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课件网) Good habits formed at youth make all the difference . --Aristotle In this unit, you will 1.Read about school life in the UsA 2. Hear and talk about extra-curricular activitiesof senior high school students. 3. Write about teenage problems and solutions. 4 Learn about teenage life in other countries. Lead in Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. --Aristotle make the difference 有影响，起(重要)作用 Habits we form in our youth decide our character or personality when we are old. In order to become what you want to be, we must start by forming good habbits Reading and Thinking-P11 Compare school life in different places 比较 Learning goals 1.Read about American student Adam’s school life. 2.Master reading skill- skimming 3.Learn useful words and expressions & long sentences. 4.Compare senior high school life between China and foreign countries; Express your freshman challenge and the solutions you are about to take. Work in pairs. Discuss the questions: 1. What do you want to know about school life in other countries 2. What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China Paragraph 1: _____ Paragraph 2: _____ Paragraph 3: _____ Paragraph 4: _____ Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. Skimming You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, piture(s), key words and phrases, and topic senteces. Paragraph 1: _____ Skim and try to find the main idea of each paragraph. key word topic sentence Senior high school is a challenge. Skim the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: _____ Paragraph 2: _____ Paragraph 3: _____ Paragraph 4: _____ Senior high school is a challenge. topic sentence key words Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take. Skim and try to find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 2: _____ _____ Paragraph 3: _____ Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities. topic sentence key words Skim and try to find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 4: _____ _____ Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more. topic sentence key words Skim and try to find the main idea of each paragraph. Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: _____ Paragraph 2: _____ _____ Paragraph 3: _____ _____ Paragraph 4: _____ _____ Senior high school is a challenge. It’s hard for Adam to choose which courses to take. Adam needs to choose extra-curricular activities. Adam will work hard to realize his dream. The topic sentence is usually, the first sentence or the last sentence of a paragraph, but not always. Sometimes we can summarize it Please analyse the structure of the passage. Para. 2 had to Para. 3 had to Para. 4 have to Para. 1 A big challenge→ Main idea supporting details How did Adam feel What solutions（方法） did he take What challenges did Adam meet（遇见） Para. ... ...
