ReadingandthinkingFirst

ImpressionsA

thousand

mile

journey

begins

with

the

first

step.Laozi千里之行，始于足下。——老子anxiousexcitedannoyedfrightenedhappyLead-inYou’ve

come

to

the

high

school

for

a

couple

of

days.

Howdidyoufeelonyourfirstdayofyourhighschool?

And

why?Han

JingPre-ReadingOn

the

early

morning

of

September

1st,

a

girl

named

Han

Jing

comes

to

her

high

school.school

buildings

labblackboarddormitoryFirstimpressionsHanJing’sfirstimpressionsofthefirstdayathighschool.Pre-ReadingIguessthatthispassagewillbetalkingabout…becausethereare…Lookatthetitleofthepassageandthepictures.Whatdoyouthinkthispassagewillbetalkingabout?phone/padcontentandpicturescommentsEmoticon/Emoji

+

timePre-ReadingIt’s

probably

taken

from

a

socialnetworkingsite

like

WeChat.

Iguessthatthispassageistakenfrom…because

thereare…Canyoumake

a

guessabout

wherethetextistakenfrom?popular

apps

in

AmericaHanJing’sfirstmathsclassTheworriesaboutthenewschooldayHanJing’sfeelingsaboutherfirsthighschooldayHanJing’sfirstchemistryclassWhile-ReadingParagraph1

Paragraph2

Paragraph3Paragraph4TimeorderTask1:Matchthemainideaswitheachparagraph.Task2:How

isthetextorganized?7:00a.m.12:30p.m.5:32p.m.10:29p.m.While-ReadingTask3:Skim

the

text

and

makeatimeline

to

show

Han

Jing’s

feelings

on

her

first

day

of

school.Careful

ReadingRead

the

text

again

and

discuss

the

questions.The

class

was

difficult

but

the

teacher

was

kind

and

friendly.She

wasn’t

outgoing

and

she

wanted

to

make

a

good

first

impression.1.

Why

did

Han

Jing

feel

anxious

before

school?2.

How

was

her

first

maths

class?3.

What

happened

in

the

chemistry

class?

What

would

you

do

if

this

happened

to

you

?Careful

ReadingThe

guy

next

to

her

tried

to

talk

to

her

the

whole

time.

She

couldn’tconcentrateontheexperiment.Things

turned

out

great

and

shewillmakenewfriends,and

there’salottoexplore.4.

What

did

Han

Jing

learn

from

her

first

day

at

high

school?If

this

happened

to

me

I

would

tell

him

to

stop

talking

or

I

would

report

to

the

teacher.

TimeWhatdidHanJingdo?Howdidshefeel?7:00a.m.12:30p.m.5:32p.m.10:29p.m.ShearrivedatschoolThemathsclasswasdifficultTheteacherwaskindandfriendly.Inthechemistryclass,theguynexttohertalkedtoherthewholetime.Shecouldn'tconcentrateontheexperiment.Shebelievedshewouldmakenewfriendsandtherewasalottoexplore.

happy

annoyedexcitedandconfident

Careful

Reading

A

little

anxiousPost-ReadingImagineyouareareporteroftheEnglishpaperinyourschool.YouhaveinterviewedHan

Jingaboutherfirstdayatschool.Nowyouwanttowritewhatshefeltanddidonherfirstdayinherhighschool.Youmaybeginlikethis:HanJingismyfriend.Todayisherfirstdayatthe

highschool.Onepossibleexample:Post-Reading

HanJingismyfriend.Todayisherfirstdayatseniorhighschool.

Inthemorning,whenHanJingarrivedatschool,shefeltalittleanxious.Shefoundthemathsclasswasdifficult,buttheteacherwaskindandfriendly.Shewashappy.Thatafternoon,inthechemistryclass,theguynexttohertalkedtoherthewholetimesoshecouldn'tconcentrateontheexperiment.Thatmadeherannoyed.Allinall,shewasexcitedandconfidentthatdaybecauseshebelievedshewouldmakenewfriendsandtherewasalottoexplore.CommentsIfyouwereafriendofHanJing,whichmomentwould

you

like

tocomment?Whatwouldyousay?Free

Talk

Review

these

sentences

and

try

to

bear

them

in

mind.1.

我想給人留下良好的第一印象。我會交到朋友嗎?要是沒人跟我說話怎么辦?2.

我發現大多數同學和老師都很友好并且樂于助人。3.

我無法集中精力做實驗。我真想告訴他請安靜點，別煩我!I

want

tomakeagoodfirstimpression.WillImakeanyfriends?Whatifnoonetalkstome?Icouldn’tconcentrateon

theexperiment.Ireallywantedtotellhimtopleasebequietandleavemealone.Ifoundmostofmyclassmatesandteachersfriendlyandhelpful.Key

sentences4.我一點兒也沒覺得尷尬或者害怕。5.

我相信我在這里能夠交到新朋友，并且在高中有好多東西等著我去探索。6.我現在感覺比早晨自信多了。IbelieveIwillmakenewfriendshere,andthereisalottoexplore

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