2019学年度外研版选修七Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year Period 1 Reading 教学设计

▇Goals

● To enjoy the reading

● To note the predicative clauses and subject clauses in the reading

● To learn to read with strategies

▇Procedures

Step 1: Warming up by learning about the American secondary school system

Similar to China, the American secondary school system also contains two parts: middle school and senior high school. But unlike China, they have 3 years in middle school and 4 years in senior high school, while we just the opposite and their after-school life is more colorful than in China.

After-school activities are a very important part for American students. For them, the development of social skills is considered as important as the development of intellectual skills. To help students develop their social skills, schools offer a large number of after-school activities and different sports clubs. To decide which students to accept, employers and colleges look for students who have several areas. Exam grades are very important, but so are the after-school activities. By taking part in these activities, students show their special talents, their ability to lead, and their ability to get on with others.

Proms are important for American girls. It's popular that American girls start thinking about prom night, months before the actual event. They plan their clothes and discuss where they are going to buy their dress, which should be long and very elegant. It's important that a girl looks as good as she can. If she can afford it, she will probably have her hair specially done. If a girl knows she looks pretty on the night, she is almost sure to have a good time.

Step 2: Before you read

Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the words, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling.

Step 3: While you read

Cut/ the sentences into thought groups, blacken the predicates, underline the useful expressions and darken the connectives.

Step 4: After you read

1. Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book. If possible, make your own sentences with these expressions.

Useful expressions from Highlights of My Senior Year

prom night, high school diploma, too...to, it seems strange that..., find oneself doing..., be a real success, have problems with, work as a peer mediator, it's clear that..., during the Easter vacation, the student council, have great fun, suit somebody perfectly, be worth it, it's a pity that..., watch the sunrise over the sea

Sentences made with expressions from Module 2