Unit1LifeChoicesLesson1LifestylesTeachingobjectives,focusanddifficulties01TeachingObjectivesLanguageCompetenceCancorrectlyusethefollowingwordsandphrases:addict,dragoneselfaway,definitely,target,attentive,achieve,revise,awiderangeof,it'ssoconvenienttodosth...CulturalAwarenessUnderstandhowtomakeappropriateresponsesbasedonothers'remarksinEnglishcommunication.ThinkingQualitiesCompareandevaluatethetwolifestyles,andprovidereasonablesuggestions.LearningAbilityWiththehelpofkeywords,studentscanidentifythetopicsentencesofparagraphsandcompletepre-readingquestionsonthebasisofunderstandingthegeneralideaofthearticle.KeyPointsHowtointroduceone'slifestyleinauthenticEnglish.Tocarefullygraspthemainideaandcontentofthetext.DifficultPointsBeingabletoexpressone'slifestyle,personalemotions,andfutureexpectationsinappropriateEnglish.Understandingthateverylifestylehascorrespondingadvantagesanddisadvantages,andtheneedtoovercomeshortcomingswhilepromotingstrengths.TeachingKeyandDifficultPointsTopictalk02YournewschoollifeWhatisitlike?Howdoyoufeelaboutitandwhy?Isitdifferentfromyourpreviousschoollife?Whatisyournewplanforyournewschoollife?excitingstressfulchallenging...excitedstressed...thecampuspeople…TalkaboutyournewschoollifeReadtheTextBuildercarefullyfromlefttoright.Thenlistenandcompleteitbyunderliningthewordsorexpressionsyouhearintherightcolumn.I'manewseniorsecondaryschoolstudent.Mynewschoollifeisvery________.Ifeelexcitedbecausethisschool________.PersonalFeelingsexciting,interesting,stressful,boring,challengingdiffersinmanywaysfrommypreviousone,ismuchbiggerandmoredynamicthanIexpectedhasabigplayground/afriendlyheadteacher/abeautifulcampus/anexcellentstudentcentre/abiglibraryTextBuilderLifeChoicesReasonsWhatisalsoverydifferentisthatstudentsinthesameclass________.Inthenextthreeyears,IhopeIwill________.Formsoflearning(can/can’t)havedifferentschedules/choicesfordifferentclubs,(donot)havefixedclassrooms,dogroupprojects,havegroupdiscussions,shareideasorcheckworktogetherExpectationslearnmanynewthingsdevelopconfidenceinspeakingEnglish/competenceinavarietyofnewskillshaveahappier,morefruitfulandsatisfyinglifeTextBuilderLifeChoicesTextbuilderI’manewseniorsecondaryschoolstudent.Mynewschoollifeisveryexciting.Ifeelexcitedbecause…Whatisalsoverydifferentisthat…Inthenextthreeyears,IhopeIwill….Allinall,Ihope…BeginningPersonalfeelingsReasonsFormsoflearningExpectationsEndingListentothedialogue.Threepeopleareinterviewedabouttheirlives.Completethenotesbelow.Then,taketurnstotalkabouttheirlifechoices.BobJobWorkschedulePositivesaboutthejobNegativesaboutthejobDoctorstartsworkat7a.m.,works12-hourshiftsgetstosolveproblemsandhelppeoplerecoverfromillnessandinjurylittletimeforleisure,lotsofpressure,havingtomakecorrectdecisionsallthetimeFredJobWorkschedulePositivesaboutthejobNegativesaboutthejobFootballplayertrainsfor10monthsayear,5-hoursadaytravelalottodifferentcountriesandpeoplecheeringhimoninjuriesfromtrainingorplayingListentothedialogue.Threepeopleareinterviewedabouttheirlives.Completethenotesbelow.Then,taketurnstotalkabouttheirlifechoices.MsJohnsonJobWorkschedulePositivesaboutthejobNegativesaboutthejobBusinessmanager8a.m.untillateeveninggetstomakeimportantdecisionsstressfulwork,doesn’tgettoseefamilyenoughListentothedialogue.Threepeopleareinterviewedabouttheirlives.Completethenotesbelow.Then,taketurnstotalkabouttheirlifechoices.FindoutthesimilaritiesintheirlivesTheyarebusy.Theyleadstressfullives.Theirworkhaspositivesandnegatives.Theydon’tcomplainaboutthenegatives.Quietudepromoteslearning,frugalitycultivatesvirtue.Onecan’tshowhighidealswithoutsimpleliving;Onecan’thaveloftyaspirationswithoutapeacefulstateofmind.-ZhugeLiang靜以修身，儉以養德。非淡泊無以明志,非寧靜無以致遠。諸葛亮Activeandshare03Whatactivitiesarethese?tochatwithfriendsonlinetodoschoolworktoplaysportstosurftheInternetWhatactivitiesarethese?toplaycomputergamestogorunningtoreadbookstodovoluntaryworkWhatactivitiesdoyouenjoy?Usethephrasestohelpyou.ExampleSurfingtheInternetisdefinitelyabigpartofmylife.tochatwithfriendsonlinetodoschoolworktoplaysportstosurftheInternettoplaycomputergamestogorunningtoreadbookstodovoluntaryworktofindinformationonasearchengineReadandexplore04Lookatthephotosaandb.Readtheself-introductionsbelow.Whatkindoflifestyledoyouthinkthetwostudentshave?Joelikestospendhistimeonlinebecausehesaysheisa"digitalnative".LiYinglikestosetgoalsforherselfandtryherbesttoachievethembecauseshecallsherselfa"go-getter".Readthetwotexts.UnderlineJoe'sonlineactivitiesandLiYing'sstudyhabits.Readthetwotexts.UnderlineJoe'sonlineactivitiesandLiYing'sstudyhabits.Readagain.TakenotesaboutJoe'sandLiYing'slifestylesandsharewhatyouhavefoundaboutthem.Trytoexplainwhata"digitalnative"anda"go-getter"mean.DigitalNativechatwithfriendsonlineplaycomputergamesdoallschoolworkonlinewatchfilmsonlinereadnewsandarticles

