B1U1Reading and Thinking 导学案
【Learning objectives】
By the end of the lesson, you will be able to:
1) acquire the basic usage of the new words and expressions concerning freshmen challenges and learn to use them flexibly;
2) have a good understanding of freshmen challenges in the new senior high school and talk about it;
3) develop different learning skills to solve different reading comprehensive problems.
【Learning procedures】
Ⅰ、Lead in(导入):
What’s your biggest challenge of the first week when entering senior high school Discuss in pairs and place a tick in the proper box.
A. Don’t know which courses to choose.
B. What club will be suitable for me
C. Don’t get used to the timetable of senior high scool
D.Feeling lonely and missing my family.
F. I find it hard to deal with my classmates and teachers.
Ⅱ、Pre-reading(读前):
What questions come into your mind when you read the title
Who is the freshman in the passage
What challenge is he/she facing
How does he/she face the challenge
Ⅲ、While-reading(读中):
Fast reading(快速阅读)
Read the text quickly and answer these questions.
Who is the freshman in the passage _______________
What challenge is he facing
Careful reading(仔细阅读)
How does he face the challenge
challenge 1→____________
How does he face the first challenge _____________________________
What courses did Adam choose _________________________________
Which one do you think would be his favourite Why
___________________________________________________________
challenge2→______________
How does he face the second challenge ___________________________
What’s his mood change like ______________→___________________
challenge3→______________
How does he face the third challenge ____________________________
What’s his mood change like ______________→___________________
Finish the table.
Ⅳ、Post-reading(读后)Discussion
Do you think Adam will be well prepared for senior high school
What should we do to solve these challenges
Ⅴ、Homework 【课文语法填空】
My name is Adam and I'm a freshman in senior high school. 1.________(go)from junior high school to senior high school is a real big challenge.The first week was a little 2._______ (confuse).
First, I had to think very 3.________ (careful)about which courses I wanted to 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 activities, too.I tried to join the school football teams, 5.________ 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 6.________ (I)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 7.________ a lot more.I'm a bit worried about keeping up with the other 8.________(student)in my advanced course, and 9.________ will be quite difficult to get used to all the homework.Still, I'm happy 10.________ (be)here.Studying hard isn't always fun, but I'll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.