Unit1TeenageLife

ReadingandThinkingFreetalk:Haveyoufacedanychallengesatseniorhighschool?Coursesandhomeworkmakingnewfriendsfeelinghomesick想家beingtiredLearningGoals1.Getthemainideaofeachparagraphbyskimming2.KnowthechallengesAdamfacedandhissolutions3.Talkaboutyourchallengesanddealwiththempositively.AdamAfreshmanatAmericanseniorhighschoolWhat’sthemainideaofthepassage?Youcanfindmainideasbyfirsttakingaquicklookatthetitle,picture(s),keywordsandphrases,andtopicsentences.AfreshmanatseniorhighmetsomechallengesReadforMainIdeasofeachParagraphP1:__________________________P2:__________________________P3:__________________________P4:__________________________Seniorhighschoolisachallenge.Adamhadtothinkwhichcoursestotake.Adamhadtochooseextra-curricularactivities.Adamwillhavetostudyharderandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.Para.ChallengeHowAdamfeelsSolution1Confused2Choosing_______coursesTheschooladviser_______3Hewillfindawayto______4Hewill_____________GoingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolsuitableSeriousCarefulhelpedhimchoosethesuitableonesTryingtojointheschoolfootballteamUnhappyimproveonhisown.KeepingupwithotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomeworkWorriedbuthappy,confidentstudyharderandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmorePost-readingMakeinferences:Accordingtothetext,whatkindofpersondoyouthinkAdamis?Why?Adamisa/an_______student,because_____.Sample:Adamisahard-workingandseriousstudent,becausehethoughtcarefullyaboutwhichcoursestotake.Adamisa/an_______student,because_____.1.IknowthatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIhopetobe

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graduate.___________2.Iwasunhappy,butIwon’t

quit.I’llfindawaytoimproveonmyownsothatIcanmaketheteamnextyear._______3.Ijoinedavolunteerclubinstead.EveryWednesday,weworkatasoupkitchenandhandoutfoodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunity.__________________4.IknowI’llhavetostudyharderasaseniorhighschoolstudentandgetusedtobeing

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foralotmore.____________5.Studyinghardisn’talwaysfun,butI’llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture._______positivedetermined/optimisticwarm-hearted/kindresponsibleconfident/positive

DoyoufacethesamechallengesasAdam?Whatareyourchallenges?Howdoyoudealwiththem?Challenges1....isareallybigchallenge.2.Ihavetodosth.3.Itriedtodosth.,but....4....isn’talwaysfun.5.I’mabitworriedabout....feelings:confused/anxious/unhappy/annoyed/positive/confident/determined...solutions+reasons:1.sb.recommendthatIshoulddosth.,because....2.I’llfindawaytodosthsothat....3.I’llbewellpreparedfor....背誦1.Goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolisareallybigchallenge.Thefirstweekwasalittleconfusing.從初中到高中真是一個巨大的挑戰(zhàn)。Chineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIwanttobefluentwhenIgraduate.①AfterstudyinginLondonfor3years,sheisfluent___English.②MygoalistospeakEnglish___________.influently①Shewillgraduate______highschoolthisJuly.②Mysistergraduates_____EnglishfromPekingUniversity.③After_______________,Ibecomeateacher.fromgraduationin背誦2.MyadviserrecommendedthatIshouldsignupforadvancedliteraturebecauseIlikeEnglishandI’mgoodatit.①Thedoctorrecommendsthathe_______________(take)agoodrest.②Idon’trecommend________(walk)aloneatnight.(should)takewalking我的指導(dǎo)老師建議我選修高級文學(xué)，因為我喜歡英語而且我擅長它。2.Obviously,Iwasunhappy,butIwon’tquit.①Tom______(quit)smokingtheotherday.②Hewillnotquit___________(find)awaytoimprovehimself.quitfinding背誦3.I’llfindawaytoimproveonmyownsothatIcanmaketheteamnextyear.onone’sown=byoneself獨自（完成某事）sothat引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句，意為：以便，為了，后加完整的句子背誦整段.IknowI’llhavetostudyharderasaseniorhighschoolstudentandgetusdto

beingresponsibleforalotmore.I’mabitworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinmyadvancedcourse，andit’llbequitedifficulttogetusedtoallthehomework.beresponsiblefor=takeresponsibilityfor對……負責Weshould__________________achievingourChineseDream.Itisone’sresponsibilitytodosthStill，I’mhappytobehere.Studyinghardisn’talwaysfun，butI’llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.1.I’mgoodatmaths,somyteacher______________(recommend)thatIshouldchooseadvancedmathsinmyfirstyear.2.Findingtimeforbothstudyingandextra-curricularactivitiesisabig__________,soIneedtomakeaworkableschedule.3.It’salittle__________tochoosesuitablecourses.Ihopethatmyadvisercanhelpmemakeagooddecision.4.Wecantryacoursefortwoweeksafterwe______upforit.Afterthat,wecan’tchangeit.recommendedchallengeconfusingsign5.Themainpurposeofthecourseistohelp___________eachstudent’sreadingability.6.Someofthestudentswanttobecomewritersoreditorsaftert