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Unit 1
Teenage Life
Reading and Thinking
T: Alright guys, welcome to my class. And see what is shown on the slides(PPT)
That’ s right.
Today I am gonna teach you the reading part in Unit One.
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What do you think of your freshman life?
What do you know about school life in other countries?
What’s the main idea of each paragraph?
Skim the text and complete the form.
Paragraph Main idea How do you know?
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
topic sentence
linking words
key phrases
1. What courses did Adam choose?Which one do you think would be his favorite?Why?
Adam chose math,English,chemistry,world history,and
Chinese.Advanced literature would be his favorite subject because he likes English and he is good at it.
Read for details
Read the text and find out the answer to the question in the title.
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.
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.
Paragraph Challenge How Adam feels Solution
1 Going from junior
high school to senior
high school Confused
2 Choosing Serious/
Careful The school adviser
helped him choose
cthersaitable
suitable courses
Complete the outline.Then discuss the questions below with a
partner.
Look at the picture on page 14 and read the title to predict the main content of the passage.
The freshman challenge
Some senior high schools in the USA begin from the 9th grade and end in the 12th grade. In this case, 9th graders are also called freshmen, that is, “fresh+ men”.
Something new and difficult that takes time and hard work to deal with
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②
③
④
Read for main ideas
Para 1:______________________________
Para2:_______________________________
Para3:_______________________________
Para4:_______________________________
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.
How can you find the information so quickly?
You can find main idea by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words & phrases, and topic sentences
Skimming
the structure of the passage
Para.1
A really big challenge
Para. 2
How to choose suitable courses
Para. 3
How to choose extra-curricular activities
Para.4
How to study
Read the text quickly for the first time; match the main idea of each paragraph.
B. Senior high school is a challenge.
A.Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.
D.Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.
C.Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more.
While-reading: Task 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Now, please turn to Page 14fourteen, and read about this article by using skimming. Fast reading. Think about the main ideas of each paragraph on your own and after that, share your ideas in your group. I’ll give you five minutes.
Ok, time is up. Who can say the first question? Well done, Thank you, please sit down.
And what is about second? Good
Third?
The last one?
(读答案)
Any questions for this? No? Okay, let’s move on next task.
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While-reading
Reading Task 2
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Para. Challenge feeling
1 Going from junior high schoolo
senior high school . confused
Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big
challenge. The first week was a littleconfusing
Careful-Reading WHILE-READING POST-READING
Hi!My name is Adam and I'm a freshman at a senior high school.
LEAD-IN
Para 1
Careful-Reading WHILE-READING POST-READING
Para 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 I'm good at it.
Para Challenge feeling Solutions
2 Choose which courses I want to take. Careful The school adviser
helped him choose
suitable courses
Which course is diffucult for him?
Confused Careful Unhappy worried but
While-READING WHILE-READING
Review Para 2-4 and finish emotional changes(情绪变化).
Going from junior
high school to
senior high school
Keeping up
with the other
students
Choosing Courses football team
Please write a short passage to share your own challenges as a freshman at senior high school. And add your attitude towards the challenges as a conclusion. You’re expected to use the words and expressions in the passage.
Hi! My name is _______ and I’m a freshman at XXXX School. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was _______.
Assignment
Requirements:
logical structure: linking words; topic sentence
detailed description: examples for specific challenge and solution
clear feelings: feeling words
Hi, my name is Jane and I’m a freshman at Shaoxing No.1 High School in ZheJiang Province. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was difficult to adapt but exciting.
First, I had to adjust myself to the routine here, which was totally different from that at the junior high school. The time of classes has significantly changed from 5 hours to nearly 9 hours and at first the 4 extra hours of learning nearly freaked me out. But as time went by I gradually got used to the new schedule and really devoted myself to studying harder. Another big shift lay in the increased time of autonomous learning. At the beginning it was difficult to have my time well-organized. However, our head teacher recommended that we should arrange our schedules in advance by writing a to-do list everyday, which truly helped me keep up with the new routine at senior high school. I’m sure I will have a wonderful time here.
One Possible Version
We strongly recommend reporting (report)the incident to the police.
He recommended me to change (change)my way of life.
The doctor recommended that I(should)spend( spend)two weeks in
hospital.
recommend vt.建议
[搭配]recommend doing sth.建议做某事
recommend sb.to do sth.建议某人做某事
recommend that ...建议...(should+ 动词原形,should 可省
recommend
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advance n.前进,发展
[搭配]in advance 在前头,事先,预先
in the advance of..在…前面,比..提前〔进步〕,超过.
She asked for an advance on her salary.
·她请求预支薪水。
Advance in the jungle was very slow.
·在丛林中行进很慢。
[同根词]advanced adj.高级的,高等的,先进的
advanced
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·
高 中
一个很大的挑战 有点儿困惑的
报名参加 加入志愿者俱乐部 分发食物
在社区
对…负责 我的高级课程 适应
在未来 为…做好准备
WHILE-READING
senior high school
a really big challenge
a little confusing
hand out food
in the conmmunity
be responsible for
my advanced course
get used to
in the future
be well prepared for
Useful expressions
Hard-worki ng
Brave and
confident
Determined
Warm-hear ted
Ijoined a volunteer club...hand out food to
homeless people in the community
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...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'll have to study harder
Wanted to keep up with the other students
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I know that Chinese is a very difficult language,
but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.
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Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new
words from the text.
1.I'm good at math,So my teacher recommended that I
should choose advanced math in my first year.
2.Finding time for both studies and extra-curricular activities is
a big. challengeso I need to make a workable schedule.
3.I t's a little confusing to choose suitable courses.I hope that my adviser can help me make a good decision.
4.We can try a course for two weeks after we sign up
for it.After that,we cannot change it.
5.The main purpose of the course is to help improve each
student's reading ability.
6.Some of the students want to become writers or editors after they graduate,so the teacher advised them to start a writing club.
7.The school is responsible 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 quit . ”
Do you face the same challenges as Adam?
What other challenges are you facing?
How do you deal with them?
Discussion
I want you have a discussion. think of those questions carefully and Share you ideas and opinions with your partners. I’ll give you 3 minutes,
Alright, who want to share ?
That’s good. Please take a seat.
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Thank You
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