1、QUESTIONSDo you think students in foreign countries face the same problems as you do?Have these questions been answered so far?What did you want to know most?As a freshman in senior high school,were you curious about the life here before you came?how to readRead for the main ideaRead for the structu
2、reRead for the detailed informationRead for thinkingThe Freshman ChallengeRead the text quickly to find out the problems Adam is facing in senior high.Paragraph 1:Senior high school is a challenge.Paragraph 2:_Paragraph 3:_Paragraph 4:_Tip:You can find main ideas by first taking a quick Look at the
3、title,picture(s),key words and phrases,and topic sentences.Read for the structure.1.What is the function of paragraph 1?A.To introduce the topic.B.To arouse the interest of readers.Read for the structure.rhetoric(修辞修辞)First,I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take.I had to
4、choose extra-curricular activities,too.I know IlI have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more.First,I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take.I had to choose extra-curricular activities,too.I know IlI have to study ha
5、rder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Read for the structure.3.What is the function of paragraph 2-4?A.To introduce the topic.B.To support the main idea.Read for the structure.to introduce the topic:challengeto support the topicP1P2P3P4challengesconfus
6、ingDid he solve those problems successfully?How do you know?ParagraphChallengeHow Adam feels Solution1confused2choosing _ coursesThe school advise _3He will find a way to _4He will _going from junior school to senior high schoolserious/careful choose suitable courses.suitablehelped himInterest I lik
7、e English.I tried to join the school football team.AdvantageIm good at English.WishI know that Chinese is very difficult language,but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.I joined a volunteer club.Adviser/Teachers adviceWhat factors will influence Adam to choose courses and extra-curricular activitie
8、s?The school adviser helped me to choose the suitable ones.My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature.The coach told me that I didnt play well enough.Did he solve those problems successfully?How do you know?ParagraphChallengeHow Adam feels Solution1confused2choosing _ cours
9、esThe school adviser _3He will find a way to _4He will _going from junior school to senior high schoolmaking the school football team in order to make the team.keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homeworkserious/carefulunhappyworried but still happy,
10、confident about his future choose suitable courses.suitableand get used to being responsible for a lot more.helped himimprovetry to study harder optimisticfriendlyconsideratesmartmodesthonestreliabledeterminedetc.patientsincereresponsiblewarm-heartedSuggestion We may face the same or different problems when entering senior high for the first time,but if we stay positive and confident,we can go through this period fruitfully.Finish exercise 5 on page 15.Try your best to help each other to make your senior high school happy and meaningful.Thank you!
