【课件】Unit 1 Teenage Life Reading and Thinking 课件 人教版必修第一册

1、Unit 1 Teenage LifeCompare school life in different placesReading and ThinkingWhat would you tell a foreign teenager about school life in China? We have at least 9 classes a day. Each class is about 40 minutes.We usually have classes in the same classroom.Teachers move to different classrooms to tea

2、ch.13 courses: Chinese, maths, English, politics, history, geography, physics, biology, chemistry, music, art, PE, and IT.Do homework after school.Homework mainly contains copying and test exercises. School life in China : What do you want to know about school life in other countries?Now lets read a

3、 passage to know Adams school life.prediction picturestitle & subtile style（体裁） the main idea of the text where is the text taken from?the content of the text Style（体裁）: The main idea of the text: the content of the textNarrative (记叙文)The boy Adam is a freshman. He faces challenges from school.How m

4、any challenges?Any solution?THE FRESHMAN CHALLENGERead the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1: _Paragraph 2: _Paragraph 3: _Paragraph 4: _Skim略读You can find main ideas by first taking a quick look at the title, picture(s), key words and phrases, and topic sentences.Hi!

5、My name is Adam and Im a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing. First, I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the suitable o

6、nes: maths, English, 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.Paragraph Main idea 1Senior high school

7、 is a challenge.2Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take. 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 quit. Ill find a way to impro

8、ve 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.Paragraph Main idea 3Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities. I know Ill have to study harder as a senior hig

9、h 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 advanced 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 uni

10、versity or whatever else comes in the future.Paragraph Main idea 4Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more.What is the structure of the text?Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3Para. 4B. C.D.Read Analyze How does Adam organize every challenge? First, I had to th

11、ink very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones: maths, English, 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

12、up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it.Topic sentenceSpecific exampleSolution 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, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know t

13、hat 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.Topic sentenceSpecific exampleSolution 1. What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his

14、 favourite? Why?He chose maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I think advanced literature would be his favourite because he likes English and he is also good at it.Topic sentenceSpecific exampleSolution I had to choose extra-curricular activities, too. I tried to join the school fo

15、otball team, but the coach told me that I didnt play well enough. Obviously, I was unhappy, but I wont quit. 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 i

16、n the community.2. What does “make the team ” in paragraph 3 mean?Successfully join the team.Topic sentenceSpecific exampleSolution 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 stude

17、nts in my advanced 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.3. What is Adam worried about?4. Is Adam confident that he will get used to

18、senior high school life? How do you know?He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework. He seems confident because he says that he is happy to be there, and he will be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the futu

19、re.1234Para.ChallengeHow Adam feelsSolutionGoing from junior high school to senior high schoolConfused/Choosing _ coursesthe suitableSerious/CarefulThe school adviser _.Making the school football teamKeeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homeworkUnhapp

20、yWorried but still happy, confident about his futureHe will find a way to _.improve in order to make the team next yearhelped him choose suitable coursesHe will _.Read the text again. Complete the outline.P154 try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot moreComplete the summary.G

21、oing from junior high school to senior high school is a really big _ (挑战) for Adam. Firstly, he has to think _ (careful) about which courses to take. He hopes to be fluent _ Chinese and his adviser _ (建议) him to sign up for advanced literature. Whats more, he had to choose extra-curricular _ (activity). He failed to join the school football team, but he wouldnt _ (放弃). Instead, he joined a volunteer club. Finally he will have to study _ (hard) and get used to being _ (response) for a lot more. challengecarefully