unit 1 reading

1、 lead-in talk about the different school lives in the uk or other foreign countries. reading strategy: skimming and scanning we skim a text when we want to get a general idea of what it is about. we look at the titles and headings, the first and last sentences of paragraphs and the first and the las

2、t paragraphs as well as pictures and charts to guess what the text is about. when we want to find certain information in a text quickly, we scan the text for key words and phrases, dates, numbers, etc. we do not need to read the whole text word by word. read the text quickly and answer these questio

3、ns. 1.how long did wei hua stay in britain ? _ 2.what was the name of wei huas class teacher ? _ 3. what did wei hua make in her woodwork class ?_ one year mr heywood small table fast reading: true or false 1 wei hua likes the school hours in the uk. 2 chinese schools encourage students to work hard

4、. 3 wei huas favourite teacher was miss burke. 4 british students always have the same classrooms and classmates. 5 british students can only study two languages: english and french. 6 wei hua enjoyed playing football. 7 wei hua is now back in manchester again. t t t t f f f british students can cho

5、ose subjects that they like. british students can study english, german and french. wei hua is now in china. words 1 attend 2 earn 3 challenging 4 extra 5 prepare 6 drop 7 desserts a difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability b make something ready c give up d go to e more than usual f

6、sweet food eaten at the end of a meal g get something because you have done something good 1. which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a. she used to get up at 8 am in china. b. what the headmaster told them sounded like what she used to hear in her school in china. c. she

7、 was such a good cook that she liked cooking british food. d. she didnt like history or art , so she chose woodwork. 2. what is the main idea of the passage ? a. her english improved a lot as she used english every day. b. school life in the uk is busy and bitter. c. she had a wonderful experience i

8、n a british school. listen to the text and choose the best answers 3. which of the following has the closest meaning to “ i could e-mail my family and friends back home for free” ? a. i could e-mail my family and friends back home without paying money. b. i could e-mail my family and friends back ho

9、me freely. c. i could e-mail my family and friends in my free time. d. i could be free to e-mail my family and friends back home. 4. the writers purpose of writing the passage is to_. a. tell us that she doesnt like school life in britain b. excite more students to study abroad c. improve her englis

10、h d. introduce her exciting and happy life in britain 5.she felt lucky because _. a. she could get up an hour later than usual b. the headmaster told them to earn respect by working hard and achieving high grades c. she had been given a golden opportunity to study in britain and met helpful and frie

11、ndly teachers and students d. she improved her english detailed reading par. main ideadetailed information 1 2 3 school hours attending assembly teachers and classmates a) was she happy with the school life?_ b) school in britain_around 9 am and_about 3:30 pm. yes starts ends a) who was the girl sit

12、ting next to her on the first day? _ b) the headmaster told them about_ _during assembly. a) who was her favorite teacher?_ b) was it easy for her to remember all the studentsfaces and names? why? _ diane rules miss burke no. because they had to move 4 5 6 7 8 homework and subjects british food and

13、her activities intentions a) the homework was not heavy, but why was it a bit challenging for her? _ a) why did her english improve a lot? _ b) did she enjoy cooking? how do you know? _ a) do students have to learn all the subjects even if they dont like them?_ a) why did she miss chinese food a lot at lunchtime?