1、Welcome unit Reading for writing 1 Master the key words in the unit. Learn to write a student profile.3 2Master the key sentence structure. Goals Work in groups. Discuss the questions. How is your first school day? Share it with others. Lead in Language point improve v. 提高；改善提高；改善 Regular exercise w
2、ill improve blood circulation. 经常锻炼会促进血液循环。 Not many people agree with the governments prediction that the economy will improve. 没有多少人赞同政府认为经济将会有所改善的预测。 improvement n. 改善 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 goin
3、g back to work as soon as possible. 我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
4、world about her can open your eyes to 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。 curious adj. 好奇的好奇的 Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from. 史蒂夫非常想了解我以前生活的那个世界。 Curious tourists
5、 and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages. 好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。 be curious about 对好奇 curiosity n. 好奇心 exchange v. 交换交换 The exchange of prisoners took place this morning. 今天早上交换了俘虏。 an exchange of gunfire with the police 与警方的交火 annoyed adj. 恼怒的；生气的恼怒的；生气的 He
6、was beginning to get very annoyed with me about my carelessness. 因为我粗心大意，他已开始恼火了。 Anne was fond of Tim, though he often annoyed her. 安妮喜欢蒂姆，虽然他经常使她心烦。 annoying adj. 令人恼怒的 flash v. 闪耀闪耀 a flash of lightning 一道闪电 Once or twice she had caught a flash of interest in Williams eyes. 有那么一两次，她发现威廉的眼睛里流露出一丝感
7、兴趣的神色。 impression n. 印象印象 It made a very forceful impression on me. 它给我留下了深刻的印象。 My visit to India in 1986 left an indelible impression on me. 1986年的印度之行给我留下了难忘的印象。 make an impression 留下好印象 leave a deep impression on sb. 给某人留下深刻印象 impress sb. with sth. concentrate v. 集中注意力集中注意力 They will concentrate
8、 on teaching the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic. 他们将集中教授阅读、写作和算术基础知识。 We must concentrate our energies on treating addiction first. 我们必须首先集中精力治疗毒瘾。 concentrate on / focus on / fix ones attention on 集中注意力 frightened adj. 害怕的害怕的 In a way, I suppose Im frightened of failing. 我想我有点惧怕失败。 He ma
9、de a frightened noise a little like the miaow of a cat. 他发出了一个吓人的声音，有点像猫在叫唤。 frightening adj. 令人害怕的 organize v. 组织组织 In the end, we all decided to organize a concert for Easter. 最终，我们一致决定组织一场复活节音乐会。 Its the first time farmers have decided to organize. 这是农场主首次决定组织起来。 organization n. 组织 goal n. 目标；球门目
10、标；球门 They won by a single goal after extra time. 他们在加时赛中仅踢进一球即获胜。 The goal of the experiment was to familiarize the people with the new laws. 试行的目的就是要让人们熟悉新法规。 designvt. 设计；筹划设计；筹划 The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models. 这种汽车的基本设计与早期的样式非常相似。 The cars all have a new str
11、eamlined design. 这些汽车都是流线型新款。 be designed to do sth. 被设计来做某事 be designed for 为而设计 revise v. 修订；修改修订；修改 The staff should work together to revise the school curriculum. 全体教职工应当齐心协力修订学校课程。 I can see I will have to revise my opinions of his abilities now. 我明白我现在不得不改变对他的能力的看法了。 1. Match the pictures with
12、 the best adjectives. Then describe each picture in two or three sentences. anxious awkward annoyed frightened confident curious excited 1. awkward Two women are talking. One woman asks a question, while the other looks awkward and doesnt know how to answer the question, maybe because of a cultural
13、gap between them. 2. anxious A girl is doing a chemistry experiment by following directions in a book. She is holding a beaker and a test tube full of liquid. She looks very nervous. 3. excited A young woman is greeting a young man. She seems very happy to see him. He also looks happy. 4. curious A
14、boy is looking at something through a microscope and smiling. His friend is leaning over and wants to know what he sees. 5. annoyed A young man is trying hard to study, but his little sister is playfully disturbing him with her toys. 6. frightened A man is in water waving his hands in the air and ye
15、lling in panic. He looks like he might be drowning. 7. confident A girl is getting ready to take an examination. She looks well prepared. The two people behind her look very anxious. 2. Match the verbs on the left with the nouns on the right. Then make sentences with your new phrases. exchange regis
16、ter (for) design a class a dress a lecture explore give take ideas the world notes EXAMPLE 1. Good morning. Id like to register for a class. Im interested in any classes on music! 2. We meet every Tuesday and exchange ideas about how to run our school clubs better. 3. Sally was asked to design a dre
17、ss for her sisters birthday party. 4. My dream is to travel a lot and explore the world. 5. Our head teacher went to Wuhan to give a lecture on school management last April. 6. Please take notes while you listen to the lecture. Analyse basic sentence structures. S (subject) V (verb) O (object) P (pr
18、edicative) A (adverbial) DO (direct object) IO (indirect object) C (object complement) 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
19、and teachers friendly and helpful. SVA He talked too much. SVOA I had my first maths class at senior high school. There be . Theres a lot to explore at senior high. 3. Read the learning tips. Rewrite the underlined parts with the new words from this unit that have the similar meaning. Know yourself.
20、 How you like to learn depends on what kind of person you are. If you like to talk, then it may be best to study in groups. If you are quiet, you may concentrate best on your own, your leaning style your personality Decide on what you want to learn. Do you want to learn spelling rules? Do you want t
21、o learn how to take notes during a talk by a teacher? No matter what you want to learn, it is important to decide on your goal before you make a plan. Use the right strategy. If you are learning new words, it is wise to use small cards with the words written on them, If you are organising your thoughts or notes, try a mind nap. your leaning goals lecture flash cards Bye-bye!
