(共17张PPT)
Unit1 Teenage Life
The Freshman Challenge
Reading and Thinking
What happened at his first day of high school
He keeps ratting people out because they break the grooming codes and dressing codes.
Is this a good way to adapt to high school life
What’s your expected high school life about
What do you think of your high school life
What challenges have you met
Predicting
Read the title, look at the pictures and predict what the text is probably about
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.
something new and difficult
Adam
The text may tell us about the challenges Adam met as a freshman at his senior high school.
Paragraph 1:___________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:___________________________________________________
Paragraph 3:___________________________________________________
Paragraph 4:___________________________________________________
Task one: Skim the text and find the main idea of each paragraph.
It’s hard for Adam to choose which courses to take.
Adam needs to choose extra-curricular activities.
Adam will work hard to realize his dream.
Senior high school is a challenge.
Tips: Pay attention to the first sentence or last sentence of each paragraph. Sometimes, the topic sentence lies in the middle of the paragraph.
Para.1
Challenge
Para.2
courses
Para.3
extra-curricular activities
Para.4
Attitudes
The structure of the text:
How did Adam feel at the first week Why
He felt a little confused.
Because he had to choose suitable courses, choose extra
-curricular activities and study hard as a senior high school
students.
2. How did he choose his courses
The school adviser helped him choose his courses.
3. Which one do you think would be his favorite subject
His favorite subject would be English.
Challenges & Courses
4. Why did the coach refuse him to join the football team
Because he didn’t play football well enough.
5. Will he quit What will he do
He won’t quit. He will find a way to improve on his
own so that he can make the team next year.
6. What does he do every Wednesday
He works at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless
people in the community.
Extra-curricular activities
Attitudes
What is Adam worried about
He is worried about keeping up with the other
students in his advanced course and it’ll be quite
difficult to get used to all the homework.
What will he do
He will study hard and be well prepared for
university or whatever comes in the future.
Thinking
1. What do you think of Adam
Qualities Examples &Reasons
Summary
Paragraph Challenge Feeling Solution
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Going from junior high school to senior high
school
Confused
Choosing the suitable
courses
Careful/ Serious
The school adviser helped him choose suitable courses.
Making the school
football team
Unhappy
He will find a way to improve in order to make the team next year.
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
He will try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more.
Discussion
Do you face the same challenges as Adam
What other challenges are you facing
How will you deal with them
