Unit one School life

Period one welcome to the unit

I. Teaching aims:

To find out the differences of their life between senior high and junior high.

To learn something about the high school life in the UK.

To know how to get on well with high school life / study.

To find out how an activity attracts the students and helps the students

II. Teaching Procedures:

Step 1. Warming up

Let some students make a self-introduction.

1. Introduce themselves.

2. Say something about their junior high school life.

Step 2. Presentation

1. Pair work: brain storm:

When we are talking about our school life, what will we probably think of?

2. Group work

Here are three pictures that show some aspects of school life in the UK. Please read the instructions, look at the pictures: what's the difference between schools in China and the UK?

aspects In the UK In China Huge campus and low-rise buildings We can see huge campus and low-rise buildings.

It is the biggest difference from schools in China Schools in China usually have a large enough campus to make sure students have enough space to study and play in.

But most school buildings are taller, at least three storeys. Lockers for every student There are rows of lockers by the classrooms for students to put their stationary, books, exercise-books and other belongings. Students bring what they need for lessons to school and then take it all back home after school. Most schools in china do not have equipment in the classroom. Fewer students in each class There are fewer students in a class, no more than 30 per class. There are usually more students in high school, perhaps 40 to 50 per class. Recently some school are beginning to limit the number of students in each class. At ease with our teacher Students have a close relationship with their teachers. They feel at ease and comfortable with them. It is similar in china. Nowadays, lots of teachers and students have established a good relationship with each other. They respect each other and work to gain a better understanding of each other.