1、Reading and Thinking How would you describe your school life to a foreign teenager? 13 courses 9 classes a day. Each class is about 40 minutes. different activities challenges:too much homework after school. School life in China : Our school life courses school hours activitieschallenges Do you want
2、 to know about school life in other countries? By the end of the class, you will be able. 1.to have a good understanding of the freshman challenges in senior high school. 2.to figure out the structure of the passage. 3.to learn spirits from Adam when facing challenges. Style（体裁）（体裁）: Content : narra
3、tive (记叙文记叙文) challenges &. solutions Prediction Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: _ Paragraph 2: _ Paragraph 3: _ Paragraph 4: _ You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences. Textu
4、al analysis Hi! My name is Adam and Im a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing. First, I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choos
5、e the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it. I had to choose extra-
6、curricular activities, too. I tried to join the school football team, but the coach told me that I didnt play well enough. Obviously, I was unhappy, but I wont quit. Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday, we work
7、 at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community. I know Ill have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more. Im a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course, and itll be quite difficult to
8、get used to all the homework. 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. topic sentence linking words repetitive words Paragraph Main idea 1Senior high school is a challenge. 2 3 4 Adam had to think very ca
9、refully 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. How does Adam face every challenge? Textual analysis Hi! My name is Adam and Im a freshman at senior high scho
10、ol.Going from junior high school to senior high school is a reallybig challenge. The first week was a little confusing. Who ? Feeling ? First, I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world h
11、istory, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it. 1. What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favourit
12、e? Why? He chose maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I think advanced literature would be his favourite because he likes English and he is also good at it. Challenge one Feeling Solution I had to choose extra-curricular activities, too. I tried to join the school football team, bu
13、t the coach told me that I didnt play well enough. Obviously, I was unhappy, but I wont quit. Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday, we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community
14、. 2. What does “make the team ” in paragraph 3 mean? Successfully join the team. Challenge two Feeling Solution I know Ill have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more. Im a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced c
15、ourse, and itll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework. 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. 3. What is Adam worried about? He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his ad
16、vanced course and getting used to all the homework. Solution Feeling Challenge three Discourse structure analysis General-particular(总总-分）分） Im Adam, (1)_freshman in senior high school. The first week was a little (2) _ (confuse) for me. There are some (3) _ (challenge) I have to face in my new scho
17、ol life. First, I had to think carefully about my courses. Chinese is hard to learn, but I hope I can speak it (4)_ (fluent) when I graduate. My adviser (5) _ (recommend) me to sign up for advanced literature because Im good (6) _Englinsh. Second, I had to choose my extra-curricular activities. I tr
18、ied (7) _ (join) the school football team though I couldnt do well in it at first. Besides that, I joined a (8) _ club. In order to be well (9) _ (prepare) for university or whatever else (10) _ (come) in the future, I make up my mind to study harder and get used to the new situation. a confusing ch
19、allenges fluentlyrecommended at to join prepared volunteer comes Summary he knows that Chinese is a very difficult language, but he chose to take it. he joined the school football team and didnt play well. But he wouldnt quit and find a way to make the team. persistent and hardworking What kind of p
20、erson do you think Adam is? he joined a volunteer club, working at a soup kitchen and handing out food to homeless people in the community. warm-hearted Critical thinking As senior high school students, what kinds of habits should we form to help us face challenges? Study hard Set goals Make plans Coorperate Ask for help Creative thinking Assignment Write a passage based on your thoughts about the creative thinking within 80 words.
