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课件网) Reading and Thinking Module 1 Unit 1 Teenage Life Period 2 1.help students to obtain the basic usage of the new words and expressions concerning the freshman challenges and learn to use them correctly. 2.Help students to have a good knowledge to freshman challenges in the new senior high school. 3.Develop students’ sense of cooperative learning and individual thinking ability. 4.Develop students’ different reading skills and learn how to get the main idea of each paragraph and the whole passage. What do you think of senior high school life in the U.S. Video : The school life You have just became a senior high school student. Can you think up a word to describe your own life in Lihua Middle High School busy difficult challenging colorful peaceful happy comfortable Our life is not always easy. Step 1. Lead-in lead-in What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China To finish learning tasks, we have to stay up. Sometimes we have extra-curricular activities. Our parents always pay more attention to our academic performance. Step 1. Lead-in 1.What are the differences between schools in China and those in the foreign countries 2.What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China look and discuss with your parnter According to the title and the picture, can you predict the main idea of the passage The passage talks about _____ Adam met in senior high school. The freshman challenge Step 2.Pre-reading topic sentence Skim the passage to find the main idea of each paragraph. Pre-reading 1. What is the text type of the passage A．Narration(记叙文)． B．Argumentative Essay(议论文)． C．Expository Writing(说明文)． D．Practical Writing(应用文)． √ 2. What is the main idea of the passage The passage is mainly about the _____ that a _____ meets in senior high school. freshman challenges You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. Who What Activity 1.Match the main ideas with each paragraph. Senior high school is a challenge Adam had to think carefully about which courses he wanted to take. Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities. Studying harder and being responsible are needed Step 3. Fast reading 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 ... ...
