1、 Reading and Thinking Welcome UnitLeading InLead-inHow did you feel on your first day of senior high school?Circle the pictures that describe how you felt.happy anxious excited annoyed frightened disappointed satisfiedActivity InquiryStep 1 While-readingTask1 Fast reading:Read the passage quickly an
2、d tell the following is true(T)or false(F).()(1)Han Jing was outgoing,but she was a little anxious on her first school day.()(2)The maths class in senior high school was not easy.()(3)The chemistry lesson was great but the guy next to Han Jing was quiet.()(4)Han Jing liked her first school day becau
3、se it was great.()(5)Han Jing didnt miss her friends from junior high school.FTFTFActivity InquiryTask2 Careful reading .Read the text again and discuss the questions.(1)Why did Han Jing feel anxious before school?_(2)How was her first maths class?_She is not outgoing.It was difficult.Activity Inqui
4、ry(3)What happened in the chemistry class?What would you do if this happened to you?_(4)What did Han Jing learn from her first day at senior high school?_The guy next to Han Jing tried to talk to her the whole time.If this happened to me,I would ignore him.She learnt that she would make new friends
5、there and there was a lot to explore at senior high school.Activity Inquiry.Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers.(1)What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A.Han Jing was so outgoing.B.Han Jing hoped to make some friends in her new school.C.Han Jing thought no one would talk to her.D
6、.Han Jing didnt like to go to school.(2)What did Han Jing think of her new maths teacher?A.Strict but kind.B.Rude and helpless.C.Helpful but shy.D.Friendly and humorous.BDActivity Inquiry(3)What did Han Jing mean by the sentence“I really wanted to tell him to please be quiet and leave me alone”?A.Th
7、e boy next to her was annoying.B.Han Jings deskmate liked to make others happy.C.Han Jing thought her classmates were not friendly.D.Han Jing didnt want to make friends with others.(4)Han Jing thought her first day in senior high school was.A.useless B.wonderful C.boringD.frighteningA B Activity Inq
8、uiry 通过带着问题快速浏览文章的方法，训练学生捕捉与题干相关细节的能力，从而快速解题。当部分问题无法通过速读来解决的时候，可仔细研读相关段落，了解段落及文章大意，逐步解题。Activity TipsActivity InquiryStep 2 Post-reading TimeWhat was Han Jing texting about?7:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.5:32 p.m.10:29 p.m.Chemistry class,the guy next to me tried to talk to me the whole time,couldnt concentrate
9、 on the experiment,annoyedMath class,difficult,a kind and friendly teacher,happysenior high school,a little anxiousDidnt feel awkward or frightened,will make new friends,a lot to explore,more confidentTask1:Fill in the table with the words and phrases from the text,and tell a partner about Han Jings
10、 day.Then talk about your own first day of senior high school.Activity Inquiry My first day of schoolOn my first day of senior high school,I wasnt that anxious because nearly all of my old classmates were there,too.However,I was a little stressed because the lessons were more difficult than before a
11、nd I had to try my best to keep up with the other students.My favourite class was chemistry,because the teacher made it really interesting and we did many experiments.I was happy because our teachers treated us like adults and all the classes,though more difficult,were more interesting.Activity Inqu
12、iryTask 2 Try to retell the outline of the text according to the chart above.The answer is open.ExerciseComplete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases below.(Words study on page 5)Tian Hua is a new student at a school in America.She is studying at an American high school for on
13、e year.In China,Tian Hua was in Grade 1 at 1._ high school,but in America,she is in Grade 10!She did not 2._ at all when she arrived.Her first 3.was that English was difficult and people spoke too quickly,but soon she found that if she 4.the ideas,explore;impression;feel confident;senior;experiments
14、;concentrated onExercisenot the single words,she could understand!She also made friends and began to 5.the city with them.Her new friends were happy to explain things to her after class.Her favourite class is chemistry because the teacher lets the students do cool 6.!Tian Hua is not sure how well sh
15、e will do at school this year,but she is not nervous any more.She is excited!Exercise AnalysisComplete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases below.(Words study on page 5)Tian Hua is a new student at a school in America.She is studying at an American high school for one year.In
16、China,Tian Hua was in Grade 1 at 1._ high school,but in America,she is in Grade 10!She did not 2._ at all when she arrived.Her first 3._ was that English was difficult and p e o p l e s p o k e t o o q u i c k l y,b u t s o o n s h e f o u n d t h a texplore;impression;feel confident;senior;experime
17、nts;concentrated onfeel confidentsenior impressionExercise Analysisif she 4._ the ideas,not the single words,she could understand!She also made friends and began to 5._ the city with them.Her new friends were happy to explain things to her after class.Her favourite class is chemistry because the teacher lets the students do cool 6._!Tian Hua is not sure how well she will do at school this year,but she is not nervous any more.She is excited!exploreconcentrated onexperiments
