Unit 1 Relationships Reading Club & Check Your Progress 课件-2023-2024学年高二上学期英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 1 Reading Clubs & Check Your Progress 新 课 导 入 How to face peer pressure effectively? 课 堂 学 习 ◆ Reading Club 1 Peer Pressure General Understanding 1 What is peer pressure and how does it affect people? Peer pressure can happen when we are influenced to do something we would not usually do because we want to be accepted by our peers. It can influence how people dress, how they talk, what music they listen to, what attitudes they adopt and how they behave. What suggestions does the writer give to avoid peer pressure? The most important thing is to build up self-confidence, so that it is easier to say “No” to the peer group. Students can do this by choosing their friends wisely: It’s a good idea for teens to surround themselves with positive role models. 2 Critical Thinking What attitude does the writer have towards peer pressure? How do you know? 3 The writer thinks that peer pressure is harmful and we should fight peer pressure, because at the end of the text, the writer says that if we give in to peer pressure, the result will be negative. However, if we stop and think about the consequences, we might make a different decision. 4 What is your opinion about the writer’s suggestions on how to avoid peer pressure? What might be the challenges? I think the ideas the writer suggests are good. We should choose friends who accept us and won’t try to change us. However, sometimes our classmates try to pressure us into doing things and it can be embarrassing to say “No”. And we are afraid that we might be left out and the sense of belonging to our group. ◆ Reading Club 2 Extroverts and Introverts Read the descriptions below and identify your personality. Personality Quiz You love parties, going out and enjoying yourself. You always try to have a good time and don’t take life too seriously. You are quite energetic and you are interested in everything. You have quite a lot of friends, but most of them say you were really quiet and serious when they first met you. You