(共16张PPT)
Teenage life
Reading and Thinking
The Freshman
Challenge
Step 1. Lead-in
Let’s watch a video.
What are the differences between schools in China and those in the foreign countries
Now let's read the passage
to know more about it.
Pre-reading
1. What is the text type of the passage
A.Narrative(记叙文).
B.Argumentative Essay(议论文).
C.Expository Writing(说明文).
D.Practical Writing(应用文).
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2. Predict what the main idea of the passage is
The passage is mainly about the ________
that a _______ meets in senior high school.
freshman
challenges
a new or difficult task
Who
The Freshman Challenge
Challenge
Listen to the text
carefully to find
the main idea of
each paragraph.
Listening and viewing
Task
Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a ___________ .
Paragraph 2: Adam wanted to take ________ carefully.
Paragraph 3: Adam had to choose extra-curricular _________ .
Paragraph 4: He’ll have to study hard as a senior high school student and be ____________ for a lot more.
challenge
courses
activities
responsible
Read&Think
How does Adam feel
What
solutions
does he take
What
challenges
does Adam meet
Careful Reading
上个好大学是我的梦想。
Going to a good university is my
dream.
A mind map:
Challenge 1
Courses to choose
Solution 1
Solution 2
The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones.
My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature.
para2
What was Adam's attitude to the challenge and how to deal with it
carefully
帅老师建议我们课堂上要尽量多开口说英语。
Teacher Shuai recommends that we should speak English as much as possible in class.
v+that+should do 虚拟语气
一坚持 insist
二命令 order, command
三建议 advise, suggest, recommend, propose
四要求 require, request, ask, demand
recommend doing sth. 建议做某事
recommend sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事
= recommend that sb. (should)do sth. 建议某人做某事
recommend sth. to sb. = recommend sb. sth. 向某人推荐某物
(写作应用) 非常高兴知道你暑假来中国,我推荐你去看看长城。
Delighted/Happy to learn that you are coming to China during Summer holiday, I recommend that you should pay a visit to the Great Wall.
para3
Did Adam make the school football team Why How did he feel, what was his attitude and what does he plan to do
He didn’t make the school football team because he didn’t play well enough so he felt unhappy. But he wouldn’t quit and he plans to improve on his own.
Tip3: We can get the meaning of the new words from the context(语境).
para4
1.How does Adam feel
2. What’s the solution
3. Is Adam confident that he will get used to the senior high school life How do you know
Going from junior high school to senior high school
Mind map
Retell 复述
find a way to improve in order to make the team next year
Firstly,
Besides,
Finally,
will study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more
solution
......
active
cautious
confident
determined
helpful
kind/
warm-hearted
persistent
optismistic
positive
Adam is a kind person, because he joined a volunteer club.
he knows that Chinese is a very difficult language, but he chose to take it.
he joined the school football team and didn't play well. But he wouldn't quit and find a way to make the team.
persistent and hardworking
What kind of person do you think Adam is Find the supporting sentence(s) from the passage.
brave to challenge himself
he joined a volunteer club, working at a soup kitchen and handing out food to homeless people in the community.
warm-hearted
Finish the practice on your workbook.
Homework