(
课件网) Unit 1 Teenage Life Reading and Thinking Compare school life in different places Preparation in vocabulary freshman junior high school Senior high school confusing choose courses sign up extra-curricular activities hand out homeless people in the community get used to doing keep up with 新生 初中 高中 令人迷惑的 选课 报名 课外活动 分发 无家可归的人 在社区 习惯做某事 保持一致 challenge topic fluent graduate recommend literature obviously quit be responsible for schedule editor 挑战 话题 流利的 毕业 推荐 文学 明显地 离开，放弃 对……负责 日程表 编辑 Compare school life in different places School life in China Around 7 a.m- 5 p.m. Teachers move to different classrooms to teach. Go home and do homework after school. have at least 9 40-minutes classes a day. We have 13 courses at senior high school: Chinese, maths, English, politics, history, geography, physics, biology, chemistry, music, art, PE, and IT. School life in America: 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. Homeworks mainly contains reading and essays. In the United States (American English) Freshman: a student in his or her first year of high school or college (美国高中、大学) 一年级学生 Sophomore: a student in his or her second year of high school or college (美国高中、大学) 二年级学生 Junior: a student in his or her third year of high school or college(美国高中、大学) 三年级学生 Senior: a student in his or her fourth year of high school or college(美国高中、大学的) 毕业班学生 Cultural notes The Freshman Challenge Read the title and predict the content. Some senior high schools in the USA begin from the 9th grade and end in the 12th grade. In this case, 9th graders are also called freshmen, that is, “fresh+men”. “Challenge” means something new and difficult. It takes time and hard work to deal with a challenge. Skim for Main idea Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. Match the main idea of each paragraph. ①Para.1 a. Choosing suitable courses carefully is necessary. ②Para.2 b. Study harder and take responsibility. ③Para.3 c. Joining in extra curricular activities is necessary. ④Para.4 d. Senior high school is a challenge. The structure of the passage according to the main ideas: Scan for Specific Information para.1 ①Adam felt _____ at the beginning of his senior high. ②To a _____, senior high school is really _____. confused freshman challenging Senior high school is a challenge. What can be inferred from the third paragraph A. The football coach would help Adam improve. B. Adam was kind and responsible. C. Adam gave up football and turned to volunteer activity. D. Adam chose to volunteer in the community. para.3 Joining in extra curricular activities is necessary. ①Adam is confident about his senior high school life. ②It is easy for Adam to learn advanced literature well. ③It m ... ...
