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课件网) Reading and Thinking Unit1 Teenage Life The Freshman Challenge 人教版必修一 Learning Objectives Know about the challenges, feelings, and solutions of the teenager’s school life. 2. Learn to use the reading skill of skimming. 3. Compare school life in different places. Brainstorm What do you think of your high school life now Busy Different Interesting Difficult Prediction The freshman challenge Predict what the article is about from the title & the picture by asking some questions: Who What Where How picture title Pre-reading Look at the pictures and predict: What do you think the text is about It is about a freshman’s new school_____. difficulties\challenges He had to choose extra-curricular activities. Adam will study harder and be responsible for a lot more. While-reading Skimming Can you read and find the main idea of each para Para 2 Para 1 Para 3 Para 4 How can you find the information so quickly Senior high school is a challenge. Adam had to think very carefully about which course he wanted to take. You can find main idea by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words & phrases, and topic sentences The photo is from the International Kite Festival held in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. Periodically [ p r ɑd kl ] 定期地 since 2003, the city of Xiamen holds an international kite festival on Guanyinshan Beach. The 2014 festival hosted招待 33 kite teams from China and 14 foreign countries, and attracted about 80,000 visitors from around the world. Task 1 : Fast Reading 1. What courses did Adam choose Which one do you think would be his favourite Why He chose maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. Advanced literature would be his favourite subject because he likes English and he is good at it. 2. What does “make the team ” in paragraph 3 mean “Make the team” means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team. 3. What is Adam worried about He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework. 4. Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life How do you know He seems confident because he says that he is happy to be there, and he will be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future. Challenge yourselves Para. 1 junior high school Going from... to ... sth. is a challenge. really big senior high school Going from junior high school to senior high school is really big challenge. Adam’s first week at senior high school is confusing. What challenges did he meet How did he feel How did he solve his problems Para. Challenge feeling Solution 2 Choosing _____ courses The school adviser _____ _____. 3 He will find a way _____ _____. 4 He will _____ _____. suitable serious careful helped him choose suitable courses Joining the school football team unhappy to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year Keeping up with the other stud ... ...
