1、Unit1 TeenageUnit1 Teenage LifeLife The Freshman Challenge Reading and ThinkingWhat happened at his first day of high school?He keeps ratting people out because they break the grooming codes and dressing codes.Is this a good way to adapt to high school life?Whats your expected high school life about
2、?What do you think of your high school life?What challenges have you met?Read the title,look at the pictures and predict what the text is probably about?Some senior high schools in the USA begin from the 9th grade and end in the 12th grade.In this case,9th graders are also called freshmen.something
3、new and difficultAdamThe text may tell us about the challenges Adam met as a freshman at his senior high school.Paragraph 1:_Paragraph 2:_Paragraph 3:_Paragraph 4:_Task one:Skim the text and find the main idea of each paragraph.Its hard for Adam to choose which courses to take.Adam needs to choose e
4、xtra-curricular activities.Adam will work hard to realize his dream.Senior high school is a challenge.Tips:Pay attention to the first sentence or last sentence of each paragraph.Sometimes,the topic sentence lies in the middle of the paragraph.Para.1ChallengePara.2coursesPara.3extra-curricular activi
5、tiesPara.4Attitudes 1.How did Adam feel at the first week?Why?He felt a little confused.Because he had to choose suitable courses,choose extra -curricular activities and study hard as a senior high school students.2.How did he choose his courses?The school adviser helped him choose his courses.3.Whi
6、ch one do you think would be his favorite subject?His favorite subject would be English.Challenges&Courses 4.Why did the coach refuse him to join the football team?Because he didnt play football well enough.5.Will he quit?What will he do?He wont quit.He will find a way to improve on his own so that
7、he can make the team next year.6.What does he do every Wednesday?He works at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community.Extra-curricular activitiesAttitudes 1.What is Adam worried about?He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and itll b
8、e quite difficult to get used to all the homework.2.What will he do?He will study hard and be well prepared for university or whatever comes in the future.Thinking 1.What do you think of Adam?Qualities Examples&Reasons Summary ParagraphChallengeFeelingSolutionPara.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4Going from ju
9、nior high school to senior high schoolConfusedChoosing the suitable coursesCareful/SeriousThe school adviser helped him choose suitable courses.Making the school football teamUnhappyHe will find a way to improve in order to make the team next year.Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homeworkWorried but still happy,confident about his futureHe will try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Discussion Do you face the same challenges as Adam?What other challenges are you facing?How will you deal with them?
