Unit1TeenageLifeReadingandThinkingschoollifeinChinacoursesclubsactivitiesschoolhourscanteendormitory...Lead-inWhatwouldyoutellaforeignteenageraboutschoollifeinChina?THEFRESHMANCHALLENGEPre-readingAccordingtothetitleandthepicture,canyoupredict

themainideaofthepassage?Thepassageisprobablyaboutthechallengesthatafreshmanmeetsinseniorhighschool.Pre-readingTHEFRESHMANCHALLENGEWhatdoeschallengemean?difficultyCanhesolvethem?Why?Whatchallengesdoyouthinkthefreshmanfaces?

Readthetextquicklytofindthemainideaofeachparagraph.

SkimmingParaMainideaHowdoyouknow?Para1Para2Para3Para4ParagraphMainideaParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Seniorhighschoolisachallenge.Adamhadtothinkverycarefullyabouttakingsuitablecourses.Adamhadtochooseextra-curricularactivities.Adamwillhavetostudyharderinthefutureandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.Howdoyouknow?Hi,mynameisAdam.ReadingCompareschoollifeindifferentplacesThejumpfromjuniortoseniorhighisachallengingone.structureofthetextP1P2P3P4ReadingCompareschoollifeindifferentplacesParaChallengeHowAdamfeelsSolution1Confused2Choosing______courses.Theschooladviser__________________________________.3Hewillfindawayto________________________________4Hewill___________________________________________________.Readthetextagainandcompletetheoutlinegoingfromjuniortoseniorhighmakingtheschoolfootballteamkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomeworkuncertain/serious/carefulunhappyworriedbutstillhappy,confidentabouthisfuturesuitablehelpedhimchoosesuitablecoursesimproveinordertomaketheteamnextyeartrytostudyharderandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmoreSkimmingReadthetextquicklytofindthemainideaofeachparagraph.A.It’shardforAdamtochoosethesuitablecourses.B.Adamneedstochooseextra-curricularactivities.C.Adam’scoachtoldhimthathedidn’tplayfootballwell.D.Adamrealizesthathehastoworkhardertorealizehisdreamandberesponsibleforalotmore.E.Adamisworriedabouthisfuture.F.Seniorhighschoolisachallenge.Howdoyouknowtheanswers?Hi!MynameisAdamandI’mafreshmanatseniorhighschool.Goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolisareallybigchallenge.Thefirstweekwasalittleconfusing.While-readingFindthemainideaofthefirstparagraph.Topicsentencekeywordsmainidea:____________________________SeniorhighschoolisachallengeReadthetextquicklyandfindthemainideaofparagraph

2-4.Pre-readingParagraph1:_____________________________________Paragraph2:_____________________________________Paragraph3:_____________________________________Paragraph4:_____________________________________While-readingYoucanfindmainideasbyfirsttakingaquicklookatthetitle,picture(s),keywordsandphrases,andtopicsentences.SeniorhighschoolisachallengeAletteralwaysincludes:FormofalettertopicsentencelinkingwordskeyphrasesSkimmingQ1:HowmanychallengesdoesAdamfaceinthepassage?Q2:Howcanyoufindtheanswerquickly?First,IhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcoursesIwantedtotake.Ihadtochooseextra-curricularactivities,too.IknowI'llhavetostudyharderasaseniorhignschoolstudentandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.

warm-hearted/kind(Itriedtojointheschoolfootballteam...sothatIcanmaketheteamnextyear.)(Ijoinedavolunteerclub...handoutfoodtohomelesspeople...)WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkAdamis?Why?Determined/persistentresponsibleandhard-workingwell-planned(I’llhavetostudyharder...getusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.)(I’llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.)(IhopetobefluentwhenIgraduate...I’llfindawaytoimproveonmyown...)PostreadingWorkingroupsDrawagroupmindmaptotalkaboutyourschoollifeatseniorhigh,especiallyyourchallenges.(5mins)

TorF1.Adam’sadviserrecommendedthatheshouldchooseChinesehistory.()2.Adammanagedtojointheschoolfootballteam.()3.Adamwasunhappybecausehejoinedthevolunteerclub.()4.EveryThursday,Adamworksatasoupkitchen.()FFFFScanningSeekforspecificinformationofthepassageScanningWhatcoursesdidAdamchoose?Whichonedoyouthinkwouldbehisfavorite?Why?Hechosemaths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.Ithin