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Read & Think
Unit 1 Teenage Life
The Freshman Challenge
To compare senior high school life between
China and foreign countries.
To read to learn American students’ school life.
To find the problems and think about solutions.
To learn some useful words and expressions.
Lead in
What is the video about ?
American high school life
Is it similar to Chinese high
school life?
different subjects
different learning environment
….
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Brainstorm
What do you think of your high school life now?
busy
Challenge
interesting
difficult
positive
too much homework difficult subjects
not enough time make new friends
something difficult which requires great effort.
Do you think students in foreign countries face the same challenge as you do?
The freshman challenge
Predict what the article is about from
the title & the picture
Who
What
Pre-reading
a student in the first year of high school
The passage is probably about a freshman who gets into trouble with his school life
Tip: You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the first and the last sentence)
2. Skim the text and underline the topic sentence(s) of each paragraph.
Fast reading
Para.1 A. I had to choose the courses.
Para.2 B. I had to choose extra-curricular activities.
Para.3 C. I will study harder and be more responsible.
Para.4 D. Senior high school is a challenge.
According to the topic sentence(s), match the main idea with each paragraph.
What is the structure of this article ?
Para 1: the topic
a big challenge
Para 2
Challenge 1
Para 3
Challenge 2
Para 4
Challenge 3
What’s the type of this article ?
General
Specific
courses
extra-curricular
activities
keep up with others
homework
Narration 记叙文
Fast reading
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Para. 1
What challenge did he face?
How did he feel?
Going from junior high school to senior high school is a big challenge.
He was confused.
Careful reading
Para. 2
What challenge did he face?