1、 In this class, you will 1. find out the main ideas of different paragraphs by using the reading strategy “skimming”; 2. collect information about the challenges in senior high school through reading; 3. talk about the challenges you are facing. Learning Objectives 1. What do you want to know about
2、school life in other countries? 2. What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China? Think about the questions: The Freshman Challenge What is the text about? Please find the main idea of the 1st paragraph. Paragraph 1: Please find the main idea of the 1st paragraph. Sk
3、im: You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a challenge. Please find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a challenge. Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragr
4、aph 4: Please find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a challenge. Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take. Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities. Adam will have to study harder in the fut
5、ure and get used to being responsible for a lot more. Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a challenge. Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take. Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities. Adam will have to study harder in the f
6、uture and get used to being responsible for a lot more. The main part?/ The supporting part? Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a challenge. Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take. Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.
7、Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more. Which paragraph is the main part? Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a challenge. Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take. Adam had to
8、choose extra-curricular activities. Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more. Which paragraph is the main part? Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a challenge. Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Adam had to think very carefully about which cou
9、rses 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. Which paragraph is the supporting part? Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a challenge. Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Adam h
10、ad to think very 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. Which paragraph is the supporting part? Para.1 Challenge Para.2 How to choose courses Para.
11、3 How to choose extra-curricular activities Para.4 How to study The structure of the text Complete the outline. Para. Challenge How Adam feels Solution 1 Confused 2 Choosing courses The school adviser . 3 He will find a way to . 4 He will . Para. Challenge How Adam feels Solution 1 Confused Going fr
12、om junior high school to senior high school Complete the outline. Para. Challenge How Adam feels Solution 1 Confused Going from junior high school to senior high school Para. Challenge How Adam feels Solution 1 Confused Going from junior high school to senior high school Para. Challenge How Adam fee
13、ls Solution 2 Choosing courses The school adviser the suitable Serious/ Careful helped him choose suitable courses. Complete the outline. Para. Challenge How Adam feels Solution 3 He will find a way to Unhappy Making the school football team improve in order to make the team next year. Complete the
14、outline. Para. Challenge How Adam feels Solution 4 He will Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to the homework Worried but still happy, confident about his future harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more. try to study Complete the outline. 1. Wha
15、t 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? Answer the questions. The school adviser helped me c
16、hoose the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it.(Para. 2 Line2-6) Answer the questions. 1. What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his f
17、avourite? Why? 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 it. Obviously, I w
18、as unhappy, but I wont quit. Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. (Para. 3 Line 3-4) 2. What does “make the team” in Paragraph 3 mean? Answer the questions. “Make the team” means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team. Answer the questions. 2. What
19、 does “make the team” in Paragraph 3 mean? 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 homework. (Para. 4 Line 2-4) 3. What is Adam worried about? Answer the questions. He is worried about keeping up with the oth
20、er students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework. Answer the questions. 3. What is Adam worried about? 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. (Para. 4 Line 4-6) 4. Is Adam confide
21、nt that he will get used to senior high school life? How do you know? Answer the questions. 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 future. Answer the questions. 4. Is Adam confident that he will get
22、 used to senior high school life? How do you know? choosing suitable courses joining his dreaming clubs keeping up with other students getting used to the homework Think about the questions below. Do you face the same challenges as Adam? What other challenges are you facing? How do you deal with the
23、m? Course Club Challenge Feeling Solution extra-curricular activities trying to keep my hobbies to work harder at school worried no need to choose courses Think about the questions below. Do you face the same challenges as Adam? What other challenges are you facing? How do you deal with them? 1. Wha
24、t can be confusing or challenging for Adam? 2. What does Adam think of the Chinese language? 3. What did Adams school adviser recommend to him? 4. Why did Adam decide to improve his football skill? 5. What does Adam try to get used to at senior high school? Answer the questions. 1. What can be confu
25、sing or challenging for Adam? Adam thinks that going from junior high school to senior high school is confusing and challenging. Answer the questions. 2. What does Adam think of the Chinese language? He knows that Chinese is a very difficult language, but he hopes to be fluent when he graduates. Ans
26、wer the questions. 3. What did Adams school adviser recommend to him? His adviser recommends that he should sign up for advanced literature because he likes English and he is good at it. Answer the questions. 4. Why did Adam decide to improve his football skill? Because he thinks he wont quit. Hell
27、find a way to improve on his own so that he can make the team next year. Answer the questions. 5. What does Adam try to get used to at senior high school? He tries to get used to being responsible for a lot more. Answer the questions. New words in the text confuse challenge fluent graduate recommend
28、 improve quit responsible Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text. 1. Im good 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 , so I need to make a workable sc
29、hedule. recommended challenge Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text. 3. Its a little to choose suitable courses. I hope that my adviser can help me make a good decision. 4. We can try a course for two weeks after we up for it. After that, we cannot change it. c
30、onfusing sign Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text. 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. improve
31、graduate Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text. 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 .” responsible quit Complete the sentences with the correct for
32、ms of the new words from the text. Read after the tape. confuse challenge fluent graduate recommend improve quit responsible Review Skim: You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. Review The Freshman Challenge Review confuse challenge fluent graduate recommend improve quit responsible 1. Read the text aloud. 2. List the challenges you are facing now and come up with ideas on how to overcome the challenges. Homework
