1、Unit 1 Reading and thinkingCompare School Life in Different PlacesLEAD INHave you met any challenge at the very start of your senior high?Compare school life in different placeshomesicknessfeeling lonely and isolatedtime managementgreat pressure from heaving school workgeneration gap with parentsbei
2、ng addicted to cellphonesReadingCompare school life in different placesTHE FRESHMAN CHALLENGERead the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.ReadingCompare school life in different placesThe jump from junior to senior high is a challenging one.structure of the textP1P2P3P4ReadingCom
3、pare school life in different placesParaChallengeHow Adam feelsSolution1Confused 2Choosing _ courses.The school adviser _ _.3He will find a way to _4He will _.Read the text again and complete the outlinegoing from junior to senior high making the school football teamkeeping up with the other student
4、s in his advanced course and getting used to all the homeworkuncertain/serious/carefulunhappyworried but still happy,confident about his futuresuitable helped him choose suitable courses improve in order to make the team next year try to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot moreP
5、ost-readingCompare school life in different placesWhat kind of person do you think Adam is?(qualities+supporting details)Adam appears to be hard-working and wants to get ahead in life,because he thought carefully about which courses and extra-curricular activities to take,and thought hard about his
6、future.He is a kind person,because he joined a volunteer club.He is confident,positive and determined,because when facing the challenges,he never gives up.Post-readingCompare school life in different placesWhat are the similarities and differences can you find in the passage from our senior high sch
7、ool?List what you can find.differencesimilarityHe had to think about which course he wanted to take.The first week was a little confusing.We have to study harder and get used to being responsible for a lot more.He had to choose extra-curricular activities.Facing these challenges,how will we seek for
8、 help?homesicknessfeeling lonely and isolatedtime managementgreat pressure from heaving school workgeneration gap with parentsbeing addicted to cellphonesPost-readingCompare school life in different placescommunicating sincerely face to faceturning to trustworthy friends for helpasking for advice on
9、 social mediawriting a letter to a professional adviserringing help hotlines.Post-readingCompare school life in different placesWe may face the same or different problems when entering senior high for the first time,but if we stay positive and confident,we can go through this period fruitfully.phras
10、es in the text 报名参加；注册；选课报名参加；注册；选课高级文学高级文学课外活动课外活动独自独自施粥场施粥场分发分发给；施舍给；施舍给给赶得上；和赶得上；和保持联系保持联系为为作好充分的准备作好充分的准备sign up foradvanced literatureextra-curricular activitieson ones owna soup kitchenhand out tokeep up withbe well prepared forKey words or expressions1.Going from junior high school to senior
11、high school is a really big challenge.(P14)n.挑战 vt.怀疑；向.提出挑战(1)Solving this problem is one of the greatest _ faced by scientists today.(2)Teaching young children is a very _ job.(3)He _ his brother to a tennis match yesterday.(4)Nervously _(面对挑战),I know I will whisper to myself the two simple words“
12、Be yourself”.facing challengeschallengeschallengingchallengedKey words or expressions2.I know that Chinese is a very difficult language,but I hope to be fluent when I graduate.(P14)adj.able to speak a language very well 流利的(1)She was fluent _ English,French and German.(2)He speaks English well indee
13、d,but of course not _（像一样流利）a native speaker.(3)Firstly,I have a good knowledge of English and I can communicate with native speakers _(fluent).inso/as fluently asfluentlyKey words or expressions3.My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good
14、 at it.(P14)vt.建议；推荐(1)I should recommend it _ a useful reference book.(2)Of the two trips to the Yangtze River and Mount Tai,both are highly/strongly _(recommend).(3)My English teacher recommended me _(buy)a dictionary which he thought would be of great help to my studies.(4)I recommend _(buy)a dic
15、tionary for your brother.(5)Id appreciate it if you consider my _(recommend).as recommendedto buybuying recommendationKey words or expressions3.My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and Im good at it.(P14)vt.建议；推荐(6)It is strongly recommended tha
16、t the machine _(check)every year.(should)be checked insist/require/request/suggest/advise/recommend/order/command/propose等表示建议类的动词后面接宾语从句，及此类词的派生词后的同位语从句时，用法同此。Key words or expressions4.Obviously,I was unhappy,but I wont quit.(P14)(1)_(更重要的是),he will pay a visit to China in 5 days.(2)_(突然),it rained
17、 cats and dogs.(3)_(幸运的是),I was not on the spot at the moment.suddenly,finally,occasionally,luckily,happily,naturally,generally,actually,definitely,apparently,undoubtedly 等句子副词或短语(by accident/in consequence/in particular/as usual)可以作为插入成分，修饰整个句子。More importantlySuddenly/All of a suddenFortunately/Lu
18、ckilyKey words or expressions5.I know Ill have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more.(P14)He used to be a teacher,but now works as a professional novelist.Wood is used to make paper,which is a big waste of resource.(1)Her mother used to _(go
19、)shopping on Fridays,but now she does it on Sunday.(2)He used to live in a small village,but now he has been used to _(live)in the big city.(3)The metal bar(金属棒)was used to _(force)the door open.golivingforceKey words or expressions5.I know Ill have to study harder as a senior high school student an
20、d get used to being responsible for a lot more.(P14)adj.having a duty to be in charge of or to look after someone or something 负责的，有责任的(1)The chief editor of the newspaper is responsible _ editing the whole newspaper.(2)Children get the opportunity to take on full _(responsible)for another creatures
21、 life.forresponsibilityKey words or expressions6.Studying hard isnt always fun,but Ill be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.(P14)whatever作连接代词，可引导名词性从句，相当于anything that或all that。【拓展】(1)whatever也可引导让步状语从句，相当于no matter what“不论什么，不管什么”。Whatever you do,you must do it well
22、.(2)疑问词when,where,how,who,which都可加ever，用来引导让步状语从句，相当于“no matter+疑问词”。Key words or expressions6.Studying hard isnt always fun,but Ill be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.(P14)1.Could I speak to _ is in charge of International Sales,please?2._ she comes,she brings a fr
23、iend.3._ happens,you know that Ill stand by you.4.Either Thursday or Friday,choose _ day is best for you.5._ hungry I am,I never seem to be able to finish off a whole pizza.whoever Whenever WhateverwhicheverHoweverKey words or expressions7.I need to make a workable schedule.(P15)Amanda，帮我 check 一下 s
24、chedule，把明天早上的 appointment cancel 掉。(1)Were working to a tight/busy/full schedule.(2)The new bridge has been finished two years _ _ _.on schedule/behind schedule(3)The meeting is scheduled for Friday afternoon.(4)Im scheduled to arrive in LA at 5 oclock.ahead of scheduleExerciseComplete the sentence
25、s with the correct forms of the new words from the text.1.Im good at maths,so my teacher _ that I should choose advanced maths in my first year.2.Finding time for both studies and extra-curricular activities is a big _,so I need to make a workable schedule.3.Its a little _ to choose suitable courses
26、.I hope that my adviser can help me make a good decision.4.We can try a course for two weeks after we _ up for it.After that,we cannot change it.recommendedchallengeconfusingsignExerciseComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the new words from the text.5.The main purpose of the course is t
27、o help _ each students reading ability.6.Some of the students want to become writers or editors after they _,so the teacher advised them to start a writing club.7.The school is _ for the safety of all the students.8.Whenever Im facing a difficulty,I always tell myself,“Dont let anything stop you.Dont ever _.”graduateresponsiblequitimproveTHANKS
