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

Unit 1 Teenage Life Period 2 Reading and Thinking 学 习 目 标 1. 学习重点词汇的用法。 2. 学习略读技巧，并总结文章大意。 3. 通过归纳主人公面临的各项挑战及解决办法，分析主人公的性格。 4. 联系实际，结合主人公的经历，讨论如何解决高一新生面临的挑战。 Work in groups and discuss the questions. 1. What do you want to know about school life in other countries? 2. What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China? Compare School Life in Different Places In the US, students are required to take some courses, such as English, maths and PE. Selective courses (选修课) include art, music ... Small Class Size 小班授课 prom (毕业舞会) A lot of outdoor activities Pre-reading Activity 1: Look at the picture and the title of the passage. Can you predict the main idea of the text? Some senior high schools in the USA begin from the 9th grade and end in the 12th grade. In this case, 9th graders are also called freshmen. something new and difficult While-reading Activity 2: Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1:______________________________ Paragraph 2:______________________________ Paragraph 3:______________________________ Paragraph 4:______________________________ Senior high school is a challenge. Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take. Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities. Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more. While-reading Activity 3: Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favorite? Why? 2. What does “make the team” in Paragraph 3 mean? 3. What is Adam worried about? 4. Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life? How do you know? Check your answers. 1. What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favorite? Why? Adam chose maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. Advanced literature would be his favourite subject because he likes English and he is good at it. 2. What does “make