1、Unit 1 Teenage life Reading and thinking Goals Phrases: sign up (for sth),be responsible for , 1Compare school life in different places 2 3 Words: actually ,challenge ,title, topic ,freshman ,confusing ,confuse, confused ,fluent ,graduate ,recommend, advanced, advance ,literature, extra-curricular,
2、extra, obviously ,quit, responsible, responsibility, solution , schedule, editor, Lead in Work in groups. 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? Work in groups. Discus
3、s the questions. Have you ever experienced Adventure Camp? Share your story with others. Lead in expert n. 专家专家 The letter has been authenticated by handwriting experts. 这封信已由笔迹专家证明是真的。 Experts are dismissing claims that the painting is a forgery. 专家排除了这幅画是赝品的说法。 language point attract v. 吸引吸引 The r
4、ace organizers are trying to attract sponsors. 比赛的组织者在想方设法吸引赞助者。 These tracks were calculated to be controversial and attract attention to the album. 这些曲子意在引起争议，吸引人们关注这张专辑。 attraction n. 吸引 attractive adj. 有吸引力的 be attracted by 被吸引 attract ones attention to 把注意力吸引到 generation n. 一代人一代人 He was a beac
5、on of hope for the younger generation. 他是年轻一代的希望之灯。 from generation to generation 一代又一代 Content Read the text quickly to find he main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a challenge Skim: You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s). key words
6、and phrases, and topic sentences. Paragraph 2 _ Paragraph 3_ Paragraph 4_ The freshman challenge Ii! My name is Adam and Im a freshman in 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 ve
7、ry 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
8、 advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it. Content I had to choose extra-curricular activities, too. I tried to join the school football team, but the coach told me that I didnt play well enough. Obviously, I was unhappy, but I wont quit. Ill find a way lo improve on my own so th
9、at 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 Ill have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more. Im a bit worried ab
10、out keeping up with the other students in my advanced course, and itll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework. Still, Im happy to be here, Studying hard isnt always fun, but Ill be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future. Content Read the text quickly to find he
11、 main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a challenge Skim: You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s). key words and phrases, and topic sentences. Paragraph 2 _ Paragraph 3_ Paragraph 4_ _ Choosing the suitable courses Choosing extra-curricu
12、lar activities Im happy to be here, Studying hard isnt always fun, Content but Ill be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future. Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favourite? Why? 2. What does mak
13、e the team in Paragraph 3 mean? Chinese and literature.Literature. Because he likes English and hes good at it. Join the school football team Content 3. What is Adam worried about? 4. Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school? How do you know? Hes a bit worried about keeping up w
14、ith the other students in his advanced course. Yes, he is. Content Complete the outline. Then discuss the questions below with a partner. Content ParagraphChallengeHow Adam feelssolution 1confused 2 Choosing _ courses The school adviser_ _ 3 He will find a way to _ 4 He will _ _ _ the suitable recom
15、mended that he should sign up for advanced literature improve on his own be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future. Work in groups Discuss 1. 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? Ho
16、w do you deal with them? 3. what are some difference between Adams school life and your school life? Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text. 1.I m good at maths, so my teacher _that I should choose advanced maths in my first year. 2. Finding time for both studen
17、ts and extra-curricular activities is a big_ so I need to make a workable schedule. 3. It s a little _ to choose suitable courses. I hope that my adviser can help me make a good decision recommended challenge confusing Work in groups 4 .We can try a course for two weeks after we_up for it. After tha
18、t, we cannot change it. 5. The main purpose of the course is to help_each students reading ability. 6. Some of the students want to become writers or editors after they_,so the teacher advised them to start a writing club 7.The school is_for the safety of all the students. 8. Whenever Im facing a di
19、fficulty, I was tell myself, “Dont let anything stop you. Dont ever_. sign to improve graduate responsible quit Work in groups Summary sign up (for sth),be responsible for actually ,challenge ,title, topic ,freshman ,confusing ,confuse, confused ,fluent ,graduate ,recommend, advanced, advance ,liter
20、ature, extra-curricular, extra, obviously ,quit, responsible, responsibility, solution ,schedule, editor Words Phrases 预习 Unit 1-Discovering Useful Structures. Homework 1 2 3 Recite new words and phrases. Write a composition : Your favourite school club 2. Present your ideas for a youth camp to the class. EXAMPLE _ Camp Do you want to have fun and learn at the same time? Then come to our camp. In our camp, you can learn about . Therell be many interesting activities. First, we are going to . Then well . We also plan to . Finally, well . Please come to our camp! Bye-bye!
