1、 Period 2 Reading and Thinking Unit 1 Teenage LifeUnit 1 Teenage LifeUnit 1 Teenage Life Learning aims 1. To talk about school life in different places. 2. To learn the main idea of the text. 3. To improve the basic reading skills especially skim. 4. To learn useful language points. Leading-in Think
2、: The freshman challenge Reading Comprehension Paragraph 1. _ Paragraph 2. _ _ Paragraph 3. _ _ Paragraph 4. _ _ Task 1: Fast reading Read and sum up the main idea of each paragraph. Senior high school is a challenge. Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take. Adam had t
3、o choose extra-curricular activities. Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being. Task 2: Careful reading 1. Scan the text and choose the best choice. (1) Adam felt _at the beginning of his senior high A. excited B. interested C. confused D. worried (2) Who gave Adam advice o
4、n courses? A. Parents. B. Adviser. C. Coach. D. Classmates. (3) What subject is Adams favorite? A. Chinese. B. World history. C. Math. D. English. (4) Hearing he was poor in playing football well, Adam_. A. felt disappointed but went on with it B. left the football and joined a club C. didnt give up
5、 and tried to improve D. felt unhappy but signed up for a new team (5) What kind of person is Adam? A. brave and well prepared B. negative and silly C. active and shy D. gentle and patient 2. Read the passage again and fill in the blanks. Im Adam, (1)_freshman in senior high school. The first week w
6、as a little (2) _ (confuse) for me. There are some (3) _ (challenge) I have to face in my new school life. First, I had to think carefully about my courses. Chinese is hard to learn, but I hope I can speak it (4)_ (fluent) when I graduate. My adviser (5) _ (recommend) me to sign up for advanced lite
7、rature because Im good (6) _Englinsh. Second, I had to choose my extra-curricular activities. I tried (7) _ (join) the school football team though I couldnt do well in (8) _at first. Besides that, I joined a volunteer club. In order to be well (9) _ (prepare) for university or whatever else (10) _ (
8、come) in the future, I make up my mind to study harder and get used to the new situation. a confusing challenges fluentlyrecommended at to join prepared it comes 1. confuse v.使糊涂使糊涂;使迷惑使迷惑; (将将)混淆，混同混淆，混同;使更难于理解使更难于理解 (2019江苏高考江苏高考) In one week he was the confused owner of a cone five hundred feet h
9、igh.不出一个星期，他就变成了一个五不出一个星期，他就变成了一个五 百英尺高的圆锥体的困惑的主人。百英尺高的圆锥体的困惑的主人。 confuse . with . 把把和和混淆混淆 confused adj. 糊涂的；迷惑的糊涂的；迷惑的 be/get confused about . 对对感到疑惑感到疑惑 confusion n. 困惑；混乱困惑；混乱 Language points 【知识归纳】【知识归纳】 【即学即练】【即学即练】 (1)They confused me conflicting accounts of what happened. (2)German politics
10、surprised and (confuse)him. (3)This math question is _ (confuse)me. (4)A survey showed people were confused what they should eat to stay healthy. (5)We always left his office in a state of (confuse). with confused confusion about confusing 2. recommend v. 推荐，介绍；劝告，建议推荐，介绍；劝告，建议 (2019江苏高考江苏高考)Some ar
11、e already recommending the traditional Chinese dress for the welcome ceremony. 一些人已经在为欢迎仪一些人已经在为欢迎仪 式推荐传统的中国服装。式推荐传统的中国服装。 recommend sb. . (= recommend . to sb.) 向某人推荐介绍向某人推荐介绍 recommend sb. for. 推荐某人做推荐某人做(某职位某职位) recommend sth. for. 推荐某物作某种用途推荐某物作某种用途 recommend sb. as. 推荐某人为推荐某人为 recommend doing s
12、th. 建议做某事建议做某事 recommend + that-clause 建议建议 (从句中用从句中用should + 动词原形，动词原形，should可省略可省略) recommendation n.正式建议正式建议;提议提议;推荐推荐;介绍介绍;推荐信推荐信; 求职介绍信求职介绍信 【知识归纳】【知识归纳】 for as buying to buy that 3.fluent adj. (尤指外语尤指外语)流利的；熟练的流利的；熟练的 I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent wh
