(
课件网) Unit 1 Teenage Life Reading and Thinking Think about a question: As a freshman in the senior high school, what challenges have you faced A lot of rules Challenge Great pressure of homework Frequent examinations Extra-curricular activities Specialized courses Senior high school is a challenge. P1 Adam need to think carefully about which course to choose. P2 Adam also need to choose extra-curricular activities. Adam have to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more. P3 P4 Skimming: How to find the main idea of each paragraph Read for more details: 1.What course did Adam choose Which one do you think would be his favorite Why 2.What dose ‘make a team’ in P3 mean 3.What is Adam worried about 4.Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life How do you know Math, English, chemistry, world history and Chinese. Advanced literature would be his favorite because he likes English and he is good at is. Selected to join the sports team. He is worried about keeping up with others and get used to all the homework. Yes, because he said he will be well prepared for whatever comes in the future. Careful Reading Para 1 Senior high school is a challenge. Let’s find out the main idea of the first paragraph. Skim Skim means you can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, pictures, key words and phrases, and topic sentences. Careful Reading Para 1 Senior high school is a challenge. Para 2 Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take. Para 3 Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities. Para 4 Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to be responsible for a lot more. Careful Reading Structure (Mind Map) share your answers to the questions you raised What: challenge How: feeling How: solution difficult subjects difficult but hopeful school adviser; recommended; sign up for make the school football team unhappy but determined improve himself; joined … instead study worried and stressed but happy and confident study harder; be responsible; be well prepared How does Adam organize every challenge Hi! My name is Adam and Fm a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing. 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 tea ... ...
