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Reading and Thinking
The Freshman Challenge
Acquired the basic usage of the new words and expressions concerning the freshmen challenges and learn to use them flexibly.
Have a good understanding of the freshmen challenge is in the new senior high school which is quite different from junior middle school.
Analyze the structure of the passage and person .
Think quickly about the challenges in future high school life.
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Discussion:
1. In your opinion, what is school life about?
一,Preview-checking预学
school life
courses/
subjects
school clubs
friendship
exams
.......
campus life
2. What do you want to know about school life in other countries?
schedule
Lead-in— Watch a video clip and answer:
Where does Fred live ?
How many lessons does Fred have in a day?
二,learning and comprehension
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Lead-in— Watch a video clip and answer:
1.Where does Fred live ?
2.How many lessons does Fred have in a day?
London
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Understand the new words:freshman, challenge
Hi! my name is Adam and I'am a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high scholl is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing.
fresh
+
man
9th grade student
A challenge is something new and difficult which takes time and hard work.
face challenges
take on new challenges
valley(山谷) challenge
What do you think the passage is about according to the title and the picture? (Predicting)
The passage is probably about the freshman challenge in senior high school.
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Para 1: Senior high school is a challenge.
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take.
I know I'll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible...
I had to choose extra-curricular activities, too.
how to choose extra-curricular activities
how to choose courses
how to study
Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.(Skimming)
The structure of the text_______
A. specific- general
B.general- specific
C.general- specific-general
B
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
suitable
improve on his own
responsible
prepared
the structure: general- specific
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How does Adam feel?
confused
how to choose extra-curricular activities
how to choose courses
how to study
Senior high school is
a challenge.
careful
unhappy
worried
but still
happy,confident
Read the text again and answer the question.
1. What does “make the team” in paragraph 3 mean?
Successfully join the team.
Focus on what kind of person Adam is. Find examples in the text for the following words describing Adam’s personalities.
1. loving literature __________________________________________________________________________________
2. loving sports __________________________________________________________________________________
3. warm-hearted __________________________________________________________________________________
I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and I’m good at it.
I tried to join the school football team ... so that I can make the team next year.
I joined a volunteer club ... hand out food to homeless people ...
4. responsible __________________________________________________________________________________
5. well-prepared __________________________________________________________________________________
I’ll have to study harder ... get used to being responsible for a lot more.
I’ll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.
Summarizing:Read the passage again and try to summarize its main idea in one sentence.
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The passage is about Adam’s challenges and how to solve the challenges in senior high school.
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2. Can you find out some practical solutions?What are the possible solutions?
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courses
extra-curricular activities
study
friendship
...
1. Do you face the same challenges as Adam? What other challenges are you facing?
三, Application and Practising(运用与实践)
Group work
四,Creating and Transferring创新与迁移
1. Know about yourself:
personalities;
interests;
strengths;
...
2. Make choices:
courses;
extra-curricular activities;
clubs;
...
3. Challenges:
what?
why?
how?
...
4. Solutions:
yours;
parents' advice;
teachers' advice;
friends' advice;
...
Make your high-school plan in the form of a mind-map and share orally.
university
Individual & group work
Do Self& Mutual Assessment of your mind-map about the high-school plan.
Criteria
The goal is set according to the person's(my) interests, personality, or strengths. etc.
The choices are helpful for achieving the goal.
The possible challenges are predicted.
Possible solutions are put forward.
The mind-map designed is clear and logical.
1.project: Each group makes a poster of your senior high school plan.
2.Writing:Continue the story .根据课文内和下面给好的段落开头为课文
续写一段,词数80词左右。
In addition, I had to adapt to the boarding
school life by myself. ____________________
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Homework
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