1、WELCOME UNITReading and ThinkingFIRST IMPRESSIONSHow did you feel on your first day of senior high school?(use as many adjectives as possible)Leading-inexcitedpleasednervousworriedWhat difficulties might you encounter at the beginning of their senior school life.Predict the content about the passage
2、 by reading the title and pictures.THINKINGLeading-inSkim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.TimeWhat was Han Jing texting about?(key words)7:00 am12:30 pm 6:32 pm10:29 pmNew senior school life;anxiousMaths class and teacher;happy;friendly and helpfulChemistry lab;new;great;ann
3、oying boyConfident;a lot to exploreFast readingRead the passage carefully to understand the main idea of each paragraph Paragraph 1：Paragraph 2：Paragraph 3：Paragraph 4：Careful readingI am worried about my new school day.My experience of having my first maths class.My experience of having my first ch
4、emistry class.My feelings about my first senior school day.1.Why did Han Jing feel anxious before school?2.How was her first maths class?Read the passage carefully and answer the following questionsCareful readingShe is shy and worried about making friends and making a good impression on her first d
5、ay.It was difficult but the teacher was interesting.3.What happened in the chemistry class?What would you do if this happened to you?Careful readingRead the passage carefully and answer the following questionsA guy next to Han Jing tried to talk with her and she couldnt concentrate on the experiment
6、.I would tell him to keep quiet or I would report him to my teacher!4.What did Han Jing learn from her first day in senior high school?Careful readingRead the passage carefully and answer the following questionsShe learned that most of her classmates and teachers were friendly and helpful and there
7、was a lot to explore in the new school.Read the text again and work in pairs to do the following.1.What are Han Jings first impressions of her the new school day?Talk about your first impressions on the new school day?Do you have some in common?2.What kind of girl is Han Jing?What about you?Do you t
8、hink you can make good friends with a girl like Han Jing?3.Do you think Han Jing can get used to the new senior school day quickly and why do you think so?Further reading【suggested answers】1.What are Han Jings first impressions of her the new school day?Talk about your first impressions on the new s
9、chool day?Do you have some in common?Further readingShe has a good impression of her first school day.The teacher is great and most of the classmates are friendly and helpful.The lab is new.I feel the same way with Hanjing.I feel great my new school life.Further reading【suggested answers】She was not
10、 outgoing but hardworking.She is careful while having lessons.She is kind and friendly.I am outgoing and hardworking.I think I would like to make friends with a girl like Han Jing because she is kind and hardworking.2.What kind of girl is Han Jing?What about you?Do you think you can make good friend
11、s with a girl like Han Jing?3.Do you think Han Jing can get used to the new senior school day quickly and why do you think so?网Further reading【suggested answers】Yes.At the end of her first day,she was confident that tomorrow would be a great day.And she believed that she would make new friends My na
12、me is Han Jing who is not an 1._ girl.This is my first senior school day and I am so 2._.I was wondering whether I could make a good first 3._(impress)and make any good 4._(friend).In my first maths class,5._ as it was,the teacher was 6._ and 7._ who even told us 8._ funny story,which made us laugh
13、heartily.Complete the passage with the suitable words from the passage.Summaryoutgoinganxiousimpressionfriendsdifficultfriendlykinda In the afternoon,we had our chemistry class in the school lab,9._ is new and the lesson was great.What a day!In the morning,I was 10._ about my new life.However,now,I
14、dont feel 11._ or 12._ at all.I firmly believe I can make new friends and I am 13._ tomorrow is another great day!I cant wait to 14._ more about my new life!Complete the passage with the suitable words from the passage.SummarywhichworriedawkwardfrightenedconfidentexploreWrite a passage to introduce your first senior school day.(100 words or so)Homework
