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Lesson One Half a Day
I Timetable

Class work
Period 1-2
Preparation work
Lead-in
Para (1-2)
Period 3-4 Para (3-16)
Period 5-6 Para (17-20)
Period 7-8
Exercise


II. Teaching Objectives
1. Help students know the theme of the text: Everything is changing and how to face the changes in life.
2. Use illuminative questions to help students understand the text.
3. Help students grasp the language knowledge in the text.
1) Words and expressions
2) Sentence paraphrase
3) Grammar
4) Good expressions in the text
4. Help students know the cultural information
1) date palm
2) the different way to educate children in western countries
3) the subjects the primary school students have in western countries
4) the Bible and the Creator of the universe
5) physical punishment
6) education in Britain
5. Help students know the genre of the text: short story
5. Help students know the figure of speech: metaphor
6. Help students know the writing device of the text: the great use of short and simple sentences
III Teaching Procedures
1. Lead in
We could begin the lesson by asking the students about the following questions:
(1) Was it hard for you to leave home for the first time in your life? Who went to see you off at the railway station? Who came to school with you? Who took you here? What did he/she say to you on the way?
(2) Did you feel happy about going to college? Why and why not?
(3) Do you remember the first day at college? Did you feel lonely at that time? Who is the first friend you’ve made?
(4) What did you think of college life before you come here? Do you find life at college rich and colorful or tedious and boring? Is college life different from what you have expected? In what...