1、 1. To talk about your teenage school life. 2. To learn the main idea of the text and each paragraph. 3. To learn about the challenges Adam had and improve the basic reading skills by skimming the text. 4. To finish some basic exercises . challenge title topic freshman confusing confuse confused flu
2、ent n. 挑战；艰巨任务挑战；艰巨任务 vt. 怀疑；怀疑；向向挑战挑战 n. (书、诗歌等的书、诗歌等的)名称名称; 标题标题; 职称职称; 头衔头衔 n. 话题；标题话题；标题 n. ( (中学中学) ) 九年级学生九年级学生; ( (大学大学) ) 一年级新生一年级新生 adj. 难以理解的；不清楚的难以理解的；不清楚的 vt. 使糊涂；使迷惑使糊涂；使迷惑 adj. 糊涂的；迷惑的糊涂的；迷惑的 adj. ( (尤指外语尤指外语) )流利的流利的; 熟练的熟练的 graduate recommend sign up (for sth.) advanced advance liter
3、ature extra-curricular vi. 高等的高等的; 先进的先进的 n. 前进；发展前进；发展 vi. 前进；发展前进；发展 vt. 发展；促进发展；促进 n. 文学；文学作品文学；文学作品 adj. 课外的；课程以外的课外的；课程以外的 extra obviously quit responsible responsibility be responsible for solution schedule editor adj. 额外的；附加的额外的；附加的 adv. 显然；明显地显然；明显地 vi. 戒掉戒掉; 离开离开（工作职位、学校等）（工作职位、学校等） adj. 负责
4、的；有责任的负责的；有责任的 n. 责任；义务责任；义务 对对负责负责 n. 解决办法；答案解决办法；答案 n. 工作计划；日程安排工作计划；日程安排 vt. 安排；预定安排；预定 n. 主编；编辑；编者主编；编辑；编者 look and discuss with your parnter 1.What are the differences between schools in China and those in the foreign countries? 2.What would you tell a teenager from another country about school
5、 life in China? Around 7 a.m- 4 p.m. Students move to different classrooms to have classes. Go to school clubs or extra-curricular activities after school. Compulsory courses optional courses Homeworks mainly contains reading and essays. School life in America: What would you tell a teenager from an
6、other country about school life in China? In China, students usually have classes in the same classroom and teachers take turns to teach in different classrooms. We have at least 9 classes a day. Each class is about 40 minutes. Class Schedule/ Timetable(课程表课程表) We have 13 courses at senior high: Chi
7、nese, maths, English, politics, history, geography, physics, biology, chemistry, music, art, PE, and IT. Around 7 a.m- 6 p.m. Teachers move to different classrooms to teach. Go home and do homework after school. 13 courses: Chinese, maths, English. Homeworks mainly contains copying and test exercise
8、s. School life in China : Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. According to the title , the picture, key words and phrases as well as topic sentences can you predict （预测）（预测） the main idea of the passage ? The freshman challenge The passage talks about _ Adam met in senior high school:
9、how to choose _ and _ _. And hell study harder and be _ _ for future. Whats the main idea of each paragraph? Fill in the chart. Task 1 topic sentence linking words repetitive key words Skim the passage to find the main idea of each paragraph. 1.Match the main ideas with each paragraph. Senior high s
10、chool is a challenge Adam had to think carefully about which courses he wanted to take. Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities. Studying harder and being responsible are needed What is the structure of the text? A.Para.1-Para.2-Para.3-Para.4 B.Para.1-Para.2/Para.3-Para.4 C.Para.1/Para.2-Para
11、.3-Para.4 D.Para.1-Para.2/Para.3/Para.4 Check your answers. ReadThink How does Adam feel? What solutions does he take? What challenges does Adam meet? Solution Challenge 3 Solution Challenge 4 Challenge 2 Solution Challenge 1 ReadAnalyze 1 2 3 4 Para.ChallengeHow Adam feelsSolution Going from junior
12、 high school to senior high school Confused/ Choosing _ courses the suitable Serious/ Careful The school adviser _ _. Making the school football team Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework Unhappy Worried but still happy, confident about his fu
13、ture He will find a way to _ _. improve in order to make the team next year helped him choose suitable courses He will _ _ _ _. Complete the outline. Task 4 P15 try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more because he knows that Chinese is a very difficult language, but he cho
14、se to take it. because he joined the school football team and didnt play well. But he wouldnt quit and find a way to make the team. persistent and hardworking After-reading Think and answer: What kind of person do you think Adam is? Why? because he joined a volunteer club, working at a soup kitchen
15、and handing out food to homeless people in the community. warm-hearted 1) Do you face the same challenges as Adam? 2) What other challenges are you facing? 3) How do you deal with them? uWe should explore and experience all these challenges in a positive way to make preparations for whatever comes i
16、n our future. Do you think Adams story can help overcome your challenges? uLife in senior high school is full of challenges. uWe should be open to others opinions , and learn from others . .Post-reading 重点短语重点短语 on ones own 靠某人自己靠某人自己 sign up 报名（参加课程）报名（参加课程） hand out 分发分发 make the team 入选球队入选球队 get
17、 used to doing sth. 习惯于习惯于. be responsible for. 对对.负责负责 keep up with 跟上，不落人之后跟上，不落人之后 be well prepared for 为为.做好准备做好准备 1A man should learn _ (suit) ways to deal with life. 2I would often get _（confuse）when I came across new words. 3As a member of the society, I realize that we are responsible _ ours
18、elves and the community（社区）（社区）to make a better society. 4Her advice was that you (should) quit _(drink). 5The doctor recommended that I _(take) the medicine three times a day. suitable confused for drinking (should) take Im Adam,1._freshman in senior high school. The first week was a little 2._(con
19、fuse). 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 literature because Im good 6._ it. Sec
20、ond, 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 else10._ (come) in the future, I make up my mind to study harder and get used to the new situation.学科网学科网 a confusingchallenges fluently recommended at to join it prepared comes .Post-reading
