外研社新教材Book1 Unit1 A new start
Understanding ideas: My First Day at Senior High
主题语境：人与自我---校园生活
语篇类型：记叙文
文本分析：
本板块呈现了一篇反映单元主题的课文，语篇类型为日记，讲述了一个学生高中第一天的经历及感受。课文按时间顺序，从主人公上学前的内心活动开始，记叙了他在高中第一天的学习生活。
学习目标：
Ø 带领学生略读文章，熟悉话题语境，获取文章的主旨大意；
Ø 引导学生细读文章，找出相关的细节信息并梳理情节发展的时间顺序；
Ø 带领学生对文章进行解构，掌握日记这种语篇类型的基本特征；
Ø 引导学生基于文章内容联系生活，并运用与话题相关的语言知识，讲述自己高中第一天的经历。
学习重难点：
Ø 通过运用阅读技巧，获取文章的主旨大意，并基于时间线索梳理清楚情节发展的脉络。（重点）
Ø 运用与话题相关的语言知识，讲述自己高中第一天的经历。（难点）
Ø Step1: Lead in
Watch the pictures and make a prediction.
Q1: How was Meng Hao’s first day at Senior High? Why?
Example: In photo3, Meng Hao was looking at the photos on the noticeboard when he heard an old man’s voice. Then they had a short talk. So I think Meng Hao was curious about his new school and he thought the staff in the school was friendly.
Q2: How can we get to know his experiences or feelings?
S1: From his diary.
T: Diary is a daily record of personal experiences, reflections or feelings.
Q3: What items are included in Mang Hao’s diary?
S2: It includes title, date and his personal experiences, reflections or feelings.
Ø Step2: Skimming
Read and Check
Q1: What experiences and feelings were mentioned in his diary?
Q2:Choose the best description of Meng Hao’s first day at senior high.
(1) He found the English class difficult and was not sure what to do.
(2) With the English teacher's support, he thought senior high was easy and felt confident about his future.
(3) He was not sure about life at senior high, but after the English class, he felt more confident.
Ø Step3: Scanning
Q1：In what order did the Meng Hao record his diary?
S3：In the order of time.
Q2：Find the keywords to describe Meng Hao’s experiences and feelings.
Ø Step4: Post-reading
Q1：What is your understanding of the saying:“Well begun, half done”?(Pair work)
Suggested answers:
It means that if you have a good beginning, your chance of success is greatly improved.
In our text, Meng Hao thought the experiences on his first day at Senior High made him realize that keeping calm and being prepared were important. He thought these lessons were important and a good beginning for his new school life.
Q2：How to organize a story?(group work)
Q3：Why did Meng Hao choose those experiences to record in his diary?(group work)
Q4：How did Meng Hao show his feelings on the first day at Senior High?(group work)
Ø Step5: Further thinking
What happened on your first day at senior high? Share your experiences and feelings with the class.
According to the chart and plot line, you sort out your experiences on the first day at Senior High.
Ø Step5: Homework
1. Based on the chart in Ex4, write down the summary of the passage.
2. According to the plot line you made, write down your diary on the first day at Senior High.
