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人教必修一
Unit 1
Reading and Thinking
Compare school life in different places
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教学目
Lead-in
What do you want to know about school life in other countries
What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China
Discussion
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To get the main idea of each paragraph by skimming.
To find out the challenges the writer faces in his senior high school by association analysis.
To analyse the character of the writer by comparison, criticism in discussion, talk about your own character and the challenges you face in your senior high school life.
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目标一:To get the main idea of each paragraph by skimming.
Activity 1: Look through the passage, write down the new words in bold and read them in your group one by one, the student(s) who read(s) in a wrong way will sing for us in English. Then let’s read together and share the use of them.
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Read the words together and share the use of them.
教学目
Let's check
1.I'm good at math, so my teacher _______________ that
I should choose advanced math in my first year.
2.Finding time for both studies and extra-curricular activities
is a big ________, so I need to make a workable schedule.
3.Some of the students want to become writers or editors after they
__________, so the teacher advised them to start a writing club.
4.The school is ____________ for the safety of all the students.
5.Whenever I'm facing a difficulty, I always tell myself, “Don't let
anything stop you. Don't ever __________.”
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Activity 2:
Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.
Questions: How can you find the main idea of each paragraph quickly
You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences.
Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a challenge.
Paragraph 2:__________________________________
____________________________________________
Paragraph 3:__________________________________
____________________________________________
Paragraph 4:__________________________________
____________________________________________
Adam had to think very carefully about
which courses he wanted to take.
Adam had to choose
extra-curricular activities.
Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more.
Activity 1:
Read the text and find out the answers to the questions.
目标二:To find out the challenges the writer faces in his senior high school by analysing the text with help of association.
1. What courses did Adam choose
Which one do you think would be his favourite Why
Adam chose math, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. Advanced literature would be his favorite subject because he likes English and he is good at it.
2. What does "make the team" in Paragraph 3 mean
3. What is Adam worried about
4.Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life How do you know
“Make the team” means to try out and
then be allowed to join a sports team.
He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.
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.
Activity 2:
Complete the outline.
Paragraph Challenge How Adam feels Solution
1 Confused
2 Choosing __________ courses The school adviser____
________________________________________
Going from junior
high school to
senior high school
the suitable
helped him choose
suitable courses.
Serious/ Careful
3 He will find a way to ________________________________________
4 He will _____________
________________________________________________________________________________
Making the school
football team
Unhappy
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
improve in order to make the team next year
try to study harder and get used to being resposible for a lot more.
人教必修一
Unit 1
Reading and Thinking
Compare school life in different places
(I I )
目标三:To analyse the character of the writer by comparison, criticism in discussion, talk about your own character and the challenges you face in your senior high school life.
Activity 1:
Read the text and find out the answers to the questions.
1.What kind of person do you think Adam is Why
2.Do you face the same challenges as Adam What other challenges are you facing How do you deal with them
3.What are some differences between Adam's school life and your school life
1.Adam appears to be hard-working and wants to get ahead in life.
I know this because he thought carefully about which courses and extra-curricular activities to take, and thought hard about his future. He is also a kind person, because he joined a volunteer club.
Answers :
3.I don’t have to choose my own courses. All day, I am in the same classroom with my classmates, and we all study the same courses.
2.Some of the challenges I face are very much like Adam’s, while some are quite different. Unlike Adam, I don’t have to choose my courses or my schedule. However, I am worried about my extra-curricular activities and trying to keep my hobbies. My solution to this challenge is to work harder at school so I can make more time for my extra-curricular activities and hobbies.
Activity 2:
Analyse the structure of the passage, try to draw a outline to list the challenges you face in your senior high school.
Which paragraph is the main part
Which paragraphs are the supporting parts
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Challenge
How to choose
courses
How to choose
extra-curricular
activities
How to study
The main part
The supporting parts
Now draw a outline to list the challenges you face.
Activity 3:
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.
1.I'm good at math, so my teacher ______________ that
I should choose advanced math in my first year.
2.Finding time for both studies and extra-curricular activities is a big ___________, so I need to make a workable schedule.
3.It's a little ___________ to choose suitable courses. I hope that my adviser can help me make a good decision.
4.We can try a course for two weeks after we ___________ up for it. After that, we cannot change it.
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5. The main purpose of the course is to help __________ each student's reading ability.
6. Some of the students want to become writers or editors after they __________, so the teacher advised them to start a writing club.
7. The school is ____________ for the safety of all the students.
8. Whenever I'm facing a difficulty, I always tell myself,
"Don't let anything stop you. Don't ever __________.”
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1.What kind of person do you think you are
2.What challenges do you face in your senior high school
3.How will you deal with the challenges you are facing
Tell your partner about it.