1、Unit 1 A new startStarting out&Understaning ideasHow do you understand the title?of a new term;of a three-year journey;of a promising future;.new environment;new classmates and teachers;new knowledge;new ways of thinking;.Learning objectivesIn this Unit,we are going tolearn some emotional words to s
2、how my feelings on the first day of senior high.tell the differences between domestic and western high schools.mentally prepare myself for what challenges we will meet at senior high life.know how to survive senior high with tips.1234adj.好奇的n.设施，设备n.印象adj.印象深刻的Activity 1：Free talk Share your first d
3、ay of senior high with your classmates.your feelings on the first day your first impression of the new school the first person you know your favorite things about the school impressive things about senior highActivity 2:Wacth and compare 1.Watch the video and write down what aspect is mentioned abou
4、t King Alfreds School.2.How is this school different from that in China?school age school type location/lken/number of pupils/pjupl/school time schedule means of transportation /trnspten/school facilities/fsltiz/(school bus)curriculum(subjects)/krkjlm/dress code(school uniform/junfm/)after-school ac
5、tivities1.What aspects are mentioned about King Alfreds School?King AlfredAn introduction to King Alfreds School2.How is this school different from that in China?You can talk from the following points:Length of schooling Schedule The number of classes each day Class length School subjects.After-scho
6、ol activities Extension:Discuss and tell the differences between Chinese and Western high schools.Chinese high schoolsWestern high schoolsschool managementschool agelength of schoolingschool time schedulecurriulum(school subjects)school facilitiesafter-school activities.New challenges Activity 3:Thi
7、nk and learnunfamiliar with everythingacademic pressureinterpersonal relationshipkeep positivetime management.1.What challenges will we meet at Senior high?2.How will we face the new challenges at Senior high?Activity 4:Watch and learnHow to survive High School-the First Day?Culture linkFirst week o
8、f Senior High School First week of high school varies greatly from culture to culture.For instance,its a custom in South Korea and Japan to welcome new students with a school entrance ceremony,emphasising students duties and responsibilities.Some skilled painters in Japn draw welcome pictures on the
9、 blackboard.In the US,most high school offer a training course before school actually starts.New students learn their way around the building and meet some of their teachers and fellow students.https:/ suggestionsTeachers adviceSeniors tipsMothers proposalsDads adviceOther suggestionsAvitity 5:Criti
10、cal thinkingSuggestions for Senior High Shool Students 1.What other suggestions for school life have you been given before?Write them in the blanks above.2.How do you feel about these suggestions?3.What suggestions would you like to give high school starters based on your experiences?Avitity 5:Criti
11、cal thinkingSuggestions for Senior High Shool Students12345678Important lexical chunks全新的开始与不同与某人分享在高中想要做某事把归还给第一印象渐渐（喜欢/了解/理解等）a new startbe different from/differ from share sth.with sb.at senior high(school)would like to do sth.return sth.to sb.the first impression get to do sth.Important sentence
12、s 2.Who is the first person youve got to know?1.Id like to know what you think of your new school,and how youre feeling about it.thatSelf-assessmentlearn some emotional words to show my feelings on the first day of senior high.tell the differences between domestic and western high schools.mentally p
13、repare myself for what challenges we will meet at senior high life.know how to survive senior high with tips.From this class,I can./Preview the reading passage,“My First Day at Senior High”,and finish the reading assignment on P4.What did Meng Hao experience on the first day at senior high?How did he feel?Homework
