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Period 2
Reading and Thinking
Unit1 Teenage Life
英语
Studying objectives:
1. Master the reading skills, such as skimming, scanning and careful reading;
2. Grasp the main idea of each paragraph and get the article structure;
3. Know how to face the challenges in high school life.
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
重点：
1. To figure out the main idea and the structure of the passage.
2. To get some reading skills.
难点:
1. Know how to face the challenges in high school life.
Studying key points and difficulties:
Lead-in
Q:How do you feel about your senior high school life What new difficulties have you met during your senior high school life
happy
excited
anxious
annoyed
tired
Other feelings: disappointed, frightened, crazy …
Lead-in
Q:How do you feel about your senior high school life What new difficulties have you met during your senior high school life
study
friendship
schedule
I have difficulties in/have trouble in________________
accommodation（住宿）
Pre-reading
Activity 1　Prediction
Predict what the article is about from the title & the picture by asking some questions:
Who
What
Where
How
While-reading
Activity 1　Prediction
Task Skim and try to find the main idea.
Skim:
You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences.
What is the text mainly about
The importance of taking courses
How Adam dealt with the freshman challenge
Why Adam joined a volunteer club
Adam is worried about his advanced course
It’s hard for Adam to choose courses.
Adam will work hard to realize his dream.
Adam needs to choose extra-curricular activities.
Going into senior high school is a challenge.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
While-reading
Activity 2　Reading for main idea and stuucture.
Task 1 Skim and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Task 2
While-reading
Activity 2　Reading for main idea and structure.
What is the structure of this article
What’s the type of this article
Narration 记叙文
Para. 1: the topic
Going into senior high school is a challenge
Para. 2
It’s hard for Adam to choose courses.
Para. 3
Adam needs to choose extra-curricular activities.
Para. 4
Adam will work hard to realize his dream.
General
Specific
While-reading
Activity 3　Reading for details.
Task 1 Read Para. 1~Para.2 and answer.
Paragraph Challenge Feeling Solution
1 Confused
2 Choosing__________ courses The school adviser
___________________________.
2. What courses did Adam choose Which one do you think would be his favourite Why
Adam chose maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. Advanced literature would be his favourite subject because he likes English and he is good at it.
Schoolife (from junior school to high school)
the suitable
Serious/
Careful
helped him choose suitable courses
Activity 3　Reading for details.
While-reading
Task 2 Read Para 3 and answer.
Paragraph Challenge feeling Solution
3
3. What does “make the team” in Paragraph 3 mean？
“Make the team” means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team.
Making the school football team
Unhappy
improve in order to make the team next year
2. Why was the author refused to join the football team
Because he didn't play well enough.
Activity 3　Reading for details.
While-reading
Task 3 Read Para. 4 and answer.
Paragraph Challenge Feeling Solution
4 He will __________________________________________________________
2. What is Adam worried about
He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.
3. 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 university or whatever else comes in the future.
Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.
Worried but still happy, confident about his future
try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more
While-reading
Task 4 What kind of person do you think Adam is
Find the supporting sentence(s) from the passage.
Activity 3　Reading for details.
I’ll have to study harder.
Wanted to keep up with the other students.
I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.
...I didn’t play well enough…but I won’t quit.
I’ll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.
I joined a volunteer club…hand out food to homeless people in the community
Hard-working
Warm-hearted
Brave
Determined
Post-reading
Activity 4　Critical Thinking.
Think of what challenges you are facing and how you are feeling, and then discuss with your partners about how to deal with it.
Post-reading
Activity 4　Critical Thinking.
When facing challenges
1
6
5
4
2
3
Be brave
Have an open mind
Get prepared
Talk to a friend
Communicate with parents
Ask for teachers' advice
post-reading
Activity 5　Summary.
Adam’s story tells us
Wise man will not sit down and cry for the failure, they must be looking for ways to save them with optimism.
----Willian Shakespeare
Keep a positive attitude
towards life!
My name is Adam and I’m a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior school to senior high is 1　　 　（challenge）. The first week I felt a little 2 　　　（confuse）.　First,I had to think very carefully about which courses 3　　　　（take）. My adviser recommended that I 4　　　 （sign） up for advanced literature because I like English and I’m good at it. I had to choose extra-curricular 5____　　　（activity），too. I tried to join the school football team，6　　　______the coach told me that I didn’t play well enough. 7　　 　（obvious）,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 know I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible 8　　　a lot more. I’m a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course，and 9　 　will 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 10_____（come）in the future.
Practice
单词填空
challenging
confused
to take
（should）sign
activities
but
Obviously
for
it
comes
Required: Finish task 5 on page 15.
Optional:Write an article about the challenges in your school life.
Assignment
Requirements：
1. Describe your challenges;
2. Describe your feelings;
3. Give your solutions and attitude towards them.
Thank you!

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