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Period 2
Reading and Thinking
Unit 1 Teenage Life
1
Warming-up
What do you want to know about
school life in other countries?
What is the video about ?
American high school life
courses in American high school
Is it similiar to Chinese high
school life?
Prediction
The freshman challenge
Predict what the article is about from the title & the picture .
“fresh + man”: a student in the first year of high school
Something new and difficult that takes time and hard work to deal with
Cultural Corner
In the United States (American English)
Freshman: a student in his or her first year of high school or college
Sophomore: a student in his or her second year of high school or college
Junior: a student in his or her third year of high school or college
Senior: a student in his or her fourth year of high school or college
Listen and underline the key sentence of each para.
While-reading
While-reading
Match the main idea of each para.
Para 2
Para 1
Para 3
Para 4
Senior high school is a really 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.
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Senior high school is a really 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 main part? the supporting parts?
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Senior high school is a really 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 main part
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Paragraph 3: _______________________________________
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Senior high school is a really 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 supporting parts
Narration 记叙文
The structure of the passage
Para. 1
challenge
Para. 2
How to choose courses
Para. 3
How to choose extra-curricular activities
Para. 4
to study and be well prepared
the main idea of the passage
The passage mainly talks about the big ____________ Adam met in senior high school: how to choose ___________ and _________________ __________. And he'll study harder and be ____ _________ for university or future.
prepared
activities
extra-curricular
courses
challenges
well
Read&Think
How does Adam feel?
What
solutions
does he take?
What
challenges
does Adam meet?
Solution2
Challenge 3
Solution3
Challenge 4
Challenge 2
Solution4
Challenge 1
Read&Analyze
Complete the outline.
Paragraph Challenge How Adam feels Solution
1 Confused /
2 Choosing ______ courses The school adviser _______________
3 He will find a way to _________________
4 He will __________
_________________ _________________ _________________
Going from junior high school to senior high school
helped him to choose
suitable courses.
improve in order to
make the team next year.
try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more.
Making the school football team
Keeping up with the other students in his advanced
course and getting used to all the homework
Serious/
Careful
Unhappy
Worried but still happy, confident
the suitable
Read the text again and answer the questions:
1 What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favorite? Why?
2 What does “make the team” in Paragaraph 3 mean?
3 What is Adam worried about?
4 Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life? How do you know?
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.
Become a member of the team.
He is worried about keeping up with other
students in his advanced course and getting
used to all the homework.
Yes. Adam is confident because he is happy to
be there, and he'll be well prepared for
unversity or whatever else comes in the future.
Further thinking
What kind of person do you think Adam is? Why?
I think Adam is ... because ...
optimistic
well-planned
thoughtful
warm-hearted
determined
because he knows that Chinese is a very difficult language, but he chose to take it.
because he joined the school football team and didn't play well. But he wouldn't quit and find a way to make the team.
persistent and hardworking
After-reading
brave to challenge himself
because he joined a volunteer club, working at a soup kitchen and handing out food to homeless people in the community.
warm-hearted
What kind of person do you think Adam is? Why?
Further thinking
Further thinking
Do you face the same challenges as Adam?
What other challenges are you facing?
What are some differences between Adam's school life and your school life?
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.
When facing challenges
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6
5
4
2
3
Be brave
Have an open mind
Get prepared
Talk to a friend
Communicate with parents
Ask for teachers' advice
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.
1 I’m good at maths,so my teacher ______________ that I should choose advanced maths in my first year.
2 Finding time for both studies and extra-curricular activities is a big ______________ ,so I need to make a workable schedule.
3 It’s a little ______________ 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 ______________ up for it. After that,we cannot change it.
recommends
challenge
confusing
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
Assignment
全优课堂P38.
预习课文新词汇的用法,参考全优课堂P39-43。
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