1、A Famouse Saying for Unit1Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.-Aristotle Students preview the Passage of Reading and Thinking Students preview the words and expressions for ReadingBefore Class Learn American students school life.1Compare senior high school life between China and fore
2、ign countries.2Study and obtain useful words and expressions.3ChallengetileskimgraduatefluentrecommendobvioulsyquitresponsibleconfusedsolutionscheduleeditorfreshmanchallengecourseReading skillsTip:阅读时，除了逐字阅读时，除了逐字细读细读,还要注意运还要注意运用略读用略读(skimming)与扫读与扫读(scanning)。Skimming skillsTip:Pay attention to the
3、 title and the first sentence for each para.Focus on the key words which occur repeatedly.Focus on the first and the second sentences for each para.,they are the topic sentences possible.Scanning skillsTip:Scan the contents of the passage quickly.Looking for support sentences.Seek for specific infor
4、mation of the passage,such as tranditional sentences.What do you want to know about school life in other countries?0102 What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China?Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1:_Paragraph 2:_ _Paragraph 3
5、:_ _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.Scanning1.What courses did Adam choose?Which one do you think would be his favourite?Why?He chose maths,Eng
6、lish,chemistry,world history,and Chinese.I think advanced literature would be his favourite because he likes English and he is also good at it.2.What does“make the team”in paragraph 3 mean?Successfully join the team.3.What is Adam worried about?He is worried about keeping up with the other students
7、in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.4.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.Careful Re
8、adingComplete the outline.Para.ChallengeHow Adam feels Solution 1Confused 2Choosing _ coursesThe school adviser _.going from junior high school to senior high schoolthe suitableserious helped him choose suitable coursesPara.ChallengeHow Adam feels Solution 3He will find a way to _.4He will _.Making
9、the school football 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 harderWhat kind of person do you think Adam is?Why?Do you face the same challenges as Adam?Discussion1Discussion2 Write a short passage to tell about your high school life.Know more about foreign countriess high school life via Internet
