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高中生活充满挑战与选择，进入新阶段的你该如何适应课程、社团与未来规划？本课件围绕人教版必修一《Teenage Life》的Reading and Thinking部分，通过分组讨论、快速阅读和语言点学习，帮助同学们理解主人公Adam在选课、课外活动及责任适应方面的经历，掌握challenge等重点词汇的用法。
Warm up
Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
1. What do you want to know about school life in other countries?
I want to know about courses, school activities, libraries and so on.
2. What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China?
I would tell about the relationship with friends, courses, exams, clubs and so on.
Fast reading
Paragraph 1: Senior high school is a challenge.
Paragraph 2: Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.
Paragraph 3: Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.
Paragraph 4: Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being responsible for a lot more.
Language points
1 challenge n.& vt.
（1）n. 挑战；艰巨任务
the challenge of doing sth. 做某事的挑战
meet the challenge of 迎接……的挑战
take up/accept/face a challenge 接受 / 面对挑战
Schools must meet the challenge of new technology. 学校必须迎接新技术的挑战。
（2）vt. 怀疑；向……挑战
搭配：challenge sb. to (do) sth. 向某人挑战（做）某事
I did not think he was right, so I challenged him. 我认为他是不对的，所以我向他提出质疑。
【正误对比】
challenge sb. 向某人挑战（√）
challenge to sb. 向某人挑战（×）
【词语积累】
challenging adj. 富有挑战性的，困难的
This is a challenging time for us all. 这对我们大家都是一个具有挑战性的时刻。
【一言辨异】
There is a challenge from Class 2 and they want to challenge us to a basketball game.
Though a little challenging, we still get ready to meet the challenge next week.
2 班（向我们）发起了挑战，他们想向我们挑战一场篮球赛。尽管有点儿挑战性，我们还是做好了准备，下周迎接挑战。
