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---Reading and thinking
Unit 1 Teenage life
① To understand the main idea of the text;
② To improve students’ reading comprehension ability.
Learning aims
Think about:
What do you want to know about school life in other countries
school life
clubs
courses
activities
school hours
canteen
dormitory
...
Think about:
What would you tell a foreign teenager about school life in China
school life in China
clubs
courses
activities
school hours
canteen
dormitory
...
Pre-reading
Look at the title and the pictures and predict:
who: Adam: a freshman
What does “freshman” mean
A student in the first year of collage or the nineth grade in high school in U.S.
what: challenge
What challenges do you think the freshman faces
Skim:
You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences.
Skim and try to find the main idea.
What is the text mainly about
How Adam dealt with the freshman challenge
While-reading
1. Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1 A.With the help of the adviser, Adam chose his courses.
Para.2 B.Adam describes his present study and his ambition.
Para.3　　 C.Adam, a freshman, faced a really big challenge
in the first week.
Para.4 D.Adam chose his extra-curricular activities.
While-reading
Para Main idea
Para 1
Para2
Para 3
Para4
While-reading
Para Main idea
Para 1
Para2
Para 3
Para4
Senior high school is a challenge.
Adam had to think very carefully about taking suitable courses.
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.
While-reading
While-reading
2. Choose the correct answers.
What is the purpose of Paragraph 1
√
A.To introduce the topic.
B.To arouse the interest of readers.
C.To stress the importance of challenge.
D.To offer some suggestions.
While-reading
How did Adam feel at the beginning of his senior high school
√
A.Excited. B.Interested.
C.Confused. D.Worried.
While-reading
Hearing he was poor in playing football, how did Adam feel
√
A.He felt disappointed and gave up.
B.He felt confused and left the football team.
C.He felt worried and signed up for a new team.
D.He felt unhappy but tried to improve.
While-reading
Which words can best describe Adam
√
A.Hard-working and responsible.
B.Shy and strong-willed.
C.Humorous and confident.
D.Careful and clever.
While-reading
3. Read the text again and discuss the questions.
What courses did Adam choose Which one do you think about be his favorite Why
What does “make the team” in Paragraph 3 mean
What is Adam worried about
Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life How do you know
While-reading
3. Read the text again and discuss the questions.
① What courses did Adam choose Which one do you think about be his favorite Why
Adam chose maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese.
Advanced literature would be his favorite subject because he likes English and he is good at it.
While-reading
② What does “make the team” in Paragraph 3 mean
③ What is Adam worried about
“Make the team” means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team.
He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.
While-reading
④ Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life How do you know
Adam seems confident because he says that he is happy to be there, and he will be well prepared for the University or whatever else comes in the future.
While-reading
4. Complete the outline. Then discuss the questions below with a partner.
Paragraph Challenge How Adam feels Solution
1 Confused
2 Choosing courses The school adviser
3 He will find a way to
4 He will
While-reading
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
suitable
Making the school football team
Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to the homework.
Serious/careful
Unhappy
Worried but still happy, confident about his future
helped him choose 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
What kind of person do you think Adam is Why
brave to challenge himself
because he knows that Chinese is a very difficult language, but he chose to take it.
persistent and hardworking
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.
warm-hearted
because he joined a volunteer club, working at a soup kitchen and handing out food to homeless people in the community.
Do you face the same challenges as Adam What other challenges are you facing How do you deal with them
Course
Club
Challenge
Feeling
Solution
no need to choose courses
extra-curricular activities
trying hard to keep my hobbies
worried
to work harder at school
Post-reading
5. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.
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.
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 dificulty, I always tell myself, Don’t let anything stop you. Don’t ever .”
5. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.
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.
recommended
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 dificulty, I always tell myself, Don’t let anything stop you. Don’t ever .”
improve
graduate
responsible
quit
THE FRESHMAN CHALLENGE
Hi! My name is Adam and I’m a freshman at senior high school.Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge.The first week was a little confusing.
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.
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.
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.
新生的挑战
嗨!我叫亚当,是一名高中新生。从初中过渡到高中真是一项巨大的挑战。第一周有点让人迷茫。
首先,我得非常认真地考虑自己选什么课程。学校的指导老师帮我选择了适合我的课程:数学、英语、化学、世界史和中文。我知道中文是一门非常难学的语言,但我希望在毕业时能说一口流利的汉语。我的指导老师建议我选修高级文学,因为我喜欢英语而且成绩不错。
我还得选择一些课外活动。我想参加校足球队,但是教练说我踢得不够好。很显然,我并不高兴,但我不会就此放弃。我会找到一个让自己提高球技的方法,这样明年我就能加入球队了。不过,我还是参加了一个志愿者社团。每周三,我们会在食品救济站里干活,把食物分发给社区里的无家可归者。
我知道作为高中生我得更加努力学习,学会习惯承担更多责任。我有点担心在高级课程上无法跟上其他同学,而且要适应所有的家庭作业也相当困难。然而,我还是很高兴来到这里。努力学习并不总是有趣,但我会为未来上大学或是任何其他事情做好充分准备。
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Homework
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