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课件网) Unit 1 Teenage Life Reading and Thinking Free talk: Have you faced any challenges at senior high school Courses and homework making new friends feeling homesick 想家 being tired Learning Goals 1. Get the main idea of each paragraph by skimming 2. Know the challenges Adam faced and his solutions 3. Talk about your challenges and deal with them positively. Adam A freshman at American senior high school What’s the main idea of the passage You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. A freshman at senior high met some challenges Read for Main Ideas of each Paragraph P1: _____ P2: _____ P3: _____ P4: _____ Senior high school is a challenge. Adam had to think which courses to take. Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities. Adam will have to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more. Para. 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 suitable Serious Careful helped him choose the suitable ones Trying to join the school football team Unhappy improve on his own. Keeping up with other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework Worried but happy,confident study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more Post-reading Make inferences: According to the text, what kind of person do you think Adam is Why Adam is a/an _____ student, because _____ . Sample: Adam is a hard-working and serious student , because he thought carefully about which courses to take. Adam is a/an _____ student, because _____ . 1.I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate._____ 2.I was unhappy, but I won’t quit. I’ll find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year._____ 3. I joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday, we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community._____ 4.I know I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more. _____ 5. Studying hard isn’t always fun, but I’ll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future._____ positive determined/ optimistic warm-hearted/kind responsible confident/positive Do you face the same challenges as Adam What are your challenges How do you deal with them Challenges 1. ... is a really big challenge. 2. I have to do sth. 3. I tried to do sth., but ... . 4.... isn’t always fun. 5. I’m a bit worried about ... . feelings: confused/ anxious/ unhappy/annoyed/ positive/ confident/ determined ... solutions+reasons: 1.sb. recommend that I should do sth., because ... . 2. I’ll find a way to do sth so that ... . 3. I’ll be well prepared for ... . 背诵 1. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really b ... ...
