Module 1 My First Day at Senior High

Period 1

Ⅰ.The General Idea of This Module

This is the first module of Student's Book 1.Also it's the beginning for Li Kang,　a new high school student.　What he saw and what he felt are the main parts of the reading passage.　The topic is familiar to all the new students at Senior High School,　which can arouse their sympathy and make them want to learn and express themselves.　At the same time,　this module also shows the content of courses,　teaching methods and the students' attitudes to studies at Senior High to encourage all the students to value the time,　try to realize their dreams and make great contributions to our country.

INTRODUCTION

In this part,　students are demanded to introduce themselves,　which is a good preparation for all the new high school students after a long summer vacation.　Students can talk about their life,　their former schools and their opinions about the subjects according to the vocabulary and questions in the textbooks.

READING AND VOCABULARY

This part contains a passage about Li Kang's first day at Senior High.　The passage gives us detailed description about Li Kang's new school,　new class,　his first English class and his feelings.　The topic is close to the life of new high school students.

GRAMMAR 1

This part is about revision of the present tenses:　the present simple tense and the present continuous tense.　Students should learn to sum up what they have learned by doing exercises.

LISTENING AND VOCABULARY

Listening has always been a difficult point for most the students.　In this part,　the students will learn the new words and word formation first,　which makes a good preparation for listening.　At the same time,　the students will consolidate the words by listening.

GRAMMAR 2 AND PRONUNCIATION

This part contains an important grammar point:　Adjectives ending in－ing and－eD. 　Students should know the different meanings and functions between these two kinds of adjectives and make sure of the pronunciation of the words with－ed endings.

SPEAKING AND WRITING

Students are asked to talk about the life and studies of the students at US high school according to the pictures and what they have known.　At the same time,　the students should write a reply to the email from Martha,　an American student.　That shows how to use English well is the most important thing.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH AND FUNCTION，CULTURAL CORNER

A language is learned for communication.　In this part,　students will learn some everyday English and the expressions to keep the conversation going.　In "CULTURAL CORNER",　students are asked to read the short passage to learn and compare the American and Chinese school systems.　They also can learn something about school systems in other countries by learning.

TASK