Unit1TeenageLife

Period2ReadingandThinking:

TheFreshmanChallenge; 1.Totalkaboutfreshmanchallenges

2.Toabsorbthelanguagepoints

3.Tolearnthereadingstrategies;Beforereading

1.Howdoyoufeelaboutyourseniorhighschool?Haveyoucomeacrosssomechallengesthatmakeyouupset?

【suggestedanswers】Ifindmynewseniorschoollifeabitchallenging.AndIhaven’tgotusedtoityet.Whatisworse,Ihavecomeacrosssomechallengesinmylifeandstudy.Ican’tmakenewfriendsandIfindsomesubjectsespeciallyMathabigheadacheforme.

;Beforereading

2.Guesswhatthetextwillbemainlyaboutbeforereading.

【suggestedanswers】thetextmightbeaboutsomechallengesofafreshmaninhisstudies.

;Step1.Fastreading

Skimthereadingpassagetosumupthemainideaofeachparagraphandthendiscussitwiththeirpartners.

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;【suggestedanswers】

;Scanthetextandchoosethebestchoice.

1.Adamfelt__________atthebeginningofhisseniorhigh

A.excited B.interested Cconfused Dworried

2.WhogaveAdamadviceoncourses?

A.Parents. B.Adviser. C.Coach. D.Classmates.

3.WhatsubjectisAdamsfavorite?

A.Chinese. B.Worldhistory.C.Math. D.English.

;4.Hearinghewaspoorinplayingfootballwell,Adam

A.feltdisappointedbutwentonwithit

Bleftthefootballandjoinedaclub

C.didn’tgiveupandtriedtoimprove

D.feltunhappybutsignedupforanewteam

5.WhatkindofpersonisAdam?

A.braveandwellprepared

B.negativeandsilly

C.activeandshy

D.gentleandpatient