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A new start
Developing Ideas P10-13
What do you want to achieve at high school?
Please rank them in order of importance. (1=most important)
Look at the following word cloud and the
picture. What do you think is talked about in the interview?
Now let's read the interview and check your prediction.
有益的建议
与…一起来
即将要做某事
好像
迎新日
一个绝佳的机会
保持开放的心态
尽可能
明智的建议
应对新挑战
开始学习新课程
hints
Be joined by
Be about to do
As if
Orientation day
A fantastic opportunity
Keep an open mind
As much as possible
Sound advice
Deal with new challenges
Start a new course
在…结束的时候
一看见
认为
鼓足干劲,全力以赴昂首挺胸
被选中
年末比赛
特别地
回顾高中生活
给某人帮助
处理失望
At the end of
At the sight of
figure
Go all out
Hold your head up
Be selected for
End-of-year competition
In particular
Look back on my high school life
Give sb. a hand
Handle disappointments
Quickly go through the passage and finish task 1.
What’s the passage mainly about?
A. Lisa, who graduated from high school last June, shares her suggestions on how to deal with new challenges in the program School Talk.
B. Lisa, who graduated from high school last June, shares her suggestions for high school in the program School Talk.
C. Lisa, a new senior high student, wants to get some suggestions for high school in the program School Talk.
Task
1
Look through the passage and answer the question.
Task
2
1. Lisa is very glad to share her suggestions for high school in School Talk.
2. Lisa thinks that Orientation Day is not so helpful. And new students don't need to take part in the activities of it.
3. When she had a chemistry test at the end of the first week, Lisa wasn't frightened at all.
4. Although Lisa wasn't selected for the end-of year football competition, she kept working hard to support her teammates during their training.
5. The most important advice that Lisa gave in School Talk is “Be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud” .
really
just keep an open mind and take
part in as much as possible.
was frightened at the sight of the test paper.
volleyball
Read the passage again and finish the following tasks.
Task
3
Scan the interview and answer the questions.
1. What did Lisa find most helpful when she started high school?
2. How did she deal with new challenges?
3
P11
She found that Orientation Day was really helpful. It's a fantastic opportunity for new students to get to know the school and the other students.
She figured she should go all out and not be afraid of failure.
Read the passage again and finish the following tasks.
Task
3
Scan the interview and answer the questions.
3. How did she handle disappointments?
4. What other suggestions did Lisa give?
3
P11
She realised that it wasn't just about winning, and kept working hard to be part of something she loved.
Be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud. And give your friends a hand when they need it.
Task
4
P10
What do you think Lisa means by “If you fail, no
problem – next time you can fail better”?
She means that it's OK to fail, as long as you learn something from it to help you succeed next time.
2. Think about the words from Maya Angelou: “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud.” Do you know of any similar sayings?
Such as:
“A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
“Fire is the test of gold, adversity of friendship.”
“Some fragrance always lingers on the hand that gives roses.”
2. I’m joined by a former(以前的) student of our school, Lisa Osborne.
join (sb./sth.) vt. 参与;加入;和……一起做某事
① Will you join us for lunch?
愿意和我们一起吃午饭吗?
② Do you mind if I join you?
介意我加入吗?
本期嘉宾(和我一起主持节目的)是我校校友莉萨·奥斯本。
7. Lisa graduated from our school last June and is about to go to college in New York.
be about to do... : to be going to do sth. very soon,常用于“be about to do sth…when...”结构中, 表示“正要……(这时)……”。
①The film was about to start.
② Quickly! I think he’s about to leave.
快点!他就要走了。
③ I was just about to ask you the same thing.
我刚才正要问你同一件事。
④ We were just about to leave when Jerry arrived.
我们正要离开的时候,杰里来了。
莉萨今年六月从我校毕业, 即将前往纽约上大学。
电影就要开始了。
1.I feel as if high school was only yesterday!
as if /as though 好像;仿佛;犹如,常引导表语从句或方式状语从句。
此句中,从句表示与现在事实相反,谓语动词用一般过去时。
① He acts as if he ___________ (know) me.
② They treat me as though I _______ a stranger.
