1、ReadingThinking Unit 1 Teenage life12Pre-reading What do you want to know about school life in other countries? What would you tell a foreign teenager about school life in China? 3 Around 7 a.m- 4 p.m. Students move to different classrooms to have classes. Go to school clubs or extra-curricular acti

2、vities after school. Compulsory courses optional courses Homeworks mainly contains reading and essays. School life in America: 4 Around 7 a.m- 6 p.m. Teachers move to different classrooms to teach. Go home and do homework after school. 13 courses: Chinese, maths, English. Homeworks mainly contains w

3、riting and test exercises.School life in China : 5 (為了達(dá)成你的目標(biāo)，你必須在學(xué)習(xí)過程中不遺余力)(不勞無獲！這句名言在兩種教育體制下都是主流觀念)6While-readingSkim the text to find the main idea of the each paragraph. 7You can find main ideas by taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences.Para. 1:_P

4、ara. 2:_Para. 3:_Para. 4:_Senior high school is a challenge.I had to choose the courses.I had to choose extra-curricular activities.I will study harder and be more responsible.8Structure:para 1 challengespara2: challenge1para 3:challenge2para 4: conclusion9para1 Hi! My name is Adam and Im a freshman

5、 at a senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing.detailed readingWhat does Adam think of his senior high school life？How did he feel about the first week?10para21.How does Adam figure out suitable courses?2

6、.Why did the adviser recommend him signing up for a course with a higher standard ? 1.Respect the advice from others 2.Evaluate his strengths and interests.First, I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones: maths, English

7、, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it.11 school adviserAdvanced literatureadviser (advisor) N-CO

8、UNT 顧問；提供意見者 An adviser is an expert whose job is to give advice to another person or to a group of people. 12 para3 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 qu

9、it. Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday, we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community.the school football teama volunteer club (a soup kitchen)be rejected but wont quitfind a

10、substitute activityHe struggled to improve himself in extra-curricular activites.unhappydetermined13Interest I like English.I tried to join the school football team.AdvantageIm good at English.WishI know that Chinese is very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.I joined a volu

11、nteer club.Adviser/ Teachers adviceWhat factors will influence Adam to choose courses and extra-curricular activities?The school adviser helped me to choose the suitable ones.My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature.The coach told me that I didnt play well enough.14soup k

12、itchenTypically, a soup kitchen is run and staffed by volunteers who cook the food, serve it, and clean up. 15para 4 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 advan

13、ced 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.How will he overcome this challenge？Make great efforts in study;Adopt a responsible and posi

14、tive attitude;16The passage mainly talks about the big _ Adam met in senior high school: how to choose _ and _ _. And hell study harder and be _ _ for university or future.preparedactivitiesextra-curricularcourseschallengeswell17After-reading18 because he knows that Chinese is a very difficult language, but he chose to take it. because he joined the school football team and didnt play well. But he wouldnt quit and find a way to make the team. persistent and hardworking because he joined a volunteer club, working at a soup kitchen and handing