Unit 1 Teenage life 第1课时 Reading and Thinking课件+练习

Unit 1 Teenage life
Reading and thinkingThe Freshman Challenge
Contents
Part 1 Comprehending the Reading TextPart 2 Learning Vocabulary
What do you know about schools in other countries?E.g.CampusClassroom organization CoursesActivities ...
Step 1. Lead-in
How do you feel as a freshman at senior high school?It is (a/an) …
Step 2. Pre-Reading
Step 3. While-Reading
The Freshman Challenge
I. Read for the Main Idea.
What does the passage tells us?The passage mainly tells us about ____________________.
the freshman challenge
Part Ⅰ. 　A．Joining extra­curricular activities is necessaryPart Ⅱ. B．Senior high school is a challengePart Ⅲ. C．Choosing suitable courses should be carefulPart Ⅳ. D．Studying harder and being responsible are needed
Fast reading
II. Find out the Main Idea of Each Paragraph.
1．Adam felt ________ at the beginning of his senior high school.A．excited B．interested C．confused D．worried2．Who gave Adam advice on courses?A．Parents B．Adviser C．Coach D．Classmates3．What subject is Adam's favorite?A．Chinese B．World history C．Math D．English4．Hearing he was poor in playing football well, Adam ________.A．felt disappointed but went on with it B．left the football and joined a clubC．didn't give up and tried to improve D．felt unhappy but signed up for a new team5．What kind of person is Adam?A．brave and well­prepared B．negative and silly C．active and shy D．gentle and patient
III. Read for Details.
Read for details.①Which course do you think would be Adam’s favourite？And why?________________________________________________________________________②What is Adam worried about?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Advanced literature.Because he likes English and he is good at it.
He is worried about keeping up with others and finds it difficult to get used to all the homework.
IV. Read for Details.
V. Work out the structure.
suitable
improve on his own
responsible
prepared
VI. Fill in the Blanks.
The first week was _________ for Adam, a freshman at senior high school. First, he had to consider ______ courses to take. With the help of the school _______ he chose _______ ones. Also, he had to choose ______________ activities. After being rejected by the school football team, he wouln’t ____. Instead he joined a _________ club and helped the _________ people. Although he was worried about _________ up with other students in his _________ courses, he would study harder. He would be well _________ for university or whatever else comes in the future.
confusing
which
adviser
suitable
extra-curricular
quit
volunteer
homeless
keeping
advanced
prepared
Fill in the blanks to finish the summary.
VII. Fill in the Blanks.
VIII. Read and discuss.
What are the differences between Adam’s school and yours?
What challenge(s) have you met in your school life?How would you solve the problem(s) from Adam’s story?
Discussion
Step 4. Post-Reading
长难句分析
Learning Vocabulary
Words
Phrases
1.challenge n．挑战；艰巨任务　vt.怀疑；向……挑战(教材P14)Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge.从初中到高中真的是一个很大的挑战。　　　　　face a challenge　　　　　　　　 面对挑战challenge sb. 向某人挑战challenging adj. 有挑战性的①This is a time when we Chinese have both a great many challenges and chances.这是一个我们中国人既有许多挑战又有机遇的时期。②I kept practising until I became confident enough to challenge the good players.我坚持练习，直到我有足够的信心去挑战优秀的选手。
Learning Vocabulary
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2.confusing adj.难以理解的；不清楚的　confused adj.糊涂的，迷惑的　confuse vt.使糊涂；使迷惑
体会confusing及其相关词的用法和意义①The instructions are so confusing that I am totally confused.说明书太____________了，我完全____________了。②Don’t confuse the word “weather” with “whether”.不要把weather和whether这两个单词____________了。③The driver was confused about the road signs.司机____________这些路标。④They asked so many questions that I got confused.他们问了那么多问题，都把我____________了。
令人费解
糊涂
弄混
搞不清楚
弄糊涂
⑤__________________ 把A与B混淆⑥__________________ 对……感到困惑⑦__________________ 迷惑
【即学活用】单句语法填空①The sentences were very ____________(confuse) and I couldn’t understand them.②People are confused ____________ all the different labels(商标) on food these days.③Don’t teach her too many new words at one time or she’ll get ____________ (confuse).
confuse A with/and B
be confused about...
