Unit 1 Teenage LifePeriod 2 Reading and Thinking学学 习习 目目 标标1.学习重点词汇的用法2.学习略读技巧，并总结文章大意3.通过归纳主人公面临的各项挑战及解决办法，分析主人公的性格4.联系实际，结合主人公的经历，讨论如何解决高一新生面临的挑战Work in groups and discuss the questions.1.What do you want to know about school life in other countries?2.What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China?Compare School Life in Different PlacesIn the US,students are required to take some courses,such as English,maths and PE.Selective courses(选修课)include art,music.Small Class Size 小班授课小班授课prom(毕业舞会毕业舞会)A lot of outdoor activitiesPre-readingActivity 1:Look at the picture and the title of the passage.Can you predict the main idea of the text?Some senior high schools in the USA begin from the 9th grade and end in the 12th grade.In this case,9th graders are also called freshmen.something new and difficultWhile-readingActivity 2: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.Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more.While-readingActivity 3:Read the text again and answer the questions.1.What courses did Adam choose?Which one do you think would be his favorite?Why?2.What does“make the team”in Paragraph 3 mean?3.What is Adam worried about?4.Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life?How do you know?Check your answers.1.What courses did Adam choose?Which one do you think would be his favorite?Why?Adam chose maths,English,chemistry,world history,and Chinese.Advanced literature would be his favourite subject because he likes English and he is good at it.2.What does“make the team”in Paragraph 3 mean?It means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team.He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.Check your answers.3.What is Adam worried about?4.Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life?How do you know?Adam seems confident because he says that he is happy to be there,and he will be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.Check your answers.ParagraphChallengeHow Adam feelsSolution1Confused2Choosing _ coursesThe school adviser _ 3He will find a way to _4He will _ Serious/carefulMaking the school football teamKeeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.Worried but still happy,confident about his future.Going from junior high school to senior high schoolActivity 4:Complete the outline according to the text.the suitable Unhappy helped him choose suitable courses.improve in order to make the team next year.try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Post-readingActivity 5:Group discussion1.What kind of person do you think Adam is?Why?2.Do you face the same challenges as Adam?What other challenges are you facing?How do you deal with them?3.What are some differences between Adams school life and your school life?(Course/Club/Challenge/Feeling/Solution.)Post-reading1.What kind of person do you think Adam is?Why?(Adam appears to be hard-working and wants to get ahead in life.I know this because he thought carefully about which courses and extra-curricular activities to take,and thought hard about his future.He is also a kind person,because he joined a volunteer club.)Post-reading2.Do you face the same challenges as Adam?What other challenges are you facing?How do you deal with them?(Some of the challenges I face are very much like Adams,while some are quite different.Unlike Adam,I dont have to choose my courses or my schedule.However,I am worried about my extra-curricular activities and trying to keep my hobbies.My solution to this challenge is to work harder at school so I can make more time for my extra-curricular activities and hobbies.)Group discussionPost-reading3.What are some differences between Adams school life and your school life?(I dont have to choose my own courses.All day,I am in the same classroom with my classmates,and we all study the same courses.)Group discussionPost-readingActivity 6:Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.recommendedchallengeconfusingsignimprovegraduateresponsiblequitWrite a passage to introduce your first senior high school challenges and how to solve them.(120 words)Homework。
