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Unit 1 Teenage Life
Compare school life in different places
Brainstorm
How is your high school life now?
Busy?
Interesting?
Challenging?
Do you know about school life in other countries?
There are some differences.
We all face some challenges.
Now let’s explore Adam’s school life together!
Activity 1: Predict
Reading tip:
1) Predict:
Look at the title, pictures, key words and phrases, and topic sentences
Brainstorm
Reading tip:
2) Skim
the title, picture, key words and phrases, and topic sentences.
He had to choose ________________ activities.
Adam will __________ and get used to ________________ a lot more.
Activity 2 :While-reading---Read for main idea
Para 2
Para 1
Para 3
Para 4
Senior high school is a challenge.
Adam had to think very carefully about____________
extra-curricular
study harder
being responsible
suitable courses.
General
Specific
Activity 2 :While-reading---Read for structure
Para. 1
challenge
Para. 2
How to choose courses
Para. 3
How to choose extra-curricular activities
Para. 4
How to study
Activity 2 :While-reading---Read for text type
A.Narration (记叙文)
B.Argumentative Essay (议论文)
C.Expository Writing (说明文)
D.Practical Writing (应用文)
Has Adam solved the challenges? How did/will he solve them?
Let’s read the text more carefully.
How does Adam feel?
What
solutions
does he take?
What
challenges
does Adam meet?
Activity 3 :While-reading
---Read for details
Solution2
Challenge 3
Solution3
Challenge 4
Challenge 2
Solution4
Challenge 1
Activity 4 :Discuss and Share
What kind of person do you think Adam is?
I find Adam _______ (形容词), because _____ .
brave 勇敢的
positive 积极的
determined&confident
有决心的&自信的
warm-hearted热心的
kind 善良的
Para2: I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.
Para4: I’ll have to study harder
Para3: He joined a volunteer club, working at a soup kitchen and handing out food to homeless people in the community.
hard-working 努力的
diligent 勤奋的
Para4: I’ll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.
Activity 4 :Discuss and Share
What challenges are you facing? How do you deal with(解决) them?
I used to worry about how to balance my studies and my extra-curricular activities. /I had trouble in _____________
I felt anxious.
Facing this challenge,I turned to my teacher for help. He advised me to work harder at school so I can make more time for my extra-curricular activities and hobbies. Thanks to my teacher,I have confidence in dealing with the challenge well now.
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confident 自信的
hard-working 勤奋的
active 主动的
lively 充满活力的
light-hearted 乐观豁达的
energetic 精力充沛的
neighborly 友好的
grateful 心怀感恩的
enthusiastic 热情的
I have done this well
I need to learn more to improve
Summarize the main idea of each paragraph.
Find out Adam’s feelings as a freshman at senior high school, the challenges he faced and his solutions.
Analyze Adam’s character, give supporting details and express myself in an organized way.
Reflect on my own school life and figure out solutions to my challenges.
Have a positive attitude towards different challenges.
Self-assessment
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