1、Unit 1宁城县第四中学宁城县第四中学 张泽华张泽华Do you think junior high is similar to primary school?Did you meet any problems in junior high?Who gives you the most helps when you meet problems?Did your parents give you some advice before you go to junior high?Lead-in Pre-reading 1.What can you see in the picture?2.Wha
2、t do Mias parents give her?Before your journey startsMiaA girl and her parents.A paper boat.travelling from one place to anothertitle3.Whydo Mias parents give her a boat?Whats the passage about?Look and the picture and answer the questions.While-reading:read and answer the questions 1.Is it the firs
3、t paper boat from her parents?2.Why did they give Mia the paper boat?No,it isnt.To share some thoughts._2.Whats the paper boat?Its a letter.Read and answer the questions._While-reading 1.What are her parents thoughts about?1.What the meaning of the title“Before your journey starts”?Its about Mias ju
4、nior high school life.Before Mias junior high starts.Get ready for her junior high school life.Read and answer the questions.While-reading What was primary school like?What is junior high like?poolriverWhy?Its small and safe.Its big and wide.The water moves fast.A.Comparison(比较比较)betweenprimary scho
5、ol and junior high school.B.Make a new paper boat and give good wishes.C.A new startjunior high school.Match the main idea of each paragaph.CABWhile-reading:fast reading Part 1Read Part 1 and fill in the blanks.primary schooljunior high It was like a _.It was _and _.Parents _ your boat from _.It is
6、like a _.It is _ and the water moves _.Parents still here to _.pool help fast wide safe small river winds protected pul水塘，水洼 prtekt保护 wnd风wad 宽阔的While-reading:careful reading Primary school was like a pool.It was small and safe.Dad and Mum protected your boat from winds.But junior high is like a riv
7、er.It is wide and the water moves fast.You will face new problems.We are still here to help.But sometimes you have to sail your boat by yourself:Just try your best and work hard.Remember this:No pain,no gain.You will go through storms towards the sea.What do“a pool”,“a river”and“the sea”stand for?Th
8、e pool stands for the primary school.Its small,safe and relaxing.The river stands for the junior high school.Its a new start and a little difficult.The sea stands for the future.Its wide and bright.While-reading:careful reading Primary school was like a pool.It was small and safe.Dad and Mum protect
9、ed your boat from winds.But junior high is like a river.It is wide and the water moves fast.You will face new problems.We are still here to help.But sometimes you have to sail your boat by yourself:Just try your best and work hard.Remember this:No pain,no gain.You will go through storms towards the
10、sea.What do you think the storms are?Big tests and homeworkFighting with friendsCant get used to(习惯习惯)the junior high school life Worrying about(担忧担忧)the futureWhile-reading:careful reading Post-reading Boats sailingThrough the journeyTowards the sea_Time:_Time:_like a_like a _Parents protected her.
11、Mia:_Parents_.Mia:_junior highprimary schoolpoolriverhelp hersafetries her best and works hardRead and coplete the timeline.Complete the thinking map with the words and expressions from the passage.junior highthoughtsnew problemsbestwork hardhelpsPost-reading:retell Primary shcool was like a seed(种子
12、种子).It was small.Trees protected it from winds and storms.Junior high is like a trunk(树树干干).It is big and grows fast.It needs more sunshine and air.The future will be like a big tree.Its beautiful and powerful.It can protect itself.Post-reading How will you describe your junior high?Write Mias reply
13、 to her parents.Step 1:Organise your reply.Show thanks to Dad and MumHow is life different at junior high?What is my problem?What am I going to do?Writing Step 1:Organise your reply.Show thanks to Dad and MumThank you very much for your letter.How is life different at junior high?Its true that junio
14、r high school life is different.Writing Step 1:Organise your reply.What is my problem?We have more subjects and more homework.There are also many activities/tasks.Its hard to plan my time.What am I going to do?But I will try my best and work hard.No pain,no gain.Writing Dear Mia,Time flies!You are n
15、ow in junior high!Are you ready for your new life?Primary school was like a pool.It was small and safe.Dad and Mum protected your boat from winds.But junior high is like a river.It is wide and the water moves fast.You will face new problems.We are still here to help.But sometimes you have to sail yo
16、ur boat by yourself.Just try your best and work hard.Remember this:No pain,no gain.You will go through storms towards the sea.We made this letter into a new paper boat.We hope it helps you in the coming years!With love,Dad and MumLearn about the structure of a letter.Salutation 称呼Signature 署名署名Begin
17、ning 开端Body 主体Ending 结尾Writing Step 3:Check your reply.p Did you include all the ideas from Step 1?p Did you use the word and expressions from the reading passage?p Did you write about your feelings and experiences at junior high?Step 4:Share your reply.Writing Homework 1.Draw a thinking map of the text and retell the passage.2.Polish your article.
