1、Unit 1 Period 4 Reading新 课 导 入What do you want to achieve at high school?Please rank them in order of importance.(1=most important)join a school clubtake a trip with your classmatesget the highest score in a test at least onceget to know all the schoolmates in your gradestand on stage at least oncew
2、in an awardread as many books as possiblelearn a new skillother _学习目标学习目标1.通过理解课文内容，正确认识课文中对高中生活的建议并做出自己的评价；2.掌握访谈的文体特征和写作方法。课 堂 学 习Look at the word cloud and the picture.Predict what is talked about in the interview.Scan the interview and answer the questions.1.What did Lisa find most helpful when
3、she started high school?2.How did she deal with new challenges?3.How did she handle disappointments?High School HintsInterviewer:Hello and welcome to School Talk!Today Im joined by a former student of our school,Lisa Osborne.Lisa graduated from our school last June and is about to go to college in N
4、ew York.Lisa,thank you for coming to share your suggestions for high school with us.Lisa:Hi,everybody.Im very glad to be back.I feel as if high school was only yesterday!Interviewer:So what helped when you first started high school?Lisa:Orientation Day was really helpful.Its a fantastic opportunity
5、for new students to get to know the school and the other students.I even made some new friends!Just keep an open mind and take part in as much as possible.Interviewer:Thats sound advice for sure.But how did you deal with new challenges,like starting a new course?Lisa:I had a chemistry test right at
6、the end of the first week.I was frightened at the sight of the test paper.But then I figured Id better just go all out and see what happens.If you fail,no problemnext time you can fail better!Interviewer:So,hold your head up,then.But life is not always easy.You must have had some moments when you we
7、re disappointed.If so,how did you deal with them?Lisa:As a member of the school volleyball team,I wasnt selected for the end-of-year competition.At first I was really sad,but later I realized that I joined the team for the love of the sport.It wasnt just about winning.So I kept working hard to suppo
8、rt my teammates during our training.Theres always a way to be part of something you love,isnt there?Interviewer:Yes,I totally agree.Is there anything else in particular that youd like to share with us?Lisa:Looking back on my high school life,the most important advice I d give is these wonderful word
9、s from the writer Maya Angelou.She said,Be a rainbow in somebody else s cloud.So,give your friends a hand when they need it.And this will make you feel good,too.Interviewer:Neat!Well,thanks again for coming to speak to us,Lisa.And good luck with college!Lisa:Thank you.Interviewer:So what helped when
10、 you first started high school?Lisa:Orientation Day was really helpful.It s a fantastic opportunity for new students to get to know the school and the other students.I even made some new friends!Just keep an open mind and take part in as much as possible.1.What did Lisa find most helpful when she st
11、arted high school?In the United States,there is an Orientation Day(迎新日)at the beginning of the school year for new students.Orientation Day is a way to welcome new students and help them know the school,including its history,campus,facilities and other relevant information.School staff and student v
12、olunteers will show new students around the school,and the new students will get their schedules and find out where their classrooms are.Interviewer:Thats sound advice for sure.But how did you deal with new challenges,like starting a new course?Lisa:I had a chemistry test right at the end of the fir
13、st week.I was frightened at the sight of the test paper.But then I figured Id better just go all out and see what happens.If you fail,no problemnext time you can fail better!2.How did she deal with new challenges?She figured that she should go all out(全力以赴)and not be afraid of failure.Interviewer:So
14、,hold your head up,then.But life is not always easy.You must have had some moments when you were disappointed.If so,how did you deal with them?Lisa:As a member of the school volleyball team,I wasnt selected for the end-of-year competition.At first I was really sad,but later I realized that I joined
15、the team for the love of the sport.It wasnt just about winning.So I kept working hard to support my teammates during our training.Theres always a way to be part of something you love,isnt there?3.How did she handle disappointments?She realized that it wasnt just about winning,and kept working hard t
16、o be part of something she loved.Read the passage again and try to find out how many pieces of advice Lisa gave us and what they are.Advice 1:Keep an open mind and take part in as much as possible.Advice 2:Go all out and dont be afraid of failure.Advice 3:Keep working hard to be part of something yo
17、u love.Advice 4:Give your friends a hand when they need it.Which piece of Lisas advice is the most helpful to you?Why?For me,the most helpful advice from Lisa is to go all out and not to be afraid of failure.As the saying goes,“We can learn wisdom from failure much more than from success.”To err is
18、human.(人非圣贤孰能无过)We should not be afraid of making mistakes.More importantly,we should learn from mistakes.By correcting ourselves,we can improve a lot.Think Share1.What do you think Lisa means by“If you fail,no problem next time you can fail better”?2.Think about the words from Maya Angelou:“Be a ra
19、inbow in somebody elses cloud.”Do you know of any similar sayings?3.What else would you like to ask Lisa about starting high school?She means its OK to fail,as long as you learn something from it to help you succeed next time.1.What do you think Lisa means by“If you fail,no problem next time you can
20、 fail better”?Friends show their love in times of trouble,not in happiness.2.Think about the words from Maya Angelou:“Be a rainbow in somebody elses cloud.”Do you know of any similar sayings?What club will be suitable for me?How can I get used to the learning schedule of senior high school?I find it
21、 hard to deal with my new classmates and teachers,what should I do?3.What else would you like to ask Lisa about starting high school?Work in groups.Give a speech to the new students on their first day at high school.Make notes of the problems the new students may face and your advice.Refer to the in
22、terview for ideas.Step 1 Make notesStep 2 Organise your speechl Start by welcoming the new students.l Talk about the problems and give your advice.l End by summarising the main points of your speech.How to organise a speech?Beginning:Problems you may faceFirstly,Secondly,Thirdly,/Another problem is
23、thatWays to solve the problemFirstly,Secondly,Thirdly,Another good way to solve the problem is to/thatEnding:In a word/In short/To sum up,we may meet with different problems,but we can solve them.Welcome to our high school!As senior high students,we are likely to meet with many problems.Step 3 Give
24、your speech to the classUseful expressions:Firstly,Secondly,Thirdly,Another problem is thatAnother good way to solve the problem is to/thatIn a word,/In short,/To sum up,课堂总结课堂总结Now you are on a new journey at senior high.Sometimes you are likely to feel like a small fish in a big pond instead of a big fish in a small pond.However,challenges are opportunities for growth.Please go all out to become the best fish you can be.