13、en I graduate. 我知道中文很难，但是我希望毕业的时候能说一口流利的汉语。我知道中文很难，但是我希望毕业的时候能说一口流利的汉语。 (1)be fluent in .在在方面很流利方面很流利/熟练熟练 (2)fluently adv. 流利地；流畅地流利地；流畅地 fluency n.(尤指外语尤指外语)流利；流畅流利；流畅 【知识归纳】【知识归纳】 【即学即练】【即学即练】 (1)She is fluent _Polish.(1)She is fluent _Polish. (2)He speaks _ (fluent) Italian.(2)He speaks _ (fluen
14、t) Italian. (3)His son was praised for speeches of remarkable_ (3)His son was praised for speeches of remarkable_ (fluent).(fluent). (4)Alex didnt read _ (fluent) till he was nearly (4)Alex didnt read _ (fluent) till he was nearly seven.seven. in fluent fluency fluently 4. graduate vi.& vt.毕业；获得学位毕业
15、；获得学位 n毕业生毕业生 Weve heard that you would graduate soon. 我们听说你很快就要毕业了。我们听说你很快就要毕业了。 (1)graduate from 毕业于毕业于 graduate in 毕业于毕业于专业专业 (2)graduation n. 毕业毕业 【知识归纳】【知识归纳】 【即学即练】【即学即练】 (1)Only thirty students graduated_Chinese last year. (2)She graduated_Harvard this year. (3)In 1973, the first Open Univers
16、ity _ (graduate)received their degrees. from in graduates 5.responsible adj.负责的；有责任的负责的；有责任的 We are all entirely responsible for our actions, and for our reactions. 我们都对自己的行为和反应负全责。我们都对自己的行为和反应负全责。 (1)be responsible for 应对应对负责，对负责，对有责任有责任 (2)responsibility n.责任；义务责任；义务 have responsibility for 对对有责任有
17、责任 take responsibility for 对对负责任负责任 take on responsibility 承担责任承担责任 It is ones responsibility to do . 做做是某人的责任是某人的责任 【知识归纳】【知识归纳】 【即学即练】【即学即练】 (1) Mike _designing the entire project. 迈克负责设计全部工程。迈克负责设计全部工程。 (2) Hes a very _ sort of person. 他是个非常有责任心的人。他是个非常有责任心的人。 (3) It is their _ to ensure that the
18、 rules are enforced. 他们有责任确保制度的执行。他们有责任确保制度的执行。 (4) I dont feel ready to _. 我不愿意承担新的责任。我不愿意承担新的责任。 is responsible for responsible responsibility take on new responsibilities You can click here to add You can click here to add what you want to add. It what you want to add. It is easy to change.is eas
19、y to change. You can click here to add You can click here to add what you want to add. It what you want to add. It is easy to change.is easy to change. 认知词汇认知词汇: teenage, freshman, confusing, confuse, advanced, extra-curricular, addicted 拓展词汇：拓展词汇： 1.preferpreference 2.suitablesuit 3.confuseconfused
20、confu sing4.fluent fluency 5.obviouslyobvious 6.responsibleresponsibility 7.editoredit 应用词汇：应用词汇： 1. confuse: confuse . with ., be/get confused about . 2.recommend：recommend sb. . (= recommend . to sb.) , recommend sb. for. , recommend sth. for., recommend sb. as. , recommend doing sth., recommend +
21、 that-clause 3.fluent：be fluent in 4.graduate：graduate from, graduate in 5.responsible：be responsible for, have responsibility for , take responsibility for , take on responsibility, It is ones responsibility to do . 核心核心 短语短语 重点句重点句 式式 l 1.My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced l
22、iterature because I like English and Im good at it.(recommend在接从句时常用虚拟语气 (should+动词原形) l 2. Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year.(so that 引导的目的状语从句) at senior high school sign up for a way to do make the team hand out get used to doing be responsible for be worri
23、ed about keep up with be well prepared for 1. For thousands of years, people have accepted (challenge) in different fields. 2. I am (confuse) about how to have a more meaningful vacation. 3. The secretary recommended (fill) in the application in black ink 4. Lewis was much admired for his work on th
24、e (advance) medical research. 5.Ive been learning English for ten years and I can speak English _(流利地流利地). challenges confused filling advanced fluently 6. I have been _(建议建议) to go to a big city to find a better job. 7. Its not easy to q_ smoking cigarettes. 8. O_, the students should get well prepared for university. 9. There is no simple s_ to the problem. 10.汤姆加入了足球俱乐部而不是音乐俱乐部，因为他喜欢足球而不喜欢汤姆加入了足球俱乐部而不是音乐俱乐部，因为他喜欢足球而不喜欢 唱歌。唱歌。(prefer.to) 译文：译文： . uit recommended bviously olution Tom joined the Football Club, because he prefered football to sing