③ It sounds as though you _______ a good time.
knew
were
had
我觉得高中生活就像昨天发生的事一样历历在目!
表语从句
4. That's sound advice for sure. But how did you deal with new challenges, like starting a new course.
① They are trained nutritionists(营养学家) who can give sound advice on diets.
他们都是受过训练的营养学家,能够在饮食方面提出合理的建议。
② Government bonds are a sound investment.
购买政府债券是一种稳妥的投资。
sound adj. showing good judgment; able to be trusted
合理的,明智的;可靠的
① I chose this job because I like having to deal with new challenges every day.
我选择这份工作是因为我喜欢每天要面对新的挑战。
② He's good at dealing with pressure.
他善于应对压力。
deal with… 处理,应对
这的确是个好建议。不过,你是如何应对新挑战的呢?比如学习一门新课程?
5. But then I figured I'd better just go all out and see what happens.
①It was worth the trouble, I figured.
我觉得再麻烦,也是值得的。
② I figure that if it’s difficult to me, it may be difficult to them, too.
我想如果这对我来说难的话,对他们来说也会难。
③From the way he behaved, I figured that he was drunk.
从他的行为来看,我认为他醉了。
④We figured the sensible thing to do was to wait.
我们认为,明智的做法是等待。
figure v. to form a particular opinion after thinking about a situation 觉得,认为,认定
不过接着我就觉得,最好还是全力以赴考考看。
figure out to be able to understand sth. or to solve a problem 弄懂;弄清楚
① I couldn’t figure out what the teacher was talking
about.
② I can't figure out how to do this.
我弄不懂怎么做这件事。
③ He needs to sit down and figure out how many
people are coming.
他需要坐下来,弄清楚有多少人要来。
④We had to figure out the connection between the
two events.
我们必须弄清楚这两件事之间的联系。
拓展
我没弄懂老师在说什么。
8. So hold your head up, then.
hold one’s head up/high idiom :to be very confident and proud 昂首挺胸
① If you know that you did your best, you can hold your head high.
② She managed to hold her head high and ignore what people were saying.
她努力昂首挺胸,不理会人家的闲言碎语。
③ They may have lost the game, but I still think they’ve earned the right to hold their heads up today.
他们或许输掉了比赛,但却赢得了气势。
也就是说,诀窍就是永不气馁。
如果你知道自己已经尽全力了,你就可以昂头挺胸,无愧于心。
must have done:
2. You must have had some moments when
you were disappointed.
『
』
限制性定语从句
先行词
你肯定也经历过灰心丧气的时刻。
① It must have rained last night, for the ground
is wet.
昨晚肯定下雨了, 因为地上是湿的。
② He must have been a doctor, for he knows
medicine so well.
他过去肯定是一位医生,因为他非常了解医学。
表示对过去发生的动作肯定的猜测,意思是“一定/肯定”。
① You can enjoy a sport without joining a club or belonging to a team.
不加盟俱乐部或球队也可以享受体育运动的乐趣。
② Join the two sections of pipe together.
将这两段管子连接在一起。
③ She listens but she never joins in.
她只是听,但从来不发表意见。
④ I wish he would join in with the other children.
我希望他能跟别的孩子一块玩。
⑤ Education has been reluctant to join hands with business.
⑥ -Have you been in the army for a long time?
-I joined up as soon as I'd left school."
-你参军很长时间了吗? -我中学一毕业就参军了。
加入,常指加入某一种组织, 成为其中一员
连接;接合
join in 指参加(活动)
拓展
教育一向不肯与企业联手发展。
3. So what helped when you first started high school?
① If there’s anything I can do to help, just give me a call.
如果有什么我能帮忙的,就给我电话。
②You can of course help by giving them a donation directly.
③She was coming to help clean the windows.
她要来帮忙擦窗户。
④The college’s aim is to help students achieve their aspirations.
⑤ Jo will help us with some of the organization.
乔将帮我们做一部分组织工作。
help vi.&vt. (有)帮助;帮上忙
那么刚上高中时,有哪些事对你有所帮助?
你当然可以通过直接给他们一笔捐赠帮上忙啊。
大学的目标是帮助学生实现他们的抱负。
help
help do…
help sb do…
help sb with...
