Unit+1+Teenage+Life+Reading+and+Thinking高中英語人教版（2019）必修第一冊(cè)

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Teenage

LifeReadingandThinkingHowdoyoulikeyourseniorhighschoollifesofar?Whatdoyouknowaboutschoollifeinothercountries?WarmingupBackgroundKnowledge

TheNorthAmericanschoolsystemgenerallyhaskindergarten,followedby12gradesofprimaryandsecondaryschools.Mosthighschoolsarefromthe9thtothe12thgrade.A9thgradestudentiscalledafreshman;a10thgradestudent,asophomore;an11thgradestudent,ajunior;a12thgradestudent,asenior.Skimthetextquicklytofindthemainideaofeachparagraph.Whenweskimatext,wetrytofindoutthemainideasbytakingaquicklookatthetitle,pictures,keywords,andtopicsentences(usuallythefirstorthelastsentenceofeachparagraph).Skimthetextquicklytofindthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Seniorhighschoolisabigchallenge.Adamhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcourseshewantedtotake.Adamhadtochooseextra-curricularactivities.Adamwillhavetostudyharderinthefutureandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.WhatcoursesdidAdamchoose?Whichonedoyouthinkwouldbehisfavourite?Why?Whatdoes“maketheteam”inPara.3mean?WhatdoesAdamdointhevolunteerclub?WhatisAdamworriedabout?IsAdamconfidentthathewillgetusedtoseniorhighschoollife?Howdoyouknow?Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.WhatcoursesdidAdamchoose?Whichonedoyouthinkwouldbehisfavourite?Why?Hechosemaths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.AdvancedliteraturewouldbehisfavouritesubjectbecausehelikesEnglishandheisgoodatit.Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.2.Whatdoes“maketheteam”inPara.3mean?Itmeanstodowellenoughtobeamemberoftheteam.achieve,reachmakeacertainteam/positione.g.Thebestperformerdoesn'talwaysmakethebestmanager,althoughmanycompaniesstillmakethechoiceonthatbasis.Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.3.WhatdoesAdamdointhevolunteerclub?EveryWednesday,heworksatasoupkitchenandhandsoutfoodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunity.Whatisasoupkitchen?SoupkitchensarecommoninNorthAmerica.Theyexisttoprovidefreeorlow-costfoodforhomelessorpoorpeople.Eventhoughtheyarecalledsoupkitchens,manynolongerservesoup.Theyservenormalfoodinstead.Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.4.WhatisAdamworriedabout?Heisworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomework.Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.5.IsAdamconfidentthathewillgetusedtoseniorhighschoollife?Howdoyouknow?Heseemsconfidentbecausehesaysthatheishappytobethere,andhewillbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.Listentotherecordingandreadthepassagealoud.ThinkaboutthechallengesAdamface,hisfeelingsorattitudes,andhissolutions.Completetheoutline.ChallengeFeelings/AttitudesSolutionChoosing__________coursesTheschooladviser__________________________________.Hewillfindawayto____________________________________.Hewill______________________________.ConfusedthesuitableCareful/SerioushelpedhimchoosesuitablecoursesGoingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolMakingtheschoolfootballteamUnhappybutdeterminedimproveinordertomaketheteamnextyearKeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomeworkWorriedbutstillhappyandconfidentabouthisfuturegetusedtobeingresponsible_____________________studyharderandforalotmoreRetellthetextaccordingtotheoutline.Homework1.Copythenewwordsandexpressions(teenage-editor).2.Listentotherecordingandreadthewholepassagealoud.SendtherecordingofPara.2/3/4.3.(optional)retellthepassageaccordingtotheoutline.ChallengeFeelings/AttitudesSolutionChoosing__________coursesTheschooladviser__________________________________.Hewillfindawayto____________________________________.Hewill______________________________.ConfusedthesuitableCareful/SerioushelpedhimchoosesuitablecoursesGoingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolMakingtheschoolfootballteamUnhappybutdeterminedimproveinordertomaketheteamnextyearKeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomeworkWorriedbutstillhappyandconfidentabouthisfuturegetusedtobeingresponsible_____________________studyharderandforalotmoreRetellthetextaccordingtotheoutline.Readthetextagainandthinkaboutthequestion.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkAdamis?Why?carefulhardworkingmotivateddeterminedstrong-willedkind-heartedoptimisticHethoughtcarefullyaboutwhichcoursesandextra-curricularactivitiestotake,andthoughthardabouthisfuture.Hedidn’tmakethefootballteamthisyear,andhe’lltryagainnextyear.Hejoinedavolunteerclub.He’llbepreparedforwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.GroupdiscussionDoyoufacethesamechallengesasAdam?Whatotherchallengesareyoufacing?Howdoyoudealwiththem?choosingsuitablecourseschoosingextra-curricularactivitieskeepingupwithpeerslookingforyourinterestsandhobbiesplanningfuturedirectionsstayingmotivatedbalancingschoollifeandeverydaylifekeepingfitwhilestudyinghardfindinglike-mindedfriends...Fillintheblankswithexpressionsfromthetext.Hi!MynameisAdamandI’mafreshmanatseniorhighschool.Goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolisareallybig________.Thefirstweekwasalittle_________.First,IhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcourseIwantedtotake.Theschooladviserhelpedmechoosethe_______ones:maths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.IknowthatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIhopetobe______whenIgraduate.Myadviser____________thatIshouldsignupforadvancedliteraturebecauseIlikeEnglishandI’mgoodatit.confusingchallengesuitablefluentrecommendedsynonyms?Fillintheblankswithexpressionsfromthetext.Ihadtochoose_____________activities,too.Itriedtojointheschoolfootballteam,butthecoachtoldmethatIdidn’tplaywellenough._________,Iwasunhappy,butIwon’t_____.I’llfindawaytoimproveonmyownsothatIcan____________nextyear.Ijoinedavolunteerclubinstead.EveryWednesday,weworkatasoupkitchenand________foodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunity.extra-curricularObviouslyquitmakethe