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课件网) Compare school life in different places Reading and Thinking (第一课时) school life in China courses clubs after-class activities school hours canteen dormitory ... Lead-in 1. What would you tell a foreign teenager about school life in China Lead-in 2. Do you want to know about school life in other countries Let’s watch a video and compare the difference! Learning Objectives： By the end of the class, you will be able... 1.To have a good understanding of the freshman challenges in senior high school. 2.To learn to get the main ideas by skimming. Today, let’s take a look at Adam’s school life in senior high school and what kind of challenge he will meet ! Adam 一个很大的挑战 1. senior high school 2. a really big challenge 3. a little confusing 4. sign up for 5. advanced course 6. make the team 7. join a volunteer club 8. hand out food 9. In the community 10. get used to (doing) sth 11.be responsible for 12. keep up with 13. be well prepared for words and phrases 高中 有点困惑的 报名参加 在社区 加入志愿者俱乐部 加入团队 分发食物 高级课程 习惯于做某事 为...负责 赶上 为...做好准备 Narration (记叙文) Look at the title and the picture on P14, then predict (预测): Pre-reading 1. What is the text type of the passage 2. Who is the author THE FRESHMAN CHALLENGE A senior high school student Read the text quickly and find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: _____ Paragraph 2: _____ Paragraph 3: _____ Paragraph 4: _____ while-reading 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. 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 w ... ...
