1、 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 college Senior:a student in his or her fourth year of high
2、school or college Cultural Corner challengetitle topic freshman confusing confuse confused fluent graduate recommendadvanced advance literature extra-curricular extra obviously quitresponsible responsibility solution schedule editor sigh up for sthbe responsible for Warm upWhat do you want to know a
3、bout school life in other countries?What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China?THE FRESHMAN/fremn/CHALLENGEHi!My name is Adam and Im a freshman at senior high school.Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge.The first week was a
4、 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 very difficult language，but I hope to be fluent/flunt/when I graduate/r
5、duet/.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 the school football team，but the coach told me that I didnt play well enough.Obviou
6、sly/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 food to homeless people in the community.I know Ill have to study harder as a senior high
7、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 homework.Still，Im happy to be here.Studying hard isnt always fun，but Ill be well prepared for un
8、iversity or whatever else comes in the future.Paragraph 1._Paragraph 2._ Paragraph 3._ Paragraph 4._ Read and sum up the main idea of each paragraph.Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.Senior high school is a challenge
9、.Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being.SkimYou can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title,picture(s),key words and phrases,and topic sentences.The passage talks about _ Adam met in senior high school:how to choose _ and _ _.And hell study harder and be
10、 _ _ for future.Complete the outline.Then discuss the questions below with a partner.ParagraphchallengeHow Adam feelsSolution1Confused2 The school adviser _3 He will find a way to 4 He will_Going from junior high school to senior high schoolChoosing academic coursesChoosing extra-curricular activiti
11、esNot being able to keep up with othershelped 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 bitnervous unhappy worried but happy&confidentRead the text again and answer the questions.ScanningA technique for quickly looking
12、through reading material to locate a particular piece of information a fact,a name,a date,a statistic,etc.1.What courses 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 g
13、et used to senior high school life?How do you know?1.What courses did Adam choose?Which one do you think would be his favourite?Why?He chose maths,English,chemistry,world history,and Chinese.I think advanced literature would be his favourite because he likes English and he is also good at it.2.What
14、does“make the team”in paragraph 3 mean?Successfully join the team.3.What is Adam worried about?He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.4.Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life?How do you know?He se
15、ems 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.Complete the summary.Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big _(挑战挑战)for Adam.Firstly,he has to think _(careful)about which courses t
16、o take.He hopes to be fluent _ Chinese and his adviser _(建议建议)him to sign up for advanced literature.Whats more,he had to choose extra-curricular _(activity).He failed to join the school football team,but he wouldnt _(放弃放弃).Instead he joined a volunteer club.Finally he will have to study _(hard)and
17、get used to being _(response)for a lot more.challengecarefullyinrecommendedactivitiesquitharderresponsibleComplete 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
18、and extra-curricular activities is a big _，so I need to make 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.recommendschallengeconfusingsign5
19、The main purpose of the course is to help _ each 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 _.”improvegraduateresponsiblequitHomework
