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

themainideaofthepassage?Thepassageisprobablyaboutthechallengesthatafreshmanmeetsinseniorhighschool.Para.ChallengeSolution12Choosing_____________coursesTheschooladviser__________________________________.goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolthesuitablehelpedhimchoosesuitablecoursesCompletetheoutline3Hewillfindawayto____________________________________.4Hewill____________________.MakingtheschoolfootballteamimprovehisskillsonhisownKeepingupwiththeotherstudentsandgettingusedtoallthehomeworkstudyharderCompletetheoutlineHowAdamfeelsConfusedCarefulUnhappyWorriedbutstillhappyConfidentaboutthefutureWhatdoyouthinkofAdam?determinedkindpositiveconfidenthelpfulresponsible…SkimmingWhat'sthemainideaofeachparagraph?paragraphMainideaHowdoyouknow?Para1SeniorhighschoolisachallengePara2Para3para4SkimmingWhat'sthemainideaofeachparagraph?paragraphMainideaPara1SeniorhighschoolisachallengePara2Para3para4Adamhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcourseshewantedtotake.Adamhadtochooseextra-curricularactivities.Adamwillhavetostudyharderinthefutureandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.Havethedutyofdoingsth.SkimmingReadthetextquicklytofindthemainideaofeachparagraph.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.SeniorhighschoolisachallengeFirst,IhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcoursesIwantedtotake.Theschooladviserhelpedmechoosethesuitableones:maths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.IknowthatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIhopetobefluentwhenIgraduate.MyadviserrecommendedthatIshouldsignupforadvancedliteraturebecauseIlikeEnglishandI’mgoodatit.Ihadtochooseextra-curricularactivities,too.Itriedtojointheschoolfootballteam,butthecoachtoldmethatIdidn’tplaywellenough.Obviously,Iwasunhappy,butIwon’tquit.I’llfindawaytoimproveonmyownsothatIcanmaketheteamnextyear.Ijoinedavolunteerclubinstead.EveryWednesday,weworkatasoupkitchenandhandoutfoodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunity.IknowI’llhavetostudyharderasaseniorhighschoolstudentandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.I’mabitworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinmyadvancedcourse,andit’llbequitedifficulttogetusedtoallthehomework.Still,I’mhappytobehere.Studyinghardisn’talwaysfun,butI’llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.While-readingPara2:AdamhadtochoosesuitablecoursesPara3:Adamhadtochooseextra-curricularactivitiesPara4:AdamwillhavetostudyharderandberesponsibleforalotmoreThetopicsentenceisnormally,butnotalways,thefirstsentenceofaparagraph.Itgivesthemainideaoftheparagraph.A．Theimportanceoftakingcourses.B．WhyAdamjoinedavolunteerclub.C．HowAdamdealtwiththefreshmanchallenge.D．Adamwillbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.While-readingWhat'sthemainideaofthepassage?While-readingHowisthetextorganized?A.Para.1→Para.2→Para.3→Para.4B.Para.1→Para.2Para.3Para.4C.Para.1Para.2

Para.3→Para.4Para.1AreallybigchallengePara.2Challenge1Para.3Challenge2Para.4Challenge3Ihadtochooseextra-curricularactivities,too.Itriedtojointheschoolfootballteam,butthecoachtoldmethatIdidn’tplaywellenough.Obviously,Iwasunhappy,butIwon’tquit.I’llfindawaytoimproveonmyownsothatIcanmaketheteamnextyear.Ijoinedavolunteerclubinstead.EveryWednesday,weworkatasoupkitchenandhandoutfoodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunity.While-readingPara.ChallengeAdam’sfeelingsSolutions3

Hewillfindawayto__________________________________________.JoiningtheschoolfootballteamUnhappyimproveinordertomaketheteamnextyear“maketheteam”meanssuccessfullyjointheteam.DetailedreadingPara.3Whatdoes“maketheteam”mean?In“Obviously,Iwasunhappy,butIwon'tquit.”,theunderlinedwordscanbereplacedby______.A.Luckily;leavebehindB.Clearly;giveupGothroughPara.3andanswerquestions.Tobecomeamemberoftheteamsuccusfully.DetailedreadingPara.4WhatisAdamworriedabout?ReadPara.4andanswe