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Reading and Thinking
Unit 1 Teenage Life
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Lead in
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Pre-reading
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While-reading
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Post-reading
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CONTENTS
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Thinking
Lead in
Lead in
Lead in
PART 1
Watch a video:
What do you think of the new life in high school?
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The Freshman Challenge
PART 2
Pre-reading
Pre-reading
Pre-reading
Name:
Identity:
Some senior high schools in the USA begin from the 9th grade and end in the 12th grade.
In this case, a 9th grader is also called a freshman.
Adam
a freshman
at senior high school
Task 1
Skim the passage and fill in the blank.
What is the definition of freshman ?
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2. Match the main idea of each paragraph
Senior high school is a challenge.
Adam had to choose courses.
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3
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Adam had to choose extra-curricular courses.
Adam will have to study harder for the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more.
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PART 3
While-reading
While-reading
While-reading
Analyze the structure
Para.1: Challenge
Para.2
Choosing courses
Para.3
Choosing extra-curricular activities
Para.4
Studying harder
(1) Which paragraph is the main part?
Task 2
(2) Which paragraphs are the supporting parts?
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1.What courses did Adam choose?
2.What is Adam worried about?
3.What does “make the team” in Para. 3 mean ?
Answer the questions
Maths, English, chemistry, world history, Chinese.
He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.
Make it (to do something successfully).
Task 3
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Complete the outline
Task 4
Paragraph Challenge How Adam feels Solution
1 choose junior high school to________________ Confused
2 choosing____________
courses The school adviser______________________________________
3 He will find a way to_________________________________________
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senior high school
the suitable
Serious/Careful
helped him choose suitable courses.
improve in order to
make the team next year.
try to study harder
and get used to being
responsible.
Making