1. Writing practice:

What is your dream school life like?

What kind of school activities do you enjoy?

What do you think of your life here in the new school?

4. Summary

5. Home work

1) Recall all the new words and expressions that appear in this unit.

2) How much do you know about the school and school life in the UK? Try to surf the net, go to the library or interview foreign students.

3) Preview the following lesson.

Period two Reading: school life in the UK

Teaching aims:

1. To read a magazine article about school life in the UK.

2. To learn to apply two basic reading skills: skimming and scanning.

3. To learn some expressions about school life.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1. Revision

Check the homework exercise.

Step 2. Presentation

Yesterday discussed the differences between high schools in our country and the UK.

Now we are going to read a magazine article which is written by an exchanging student. She has been studying in the UK for one year. Now she gives a clear brief introduction about her school life there.

Before we read the article, we are going to learn the reading strategy: skimming and scanning. (P.3: Reading strategy)

Skimming: to get a general idea of the article.

focus on the title, heading, captions, the first and last sentences of paragraphs, charts and pictures ...

scanning: to locate specific information about an article.

Look for key words and phrases, dates and words in bold, italics or capital letters...

Step 3. Reading

1. Skimming question:

How does Wei Hua feel about her life in the UK?

2. Scanning:

1. What topics are mentioned in the WeiHua's letter?

(opt. are the following aspects of school life mentioned in the article?

teachers classmates friends subjects homework grades

timetable activities school facilities host family food

hobbies customs traditions festivals)