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Unit 1
Teenage life
Reading and Thinking—Reading Comprehension
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Good habits formed at youth make all the
difference.
—Aristotle
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
Find Adam’s life challenges and solutions
2. Talk about the challenges you are facing
3.Practice skimming (快速阅读)
4. Conclude the qualities(品质) Adam has
What’s about your feelings on your first day of school?
Lead-in
anxious
annoyed
frightened
awkward
curious
confident
Lead-in
School uniform
School life in China
extra-curricular activities
exams
...
subjects
homework
How did you feel on your first school day?
What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China?
Pre-reading
look at the title, pictures, key words and phrases, and topic sentences, usually the first or the last sentence.)
Predict (guess)
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A.A freshman at senior high school made some friends.
B.A freshman at senior high school met some challenges.
C.A freshman at senior high school didn’t know how to make a team.
D.A freshman at senior high school didn’t know which courses to take.
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2. What is the text type of the passage?
A.Narration(记叙文).
B.Argumentative Essay(议论文).
C.Expository Writing(说明文).
D.Practical Writing(应用文).
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Skimming
Skim: get the main idea of each paragraph
the title, pictures, key words and phrases, and topic sentences, usually the first or the last sentence.)
Senior high school is a challenge
Adam had to think carefully about which courses he wanted to take.
Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.
Studying harder and being responsible are needed
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Read for the structure
Para. 1
challenge
Para. 2
How to choose courses
Para. 3
How to choose extra-curricular activities
Para. 4
How to study
Complete the outline.
Para. Challenge How Adam feels Solution
1 (1)Going from junior high school to senior high school Confuse