Teenage Life , Unit1 B1 -- Reading & Thinking -- by 高州四中高一English备课组 Learning Objectives: By the end of this class, you will be able to: 1. get the main idea by skimming, using pictures, finding out topic sentences or key words; 2. get a good understanding of school life in China and other countries by comparing them; have an active attitude towards the challenges in study and school life. 一、Lead-in Talk about the new life in senior high school. First, let's have a look at a teenager's school life in America. Then, talk about your life in senior high school. 二、Reading Tasks Strategies Task1: Prediction Predict what the text is about . Task2-1: Fast reading Read the passage quickly to get the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph1: Paragraph2: Paragraph3: Paragraph4: Task2-2: Read the passage quickly to get the main idea of the whole passage. The passage mainly talks about_____ A. Adam's school life. B. A teenager's challenges in senior high school and his solution. C. Adam had to choose some courses and activities. D. A teenager's school life in senior high school and his future dream. Task3: Asking & Answering Complete the outline in Ex4.P15 在第一段，Adam遇到什么挑战，他感受如何？ 在第二段，Adam遇到什么挑战，他感受如何？ 在第三段，Adam遇到什么挑战，他感受如何？ 他如何应对？ 在第四段，Adam遇到什么挑战，他感受如何？ 他如何应对？ 三、Listen to the audio materials to summary the main idea Hi! My name is Adam and I’m a _____ at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big _____. The first week was a little _____. First, I had to think very carefully about which _____ I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the _____ 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 _____ that I should _____ 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 _____ team, but the coach told me that I _____ well enough. Obviously, I was unhappy, but I_____. I’ll find a way to _____ on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a _____ 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 _____ for a lot more. I’m a bit worried about _____ the other students in my advanced course, and it’ll be quite difficult to _____ all the homework. Still, I’m happy to be here. Studying hard isn’t always fun, but I’ll be well _____ for university or whatever else comes in the future. 四、Thinking 1 . What kind of person do you think Adam is Why Sincere, friendly, determined, responsible, warm-hearted, brave, reliable, considerate, persistent, hard-working , smart, 2.As freshmen in senior high school, how do you feel about you life I felt... happy anxious ... ...
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