get confused
confusing
about
confused
3.graduate vi.&vt.毕业；获得学位　n．毕业生 (教材P14)I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.我知道中文是一门很难的语言，但我希望毕业时能说一口流利的中文。　　　　　(1)graduate from　　　　　 　 从……毕业graduate in 毕业于(……专业)(2)graduation n. 毕业①Students are requested to go to work in poor mountain areas after graduating from university.学生被要求在大学毕业后到贫困山区工作。②As a new graduate, he is willing to start a business here.作为一名刚毕业的大学生，他乐意在这里创业。
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4.recommend vt.建议；推荐；介绍
体会recommend的用法和意义I recommend the book to all my students.＝I recommend all my students the book.我向我所有的学生推荐这本书。Eye doctors recommend that a child’s first eye exam (should) be at the age of six months old.眼科医生建议孩子第一次视力检查应该在六个月大时进行。He recommended reading the book before seeing the movie.他建议先看书，再去看电影。The doctor recommended his patient to go out for a walk.医生建议他的病人出去散散步。
①recommend sb sth＝recommend sth ____________ sb　　向某人推荐某物②recommend doing sth 建议做某事③recommend sb ____________ sth 建议某人做某事④recommend that sb ____________ sth 建议某人做某事
to
to do
(should) do
【即学活用】单句语法填空①The doctor recommended that I ____________(take) the medicine three times a day.②I recommend her ________________ (think) very carefully before she does anything foolish.③Because of the bad weather，I recommended ____________ (put) off the sports meet.④As a student，I really want to recommend the book ____________ you.
(should) take
to think
putting
to
5.sign up(for sth) 报名(参加课程)
①At last，most students signed up for the army，including my brother.最终，大多数学生报名参军，包括我哥哥。[短语记牢]　记牢下列短语sign away　签字让出或放弃 sign in 通过签字(使)取得入场权 sign off 签字结束书信sign out 签名离开 ②He signed us in to his club.他签字让我们进他的俱乐部。③He signed away all his rights to the invention.他签字放弃了这项发明的全部权利。
【即学活用】介副词填空①He has just signed ____________ a fortune.②Can you find someone to sign me ____________？③I’ve written far too much and had better sign ____________.④Are you going to sign up ____________ one of the technology classes?
away
in
off
for
6.advance n．前进；发展　vi.前进；发展　vt.发展；促进(经典佳句)This research has done much to advance our understanding of language learning.这项研究对提高我们对语言的理解有很大的帮助。　　　　　(1)advance on/upon/towards　　　　　　 朝……前进(2)in advance 预先；提前(指事先)in advance of 在……前面；超过(3)advanced adj. 高级的；先进的①To catch the early flight, we ordered a taxi in advance and got up very early.为了赶上早班飞机，我们提前订了出租车，而且起床很早。②We are working hard to advance the cause of world peace.我们努力工作促进世界和平事业的发展。
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7.quit vi.&vt.(quit，quit)停止；戒掉；离开(工作职位、学校等)
体会quit的用法和意义①He quit school at 15 and left home.他15岁____________后离开了家。②You must quit smoking.Most important of all，you should start taking exercise.你必须____________，最重要的是，你应该开始运动。③quit office/school　离职/退学④quit ____________ sth 放弃/停止做某事
辍学
戒烟
doing
【即学活用】(1)单句语法填空①Her advice was that you (should) quit ____________(drink).(2)补全句子②You’d better ________________(离开英国) and live in a warmer country.
drinking
quit England
8.be responsible for对……负责
①Parents are responsible for their children’s safety.父母应负责子女的安全。[短语记牢]　记牢下列短语a sense of responsibility　责任感take responsibility for 对……负责②You are in charge of the company，so you should take responsibility for what you said.你负责这家公司，所以你应该为你所说的话负责。③Our school is trying to teach young people to develop a sense of responsibility.我们的学校试图教育年轻人培养责任感。
【即学活用】补全句子①This will help them build up ____________________ since young.这将有助于帮助他们从小建立责任感。②Either I or they ___________________________________ the result of the matter.不是我就是他们要对那件事的结果负责。
a sense of responsibility
are responsible for/take responsibility for
9.I’ll find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year.
我要想办法提高自己，这样我明年就能进入球队了。【句式解读】　句中so that引导目的状语从句，表示“为了……，以便……”。【用法总结】(1)so that 引导目的状语从句，从句中常使用can/could/may/might/will/would/should等情态动词，从句之前不用逗号。(2)so that引导结果状语从句，意为“以至于；结果”，从句中一般不用情态动词，从句前常有逗号。(3)so...that...如此……以至于……，that引导结果状语从句，常见形式如下：
①The boy put up his hand so that he could catch the teacher’s attention.这个男孩举起手来，目的是能够引起老师的注意。②It hadn’t rained for a few months，so that the crops were dried.好几个月没有下雨了，以至于庄稼都干死了。③He is so kind that everyone likes to talk with him.他是如此善良，每个人都喜欢跟他说话。④We had so little time that we couldn’t finish the work on time.我们的时间那么少，以至于我们不能按时完成那项工作。
[巩固内化](1)单句语法填空①He was ____________ absorbed in watching the car passing by that he didn’t notice his friends coming.②He made ____________ little progress that his parents felt disappointed.(2)补全句子③He got up early _______________________________________________________.他早起床以便赶上早班车。④It was ____________________ that there was nobody on the street.天气非常寒冷，以至于街上没有人。
so
so
so that he could catch the early bus
so cold a day
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Work out a Q&A box to help more teenagers.
Step 5. Homework
E.g. Q. I often have more homework than before. What should I do?A. You can make a plan for each subject. …
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