1、Unit 1 Teenage Life Period 2 Reading and thinking In the United States (American English) Freshman: a student in his or her first year of high school or college Sophomore: a student in his or her second year of high school or college Junior: a student in his or her third year of high school or colle
2、ge Senior: a student in his or her fourth year of high school or college Cultural Corner challenge title topic freshman confusing confuse confused fluent graduate recommend advanced advance literature extra-curricular extra obviously quit responsible responsibility solution schedule editor sigh up f
3、or sth be responsible for Warm up What do you want to know about school life in other countries? What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China? THE FRESHMAN/ fremn/ CHALLENGE Hi! My name is Adam and Im a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school t
4、o senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing/kn fjuz/. 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
5、very difficult language，but I hope to be fluent/ flunt/ when I graduate/ rduet/. My adviser recommended/rek mendd/ that I should sign up for advanced/d vnst/ literature/ ltrt（r）/ because I like English and Im good at it. I had to choose extra-curricular/ekstrk rkjl/ activities，too. I tried to join t
6、he school football team，but the coach told me that I didnt play well enough. Obviously/ bvisli/，I was unhappy，but I wont quit/kwt/. Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday， we work at a soup kitchen and hand out fo
7、od 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/r spnsbl/ for a lot more. Im a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course，and itll be quite difficult to get used to all the homew
8、ork. 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. Read the text quickly and find the main idea of each paragraph. Skim You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words an
9、d phrases, and topic sentences. Paragraph 1: _ Senior high school is a challenge. Paragraph 2: _ Paragraph 3: _ Paragraph 4: _ I chose courses I wanted to take. I chose the extra-curricular activities. I was worried, happy and will be prepared for my future. Complete the outline.Then discuss the que
10、stions below with a partner. ParagraphchallengeHow Adam feelsSolution 1Confused 2 The school adviser _ 3 He will find a way to _ 4 He will _ Going from junior high school to senior high school Choosing academic courses Choosing extra-curricular activities Not being able to keep up with others helped
11、 him to choose his courses. improve on his own and make the team neat year. work harder and be well prepared for his future. a bit nervous unhappy worried 1What kind of person do you think Adam is? Why? 2Do you face the same challenges as Adam? What other challenges are you facing? How do you deal w
12、ith them? 3What are some differences between Adams school life and your school life? Read the text again and answer the questions. Scanning A technique for quickly looking through reading material to locate a particular piece of information a fact , a name, a date, a statistic, etc. 1. What courses
13、did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favorite? Why? 2. What does “make the team” mean 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? Do you know why homework is uncountable because you really
14、 cant count stars in the sky. 嗯嗯，我们嗯嗯，我们 会了会了 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text. 1Im good at maths，so my teacher _that I should choose advanced maths in my first year. 2Finding time for both studies and extra-curricular activities is a big _ ，so I need to m
15、ake a workable schedule. 3Its a little _ to choose suitable courses. I hope that my adviser can help me make a good decision. 4We can try a course for two weeks after we _ up for it. After that，we cannot change it. recommends challenge confusing sign 5The main purpose of the course is to help _ each
16、 students reading ability. 6Some of the students want to become writers or editors after they _ ，so the teacher advised them to start a writing club. 7The school is _ for the safety of all the students. 8Whenever Im facing a difficulty，I always tell myself，“Dont let anything stop you. Dont ever _.” improve graduate responsible quit Homework Write an essay about “My school life”. See You Next Time
