1、 Learning ObjectivesBy the end of this class,you will be able to:1.learn how to face the challenges in different schools.2.learn how to predict the main idea according to the title,subtitle and pictures.3.learn to figure out the detailed information according to key words.Lead-inWhat is the video ab
2、out?American high school American high school lifelifecourses in American high courses in American high school school Is it similiar to Chinese high school life?No.BrainstormWhat do you think of your high school life now?Busy Challenge If you can study abroad,what challenges will you face?Interestin
3、g Difficult PredictionThe freshman challenge Predict what the article is about from the title&the picture by asking some questions:Who What WhereHow He had to choose extra-curricular activities.Adam will study harder and be responsible for a lot more.While-readingSkimmingCan you read and find the ma
4、in idea of each para?Para 2Para 1Para 3Para 4Senior high school is a challenge.Adam had to think very carefully about which course he wanted to take.You can find You can find main idea by main idea by first taking a first taking a quick look at quick look at the the titletitle,picture(s)picture(s),k
5、ey,key words&phrases,words&phrases,and and topictopic sentences sentences 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 little confusing/kn fjuz/.While-readingW
6、hat is the structure of this article?Para 1Para 1:the topicthe topica Really Big Challengea Really Big Challenge Para 2Para 2Challenge 1Challenge 1Para 3Para 3Challenge 2Challenge 2Para 4Para 4Challenge 3Challenge 3Whats the type of this article?General Specific Narration 记叙文记叙文While-reading Para.2
7、What courses did Adam choose?Which course do you think would be his favourite?Why?Maths,English,Chemistry,world history and Chinese.Advanced literature.Because he likes English and hes good at it.Can you guess the meaning of it?litrit First，I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted
8、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/rduet/.My adviser recommended/rek mendd/that I should sign up for advanced/d vnst/literature/
9、ltrt（r）/because I like English and Im good at it.While-reading Para.3 No,he join a volunteer club instead.Because he didnt play football well but he will find a way to improve and make the team next year.l l Did Adam join his ideal extra-curricular activities?Why?What did he choose?What does make th
10、e team and“quit”in Para 3 mean?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.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
11、 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.While-reading Para.4 What is Adam worried about?Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life?How do you know?Keeping up with the other st
12、udents in his advanced course&getting used to all the homework.Yes.He will study harder and be more responsible and get prepared for whatever comes in the future.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
13、 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 university or whatever else comes in the future.While-readingPara 1Para 1:the topicthe topi
14、ca Really Big Challengea Really Big Challenge Para 2Para 2Challenge 1Challenge 1Para 3Para 3Challenge 2Challenge 2Para 4Para 4Challenge 3Challenge 3 coursesextra-curricular activitiesresponsibilitiesWhile-reading Complete the outline and retell.Para Para ChallengeChallengeFeelingFeelingSolutionSolut
15、ion1 1confusedconfused 2 2Choosing Choosing _ _ coursescoursesThe school adviser The school adviser _3 3He will find a way to He will find a way to _4 4He will He will _suitablesuitable helped him choose helped him choose suitable courses.suitable courses.improve improve on his ownon his own and mak
16、e and make the team next yearthe team next year.getget well well prepared forprepared for university or whatever else university or whatever else comes in the futurecomes in the future.The passage talks about _ Adam met in senior high school:how to choose _ and _ _.And hell study harder and be _ _ f
17、or future.Further thinking What kind of person do you think Adam is?Why?I think Adam is.because.optimistic organized thoughtful warm-hearted determined Further thinking Do you face the same challenges as Adam?How did you solve it?When facing challenges165423Be brave Have an open mind Get prepared Talk to a friend Communicate with parents Ask for teachers advice 留学的烦恼留学的烦恼Thank you
