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课件网) Unit 1 Teenage Life The Freshman Challenge Lead-in: Watch the video and feel. What do you think of your first few days of senior high school life？ confident excited anxious happy confused · Master core vocabulary related to high school challenges (e.g., challenge, confusing, responsible) · Extract detailed information about Adam's three main challenges and his coping strategies through careful reading · Employ reading technique (skimming) to identify main ideas and locate specific information in the text · Apply the learned framework of "identifying challenges - proposing solutions" to discuss personal experiences and generate practical advice Teaching Objectives Text type: Lead-in Pre-reading The passage will probably talk about a _____ meets _____ in senior high school. Can you predict the main idea of the text challenges freshman Skim the text to find the main idea of each paragraph. The topic sentence is usually, but not always, the first sentence of a paragraph. It gives the main idea of the 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. While-reading Read the text quickly and find the main idea of each paragrph. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing. 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. 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. I know I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more. I’m a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course, and it’ll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework. Still, I’m happy to be here. Studying hard isn’t always fun, but I’ll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future. 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. Skim You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, piture(s), key words and phrases, and topic senteces. While-reading Text type: Lead-in while-reading There are _____ challenges, and they are choosing _____, choosing_____ and _____. How many challenges does Adam face in senior high school What are they courses three studying harder extra-curricular activities Para ... ...
