the following sentences in order.

① My new school is very good and I can see why.

② The English class is really interesting.

③ My name is Li Kang.

④ Ms Shen wants to help us improve our spelling and handwriting.

⑤ The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing.

⑥ There are sixty-five students in my class - more than my previous class in Junior High.

⑦ The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called Ms Shen.

⑧ I like her attitude very much.

Suggested answers: ③-①-⑤-②-⑦-④-⑧-⑥

(3) Try to analyze the structure of the passage.

Part Paragraph Main idea 1 　Paragraph 1, 2 The introduction of himself and the new school 2 Paragraphs 3, 4, 5 The reason why he likes English class very much. 3 　Paragraphs 6 The brief introduction of his class.

2. Scanning

Purpose: To get Ss to have some details in the text.

　　(1) Read the text quickly and try to get some details from the text. Work in pairs and try to ask and answer questions from the text. Questions can be like these:

Q1. How do the teachers use the computer in the classrooms?

Q2. Does Li Kang like to have an English class at Senior High? Why or why not?

Q3. What does Li Kang think of the new Senior High school?

Suggested answers:

　　A1. The teachers write on the computer, and their words appear on the screen behind them. They can show them photographs, text and information from websites.

　　A2. Yes, he does. Because the English class is really interesting and funny. Ms Shen is very enthusiastic. She uses a new teaching method.

　　A3. I think he likes his new school very much. Because the teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly. The classrooms which have a computer and a special screen, are amazing and brilliant. And all the students are all friendly and hardworking. They will also help each other.

　　(2) Ask Ss to finish Activity 6 on P4. Check whether they have understood the text or not.

Suggested answers:

　　The second summary is the fullest one of what Li Kang writes.

Step 4 Dealing with the language points in groups.

Purpose: To train Ss' listening ability and language capacity.

Group work. The students are divided into groups of four. Each group is supposed to read through each part, and then discuss them.

1. The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing.

表示"吃惊"的几个单词：

◆ surprise指"由于出乎意料而感到惊异或诧异"。

Eg His coming surprised me.