1、 To read to learn American students school life.To compare senior high school life between China and foreign countries.To learn analyze the structure of the passage and Adams personalityWhat do you want to know about teenage life in other countries?Task I lead-inActivity 1Activity 2 Q:Compared with
2、Chinese school,which one do you prefer?homework pressure extra-curricular activitiesclubs schedulequality culturechallenging self-disciplinetedium(单调，乏味)broaden horizon independencehigh marksrich and varied From the title,we can predict the passage is mainly about _.The Freshman Challengethe challen
3、ges a freshman may faceand how to meet the challengesTask II ReadingActivity1.Predict the main contentListen to the text about Adams senior high school life as a freshman and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Activity 2 Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1
4、:_Paragraph 2:_ _Paragraph 3:_ _Paragraph 4:_ _Senior high school is a challenge.Its hard for Adam to choose which courses to take.Adam needs to choose extra-curricular activities.Adam will work hard to realize his dream.The topic sentence is usually at the beginning or the end of the paragraph.Para
5、 2 think about courses Para3choose extra-curricular activitiesPara4Adam will work hard to realize his dream.As a freshman at senior high schoolstructureActivity 3 1.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
6、Adam worried about?4.Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life?How do you know?Activity 4 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 favo
7、urite because he likes English and he is also good at it.2.What does“make the team”in paragraph 3 mean?3.What is Adam worried about?Successfully join the team.He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.Para 2 think about courses
8、 Para3choose extra-curricular activitiesPara4get used to being responsible1.a freshman2.Junior high to senior high3.confusing structureSchool adviser helped me My adviser recommended thatJoin the school football teamJoined a volunteer club insteadStudy harder and get used to Keep up with others Get
9、used to the homeworkBe happy and well-prepared for4.Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life?How do you know?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.Complete the outline
10、.Para.ChallengeHow Adam feels Solution 1Confused /2Choosing _ coursesThe school adviser _.going from junior high school to senior high schoolthe suitableserioushelped him choose suitable coursesActivity 5 Para.ChallengeHow Adam feels Solution 3He will find a way to _.4He will _.Making the school foo
11、tball teamunhappyimprove his skills on his ownKeeping up with the other students and getting used to all the homeworkWorried but still happy,confident about his futurestudy harder and be prepared for university.What kind of person do you think Adam is?Find detailed information to support your idea.A
12、ctivity 6 Adams personalitiesSupporting detailsSupporting detailsSupporting detailskinddeterminedconfidentDiscuss the questions with your partner.Q:Do you face the same challenges as Adam?What should you do?I should face the challenges bravely as Adam and try my best to do everything well.Ill study
13、harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Besides,I should be well prepared for every class and make a clear studying plan.本节课使用了动词本节课使用了动词-ing形式作主语的句子还有形式作主语的句子还有哪些哪些？1)Studying hard isnt always fun,but.(p14)2)Finding time for both studies and extra-curricular activities is a big chal
14、lenge,so I need to make a workable schedule.(p15)1.Going from junior high school to senior high school is really big challenge.从初中过渡到高中真是一项巨大的挑战。从初中过渡到高中真是一项巨大的挑战。Going from junior high school to senior high schoole.g.Seeing is believing.(idiom)眼见为实。眼见为实。Reading outside school is necessary and impor
15、tant in learning English.【语境应用语境应用】1)（2018浙江浙江11月卷阅读）月卷阅读）_(travel)by taxi in London is not just a way of going from one place to another.2)（2018全国全国I卷阅读）卷阅读）Running _(be)cheap,easy and its always energetic.Travellingis2.challenge n.something that tests strength,skill,or abilityface a challenge 面对挑战
16、面对挑战 meet a challenge 迎接挑战迎接挑战 accpet/take up a challenge 接受挑战接受挑战vt.怀疑；向怀疑；向挑战挑战challenge sb.to do sth.向某人挑战（做）某向某人挑战（做）某事事challenge sb to sth【拓展拓展】challenging adj.富有挑战的，困难的富有挑战的，困难的【语境应用语境应用】用用challenge的正确形式填空。的正确形式填空。1)Solving this problem is one of the greatest _ faced by scientists today.2)Teac
17、hing young children is a very _ job.3)He _ his brother to a tennis match yesterday.4)（2019北京卷）北京卷）Nervously _ (face challenges),I know I will whisper to myself the two simple words“Be yourself”.facing challengeschallengeschallengingchallenged 3.confuse v.Make sb unable to think clearly or understand
