M1U1-Reading-School_Life_in_the_UK.ppt

Skimming : How does Wei Hua feel about her life in the UK? School life in the UK Unit 1 Reading (1) What do you think of your school life? Why? School facilities School hours Subjects Teachers and classmates School rules After-school activities Homework … Please read the Reading strategy on page 3 and answer two questions below: Why do we skim a text? How do we do it? 2.Why do we scan a text? How do we do it? Reading strategy a general idea certain information titles and headings the first and last sentences of paragraphs the first and last paragraphs pictures and charts Scan the text for key words and phrases, Dates, numbers, etc. Do not need to read the whole text. Enjoyable and exciting. Skim the text Find out the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1 School _______________ Paragraph 2 Attending_____________ Paragraph 3 ____________ and ____________ Paragraph 4 - 6 _____________ and _________ Paragraph 7 British ____ and her_________ Paragraph 8 Her _________________ hours assembly Teachers classmates Homework subjects food activities Feelings/ Hope Scanning-- to get certain information 1. How long did Wei Hua stay in Britain? 2. What was the name of Wei Hua’s class teacher? 3. What did Wei Hua make in the Art Class? For one year Mr. Heywood A small sculpture 6 Which British city did Wei Hua go to? 1 What time do British schools usually begin? What time do they usually end? 2 On average, how many students are there in a class in the UK? 3 Why did Wei Hua find her homework difficult at the beginning of her study in the UK? 4 On Tuesday, what did Wei Hua do in the evening? 5 What do British students usually eat after their main meal? Scanning Scanning 1.What time do British schools usually begin? What time do they usually end? 2. On average, how many students are there in a class in the UK? British schools usually begin around 9a.m. and end at about 3.30 p.m. 28 3. Why did Wei Hua find her homework difficult a