1、Teenage lifePeriod 2(Reading and thinking)1.To learn some new words2.To learn how to skim and scan3.To think about your own challenges,feelings and solutions in high schoolLearning aimsLead-in.exams school uniformextra-curricular activitiesSchool life in ChinasubjectshomeworkLook at the picture on p
2、age 14 and read the title to predict the main content of the passage.“fresh+man”;a student in the first year of high school Something new and difficult that takes time and hard work to deal withIt is about a freshmans new school_.difficultieschallengesPre-readingRead the text quickly to find the mai
3、n idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1: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.While-readingSkim:You can find main ideas by first ta
4、king a quick look at the title,pictures,key words and phrases,and topic sentences.Decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F).1.Adams father advised him to choose advanced literature.()2.Adam wants to speak Chinese fluently.()3.Adam has quit the football team.()4.The volunteer clu
5、b that Adam is in helps homeless people every weekend.()5.Adam hasnt got used to doing all the homework.()TFFFTWhile-readingComprehending1.What order does the author use to write the text?A.Time order.B.Space order.C.Logical order.CWhile-reading2.Adam felt at the beginning of his senior high school.
6、Aexcited Binterested Cconfused Dworried3.Who gave Adam advice on courses?AParents BAdviser CCoach DClassmatesCB4Hearing he was poor in playing football well,Adam .Afelt disappointed but went on with it Bleft the football and joined a clubCdidnt give up and tried to improve Dfelt unhappy but signed u
7、p for a new teamC5.What kind of person is Adam?A.brave and well-prepared B.negative and silly C.active and shy D.gentle and patientAIm Adam,1._ freshman in senior high school.During the first week I felt a little 2._(confuse)There are some 3._(challenge)I have to face in my new school life.First,I h
8、ad to think carefully about my courses.Chinese is hard to learn,but I hope I can speak it 4._(fluent)when I graduate.My adviser 5._(recommend)me to sign up for advanced literature because Im good 6._ it.Second,I had to choose my extra-curricular activities.I tried 7._(join)the school football team t
9、hough I couldnt do well in 8._ at first.Besides that,I joined a volunteer club.In order to be well 9._(prepare)for university or whatever else 10._(come)in the future,I make up my mind to study harder and get used to new situation.Post-readingaconfusedchallengesfluentlyrecommendedatto joinitprepared
10、 comesPost-readingAdam challengefeelingssolutions1.Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge.challenge n.挑战;艰巨任务 C vt.怀疑;向挑战 challenge sb.质疑某人 challenge sb.to sth.向某人挑战某事 challenge sb.to do sth.向某人挑战做某事【拓展】challenging adj.具有挑战性的动名词短语作主语，谓语动词用单数形式1.Reading outside
11、school (be)necessary and important in learning English.2.He _(challenge)his brother to a tennis match yesterday.3.There will be many difficult and(challenge)days ahead.4.Solving this problem is one of the greatest _(challenge)faced by scientists today.5.My deskmate challenged me (solve)the problem.c
12、hallengedchallengingchallengesisto solve2.The first week was a little confusing.confusing adj.难以理解的;不清楚的【拓展拓展】confuse vt.使糊涂;使迷惑 confuse A with/and B 把A与B混淆 confused adj.糊涂的;迷惑的 be confused about.对感到困惑 confusion n.困惑;混淆;骚动 in confusion 困惑地;困窘地单句填空I always confuse John his brother;they are so much al
13、ike.I would often get(confuse)when I came across new words with a similar spelling.There was a confused look on his face when he met with a _(confuse)problem.To avoid(confuse),please write the childrens names clearly on all their school clothes.with/andconfusedconfusingconfusion3.I know that Chinese
14、 is a very difficult language,but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.fluent adj.流利的；(动作)优美流畅的 be fluent in（语言表达）熟练的，流利的 e.g.She rose with the fluent movement of an athlete.【拓展】fluently adv.流利地 fluency n.流利，流畅1.She was fluent _ English,French and German.2.Firstly,I have a good knowledge of English a
15、nd I can communicate with native speakers _ (fluent).3.This will improve the pupils of reading.influentlyfluencygraduate n.毕业生 vi.&vt.毕业;获得学位 graduate from 毕业于 graduate in 毕业于专业【拓展】graduation n.毕业;获得学位1.Students are requested to go to work in poor mountain areas after (graduate)from university.2.He
