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Unit 1
Reading and Thinking
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Vocabulary
He’s also a teaching assistant for a freshman urban-studies class.
The uncertainty created by this situation must be confusing for you.
She graduated in English and Drama from Manchester University.
Vocabulary
It may not be great literature but it certainly had me riveted!
Your role as editor is important, for you can look at a piece of writing objectively.
The majority of holiday flights depart and arrive on schedule.
n. 挑战;艰巨任务 vt. 怀疑;向……挑战
n. 中学九年级学生;大学新生
adj. 难以理解的;不清楚的
adj. (外语)流利的;熟练的
vi. & vt. 毕业 n. 毕业生
adj. 课外的;课程以外的
vt. 建议;推荐;介绍
报名(参加课程)
adj. 负责的;有责任的
challenge
freshman
confusing
fluent
graduate
recommend
sign up for
vi. & vt. 停止;戒掉;离开
adj. 额外的;附加的
adv. 显然;明显地
n. 文学;文学作品
vt. 使糊涂;使迷惑
n. & vi. & vt. 前进;发展;促进
n. 主编;编辑;编者
n. 工作计划 vt. 安排;预定
n. 解决办法;答案
quit
extra
obviously
literature
confuse
advance
editor
schedule
solution
responsible
extra-curricular
Vocabulary
Video : The school life
Lead in
Work in groups to discuss the questions
1. What do you want to know about school life in other countries?
2. What would you tell a teenager from another country about school life in China?
Lead in
Pre-Reading
Look at the title and the pictures. What's the text mainly about?
Some senior high schools in the USA begin from the 9th grade and end in the 12th grade. In this case, 9th grades are also called freshmen, that is, “fresh + men”.
How does a person usually feel when he or she enters senior high school?
THE FRESHMAN CHALLENGE
Hi! My name is Adam and I’m a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing.
First, I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and I’m good at it.
动名词短语作主语,谓语用第三人称单数形式
名词短语作表语
形容词短语作表语
副词短语作状语
宾语从句
宾语从句
时间状语从句
宾语从句
原因状语从句
While-Reading
recommend意为“建议”,后接宾语从句时,从句用虚拟语气,即从句谓语动词的形式为“should+动词原形”,其中should可以省略。
1. Read these two paragraphs quickly to find their main idea.
Para. 1 _____________________________
Para. 2 __________________________________________________________
Senior high school is a challenge.
Adam had to think very carefully about which courses he wanted to take.
2. What courses did Adam choose? Which one do you think would be his favorite? Why?
Adam chose maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. Advanced literature would be his favorite subject because he likes English and he is good at it.
While-Reading
Paragraph Challenge Feeling Solution
1 Confused
2
Choosing__________ courses The school adviser___________
___________________________.
Going from junior high school to senior high school
the suitable
Serious/
Careful
helped him choose suitable courses
I had to choose extra-curricular activities, too. I tried to join the school football team, but the coach told me that I didn’t play well enough. Obviously, I was unhappy, but I won’t quit. I’ll find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday,we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community.
宾语从句
“为了”,目的状语从句
不定式作定语修饰way
不定式作目的状语
While-Reading
1. Read this paragraph quickly to find its main idea.
Para. 3 _________________________________________
3. What does “make the team” in Paragraph 3 mean?
Adam had to choose extra-curricular activities.
“Make the team” means to try out and then be allowed to join a sports team.
Paragraph Challenge Feeling Solution
3
He will find a way to ____________________________________________.
Making the school football team
Unhappy
improve in order to make the team next year
2. Why was the author refused to join the football team?
Because he didn't play well enough.
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I know I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more. I’m a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course,and it’ll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework. Still,I’m happy to be here. Studying hard isn’t always fun,but I’ll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.
宾语从句
介词短语作状语
It为形式主语,真正的主语为后面的不定式短语
动名词作主语
宾语从句
While-Reading
1. Read this paragraph quickly to find its main idea.
Para. 4 _______________________________________________________
2. What is Adam worried about?
He is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.
3. Is Adam confident that he will get used to senior high school life? How do you know?
Adam will have to study harder in the future and get used to being.
Adam seems confident because he says that he is happy to be there,and he will be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.
While-Reading
Paragraph Challenge Feeling Solution
4 He will __________________________________________________________
Keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and getting used to all the homework.
Worried but still happy, confident about his future
try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more
Challenge
Solution
Specific
examples
Clear feeling
While-Reading
Para.1
Challenges
Para. 2
How to choose suitable courses
Para. 3
How to choose extra-curricular activities
Para.4
How to study
I’ll have to study harder
Wanted to keep up with the other students
I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.
...I didn’t play well enough…but I won’t quit.
I’ll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.
I joined a volunteer club…hand out food to homeless people in the community
Hard-working
Warm-hearted
Brave
Determined
What kind of person do you think Adam is?
Find the supporting sentence(s) from the passage.
While-Reading
While-Reading
2.Read the text carefully and find out the sentences that describe the mood.
① Obviously, I was unhappy, but I won't quit.
② I'm a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course ...
③ Still, I'm happy to be here.
④ ... but I'll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.
3.Read the text carefully and find out the sentences that describe the author's opinions about going to senior high school, courses, extra-curricular activities and study.
① Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing.
② I know that Chinese is a very difficult language ...
③ ... it'll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework.
④ Studying hard isn't always fun ...
According to your own experience, list several confusions about a senior high school student.
Loneliness, not getting used to the teaching style of high school teachers, losing confidence and so on.
What do you think a senior high school student should do when entering senior high school?
First of all, he/ she should be confident and positive to adapt himself/ herself to the school life as soon as possible. Second, he/ she should make some friends to make himself/ herself not feel lonely. Third, he/ she should develop some good learning habits. For example, listen to the teachers carefully, learn how to think, make good use of his/ her time in class, study regularly and so on. Finally, he/ she should take part in extracurricular activities.
Word Study
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases below.
I’m good at maths, so my teacher _____________that I should choose advanced maths in my first year.
Finding time for both studies and extra-curricular activities is a big __________ ,so I need to make a workable schedule.
It’s a little _________ to choose suitable courses. I hope that my adviser can help me make a good decision.
We can try a course for two weeks after we _____ up for it. After that, we cannot change it.
The main purpose of the course is to help _________ each student’s reading ability.
Some of the students want to become writers or editors after they ____________ ,so the teacher advised them to start a writing club.
The school is ______________ for the safety of all the students.
Whenever I’m facing a difficulty,I always tell myself,“Don’t let anything stop you. Don’t ever ______________.”
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