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课件网) Unit 1 Reading and Thinking 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 预测 Main idea: The passage will probably talk about the _____ of a _____ in senior high school. Text type: challenges freshman Narration (记叙文) Exposition (说明文) Argumentation (议论文) Challenge Make a prediction Skim You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. 通过快速浏览标题、图片、关键词和短语以及主题句来找到主要观点。 The topic sentence is normally, but not always, the first sentence of a paragraph. It gives the main idea of the paragraph. Reading tip Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. B. Senior high school is a challenge. D. choose courses carefully. C. choose extra-curricular activities. A. Adam will study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more. Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. topic sentence B. Senior high school is a challenge. D. choose courses carefully. C. choose extra-curricular activities. A. Adam will 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 挑战 feeling 1 Going from_____ to _____. junior high school Name : Identity: Adam freshman senior high school confused Para 1 身份 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 措施 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 Adam choose maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. English is 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 won’t quit. I’ll find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday, we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community. Para. Challenge feeling Solution 措施 3 He will find a way to _____ Joining the . Unhappy improve on his own ... ...
