(
课件网) Unit 1 Reading and Thinking Lead in What is the video about American high school life courses in American high school Is it similiar to Chinese high school life In China, students usually have classes in the same classroom. For American students, they have classes in different classrooms. Differences between schools in China and those in the foreign countries Courses in China:Fixed course We have same courses. Courses in America: Many schools allow students to choose which courses they want to have. Brainstorm What do you think of your high school life now Interesting？ Busy？ Difficult？ Challenge 1 You have got a new message. . Hi, guys! How is everything going 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 wantedto take. The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones:maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know thatChinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent whenI graduate. My adviser recommended that I should sign up foradvanced literature beeause I like English and I'm good at it. Adam Pre-reading The Freshman Challenge According to the title and the picture, can you guess what the passage mainly talks about Adam Some challenges Some solutions His feelings Look at the title and predict what the text is about. Who: What: It maybe talk about _____ _____ A freshman Challenges a freshman’s challenge at a new school a student in the first year of high school Something new and difficult that takes time and hard work to deal with. Prediction Pre-reading Skimming(略读) You can take a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. quickly find the main idea and the whole structure of the passage Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: _____ Paragraph 2: _____ Paragraph 3: _____ Paragraph 4: _____ Senior high school is a challenge. Skimming(略读) 是指快速阅读以获取大意 其目的是 understand the gist，the general idea of the text 手段是通过对于文章标题、小标题、图片、关键词、关键句 及各段主题句的关注来快速获取文章大意或者段落大意 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 Wed ... ...
