of quotes into a short passage,and share it online.Notes1.It is the start of a n
17、ew chapter in my life.u（人生或历史的）时期，时代，篇章骑马出了一次严重的事故后，我生命中的那一篇章就结束了。That chapter of my life closed when I had a serious riding accident.Notes2.Previously,we had fixed classrooms where students all sat in rows.u 以前；先前；在以前她以前受聘当导游。She was previously employed as a tour guide.Notes3.Unfortunately,the job can also be stressful,especially when challenges arise and I work so much that I feel I dont see my family enough.u arise arose arisen vi.出现；发生；产生；起身The birds attack crops when the opportunity arises.一有机会鸟儿们就会破坏庄稼。Goodbye!
