Unit1TeenageLifeReadingandThinking課件-高一英語人教版

Unit

1Reading

and

Thinking●To

read

to

learn

American

students'schoollife●

To

compare

senior

high

school

life

betweenChina

and

foreign

countries●To

think

about

your

own

challenges,

feelings

and

solutions

in

high

school

Whatisthekindofhighschool

life

you'vealwaysdreamedofenjoying?Similarities:

Differences:

1.Whatdoyouwantto

know

aboutschoollifein

other

countries?2.What

would

you

tell

a

teenager

from

another

country

about

school

lifein

China?Work

in

groups

to

discuss

the

questionscourses

in

American

high

school

Step

1

Lead-in

Isit

similiarto

Chinese

highschool

life?American

high

school

lifeWhat

is

the

video

about?The

freshman

challengeWhereHowWhat'sthemainideaof

thepassage?WhoWhatStep

2.Pre-readingCompare

school

life

in

different

places.Work

ingroups.Discussthequestions.1.Whatdoyouwanttoknowabout

schoollife

in

other

countries?2.Whatwouldyoutellateenagerfromanother

country

aboutschoollifein

China?While-readingLook

atthe

picture

on

page

14

and

readthe

title

topredict

the

main

content

of

the

passage.

Someseniorhighschools

inthe

USA

beginfrom

the9thgradeandend

inthe

12th

grade.In

thiscase,9thgradersarealsocalledfreshmen,that

is,

“fresh+men”Something

newanddifficultthattakestimeand

hardworktodealwithThefreshmanchallenge.What'sthemainideaof

the

passage?A.The

importance

of

taking

courses.B.Why

Adam

joined

a

volunteer

club.C.How

Adam

dealt

with

thefreshman

challenge.

D.Adam

will

be

well

prepared

for

university

orwhatever

else

comes

in

the

future.1:high

school

is

a

challenge.2:had

to

think

very

carefully

about

which

courses

he

wanted

to

take.3:had

to

choose

extra-curricular

activities.4:will

have

to

study

harder

in

the

future

and

get

used

to

being

responsible

for

a

lotParagraphSeniorParagraphAdamParagraphAdamParagraphAdammore.總

分Read

the

text

quickly

to

find

the

main

idea

of

each

paragraph.FastreadingWhatsolutions(方法)does

he

take?How

does

Adamfeel?WhatchallengesdoesAdam

meet(遇見)?THEFRESHMANCHALLENGEHi!My

name

is

Adam

and

I'm

a

freshman

atsenior

high

school.

Going

fromjunior

high

school

to

senior

highschool

is

a

really

big

challenge.The

first

week

was

a

little

confusing.First,I

had

to

think

very

carefully

about

which

coursesI

wanted

totake.Theschooladviserhelpedme

choose

the

suitable

ones:

maths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.Iknowthat

Chinese

is

a

very

difficult

language,but

I

hope

to

be

fuentwhen

I

graduate.My

adviser

recommendedthatIshould

sign

up

for

advancedliteraturebecause

I

like

English

and

I'm

good

at

it.Ihadto

choose

extra-curricular

activities,too.Itried

tojoin

the

school

football

team,but

the

coach

told

me

that

I

didn't

play

well

enough.

Obviously

,I

was

unhappy,but

I

won't

quit.Illfinda

way

to

improve

on

my

own

so

that

I

can

make

the

team

next

year.

I

joinedavolunteerclubinstead.EveryWednesday,wework

atasoupkitchenandhandoutfoodtohomelesspeople

inthe

community.I

know

I'l

have

to

study

harder

as

a

senior

high

school

studentand

getusedtobeing

responsiblefor

a

lot

more.I'm

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.Still,I'm

happytobehere.Studyinghardisn't

always

fun,but

I'll

be

well

prepared

for

university

or

whatever

else

comes

in

the

future.Readforthe

detailsTHEFRESHMANCHALLENGEHi!My

name

is

Adam

and

I'm

a

freshman

at

senior

high

school.

Goingfrom

juniorhighschooltoseniorhigh

schoolis

areallybig

challenge.Thefirstweekwasalittle

confusing.First,I

had

to

think

very

carefully

about

which

courses

I

wanted

to

take.Theschooladviser

helped

me

choosethesuitableones:

maths,English,chemistry,world

history,andChinese.Iknow

that

Chinese

is

avery

difficult

language,butIhopeto

be

fluentwhen

I

graduate.My

adviser

recommended

that

I

should

sign

up

foradvancedliterature

because

I

like

Englishand

I'm

good

at

it.I

had

to

choose

extra-curricular

activities,too.I

tried

to

join

the

school

football

team,but

the

coach

told

me

that

I

didn'tplay

wellenough.Obviously,I

was

unhappy,but

I

won't

quit.

I'll

find

awaytoimproveonmy

own

sothat

I

can

make

the

team

next

year.

