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课件网) Period 2 Reading and Thinking 1. To talk about school life in different places. 2. To learn the main idea of the text. 3. To improve the basic reading skills especially skim. 4. To learn useful language points. Think: After-class activities The freshman challenge Paragraph 1. _____ Paragraph 2. _____ _____ Paragraph 3. _____ _____ Paragraph 4. _____ _____ Task 1: Fast reading Read and sum up the main idea of each paragraph. Senior high school is a challenge. 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. 1. Scan the text and choose the best choice. (1) Adam felt _____at the beginning of his senior high A. excited B. interested C. confused D. worried (2) Who gave Adam advice on courses A. Parents. B. Adviser. C. Coach. D. Classmates. (3) What subject is Adam's favorite A. Chinese. B. World history. C. Math. D. English. √ √ √ (4) Hearing he was poor in playing football well, Adam_____. A. felt disappointed but went on with it B. left the football and joined a club C. didn't give up and tried to improve D. felt unhappy but signed up for a new team (5) What kind of person is Adam A. brave and well prepared B. negative and silly C. active and shy D. gentle and patient √ √ 2. Read the passage again and fill in the blanks. I'm Adam, (1)_____freshman in senior high school. The first week was a little (2) _____ (confuse) for me. There are some (3) _____ (challenge) I have to face in my new school life. First, I had to think carefully about my courses. Chinese is hard to learn, but I hope I can speak it (4)_____ (fluent) when I graduate. My adviser (5) _____ (recommend) me to sign up for advanced literature because I'm good (6) ___Englinsh. Second, I had to choose my extra-curricular activities. I tried (7) _____ (join) the school football team though I couldn't do well in (8) _____at first. Besides that, I joined a volunteer club. In order to be well (9) _____ (prepare) for university or whatever else (10) _____ (come) in the future, I make up my mind to study harder and get used to the new situation. a confusing challenges fluently recommended at to join prepared it comes 1. confuse v.使糊涂;使迷惑; (将……)混淆，混同;使更难于理解 (2019·江苏高考) In one week he was the confused owner of a cone five hundred feet high.不出一个星期，他就变成了一个五百英尺高的圆锥体的困惑的主人。 confuse ... with ... 把……和……混淆 confused adj. 糊涂的；迷惑的 be/get confused about ... 对……感到疑惑 confusion n. 困惑；混乱 【知识归纳】 【即学即练】 (1)They confused me conflicting accounts of what happened. (2)German politics surprised and (confuse)him. (3)This math question is _____ (confuse)me. (4)A survey showed people were confused what they should eat to stay healthy. (5)We always left his office in a state of (confuse). confusing 2. recommend v. 推荐，介绍； ... ...
