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课件网) Book1 Unit 1 Reading and Thinking The Freshman Challenge Learning Objectives At the end of this lesson, students are able to: 1. Find out the main ideas of different paragraphs by using the reading strategy “skimming”; 2. Collect information about the challenges in senior high school through reading; 3. Talk about the challenges you are facing. happy excited anxious annoyed tired Other feelings: disappointed, frightened, crazy …… Look back on the first month of your senior high school, how did you feel Step1:Lead-in Free Talk What challenges were you facing then generation gap great pressure from heavy school work homesickness feeling lonely get sick ...... Challenge Watch this video and think about the question: What are the differences between schools in China and those in the foreign countries In China, students usually have classes in the same classroom. For American students, they have classes in different classrooms. Differences between schools in China and those in the foreign countries Courses in China:Fixed course We have same courses. Courses in America: Many schools allow students to choose which courses they want to have. Look at the title and predict what the text is about. Who: What: It maybe talk about _____ _____ A freshman Challenges a freshman’s challenge at a new school a student in the first year of high school Something new and difficult that takes time and hard work to deal with. Prediction Step2:Pre-reading Paragraph 1: _____ Paragraph 2: _____ Paragraph 3: _____ Paragraph 4: _____ Read for the main idea Skim and try to find the main idea of each paragraph. You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. Step3:While-reading 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. Skimming(略读) 是指快速阅读以获取大意 其目的是 understand the gist，the general idea of the text 手段是通过对于文章标题、小标题、图片、关键词、关键句 及各段主题句的关注来快速获取文章大意或者段落大意 Hi! My name is Adam and I’m a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing. Find the main idea of the first paragraph. Topic sentence key words Para 1:_____ Senior high school is a challenge P14 2 First, I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and I’m good at it. Para 2: Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take Topic sentence P14 2 I had to choose ... ...
