【教案】Unit 1 Reading and thinking The freshman challenge 教案-人教版（2019）必修第一册

1、Teaching Plan forB1U1 Reading and ThinkingThe Freshman ChallengeI. Analysis of the teaching materialsThe topic of this unit is about teenage life and the reading passage is entitled the freshman challenge, which mainly concerns some big challenges for a new student Adam in his senior high school. In

2、 this passage, the main character Adam talks about his experience, thoughts and feelings, and his solutions towards his four challenges in the first person, which is close to students life. The text adopts a narrative style and the content of the text is constructed according to total score. The fir

3、st paragraph is the topic paragraph, which explains Adams confusion in the first week of high school. The other three paragraphs respectively describe the challenges Adam encountered in the course selection, extra-curricular activities and study, as well as the mentality and strategies to deal with

4、the challenges, which aims to help the students understand the campus life and learning conditions of foreign students, explore and compare the campus life of Chinese and foreign students, and take a positive attitude to meet the challenges of their new life.II. Teaching objectivesAt the end of this

5、 lesson, students will be able to:1.Identify the useful usage of the words and expressions in this reading passage. 2.Figure out the main structures of the passage by analysing the main idea of each part .3.Discover the challenges Adam meets in his new school and compare the similarities and differe

6、nces of their school and Adams.4.Describe the challenges and solutions by using the related vocabulary and realize the importance of forming a positive attitude towards challenges.III. Teaching key points1. Analyse the main idea of each paragraph to deepen the understanding of the text.2.Identify th

7、e useful patterns and expressions from the reading text and use them in real situation. 3.Enable the students to compare school life in different places.IV.Teaching difficult points1. Enable the students to judge the structures of the passage and catch the key information to understand the text. 2.

8、Encourage the students to show their creativity.3.Enable students to voice personal ideas with the help of the target vocabulary.V. Teaching methods Task-based language teaching The situational teaching method Communicative ApproachVI. Learning methodsIndependent study, Cooperative learning and Inqu

9、iry-based learningVII. Teaching proceduresProceduresStep1 Lead-in & Pre-readingActivity 1:Free talkTalk about the feelings as a freshman at senior high school.Activity 2:Work in groups and discuss the questionsWhat do you want to know about school life in other countries?What would you tell a teenag

10、e from another country about school life in China?Purpose:To set up a scene, introduce the topic and arouse Students interest and imagination.Step2While readingActivity1:predictionAsk students to predict the main idea of the whole passage by skimming the title.From the title, we can predict the pass

11、age is mainly about the challenges as a freshman and how to deal with the challenges.Activity2:Reading for main ideasRead the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph and ask students to analyse the structures of the passage by drawing a mind map.Para3How to choose extra-curricularPara1

12、ChallengePara2How to choose coursePara4How to studyActivity3:Reading for detailsAsk students to read Paragraph 2 to 4 and tell what challenges Adam met as a freshman and then find out the sentences to fill in the table.SolutionSupporting detailTo challenge1To challenge2To challenge3Suggested answers

13、:Challenge1:Choosing suitable courses.Challenge2:Making the school football team.Challenge3:Keeping up with other students and getting used to homework.Activity4:Reading for thinkingAfter reading, ask students to discuss the questionsWhat kind of person do you think Adam is?How do you know?Please find information in the text.Is Adam a good student in your eyes? What will you learn from