(课件网) Unit 1 Teenage Life Period 2 Reading and Thinking Have you made a plan for your high school study life 课前自主预习 New words title freshman graduate graduation n. literature literary adj. schedule editor fluent fluently adv. be fluent in Nowadays no one will challenge the fact that the earth is round. challenging adj. If you′re confused about anything， phone my office. confusing adj. confused adj. I recommend that you should take these pills for your cough. recommendation n. We have about 100 people signed up to help so far. It is obvious that China has made a lot of great achievements over the past 70 years. obviously adv. You must quit drinking. Since you are responsible，I thought you should know what′s happening. responsibility n. be responsible for We invited readers who completed the puzzle to send in their solutions. so·lu·tion Let′s play 1. Drivers are confused _____ the new traffic lights. 2. He accepted his friend′s _____ to swim across the river. 3. She studied eight foreign languages but is fluent _____ only six of them. by challenge in 4. I will have learned English for 10 years by the time I graduate _____ university next year. 5. The doctor _____ that he stay a few more days in hospital. 6. Many men sign ____ for the army because they cannot get jobs. from recommended up 7.She quitted _____(drink) when she was 24 years old. 8. The _____ to last week's quiz is on page 81. drinking solution 课文呈现 Compare school life in different places 1 Work in groups. Discuss the questions. 1. What do you want to know about school life in other countries 2. What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China Skim You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title， picture(s)， key words and phrases， and topic sentences. Skimming Method: Read the first paragraph Read the headings and first sentences of later paragraphs and sections. Preview skimming Method: Pay attention to the structure and content of the material through an awareness of paragraph patterns，thought transitions，and clue words. Function: Understand the content，to recall more information，and to see relationships more clearly and quickly. Overview skimming Method: Try to remember as many of the ideas and details clearly. Try to establish in your mind a sequence of events or a procedure, or attempt to fill in a skeleton outline to clarify the structure of the whole. Review skimming 2 Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a challenge. Paragraph 2: _____ Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take. Paragraph 3: _____ Paragraph 4: _____ 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. THE FRESHMAN CHALLENGE Hi! My name is Adam and I′m a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high ... ...
