1、1In this class,you will1.find out the main ideas of different paragraphs by using the reading strategy“skimming”;2.collect information about the challenges in senior high school through reading;3.talk about the challenges you are facing.Learning Objectives21.What do you want to know about school lif
2、e in other countries?2.What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China?Think about the questions:3The Freshman Challenge What is the text about?4Please find the main idea of the 1st paragraph.Paragraph 1:5Please find the main idea of the 1st paragraph.Skim:You can find
3、 main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title,picture(s),key words and phrases,and topic sentences.Paragraph 1:Senior high school is a challenge.6Please find the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1:Senior high school is a challenge.Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:7Please find the mai
4、n idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1:Senior high school is a challenge.Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Adam 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 responsi
5、ble for a lot more.8Paragraph 1:Senior high school is a challenge.Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Adam 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 f
6、or a lot more.The main part?/The supporting part?9Paragraph 1:Senior high school is a challenge.Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Adam 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 g
7、et used to being responsible for a lot more.Which paragraph is the main part?10Paragraph 1:Senior high school is a challenge.Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.Adam will have to stu
8、dy harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Which paragraph is the main part?11Paragraph 1:Senior high school is a challenge.Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.Adam had to choose extra-curricular act
9、ivities.Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Which paragraph is the supporting part?12Paragraph 1:Senior high school is a challenge.Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.Adam
10、 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 supporting part?13Para.1ChallengePara.2How to choose coursesPara.3How to choose extra-curricular activitiesPara.4How to studyThe structure o
11、f the text14Complete the outline.Para.ChallengeHow Adam feelsSolution1Confused2Choosing coursesThe school adviser .3He will find a way to .4He will .15Para.ChallengeHow Adam feelsSolution1ConfusedGoing from junior high school to senior high schoolComplete the outline.Para.ChallengeHow Adam feelsSolu
12、tion1ConfusedGoing from junior high school to senior high schoolPara.ChallengeHow Adam feelsSolution1ConfusedGoing from junior high school to senior high school16Para.ChallengeHow Adam feelsSolution2Choosing coursesThe school adviser the suitableSerious/Carefulhelped him choosesuitable courses.Compl
13、ete the outline.17Para.ChallengeHow Adam feelsSolution3He will find a way to UnhappyMaking the school football teamimprove in order tomake the team next year.Complete the outline.18Para.ChallengeHow Adam feelsSolution4 He willKeeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used
14、 to the homeworkWorried but still happy,confident about his futureharder and get used to being responsiblefor a lot more.try to study Complete the outline.191.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 w
15、orried about?4.Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life?How do you know?Answer the questions.20The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones:maths,English,chemistry,world history,and Chinese.My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature becaus
16、e I like English and Im good at it.(Para.2 Line2-6)Answer the questions.1.What courses did Adam choose?Which one do you think would be his favourite?Why?21Answer the questions.1.What courses did Adam choose?Which one do you think would be his favourite?Why?Adam chose maths,English,chemistry,world hi
17、story,and Chinese.Advanced literature would be his favourite subject because he likes English and he is good at it.22Obviously,I was unhappy,but I wont quit.Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year.(Para.3 Line 3-4)2.What does“make the team”in Paragraph 3 mean?Answer
18、 the questions.23“Make the team”means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team.Answer the questions.2.What does“make the team”in Paragraph 3 mean?24Im a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course,and itll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework.
19、(Para.4 Line 2-4)3.What is Adam worried about?Answer the questions.25He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.Answer the questions.3.What is Adam worried about?26Still,Im happy to be here.Studying hard isnt always fun,but Ill
20、be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.(Para.4 Line 4-6)4.Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life?How do you know?Answer the questions.27Adam seems confident because he says that he is happy to be there,and he will be well prepared for univers
21、ity or whatever else comes in the future.Answer the questions.4.Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life?How do you know?28 choosing suitable courses joining his dreaming clubs keeping up with other students getting used to the homeworkThink about the questions below.Do you
22、 face the same challenges as Adam?What other challenges are you facing?How do you deal with them?29CourseClubChallengeFeelingSolutionextra-curricular activitiestrying to keep my hobbiesto work harder at schoolworriedno need to choose coursesThink about the questions below.Do you face the same challe
23、nges as Adam?What other challenges are you facing?How do you deal with them?301.What can be confusing or challenging for Adam?2.What does Adam think of the Chinese language?3.What did Adams school adviser recommend to him?4.Why did Adam decide to improve his football skill?5.What does Adam try to ge
24、t used to at senior high school?Answer the questions.311.What can be confusing or challenging for Adam?Adam thinks that going from junior high school to senior high school is confusing and challenging.Answer the questions.322.What does Adam think of the Chinese language?He knows that Chinese is a ve
25、ry difficult language,but he hopes to be fluent when he graduates.Answer the questions.333.What did Adams school adviser recommend to him?His adviser recommends that he should sign up for advanced literature because he likes English and he is good at it.Answer the questions.344.Why did Adam decide t
26、o improve his football skill?Because he thinks he wont quit.Hell find a way to improve on his own so that he can make the team next year.Answer the questions.355.What does Adam try to get used to at senior high school?He tries to get used to being responsible for a lot more.Answer the questions.36Ne
27、w words in the text confuse challenge fluent graduate recommend improve quit responsible37Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.381.Im good at maths,so my teacher that I should choose advanced maths in my first year.2.Finding time for both studies and extra-cur
28、ricular activities is a big ,so I need to make a workable schedule.recommendedchallengeComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.393.Its a little to choose suitable courses.I hope that my adviser can help me make a good decision.4.We can try a course for two weeks
29、after we up for it.After that,we cannot change it.confusingsignComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.405.The main purpose of the course is to help each students reading ability.6.Some of the students want to become writers or editors after they ,so the teacher
30、advised them to start a writing club.improvegraduateComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.417.The school is for the safety of all the students.8.Whenever Im facing a difficulty,I always tell myself,“Dont let anything stop you.Dont ever .”responsiblequitComplete
31、 the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.42Read after the tape.confuse challenge fluent graduate recommend improve quit responsible43ReviewSkim:You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title,picture(s),key words and phrases,and topic sentences.44ReviewThe Freshman Challenge45Review confuse challenge fluent graduate recommend improve quit responsible461.Read the text aloud.2.List the challenges you are facing now and come up with ideas on how to overcome the challenges.Homework4748
