1、Unit1 Teenage LifeGood habits formed at youth make all the difference.AristotleQuestions1.Were you curious about senior high school life before you came here?2.Can you describe your feelings as a freshman in senior high school?The Freshman Challenge Reading and ThinkingFast reading:Whats the main id
2、ea of each paragraph?Skim the text and complete the form.ParagraphMain ideaParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Reading skill:Skimming You can quickly find and by at the title,picture(s),key words and phrases,and topic sentences.ParagraphMain ideaParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Senior hig
3、h school is a challenge.Adam had to think very carefully about taking suitable courses.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.Para.1ChallengePara.2How to choose coursesPara.3How to choose extra-curr
4、icular activitiesPara.4How to studyHi!My name is Adam and Im a freshman at senior high school.Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge.The first week was a little confusing.What does Adam think of his senior high school life?How did he feel about the first week?D
5、etailed readingFirst,I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take.The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones:maths,English,chemistry,world history,and Chinese.I know that Chinese is a very difficult language,but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.My adviser recommen
6、ded that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it.1.How does Adam choose the suitable courses?2.What courses did Adam choose?Which one do you think would be his favorite?Why?school adviser 课程顾问；提供意见者An adviser is an expert whose job is to give advice to anoth
7、er person or to a group of people.I had to choose extra-curricular activities,too.I tried to join the school football team,but the coach told me that I didnt paly well enough.Obviously,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.I joined a
8、volunteer club instead.Every Wednesday,we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community.I had to choose extra-curricular activities,too.I tried to join the school football team,but the coach told me that I didnt paly well enough.Obviously,I was unhappy,but I wont quit.
9、Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year.I joined a volunteer club instead.Every Wednesday,we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community.I had to choose extra-curricular activities,too.I tried to join the school football team,but the
10、 coach told me that I didnt paly well enough.Obviously,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.I joined a volunteer club instead.Every Wednesday,we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community.The school
11、football teamA volunteer club(a soup kitchen)Be rejected but wont quitFind a substitute activityDeterminedUnhappyHe struggled to improve himself in extra-curricular activities.？Soup KitchenA place where food is offered free or at very low cost to the needy.Typically,a soup kitchen is run and staffed
12、 by volunteers who cook the food,serve it,and clean up.I know Ill have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Im 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 h
13、omework.Still,Im happy to be here.Studying hard isnt always fun,but Ill be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.How will he overcome this challenge?Make great efforts in study;Adopt a responsible and positive attitude.Read the whole text again,discuss in groups,and compl
14、ete the formParagraphChallengeFeelingSolutionPara.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4Going from junior 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
15、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.Making connectionsDo you face the same challen
16、ges as Adam?What other challenges are you facing?How will you deal with them?Like Adam,I also have toUnlike Adam,I dont have toMy solution to this challenge is toSpring into action 行动起来行动起来Take responsibilities 承担责任承担责任Rise to the challenges 迎接挑战迎接挑战Inspire imagination 激发灵感激发灵感Venture into new boundaries 勇于尝试新边界勇于尝试新边界Enjoy the thrill of exploration 享受探索的快乐享受探索的快乐1.Finish Activity5 on page 15.1.Read the text fluently after class,and review the new words and word chunks learned during the class.
