Unit 1 Teenage life Reading and Thinkin教学设计（表格式）

Lesson Plan Of PEP(2019) Student Book 1 Unit 1 Reading and Thinking Analysis of Teaching Material The theme of this unit is about teenage life. The Freshman Challenge is Adam's self-description, in which he describes the challenges he meets in his first week at senior high school. He keeps positive and tries to find ways to solve them. Besides,he loves literature and sports and is ready to help others by joining the volunteer club. Most importantly,he knows that he has to study hard and be responsible in order to prepare for university and the future. The author's purpose in writing this text is to share his experience, so others can learn from him. They can know that there are not only challenges in senior high but also many happy things to do. So they can learn to face and deal with their challenges properly, and they can try to keep positive and be responsible for their future. The test is organized in the problem-solution format. The title The Freshman Challenge tells readers the topic of the test directly. The first paragraph introduces who has challenges and why. The following three paragraphs explain the challenges in detail. They are all organized in a similar format -- what causes the challenge, how he feels, and the way to solve it. Though he is in a difficult situation,each paragraph has something positive to cheer him up. For example, in the third paragraph, he joins a volunteer club when he is refused by the football team. Besides,the author gives detailed descriptions, so that readers can easily understand what the challenges are, how he feels and how he manages to solve them. For example, the language chunks he uses to express the challenges are: a really big challenge, choose the suitable courses, try to join the school football team, get used to being responsible for, keep up with the other students, etc. Expressions to describe his feelings are: a little confusing, have to think very carefully, unhappy, a bit worried etc. Phrases to express his solutions are: help me choose, recommend that, find a way to improve on my own, make the team, study harder, etc. Analysis of the Students The students are from Senior 1 Class 4. On the one hand, most of the students have never been abroad and have little knowledge about American high school life, so they are eager to learn more about Adam’s high school life. What’s more, they are also freshmen in senior high. The same age and challenges may evoke their passion and sympathy with the author so that they can better understand the text and get activated while learning the reading part. On the other hand, they have been familiar with the teacher’s classroom spoken English so that they can act better in the English class. Besides, they have learnt some words and expressions in this unit previously. Therefore, it’s not difficult for them to understand the text and it’s very exciting for them to know something about American high school life. Learning Objectives At the end of this section, ... ...