Unit 1 Teenage Life Reading and Thinking（情境教学课件）英语人教版2019必修第一册

Unit 1 Teenage Life 人教版2019必修第一册 Reading and Thinking Learning objectives ◉1.Figure out the main idea, the genre and the theme of the text by skimming; ◉2. Use the mind map to show the structure of the passage and Adam’s challenges and solutions; ◉3. Compare the school life in China and foreign countries; ◉4. List your challenges and develop the positive attitudes toward the challenges. Video: American high school life 3 Video: English high school life 4 Free talk ◉1.What is your high school life? ◉2.How do you feel about your new school life? ◉3.Which one do you think attract you most-the new friends and teachers, the activities in school or the new curriculum? ◉4. Do you want to know the students' high school life in other countries? Pre-reading: learn the reading strategy Skim You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. Take a quick look at the title and the picture, what do you think the passage may talk about? Read the first paragraph and try to find a sentence which includes the key words or the topic of this text. The topic sentence usually lies at the beginning of a paragraph. Main idea : Senior high school is a challenge. Pleases use the same way to find the topic sentences from Para 2 to Para 4. First, I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and I’m good at it. Para 2 Pleases use the same way to find the topic sentences from Para 2 to Para 4. Para 3 I had to choose extra-curricular activities, too. I tried to join the school football team, but the coach told me that I didn’t play well enough. Obviously, I was unhappy, but I won’t quit. I’ll find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday, we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community. Pleases use the same way to find the topic sentences from Para 2 to Para 4. Para 4 I know I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more. I’m a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course, and it’ll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework. Still, I’m happy to be here. Studying hard isn’t always fun, but I’ll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future. Main idea 01 02 03 04 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. 12 Reading for thinking 1. Analyze the content of each paragraph, can you find out the relationship of them? 2. What do you think the function of the first paragraph? 3. Can you use a mind map to show their relationship? Reading for thinking The structure of the text Para.1 Challenge Para.2 How to choose courses Para.3 How to choose extra-curricular activities Para.4 How to study Reading for thinking ◉1. What are the specific challenges that Adam faced? ◉2. What methods did Adam use to solve these problems? ◉3. Can you use a mind map to show the logic that the author use to write Para2, Para3 and Para4? Reading for thinking Para.2-4: The various challenges will study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more Para.2: choosing courses find a way to improve in order to make the team next year Para.3: choosing extra-curricular courses couldn’t make the school football team Para.4: studying solutions The school advisor helped him and gave him advice. challenges Reading for thinking Focus on challenges Adam met 1. Why did Adam have to think carefully about which courses he wanted to take? Because it might not be so easy to choose suitable courses. 2. Why did Adam have to choose extra-curricular activities? Why was he unable to join the football team? Because he was probably required to do so as a freshman in the US; Because he didn’t play football well enough. 3. Why will Adam have to study harder as a senior high school student? Because he needs to keep up with the other students in his advanced course, and get used to all the homework. Reading for thinking How does Adam feel when facing challenges as a freshman? The first week Then Worried but confident confused unhappy At last Reading for thinking Judging from Adam's feelings and his solution to the challenges, what kind of person do you think Adam is? Why? Reading for thinking a brave boy a determined boy a wise boy Adam never gives up when he meets challenges always ready to face any difficulties knows how to get prepared for the new life Reading for thinking Can you summarize the main idea of the passage in one sentence? The passage mainly talks about two big Adam met in senior high school: how to choose and . And he’ ll study harder and he well prepared for university or future. challenges courses extra-curricular activities Discussion 1.Do you face the same challenges as Adam? 2. What other challenges are you facing? 3.How do you deal with them? 1.choosing suitable courses 2.joining his dreaming clubs 3.keeping up with other students 4.getting used to the homework For example Discussion Like Adam, I also have to… Unlike Adam, I don’t have to… My solution to this challenge is to… Useful expressions Comparison Compare your school life with Adam's. Similarities Differences 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. Comparison school life Example I find that Adam is facing a lot of same challenges as we do. We have so many similarities. We both … and ... However, there are also some differences between our lives. For example, I …, but Adam … Summary In this lesson, you have: 1. worked out the main idea and mapped the structure of the text; 2. found out Adam’s challenges as a freshman; 3. compared the school life of yours and Adam’s; 4. listed your own challenges. Homework 1.Ask your parents or grandparents about the challenges they met and how they felt and dealt with them when they were teenagers. Then, compare their high school lives with yours and write down what you hear and your won though about it with 100 words. 2.Try to collect the ways that teenagers usually use to deal with problems in their life. You may ask your classmates, your friends or surf the Internet. And use a mind map to show your result. Thank you for your listening Lavf57.41.100 Lavf57.41.100 $$