(
课件网) Pre-reading How do you feel about your senior high school What challenges do you face Activity 1 lead-in Pre-reading Look at the picture and the title of the passage. Can you guess the main idea of the text In the high schools in America there are four years rather than three years as we have in China, so they usually call the first year students as freshman something new and difficult Adam While-reading Activity 2:focus on the structure(结构) of the passage 1.Read the passage quickly and silently to find the main idea of each paragraph and underline it in the text. 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 extracurricular activities. Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more. tips:Sometimes, the first sentence of a paragraph is the topic sentence, which is the main idea of it. 2.Which paragrah is the main part Which paragraghs are the supporting (支持)parts While-reading Para.1 Challenge Para.2 How to choose courses Para.3 How to choose extra-curricular activities Para.4 How to study While doing reading comprehension(阅读理解）in the exam, please pay attention to the structure(结构) of the pasage While-reading Activity 3:focus on the detailed详细的(including a lot of information) information Complete the outline according to the text. Paragraph Challenge How Adam feels Solution 1 Confused 2 Choosing_____ courses The school adviser_____ _____ 3 He will find a way to _____ _____ 4 He will_____ _____ Going from junior high school to senior high school Careful Unhappy Worried but still happy, confident about his future the suitable Making the school football team Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework helped him choose suitable courses improve in order to make the team next year; join the volunteer club try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more Post-reading active, friendly, careful, confident, brave, positive, optimistic(believing that good things will happen in the future乐观的), motivated(very determined to succeed有进取心的) determined (having a strong desire to do s.th有决心的）....... If you try to describe a person, what kinds of words can we use Activity 4:(group discussion) What kind of person do you think Adam is Why Post-reading What are some differences between Adam's school life and your school life Why Activity 5:group discussion different education systems, different cultures, multicultral(多元文化的)society. Adam's school your school when choosing a course when choosing extra-curricular activities get advice from school adviser sports team; volunteer club.... Homework Write a passage to compare the same and different challenges between Adam and you, and also explain the reasons . Good ... ...