onlineshoponlineGo-getterstudywithacleargoalbeattentiveinwhattheydothinkactivelyreadbooksofallkindsjoinschool'slong-distancerunningteamandvolunteeringclubSomeonewhoisverygoodatusingdigitalequipmentsuchascomputersandmobilephonesbecausetheyhaveusedthemsincetheywereyoung.DigitalNativeSomeonewhoislikelytobesuccessfulbecausehe/sheisverydeterminedandhasalotofenergy.Go-getterListthepositive(P)andnegative(N)aspectsofJoe'sandLiYing'slifestyles.JoePNmakeourlifemoreconvenientbroadenourhorizongetinformation/resourceseasilyandefficiently…maketeenagersaddicttocomputergamesor

onlinechatandignoretheirstudydragpeopleawayfromtherealworld…Listthepositive(P)andnegative(N)aspectsofJoe'sandLiYing'slifestyles.LiYingPNcanmakefulluseofthetimeachievehighermarksinstudydevelopgoodstudyhabits…betoostressful…MakesuggestionstohelpJoeandLiYingimprovetheirlifestyles.IwouldtellJoethatheshouldspendmoretimeofflineandintherealworld.Hemightwanttoconsiderplayingsportsorreadingmoreinhisfreetime.IwouldtellLiYingthatsheshouldhavemorefun.Lifedoesn'tonlymean"goals"

butalsomanyotherenjoyablethings.ReadJoe'sintroductionagain.Howhasheorganisedhisintroduction?GeneralandbriefintroductionParagraph1ThethingsJoedoesonlineParagraph2ProblemsofbeingonlineandpossiblesolutionsParagraph31.Joedoesalotofthingsonline.()2.Hetalkswithhisonlinefriends.()3.Whenshoppingonline,it'sveryeasyandquicktocomparethequalityandpricesofgoods.()4.Joe'sparentsareworriedthathecouldbecomeapersonwhospendsalotoffreetimeontheInternet.(

)awiderangeofchatsconvenientanInternetaddictReplacetheunderlinedwordsandphraseswiththewordsandphrasesfromthetexts.5.Hismumthinksthatit'simportanttomeetfriendsinpersonsometimes.()6.LiYingtriestokeepherreadinglistmostrecent.()7.Sheoftenusesthetimeonbustolookagainatthethingsshehaslearnt.()8.Whatshetriestoachieveistoprepareherselfforuniversity.()fromtimetotimeupdatedreviseHertargetReplacetheunderlinedwordsandphraseswiththewordsandphrasesfromthetexts.Completethetextwiththewordsandphrasesbe