ReadingandThinkingTheFreshmanChallengeUnit1

TeenagelifeWhatisthissongabout?ForeveryoungHowmanystageswillyoudivideyourlifeinto?middleage40-59youth20-39teenage13-19childhood0-12Whereareyounow?DrawapictureofyourteenagelifeTeenagelifeisconfusing/challenging/boringhappy/wonderful/delightingrestrictedeasycomplicatedABCDEstudyingextra-curricularactivitiesfriendshiprelationshipwithparentspleasureandtroubleLet'stalkaboutTeenageLifeContents01studying02extra-curricularactivities03friendship04relationshipwithparents01StudyingTheFreshmanchallengeIcanpredictAccordingtothepictureandthetitleofthepassage,Icanpredictthepassageisabout______________________________________________________.WhoWhenWhatTips:AdamwhenhewasafreshmanchallengethechallengesAdamwasfacedwithwhenheenteredtheseniorhighschoolWhichverbphrase(動(dòng)詞短語)inPara.3canreplace(代替)thephrase“maketheteam”？jointheschoolfootballteamWhydidtheauthorfailtojointheschoolfootballteam?Becausethecoachthoughtthathedidn’tplaywellenough.Paragraph3Hearinghewaspoorinplayingfootball，Adam______.A．feltdisappointedbutwentonwithitB．leftthefootballteamandjoinedanotherclubC．didn’tgiveupandtriedtoimproveD．feltunhappybutsignedupforanewteamWhatdoes“asoupkitchen”refertoinPara.3?A．Akitchenthatmakessoup.B．Aplacetohandoutfoodtothehomeless.C．Aprofessionalthatmakessoup.D．Apersonwhohandsoutfood.√√WhatisAdamworriedabout?Heisworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomework.What’sAdam’sattitudetohisseniorhighschoollife?Howdoyouknow?Confidentandpositive.“Studyinghardisn’talwaysfun，butI’llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.”Paragraph4Findoutthevocabularyaboutdifferentchallengesandsolutions.Challenge1andsolution:thinkcarefullyaboutwhichcourseIwantedtotake;recommend;signupforChallenge2andsolution:chooseextra-curricularactivities;quit;improveonmyown;maketheteamChallenge3andsolution:studyharder;getusedtobeingresponsible;keepingupwiththeotherstudentsinmycourse;getusedtoallthehomework;bewellpreparedPost-readingDiscussionWhatkindofpersondoyouthinkAdamis?

Howdoyouknow?Pleasefindinformationinthetext.(Criticalthinking)Adamappearstobehard-workingandwantstogetaheadinlife.Iknowthisbecausehethoughtcarefullyaboutwhichcoursesandextra-curricularactivitiestotake，andthoughthardabouthisfuture.Heisalsoakindperson，becausehejoinedavolunteerclub.Heseemsconfident，too，becausehesaysthatheishappytobethere，andhewillbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.Makeanoralreportaboutyourchallenges，feelingsandsolutionsasafreshmanatseniorhighschool.(Creativethinking)Example:I’mfacing/worried/havetroublein…(challenge).Ifeel…(feeling).Facedwiththechallenge,I…(howtodo).I’mworriedabouthowtobalancemystudiesandmyextra-curricularactivities.Ifeelanxious.Facedwiththechallenge，Iturnedtomyteacherforhelp.HeadvisedmetoworkharderatschoolsoIcanmakemoretimeformyextra-curricularactivitiesandhobbies.Thankstomyteacher，Ihaveconfidenceindealingwiththechallengewellnow.WhatdoyoulearnfromAdam’sstory?Lifeinseniorhighschoolisfullofchallenges.Weshouldbeopentoothers’opinions，andlearnfromothers.Weshouldexploreandexperienceallthesechallengesinapositivewaytomakepreparationsforwhatevercomesinourfuture.I’mAdam,1.___freshmanatseniorhighschool.Thefirstweekwasalittle2._________(confuse)forme.Therearesome3.__________(challenge)Ihavetofaceinmynewschoollife.First，Ihadtothinkcarefullyaboutmycourses.Chineseishardtolearn，butIhopeIcanspeakit4.________(fluent)whenIgraduate.Myadviser5._____________(recommend)metosignupforadvancedliteraturebecauseI’mgood6.___English.Second，Ihadtochoosemyextra-curricularactivities.Itried7._______(join)theschoolfootballteam8.______Icouldn’tdowellinitatfirst.Besidesthat，Ijoinedavolunteerclub.Inordertobewell9.________(prepare)foruniversityorwhateverelse10._______(come)inthefuture，Imakeupmymindtostudyharderandgetusedtothenewsituation.SummaryaconfusingchallengesfluentlyrecommendedattojointhoughpreparedcomesTHEFRESHMANCHALLENGEHi！mynameisAdamandI’mafreshmanatseniorhighschool.Goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolisareallybigchallenge.Thefirstweekwasalittleconfusing.AnalyzethekeypointsofthetextParagraph1動(dòng)名詞短語作主語，謂語動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形容詞，“令人困惑的”First,IhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcoursesIwantedtotake.Theschooladviserhelpedmechoosethesuitableones:maths,English,chemistry,worldhistoryandChinese.IknowthatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIhopetobefluentwhenIgraduate.MyadviserrecommendedthatIshouldsighupforadvancedliteraturebecauseIlikeEnglishandI’mgoodatit.Paragraph2which引導(dǎo)賓語從句，作介詞about的賓語that引導(dǎo)賓語從句連接并列句when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句虛擬語氣，謂語動(dòng)詞用“(should＋)動(dòng)詞原形”that引導(dǎo)賓語從句,可省略Ihadtochooseextra-curricularactivities,too.Itriedtojointheschoolfootballteam,butthecoachtoldmethatIdidn’tplaywellenough.Obviously,Iwasunhappy,butIwon’tquit.I’llfindawaytoimproveonmyownsothatIcanmaketheteamnextyear.Ijoinedavolunteerclubinstead.EveryWednesday,weworkatasoupkitchenandhandoutfoodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunity.Paragraph3