ReadingandThinkingUnit1

TeenageLife

TheFreshmanChallenge

人教版必修一

Bytheendofthislesson,youareexpectedtobeableto1.sortoutAdam’slifechallengesandgetthestructureofthetext;2.drawaconclusionofAdam’squalitiesfromthechallengesandsolutions;3.expresstheviewsonteenagelifeandestablishapositiveoutlookonlife.LearningObjectives:SchooluniformSchoollifeinChinaextra-curricularactivitiesexams...subjectshomeworkHowdidyoufeelonyourfirstschoolday?WhatwouldyoutellateenagerfromanothercountryaboutschoollifeinChina?

Warming-upS1Pre-readingpicturetitlePre-readingLookatthepicturesandpredict:Whatdoyouthinkthetextisabout?Itisaboutafreshman’snewschool______________________.

difficulties\challengesS2While-readingFirstreadingSkim:Youcanfindmainideasbyfirsttakingaquicklookatthetitle,pictures,keywordsandphrases,andtopicsentences.WhileReadingWhatisthetopicsentenceofEachparagraph?:Seniorhighschoolisachallenge.:Howtochoosecourses.Para.4:Howtostudy.:Howtochooseextra-activities.Readforthestructureandmainidea.

Discusswithyourpartners.WhileReading2.Closereadingfordetails.:Background.Who:Whenandwhere:What:How:ThefirstweekisalittleconfusingAdam-afreshmanThefirstweekatseniorhighschoolabigchallengeSecondreadingPara2.

Hechosemathematics,English,chemistry,worldhistoryandChinese.WhatcoursesdidAdamchoose?2.HowdoesAdamthinkofChinese?WhatisAdam’sexpectationaboutChinesewhenhegraduate?Hethoughtitaverydifficultlanguage,buthehopestobefluentwhenhegraduates.1.Adamquittedandwashappy.()2.Adamjoinedthevolunteerclub.()3.Adamjoinedschoolfootballteamatlast.()FTFReadanddotheTorFquestions.Para3.extra-curricularactivitiesSoupkitchens:CommoninNorthAmerica,theyexisttoprovidefoodforhomelessorpoorpeople.Para4:Howtostudy1.WhatisAdamworriedabout?Adamisabitworriedaboutkeepingupwithothersinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomework.2.WhatisAdam’sopiniononstudyinghard?Whatisyouropiniononstudyhard?Adam’sfirstweekatseniorhighschoolisconfusing.Whatchallengesdidhemeet?Howdidhefeel?

Howdidhesolvehisproblems?Para.ChallengefeelingSolution2Choosing_________coursesTheschooladviser____________________________________.3Hewillfindaway____________________________________.4Hewill____________________________________________________.suitableseriouscarefulhelpedhimchoosesuitablecoursesJoiningtheschoolfootballteamunhappytoimproveonmyownsothatIcanmaketheteamnextyearKeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinmyadvancedcoursesandgetusedtoallthehomeworkworriedbuthappyconfidentaboutthefuturetrytostudyharderandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmoreWhileReadingjointheteamIsAdamconfidentthathewillgetusedtoseniorhighschoollife?Howdoyouknow?Yes,wecanknowhisattitudeispositivefromPara.4.S3Post-reading

1.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkAdamis?Why?Findevidencesfromthetext.qualitiesBraveHard-workingWarm-heartedconfidentpatientdeterminedDiscussandShareIknowthatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIhopetobefluentwhenIgraduate.I’llhavetostudyharder…WantedtokeepupwiththeotherstudentsevidencesQualities/attitudesBrave,confidentHard-workingdetermined,confidentWarm-hearted

1.Howdoestheadviseroffersomepracticaladvice?Youcanrefertothesentencesfromthetext.DiscussandShareBasedonthestudents’interestandstrengths.First,Adamthoughtverycarefullyaboutthechallenge.Then,heaskedtheschooladviserforhelp.Fromthewayhesolvedthechallenge,wecantellthatheknowshowtoaskforhelpwhenfacingchallenges.CanyouthinkofthewayAdamsolvedtheothertwochallenges?2.theextra-curricularactivitiesHetiredtojointhefootballteamBuildupyourbodyWhy?3.Canyoufindsentencesaboutthefuture?I’llhavetostudy…it’llbequitedifficultforme…ButI’llbewellpreparedfor…Think:DoyoufacethesamechallengesasAdam?Whatotherchallengesareyoufacing?Shareyourchallengeswithyourgroupmember.Shareyourschoollifechallengestheextra-curricularactivitiescourses

studyattitudesSchoollifefeelingsLifeiswhat

wemakeit!BlackboarddesignYourfreshmanchallenges?yourattitude?Self-evaluation

HaveIunderstoodthemeaningof“challenge”??Howmanyrelatedwordsthat