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课件网) Reading and Thinking Unit 1 Teenage life Leading Compare school life in different places. School life Pre-reading What do you want to know about school life in other countries What would you tell a foreign teenager about school life in China Pre-reading Around 7 a.m. — 4 p.m. Students move to different classrooms to have classes. Go to school clubs or after-school activities after school. Compulsory courses ＆ optional courses Homework mainly contains reading and essays. School life in America: Pre-reading Around 7 a.m. — 6 p.m. Teachers move to different classrooms to teach. Go home and do homework after school. 13 courses: Chinese, maths, English.... Homework mainly contains copying and test exercises. School life in China: Reading What solutions does he take How does Adam feel What challenges does Adam meet Think about the questions while reading THE RESHMAN CHALLENGE. Reading The passage mainly talks about the big _____ Adam met in senior high school: how to choose _____ and _____ _____. And he’ll study harder and be ____ _____ for university or future. prepared activities extra-curricular courses challenges well Summary of the text: After-reading because he knows that Chinese is a very difficult language, but he chose to take it. because 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 Why brave to challenge himself because he joined a volunteer club, working at a soup kitchen and handing out food to homeless people in the community. warm-hearted After-reading Do you face the same challenges as Adam What other challenges are you facing How do you deal with it Some of my challenges are very much like Adam’s, while some are quite different. Unlike Adam, I.... Discussion: What are some differences between Adam’s school life and your school life no choice of courses social practice no thinking about the future but for National College Entrance Examination .... Learn new sentences 1. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing. 句意：从初中进入到高中真的是一个巨大的挑战。第一周就有点困惑。 Going from junior high school to senior high school，动词ing形式作主语，谓语动词用单数。 例：每天读书是一个良好的习惯。 _____ _____ every day ___ a good habit. Reading books is challenge n. 挑战 例：公司已经做好准备迎接未来几年的挑战。 The company is ready to meet the _____ of the next few years. challenges Learn new sentences 2. First, I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. 句意：首先，我不得不非常仔细地考虑我想要上哪几门课程。 介词about后面的从句为宾语从句，连接代词是which，在从句中充当定语，表示“哪一门”。与what相比，which引导名词性从句强调有选择的范围，而what则没有选择范围。 例：你能告诉我应该穿哪一条裙子吗？ Could you tell me _____ dress I should wear which ... ...
