Unit 1 Reading and thinking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 1 Teenage Life Period 2 reading and thinking 1 learning objectives 01 To learn American students’ school life. 02 03 To compare senior high school life between China and foreign countries. To sort out Adam’s life challenges and get the structure of the text. 04 To cultivate a positive attitude towards challenges in life. Free talk：Can you think up a word to describe your teenage life? 1 enjoyable 2 difficult 4 busy 3 BY YUSHEN colorful The Freshman Challenge by Adam Pre-reading Activity 1 Look at the picture and the title of the passage. BY YUSHEN Can you predict what the passage is mainly about? first-year student difficulty The text mainly tells us _______. A．the importance of taking courses B．why Adam joined a volunteer club C．how Adam dealt with the freshman challenge D．Adam is worried about his advanced course Task 1 Prediction Match the main idea of each paragraph. Para.1　 A. Adam will work hard to realize his dream. Para.2 B. Going into senior high school is a challenge. Para.3 C. It’s hard for Adam to choose courses. Para.4 D. Adam needs to choose extra-curricular activities. Activity 2 Skim to find the main idea of each paragraph. While-reading BY YUSHEN BY YUSHEN Hi! My name is Adam and I’m a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing. First, I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and I’m good at it. I had to choose extra-curricular activities, too. I tried to join the school football team, but the coach told me that I didn’t play well enough. Obviously, I was unhappy, but I won’t quit. I’ll find a way t