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(共34张PPT)
UNIT 1
TEENAGE LIFE
Compare school life in different places
To read to learn American students’ school life
To compare senior high school life between China and foreign countries
To think about your own challenges, feelings and solutions in high school
Word Bank
1.challenge
n.挑战
v. 向...挑战；怀疑
challenging
adj.
挑战性的；有吸引力的
2. confuse
vt.使糊涂；使迷惑
confused
adj.
感到迷惑的；糊涂的
3. fluent
adj.流利的；流畅的
fluently
adv.
流利地；流畅地
confusing
adj.
难以理解的；不清楚的
fluency
n.
流利；流畅;熟练
3.graduate
vi.毕业; 获得学位
n.大学毕业生[ ɡr d t]
graduation
n.
毕业
4. advance
vi.前进；发展
vt.促进发展
n.前进； 进展
advanced
adj.
先进的；
高级的；
高等的
5. obvious
obviously
adv.
明显地；显然地
adj.显而易见的；明显的
6.responsible
adj.负责的;有责任的
responsibly
adv.
负责地；可靠地
7. solve
vt.解答；解决
solution
n.
解决办法；答案
responsibility
n.
责任;义务
Language points
1. but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.
vi.毕业; 获得学位
n.大学毕业生
[ ɡr d t]
①n. graduation 毕业
②拓展：
graduate from 毕业于
I graduate from.......
【语境应用】单句填空。
1) Kate graduated ________ medical school last year.
2) After ___________(graduate) from Beijing university, she decided to be a designer.
from
graduating
【翻译】
1. 学校需要一群志愿者们打扫公园.
2. 我对他的行为感到迷惑.
3. 很明显他提前做好笔记了。
Schools need a group of volunteers to clean up parks.
I am confused about his behaviour.
It is obvious that he took notes in advance.
【翻译】
4. 医生建议你应该要停止抽烟。
5. 你要对你的未来负责。
The doctor recommended you to quit smoking.
The doctor recommended that you (should) quit smoking.
You are responsible for your future.
You should take responsibility for your future.
Look at the picture and read the title to predict the main content of the passage.
Some senior high schools in the USA begin from the 9th grade and end in the 12th grade. In this case, 9th graders are also called freshmen, that is, “fresh+ men”.
Something new and difficult that takes time and hard work to deal with
Skim
You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences.
The topic sentence is normally, but not always, the first sentence of a paragraph. It gives the main idea of the paragraph.
normally, these are proper names and longer, more difficult words
Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.
2
Paragraph 1: _______________________________________
Paragraph 2: _______________________________________
Paragraph 3: _______________________________________
Paragraph 4: _______________________________________
Senior high school is a challenge.
key words
topic
sentence
Paragraph 1: _______________________________________
Paragraph 2: _______________________________________
_______________________________________
Senior high school is a challenge.
Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.
topic sentence
key words
Paragraph 3: _______________________________________
_______________________________________
Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.
topic sentence
key words
Paragraph 4: _______________________________________
_______________________________________
Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more.
topic sentence
key words
Match the main idea with each paragraph according to the passage on Page 14.
(　　)(1)Para. 1　 A. Choose the suitable courses.
(　　)(2)Para. 2 B. Choose extra-curricular activities.
(　　)(3)Para. 3 C. Study harder and be responsible for a lot more.
(　　)(4)Para. 4 D. Senior high school is a challenge.
D
A
C
B
Which paragraph is the main part Which paragraphs are the supporting parts
Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Adam was advised to start with a beginner course in literature. ( )
2. Adam wants to speak Chinese fluently. ( )
3. Adam gave up the idea of joining the football team. ( )
4. Adam helps with cooking in the school kitchen once a week. ( )
5. Adam hasn't got used to the homework in senior high school. ( )
F
T
F
F
T
Read the text again and answer the questions .
1. What courses did Adam choose
2. What is Adam worried about
事实细节类问题
Adam chose Maths, English, chemistry, world history, Chinese, and advanced literature.---para.1
He is worried about keeping up with other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.---para.4
Read the text again and answer the questions
1. Which one do you think would be his favourite Why
2. Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life How do you know
推断类问题
Advanced literature would be his favorite because he likes English and he is good at it.---para.1
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.---para.4
Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. What does “make the team” in paragraph 3 mean
词义理解类问题
Become a member of the team.
.Read and answer the following questions.
(1)Which one of the following courses did Adam not choose
A.English. 　　　　　　B.Chemistry.
C.World history. D.Physics.
(2)Why did Adam’s adviser prefer him to sign up for advanced literature
A.Because Chinese is a very difficult language.
B.Because he likes English and does well in it.
C.Because he likes Chinese and he is good at it.
D.Because advanced literature is an important course.

D
B
(3)Why did Adam fail in joining the school football team
A.Because the coach thought that he didn’t play well enough.
B.Because he had his leg injured and had to give up.
C.Because his classmates thought that he did badly in football.
D.Because he wanted to join other clubs.
A
How does Adam feel
What
solutions
does he take
What
challenges
does Adam meet
Read＆Think---Complete the outline
Solution
Challenge 3
Solution
Challenge 4
Challenge 2
Solution
Challenge 1
Read＆Analyze
Summary
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
5. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.
选词填空
confusing sign improve graduate
responsible quit recommend challenge
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 (n. 工作计划，日程安排).
3. It’s a little _____________ to choose suitable courses. I hope that my adviser can help me make a good decision.
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.
recommended
challenge
confusing
5
4. 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 (n. 编辑) 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 _____________.”
sign
improve
graduate
responsible
quit
Below is the summary of the text with some words missing. Choose the words from the box to complete the summary.
suitable, extra-curricular, challenging, homeless, fluent
Adam finds moving from junior high school to senior high school 1. ___________. To his relief, the school adviser helped him choose the 2. ____________ courses including Chinese, which he hopes to be 3. ____________ in when he graduates.
challenging
suitable
fluent
suitable, extra-curricular, challenging, homeless, fluent
As for 4. ______________ activities, he hopes to get into the football team next year although he isn't good enough this year. At the same time he's joined a volunteer club feeding the 5. ______________ every Wednesday. Studying isn't always fun but he thinks it will prepare him for university and the future.
extra-curricular
homeless
根据课文内容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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