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TEENAGE LIFE
Unit 1 Reading and thinking
Compare School Life in Different Places
LEAD IN
Have you met any challenge at the very start of your senior high
Compare school life in different places
homesickness
feeling lonely and isolated
time management
great pressure from heaving school work
generation gap with parents
being addicted to cellphones
Reading
Compare school life in different places
THE FRESHMAN
CHALLENGE
Read the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Lead in: Watch and think
Q1: What do you think of your life at senior high school Why？
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Tip One
①I think my life at senior high school is because/for the reason that …
linking words
②I… ,so/therefore my life at senior high school is
What do you think of your first week at senior high school Why？
Lead in: Watch and think
Q2: What do you want to know about school life in other countries
Hi, my name is Adam.
Reading
Compare school life in different places
The jump from junior to senior high is a challenging one.
structure of the text
P1
P2
P3
P4
Reading
Compare school life in different places
Para Challenge How Adam feels Solution
1 Confused
2 Choosing ______ courses. The school adviser __________ ________________________.
3 He will find a way to _______
_________________________
4 He will _____________
______________________________________.
Read the text again and complete the outline
going from junior to senior high
making the school football team
keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework
uncertain/ serious/ careful
unhappy
worried but still happy, confident about his future
suitable
helped him 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
Post-reading
Compare school life in different places
What kind of person do you think Adam is
(qualities + supporting details)
Adam appears to be hard-working and wants to get ahead in life, because he thought carefully about which courses and extra-curricular activities to take, and thought hard about his future.
He is a kind person, because he joined a volunteer club.
He is confident, positive and determined, because when facing the challenges, he never gives up.
...
Post-reading
Compare school life in different places
What are the similarities and differences can you find in the passage from
our senior high school List what you can find.
difference
similarity
He had to think about which course he wanted to take.
The first week was a little confusing.
We have to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more.
He had to choose extra-curricular activities.
Post reading
Task 1.
What kind of person do you think Adam is Find the evidence.
brave
Determined(有决心的)
Persistent（坚持的）
Kind
warm-hearted
Responsible
Hardworking
Well-planned
Honest（诚实的）
Modest（谦虚的）
Reliable（可靠的）
He knows that Chinese is a very difficult language, but he chose to take it.
warm-hearted/kind
(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 ...)
What kind of person do you think Adam is Why
Determined/persistent
responsible and hard-working
well-planned
(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.)
(I hope to be fluent when I graduate ... I’ll find a way to improve on my own ... )
Post reading
Work in groups
Draw a group mind map to talk about your school life at senior high, especially your challenges.
(5 mins)
You will definitely be grateful for the efforts made by the present you.
Embrace your teenage life.
Exercise
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.
recommended
challenge
confusing
sign
Exercise
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.
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 __________.”
graduate
responsible
quit
improve
Thanks for listening!

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