1、 To read to learn American students school life To compare senior high school life between China and foreign countries To think about your own challenges,feelings and solutions in high schoolHow do you feel about your new school?Try to introduce it.You can describe(描述描述)your life here,schedule(日程日程表
2、表),school subjects,after-school activities,and so on.What are the main differences between junior high and senior high?The classes The after-school activities The students The subjects The teachers Compare school life in different places.1.What do you want to know about school life in other countrie
3、s?2.What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China?Look at the picture on page 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 wit
4、hListen to the text.Then read it quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.Skim You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title,picture(s),key words and phrases,and topic sentences.Paragraph 1:_Paragraph 2:_ _Paragraph 3:_ _Paragraph 4:_ _Senior high school is a challenge.Ada
5、m had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Which paragraph is the main part?Which paragraphs are the supporting parts?Para.1challengeP
6、ara.2How to choose coursesPara.3How to choose extra-curricular activitiesPara.4How to studyRead the text again and answer the questions.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 Adam worried about?4.Is Ada
7、m confident that he will get used to senior high school life?How do you know?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.Advanced literature would be his favourite subject because he likes English and he
8、is good at it.2.What does“make the team”in paragraph 3 mean?“Make the team”means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team.Can you think of other phrases using“make”?3.What is Adam worried about?He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used
9、 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.Complete the outline.Para.ChallengeHow Adam feels
10、 Solution 1Confused 2Choosing _ _ coursesThe school adviser _.going from junior high school to senior high school the suitableSerious/Carefulhelped him choose suitable coursesPara.ChallengeHow Adam feels Solution 3He will find a way to _ _.4He will _ _.Making the school football teamUnhappyimprove i
11、n order to make the team next yearKeeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homeworkWorried but still happy,confident about his future try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more loving literature loving sports warm-hearted/kind(I
12、should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it.)(I tried to join the school football team.so that I can make the team next year.)(I joined a volunteer club.hand out food to homeless people.)Discuss the questions with your partner.1.What kind of person do you think Ad
13、am is?Why?responsible and hard-working well-planned(Ill have to study harder.get used to being responsible for a lot more.)(Ill be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.)(I hope to be fluent when I graduate.Ill find a way to improve on my own.)2.Do you face the same chall
14、enges as Adam?What other challenges are you facing?How do you deal with them?Some of the challenges I face are very much like Adams,while some are quite different.Unlike Adam,I dont have to choose my courses or my schedule.However,I am worried about my extra-curricular activities and trying to keep
15、my hobbies.My solution to this challenge is to work harder at school so I can make more time for my extra-curricular activities and hobbies.3.What are some differences between Adams school life and your school life?I dont have to choose my own courses.All day,I am in the same classroom with my class
16、mates,and we all study the same courses.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 club that Adam is in helps homeless people ev
17、ery weekend.()5.Adam hasnt got used to doing all the homework.()TFFFTBelow is the summary of the text with some words missing.Choose the words from the box to complete the summary.suitable,extra-curricular,challenging,homeless,fluentAdam finds moving from junior high school to senior high school 1._
18、.To his relief,the school adviser helped him choose the 2._ courses including Chinese,which he hopes to be 3._ in when he graduates.challenging suitable fluent suitable,extra-curricular,challenging,homeless,fluentAs for 4._ activities,he hopes to get into the football team next year although he isnt
19、 good enough this year.At the same time hes joined a volunteer club feeding the 5._ every Wednesday.Studying isnt always fun but he thinks it will prepare him for university and the future.extra-curricularhomelessCompare with Adam,note down the courses or clubs you choose,your own challenges,feelings as well as solutions.CourseClubChallengeFeelingSolution 根据课文内容和下面给好的段落开头为课文根据课文内容和下面给好的段落开头为课文续写一段，词数续写一段，词数80词左右。词左右。In addition,I had to adapt to the boarding school life by myself._.
