1、Unit 1 Teenage LifePeriod 2 Reading and ThinkingWork in groups and discuss the questions.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?In the US,students are required to take some courses,such as Engli
2、sh,maths and PE.Selective courses(选修课选修课)include art,music.Small class sizeBalls(舞会舞会)A lot of outdoor activitiesPre-reading1.Look at the picture and the title of the passage.Can you predict the main idea of the text?Some senior high schools in the USA begin from the 9th grade and end in the 12th gr
3、ade.In this case,9th graders are also called freshmen.something new and difficultWhile-reading2.Listen to the tape and read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1:_Paragraph 2:_Paragraph 3:_Paragraph 4:_Senior high school is a challenge.Adam had to think very carefully
4、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.While-reading3.Read the text again and answer the questions.1 What courses did Adam choose?Which one do you think would b
5、e his favourite?Why?2 What does“make the team”in Paragraph 3 mean?3 What is Adam worried about?4 Is Adam 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?Adam chose maths,English,chemistry,worl
6、d history,and Chinese.Advanced literature would be his favourite subject because he likes English and he is good at it.2.What does“make the team”in Paragraph 3 mean?It means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team.He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced co
7、urse and getting used to all the homework.3.What is Adam worried about?4.Is Adam confident that he will get used 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 futu
8、re.ParagraphChallengeHow Adam feelsSolution1Confused2Choosing courses The school adviser 3He will find a way to4He will Serious/carefulMaking the school football teamKeeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.Worried but still happy,confident about
9、 his future.Going from junior high school to senior high schoolActivity 4:Complete the outline according to the text.the suitable Unhappyhelped him choose suitable courses.improve in order to make the team next year.try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Post-readingGro
10、up discussion1.What kind of person do you think Adam is?Why?2.Do you face the same challenges as Adam?What other challenges are you facing?How do you deal with them?3.What are some differences between Adams school life and your school life?(Course/Club/Challenge/Feeling/Solution.)Post-readingCheck y
11、our answers1.What kind of person do you think Adam is?Why?(Adam appears to be hard-working and wants to get ahead in life.I know this because he thought carefully about which courses and extra-curricular activities to take,and thought hard about his future.He is also a kind person,because he joined
12、a volunteer club.)Post-reading2.Do you face the same challenges 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 worri
13、ed about my extra-curricular activities and trying to keep 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.)Group discussionPost-reading3.What are some differences between Adams school life and your school li
14、fe?(I dont have to choose my own courses.All day,I am in the same classroom with my classmates,and we all study the same courses.)Group discussionPost-readingActivity 5:Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.recommendedchallengeconfusingsignimprovegraduateresponsiblequit
