Unit1TeenagelifeReadingandThinkingCompareschoollifeindifferentplacesfluent___________obviously___________responsible___________quit___________graduate___________advanced___________signupfor___________recommend___________beresponsiblefor___________confusing/confused_________extra-curricularactivities______________ReviewDoyoustillrememberthesewordsandexpressions?流利的明顯地負責的停止、離開畢業高級的報名建議對……負責疑惑的課外活動LeadinWatchashortvideoaboutthedifferencesbetweenthehighschoolsinAmericaandChina.Discussthequestions.Whatdoyouwanttoknowaboutschoollifeinothercountries?WhatwouldyoutellateenagerfromanothercountryaboutschoollifeinChina?Iwanttoknowaboutcourses,schoolactivities,librariesandsoon.schoollifeinChinacoursesclubsactivitiesschoolhourscanteendormitory...TheFreshman

ChallengePre-readingLookatthetitleandguesswhatthearticleismainlyabout?Who:What:Soitmaybetalkabout____________________________________________________________

AfreshmanChallengesafreshman’schallengeatanewseniorhighschoolastudentinthefirstyearofhighschoolSomethingnewanddifficulttodealwithWhile-readingTip:閱讀時，除了逐字細讀(carefulreading),還要注意運用略讀(skimming)與掃讀(scanning)。Skimming:Payattentiontothetitleandthefirstandthesecondsentencesforeachpara.,becausetheyarethetopicsentences

possible.Focusonthekeywordswhichoccurrepeatedly.Scanning:Scanthecontentsofthepassagequickly.Lookingforsupportsentences.

Seekfor

specificinformationofthepassage.Readthetextquicklytofindthemainideaofeachparagraph.Paragraph1._______________________________Paragraph2.________________________________

Paragraph3.________________________________

Paragraph4.________________________________Seniorhighschoolisachallenge.Skim:Youcanfindmainideasbyfirsttakingaquicklookatthetitle,picture(s),keywordsandphrases,andtopicsentences.①②③④Tip:Sometimesthefirstsentencecangiveyoumainideaoftheparagraph.Paragraph1._______________________________Paragraph2.________________________________

Paragraph3.________________________________

Paragraph4.________________________________Seniorhighschoolisachallenge.Sumupthemainideaofeachparagraph.Adamhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcourseshewantedtotake.Adamhadtochooseextra-curricularactivities.Adamwillhavetostudyharderinthefutureandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.Readfor

structure!Para.1

Introductionofthe

topicPara.2Howto

choosecoursesPara.3Howtochoose

extra-curricular

activitiesPara.4Howto

studyhadto:thefirst

weekwillhaveto:inthe

futureGeneralSpecificReadfor

details!WhatcoursesdidAdamchoose?Whichonedoyouthinkwouldbehisfavorite?Why?Hechosemaths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.Ithinkadvancedliteraturewouldbehisfavorite,becausehelikesEnglishandheisalsogoodatit.Para.22.Whatdoes“maketheteam”inparagraph3mean?Itmeansthathesuccessfullyjointheteamandbecomeamemberoftheteam.Heisworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomework.3.WhatisAdamworriedabout?Para.4Heseemsconfidentbecausehesaysthatheishappytobethere,andhewillbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.4.IsAdamconfidentthathewillgetusedtoseniorhighschoollife?Howdoyouknow?Para.4HowdoesAdamfeel?Whatsolutionsdoeshetake?

WhatchallengesdoesAdammeet?Readfor

theoutline!ParagraphChallengeHowAdamfeelsSolution1Confused2Choosing______coursesTheschooladviser_____________________________________________.3Hewillfindaway______________________________________________.4Hewill______________________________________________________.Goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolsuitable

SeriousCarefulhelpedhimchoosethesuitablecoursesMakingtheschoolfootballteamUnhappyDeterminedimproveinordertomaketheteamnextyearKeepingupwiththeotherstudentsandgettingusedtoallthehomeworkWorriedHappyconfidentstudyharderandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmoreReadfor

thethinking!DiscussingAndSharing1.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkAdamis?Why?2.DoyoufacethesamechallengesasAdam?Whatotherchallengesareyoufacing?Howdoyoudealwiththem?3.WhataresomedifferencesbetweenAdam’sschoollifeandyourschoollife?1.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkAdamis?Why?I’llhavetostudyharderWantedtokeepupwiththeotherstudentsIknowthatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIhopetobefluentwhenIgraduate....Ididn’tplaywellenough…butIwon’tquit.I’llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.Ijoinedavolunteerclub…handoutfoodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunityHard-workingBraveDeterminedWarm-hearted2.DoyoufacethesamechallengesasAdam?Whatotherchallengesareyoufacing?Howdoyoudealwiththem?SomeofthechallengesIfaceareverymuchlikeAdam’s,whilesomearequitedifferent.UnlikeAdam,Idon’thavetochoosemycoursesormyschedule.However,Iamworriedaboutmyextra-curricularactivitiesandtryingtokeepmyhobbies.MysolutiontothischallengeistoworkharderatschoolsoIcanmakemoretimeformyextra-curricularactivitiesandhobbies.3.WhataresomedifferencesbetweenAdam’sschoollifeandyourschoollife?Idon’thavetochoosemyowncourses.Allday,Iaminthesameclassroomwithmyclassmates,andweallstudythesamecourses.Lifeinseniorhighschoolisfullofchallenges.Weshouldexploreandexperienceitinapositivewaytogetpreparedforwhatevercomesinourfuture.Goodhabitsformedatyouthmakeallthedifference.—AristotleYouneedtounderstand:Springintoaction行動起來Takeresponsibilities承擔責任Risetothechallenges迎接挑戰Inspireimagination激發靈感Ventureintonewboundaries勇于嘗試新邊界Enjoythethrillofexploration享受探索的快樂Strivetobeyourbetterself!Alwaysbelievethatsomethingwonderfulisabouttohappen.Post-readingRetellthestoryI’mAdam,1.______freshmanatseniorhighschool.Thefirstweekwasalittle2._______________(confuse).Therearesome3.____________(challenge)Ihavetofaceinmynewschoollife.First,Ihadtothinkcarefullyaboutmycourses.Chineseishardtolearn,butIhopeIcanspeakit4.__________(fluent)whenIgraduate.Myadviser5.________________(recommend)metosignupforadvancedliteraturebecauseI’mgood6.______English.Second,Ihadtochoosemyextra-curricularactivities.Itried7.___________(join)theschoolfootballteam8.___________Icouldn’tdowellinitatfirst.Besidesthat,Ijoinedavolunteerclub.Inordertobewell9.prepared______universityorwhateverelse10.____________(come)inthefuture,Imakeupmymindtostudyharderandgetusedtonewsituation.

aconfusingchallengesfluentlyrecommendedattojoincomesthoughforCompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthenewwordsfromthetext.I’mgoodatmath,somyteacher______________thatIshouldchooseadvancedmathinmyfirstyear.Findingtimeforbothstudiesandextra-curricularactivitiesisabig___________,soIneedtomakeaworkableschedule.It’salittle___________tochoosesuita