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ThinkingFrom:UnaGoodhabitsformedatyouthmakeallthedifference.——Aristotle青年時期養(yǎng)成的良好習慣使人受益終身。Teachingobjectives1.TocompareseniorhighschoollifebetweenChinaandforeigncountries.2.ToreadtolearnAmericanstudents’schoollife.3.Tofindtheproblemsandthinkaboutsolutions.4.Tolearnsomeusefulwordsandexpressions.LeadinHaveyoumadeaplanforyourhighschoolstudylife?12DiscussionWhatdoyouwanttoknowaboutschoollifeinothercountries?WhatwouldyoutellateenagerfromothercountryaboutschoollifeinChina?Around7a.m-4p.m.Studentsmovetodifferentclassroomstohaveclasses.Gotoschoolclubsor

extra-curricularactivitiesafterschool.Compulsorycourses＆optionalcoursesHomeworksmainlycontainsreadingandessays.

SchoollifeinAmerica:

/k?m?p?ls?ri/Around7a.m-10p.m.Teachersmovetodifferentclassroomstoteach.Dohomeworkafterschool.9courses:Chinese,maths,English....Homeworksmainlycontainscopyingandtestexercises.

SchoollifeinChina:SkimYoucanfindmainideasbyfirsttakingaquicklookatthetitle,piture(s),keywordsandphrases,andtopicsenteces.Skimming(略讀)是指快速閱讀以獲取大意其目的是understandthegist，thegeneralideaofthetext手段是通過對于文章標題、小標題、圖片、關(guān)鍵詞、關(guān)鍵句及各段主題句的關(guān)注來快速獲取文章大意或者段落大意ScanningAtechniqueforquicklylookingthroughreadingmaterialtolocateaparticularpieceofinformation—afact,aname,adate,astatistic,etc.

Scanning(掃讀)，掃讀是定位細節(jié)信息的過程其目的是lookingforaspecificpieceofinformationorspecificwords。Scanning一定要找到定位詞，定位詞最好是形式固定且比較容易被“掃”到，有：人名、地名、機構(gòu)名稱、數(shù)詞、特殊印刷字體的詞等。03040102SkimmingSeniorhighschoolisachallenge.Adamhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcourseshewantedtotake.Adamhadtochooseextra-curricularactivities.AdamwillhavetostudyharderinthefutureandgetusedtobeingThefreshmanchallengeWhile-readingPara.1ChallengePara.2HowtochoosecoursesPara.3Howtochooseextra-curricularactivitiesPara.4HowtostudyThestructureofthetextWhatdoyouwanttoknowaboutschoollifeinothercountries?Nowlet'sreadapassagetoknowAdam'sschoollife.While-reading1.WhatcoursesdidAdamchoose?Whichonedoyouthinkwouldbehisfavourite?Why?2.Whatdoes“maketheteam”inParagraph3mean?3.WhatisAdamworriedabout?4.IsAdamconfidentthathewillgetusedtoseniorhighschoollife?Howdoyouknow?Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.ScanningTHEFRESHMANCHALLENGEHi!MynameisAdamandI'mafreshmanatseniorhighschool.Goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolis

areallybigchallenge.【1】

Thefirstweekwasalittleconfusing.First,Ihadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhich【2】coursesIwantedtotake.Theschooladviserhelpedmechoosethesuitableones:maths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.IknowthatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIhopetobefluentwhenIgraduate.【3】

Myadviserrecommended

thatIshouldsignupforadvanced

literature

becauseIlikeEnglishandI'mgoodatit.【4】嗨，我叫亞當，是一名高中新生。從初中過渡到高中確實是一項巨大的挑戰(zhàn)。高中的第一周我就有點迷茫。首先，我得非常認真地考慮自己選什么課程。學校的指導老師幫助我選擇了適合我的課程：數(shù)學、英語、

化學、世界史和

中文。我知道中文是一門十分難學的語言，但我希望在畢業(yè)時能說一口流利的漢語。指導老師還建議我選

修高級文學，因為我喜歡英語而且成績不錯?！?】動名詞短語作主語，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式?！?】which引導賓語從句，作介詞about的賓語?！?】but為并列連詞，連接兩個分句；thatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage是that引導的從句，作know的賓語；whenIgraduate是when引導的時間狀語從句?！?】that引導的從句，作recommended的賓語；because引導的原因狀語從句，

從句中包含and連接的并列句?！鵵ecommend意為“建議”,從句謂語用“(should)＋動詞原形”。新生的挑戰(zhàn)

Ihadtochooseextra－curricularactivities,too.Itriedtojointheschoolfootballteam,butthecoachtoldmethatIdidn'tplaywellenough.【5】

Obviously,

Iwasunhappy,butIwon'tquit.I'llfindawaytoimproveonmyownsothatIcanmaketheteamnextyear.【6】Ijoinedavolunteerclubinstead.EveryWednesday,weworkatasoupkitchenandhandoutfoodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunity.IknowI'llhavetostudyharderasaseniorhighschoolstudentandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.I'mabitworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinmyadvancedcourse,andit'llbequitedifficulttogetusedtoallthehomework.Still,I'mhappytobehere.Studyinghardisn'talwaysfun,butI'llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.【7】【6】sothat引導的目的狀語從句。我還得選擇一些課外活動。我想?yún)⒓有ｉ蠙烨蜿?，但是教練說我還不夠好。很顯然，我并不高興，但我不會就此放棄。我會找到一個讓自己提高球技的方法，這樣明年我就能加入球隊了。不過，我還是參加了一個志愿者社團。每周三，我們會在食品救濟站里干活，把食物分發(fā)給社區(qū)里的無家可歸者。