I

joinedavolunteer

club

instead.Every

Wednesday,we

work

at

a

soup

kitchen

and

hand

out

food

to

homeless

people

in

the

community.I

know

I'll

have

to

study

harder

as

a

senior

high

school

student

andgetusedtobeingresponsiblefor

alot

more.I'm

a

bit

worried

about

keepingupwith

the

other

students

in

my

advanced

course,

andit'llbequitedifficultto

get

used

to

all

the

homework.Still,I'm

happy

to

be

here.Studying

hard

isn't

always

fun,but

I'll

be

well

preparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthe

future.1.findthe

mainideasofeachparagraph.Paragraph

1:

Paragraph2:

Paragraph

3:

Paragraph

4:

Step

3.While-ReadingI

know

I'll

have

to

study

harder

as

a

senior

high

school

student

andgetusedtobeing(responsible

for

a

lotmore.I'm

a

bit

worriedaboutkepingupwitht

rstudents

in

my

advanced

coursHow

can

you

find

the

information

so

quickly?and

it'll

be

quite

difficult

to

get

used

to

all

the

homework.Still,I'mhappy

to

be

here.Studying

hard

isn't

always

fun,but

I'll

be

wellprepared

for

university

or

whatever

else

comes

in

the

future.THE

FRESHMAN

CHALLENGEHi!My

name

is

Adam

and

I'm

a

freshman

at

senior

high

school.Goingfrom

juniorhighschgo)toseniorhighschool

is

areallybig

calens

The

first

week

was

a

little

confusing.First.I

had

to

think

verv

carefully

about

whidh

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wanted

to

take.The

school

adviser

helped

me

choose

the

suitable

ones:maths,English,chemistry20ld

history,and

Chinese.I

know

thatChinese

is

avery

difficult

language,but

Ihopeto

be

fluent

whenI

graduate.My

adviser

recommended

thatI

should

sign

up

foradvancedliteraturebecauseIlikeEnglish

and

I'm

good

at

it.I

had

to

choos

na

umiculr

acrc0.I

tried

to

join

theand

topicPara3:

Adam

had

to

choose

extra-Curricular

actIvities.Adamwill

have

to

study

harder

in

the

futurePara4:andget

used

to

being

responsibleforalot

more.

Read

for

main

ideasSkimmingschoolfootball

team,but?coach

told

me

thatIdidn't

play

well

enough.Obviously,I

was

anhappy,but

I

won't

quit.I'll

find

a

waytoimproveonmyownsothat

I

canmake

theteamnextyear.

I

joinedavolunteer

club

instead.EveryWednesday,we

work

at

a

soup

kitchen

and

hand

out

food

to

homeless

people

in

the

community.Para1:SeniorhighschooliAdam

had

to

thinPara2:

aboutwhich

coursetitle,picture(s),key

Readfor

structure2.Choose

the

suitable

answers.1.

What

is

the

function

of

paragraph1?A.Tointroducethetopic.B.To

arouse

the

interest

of

readers.Whatisthefunction

ofparagraph2-4?A.Tointroducethetopic.D

T^a

nnAn++h^main

J^APara.2Howtochoose

suitable

coursesChallengePara.4Howto

studyClear

feelingPara.3Howtochoose

extra-

curricularactivitiesSpecificexamplesChallengesSolutionPara.1I'll

have

tostudy

harderWanted

to

keep

up

with

the

other

studentsI

know

that

Chinese

is

a

very

difficult

language,but

I

hope

to

befluentwhen

I

graduate....I

didn't

play

well

enough...but

I

won't

quit.I'll

be

well

prepared

for

university

or

whatever

else

comes

in

thefuture.··Ijoined

a

volunteer

club...hand

out

food

to

homeless

people

inthecommunity·1.Whatkindof

persondoyouthinkAdamis?Findthesupporting

sentence(s)fromthepassage.BraveDeterminedWarm-heartedHard-working···honest

reliable

considerateresponsiblesmartWhatkindof

persondoyouthinkAdamis?warm-heartedpatientfriendlydeterminedsincere171.Read

the

text

again

and

answer

the

questions.>WhatcoursesdidAdamchoose?Whichone

doyou

thinkwould

be

his

favorite?Why?Maths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,Chinese,andadvancedliterature.Advancedliteraturewouldbehisfavorite

because

he

likes

English

and

he

is

good

at

it.>Is

Adam

confident

that

he

will

get

used

to

senior

highschool

life?How

do

you

know?Yes.Hewill

studyharderandbemoreresponsiblemdtget

prepared

for

whatever

comes

in

the

future.

ReadforDetails2.

Choose

the

best

answer.1.How

does

Adam

feel

at

the

beginning

of

his

senior

high?A.Excited.B.Interested.C.Confused.D.Worried.2.Whatdoesthephrase"maketheteam"meaninthethirdparagraph?C.Becomethe

leader

of

the

team.D.Beat

the

team.B.Become

a

member

ofthe

team.A.Organize

a

new

team.3.Why

was

the

author

refused

to

join

the

football

team?A.Because

hewas

short.4.What

does

the

phrase"advanced

course"refer

to

in

the

last

paragraph?A.Advanced

maths.C.Because

he

didn't

play

well

enough.C.Advanced

physics.D.Advanced

chemistry.B.Advanced

literature.B.Because

he

had

too

many

things

to

do.D.Because

he

didn't

play

hard.5.Whatkindof

personisAdam?B.Negative

and

silly.C.Active

and

shy.A.Brave

and

well-prepared.D.Gentle

and

patient.Complete

the

passage

with

the

correct

forms

of

the

words

and

phrases

below.1.I'm

good

at

maths,so

my

teacher

recommends

_that

I

should

choose

advanced

maths

inmy

first

year.2.Finding

time

for

both

studies

and

extra-curricular

activities

is

a

big

challenge

_,so

Ineed

to

make

a

workable

schedule.3.It's

a

little

confusing

to

choose

suitable

courses.I

hope

that

my

adviser

can

help

me

makea

good

decision.4.We

can

try

a

course

for

two

weeks

after

we

sign

up

for

it.After

that,we

cannot

change

it.

5.The

main

purpose

of

the

course

is

to

help

improve

each

student's

reading

ability.6.Some

of

the

students

want

to

become

writers

or

editors

after

they

graduate

,so

theteacher

advised

them

to

start

a

writing

club.7.The

school

is

responsible

_for

the

safety

of

all

the

students.8.Whenever

I'm

facing

a

difficulty,I

always

tell

myself,“Don't

let

anything

stop

you.