1、Unit 1Period 1 Reading and thinkingDiscussion1. Whats your expected school life about? 2. Whats your high school life about? Have you got used to it? &PredictingRead the title，look at the pictures and predict what the text is probably about?Some senior high schools in the USA begin from the 9th grad

2、e and end in the 12th grade. In this case, 9th graders are also called freshmen.something new and difficultAdamThe text may tell us about the challenges Adam met as a freshman at his senior high school.Fast reading閱讀微技能之略讀 先讀文章標(biāo)題，再讀每個(gè)段落的首尾句或文章的首尾段，快速獲取段落或文章大意，掌握大致結(jié)構(gòu)，進(jìn)而提煉段落內(nèi)部層次，快速找到關(guān)鍵信息所在位置。Paragraph

3、 1:_Paragraph 2:_Paragraph 3:_Paragraph 4:_Task one: Skim the text and find the main idea of each paragraph.Senior high school is a challenge.Its hard for Adam to choose which courses to take.Adam needs to choose extra-curricular activities.Adam will work hard to realize his dream.Fast readingTask t

4、wo: Summarize the main idea of the text.The passage is mainly about a at senior high school, Adam, who met some in the first week but managed to find and harder.freshmanchallengessolutionsstudyDetailed readingTask three: Read the text carefully and choose the right answer for each question.閱讀微技能之定位信

5、息法 在題干中找到和原文對(duì)應(yīng)的原詞、同義詞、近義詞、反義詞或同根詞，回原位定位找答案。Detailed readingComplete the outline according to the text.Going from junior high school to senior high school suitableMaking the school football teamKeeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homeworkSerious/Caref

6、ulUnhappyWorried but still happy, confident about his future helped him choose suitable courses improve in order to make the team next year try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot moreDetailed readingReading skills1. 閱讀微技能之略讀 先讀文章標(biāo)題，再讀每個(gè)段落的首尾句或文章的首尾段，快速獲取段落或文章大意，掌握大致結(jié)構(gòu)，進(jìn)而提煉段落

7、內(nèi)部層次，快速找到關(guān)鍵信息所在位置。2. 閱讀微技能之定位信息法 在題干中找到和原文對(duì)應(yīng)的原詞、同義詞、近義詞、反義詞或同根詞，回原位定位找答案。Discussing1. What kind of person 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 extra-curricular activities to take, an

8、d thought hard about his future. He is also a kind person, because he joined a volunteer club.Discussing2. Do you face the same challenges as Adam? What other challenges are you facing? Some of the challenges I face are very much like Adams, while some are quite different. Unlike Adam, I dont have t

9、o choose my courses or my schedule. However, I am worried about my extra-curricular 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.1. Going from junior high school to senior hi

10、gh school is a really big challenge.Sentence analysis主語謂語表語動(dòng)詞ing在句中作主語多指抽象的、概念性的動(dòng)作，可以是多次的、經(jīng)常性的行為。早睡早起是一個(gè)好習(xí)慣。Going to bed early and getting up early is a good habit.Sentence analysis2. Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year.主句從句so that引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句我們?cè)琰c(diǎn)交練習(xí)好讓老師有時(shí)間改。Lets ha

11、nd in the exercises earlier so that the teacher may have time to correct them.Sentence analysis3. Im a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course, and itll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework.并列句在句式“Itbe形容詞(for sb.)動(dòng)詞不定式”中，常用的形容詞有：easy， difficult， hard， important， possible， wise。如果你努力學(xué)習(xí)，學(xué)好英語是很容易的。It is easy to learn English if you study hard.在你的業(yè)余時(shí)間和你的父母面對(duì)面交談是一個(gè)好主意。It is a good idea to have a facetoface talk with your parents in your spare time.句式“Itbe形容詞of sb.動(dòng)詞不定式”，常用的形容詞有：kind, nice, stupid, clever,