(共12张PPT)
UNIT 1 Teenage life
READING&THINKING
What do you think about your senoir high school life
Have you met any challenge so far
What are they?
Lead in
The Freshman Challenge
What is the passage about
What kind of person is Adam
pre-reading:
Read the text quickly and find the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1: _____________________________________
Paragraph 2: _____________________________________
Paragraph 3: _____________________________________
Paragraph 4: _____________________________________
Senior high school is a challenge.
Skim 略读
You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences.
while-reading
Hi! My name is Adam and I'm a freshman at a senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing.
First, I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser recommended that I should 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 team, but 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 my 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 for a lot more. I’m a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course, and it’ll 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 comes in the future.
Para 2: Adam had to choose suitable courses
Para 3: Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities
Para 4: Adam will have to study harder and be responsible for a lot more
while-reading
Para4:
Adam will study harder and be responsible for a lot more.
Para 1:
Senior high school is a big challenge.
Para 2:
Adam had to choose suitable
courses.
Para 3:
Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.
Main part
The structure of the text:
Para.1
Challenge
Para.2 challenge 1
Courses
Para.3
challenge 2
Extra-curricular activities
Para.4
challenge 3
Study
How is the text organized
A. Para. 1→Para. 2→Para. 3→Para. 4
B. Para. 1→
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
C.
Para. 1
Para.2
Para. 3
→Para. 4
while-reading
Para. Challenge Adam’s feelings Solutions
1 Confused
2
3
4
Choosing ____________ courses
WHO:______________
HOW:______________
WHO:______________
HOW:______________
WHO:______________
HOW:______________
Read the text again and complete the outline of the passage
while-reading
1.What kind of person do you think Adam is Why Find evidences from the text.
qualities
Brave
Hard-working
Warm-hearted
confident
patient
determined
...
after-reading
Discussion:
Think about the challenges you mentioned just now. Can you find a proper way to solve them
One Possible Sturcture:
The challenge I met was . I was really at that time. Fortunately, I managed to solve it by .
after-reading
1. Writing :
Write down one challenge you are facing, your feelings, solutions, and one suggestion from your partner.
Try to Use more what we have learned in this lesson.
Pick some to share with us tomorrow.
Homework
Life is what
we make it !