Teenage Life , Unit1 B1
------ Reading & Thinking
------ by 高州四中高一English备课组
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this class, you will be able to:
1. get the main idea by skimming, using pictures, finding out topic sentences or key words;
2. get a good understanding of school life in China and other countries
by comparing them;
have an active attitude towards the challenges in study and school life.
一、Lead-in
Talk about the new life in senior high school.
First, let's have a look at a teenager's school life in America.
Then, talk about your life in senior high school.
二、Reading
Tasks Strategies
Task1: Prediction Predict what the text is about .
Task2-1: Fast reading Read the passage quickly to get the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph1: Paragraph2: Paragraph3: Paragraph4:
Task2-2: Read the passage quickly to get the main idea of the whole passage. The passage mainly talks about______
A. Adam's school life.
B. A teenager's challenges in senior high school and his solution.
C. Adam had to choose some courses
and activities.
D. A teenager's school life in senior high school and his future dream.
Task3: Asking & Answering Complete the outline in Ex4.P15 在第一段,Adam遇到什么挑战,他感受如何? 在第二段,Adam遇到什么挑战,他感受如何? 在第三段,Adam遇到什么挑战,他感受如何? 他如何应对? 在第四段,Adam遇到什么挑战,他感受如何? 他如何应对?
三、Listen to the audio materials to summary the main idea
Hi! My name is Adam and I’m a ___________ at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big __________. The first week was a little ___________.
First, I had to think very carefully about which _________ I wanted to take.
The school adviser helped me choose the _________ 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 ____________ that I should _____________ 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 _______ team, but the coach told me that I __________ well enough. Obviously, I was unhappy, but I___________. I’ll find a way to __________ on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a __________ 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 ____________ for a lot more.
I’m a bit worried about _______________ the other students in my advanced course, and it’ll be quite difficult to ____________ all the homework. Still, I’m happy to be here. Studying hard isn’t always fun, but I’ll be well _________ for university or whatever else comes in the future.
四、Thinking
1 . What kind of person do you think Adam is Why
Sincere, friendly, determined, responsible, warm-hearted, brave, reliable, considerate, persistent, hard-working , smart,
2.As freshmen in senior high school, how do you feel about you life
I felt...
happy anxious annoyed frightened worried ...
3. What challenges are you facing How do you deal with them
1) First, I had to...
2) I’ll be quite difficult to...
4. How do you deal with them
1) But I won't quit.
2) My solution to this challenge is to...
5. What should we do when we face difficulties or Challenges
五、Assessment.
1. Did you get how to get the main idea of a paragraph or a passage
2. Did you join the discussion and share
3. Are you confident to take the challenge is now
六、Homework
1. Read the text aloud and recite it as much as you can.
2. Write an e-mail to Adam to tell him what you have learned from him and tell him about your school life at senior high school.