Module 1 Unit1 reading1

PredictionWhenwecometothetitle“SchoollifeintheUK”,whatdoyouexpecttoreadinthispassage?Step2Readingstrategy–skimming1.Howcanwegetthegeneralideaofatext?---Byskimmingthetext.Bylookingat•thetitle•thefirstandlastsentencesofeachparagragh.•thefirstandlastparagraphs•pictures•charts2.Howcanweskimthetext?Whatwasthetextabout?IttellsusWeiHua’senjoyableandexcitingschoollifeintheUK.Skimming1.Howcanwefindcertaininformationquickly?---Byscanningthetext.2.Howcanwescanthetext?Bylookingfor:1.keywordsandphrases2.dates3.numbersStep2Readingstrategy–scanningScanning1.WhatdidWeiHuathinkofherlifeinUK?Itwasaveryenjoyableandexcitingexperience.2.WhatsubjectsdidWeiHuastudyinthepastyear?English,History,Englishliterature,ComputerScience,Maths,Science,P.E.,Art,CookingandFrench.3.WhichBritishcitydidWeiHuagoto?ManchesterC1.Readthesentencesbelowanddecidewhichonesaretrueandwhichonesarefalseaccordingtothearticleyouhavejustread.1.WeiHua’sfavoriteteacherwasMr.Heywood.FMissBurke2.MostBritishclasseshavefewerthanthirtystudents.3.WeiHuahadmorehomeworkinherschoolinChina.4.ItwasveryexpensiveforWeiHuatocommunicatewithherparents.TTFfree5.IntheUK,studentscanchoosetostopstudyinganysubject.6.ThecakemadebyWeiHuadidnottastegood.FFtastedsomeC21.Accordingtotheheadmaster,whatshouldthestudentsspendmuchtimeon?2.WhywasitastruggleforWeiHuatorememberthenamesofherclassmates?Theyshoulddevotethemselvestostudy.Becausetheyhadtomovetodifferentclassroomfordifferentclassesandhaddifferentstudentsinsomeclasses.3.WhydidWeiHuafindherhomeworkdifficultatfirst?4.WhogaveWeiHuaalotofsupportinherstudies?BecauseallthehomeworkwasinEnglish.Theteachersgavehermuchencouragement.5.HowdidWeiHuamanagetoimproveherEnglish?6.WhatdotheBritishlikeeatingattheendofdinner?Dessert.SheusedEnglishandspentanhourreadingEnglishbooksinthelibrary.everyday.Readthetextagainandfindthemainideaofeachpart.GeneralideasPartsParagraphsMainideaPart1Part2Part3Para.1Paras.2-7Para.8WeiHua’sfeelingaboutstayinginaBritishhighschoolforoneyearsDifferentaspectsofschoollifeintheUKWeiHua’shopeTopicsmentionedinthetext:□teachers□students□friends□subjects□homework□grades□festivals□timetable□activities□hostfamily□food□hobbies□schoolrules□schoolhours□schoolassembly□Artclass√√√√√√√√√√√√D.Findthesenewwordsinthearticleandmatchthewordswiththecorrectdefinitions.E.CompletethelettertoWeiHua.Answers:1.___________2.___________3.___________4.___________5.___________6.___________7.________________experiencedLiteraturestruggleencouragementfonddessertrespectNowadays,moreandmoreyoungstudentsaregoingabroadtostudy.Whateffects(影响)willthenewschoollifehaveonthem?DiscussionAdvantages:1.widentheirview2.improvetheirEnglish3.learntobeindependentandcooperatewithothers4.learnaboutforeigncustomsandculture5.lettheforeignerslearnaboutChinaandattractthemtoinvestinChina6.learnadvancedtechnologyDisadvantages:1.costofmoneyandcauseaheavyburdentotheirparents2.feelhomesick3.formbadhabits4.stayinaforeigncountryandrefusetocomebackHomeworkReadthetextcarefullyagainandtrytofindoutthelanguagepoints.