1、Welcome unit Discovering useful structures 1Master the key sentence structure. Phrases: what if; concentrate on; look forward to; take notes； leave alone; junior high school 3 2 Words: guy; concentrate; experiment; awkward; explore; confident confidence; forward; flash; flash card; organize; organis
2、ation Goals Work in groups. Discuss the questions. Do you know what the following letters represents in a sentence structure? Lead in Language point look forward to 期待期待 Well, we shall look forward to seeing him tomorrow. 嗯，我们期待着明天与他会面。 I now look forward to going back to work as soon as possible. 我
3、现在渴望尽早回到工作岗位。 look forward to doing sth. 期待做某事 awkward adj. 令人尴尬的令人尴尬的 Unfortunately, Grandma always seems to awaken at awkward moments. 不幸的是，奶奶好像总是醒来的不是时候。 Im always being told off for being so awkward. 我笨手笨脚的，总挨训。 explore v.探索探索 Watching your child explore the world about her can open your eyes to
4、 delights long forgotten. 看着孩子探索她身边的世界能让你体会到早已忘记的快乐。 I just wanted to explore Paris, read Sartre, listen to Sidney Bechet. 我就想逛逛巴黎，读读萨特的作品，听听悉尼贝谢的音乐。 Analyse basic sentence structures. S (subject) V (verb) O (object) P (predicative) A (adverbial) DO (direct object) IO (indirect object) C (object com
5、plement) 1. Study the sentence structures. Sentence structure Sentence SV All of us laughed! SVO I miss my grandma. SP The teacher was kind and friendly. SVIODO He told us a funny story. SVOC I found most of my classmates and teachers friendly and helpful. SVA He talked too much. SVOA I had my first
6、 maths class at senior high school. There be . Theres a lot to explore at senior high. 2. Read the sentences and analyse the structures. EXAMPLE： We laughed. S V 1 The 100-year-old school lies in the centre of the city. 2 We must act. 3 The maths homework looks easy. 4 The teacher found the classroo
7、m empty. 5 My mum bought me a new dictionary. 6 Tom is looking forward to meeting the new exchange student. 7 There is an English Corner at our school. 8 We had chemistry in the newly built lab. 3. Read the passage and analyse the structures of the underlined sentences. How would you like to go to s
8、chool and travel the world at the same time? For Tim, that dream has come true! This term, Tim and his classmates are living on a ship! They take the same subjects as you do, like maths and English. They also learn about ships and the sea. Tim writes his parents an email every week and tells them what happened on the ship. Tim loves living on the ship. Theres always something exciting to do. And, after a long day of study, he likes to watch the sun go down and wait for the stars to come out. Studying and doing homework seem much more fun when you are at sea! Bye-bye!