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Organizing the school trip will be a lot of work, so I need some volunteers to help out.
组织学校旅游工作量很大,所以我需要一些志愿者帮忙。
He got up and helped himself to more coffee.
他站起身来又给自己倒了一点咖啡。
When she saw the strange and funny person, she could not help laughing.
I cannot help but think so.
You can’t help but respect them.
help yourself; help oneself to sth. 自己拿……
help (sb)out. 帮助某人(脱离困境);帮忙,分担
can’t help doing sth. 禁不住……
can’t help but do. 由不得不……;只能……
见到这个滑稽的怪人,她不禁笑了。
你由不得不尊敬他们。
① We arrived home safe and sound.
我们安然无恙地到了家。
② She woke me out of a sound asleep.
她把我从酣睡中叫醒了。
3. sound adj. 健康的;完好的;安全的;酣睡的
1. sound n. 声音, 音量
① She heard the sound of footsteps outside.
她听见外面有脚步声。
② Turn the sound down a little, will you?
请把音量关小点好吗?
① It sounds like a wonderful idea, does it really work?
这主意听着非常好,真能行得通吗?
② The doctor's advice sounded pretty good.
医生的建议听起来很好。
2. sound linking v. 听起来
拓展
① Her poems often deal with the subject of friendship.
她的诗经常涉及友情这一主题。
② These ideas are dealt with more fully in Chapter Four.
这些观点在第四章中有更全面的阐述。
1. deal with sth. 涉及,论述
① She is used to dealing with all kinds of people in her job.
她已习惯于应付工作中遇到的各种各样的人。
② Most travel agents do not deal directly with these companies.
大部分旅行代办人都不直接和这些公司打交道。
2. deal with sb./sth. 应付;与……打交道;与……做生意
拓展
① He earns a six-figure salary.
他的薪水有6位数。
② Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%.
专家们估计真实的数字接近于75%。
③ Several leading figures resigned from the party.
数位重要人物退出了该党。
④ Women have to watch their figure.
大多数女性不得不注意保持身材。
⑤ Tom saw the dim figure of Rose in the chair.
汤姆看到了罗斯坐在椅子里的模糊身影。
⑥ Please see figures 8 and 9.
请见表8和表9。
figure n.
拓展
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6. ... , I wasn't selected for the end-of year competition.
① Teams from high schools all over the state have entered the competition.
全州各高中的运动队都参加了这次比赛。
② With France out of the competition, England have a great chance to win.
被淘汰出局后,英格兰队胜算很大。
③He will be banned from international competition for four years.
他将被国际比赛禁赛4年。
competition n. 竞赛;比赛
compete v. 竞争,比赛
competitive adj.
有竞争力的
competitor n. 竞争者
……可年终赛却没选我参加。
① We won the contract in the face of stiff competition.
面对激烈的竞争,我们赢得了这项合同。
② We are in competition with four other companies for
the contract.
我们与其他四家公司竞争这项合同。
competition n. 竞争;角逐
compete v.
① Several companies are competing for the contract.
为得到那项合同,几家公司正在竞争。
② We can't compete with/against them on price.
我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。
compete for… 为……角逐
compete with/against 与……竞争
拓展
A new start
Listening and Speaking P8-9
take part in 参加= participate in =join in
After-school activities=extra-curricular activities 课外活动
Volunteer work志愿工作
Gain more skills 获得更多的技巧
Not only…but also 不仅 …而且
Care about others关心他人
play a part 起作用
Apply to college 申请大学
Take up a lot of time 占据很多时间
Organise busy schedules安排繁忙的日程
Offer courses in Time management 开设时间管理的课程
A new start
Writing A Journal Entry P14
日记
结束
即将来临
做笔记
在课堂上
记录
与……努力应对
做笔记
记住
匆忙去
从……跑出来
journal entry
come to an end
around the corner
take notes
during class
take down
struggle with
note-taking
memorise
hurry to
run out of
撞上,偶然遇见
按照字面意义地,确实地
从板上掉下来
走廊
期待
bump into
literally
fall off the board
corridor
Look forward to
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