Unit 1 Teenage Life Reading and Thinking 课件 -2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019) 必修第一册

Unit 1 Reading and thinking 1 Unit 1 Teenage Life Reading and Thinking Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. —— Aristotle 青年时期养成的良好习惯使人受益终身。 Brainstorming senior high school life ... What do you think of your first few weeks of senior high school life? frightened annoyed excited anxious happy Brainstorm What do you think of your high school life now? Busy Different Interesting Difficult tiring Challenging Do you think students in foreign countries face the same challenge as you do? stressful 1. Talk about your own senior high school life. 1) How do you feel about your senior high school life? 2) Have you got used to it? 3) Have you come across any challenges that make you upset? Free talk 2. What do you want to know about school life in other countries? 3. What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China? Warming up 5 Presentation What do you want to know school life in other countries? What activities does they have after class? Do they need to wear school uniforms like us? What problems do they meet as a senior high school student? Do they need to go to the after-school classes? How many courses do they have to learn? How many hours do they spend at school each day? Lead-in What is the video about ? American high school life Courses in American high school Is it similiar to Chinese high school life? No. The Freshman Challenge Who What Where How What do you want to know from the text? Pre-reading Listen to the text. Then read it quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. Skim You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. 1. 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). √ 2. What is the main idea of the passage? The passage is mainly about the _ that a _ meets in senior high school. freshman challenges You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. Task 1 Work in groups and discuss the questions. Pre-reading He had to choose extra-curricular activities. Adam will study harder and be responsible for a lot more. While-reading Can you read and match the main idea of each para ? Para 2 Para 1 Para 3 Para 4 Senior high school is a challenge. Adam had to think very carefully about which course he wanted to take. Challenge Solution Specific examples Clear feeling While-Reading Para.1 Challenges Para. 2 How to choose suitable courses Para. 3 How to choose extra-curricular activities Para.4 How to study topic sentence linking words key phrases Skimming You can find main idea by just looking at the title, picture(s), key words & phrases, and topic sentences 1.Adam is a freshman in junior high school.( ) 2.Adam felt confused during the first week.( ) 3.Adam gave up joining school football team at last.( ) 4.Studying hard is always fun for Adam.( ) F T F F Scan the text and do the T or F questions. Fast-reading 14 1. What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favorite? Why? 2. What does “make the team” mean ? 3. Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life? How do you know? To become a member of the team successfully. Maths, English, chemistry, world history, Chinese, and advanced literature. Advanced literature would be his favorite because he likes English and he is good at it. Read the text again and answer the questions. Careful-reading Yes. He will study harder and be more responsible and get prepared for whatever comes in the future. 15 I’ll have to study harder Wanted to keep up with the other students I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. ...I didn’t play well enough…but I won’t quit. I’ll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future. I joined a volunteer club…hand out food to homeless people in the community Hard-working Warm-hearted Brave Determined What kind of person do you think Adam is? Find the supporting sentence(s) from the passage. While-Reading 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 How does Adam feel when facing challenges as a freshman?