1、Unit 1 Teenage Life Period 2 Reading and Thinking Compare school life in different places (Activity 1Activity 5) Warming-up Watch a short video about the differences between the high schools in America and China. Pre-reading (1) What do you want to know about school life in other countries? (2) What
2、 would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China? Activity 1: Work in groups. Discuss the questions. Pre-reading 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
3、 in the 12th grade. In this case, 9th graders are also called freshmen. something new and difficult While-reading Activity 2: 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 ve
4、ry 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 for a lot more. Can you draw a mind map to show the structure of the passage? While-reading Draw a mind map according to
5、the main idea of each paragraph and the structure of the whole passage. Para.1 Challenge Para.2 How to choose courses Para.3 How to choose extra- curricular activities Para.4 How to study (1) Which paragraph is the main part? (2) Which paragraphs are the supporting parts? While-reading Activity 3: R
6、ead the text again and answer the questions. 1 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 worried about? 4 Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life? How do you know? While
7、-reading Read the text again and answer the questions. 1 What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favourite? Why? Adam chose maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. Advanced literature would be his favourite subject because he likes English and he is good at i
8、t. While-reading Read the text again and answer the questions. 2 What does “make the team” in Paragraph 3 mean? 3 What is Adam worried about? 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 course and getting used
9、to all the homework. While-reading Read the text again and answer the questions. 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 come
10、s in the future. While-reading Activity 4: Complete the outline according to the text. Going from junior high school to senior high school the suitable Making the school football team Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework Serious/ Careful Unha
11、ppy Worried but still happy, confident about his future helped 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-reading Group discussion 1. What kind of person do you think Adam is? Why? 2. Do you face t
12、he 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-reading Group discussion What kind of person do you think Adam is? Why? (Adam appea
13、rs 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 a volunteer club.) Post-reading Do you face the same challenges a
14、s 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 worried about my extra-curricular activities and trying to kee
15、p 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 discussion Post-reading What are some differences between Adams school life and your school life? (I dont have to choose my own courses. All day, I a
16、m in the same classroom with my classmates, and we all study the same courses.) Group discussion Post-reading Activity 5: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text. recommended challenge confusing sign improve graduate responsible quit Assignment Write an email to
17、Adam. Compare your school life in China with his. Give him some suggestions on learning Chinese. Notes 1. My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it. recommend that sb. (should) do sth. 意为“建议某人应该做某事”。 e.g. It is strongly recommended
18、that the file should be checked carefully. 建议认真检查这份文件。 recommendation n. 推荐，赞许，建议 e.g. She had the operation on the recommendation of her doctor. 她听从医生的建议做了手术。 Notes 2. Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team neat year. on ones own 意为“独自地，独立地”。 e.g. He accomplished the first
19、part of the plan on his own. 他独自完成了计划的第一部分。 own v. 拥有，承认 e.g. She owns a car but rarely drives it. 她有一辆车，但是很少开。 Notes 3. Every Wednesday, we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community. hand out 意为“分发”。 e.g. The teacher handed out the exercise books to the students a
20、fter class. 下课后老师把作业本分发给学生。 相关词组： hand . in 提交；呈交 hand . over （权位或权力）移交 Notes 4. I know Ill have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more. get used to 意为“习惯于”。 e.g. The food in England is strange at first but youll soon get used to it. 英国食物一开始吃不惯，但不久后就能适应了。 近义短语： be used to 习惯 be/get accustomed to 习惯于 Goodbye！
