1、Reading and ThinkingTHE FRESHMAN CHALLENGE20101020203030404Lead inFast readingCareful readingPassage Consolidation目录ContentsReading and Thinking-Lead inWhich is your favourite subject?Why?Which is the most boring subject?Why?Which is the most difficult subject?Why?Whats your biggest challenge in jun
2、ior high school?Reading and Thinking-Lead inHalf of your teenage life has passed.And you have already experienced senior high school life for nearly a month.Can you think up a word to describe your senior high school life?difficultchallengingcolorfulhappycomfortableOur life is not always easy.Readin
3、g and Thinking-Lead inWork in groups.Discuss the questions.(1)What do you want to know about school life in other countries?(2)What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China?AdamHi,My name is Adam and I am a freshman at senior high school.Daisy,senior high school life
4、 is not easy for me.I felt so tired and confused.Senior high school is a really big challenge.Do your students in China have the same feeling?Senior high school is a really big challenge.Challenge:a new or a difficult task to test someones ability and skillI think they also have problems in this per
5、iod.Dont worry,I believe you will feel better soon.AdamAdamThank you.As a sharing lover,I want to share my school life with your students,can I?I hope them will know more about me and my senior high school life.Thats pretty good.They are friendly and curious.They will be interested in your school li
6、fe.Here is my story.Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1:_Paragraph 2:_ _Paragraph 3:_Paragraph 4:_ _Senior high school is a challenge.Adam had to think carefully about which courses he wanted to take.Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.Adam will have
7、to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more.SkimYou can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title,picture(s),key words and phrases,and topic sentences.Reading and Thinking-Fast readingReading and Thinking-Fast readingReading and Thinking-Careful rea
8、ding1.What courses did Adam choose?Which one do you think would be his favourite?Why?2.What does“make the team”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?Read the text again and answer the questions.He chose m
9、aths,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.It means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team.He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getti
10、ng used to all the homework.He seems 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.Reading and Thinking-Careful readingGoing from junior high school to senior high schoolthe suitableMaking the school football t
11、eamKeeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homeworkSerious/CarefulUnhappyWorried but still happy,confident about his future helped him choose suitable courses improve in order to make the team next year try to study harder and get used to being responsib
12、le for a lot moreComplete the outline according to the text.Reading and Thinking-Careful reading1.What kind of person do you think Adam is?Why?2.Do you face the same challenges as Adam?What other challenges are you facing?How do you deal with them?3.What are some differences between Adams school lif
13、e and your school life?Discuss the questions with your partner.I dont have to choose my own courses.All day,I am in the same classroom with my classmates,and we all study the same courses.Some of the challenges I face are very much like Adams,while some are quite different.Unlike Adam,I dont have to
14、 choose my courses or my schedule.However,I am worried about my extra-curricular activities and trying to keep my hobbies.My solution to this challenge is to work harder at school so I can make more time for my extra-curricular activities and hobbies.Adam appears to be hard-working and wants to get
15、ahead in life.I know this because he thought carefully about which courses and extra-curricular activities to take,and thought hard about his future.He is also a kind person,because he joined a volunteer club.Reading and Thinking-Passage Consolidation1.Adams father advised him to choose advanced lit
16、erature.()2.Adam wants to speak Chinese fluently.()3.Adam has quit the football team.()4.The volunteer club that Adam is in helps homeless people every weekend.()5.Adam hasnt got used to doing all the homework.()TFFFT Decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F).Reading and Thinkin
17、g-Passage Consolidation Im Adam,freshman in senior high school.The first week was a little_ (confuse).There are some _ (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 _ (fluent)when I graduate.My advis
18、er_ (recommend)me to sign up for advanced literature because Im good _ it.Second,I had to choose my extra-curricular activities.I tried_(join)the school football team though I didnt play well _ at first.Besides that,I joined a volunteer club.In order to be well _ (prepare)for university or whatever
19、else _ (come)in the future,I make up my mind to study harder and get used to new situation.aconfusingchallengesfluentlyrecommendedatto joinpreparedcomesenoughReading and Thinking-Passage Consolidation填写小标题高中一个很大的挑战有点儿困惑的报名参加加入志愿者俱乐部分发食物在社区对负责我的高级课程适应在未来为做好准备senior high schoola really big challengea
20、little confusingsign up forjoin a volunteer clubhand out foodin the communitybe responsible formy advanced courseget used toin the futurebe well prepared forReading and Thinking-Passage Consolidation.单词语境记忆根据英汉提示写出单词的适当形式challengetopicfluentgraduatedrecommended Vocabulary1.Studying abroad is a big _
21、(挑战)to you，but its really interesting.2.The boss wouldnt like the _(话题)discussed at the meeting.3.He is _(流利的)in spoken English，but is not good at written English.4.The girl who _(毕业)from Cambridge University is called Amanda.5.He _ _(推荐)his friend as sales manager of the company.Reading and Thinkin
22、g-Passage Consolidation6.Lets take the _(responsible)to build up a low-carbon city by riding bicycles.7.It may take a long time to find a _(solve)to the problem.8.What she said was so _(confuse)that they could hardly understand it.9.Having shown you around our school，we will introduce our most _(advance)science lab to you.10._(obvious)，the students are not interested in the subject.responsibilitysolutionconfusingadvancedObviously Vocabulary
