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课件网) Unit 1 Teenge life Lesson 2 Reading and Thinking Learning aims At the end of the class, students are able to 1. talk about their school life 2. learn reading skills (predict, skim, scan, summarize) 3. know how to analyze the structure Lead in 1. How do you feel about your senior high school life 2. What makes you feel so Give reasons or examples. Pre-reading Guess what the passage is mainly about. Predict You can guess the main idea of a passage through the pictures, title, headline and so on. The Freshman Challenge Cultural corner 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 Pre-reading Guess what the passage is mainly about. The Freshman Challenge Predict You can guess the main idea of a passage through the pictures, title, headline and so on. Fast reading Skim You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, piture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. the first sentence the last sentence Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Senior high school is a challenge. Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take. Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities. Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more. Where Structure Topic The supporting parts Challenge How to choose courses How to choose extra-curricular activities How to study Careful reading Scan Read quickly but not very thoroughly in order to find key information Scan You can find details by taking a quick look at some particular information — a fact , a name, a date, a statistic,etc. Work in groups to find out the answers to the questions. 1. What courses did Adam choose Which one do you think would be his favorite Why 2. What does "make the team" in Paragraph 3 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 Careful reading Work in groups to find out the answer to the question. 1. What courses did Adam choose Which one do you think would be his favorite Why Adam chose math, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. Advanced literature would be his favorite subject because he likes English and he is good at it. 2 What does “make the team” in Paragraph 3 mean 3 What is Adam worried about It means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team. He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework. Answer the questions. 4. ... ...
