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课件网) Unit 1 Reading and Thinking Compare school life in difference places At the end of this lesson, students are able to: Learning objectives: Grasp the words and sentence structures related to the school life in different places. Practice the skill of skimming with a text about school life in the US. Improve students’ reading speed and quality, and activate students’ critical thinking. Let's go！ 01 02 03 04 Lead-in Post-reading While-reading Pre-reading Lead-in 01 THE FRESHMAN CHALLENGE Lead-in 1.What differences are mentioned in the video 2.What do you want to know about school life in other countries Pre-reading 02 Pre-reading ①Who is he ②Guess what kind of problems he faces ③Do you have any problems as a senior high school freshman While-reading 03 Skimming Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1 _____ Para. 2 _____ Para. 3 _____ Para. 4 _____ Senior high school is a challenge. Choose the suitable courses. Choose extra-curricular activities. Study harder and be responsible for a lot more. Tips:You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, pictures, key words and phrases, and topic sentences. Para. Challenge How Adam feels Solution 1 _____ _____ / 2 Choosing _____ courses. _____ The school adviser _____ 3 _____ _____ He will find a way to _____. 4 Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course _____. Worried but still _____, _____ He will _____. the suitable Serious / Careful helped him choose suitable courses Making the school football team Unhappy improve in order to make the team next year try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more and getting used to all the homework confident about his future happy Going from junior high school to senior high school Confused Scanning Complete the outline Intensive Reading Read carefully and answer the following questions 1. Why was Adam turned down by the school football team coach？ _____ 2. What does “make the team” in paragraph 3 mean _____ 3. Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life How do you know _____ Because Adam is not good at playing football. It means “to join the team and become a member of it”. Yes, he is. Because he says that he’ll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future. Post-reading 04 Group-work 1. What kind of person do you think Adam is Why 2. What are some differences between Adam’s school life and your school life 3. Do you face the same challenge as Adam What other challenges are you facing How do you deal with them 1 compare ... with ... 2 take a quick look at 3 take a course 4 sign up for 5 advanced literature 6 extra-curricular activities 7 on one’s own 8 be responsible for 9 keep up with 10 be well prepared for 把……和……作比较 快速浏览 选课；上课 高级文学 报名参加；注册；选课 课外活动 独自 Language points 对……负责 跟上；不落后；和…保持联系 为…作好充分的准备 ... ...
