1、 Unit 1 Back to School Reading One: Teaching Design Teaching Aims Read Mr Xus speech about Realizing your potential and understand a speech; Learn to find out topic sentences and understand the new words and phrases; Teaching Procedures Reading Realizing your potential Step1: Leading- in Last class,
2、 we talked about that our senior high school is a time of learning and discovery. How can we learn better and discover more? (lead to Confuciuss saying: Study without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without study ends in puzzlement. ) Step2: Pre-reading Senior high school brings a lot of new e
3、xperiences to everyone. Today we will read a speech given to senior high students by Mr Xu, their principal on the first day of the term. Before the students read the speech transcript , they should think about 2 questions: How do you think senior high school will be different from junior high schoo
4、l? What do you think the principal will talk about in his speech? Step3: Detailed reading for important information 1. Listen and name 1). Play the tape and ask the students to listen carefully and mark the numbers before each paragraph. 2). Introduce the definition of topic sentencess, where can we
5、 find them? Ask them to find out the answer on P4 A1 Read Mr Xus speech quickly and try to finish A1 on page 4. (optional answers: 1. welcome to senior high school; 2.I cant wait to describe to you what senior high school life is like. 3. What is potential? 4. To fully realize your potential, it is
6、important for you to make the most of our school resources.5. Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. 6. Be confident, do your best and make us proud.) 2. Now reread the passage and choose the best answers. Prensent 4 Questions on ppt. 1What will open the do
7、or to your potential at high school? 2How should you develop your potential at high school? 3Why should you make full use of school resources? 4Who is the text probably given to? Answers : CABD Read the speech transcript again carefully and answer the questions on P4 A2. Answers : 1. a new environme
8、nt, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. 2. He has confidence in our ability to make a difference to our family, to our communityand our country. 3. Our classes, our teachers and classmates, and our school facilities( a lot of school activities) 4. Always look on the bright side and never lose ho
9、pe, even in difficult situations. 3. Dealing with new words and phrases Ask the students to read the speech carefully and try to understand the sentences. Find out the words or phrases that you are confused. Tell the students to try to guess their mearnings according to the form or linked sentences.
10、 Provide an exercise on ppt. Match the meanings and part of speech. Present all the new words and phrases and read them aloud. Step4: Post-reading 1. talk about the characters of a speech. Read the part of A3 on p4 2. Pair work. Discuss the following questions. Ask two or three groups to present in
11、class. 3. Exercise 根据 P2P3教材课文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确 形式。 High school is a world full of 1.challenges(challenge)， such as new subjects， new experiences and new ways of 2.thinking(think)If you work hard to get 3.over the challenges， you have the opportunity 4.to acquire(acquire) great knowledge and
12、 enjoy personal growth. At high school you should try your best to discover your potential.To 5.fully(full) realize your potential，you ought to make 6.the most of your school resources.Of equal importance 7.are(be) your good study habits，positive attitudes and useful skills.As a high school student，
13、you must be an active and responsible student.8.In time you will find yourself growing into a well- rounded person. Its very important for you to make 9.continuous(continue) efforts to train your mind and develop character.High school will help you grow，realize 10.your(you) great potential and become confident. 4.Summary
