1、Unit 1 Teenage Life Reading and ThinkingWarming-up Watch a short video about the differences between the high schools in America and China.(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?Work in groups
2、.Discuss the questions.The Freshman ChallengeFreshman:a student who is in his or her first year at a university or college,or in the ninth grade at school Challenge:a new or difficult task that tests sbs ability and skill Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1:Para.2:Pa
3、ra.3:Para.4:Senior high school is a challenge.Adam has to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.Adam had to choose extra-curricular activitiesAdam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being resonsible for a lot morePara.2 What courses did Adam choose?Which one
4、 do you think would be his favourite?Why?Maths,English,chemistry,world history,Chinese and advanced literature.Advanced literature would be his favourite because he likes English and hes good at it.Para.3What does“make the team”mean?It means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team.VN to
5、 cause sth to be a success 使成功；使圆满Good wine can make a meal.酒美饭亦香。The news really made my day.这消息确实使我一天都很愉快Para.4 What is Adam worried about?He is worried anout keeping up with the other students in his advaanced course and getting used to all the homeword.Para.4 Is Adam confident that he will get u
6、sed to senior high school life?How do you know?Adam 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.How many challenges did Adam have?How Adam felt about them?And what about the solutions?Complete the outli
7、ne according to the text.Going from junior high school to senior high schoolthe suitableMaking the school football teamKeeping 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 cho
8、ose suitable courses improve in order to make the team next year try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot moreThinking1.What kind of person do you think Adam is?Why?2.What challenges are you facing?3.How are you going to solve them?.单词语境记忆根据英汉提示写出单词的适当形式1.Studying abroad is a
9、big _(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.challengetopicfl
10、uentgraduatedrecommended Vocabulary6.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 ou
11、r most _(advance)science lab to you.10._(obvious)，the students are not interested in the subject.responsibilitysolutionconfusingadvancedObviously 1.My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it.u recommend that sb.(should)do sth.意为“建议某人
12、应该做某事”。e.g.It is strongly recommended that the file should be checked carefully.建议认真检查这份文件。u recommendation n.推荐，赞许，建议e.g.She had the operation on the recommendation of her doctor.她听从医生的建议做了手术。2.Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team neat year.u on ones own 意为“独自地，独立地”。e.g.H
13、e accomplished the first part of the plan on his own.他独自完成了计划的第一部分。u own v.拥有，承认e.g.She owns a car but rarely drives it.她有一辆车，但是很少开。3.Every Wednesday,we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community.u hand out 意为“分发”。e.g.The teacher handed out the exercise books to the
14、 students after class.下课后老师把作业本分发给学生。u 相关词组：hand.in 提交；呈交hand.over（权位或权力）移交4.I know Ill have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more.u get used to 意为“习惯于”。e.g.The food in England is strange at first but youll soon get used to it.英国食物一开始吃不惯，但不久
15、后就能适应了。u 近义短语：be used to 习惯be/get accustomed to 习惯于5.be responsible for对负责Parents are responsible for their childrens safety.父母应负责子女的安全。a sense of responsibility责任感take responsibility for 对负责You are in charge of the company，so you should take responsibility for what you said.Our school is trying to teach young people to develop a sense of responsibility.
