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Unit1 Teenage life
We are going to
1.Read about school life in the USA.
2.Write about teenage problems and solutions解决方案
3.Learn how to give advice
4.Learn how to use phrases to improve our writing.
1. teenager [ˈtiːneɪdʒə] n.(13-19岁之间的)青少年
teenage adj. 青少年的
十几岁的少女/少年
teenage girls/boys
2.Youth [juːθ] 青年时期(尤指成年以前)
He had been a talented musician in his youth.
他年轻时很有音乐天才。
年轻,青春,朝气
She brings to the job a rare combination of youth and experience.
她很年轻,然而干这份工作已有经验,这是很难得的
Youth is not a period of time, but a state of mind.
青春并不是一段时期,是一种心理的状态
Adult,adulthood
Child,childhood
Vocabulary
[ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən]结合
[reə]难得
心智
3.Volunteer [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə] n.志愿者
v. 自愿做,义务做,无偿做
volunteer to do sth./sth
She has been volunteering her time and talents for the work for more than 40 years.
40年来她一直在为她的工作奉献她的时间和才华。
Tang Ling volunteered to help the welfare house.
[ˈwelˌfeə] 福利
4.Debate [dɪˈbeɪt] n. 争论,辩论,讨论
A heated/serious/open公开 debate on/about/over sth.
There was a heated debate on whether this experiment should be allowed.
人们对是否允许这项实验进行了激烈的争论。
Vt. (尤指正式)讨论,辩论 discuss
Whether this experiment should be allowed was heatedly debated.
考虑,斟酌
我在考虑拿到压岁钱该买点什么.
I am debating what to buy after I get my lucky money.
[ˈhiːtɪd]热的激烈的
5.Prefer [prɪˈfɜː] v. 较喜欢,喜欢...多余...
I preter rock to pop music.
prefer to do/doing
I prefer not to think about my homework during the Spring Festival.
prefer sb. to do
I prefer my English teacher to give the lecture in English only.
Prefer (doing) sth to (doing) sth.
I prefer working to staying at home during the winter holiday.
6.suiable [ˈsuːtəbl] adj. 合适的
suiable for sth./sb.
suitable to do sth
I have no other dress suitable for the party
I have nothing suitable to wear for the party.
7.Challenge [ˈtʃælɪndʒ] n. 挑战,艰巨任务
face/meet the challenge
Teachers should face/meet challenage of new technology
vt.对。。。怀疑(或质疑),向(某人)挑战,考查。。。的能力
Teenagers challenge many traditional beliefs[bɪ'liːfs].
年轻人挑战许多传统的理念。
This job doesn’t really challenge her.
Challenging 挑战性的,考验能力的
信念;