1、 Period 2Reading and Thinking Unit 1 Teenage LifeUnit 1 Teenage LifeUnit 1 Teenage LifeLearning aims1. To talk about school life in different places.2. To learn the main idea of the text.3. To improve the basic reading skills especially skim.4. To learn useful language points.Leading-inThink:America

2、n classroomAfter-class activitiesThe freshman challenge Reading ComprehensionParagraph 1. _Paragraph 2. _ _Paragraph 3. _ _Paragraph 4. _ _ Task 1: Fast readingRead and sum up the main idea of each paragraph. Senior high school is a challenge. Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he

3、wanted to take. Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities. Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being.Task 2: Careful reading1. Scan the text and choose the best choice.(1) Adam felt _at the beginning of his senior high A. excited B. interested C. confused D. worried(2)

4、Who gave Adam advice on courses? A. Parents. B. Adviser. C. Coach. D. Classmates.(3) What subject is Adams favorite?A. Chinese. B. World history. C. Math. D. English.(4) Hearing he was poor in playing football well, Adam_.A. felt disappointed but went on with it B. left the football and joined a clu

5、bC. didnt give up and tried to improve D. felt unhappy but signed up for a new team(5) What kind of person is Adam?A. brave and well prepared B. negative and sillyC. active and shy D. gentle and patient2. Read the passage again and fill in the blanks. Im Adam, (1)_freshman in senior high school. The

6、 first week was a little (2) _ (confuse) for me. There are some (3) _ (challenge) I have to face in my new school life. First, I had to think carefully about my courses. Chinese is hard to learn, but I hope I can speak it (4)_ (fluent) when I graduate. My adviser (5) _ (recommend) me to sign up for

7、advanced literature because Im good (6) _Englinsh. Second, I had to choose my extra-curricular activities. I tried (7) _ (join) the school football team though I couldnt do well in (8) _at first. Besides that, I joined a volunteer club. In order to be well (9) _ (prepare) for university or whatever

8、else (10) _ (come) in the future, I make up my mind to study harder and get used to the new situation.a confusingchallengesfluentlyrecommendedatto joinprepareditcomes1. confuse v.使糊涂;使迷惑; (將)混淆，混同;使更難于理解(2019江蘇高考) In one week he was the confused owner of a cone five hundred feet high.不出一個星期，他就變成了一個五

9、百英尺高的圓錐體的困惑的主人。confuse . with . 把和混淆confused adj. 糊涂的；迷惑的be/get confused about . 對感到疑惑confusion n. 困惑；混亂Language points 【知識歸納】【即學即練】(1)They confused me conflicting accounts of what happened.(2)German politics surprised and (confuse)him.(3)Thismathquestionis_(confuse)me.(4)A survey showed people were

10、 confused what they should eat to stay healthy.(5)We always left his office in a state of (confuse).withconfusedconfusionaboutconfusing2. recommend v. 推薦，介紹；勸告，建議(2019江蘇高考)Some are already recommending the traditional Chinese dress for the welcome ceremony. 一些人已經(jīng)在為歡迎儀式推薦傳統(tǒng)的中國服裝。recommend sb. . (= re

11、commend . to sb.) 向某人推薦介紹 recommend sb. for. 推薦某人做(某職位)recommend sth. for. 推薦某物作某種用途recommend sb. as. 推薦某人為recommend doing sth. 建議做某事recommend + that-clause 建議(從句中用should + 動詞原形，should可省略)recommendation n.正式建議;提議;推薦;介紹;推薦信; 求職介紹信【知識歸納】forasbuyingto buythat3.fluent adj. (尤指外語)流利的；熟練的I know that Chine

12、se is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.我知道中文很難，但是我希望畢業(yè)的時候能說一口流利的漢語。 (1)be fluent in .在方面很流利/熟練(2)fluently adv. 流利地；流暢地 fluency n.(尤指外語)流利；流暢【知識歸納】【即學即練】(1)She is fluent _Polish.(2)He speaks _ (fluent) Italian.(3)His son was praised for speeches of remarkable_ (fluen

13、t).(4)Alex didnt read _ (fluent) till he was nearly seven.influentfluencyfluently4. graduate vi.& vt.畢業(yè)；獲得學位 n畢業(yè)生Weve heard that you would graduate soon.我們聽說你很快就要畢業(yè)了。(1)graduate from 畢業(yè)于 graduate in 畢業(yè)于專業(yè)(2)graduation n. 畢業(yè)【知識歸納】【即學即練】(1)Only thirty students graduated_Chinese last year.(2)She gradua

14、ted_Harvard this year.(3)In 1973, the first Open University _ (graduate)received their degrees. fromingraduates5.responsible adj.負責的；有責任的We are all entirely responsible for our actions, and for our reactions.我們都對自己的行為和反應(yīng)負全責。 (1)be responsible for 應(yīng)對負責，對有責任 (2)responsibility n.責任；義務(wù) have responsibili

15、ty for 對有責任 take responsibility for 對負責任 take on responsibility 承擔責任 It is ones responsibility to do . 做是某人的責任【知識歸納】【即學即練】(1) Mike _designing the entire project.邁克負責設(shè)計全部工程。(2) Hesavery_sortofperson.他是個非常有責任心的人。(3) It is their _ to ensure that the rules are enforced.他們有責任確保制度的執(zhí)行。(4) I dont feel ready

16、 to _.我不愿意承擔新的責任。is responsible for responsibleresponsibilitytake on new responsibilities SummaryYou can click here to add what you want to add. It is easy to change.You can click here to add what you want to add. It is easy to change.認知詞匯:teenage, freshman, confusing, confuse, advanced, extra-curri

17、cular, addicted拓展詞匯：1.preferpreference 2.suitablesuit3.confuseconfusedconfusing4.fluent fluency5.obviouslyobvious6.responsibleresponsibility7.editoredit應(yīng)用詞匯：1. confuse: confuse . with .,be/get confused about . 2.recommend：recommend sb. . (= recommend . to sb.), recommend sb. for. , recommend sth. fo

18、r., recommend sb. as. , recommend doing sth., recommend + that-clause 3.fluent：be fluent in4.graduate：graduate from, graduate in5.responsible：be responsible for, have responsibility for , take responsibility for , take on responsibility, It is ones responsibility to do . 詞 匯 清 單 核心短語重點句式1.My adviser

19、 recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it.(recommend在接從句時常用虛擬語氣(should+動詞原形)2. Ill find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year.(so that引導(dǎo)的目的狀語從句)at senior high schoolsign up fora way to domake the teamhand outget used to doingbe responsible for be worried aboutkeep up withbe well prepared for1. For thousands of years, people have accepted (challenge) in different fields.2. I am (confuse) about