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

The Freshman Challenge （Reading and Thinking） Unit 1 challenge title topic freshman confusing confuse confused fluent n. 挑战；艰巨任务 vt. 怀疑；向……挑战 n. (书、诗歌等的)名称; 标题; 职称; 头衔 n. 话题；标题 n. (中学) 九年级学生; (大学) 一年级新生 adj. 难以理解的；不清楚的 vt. 使糊涂；使迷惑 adj. 糊涂的；迷惑的 adj. (尤指外语)流利的; 熟练的 Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately. graduate recommend sign up (for sth.) advanced advance literature extra-curricular vi.&vt. 毕业；获得学位 n. 毕业生 vt. 建议；推荐；介绍 报名（参加课程） adj. 高级的; 高等的; 先进的 n. 前进；发展 vi. 前进；发展 vt. 发展；促进 n. 文学；文学作品 adj. 课外的；课程以外的 extra obviously quit responsible responsibility be responsible for solution schedule editor adj. 额外的；附加的 adv. 显然；明显地 vi.&vt. (quit, quit) 停止; 戒掉; 离开（工作职位、学校等） adj. 负责的；有责任的 n. 责任；义务 对……负责 n. 解决办法；答案 n. 工作计划；日程安排 vt. 安排；预定 n. 主编；编辑；编者 Compare school life in different places Unit1 Reading and Thinking Watch the video and fill in the blanks. Emay is an international student in _______. They have the _____ four periods everyday. Emay has _______, ______, advanced functions (高等函数) and ______ this semester. They have classes in ________ classrooms. The class is usually ___ minutes. But today it's ___ minutes because they have _________ _____. Canada same different 75 45 Backyard Bash English media drama 1. What do you want to know about school life in other countries? Brainstorm What do you think of your high school life now? busy Challenge interesting difficult positive too much homework difficult subjects not enough time make new friends something difficult which requires great effort. Do you think students in foreign countries face the same challenge as you do? 2. What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China? In China, students usually have classes in the same classroom and teachers move. For American students, they have classes in different classrooms. Differences between schools in China and those in the foreign countries We have at least 9 classes a day. Each class is about 40 minutes. In America ,they usually have 4-5 classes a day. Each class is usually 90 minutes. timetable We have 13 courses at senior high: Chinese, maths, English, politics, history,geography,physics, biology, chemistry, music, Courses in America: many schools allow students to choose which courses they want to have We can join in some social practice activities after school. Now let's read a passage to know Adam's school life. Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. 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)． √ Work in groups and discuss the questions. What's the main idea of the passage? Task 1 The passage mainly talks about the big __________ Adam met in senior high school: how to choose _______ and ______________ ________. And he'll have to study harder and be ____________ for the future. well prepared activities extra-curricular courses challenges You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. What's the main idea of each paragraph? Fill in the chart. Para. Main idea 1 Senior high school is a challenge. 2 3 4 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. Task 2 P14 2 Check your answers. Paragraph 1 : Hi! My name is Adam and l'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. 单个动名词或动名词短语做主语时，谓语动词用单数。 Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. 从初中过渡到高中真是一项巨大的挑战。 动名词短语作主语 Para1: (主系表 SVP) 1._________ (find) time for both studies and extra-curricular activities is a big challenge. 找到平衡学习和课外活动时间是一项巨大的挑战。 2. ____________________________ helps a lot when we organize an activity. 制定一个可行的(workable)时间表对我们组织活动有很大帮助。 注意：V-ing表示某个动作，作主语时，谓语动词用单数。 Finding Making a workable schedule Paragraph 2: 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 l'm good at it. recommend 表建议后接宾语从句时，从句用虚拟语气，即从句谓语用“should +动词原形”, should可省略。 S+V+O 介词后面是which 引导的宾语从句。 2. What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favorite? Why? Adam chose maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. Advanced literature would be his favorite subject because he likes English and he is good at it. While-Reading Para. Challenge Feeling Solution 1 Confused 2 Choosing__________ courses The school adviser________________________ _______________. Going from junior high school to senior high school the suitable Serious/ Careful helped him choose suitable courses Paragraph 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. 入选球队 so that 引导目的状语从句 食品救济站 分发 Para. Challenge Adam’s feelings Solutions 3 2. What does “make the team” in Paragraph 3 mean？ “Make the team” means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team. Making the school football team Unhappy improve in order to make the team next year While-Reading Paragraph 4: I know I'll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being resonsible 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 univesity or whatever else comes in the future. get used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事 1. 动名词短语做主语，谓语动词用第三人称单数。 2.whatever引导的宾语从句和 university 一起做宾语。 it 是形式主语，后面不定式做真正的主语。 赶上 3. What is Adam worried about? He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework. 4. Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life? How do you know? Adam seems confident because he says that he is happy to be there，and he will be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future. Para Challenge Feeling Solution 4 He will ________________________________________________________ Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework. Worried but still happy, confident about his future try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more 1. As a freshman at senior high school, Adam felt a little________. A. excited B. confused C. nervous 2. The school adviser helped Adam choose suitable courses EXCEPT _______. A. maths B. world history C. physics 3. Which extra-curricular activities did Adam choose at first? A. school football team B. debate club C. volunteer club Read again and choose the best answers. Task 3 4. Which of the following is right? A. Adam chose Chinese because he is good at it. B. The school football team was too boring and Adam quit it. C. Adam will try hard to keep up with other students in his advanced course. 5. In the end, what is Adam's feeling for future? A. worried B. confident C. confused A I would be well prepared for university. B I liked English and I was good at it. C I was a freshman at senior high school. D the coach told me that I didn't play well enough. 1 The first week was a little confusing because 2 The adviser recommended me advanced literature because 3 I couldn't join the school football team because 4 I was confident because Join the correct parts of the sentences. Discuss the questions below with a partner. 1 What kind of person do you think Adam is? Why? 2 Do you face the same challenges as Adam? What other challenges are you facing? How do you deal with it? 3 What are some differences between Adam's school life and your school life? P15 4 Possible answer for question 1: Adam appears to be hard-working and wants to get ahead in life. I know this because he thought carefully about which courses and extra-curricular activities to take, and thought hard about his future. He is also a kind person, because he joined a volunteer club. Useful expressions: Positive Optimistic Hardworking Kind Warm-hearted He is confused about ... He failed in... but... He will study harder and .... A possible version: Possible answer for question 2: Some of the challenges I face are very much like Adam's, while some are quite different. Unlike Adam, I don't have to choose my courses or my schedule. However, I am worried about my extra-curricular activities and trying to keep my hobbies. My solution to this challenge is to work harder at school so I can make more time for my extra-curricular activities and hobbies. Possible answer for question 3: I don't have to choose my own courses. All day, I am in the same classroom with my classmates, and we all study the same courses. I'm good at math, so my teacher ______________ that I should choose advanced math in my first year. Finding time for both studies and extra-curricular activities is a big ___________, so I need to make a workable schedule. It's a little ___________ to choose suitable courses. I hope that my adviser can help me make a good decision. We can try a course for two weeks after we___________ up for it. After that, we cannot change it. recommended challenge confusing Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text. sign 5. The main purpose of the course is to help __________ each student's reading ability. 6. Some of the students want to become writers or editors after they __________, so the teacher advised them to start a writing club. 7. The school is ____________ for the safety of all the students. 8. Whenever I'm facing a difficulty, I always tell myself, "Don't let anything stop you. Don't ever __________.” improve graduate responsible quit Adam’s story tells us Wise man will not sit down and cry for the failure, they must be looking for ways to save them with optimism. ----Willian Shakespeare Keep a positive attitude towards life! 返回 Step 4.Post-reading 重点短语 on one's own 靠某人自己 sign up 报名（参加课程） hand out 分发 make the team 入选球队 get used to doing sth. 习惯于... be responsible for... 对...负责 keep up with 跟上，不落人之后 be well prepared for 为...做好准备 37 Assignment： 1.优化设计P23 2.一线P13 课文语法填空 Going from junior high school to senior high school is 1. really big challenge. The first week was a little 2. ( confuse) for him. First, he had to think about which courses were 3. (suit) for him. The adviser recommended that he should sign up for 4. (advance) literature because he likes English and he's good at it. Second, he had to choose extra curricular 5. (activity). He tried to join the school football team 6. failed, so he 7. (join) a volunteer club 8. (help) the homeless in the community. Third, he's a bit worried about keeping up with the other students and it is quite difficult 9. him to get used to all the homework. 10. (study) hard isn’t always fun, but he will be prepared for ... I'm Adam, 1. freshman at senior high school. The first week was a little 2. (confuse). There are some 3. (challlenge)I have to face in my new school life. First, I had to think carefully about my courses. Chinese is hard to learn, but I hope I can speak it 4. (fluent) when I graduate. My adviser 5. (recommend) me to sign up for advanced literature because I'm good 6. it. Second, I had to choose my extra-curricular activities. I tried 7. (join) the school football team though I couldn't do well in 8 at first. Besides that, I joined a volunteer club. In order to be well 9. (prepare) for university or whatever else 10. (come) in the future. I make up my mind to study harder and get used to the new situation. a confusing challenges fluently recommended at to join it prepared comes Thank You $$null