1、Unit 1Reading&Thinkingz2What do you know about school life in other countries?部分案例展示canteencoursesextra-curricular activitiessmartphone useholidayssportsFree talkWatch a video to have a glimsp of school life in USAhe videos challengeThe freshman What about a freshman?How is his/her life like?Can you
2、 predict what the passage is mainly about?Activity 1:Read quickly to underline the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1Senior high school is a challenge.Para.2Para.3Para.4Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.Adam will hav
3、e to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Read for the strucure Reading Tips:Sometimes the first sentence can give you main idea of the paragraph.Read for structureActivity 2:Choose the suitable answers.1.What is the function of paragraph 1?A.To introduce the t
4、opic.B.To arouse the interest of readers.2.What is the function of paragraph 2-4?A.To introduce the topic.B.To support the main idea.Read for structure.to introduce the topic:challengeto support the topicP1P2P3P4Read for details Read Paragraph 1 and find out:What challenge does Adam face?How does he
5、 feel about it?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.Language studyGoing from junior high school to senior high school 是动名词作主语First,I had to think very carefully a
6、bout which courses I wanted to take.The school adviser helped me choose 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 be
7、cause I like English and Im good at it.Read for details Read Paragraph 2 and find out:What challenge does Adam face?What was Adams attitude to the challenge and how to deal with it?serious/carefulI had to choose extra-curricular ekstrkrkjl activities,too.I tried to join the school football team,but
8、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.Which ve
9、rb phrase(动词短语)in para.3 can replace(代替)the meaning of“make the team”?unhappy Read for details Read Paragraph 3 and find out:What challenge does Adam face?What was Adams attitude to the challenge and how to deal with it?分发 Read for details Read Paragraph 4 and find out:What is Adam worried about?How
10、 does Adam feel about it?how to deal with it?I know IlI 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 it ll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework.S
11、till,Im happy to be here.Studying hard isnt always fun,but Ill be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.confident about his futureLanguage study I know IlI have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Im a bit worri
12、ed about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course and it ll 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.1.get used to+(doing)sth 习惯于（干）某事2.keep
13、up with.赶上.3.it is difficult to do sth 4.still adv.尽管如此；但是；还是5.be well prepared for 为.做好准备宾语宾语从句Passage Consolidation1.Listen to the tape of the passage and then read it loudly by yourself.2.Finish Ex.4 on P15 of your textbook.Para.ChallengeAdams feelingsSolutions1_2Choosing _ courses._ The school a
14、dviser _3_ He will find a way to_.4Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course _.Worried but still_,_ He will_.the suitable serious/carefulhelped him choose suitable coursesMaking the school football teamunhappy improve in order to make the team next yeartry to study harder and get use
15、d to being responsible for a lot moreand getting used to all the homework confident about his futureWhile-reading：Complete the outline.happyGoing from junior high school to senior high schoolConfusedDiscussionWhat do you think of Adam?(qualities+supporting details)determinedkindactiveconfidenthelpfu
16、lpositive.Reflection1.Do you face the same challenge as Adam?2.What other challenges are you facing?3.How do you deal with them?Homework:1.Finish the passage according to your understanding2.Finish Ex.5 on P15 of your textbook.Adam is a freshman at senior high school.After_from junior high school,en
17、tering into senior high school is a big_ for him.He was a little_ in the first week.First,he had to think carefully about courses.Luckily,the school adviser helped him choose the_ones and _ that he _adcanced literature.He also had to choose extra-curricular activities.He failed to join the school fo
18、otball team and was unhappy,but he wont_.Instead,he joined a volunteer club and worked at a _to help homeless people in the community.And hell have to study harder and get used to being _ for a lot more to _ university or whatever else comes in the future.challengeconfusedsuitablerecommended(should)sign up forquitsoup kitchenresponsiblebe well prepared forgraduatingHomework:Finish the passage according to your understanding
