Unit 1 Teenage life Reading and Thinking ppt课件-（2019）新人教版必修第一册高中英语（新教材）.pptx

1、Unit 2 Teenage life Reading and thinking 1Read about school life in the USA. Phrases: suitable for 3 2 Words: actually；challenge；title；topic；freshman；confusing； confuse；confused；fluent Goals Work in groups. Discuss the questions. Do you know what school life in America is like? Share it with your cl

2、assmates. Lead in suitable adj. 合适的合适的 We are trying to compile a list of suitable people for the job. 我们在努力编制一份适合做这项工作的人员名单。 She rifled through her clothes for something suitable to wear. 她急匆匆地在衣服堆里找合适的衣服穿。 be suitable for 合适 language point confuse v.混淆；混淆； I think its a serious mistake to confuse

3、books with life. 我认为把书本同生活混为一谈是大错特错。 Do not draw it on the chart, however, as this will confuse the issue. 但不用把它画到图上去，因为那样反而会混淆问题的重点。 confuse A with B 把A 和B 混淆 fluent adj. 流利的流利的 Shes fluent in French and German. She also speaks a little Italian. 她的法语和德语讲得流利，也会说一点意大利语。 Shes fluent in Polish. 她的波兰语很流

4、利。 be fluent in 在方面很流利 The freshman challenge Hi! My name is Adam and Im a freshman in 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.

5、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 home to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im

6、good at it. Content I had to choose extra-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 volunt

7、eer club instead. Every Wednesday, we work 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 advanc

8、ed course, 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. 1. Work in groups. Discuss the questions. 1. What do you want to know about schools life in

9、 other countries? 2. What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China? 2. Read the text quickly to 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

10、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. 3. Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favour

11、ite? Why? 2. What does make the team in Paragraph 3 mean? 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. “Make the team” means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team. 3.

12、 What is Adam worried about? 4. Is Adam confident that he wilt get used to senior high school life? How do you know? 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,

13、and he will be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future. 4. Complete the outline. Then discuss the questions below with a partner. Paragraph Challenge How Adam feels Solution 1 Confused 2Choosing_ courses The school adviser 3 He will find a way to 4 He will 1. What kind of p

14、erson do you think Adam is? Why? Adam appears to be hard-working and wants to get ahead in life. I know this because he thought carefully about which courses and extracurricular activities to take, and thought hard about his future. He is also a kind person, because he joined a volunteer club. 2. Do

15、 you face the same challenges as Adam? What other challenges are you facing? How do you deal with them? Some of the challenges I face are very much like Adams, while some are quite different. Unlike Adam, I dont have to choose my courses or my schedule. However, I am worried about my extra-curricula

16、r activities and trying to keep my hobbies. My solution to this challenge is to work harder at school so I can make more time for my extra-curricular activities and hobbies. 3. What are some differences between Adams school life and your school life? 1 don t have to choose my own courses. All day, I

17、 am in the same classroom with my classmates, and we all study the same courses. 5. Comptete 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-curr

18、icular activities is a big _ , so I need to make a workable schedule. 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. recommended challenge confusing sign

19、 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. 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. Don t ever _. improve graduate responsible quit 3. 预习 Unit 2-Discovering useful structures。 1. Recite new words and phrases. 2. Write a composition : The difference of Chinese school and foreign schools Bye-bye!