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 Teenage Life Reading and Thinking Compare school life in different places Lead in Lead in This is a video about the school life in the UK. Please watch and tell the differences How many hours do they spend at school each day? How many subjects do they have to learn? How do they attend the courses? What do they do after school? Lead in Lead in The school life in UK How many hours do they spend at school each day? How many subjects do they have to learn? How do they attend the courses? 7 hours (From 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) 9 subjects Each teacher has their classroom and students move around. They can join in different school clubs. What do they do after school? Lead in The Freshman Challenge Can you predict what the passage will probably talk about and what type of text it is? “fresh + man”: a student in the first year of high school Who? What? / How? Sth. new and difficult that takes time and hard work to deal with Prediction Main idea: The passage will probably talk about a __________ meets __________ in senior high school. Text type: challenges freshman Reading tip: We can guess what the passage is about by just reading the title and look at the pictures. Narration (记叙文) Pre-reading Exposition (说明文) Argumentation (议论文) Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. The topic sentence is usually, but not always, the first sentence of a paragraph. It gives the main idea of the paragraph. Skimming Skim You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. While-reading Can you find the topic sentence and some key words in each paragraph? The main idea of each paragraph: Para 1: ________________________________ Para 2: ________________________________ ________________________________ Para 3: ________________________________ ________________________________ Para 4: ________________________________ ________________________________ Senior high school is a big 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. The passage is mainly about a ___________ at senior high school, Adam, who met some ___________ in the first week but managed to find __________ and _______ harder. freshman challenges solutions study ✔ Please analyse the structures of the passage. Summary: the structure of the passage Has Adam solved the challenges? How did/will he solve them? Let’s read the text more carefully. A. Para. 1→Para. 2→Para. 3→Para. 4 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 B. Para. 1→ C. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 →Para. 4 ✔ Para. Challenge Adam’s feelings Solution 1 Confused 2 3 4 Choosing ____________ courses The school adviser __________________ __________________. He will _____________ ________________________________________ He will find a way to __________________________________________. Read the text and complete the outline of the passage While-reading Hi! My name is Adam and I'm a freshman at a senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing. Para. Challenge feeling 1 Going from________________ to __________________. junior high school Para 1 Name : Identity: Adam freshman senior high school confused While-reading 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 The school adviser __________________ __________________. Choosing __________ courses the suitable helped him choose suitable courses careful Q:What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favorite? Why? Para 2 While-reading 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. Para. Challenge feeling Solution 3 He will find a way to _____________________ Joining the . . Unhappy improve on his own what does “make the team ” means ? It means joining the team successfully. school football team Para 3 At last, which club did Adam join? While-reading 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. Para. Challenges Adam’s feelings Solutions 4 He will try to ________ __________and get used to being____________for a lot more. 1. the other students 2. all the homework Worried but still happy Keeping up with Get used to responsible harder study Para 4 While-reading Q: Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life? How do you know ? Review Para 2-4 and finish emotional changes（情绪变化）. Going from junior high school to senior high school Choosing Courses football team Unhappy Keeping up with the other students worried but still happy Confused Careful Post-reading What kind of person do you think Adam is ? Post-reading Pair Work: What kind of person do you think Adam is? Why? determined responsible reliable smart warm-hearted honest patient brave friendly confident …… Post-reading confident, brave to challenge himself Para2: He knows that Chinese is a very difficult language, but he hopes to be fluent when he graduates. Pair Work: What kind of person do you think Adam is? Why? Para4: He will be well-prepared for the university or whatever else comes in the future. Post-reading determined, hard-working, positive Para3: He joined the school football team and didn't play well. But he wouldn't quit and find a way to make the team. Pair Work: What kind of person do you think Adam is? Why? Post-reading kind, warm-hearted Para3: He joined a volunteer club, working at a soup kitchen and handing out food to homeless people in the community. Pair Work: What kind of person do you think Adam is? Why? Post-reading responsible Para4: He will try hard to get used to being responsible for a lot more. Pair Work: What kind of person do you think Adam is? Why? Post-reading What challenges are you facing now? heavy homework poor grades homesickness Post-reading Group discussion：How do you deal with them? Challenge Solutions develop the skill of time management and make good use of the time make a study plan that works for you ask teachers and classmates for help practice makes perfect call your family members after school Presentation When we face challenges we should be positive and never give up. •Adam's story tells us... 1. 2. 3. ... Life in high school is full of challenges/ups and downs. There are more solutions than problems. We should explore and experience senior high school life in a positive way to get prepared for whatever comes in the future. Summary Step 4 Summary Fill in the blanks I'm Adam, (1)____freshman in senior high school. The first week was a little (2) _________ (confuse) for me. There are some (3) ___________ (challenge) 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) ___English. 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 prepared it comes 25 Thanks for listening! I’m good at maths, so my teacher _____________that I should choose advanced maths 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. The main purpose of the course is to help _________ each student’s reading ability. Some of the students want to become writers or editors after they ____________ ，so the teacher advised them to start a writing club. The school is ______________ for the safety of all the students. Whenever I’m facing a difficulty，I always tell myself,“Don’t let anything stop you. Don’t ever ___________.” Presentation Word Study Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases below. recommends challenge confusing sign improve graduate responsible quit Challenge Feeling Solution Please write a short passage about your challenge. eg: 1) ... is a really big challenge. 2) I have to do sth. eg: worried, annoyed, anxious ... eg: 1) sb. recommend that I should do sth., because ... 2) I’ll find a way to do sth so that ... . Homework $$