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课件网) Unit 1 Reading and Thinking Learning objectives At the end of this lesson, students are able to: 1. predict the content of the passage by reading the title and pictures; 2. find some detailed information, summarize the main idea of each paragraph by using strategy of skimming, scanning and detailed reading; 3. inspire students to think about the challenges and develop the positive attitudes toward the challenges. What is high school life like in different countries Freshmen in High School(128) Lead in Wonderful!!! But sometimes, I feel confused Freshmen in High School(128) Me too. It was really a big challenge!!! Freshmen in High School(128) I’d like to share my experience with you. That’s GREAT!!! The Freshman Challenge “fresh + man”: a student in the first year of high school Who What / How Sth. new and difficult that takes time and hard work to deal with Prediction Main idea: The passage will probably talk about the _____that a _____ meets in senior high school. Text type: challenges freshman Narration (记叙文) Exposition (说明文) Argumentation (议论文) Challenge Make a prediction Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. Skim You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. The topic sentence is normally, but not always, the first sentence of a paragraph. It gives the main idea of the paragraph. Reading Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. key phrases linking words topic sentence Senior high school is a challenge. choose courses carefully. choose extra-curricular activities. study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more. Has Adam solved the challenges How did/will he solve them How did Adam feel about the challenges Let’s read the text more carefully. Hi! My name is Adam and I'm a freshman at a senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing. Para. Challenge feeling 1 Going from_____ to _____. junior high school Name : Identity: Adam freshman senior high school confused Para 1 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. Challenge feeling Solutions 2 The school adviser _____ _____. Choosing _____courses suitable helped him choose suitable courses careful Para 2 What courses did Adam choose Which one do you think would be his favorite I had to choose extra-curricular activities, too. I tried to join the school football team, but the coach told me that I didn’t play well enough. Obviously, I was unhappy, but I ... ...
