内容正文:
Unit 1 Back to school
引言解读
Study without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without study ends in puzzlement,--- Confucius.
释义:学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆。——孔子
启示:本句出自《论语》。《论语》是记录中国古代伟大思想家、教育家孔子及其弟子思想和言行的一部重要典籍。这句话论述了学与思的辩证关系,指出学与思要结合起来。
名句积累
1.Well begun is half done.良好的开始是成功的一半。
2.Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.心之所愿,无所不成。
3.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。
4. Listen to the sound of growing joints and light the light in students’ hearts. 倾听成长的拔节声声,点亮学生心中的明灯。
5. If you don’t work hard today, you won’t have time to study tomorrow. 今天学习不努力,明天学习来不及。
主题探究
本单元的主题语境是“人与自我”,话题是“学校生活”, 涉及“学校生活”的多个层面, 一段采访高中新生谈新学期感受及规划的视频,一篇校长对高一新生发表的开学演讲,鼓励学生在新的环境中挖掘潜能、迎接挑战; 制订目标, “创建校园俱乐部”建议书, 一位中国学生作为交换生在英国的一段学习和生活经历,启发学生理解中外不同教育氛围背后的文化差异;合作学习、探究学习,制作一份“介绍校园生活”的小册子;本单元的教学旨在帮助学生适应高中新环境、激发潜力,让他们不畏困难、热爱校园生活。
语篇品读
These next three years in senior high school may see many relationships coming to an end, a lot of drama between people, and especially a lot of stress (压力). During these next years, you’ll experience a lot, and hopefully, this advice could be of use to you.
First of all, high school is not how the movies show it to be. There are no life-changing things that make you popular, and there are no big parties where teens enjoy themselves together and new friends are made. The reality is that you’ll stay up till three in the morning doing homework, the food in the school isn’t the best, and you will cry about everything.
Just know walking through this next part of your life won’t be a simple walk in the park. You will go through difficulties, but at the end of the day, you’ll decide whether they’re going to influence you or not. While going through a difficult or unpleasant time, know that whatever happens these experiences don’t define (界定) you.
These next moments will be happy, mad, sad, etc. There will be amazing good days, and awful bad ones. Be yourself because many comments will be made about you, your friends, your attitude (态度), and