1、Welcome UnitReading and ThinkingWarming up How did you feel on your first day of senior high school?excited,exhilarated,joyful,happy,hopeful,curious.anxious,worried,frightened,insecure,overwhelmed,frustrated,annoyed,upset,sorrowful.Warming up How do these people feel?frightenedfrightenedannoyedannoy
2、edanxiousanxiousexcitedexcitedPre-readingLook at the title,the design of the text and the pictures.Can you guess where the text is taken from?It seems like a screenshot of a social networking website.Do you post similar entries on social networking website?What do you usually post?What do you think
3、Han Jing talks about in the text?While-readingRead the text quickly and draw pictures to show Han Jings feelings on her first school day.(Ex.2)While-readingThink about the questions while listening to the recording.1Why did Han Jing feel anxious before school?2What did she worry about in the morning
4、?3How was her first maths class?4What was her first impression of her classmates and teachers?5What happened in the chemistry class?What would you do if this happened to you?6How did she feel when she looked back on her first day of school?7What did Han Jing learn from her first day at senior high s
5、chool?While-readingFill in the table with words and phrases from the text.Pay attention to the events and feelings.(Ex.4)TimeWhat was Han Jing texting about?7:00 a.m.senior high school,a little anxious12:30 p.m.5:32 p.m.10:29 p.m.maths class,difficult,a kind and friendly teacher,happychemistry class
6、,the guy next to me tried to talk to me the whole time,couldnt concentrate on the experiment,annoyeddidnt feel awkward or frightened,will make new friends,a lot to explore,more confidentWhile-readingDraw a mind map to illustrate Han Jings first day of senior high school.Pair work.Try to retell Han J
7、ings first day of senior high school according to the mind map.7:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.entered the schoolwanted to make a good first impressionwanted to make friendsfirst math classclassdifficultteacherkind,friendly,helpfultold a funny storyclassmateslaughed so much5:32 p.m.chemistry classin the science
8、labnewlessongreatthe guy next to metalked too muchannoying10:29 p.m.didnt feel awkward or frightenedbelieve I will make new friendstheres a lot to explore at senior highfeel much more confidentHomework1.Listen and repeat the text.Send the recording of your favourite paragraph.2.Retell Han Jings firs
9、t day of senior high school according to the mind map.Language Study So this is it_ high school at last!Im not _ so Im a little anxious right now.I want to make a good first _.Will I make any friends?What if no one talks to me?I just had my first maths class at senior high school!The class was diffi
10、cult,but the teacher was kind and friendly.He even told us a funny story,and everyone laughed so much!I found most of my classmates and teachers friendly and helpful.1.experiment 2.junior 3.confident 4.senior 5.explore 6.outgoing 7.concentrate on 8.impression This afternoon,we had our chemistry clas
11、s in the science lab.The lab is new and the lesson was great,but the guy next to me tried to talk to me the whole time.I couldnt _ the _.I really wanted to tell him to please be quiet and leave me alone!What a day!This morning,I was worried that no one would talk to me.But I was wrong.I didnt feel a
12、wkward or frightened at all.I miss my friends from _ high school,but I believe I will make new friends here,and theres a lot to _ at senior high.I feel much more _ than I felt this morning.I think that tomorrow will be a great day!1.experiment 2.junior 3.confident 4.senior 5.explore 6.outgoing 7.con
13、centrate on 8.impressionComplete the paraphrase with expressions from the text.Before Han Jing entered senior high school,she was a bit _ because she is not very_.She wanted to make a good _and she was wondering if she would be able to make any friends.She thought to herself,“_no one talks to me?”He
14、r first maths class was _,but the teacher was kind and friendly.He even told students_,and everyone laughed so much.She _ most of her classmates and teachers friendly and _.anxiousoutgoingfirst impressionWhat if difficulta funny storyfoundhelpfulComplete the paraphrase with expressions from the text
15、.She had the first _ class in the science lab,which is new.She found it hard to _the _ because the guy next to her tried to talk to her the whole time.She was _ and really wanted to tell him to be quiet and _!Looking back on her first day of senior high school,she didnt feel _ or frightened at all.S
16、he believes that she will make new friends,and theres a lot to _ at senior high.She feels much more _ than she felt this morning.chemistryconcentrate on experiment annoyedleave her aloneawkwardexploreconfidentPost-readingWork in pairs and complete the conversation:In the evening,Han Jings best frien
17、d in junior high called her and asked her about her new school.Han Jings friend:Hi,hows your first day?Han Jing:.Post-readingMake comments on Han Jings posts,then read them in groups.Choose the best comments to share with the whole class.Post-readingPair WorkTalk about your first day of senior high.
18、How did you feel before school?What class impressed you the most on the first day of school?Why?Did you experience anything special on your first day of school?What happened?What did you learn from your first day of senior high?Homework1.Copy the words,expressions(anxious-confidence)and highlighted sentences of this lesson.2.Write about your first day of senior high,including what happened and how you felt.
