1、Section A Reading and Thinking 1. anxious be anxious for sb. /about sth. ( = be worried/concerned about sb./sth.)为某人某事担心担忧 be anxious for (= be eager for/be keen on)渴望 be anxious (for sb.) to do sth. 渴望（某人）做某事 be anxious that渴望 （从句谓语用“should+动词原形”，should 可以省略） anxiously adv.焦虑地，忧虑地 anxiety n.担心；忧虑；渴
2、望 with anxiety 焦虑地 anxiety for 对的渴望 anxiety about/over 对的忧虑 anxiety to do sth. 对做某事的渴望 练习：Parents are naturally _ for their children. anxious 2. annoyed be annoyed with 对生气 be annoyed at/about 对恼火 be annoyed by 对感到不快 be annoyed to do sth. 对于做某事感到生气 annoy v. 使恼怒，使生气 annoyance n. 烦恼，生气 to ones annoyan
3、ce让某人恼火的是 annoying adj. 使烦恼的；使生气的 练习：The father is _ with his son. annoyed 3. senior senior high school高中 be senior to sb. 比某人的地位职位高 “比年长”的表达： be senior to sb. byyear(s) beyear(s) senior to sb. be ones senior by.year(s) 练习：He is also a diplomat, but _ to me. senior 4.impression have a(n). impression
4、 of 对有印象 leave/make a(n). impression on sb. 给某人留下印象 (be) under the impression that 以为 (通常指）误认为 impress v.给留下深刻的好印象，使钦佩；使铭记；使意识到（重要 性或严重性等） be impressed with/by sth. 对某事印象深刻；被某事感动 impress sth. on sb. 使某人牢记某事 be impressed on ones mind/memory 印入某人的脑海记忆中 练习：I have a very good _ of him. impression 5. con
5、fident be confident about 对有信心 be confident of (doing) sth. 对（做）有把握 be confident that确信 confidence n.信心；自信 lack of confidence 缺乏自信 with confidence 有把握 have confidence in 对有信心 have confidence to do sth. 有信心做某事 confidently adv.自信地，大胆地 练习：The team is _ of winning. confident 6. concentrate concentrate o
6、n (doing)sth. 专心于（做）某事 concentrate (ones attention) on 全神贯注于，集中注意力于 “集中注意力于”的其他常见表达： fix/focus (ones attention) on pay attention to put ones heart into be absorbed/buried in be devoted to concentration n. 专心，专注，关注，重视 练习：A driver should _ on the road when driving. concentrate 7. leave alone leave构成的其
7、他短语： leave aside 搁置一边；不予考虑 leave out 遗漏；不包括，不提及 leave off停止（做某事） leave for动身去，前往 leave behind 把抛在后面；永久离开 leave sth.to sb. 把某事托给某人处理；把某物留给某人 练习：Could you leave me _?alone 1. How did you feel on your first day of senior high school? 2. Did you feel anxious? Anxiousmeans worried. 3. Did you feel annoye
8、d? I mean if there was anything that made you angry. 4. Did you feel frightened? I mean if there was anything you were afraid of? 5. Was there anything that made you feel awkward? Awkward means not relaxed or comfortable. 6. What made you feel happy/excited/anxious/annoyed/frightened/awkward? 1. Wha
9、t do you think Han Jing talks about in the text? Han Jing talks about her first day at school. Look at the title and the pictures on page 4 The text is taken from a social networking website. 2. Can you guess where the text is taken from? 1. Skim the text and decide which order Han Jing follows to t
10、alk about her first day.Time order or place order? Time order (7:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.5:32 p.m.10:29 p.m.) She is worried about whether she will make new friends and if no one talks to her, what she should do. 2. What is Han Jing worried about before she goes to senior high school? Whats the main idea o
11、f each paragraph? Para. 1: The new start of senior high school and Han Jings anxious feeling. Para. 2: Han Jings feeling about her maths class. Para. 3:Han Jings feeling about the chemistry class. Para. 4:What Han Jing learnt from her first day at senior high school. 1. Why did Han Jing feel anxious
12、 before school? Because she was not an outgoing girl and she was not sure about the future. 2. How was her first maths class? The class was difficult, but the teacher was kind, friendly and helpful. 3. What happened in the chemistry class? The guy next to Han Jing tried to talk to her the whole time
13、. 4. What did Han Jing learn from her first day at senior high school? She learnt that she would make new friends there and there was a lot to explore at senior high school. TimeWhat was Han Jing texting about? 7:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 5:32 p.m. 10.29 p.m senior high school, a little anxious friendly, f
14、unny story, classmates, helpful lab, lesson, great, the guy next to me, the whole time worried, a lot to explore, more confident, a great day Tian Hua is a new student at a school in America. She is studying at an American high school for one year. In China, Tian Hua was in Grade 1 at _ high school,
15、 but in America, she is in Grade 10! She did not _ at all when she arrived. Her first _ was that English was difficult and people spoke too quickly, but soon she found that if she _ the ideas, not the single words, she would understand! She also made friends and began to _the city with them. Her new
16、 friends were happy to explain things to her after class. Her favourite class. is chemistry because the teacher lets the students do cool _! Tian Hua is not sure how well she will do at school this year, but she is not nervous any more. She is excited! explore impression feel confident senior experiment concentrate on senior feel confident impression concentrated on explore experiments What are Han Jings first impressions? Teachers: Class: Classmates: High school: friendly, helpful funny, great friendly, helpful exciting, new to explore
