1、 ReadingThinking Unit 1 Teenage life challenge title topic freshman confusing confuse confused fluent n. 挑战；艰巨任务挑战；艰巨任务 vt. 怀疑；怀疑；向向挑战挑战 n. (书、诗歌等的书、诗歌等的)名称名称; 标题标题; 职称职称; 头衔头衔 n. 话题；标题话题；标题 n. ( (中学中学) ) 九年级学生九年级学生; ( (大学大学) ) 一年级新生一年级新生 adj. 难以理解的；不清楚的难以理解的；不清楚的 vt. 使糊涂；使迷惑使糊涂；使迷惑 adj. 糊涂的；迷惑的糊涂的；
2、迷惑的 adj. ( (尤指外语尤指外语) )流利的流利的; 熟练的熟练的 graduate recommend sign up (for sth.) advanced advance literature extra-curricular vi. 高等的高等的; 先进的先进的 n. 前进；发展前进；发展 vi. 前进；发展前进；发展 vt. 发展；促进发展；促进 n. 文学；文学作品文学；文学作品 adj. 课外的；课程以外的课外的；课程以外的 extra obviously quit responsible responsibility be responsible for solutio
3、n schedule editor adj. 额外的；附加的额外的；附加的 adv. 显然；明显地显然；明显地 vi. 戒掉戒掉; 离开离开（工作职位、学校等）（工作职位、学校等） adj. 负责的；有责任的负责的；有责任的 n. 责任；义务责任；义务 对对负责负责 n. 解决办法；答案解决办法；答案 n. 工作计划；日程安排工作计划；日程安排 vt. 安排；预定安排；预定 n. 主编；编辑；编者主编；编辑；编者 Around 7 a.m- 4 p.m. Students move to different classrooms to have classes. Go to school cl
4、ubs or after-school activities after school. Compulsory courses optional courses Homeworks mainly contains reading and essays. School life in America: What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China? In China, students usually have classes in the same classroom and tea
5、chers move. We have at least 9 classes a day. Each class is about 40 minutes. We have 13 courses at senior high: Chinese, maths, English, politics, history, geography, physics, biology, chemistry, music, art, PE, and IT. Around 7 a.m- 6 p.m. Teachers move to different classrooms to teach. Go home an
6、d do homework after school. 13 courses: Chinese, maths, English. Homeworks mainly contains copying and test exercises. School life in China : Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. Whats the main idea of each paragraph? Fill in the chart. Paragraph Main idea 1Senior high school is a chall
7、enge. 2 3 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 future and get used to being responsible for a lot more. You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, pictur
8、e(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. Task 1 P14 Check your answers. What is the structure of the text? A.Para.1-Para.2-Para.3-Para.4 B.Para.1-Para.2/Para.3-Para.4 C.Para.1/Para.2-Para.3-Para.4 D.Para.1-Para.2/Para.3/Para.4 Whats the main idea of the passage? Task 2 The passage mainly ta
9、lks about the big _ Adam met in senior high school: how to choose _ and _ _. And hell have to study harder and be _ for the future. well prepared activities extra-curricularcourses challenges Read again and choose the best answers. Task 3 1 What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would
10、be his favorite? Why? 2 What does “make the team” in Paragaraph 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? Read the text again and answer: 1 What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favorite? W
11、hy? 2 What does “make the team” in Paragaraph 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? Maths, English, chemistry, world history, Chinese, and advanced literature. Advanced literature would be his favorite because he
12、likes English and he is good at it. Become a member of the team. He is worried about keeping up with other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework. Yes. Adam is confident because he is happy to be there, and hell be well prepared for unversity or whatever else comes in t
13、he future. ReadThink How does Adam feel? What solutions does he take? What challenges does Adam meet? Solution Challenge 3 Solution Challenge 4 Challenge 2 Solution Challenge 1 ReadAnalyze 1 2 3 4 Para.ChallengeHow Adam feelsSolution Going from junior high school to senior high school Confused/ Choo
14、sing _ courses the suitable Serious/ Careful The school adviser _ _. Making the school football team Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework Unhappy Worried but still happy, confident about his future He will find a way to _ _. improve in order
15、to make the team next year helped him choose suitable courses He will _ _ _ _. Complete the outline. Task 4 P15 try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more because he knows that Chinese is a very difficult language, but he chose to take it. because he joined the school footb
16、all team and didnt play well. But he wouldnt quit and find a way to make the team. persistent and hardworking After-reading Think and answer: What kind of person do you think Adam is? Why? because he joined a volunteer club, working at a soup kitchen and handing out food to homeless people in the community. warm-hearted