我知道作為高中生我得更加努力地學習，學會習慣承擔更多的責任。我有點擔心在高級課程上無法跟上其他同學，而且要適應(yīng)所有的作業(yè)也不容易。然而，我還是很高興來到這里。努力學習并不總是那么有趣，但我會為未來上大學或是任何其他的事情做好充分準備?！?】but為并列連詞，連接兩個分句；thatIdidn'tplaywellenough是

that引導的從句，作told的直接賓語。【7】動名詞短語作主語，謂語動詞用“三單”；whateverelse“無論別的什么”

else跟在不定代詞或疑問代詞后作定語，whatever引導賓語從句，作介

詞for的賓語。While-readingScanning1.WhatcoursesdidAdamchoose?Whichonedoyouthinkwouldbehisfavourite?Why?Adamchosemaths，English，chemistry，worldhistory，andChinese.AdvancedliteraturewouldbehisfavouritesubjectbecausehelikesEnglishandheisgoodatit.2.Whatdoes“maketheteam”inParagraph3mean?“Maketheteam”meanstotryoutandthenbeallowedtojoinasportsteam.Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.While-reading3.WhatisAdamworriedabout?Heisworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomework.4.IsAdamconfidentthathewillgetusedtoseniorhighschoollife?Howdoyouknow?Adamseemsconfidentbecausehesaysthatheishappytobethere,andhewillbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.ScanningReadforthedetails1．Accordingtothepassage,whatareAdam'schallenges? A．Tochoosesuitablecourses. B．Tochooseextra－curricularactivities. C．Tostudyharderthanbefore. D．Alloftheabove.答案:D2．WhichonewasnotincludedinAdam'scourses? A．Physics.

B．English. C．Worldhistory. D．Chinese.答案:A3．WhywasAdamrefusedtojointhefootballteam? A．Becausehewasshort. B．Becausehehadtoomanythingstodo. C．Becausehedidn'tplaywellenough. D．Becausehedidn'tplayhard.答案:C4．Whatdoesthephrase“advancedcourse”refertointhelastparagraph? A．Advancedmaths. B．Advancedliterature. C．Advancedphysics. D．Advancedchemistry.答案:B課文語法填空

Adamisafreshmanatseniorhighschool.Heisfacedwithmany1.________

(challenge)atthistime.Atfirst,hedidn'tknowwhichcourses2.

(choose),buthisadviserhelpedhimsolvethisproblem.ThoughhechoseChinese,hethought3._______wasverydifficultandhopedtobefluentwhenhegraduated.Hisadviseralsorecommendedthathe4.

(sign)upfor5.

(advance)literature.Inaddition,hewantedtojointheschoolfootballteambut6.

(refuse),7.

madehimunhappy.Hedidn'tgiveupanddecidedtofindaway8.

(improve)onhisownandmaketheteamnextyear.Nowheisavolunteer,9.

(hand)outfoodtohomelesspeople.Studyinghardisn'talwaysfun,buthewilltryhisbesttokeepup10.________others.1.WhatcoursesdidAdamchoose?Whichonedoyouthinkwouldbehisfavorite?Why?Readthetextandfindouttheanswertothequestioninthetitle.Adamchosemath,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.AdvancedliteraturewouldbehisfavoritesubjectbecausehelikesEnglishandheisgoodatit.2.Whatdoes"maketheteam"inParagraph3mean?3.WhatisAdamworriedabout?“Maketheteam”meanstotryoutandthenbeallowedtojoinasportsteam.Heisworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomework.4.IsAdamconfidentthathewillgetusedtoseniorhighschoollife?Howdoyouknow?Adamseemsconfidentbecausehesaysthatheishappytobethere,andhewillbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.ParagraphChallengeHowAdamfeelsSolution1Confused2Choosing___________courseTheschooladviser________________________________________.GoingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolCompletetheoutline.Thendiscussthequestionsbelowwithapartner.thesuitableSerious/CarefulhelpedhimchoosesuitablecoursesParagraphChallengeHowAdamfeelsSolution3He

willfindawayto____________________________________________________________.4He

will

_____________________________________________________________________________.MakingtheschoolfootballteamKeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomeworkUnhappyimproveinordertomaketheteamnextyearWorriedbutstillhappy,confidentabouthisfuturetrytostudyharderandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmoreInpairs,discussthefollowingquestions.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkAdamis?Why?DoyoufacethesamechallengesasAdam?Whatotherchallengesareyoufacing?Howdoyoudealwiththem?WhataresomedifferencesbetweenAdam'sschoollifeandyourschoollife?1. WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkAdamis?Why?Adamappearstobehard-workingandwantstogetaheadinlife.Iknowthisbecausehethoughtcarefullyaboutwhichcoursesandextra-curricularactivitiestotake,andthoughthardabouthisfuture.Heisalsoakindperson,becausehejoinedavolunteerclub.2. DoyoufacethesamechallengesasAdam?Whatotherchallengesareyoufacing?Howdoyoudealwiththem?SomeofthechallengesIfaceareverymuchlikeAdam’s,whilesomearequitedifferent.UnlikeAdam,Idon’thavetochoosemycoursesormyschedule.However,Iamworriedaboutmyextra-curricularactivitiesandtryingtokeepmyhobbies.MysolutiontothischallengeistoworkharderatschoolsoIcanmakemoretimeformyextra-curricularactivitiesandhobbies.3. WhataresomedifferencesbetweenAdam'sschoollifeandyourschoollife?Idon’thavetochoosemyowncourses.Allday,Iaminthesameclassroomwithmyclassmates,andweallstudythesamecourses.I'mgoodatmath,somyteacher______________thatIshouldchooseadvancedm