18、 sth What you said confused me.confusing adj.A confusing experienceconfused adj.Students are confused about so many wordsconfusion n.There is some confusion about what to do next.4.I know that Chinese is a very difficult language,but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.fluent adj.able to speak a lan
19、guage very well.【搭配搭配】be fluent in（语言表达）熟练（语言表达）熟练的的,流利流利的的【拓展拓展】fluently adv.流利地流利地 fluency n.流利，流畅流利，流畅【语境应用语境应用】1)She was fluent _ English,French and German.2)He speaks English well indeed,but of course not _（像（像一样流利）一样流利）a native speaker.3)（2018浙江卷）浙江卷）Firstly,I have a good knowledge of English
20、and I can communicate with native speakers _ (fluent).inso/as fluently asfluently5.graduate v.to complete school,college or university correctly n.a person who has finished their school【归纳归纳】graduate from 毕业于（某学校）毕业于（某学校）graduate in 毕业于（某专业）毕业于（某专业）【拓展拓展】graduation n.毕业毕业 on graduation 毕业的时候毕业的时候 【语
21、境应用语境应用】单句填空。单句填空。1)Kate graduated _ medical school last year.2)He graduated _ physics from Cambridge University.3)As an actress she has graduated _ small roles _ more substantial parts.To start doing sth more difficult than what you were doing before【拓展拓展】Graduat from A to Bfromintofrom4)(2019天津高考天
22、津高考)Upon _ (graduate)from high school,I designed a website,to promote the project.graduation6.My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it.recommend vt.to advise someone to do something,recommend sb.sth.向某人向某人推荐推荐某物某物/某人某人 =recommend s
23、th.to sb.recommend doing.建议建议做做recommend sb.to do.建议建议某人做某人做 recommend+that 从句从句 (从句的谓语用从句的谓语用“should+动词原形动词原形”,should可以省略可以省略)【拓展拓展】recommendation n.推荐推荐,提议提议,正式建议正式建议1)如果你去北京，我建议参观长城。如果你去北京，我建议参观长城。_ _2)我建议你看一下这部电影。我建议你看一下这部电影。_ _If you go to Beijing,I recommend visiting the Great Wall.I recommend
24、 you to see this film./I recommend you(should)see this film.【语境应用语境应用】汉译英汉译英1)I should recommend(suggest)it _ a useful reference book.2)Please recommend him a good physician.=Please recommend a good physician _ him.3)I recommend(advise)you _(buy)this dictionary.4)I recommend(suggest/advise)_(buy)a d
25、ictionary for your brother.5)It is strongly recommended(suggest/advise)that the machine _(check)every year.as to to buy buying (should)be checked 思考思考你还知道哪些表达你还知道哪些表达“建议；推荐建议；推荐”的动词？的动词？1.adviseadvise sb to do advise that advise doing sth 2.suggest suggest doing suggest that suggest sth to sbTransla
26、te:医生建议我经常锻炼。The doctor suggests taking regular exercise.The doctor suggests that I take regular exercise.The doctor advises me to take regular exercise The doctor advises taking regular exerciseThe doctor advises that I take regular exercise.7.Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make
27、the team next year.so that 以至于；结果以至于；结果(1)此处此处so that引导目的状语从句，可与引导目的状语从句，可与in order that,in order to,so as to进行互换，进行互换，句中常句中常有情态动词。有情态动词。e.g.(2018天津卷单选天津卷单选)Lets not pick these peaches until this weekend so that they get sweet enough to be eaten.(2)so that还可引导结果状语从句，表示还可引导结果状语从句，表示“因此，因此，所以所以”，常用逗号与
28、主句隔开。，常用逗号与主句隔开。e.g.Stephen was excellent in many ways,so that he got the job.【语境应用语境应用】（2019天津卷）天津卷）I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly_ I could read all of the road signs we passed.so that8.I know Ill have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being r
29、esponsible for a lot more.responsible adj.having a duty to be in charge of or to look after someone or something【搭配搭配】be responsible for(doing)sth.对（做）某事对（做）某事 负责负责【拓展拓展】responsibility n.责任，职责，义务责任，职责，义务 a sense of responsibility 责任感责任感 have/take responsibility for对对有责有责 任任/负责负责【语境应用语境应用】1)The chief
30、 editor of the newspaper is responsible _ editing the whole newspaper.2)Children get the opportunity to take on full _(responsible)for another creatures life.3)The poor health is _ for her quitting the job,forresponsibilityresponsible9.Studying hard isnt always fun,but Ill be well prepared for unive
31、rsity or whatever else comes in the future.whatever引导名词性从句引导名词性从句whatever作链接代词，可引导名词性从句，作链接代词，可引导名词性从句，相当于相当于anything that或或all that。1.However carefully I explained,she still didnt understand.2.However cold it is outside,she has the window open.3.Whatever you say,I wont trust you anymore.4.Whichever
32、 you choose,I will support you.5.Whoever says that is a lair.6.Whenever I meet him,there is always a smile on his face.【拓展拓展】1)whatever也可引导让步状语从句，在从句也可引导让步状语从句，在从句 中作宾语，相当于中作宾语，相当于no matter what,“不论不论 什么，不管什么什么，不管什么”。eg Whatever you do,you must do it well.2)疑问词疑问词when,where,who,which都可都可 加加ever,用来引导
33、让步状从，相当于用来引导让步状从，相当于“no matter+疑问词疑问词”。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 to take.He hopes to be fluent _ Chinese and his adviser _(建议建议)him to sign up for advanced literature.
34、Whats more,he had to choose extra-curricular _(activity).He failed to join the school football team,but he wouldnt _(放弃放弃).challengecarefullyinrecommendedactivitiesquitInstead he joined a volunteer club.Finally he will have to study _(hard)and get used to being _(response)for a lot more.harderresponsible
