1、 Unit 1 Teenage Life Period 2Reading and Thinking Lead in What do you think of your school life？busy challenging interestingcolorfulguess what the text will be mainly about before reading by looking at the picture and the title.The freshman challenge Pre reading：Reading skills(阅读技巧）Skimming（略读）You c
2、an find the main ideas by first taking a quick look the title,pictures,key words and phrases and topic sentence,especially the first or last sentence of each paragraph.1.Match the main ideas with each paragraph.Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.Studying harder and being responsible are
3、needed.Senior high school is a challenge.Adam had to think carefully about which courses he wanted to take.Reading skills(阅读技巧）Scanning(扫读)Scan the text quickly to find the supporting sentences(搜寻支持句)and detailed information,pay attention to numbers/figures 数字names of places 地名names of people 人名deta
4、ils 细节2.Scan the text and choose the best choice.(1)What does Adam feel_in his first week at school?A.confused B.angry C.happy D.worried(2)What extra-curricular activity does Adam choose?A.The school football team B.The music club C.The nature club D.The volunteer clubAnswer:P1 line 3Answer:P3 line
5、5(3)What can you infer from the last paragraph?A.The senior school life is boring.B.The school life is difficult.C.The school life is both challenging and fun.D.Adam grows up step by step.(4)Which words can be used to describe Adam?A.Hard working and responsibleB.Clever and careful.C.Kind and warm-h
6、earted.D.Cool and helpful.Answer:p4 Answer:p4 line 1 and 2Complete the outline.Para.ChallengeHow Adam feels Solution 1Confused 2Choosing _ coursesThe school adviser _.going from junior high school to senior high schoolthe suitableserioushelped him choose suitable coursesPara.ChallengeHow Adam feels
7、Solution 3He will find a way to _.4He will _.Making the school football teamunhappyimprove his skills on his ownKeeping up with the other students and getting used to all the homeworkWorried but still happy,confident about his futurestudy harder Im Adam,1._freshman in senior high school.The first we
8、ek was a little 2._(confuse).There are some 3._(challenge)I have to face in my new school life.First,I had to think_(careful)about my courses.My adviser 5._(recommend)me to sign up for advanced literature because Im good 6._ it.Second,I tried 7._(join)the school football team though I couldnt do wel
9、l in 8._ at first.Besides that,I joined a volunteer club.In order to be well 9._(prepare)for university or whatever else10._(come)in the future,I make up my mind to study harder and get used to the new situation.Summary aconfusingchallengesrecommendedatto jionitpreparedcomescarefullyDiscussion：What
10、can you learn from Adam？Discuss with your partner and share your answer.I know I have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Studying hard isnt always fun,but I will be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.1.Im go
11、od at maths,so my teacher _ that I should choose advanced maths in my first year.2.Finding time for both studies and extra-curricular activities is a big _,sol need to make a workable schedule.3.Its a little _to choose suitable courses.I hope that my adviser can help me make a good decision.4.We can
12、 try a course for two weeks after we _up for it.After that,we cannot change it.Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.recommendedchallengeconfusingsign 5.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 advised them to start a writing club.7.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 _.improvegraduated responsiblequitThankyou
