1、 Reading and thinking -Compare school life in different places1.Talk about your own senior high school life.1)How do you feel about your senior high school life?2)Have you got used to it?3)Have you come across any challenges that make you upset?2.What do you want to know about school life in other c
2、ountries?3.What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China?Warming upPresentationWhat do you want to know school life in other countries?What activities does they have after class?Do they need to wear school uniforms like us?What problems do they meet as a senior high
3、school student?Do they need to go to the after-school classes?How many courses do they have to learn?How many hours do they spend at school each day?The school life in American High School PresentationWhat would you tell a teenager from another country about life in China?Now,lets read a passage to
4、know Adams school life.The Freshman ChallengePre-readingAccording to the picture and title,can you predict what the passage will probably talk about and what type of text it is?“fresh+man”:a student in the first year of high school Who?What?/How?Sth.new and difficult that takes time and hard work to
5、 deal withMain idea:The passage will probably talk about the_ that a _meets in senior high school and how he_ them.Text type:_challengesfreshmanReading tip:We can guess what the passage is about by just reading the title and look at the pictures.deals with/solvesNarration(记叙文)Read the text quickly t
6、o find the main idea of each paragraph.SkimmingThe topic sentence is normally,but not always,the first sentence of a paragraph.It gives the main idea of the paragraph.PresentationCan you find the topic sentence and some key words in each paragraph?The main idea of each paragraph:Para 1:_Para 2:_ _Pa
7、ra 3:_ _Para 4:_ _Senior high school is a big challenge.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.The passage is mainly about a _
8、at senior high school,Adam,who met some _ in the first week but managed to find _ and _ harder.freshmanchallengessollutionsstudy Title:The Freshman Challenge Para1:Introduce to the topic (Going to senior high school is a big challenge)Para2:Challenge1(How to choose courses)Para3:Challenge2(How to ch
9、oose extra-curricular activities)Para4:Challenge3(How to study)Reading taskPart 1-Part 2-Summary:the structure of the passage（Leading paraLeading para）（Supporing Supporing parasparas）Has Adam solved the challenges?How did/will he solve them?Lets read the text more carefully.1.What courses did Adam c
10、hoose?Which one do you think would be his favorite?Why?2.What does make the team”mean 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?Read the text quickly again and answer the questions.Scanning1.What courses did
11、Adam choose?Which one do you think would be his favorite?Why?Adam chose math,English,chemistry,world history,and Chinese.Advanced literature would be his favorite subject because he likes English and he is good at it.2.What does make the team in Paragraph 3 mean?“Make the team”means to try out and t
12、hen be allowed to join a sports team.3.What is Adam worried about?He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.Adam seems confident because he says that he is happy to be there,and he will be well prepared for university or whatev
13、er else comes in the future.4.Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life?How do you know?Complete the outline.Then discuss the questions below with a partner.ParaAdams challengesAdams feelingsAdams solutions1Confused2Choosing _ coursesThe school adviser_3 He will find a way t
14、o_.4 He will_the suitable recommended he should sign up for advanced literature.Going from junior high school to senior high schoolCareful/SeriousChoosing extra-curricular activitiesUnhappy but positive and active improve in order to make the team next yearWorried but still happy,confident about his
15、 future study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more.Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.Careful readingPresentationReading taskThink and discuss the questions below with a partner.1.What kind of person do you think Adam is?
16、Why?2.What challenges are you facing?How do you deal with them?3.How do you think Adams story can help overcome these challenges?Post-readingPresentation1.What kind of person do you think Adam is?Why?thought carefully about courses to take;Chinese is difficult but he chose to take it.wanted to join
17、the school football club but failed.But he didnt quit but find a way to improve and try next year joined a volunteeer club,work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people warmheared/helpfulcarefulpositive/optimisticbrave to challenge himself will study harder and get used to being respon
18、sible for a lot more;studying is not always fun but will be well prepared for.determined/confidenthard-working/responsiblePresentation2.What challenges are you facing?How do you deal with them?ChallengeFeelingSolutionPresentation2.What challenges are you facing?How do you deal with them?ChallengesSo
19、lutionsfriendshiptoo much homeworkextra-curricular activities.not getting used to the teaching style of high school teachersmore activeand friendlydevelop scientific study strategiesdevelop the skill of time managementbe brave,positive and confidentask your teachers for helpconfuseda really big chal
20、lenge Challenge 1Challenge 2anxioustake it seriouslyunhappynot discouragedworriedhappy/optimisticnegative positiveChallenge 33.How do you think Adams story can help overcome these challenges?PresentationWhen we face challenges we should be positive and never give up.Adams story tells us.Adams story
21、tells us.1.1.2.2.3.3.Life in high schools is full of challenges/ups and downs.There are more solutions than problems.We should explore and experience senior high school life in a positive way to get prepared for whatever comes in the future.Please try to write your challenges in senior high school,and how you solve them.(at least 80 words）Compare your school life and Adams,and talk about how to have a colorful school life.Homework
