Unit 1 Teenage Life Reading and Thinking 公开课课件-2024-2025学年高一英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

B1U1 Reading & Thinking Compare School Life in Different Places Learning Objectives Get the main idea of each paragraph by skimming 添加小标题 Figure out the challenges Adam faced and his solutions Compare Adam’s school life with yours and learn from him to deal with challenges positively. warm-up: What would you tell a teenager from another country about your school life ? Courses and exams Colorful extra-curricular activities various clubs Adam An American senior high school student 9th graders are also called freshmen something new and difficult Read for Main Ideas Read the text quickly to find the topic sentence of each paragraph. P1: ____________________ P2: ____________________ P3: ____________________ P4: ____________________ Senior high school is a challenge. Adam had to think which courses to take. Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities. Adam will have to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more. skim: You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, pictures,key words and topic sentences Which paragraph is the main part? Which paragraphs are the supporting parts? P1: Challenge P2: How to choose courses P3: How to choose extra-curricular activities P4: How to study Main Read for structure P1: Challenge P2 How to choose courses P3 How to choose extra-curricular activities P4 How to study & be responsible a lot more Main Part Supporting Parts Read for Details Para. Challenge How Adam feels Solution 1 Confused 2 Choosing_______ courses The school adviser_______ 3 He will find a way to______ 4 He will_____________ Read again & Complete the outline Hi! My name is Adam and I’m a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing. Read for Details Para 1 Going from junior high school to senior high school Confused Hi! My name is Adam and I’m a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing. Challenge How Adam feels 69025 (6) - 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 Choosing the suitable courses The school adviser helped him choose the suitable courses. Careful/ Serious Q: How did the adviser give advice? Based on Adam’s future plan, interest & strengths Challenge How Adam feels Solution Reason He likes English and he is good at it. future plan Adam’s interest & strengths Challenge How Adam feels Solution Reason Para 3 Making the school football team Unhappy He will find a way to improve on his own. He joined a volunteer club instead. He can hand out food to homeless people in the community and make a difference . What can you learn from Adam’s experience? 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. Stay positive & Find other chances Soup kichten--provide food for homeless or poor people. 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. Keeping up with other students in his advanced course Getting used to all the homework confident Worried but still happy, confident about his future He will be well prepared for university or the future. He will study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more the future. Challenge How Adam feels Solution Reason Main Review the Outline P1: Challenge P2 Which courses to take P3 How to choose extra-curricular activities P4 How to study & be responsible a lot more Challenge 1: Feeling: Solution: Reason Challenge 2: Feeling: Solution: Reason: Challenge 3: Feeling: Solution: Reason Main Part Supporting Parts Details Post-reading Make inferences: According to the text, what kind of person do you think Adam is? Why? Adam is a/an _______ student, because _____ . fact conclusion Infer based on the facts from the text Sample: Adam is hard-working and serious and wants to get ahead in life, because he thought carefully about which courses to take. Adam is a/an _______ student, because _____ . 1.I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.___________ 2.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._________ 3. I joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday, we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community. __________________ 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. ____________ 5.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._______ positive determined/ optimistic warm-hearted/kind wise/serious confident/positive Critical thinking Do you face the same challenges as Adam? What are your challenges? How do you deal with them ? courses clubs challenges feeling solution Topic related vocabulary Challenges ... is a really big challenge. I have to do sth. I know that ... is very difficult, but I hope to do sth. I tried to do sth., but ... . I’m a bit worried about ... . It will be quite difficult to do sth. ... isn’t always fun. feelings: confused/ anxious/ unhappy/ positive/ confident/ determined ... solutions+reasons: sb. recommend that I should do sth., because ... . I’ll find a way to do sth. so that ... . I’ll be well prepared for ... . Solutions worker harder at school learn living skills have a strong sense of teamwork have a strong sense of responsibility turn to teachers for help make some new friends to share happiness and sorrow Critical thinking: What are some differences between Adam’s school life and your school life? We don’t have an adviser to help us choose courses, but teachers and parents can give us some advice. We have morning and evening classes and a much tighter schedule. We live in dormitories with our classmates and have to fit in. We bear more responsibilities such as cleaning. We have to pass the college entrance examination to be admitted to a university. Clubs and extra-curricular activities can be very important for Adam to apply for college Write a short essay about challenges you are faced with and your solutions. Assignment THANKS $$