16、graduated _physics from Cambridge University.3.Before (graduate),he designed a website to promote the project.4.As new graduate,he doesnt know what it takes to start a business here.graduatingingraduationa4.My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English a
17、nd Im good at it.Read the following sentencesI recommend the book to all my students.I recommend all my students the book.Eye doctors recommend that a childs first eye exam(should)be at the age of six months old.He recommended reading the book before seeing the movie.The doctor recommended his patie
18、nt to go out for a walk.Can you summarize how to use”recommend”?It is/was recommended that.(should)do.有人建议 recommendation n.提议;建议;推荐recommend sb sthrecommend sth _ sb向某人推荐某物recommend doing sth 建议做某事recommend sb _ sth 建议某人做某事recommend that sb _ sth 建议某人做某事toto do(should)do 单句语法填空The doctor recommende
19、d that I _(take)the medicine three times a day.I recommend her _(think)very carefully before she does anything foolish.Because of the bad weather，I recommended _(put)off the sports meet.As a student，I really want to recommend the book _ you.It(recommend)in the regulations that you(should)not tell ot
20、her people the password of your email account.is recommended(should)take to thinkputtingto5.My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it.advanced adj.高级的;高等的;先进的【拓展拓展】advance n.前进;发展 in advance 提前;预先 in advance of 在前面;超过 vi.前进;发展vt.发展;
21、促进 advance on/towards 朝前进单句填空Id appreciate it if you could inform me advance.He introduced(advance)technology and management into China.We advanced the enemys position under the cover of darkness.So far,our understanding of human genetics (advance)greatly.inadvancedon/towardshas advanced6.Obviously,
22、I was unhappy,but I wont quit.quit vi.&vt.(quit，quit)停止；戒掉；离开(工作职位、学校等)quit doing sth 停止做某事 e.g.Weve done what we can.Lets quit.He (quit)school at 15 and left home.Her advice was that you(should)quit _(drink)quitdrinking7.I know Ill have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used t
23、o being responsible for a lot more.responsible adj.负责的，有责任的 be responsible for.对.负责【拓展】responsibility n.责任，职责，义务 a sense of responsibility责任感 take responsibility for 对负责It is ones responsibility to do.做是某人的责任 1.Parents should be (responsibility)for their childrens safety.2.You are in charge of the c
24、ompany，so you should take responsibility what you said.3.Our school is trying to teach young people to develop a sense of (responsible).responsibleforresponsibility8.Finding time for both studies and extra-curricular activities is a big challenge,so I need to make a workable schedule.schedule n.工作计划
25、;日程安排;时刻表 ahead of schedule=ahead of time(进度上)提前 on schedule=on time 按时间表;准时 vt.安排;预定 be scheduled for.定于;为安排时间 be scheduled to do sth.预计/安排做某事 as scheduled 按照预定时间单句填空The task will be finished ahead schedule if nothing prevents.Youd better finish the project schedule.The film star is scheduled(arriv
26、e)in Shanghai at ten oclock.His official visit to Beijing is scheduled June 24 to 27.ofonto arrivefor 9.Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year.so that引导目的状语从句，表示“为了，以便”。【用法】(1)so that 引导目的状语从句，从句中常使用can/could/may/might/will/would/should等情态动词，从句之前不用逗号。(2)so that引导结果
27、状语从句，意为“以至于；结果”，从句中一般不用情态动词，从句前常有逗号。1.It was a difficult question that few people could answer it.2.There was much noise outside that we couldnt hear the teacher.3.It is a little sheep that it cant run very quickly.4.She is excellent a teacher that we all like her.5.She is an excellent teacher that
28、we all like her.suchsosuchsosuch10.Studying hard isnt always fun,but Ill be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.whatever“无论什么”,引导名词性从句,相当于anything that 引导让步状语从句时相当于no matter whatWhatever she says will not make any difference to our decisions.Whichever and whatever you l
29、ike,there is a theme park for you!【拓展】特殊疑问词+ever whichever whoever whosever whomever wherever whenever however1.you go,you do,I will be right here waiting for es will be welcome.3.you choose,I wont give it to you.4.hard it is,he wont give up.根据句意，用恰当的特殊疑问词+ever填空WhereverwhateverWhoeverWhicheverHoweverSummary1.challenge用法2.confusing和confused区别3.fluent和graduate用法4.recommend用法5.advance词组6.quit用法7.responsible词组8.schedule用法9.so that 用法和拓展10.whatever用法1.Review the language points.2.Finish exercises on your workbook.
