(
课件网) THE FRESHMAN CHALLENGE Reading and Thinking senior high school life courses campus extra-curricular activities homework canteen/dining hall dormitory ... 1. What would you tell a foreign teenager about your high school life 2. Do you want to know about school life in other countries Let’s compare the difference! LEAD-IN PRE-READING WHILE-READING POST-READING School life in Britain Example School life in China: busy and same schedule, long time for study, high stress, few activities, more rules..... School life in Britain: more freedom, less homework,more free time, more school activities, more discussion....... Make a prediction Who what The passage talk about A freshman Challenges in high school A freshman’s challenges in a new school Look at the title and the pictures. What's the text mainly about LEAD-IN PRE-READING WHILE-READING POST-READING Skimming You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. Paragraph 1_____ Paragraph 2_____ Paragraph 3_____ Paragraph 4_____ Skim the passage and find the main idea of each paragraph. skimming Take a fast look at the title, pictures, key words, and topic sentences. Reading Tips LEAD-IN PRE-READING WHILE-READING POST-READING Senior high school is a challenge. choose courses carefully. choose extra-curricular activities. study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more. Skimming: main idea Main idea 01 02 03 04 Challenges How to choose suitable courses How to choose extra-curricular activities How to study LEAD-IN PRE-READING WHILE-READING POST-READING The structure of the passage LEAD-IN PRE-READING WHILE-READING POST-READING Careful reading paragraph challenge feels solution 1 2 3 4 Read complete the form Hi! My name is Adam and I'm a freshman at a senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing. Para. Challenge feeling 1 Going from to . junior high school Para 1 Name : Identity: Adam freshman senior high school confused LEAD-IN PRE-READING WHILE-READING POST-READING Fast reading Read paragraph 2-4 and answer questions. 1. Why did Adam have to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take 2. Why did Adam have to choose extra-curricular activities Why was he unable to join the football team 3. Why will Adam have to study harder as a senior high school student It might not be so easy to choose suitable courses. Maybe he was required to do so as a freshman. Because he didn't play football well enough. Because he needs to keep up with the other students in his advanced course, and get used to all the homework. Background information: There are many extra-curricular activities and clubs for students in the US. They can vary(变化) from computer programming to sports. They are important for students to apply for(申请) colleges. Fast reading Challenges Challeng ... ...
