1、Reading and Thinkingcompare compare school life in different placesschool life in different placesWhat do you think of your freshmanfreshman life?What do you know about school life in other countries?confusingThe freshman The freshman challengechallengeWhat do you wantWhat do you want toto knowknow
2、fromfrom thethe text?text?AdamAdamRead to underline the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Tip:Sometimes the first sentence can give you main idea of the paragraph.Senior high school is a challenge.topic sentencetopic sentencelinking wordslinking wordskey phraseskey phrasesRead to u
3、nderline the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1Senior high school is a challenge.Para.2Para.3Para.4Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for
4、a lot more.Tip:Sometimes the first sentence can give you main idea of the paragraph.confusingReading skill:Reading skill:SkimmingSkimmingYou can quickly find main ideas main ideas and the whole structure and the whole structure by first first taking a quick look taking a quick look at the title,pict
5、ure(s),key words and phrases,and topic sentences.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 w
6、hen I graduate.My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it.What was Adams attitude to the challenge and how to deal with it?carefullyhopedifficult but hopefulWhat is the advice the school adviser gave Adam?Why?First,I had to think ver
7、y 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 advanced
8、literature because I like English and Im good at it.(should)dosuitablesign up forI like English and Im good at it.Why did Adam choose Chinese which is a very difficult language as his suitable course?In North America,many schools allow students to choose which courses they want to take.However,in No
9、rth America by far,the most popular foreign languages taught in high schools are French and Spanish.Chinese:a challengeTo win a basic language skill for the future.I know that Chinese is a very difficult language,but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.butParagraph 3I had to choose extra-curricular
10、ekstrkrkjl 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 to improve on my own so that I can next year.I joined a volunteer club instead.Every Wednesday,we work at a soup kitchen and h
11、and out food to homeless people in the community.Which verb phrase(动词短语动词短语)in para.3 can replace(代替代替)the meaning of“make the team”?unhappy,but I wont quit.What was Adams attitude to the challenge and how to deal with it?unhappy but determinedWhy did the author fail to join the school football team
12、?Entry into school sports teams(as well as cheerleading teams)can be quite competitive.Many people try out for the teams,but fail to get on them because they lack the skills or athleticism.Football”means a different sport in the US to the rest of the world.coachdidnt play well enoughcompare with oth
13、er freshmenchallenge:to join the school football teamWhat are school sports teams like in America?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 about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course and it ll
14、 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.be well prepared for=make full preparations forParagraph 41.Why do“I”have to study harder as a senior high school s
15、tudent?2.What should“I”be responsible for?What was Adams attitude to the challenge and how to deal with it?a bit worriedhappyIll well preparedworried and stressed but happy and confidentWhich paragraph/sentence/phrase word do you like most?Which paragraph/sentence/phrase word do you like most?The fr
16、eshman challengen.挑战考验vt.挑战质疑考验choose coursesmake school football teamkeep up with the other students and get used to homeworkto win a basic language skill to play a part in the team to be well prepared for university and futureoptimisticfriendlyconsideratesmartmodesthonestreliabledeterminedpatients
17、incereresponsiblewarm-heartedactiveWhat do you think of Adam?(qualities+supporting details)Read for structure.1.What is the function of paragraph 1?A.To introduce the topic.B.To arouse the interest of readers.Read for structure.rhetorical(修辞修辞）First,I had to think very carefully about which courses
18、I wanted to take.I had to choose extra-curricular activities,too.I know IlI have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more.First,I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take.I had to choose extra-curricular activities,too.I
19、 know IlI have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Read for structure.3.Why does the author write paragraph 2-4 one by one instead of one paragraph?A.To make the passage easy to read.B.To follow a logical order.First,I had to think very ca
20、refully about which courses I wanted to take.I had to choose extra-curricular activities,too.I know IlI have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more.logicalthinkchoosestudythree verbsRead for structure.4.What is the function of paragraph 2-4?A
21、.To introduce the topic.B.To support the main idea.Read for structure.to introduce the topic:challengeto support the topicP1P2P3P4Requirements:Requirements:logical structurelogical structure:linking words;topic sentence:linking words;topic sentencedetailed descriptiondetailed description:examples fo
22、r specific:examples for specific challenge and solution challenge and solution clear feelingsclear feelings:feeling words:feeling wordsHow do you think Adams story can help How do you think Adams story can help youyou in your future senior high school life?in your future senior high school life?Rete
23、ll the freshman challenge.Adam is a freshman at senior high school.After_from junior high school,entry into senior high school is a big_ for him.He was a little_ in the first week.First,he had to think carefully about courses.Luckily,the school adviser helped him choose the_ones and _ that he _adcan
24、ced literature.He also had to choose extra-curricular activities.He failed to join the school football team and was unhappy,but he wont_.Instead,he joined a volunteer club and worked at a _to help homeless people in the community.And hell have to study harder and get used to being _ for a lot more to _ university or whatever else comes in the future.challengeconfusedsuitablerecommended(should)sign up forquitsoup kitchenresponsiblebe well prepared forchallenge;quit;responsible;graduate;suitable;confused;recommend;sign up for;soup kitchen;be well prepared for graduating
