Unit 1 Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Reading and Thinking 1. Practice skimming to find main idea of each paragraph. 2. Practice reading the text about school life in the US for more details. 3. Examine the structure of the text to learn to model. Learning Objectives Warming-up 1.Work in groups. Discuss the questions. (1)What do you want to know about school life in other countries? How many courses do they take each school year? Once they have decided on a course, can they make a change if it is not suitable for him/her? Do they have College Entrance Exams like in our country? How many hours do they spend on each course before graduation? Do they have to choose extra-curricular activities or voluntarily? ... （2）What would you tell a teenager from another country about your school life? We have so many things to learn every day that sometimes we have to stay up. Our school life is quiet and safe and gun crimes never happen. Like senior high students in other countries,we are facing fierce competition in the College Entrance Exam. School in cities can provide many colorful extra-curricular activities , but in rural areas, such activities are not always available. Most of our classmates will stay in the same class for the whole senior high, so we are more likely have our lifelong friends. ... 2. Cultural notes for some words in the USA. Freshman: a student in his or her first year of high school or college (美国高中、大学) 一年级学生 Sophomore: a student in his or her second year of high school or college (美国高中、大学) 二年级学生 Junior: a student in his or her third year of high school or college (美国高中、大学) 三年级学生 Senior: a student in his or her fourth year of high school or college (美国高中、大学的) 毕业班学生 Reading 1.Analyze the title and the picture to predict the main idea of the passage. The freshman challenge 9th graders something new and difficult 2.Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. Skim略读 You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrase