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Unit One Half a Day Teaching Procedure Warm-up Activities Background Information Text Appreciation Language Study Exercise Ⅰ. Warm-up Activities Discussion: On “First Day at School” Was it hard for you to leave home for the first time in your life? Who saw you off at the railway station? Who came to school with you? What did he/she say to you on the way? What do you think is the business of university? What do you expect to learn here? Did you feel you were a stranger the first day you arrived? Did you find the university just as you had imagined? In what way was it as you imagined, and in what way wasn’t it? Were you disappointed when you found it wasn’t as good as you had expected? Enjoy the poem: First Day at School It’s hard to explain, the way I feel; A place unknown but is so real!A soft voice welcomes me to the place,I look up to see a lady’s smiling face.I’m led to a table that is covered with shapes, A young girl my age says Hi I am Grace,I am three, but soon will be four. I am a big girl and not afraid any more.I forever trying new things and learning everyday.And the best thing is I having fun while I play! Days go on and I encounter many new experiences and friends,I feel like I’m on a roller coaster, which never seems to end. Today I wrote my name for the very first time,My teacher hugs me and gives the most gracious smile. I feel full of pride; confident I can do anything if I try. If you come to Kindy you are sure to find inside,Happy smiles from children that continually shine! —Julie Mc Millan On the Change of a City Watch the pictures and discuss: Does your hometown look like how it used to when you were in primary school? How much does your hometown change? How do you see these changes? Ⅱ. Background Information About the author: Naguib Mahfouz Born: December 11, 1911Cairo, Egypt Died: August 30, 2006 (aged?94) Cairo, Egypt Occupation: Novelist Nationality: Egyptian Notable work(s): The Cairo Tr