Welcome to our class!

Unit2

Challenging yourself

• School is a place where children are educated. And the main task of education is to lay a good basis for their life-long learning.

•What’s the content of this class ?

different schools:

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• A fable is a short story, often with animals as their main characters ,which intends to teach a lesson.

animals

duck

rabbit

squirrel

eagle

eel

subjects

duck

rabbit

squirrel

eagle

eel

Running Climbing Swimming Flying

• Skimming is a type of rapid reading which is used to get the main ideas of a passage.

True (T) or False (F)

• ( )1.The animals could choose the subjects they liked.

• ( )2.The duck couldn’t pass the running exam because she was lazy.

• ( )3.The rabbit left school because he couldn’t pass the swimming exam.

• ( )4.The squirrel got to the top of the tree first in the climbing exam.

F

F

T

F

• ( ) 5. The eagle got a “C” in climbing because he got to the top of the tree later than the other animals.

• ( ) 6. The eel got the scholarship because he got the highest grade in every exam.

F

F

Running Climbing Swimming Flying

duck

rabbit

squirrel

eagle

eel

Poor;

failed

excellent

Average grade

Passing grade

topnervous

failed

excellent

got a ”C”

discouraged

got a ”D”

insisted on using his own way

got a “C”

a little a little very well a little

• Scanning is used to locate some specific information without understanding the whole passage.

• Discuss in groups and try to work out the moral of the fable.

We shouldn’t become a Jack of all trades, master of none.( 门门通，样样瘟）

• Once upon a time, the animals set up a school. Their subjects consisted of ….

• The duck…

• The rabbit…

• The squirrel…

• The eagle…

• At the end of the year, a little eel…

• Write a short passage with the title

“What should Senior 1 students learn at school ?”

Step1. Choose one idea

Step2. Introduce your opinions:

Reason 1…

Reason 2…

Reason 3…

Step3. Draw a conclusion (Repeat your opinion )