ReadingandThinking

Unit1TeenageLifeToreadandlearnAmericanstudents’schoollife.Tomastersomebasicreadingskills.Toshareyourchallenges,feelingsandsolutionsatseniorhighschool.Pre-readingPleaseuseanadjectivetodescribeyourseniorhighschoollife.interestingbusycolorfulstressfulhappycomfortablechallengingHowaboutthe

schoollifeinothercountries?tiring1.

LookatthepictureandreadthetitleofthepassageonPage14andpredictwhatthepassageisprobablyabout.Thepassageisprobablyaboutafreshmanwhogetsintotroublewithhisschoollife.Pre-readingWho？Where?What？afreshmanatseniorhighschoolchallengeinschoollifeTopicsentencesusuallyappearatthefirstorthelastsentence2.Skimthetextandfindthetopicsentence(s)ofeachparagraph.

FastreadingHowmanyparagraphs？Para.1

A.Adamhadtochoosethecourses.Para.2B.Adamhadtochooseextra-curricularactivities.Para.3C.Adamwillstudyharder,bemoreresponsible.

Para.4

D.Seniorhighschoolisachallenge.Accordingtothetopicsentence(s),matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Whichparagraphisthemainpart?Whichparagraphsarethesupportingparts?While-readingThestructureofthearticlePara.①Para.②Para.③Para.④ChallengeHowtochoosecoursesHowtochooseextra-curricularactivitiesHowtostudyThemainpartThesupportingpartsRead＆Think

HowdoesAdamfeel?Whatsolutionsdoeshetake?

Whatchallenges

doesAdammeet?CarefulreadingSolutionChallenge3SolutionChallenge4Challenge2SolutionChallenge1Read＆Analyze

Para.ChallengeAdam’sfeelingsSolutions1Goingfrom_____________________________________________2Choosingsuitablecourses_____________Theschooladviserhelpedhim_________________3__________________________________________________Hewillfindawayto___________________________________.4Keepingupwiththeotherstudentsinhis_____________

Gettingusedto________________

butstill_________andconfidentabouthisfuture

Hewilltryto___________andgetusedto____________________________________

serious/carefulchoosesuitablecoursesJoiningtheschoolfootballteamunhappyimproveandmaketheteamnextyearstudyharderallthehomeworkhappyjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolconfusedadvancedcourseWorriedbeingresponsibleforalotmoreAdam

choosestotakethedifficultsubject--Chinese

Adamdoesn’tplaywellintheschoolfootballteambutnevergivesup.Adamjoinsavolunteerclub,worksatasoupkitchenandhandsoutfoodtohomelesspeoplehardworkingWhatkindofpersondoyouthinkAdamis?Bravetochallengehimselfwarm-heartedPost-readingWhatareyourchallengesandsolutions?makingnewfriendskeepingupwithotherschoosingasuitableclubdoingmyhomeworkIhavebecomeaseniorhighstudentsforthreeweeks.ButIfacemanychallenges.First,Ihavedifficultyin_________________________;however,Iwilltryto___________________tosolvetheproblem.Second,Ifindithardformeto________________andIplanto_______________.Atlast,I’mconfidentthatIwillovercomeallthechallenges!Askforteachers’adviceWorkhardTalktofriends/parentsChangemyselfchallengessolutionsI'mgoodatmath,somyteacher______________thatIshouldchooseadvancedmathinmyfirstyear.Findingtimeforbothstudiesandextra-curricularactivitiesisabig___________,soIneedtomakeaworkableschedule.It'salittle___________tochoosesuitablecourses.Ihopethatmyadvisercanhelpmemakeagooddecision.Wecantryacoursefortwoweeksafterwe___________upforit.Afterthat,wecannotchangeit.recommendedchallengeconfusingCompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthenewwordsfromthetext.sign5.Themainpurposeofthecourseistohelp__________eachstudent'sreadingability.6.Someofthestudentswanttobecomewritersoreditorsafterthey__________,sotheteacheradvisedthemtostartawritingclub.7.Theschoolis_