(
课件网) Reading and Thinking challenge / t l nd / n./v. 挑战 title / ta tl/ n.标题;名称 topic / t p k/ n.话题；头衔 confused /k n fju zd/ adj.迷惑的 fluent / flu nt/ adj.流利的 graduate / ɡr d u e t ; ɡr d u t;/ v.毕业 n.毕业生 recommend / rek mend/ v. 建议；推荐 sign up( for sth.) /sa n p/ 报名 advance / d vɑ ns/ n./v. 前进;发展 literature / l tr t (r)/ n.文学 extra / ekstr / adj. 额外的 obviously / bvi sli/ adv.明显地 quit /kw t/ v.停止 responsible /r sp ns bl/ adj.负责的 responsibility /r sp ns b l ti/ n.责任 be responsible for 对......负责 solution /s lu n/ n. 解决办法 schedule / edju l/ / sked u l/ n.日程安排 v.安排 editor / ed t (r)/ n. 主编;编辑 Let’s check! challenge topic fluent recommend advance extra responsible schedule Look at the word and say its meaning! Learning objectives By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: 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. Warming up - Brainstrom School life in China The dining hall Classroom Subjects Subjects Schedule Extra-curricular activities dormitory Homework Now let's read a passage to know Adam's school life and his challenges. Prediction Main idea: The passage will probably talk about a _____ who meets _____ at senior high school. Text type: Pre-reading Can you predict the main idea of the text and its type Who What / How A.Narration (记叙文) C. Exposition (说明文) B. Argumentation (议论文) challenges freshman Reading tip We can guess what the passage is about from the title and the pictures. While-reading Read the text quickly and find the main idea of each paragrph. Hi！My name is Adam and I’m a freshman at senior high school.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-curricula ... ...
